Ed Pimm

{{Short description|American racing driver (born 1956)}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Ed Pimm | image = File:EdPimm-1986Indy500.jpg | caption = Pimm at the 1986 Indianapolis 500 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|05|03}} | birth_place = Rock Tavern, New York, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | titles = | awards = | module1 = {{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes | Total_Champ_Races = 42 | Years_In_Champ = 5 | Best_Champ_Pos = 13th (1985) | First_Champ_Race = 1984 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach (Long Beach) | Last_Champ_Race = 1988 Briggs & Stratton 200 (Road America) | First_Champ_Win = | Last_Champ_Win = | Champ_Wins = 0 | Champ_Podiums = 1 | Champ_Poles = 0 | module2 = {{Infobox NASCAR driver|embed=yes | Total_Cup_Races = 5 | Years_In_Cup = 2 | Best_Cup_Pos = 60th (1988) | First_Cup_Race = 1987 Winston 500 (Talladega) | Last_Cup_Race = 1988 Goodwrench 500 (Rockingham) | Cup_Wins = 0 | Cup_Top_Tens = 0 | Cup_Poles = 0 }}}}}} '''Ed Pimm''' (born May 3, 1956 in Rock Tavern, New York) is an American former driver in the CART Championship Car series.

Pimm raced in the 1984–1988 seasons, with 42 career starts, including the 1985–1987 Indianapolis 500s. He drove two CART events for Gary Trout Motorsports finishing twelfth at Mid-Ohio and fourteenth at Elkart Lake. He finished in the top-ten twelve times, with his best finish in third position in 1985 at Michigan. In 1987 and 1988, he also made five Winston Cup starts. Earlier in his career, he was the 1983 US Super Vee champion.

==NASCAR career==

In 1987 and 1988, Pimm also made five Winston Cup starts. He debuted in 1987, driving for Curb Racing at Talladega. Starting a year-long best thirtieth, Pimm led one lap and settled for a 27th place effort after an engine issue. His run earned him two more races for the team, finishing 34th after an engine issue at Daytona and then crashed to 42nd in the season finale at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Pimm returned to the team in early 1988, running two races. He made the prestigious Daytona 500, starting fortieth but ending with a career-best 24th place showing. It was also his only race in Cup competition that he was running at the end. Two weeks later, at Rockingham, Pimm started a career-best 29th before crashing to 34th.

Pimm never returned to NASCAR after that race.

==Racing record==

===American open–wheel racing results=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.)

====SCCA National Championship Runoffs====

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- ! Year !! Track !! Car !! Engine !! Class !! Finish !! Start !! Status |- | 1978 || Road Atlanta || Zink || Ford || Formula Ford || 9 || 8 || Running |- | 1979 || Road Atlanta || PBS || Ford || Formula Ford || 27 || 14 || Running |}

====Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Year ! Entrant ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! Pos ! Points |- | 1980 ! Fleet Power Racing |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL {{small|22}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC {{small|3}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MOH {{small|18}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIN1 {{small|22}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIN2 {{small|7}} | ONT |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| '''''10th''''' |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| '''''210''''' |}

====Formula Super Vee==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- ! Year ! Team ! Chassis ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! Rank ! Points |- | 1983 ! Red Roof Inns ! Anson SA4, Ralt RT5/83 ! VW Brabham |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| LBH 9 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MSP 4 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''MIL''' 1 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''CLE''' 3 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROA 4 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| POC 1 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''MOH''' 1 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MCH 1 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| RIV 1 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| LS 6 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| '''PHX''' 8 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''151''' |- !colspan="17"|Source:<ref>{{cite web |title=1983 SCCA Robert Bosch Formula Super Vee Championship Ed Pimm - Champion |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/vee/year/1983.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203050642/http://www.champcarstats.com/vee/year/1983.htm |archive-date=3 February 2020 |access-date=18 June 2021 |website=champcarstats.com |publisher=Champ Car Stats}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=US Formula Super Vee 1983 |url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/fsv/us/1983/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618223404/https://www.oldracingcars.com/fsv/us/1983/ |archive-date=18 June 2021 |access-date=18 June 2021 |publisher=Old Racing cars |quote=Pimm won four races in succession in his Ralt through August and September and when Cobb retired at Riverside, the championship was virtually over. Cobb won at Laguna Seca, when the engine in Pimm's Ralt wouldn't start and he had to race Trueman's Anson, but the points gap was still too great for Cobb to overhaul in the final race and Pimm was crowned champion.}}</ref> |}

