# Ken Murillo > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ken_Murillo > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ken_Murillo.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Murillo > Source revision: 1348946394 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Racing driver}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Ken Murillo | image = | image_size = | caption = | nationality = | birth_name = | birth_date = 1966 | prev_series = [Indy Lights](/source/Indy_Lights)
[SCCA World Challenge](/source/SCCA_World_Challenge)
[Formula Ford 2000](/source/Formula_Ford_2000) Canada
[Formula Super Vee](/source/Formula_Super_Vee)
[Barber Saab Pro Series](/source/Barber_Saab_Pro_Series)
IMSA Firestone Firehawk | prev_series_years = [1991](/source/1991_Indy_Lights_season)
[1990](/source/1990_SCCA_Escort_World_Challenge_season)
1989-1990
1988
[1986](/source/1986_Barber_Saab_Pro_Series_season)-[1987](/source/1987_Barber_Saab_Pro_Series_season)
1986 | titles = [Formula Super Vee](/source/Formula_Super_Vee)
[Barber Saab Pro Series](/source/Barber_Saab_Pro_Series) | title_years = 1988
1987 | awards = | award_years = | updated = }} '''Ken Murillo''' is a former racing driver from [Santa Rosa, California](/source/Santa_Rosa%2C_California). Murillo won the [1987](/source/1987_Barber_Saab_Pro_Series_season) Barber Saab Pro Series and the 1988 [Formula Super Vee](/source/Formula_Super_Vee) USA Robert Bosch/Valvoline Championship. Murillow currently co-owns [Michelin Pilot Challenge](/source/Michelin_Pilot_Challenge) team Murillo Racing. ==Racing career== Murillo started in the first season of the [Barber Saab Pro Series](/source/Barber_Saab_Pro_Series). Murillo won eighth race at [Watkins Glen International](/source/Watkins_Glen_International). While Willy Lewis won the championship Murillo ended up ninth in the [1986 Barber Saab Pro Series season](/source/1986_Barber_Saab_Pro_Series_season). He returned in the series the following year winning the first two rounds at [Bicentennial Park](/source/Bicentennial_Park_(Miami)) and [Road Atlanta](/source/Road_Atlanta). Murillo also won the race at [Watkins Glen International](/source/Watkins_Glen_International). With three drivers winning three races, the title chase was very close. But as Murillo outperformed [Bruce Feldman](/source/Bruce_Feldman) and [Jeremy Dale](/source/Jeremy_Dale_(racing_driver)) during the final round at [Tamiami Park](/source/Tamiami_Park), Murillo won the title. After failing to obtain a racing seat in the [American Racing Series](/source/Indy_Lights) for 1988, Murillo joined the [Formula Super Vee](/source/Formula_Super_Vee).{{cite web|title=CAREER ENHANCEMENT AWARD ANNOUNCED|url=http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/documentStore/f/p/m/fpm78a00/Sfpm78a00.pdf|website=Legacy Tobacco Documents Library|publisher=Barber Saab Pro Series|accessdate=4 October 2014}} Murillo drove in the [SCCA](/source/Sports_Car_Club_of_America) [Formula Super Vee](/source/Formula_Super_Vee) USA Robert Bosch/Valvoline Championship for Lee Hagen Racing. He raced his [Volkswagen](/source/Volkswagen) powered [Ralt](/source/Ralt) RT5 to victory at [Phoenix International Raceway](/source/Phoenix_International_Raceway), [Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course](/source/Mid-Ohio_Sports_Car_Course) and [Nazareth Speedway](/source/Nazareth_Speedway). Due to a strong last quarter of the season, Murillo took the title over [E.J. Lenzi](/source/E.J._Lenzi).{{cite web|title=1988 Valvoline Championship for Bosch-Volkswagen Super Vee|url=http://www.champcarstats.com/vee/year/1988.htm|website=ChampCarStats.com|accessdate=4 October 2014}} Following his championships, Murillo moved to Canada to race in the [Formula Ford 2000](/source/Formula_Ford_2000). He finished consistently in the top five in his J.H. Racing [Swift](/source/Swift_Engineering) SE3 sponsored by [Lucasfilm](/source/Lucasfilm). The following year, he won the first race of the season at [Mosport Park](/source/Mosport_Park). After four more podium finished Murillo finished runner-up in the championship, behind Bobby Carville.{{cite web|title=Championnat Canadien de Formule 2000|url=http://autocourse.ca/index.php?file=results.html|website=Autocourse|accessdate=4 October 2014}} Murillo also made an appearance in the [SCCA Escort World Challenge](/source/SCCA_World_Challenge) at Mosport Park. Together with Tod Gartshore, [[Charlie Henry and Ron Tambourine, Murillo participated in the [Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star) 24-Hour World Challenge. The [Eagle Talon](/source/Eagle_Talon) entered by Archer Brothers finished twelfth overall, sixth in class.