Rusty Mitchell (racing driver)

{{Short description|American racing driver}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox racing driver |name=Rusty Mitchell |image=GIJOE 7 113.jpg |caption=Mitchell in 2013 |nationality={{flagicon|USA}} American |birth_date={{birth date and age|1982|11|29}} |birth_place=[[Midland, Texas]], United States |racing_licence=[[File:FIA Gold Driver.png|12px]] [[FIA Gold Categorisation|FIA Gold]] {{small|(until 2013)}} [[File:FIA Silver Driver.png|12px]] FIA Silver {{small|(2014–)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/imsa-releases-driver-ratings/|title=IMSA Releases Driver Ratings|website=Sportscar365|publisher=John Dagys Media|last=Dagys|first=John|date=19 January 2014|access-date=5 January 2026}}</ref> }}

'''Rusty Mitchell''' (born November 29, 1982) is an American racing driver from [[Midland, Texas]].

In 2007 and 2008, Mitchell drove in [[Formula SCCA]] competition, winning the [[June Sprints]] and Southwest Division title in 2007 and finishing second in the Southwest division in 2008. In 2008, he also made his [[Star Mazda Series]] debut driving for his own team in nine races and finishing seventeenth in the championship. In 2009, he drove full-time in Star Mazda and finished twelfth in points. In 2010, he returned to Star Mazda, merging his team with [[Juncos Racing]] in the middle of the season, he again finished ninth in the championship.<ref>[http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/23706/career/ Rusty Mitchell - Career Detail], ''Driver Database'', Retrieved 2011-04-12</ref> In 2011, he has signed with [[Intersport Racing]] to drive in the [[American Le Mans Series]]' LMPC class<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100324035710/http://www.americanlemans.com/primary1.php?cat=news 15539 RUSTY MITCHELL SIGNS WITH INTERSPORT RACING FOR 2011 ALMS CAMPAIGN], ''American Le Mans Series'', March 8, 2011, Retrieved 2011-04-12</ref> and signed with Team E to make his [[Firestone Indy Lights]] debut at the [[Long Beach Grand Prix]].<ref>[http://eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=8750&sid=eb97603019224a667dcc8638afc6abee Mitchell Joins Team E on Streets of Long Beach], ''eFormulaCarNews'', April 12, 2011, Retrieved 2011-04-12</ref> He finished eleventh in the race. Later in the season, he signed to compete in the [[Freedom 100]] for the team and four more late-season races.

== Racing results ==

=== Star Mazda Championship === {| 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 |- | [[2008 Star Mazda Championship season|2008]] ! Mitchell Motorsports |[[Sebring International Raceway|SEB]] |[[Miller Motorsports Park|UTA]] |[[Watkins Glen International|WGI]] |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Grand Prix of Portland|POR]] {{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Grand Prix of Portland|POR]] {{small|13}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Road America|ROA]] {{small|21}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Trois-Rivières|TRR]] {{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Mosport|MOS]] {{small|11}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[New Jersey Motorsports Park|NJ1]] {{small|14}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[New Jersey Motorsports Park|NJ2]] {{small|18}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Road Atlanta|ATL]] {{small|13}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|[[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|LAG]] {{small|9}} | |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''17th''' |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''203''' |- | [[2009 Star Mazda Championship season|2009]] ! Mitchell Motorsports |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Sebring International Raceway|SEB]] 11 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Virginia International Raceway|VIR]] 26 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Miller Motorsports Park|MMP]] 16 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[New Jersey Motorsports Park|NJ1]] 25 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[New Jersey Motorsports Park|NJ2]] 25 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Milwaukee Mile|WIS]] 6 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Iowa Speedway|IOW]] 4 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Autobahn Country Club|ILL]] 16 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Autobahn Country Club|ILL]] 13 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[Circuit Trois-Rivières|QUE]]''' 2 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Mosport International Raceway|ONT]] 11 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Road Atlanta|ATL]] 10 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|LAG]] 17 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''12th''' |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''295''' |- | [[2010 Star Mazda Championship season|2010]] ! [[Juncos Racing]] Mitchell Motorsports |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Sebring International Raceway|SEB]] {{small|11}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]] {{small|10}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|LAG]] {{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis|ORP]] {{small|4}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Iowa Speedway|IOW]] {{small|10}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[New Jersey Motorsports Park|NJ1]] {{small|20}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[New Jersey Motorsports Park|NJ2]] {{small|10}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Autobahn Country Club|ACC]] {{small|13}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Autobahn Country Club|ACC]] {{small|6}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Circuit Trois-Rivières|TRO]] {{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Road America|ROA]] {{small|5}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Canadian Tire Motorsport Park|MOS]] {{small|9}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Road Atlanta|ATL]] {{small|12}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| '''9th''' |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| '''350''' |}

===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 ! 13 ! 14 ! Rank ! Points |- | [[2011 Indy Lights season|2011]] ! Team E |[[Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]] |[[Indy Grand Prix of Alabama|ALA]] |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]] {{small|11}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|[[Firestone Freedom 100|INDY]] {{small|7}} |[[Milwaukee 225|MIL]] |[[Iowa Corn Indy 250|IOW]] |[[Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]] |[[Edmonton Indy|EDM]] |[[Edmonton Indy|EDM]] |[[Circuit Trois-Rivières|TRO]] |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|[[New England Indy 200|NHM]] {{small|8}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|[[Baltimore Grand Prix|BAL]] {{small|7}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Kentucky Indy 300|KTY]] {{small|8}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Las Vegas Motor Speedway|LVS]] {{small|12}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''14th''' |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''137''' |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.rustymitchellracing.com/ Rusty Mitchell official website]

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