====Indy Car World Series==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! Rank ! Points ! Ref |- | rowspan="2" | 1984 ! Jet Engineering |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|LBH {{small|12}} |style="background:#DFC484;"|PHX1 {{small|Wth}} |style="background:#FFCFCF;"|INDY {{small|DNQ}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MIL {{small|19}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|POR {{small|16}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MEA {{small|22}} |style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CLE {{small|DNQ}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MIS1 {{small|33}} | | | | | | | | | |rowspan="2" style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''36th''' |rowspan="2" style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''5''' !rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/pimmed01/1984/R|title=Ed Pimm – 1984 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 6, 2023}}</ref> |- ! All American Racers | | | | | | | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|ROA {{small|26}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|POC {{small|13}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MOH {{small|22}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|SAN {{small|22}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MIS2 {{small|19}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|PHX2 {{small|10}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|LAG {{small|12}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|LVG {{small|19}} | |- | 1985 ! All American Racers |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|LBH {{small|12}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|INDY {{small|9}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MIL {{small|21}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|POR {{small|19}} |style="background:#FFCFCF;"|MEA {{small|DNQ}} |CLE |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MIS1 {{small|5}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|ROA {{small|11}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|POC {{small|20}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MOH {{small|9}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|SAN {{small|8}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|MIS2 {{small|3}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|LAG {{small|14}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|PHX {{small|9}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MIA {{small|12}} | | |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''13th''' |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''45''' !<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/pimmed01/1985/R|title=Ed Pimm – 1985 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 6, 2023}}</ref> |- | 1986 ! {{nowrap|Curb-All American Racers}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|PHX1 {{small|22}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|LBH {{small|22}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|INDY {{small|17}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MIL {{small|10}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|POR {{small|6}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MEA {{small|12}} |style="background:#DFC484;"|CLE {{small|Wth}} |TOR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MIS1 {{small|15}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|POC {{small|24}} |MOH |SAN |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MIS2 {{small|7}} |ROA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|LAG {{small|11}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|PHX2 {{small|7}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MIA {{small|10}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''18th''' |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''29''' !<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/pimmed01/1986/R|title=Ed Pimm – 1986 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 6, 2023}}</ref> |- | 1987 ! Curb Motorsports | LBH | PHX |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|INDY {{small|21}} | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | TOR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MIS {{small|16}} | POC | ROA | MOH | NAZ | LAG | MIA | | |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''41st''' |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''0''' !<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/pimmed01/1987/R|title=Ed Pimm – 1987 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 6, 2023}}</ref> |- |rowspan=2| 1988 ! Elmer Fields Racing | PHX | LBH |style="background:#FFCFCF;"|INDY {{small|DNQ}} | MIL | POR | CLE | TOR | MEA | MIS | POC | | | | | | | |rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''35th''' |rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''1''' !rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/pimmed01/1988/R|title=Ed Pimm – 1988 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 6, 2023}}</ref> |- ! Gary Trout Motorsports | | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MOH {{small|12}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|ROA {{small|15}} | NAZ | LAG | MIA | | |}

====Indianapolis 500 results==== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- ! Year ! Chassis ! Engine ! Start ! Finish |- | 1984 | March | Chevrolet | Failed to Qualify | |- | 1985 | Eagle | Cosworth | 22nd | 9th |- | 1986 | March | Cosworth | 10th | 17th |- | 1987 | March | Cosworth | 30th | 21st |- | 1988 | March | Cosworth | Qualifying Crash | |}

=== NASCAR Winston Cup Series === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" ! colspan="36" |NASCAR Winston Cup Series results |- ! Year ! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! 22 ! 23 ! 24 ! 25 ! 26 ! 27 ! 28 ! 29 ! {{Tooltip|NWCC|NASCAR Winston Cup classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |- ! 1987 ! rowspan="2" |Curb Racing ! rowspan="2" |98 ! rowspan="2" |Buick | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY DNQ | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | NWS | BRI | MAR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL 27 | CLT | DOV | POC | RSD | MCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY 34 | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | RSD | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL 42 ! 64th ! 185 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/pimmed01/1987/W|title=Ed Pimm – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 15, 2023}}</ref> |- ! 1988 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY 24 | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| RCH DNQ | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR 34 | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | PHO | ATL ! 60th ! 152 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/pimmed01/1988/W|title=Ed Pimm – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 15, 2023}}</ref> |}

==== Daytona 500 ==== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- ! Year ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Start ! Finish |- | 1987 | rowspan=2| Curb Racing | rowspan=2| Buick | colspan=2 align=center style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ |- | 1988 |align=center| 40 |align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24 |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{Racing-Reference driver|Ed_Pimm}}

{{S-start}} {{S-sports}} {{Succession box|title= US Formula Super Vee Champion |before=Michael Andretti|after=Arie Luyendyk|years=1983}} {{S-end}}

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