{{cite web|title=1990 Escort World Challenge |url=http://www.scca.com/documents/Pro%20Racing/Archives/1990-SCCA-World%20Challenge.pdf |website=SCCA |accessdate=4 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091229073917/http://www.scca.com/documents/Pro%20Racing/Archives/1990-SCCA-World%20Challenge.pdf |archivedate=December 29, 2009 }} After failing to qualify for the [Indy Lights](/source/Indy_Lights) race at Long Beach, Murillo retired from professional auto racing. ==Racing record== === Formula Super Vee === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- ! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! Rank ! Points |- | [1988](/source/SCCA_Formula_Super_Vee) ! Hagen Racing |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|[PHX](/source/Slick_50_200)
1 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[LBH](/source/Long_Beach_Grand_Prix)
4 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[DAL](/source/Dallas_Grand_Prix)
4 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[IRP](/source/Carb_Night_Classic)
3 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[MIL](/source/Milwaukee_225)
5 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[DET](/source/Detroit_Grand_Prix)
3 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[NIA](/source/Niagara_Falls)
2 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[CLE](/source/Grand_Prix_of_Cleveland)
4 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[MEA](/source/Meadowlands_Grand_Prix)
4 |style="background:#ffffbf;"|[MOH](/source/Indy_Grand_Prix_of_Mid-Ohio)
1 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[ROA](/source/Champ_Car_Grand_Prix_of_Road_America)
3 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|[NAZ](/source/Firestone_Indy_225)
1 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|[STP](/source/Firestone_Grand_Prix_of_St._Petersburg)
1 | style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1st''' | style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''194'''{{cite journal |last1=Phillips |first1=Dave |title=All the Answers |journal=On Track Magazine |date=December 12, 1988 |issue=December |pages=34–39 |quote=Driving with heads-up maturity that belied his rookie status, Murillo was a deserving champion.}} |} ===American open–wheel racing results=== (key) ====Indy Lights==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! Rank ! Points |- | [1991](/source/1991_Indy_Lights_season) ! |style="background:#FFCFCF;"|LBH
DNQ |PHX |MIL |DET |POR |CLE |MEA |TOR |DEN |MOH |NZR |LS !style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''-''' !style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''-''' |} ===SCCA National Championship Runoffs=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- ! Year !! Track !! Car !! Engine !! Class !! Finish !! Start !! Status |- | 1998 || [Mid-Ohio](/source/Mid-Ohio_Sports_Car_Course) || [Nissan 240SX](/source/Nissan_240SX) || || GT3 ||style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1 || 1 || Running |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{S-start}} {{S-sports}} {{Succession box|title=[Barber Saab Pro Series Champion](/source/Barber_Dodge_Pro_Series)|before=[Willy Lewis](/source/Willy_Lewis)|after=[Bruce Feldman](/source/Bruce_Feldman)|years=[1987](/source/1987_Barber_Saab_Pro_Series_season)}} {{Succession box|title=[Formula Super Vee](/source/Formula_Super_Vee) USA|before=[Scott Atchison](/source/Scott_Atchison_(racing_driver))|after=[Mark Smith](/source/Mark_Smith_(American_racing_driver))|years=1988}} {{S-end}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Murillo, Ken}} Category:Barber Pro Series drivers Category:Sportspeople from Santa Rosa, California Category:Racing drivers from Sonoma County, California Category:SCCA National Championship Runoffs winners Category:SCCA Formula Super Vee drivers Category:Formula Super Vee Champions Category:1966 births Category:Living people --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ken Murillo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Murillo) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Murillo?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.