Peter Boss

{{Short description|American racing driver}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2026}} {{distinguish|Peter Bosz|Peter Bosse}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Peter Boss | nationality = {{flagicon|USA}} American | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|8|29}} | birth_place = Narragansett, Rhode Island, U.S. | retired = 2005 | relatives = Geoff Boss (brother) Andy Boss (brother) | last_series = American Le Mans Series | years_active = 2001, 2004-2005 | teams = Westward Racing P.K. Sport | starts = 6 | wins = 0 | poles = 0 | fastest_laps = 0 | best_finish = 19th | year = 2004 | prev_series = Euro Formula 3000 Barber Dodge Pro Series Skip Barber Formula Dodge Southern Race Series Formula Vauxhall Winter Series | prev_series_years = 2002-2003 1998-2001 1998-1999 1997 | titles = | title_years = | awards = | award_years = }} '''Peter Boss''' (born 29 August 1975) is an American former racing driver. He raced in the Euro Formula 3000, Barber Dodge Pro Series and European Le Mans Series among other racing series. Boss retired from professional racing after the 2005 season.

==Career history== Partnering with John Village Automotive Boss entered the Formula Vauxhall Winter Series in Great Britain. The American competed three races in the series.<ref>{{cite web|title=Peter Boss - #8 |url=http://www.barberdodge.com/people/drivers/2000/bossp/index.shtml |website=Barber Dodge Pro Series |accessdate=8 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020705192922/http://www.barberdodge.com/people/drivers/2000/bossp/index.shtml |archivedate=July 5, 2002 }}</ref> Boss succeeded his racing debut in 1998 in the Skip Barber Formula Dodge Southern Race Series. At Moroso Motorsports Park Boss scored his first career wins. While Matt Plumb dominated the season Boss finished in the runner-up position.<ref>{{cite web|title=1998 Formula Dodge Southern Series Point Standings |url=http://www.skipbarber.com/series/1998/fdspts.htm |website=Skip Barber |accessdate=8 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000817060909/http://www.skipbarber.com/series/1998/fdspts.htm |archivedate=August 17, 2000 }}</ref> The 21-year-old returned to the series in 1999. Boss scored the same number of points as championshipleader Brian Rivera. But as Rivera had more podium finishes Rivera clinched the championship.<ref>{{cite web|title=1999 Formula Dodge Southern Race Series |url=http://www.skipbarber.com/series/1999/fdsp99.htm |website=Skip Barber |accessdate=8 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000830145818/http://www.skipbarber.com/series/1999/fdsp99.htm |archivedate=August 30, 2000 }}</ref>

In 1998, Boss also started his first Barber Dodge Pro Series season. In his first season, he scored one top ten finish, at Road Atlanta. The driver from Rhode Island was one of two drivers to finish all the races, the other being Todd Snyder. The 1999 season was considerably more successful than his debut season. Boss finished consistently in the top ten. The American also finished on the podium twice, at Lime Rock Park and Mid-Ohio. This successful campaign landed him the eighth spot in the championship rankings. His 2000 season was cut short due to a lack of sponsorship. Therefore, Boss missed the two final races of the season. As a result, he was only placed thirteenth in the championship. The 2001 season proved to be his last season in the Barber Dodge Pro Series. This was also only a partial season as he participated in eight out of twelve races. After consistent top ten finishes he was again classified thirteenth in the final standings.

For 2002, Boss returned to Europe to continue his racing career with his old team John Village Automotive. In the Italian-based Euro Formula 3000 Boss competed in a Lola T99/50. He had a tough debut season with a number of DNF's. His best finish was a seventh place at Jerez but as only the top six scored points, Boss did not score any points during the season. His 2003 season was more successful. Boss scored points on several occasions and even scored a podium finish. At Pergusa the American finished behind Nicky Pastorelli and race winner Augusto Farfus. Both he and his teammate, Joel Nelson, finished seventh in the series.

For 2004, Boss joined P.K. Sport for a partial schedule in the American Le Mans Series. Together with his teammate, Hugh Plumb, Boss competed in five ALMS races. The team failed to achieve any notable results with their Porsche 911 GT3-RS.

