Irv Hoerr (born November 14, 1946) is an American racing driver from Peoria, Illinois.[1] He is primarily known for racing in several sports car racing series. Hoerr was the 1992 IMSA GTO champion. He moved up to the GTS-1 class winning the 1995 and 1996 titles. Hoerr made seven NASCAR Winston Cup Series starts and had two Top 10 finishes.[1]
| Irv Hoerr | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | November 14, 1946 Peoria, Illinois | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 7 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 47th (1990) | ||||||
| First race | 1987 Winston Western 500 (Riverside) | ||||||
| Last race | 1992 Save Mart 300K (Sears Point) | ||||||
| |||||||
Racing career
editSports car racing
editHoerr raced for Rocketsports Racing in International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). He won the 1992 GTO class championship in an Oldsmobile Cutlass.[2] He moved to the GTS class winning the 1995 and 1996 titles.
Hoerr moved to a part-time schedule after the 1996 season and he continued to make occasional starts until 2002.[3] He ended with seven championships, six in four IMSA divisions and another in the Latin America GT series.[3]
NASCAR
editHoerr competed primarily as a road course ringer. He made his first NASCAR start in the final race at Riverside International Raceway in the 1987 Winston Western 500.[1] After not competing in a NASCAR race for a couple seasons, he entered two events in 1990. Hoerr's best NASCAR finish, an 8th place result, happened at Sears Point Raceway; later that season he claimed his only other Top 10 finish when he race to 10th at Watkins Glen International.[4]
Hoerr made his first attempt at an oval track at North Wilkesboro Speedway in 1991 but he failed to make the field.[5] A rear end failed caused him to end up with 36th place finish at Sears Point later that season.[5] Hoerr made his first non-road course at Pocono Raceway (a tri-oval which races similar to a road course); he finished 19th.[5] His last NASCAR start of the season happened at Watkins Glen; it ended after eight laps with engine problems.[5] Hoerr made his last NASCAR start in 1992 at Sears Point; he finished 41st with engine problems.[6]
Honors
edit- He was named the Motorweek Road Race Driver of the Year in 1986.[3]
- He was also named the Norelco Cup Driver of the Year in 1989.[3]
- The American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association named him to their All-America Racing Team in 1992 and 1995.[3]
- Hoerr was named to the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
Personal life
editHoerr operates Hoerr Racing Products in Peoria along with his brother Scott Hoerr.[3]
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series
edit| 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 | NWCC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||
| 1987 | Baker-Schiff Racing | 88 | Olds | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | NWS | BRI | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | POC | RSD | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | RSD 22 |
ATL | 107th | - | [7] | |||||||||
| 1990 | Precision Products Racing | 0 | Olds | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | SON 8 |
POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN 10 |
MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | 47th | 281 | [8] | |||||||||
| 1991 | Labonte Motorsports | 44 | Olds | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS DNQ |
MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | SON 36 |
POC | MCH | DAY | POC 19 |
TAL | GLN 38 |
MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | 52nd | 210 | [9] | |||||||||
| 1992 | Precision Products Racing | 0 | Olds | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | SON 41 |
POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | 95th | 40 | [10] | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Career Racing Results". Racing Reference. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
- ^ "IMSA History". IMSAHistory.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d e f g "Biography". Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
- ^ "1990 NASCAR results". Racing Reference. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "1991 NASCAR results". Racing Reference. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
- ^ "1992 NASCAR results". Racing Reference.
- ^ "Irv Hoerr – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Irv Hoerr – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Irv Hoerr – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Irv Hoerr – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
External links
edit- Hoerr Racing Products
- Irv Hoerr driver statistics at Racing-Reference