==Personal life== Boss holds a bachelor's degree in history of St. Lawrence University. Boss completed this study in 1997. Boss completed his Master of Business Administration at Babson College in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Peter Boss|url=https://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-boss/17/223/396|website=LinkedIn|accessdate=8 November 2014}}</ref> As of 2010, Boss is employed by WhaleRock Point Partners, a wealth management firm.<ref>{{cite web|title=Peter T. Boss|url=http://www.wrpoint.com/meet-the-team/peter-t-boss/|website=WhaleRock Point Partners|accessdate=8 November 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108172301/http://www.wrpoint.com/meet-the-team/peter-t-boss/|archivedate=8 November 2014}}</ref>

==Motorsports results==

===American Open-Wheel racing results=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest race lap)

====Barber Dodge Pro Series==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%" ! Year ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! Rank ! Points |- | 1998 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} SEB 12 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} LRP 16 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} DET 16 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} WGI 25 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} CLE 15 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} GRA 16 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} MOH 18 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} ROA 15 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} LS1 16 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} ATL 10 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} HMS 13 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} LS2 12 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''23rd''' |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''19''' |- | 1999 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} SEB 8 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} NAZ 4 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|{{flagicon|USA}} LRP 3 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} POR 15 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} CLE 9 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} ROA 7 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} DET 8 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|{{flagicon|USA}} MOH 3 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} GRA 9 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} LS 9 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} HMS 17 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} WGI 15 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| '''8th''' |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| '''88''' |- | 2000 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} SEB 12 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} MIA 6 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} NAZ 14 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|{{flagicon|USA}} LRP 3 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} DET 9 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} CLE 12 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} MOH 14 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} ROA 25 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} VAN 12 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} LS 9 |{{flagicon|USA}} RAT |{{flagicon|USA}} HMS |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''13th''' |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''54''' |- | 2001 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} SEB 5 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} PIR 10 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} LRP1 5 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} LRP2 14 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} DET 6 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} CLE 8 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} TOR 8 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|{{flagicon|USA}} CHI 12 |{{flagicon|USA}} MOH |{{flagicon|USA}} ROA |{{flagicon|CAN}} VAN |{{flagicon|USA}} LS |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''13th''' |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''58''' |}

===Complete Euro Formula 3000 results=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Year ! Entrant ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! DC ! Points |- | 2002 ! John Village Automotive | style="background:#efcfff;"|{{flagicon|ITA}} VAL Ret | style="background:#efcfff;"|{{flagicon|ITA}} PER Ret | style="background:#cfcfff;"|{{flagicon|ITA}} MON 11 | style="background:#cfcfff;"|{{flagicon|BEL}} SPA 12 | style="background:#efcfff;"|{{flagicon|GBR}} DON Ret | style="background:#cfcfff;"|{{flagicon|CZE}} BRN 11 | style="background:#cfcfff;"|{{flagicon|FRA}} DIJ 15 | style="background:#cfcfff;"|{{flagicon|SPA}} JER 7 | style="background:#cfcfff;"|{{flagicon|ITA}} CAG 11 ! NC ! 0 |- | 2003 ! John Village Automotive | style="background:#dfffdf;"|{{flagicon|GER}} NÜR 5 | style="background:#cfcfff;"|{{flagicon|FRA}} MAG 10 | style="background:#ffdf9f;"|{{flagicon|ITA}} PER 3 | style="background:#dfffdf;"|{{flagicon|ITA}} MON 4 | style="background:#dfffdf;"|{{flagicon|BEL}} SPA 4 | style="background:#efcfff;"|{{flagicon|GBR}} DON Ret | style="background:#cfcfff;"|{{flagicon|CZE}} BRN 8 | style="background:#efcfff;"|{{flagicon|SPA}} JER Ret | style="background:#cfcfff;"|{{flagicon|ITA}} CAG 8 ! 7th ! 12 |}

===Complete Porsche Supercup results=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Year ! Team ! Car ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! DC ! Points |- | 2004 ! MRS PC Service Team ! Porsche 996 GT3 |ITA |ESP |MON |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER 15 |USA |USA |FRA |GBR |GER |HUN |BEL |ITA ! NC ! 0 |}

=== 24 Hours of Daytona === {| class="wikitable" font-size:95%" !colspan=45| 24 Hours of Daytona results |-style="background:#abbbdd;" ! Year ! Class ! No ! Team ! Car ! Co-drivers ! Laps ! Position ! Class Pos. |- ! 2000 |align=center| SR |align=center| 95 | {{flagicon|USA}} TRV Motorsport | Riley & Scott Mk. III (Chevrolet) | {{flagicon|USA}} Barry Waddell {{flagicon|USA}} R.J. Valentine {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Volk | 380 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center | 41 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 7 |- ! 2005 |align=center| GT |align=center| 11 | {{flagicon|USA}} JMB Racing | Ferrari 360 Modena | {{flagicon|USA}} Matt Plumb {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Michaelian {{flagicon|GBR}} David Gooding | 623 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center | 25 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11 |}

==References== {{reflist}}

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