Drivers

Owen Trinkler

Biography

Owen spearheaded the development of the GT2 Corvette that ran in the ALMS in 2000.  Owen is a proven winner with over 18 years of racing experience in open wheel Formula cars to NASCAR Supertrucks involving development, implementation and coordination of individual, team and corporate sponsorship.

Owen is in his second full season with RSR Motorsports in the Mini Cooper S.  He has led 9 laps this season in the ST class of the Koni Sports Car Challenge with a season best finish at Barber Motorsports Park of a 4th place finish.

Personal

Trinkler attended Wingate University in North Carolina.

Racing Career

Career Highlights

• Owns one Rolex Series victory in AGT class (Virginia International Raceway, 2002)
• Won 2003 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Street Tuner I race at Mosport International Raceway
• Earned two Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge ST poles in each of last two seasons
• Finished career-best 26th in Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge ST points standings in 2005

Year-By-Year Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Recap

2009
Competed in nine Street Tuner races with RSR Motorsports, finishing season-best fourth at Barber Motorsports Park with co-driver Jade Buford and earning pole positions for Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières and at Virginia International Raceway.

2008
Participated in nine ST races for RSR Motorsports, earning first two career poles and taking season-best finish of fifth at Thunderbolt Raceway at New Jersey Motorsports Park and Virginia International Raceway.

2007
Contested 10 Grand Sport races with best finish of seventh at Mosport International Raceway. Competed in four ST races, notching best finish of seventh at Le Circuit de Trois-Rivières.

2006
Competed in five GS races, logging season-best 12th at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

2005
Made nine GS starts with best third of third at Trois-Rivières.

2004
Started four GS races with best finish of fifth at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

2003
Won first and only race to date, taking first in ST I class at Mosport. Victory came in one of five ST I starts.

2002
Debuted in ST I, starting three races with best finish of 15th.

Other GRAND-AM/Racing History

2007
Competed in Rolex 24 At Daytona with Autometrics Motorsports in Rolex Sports Car Series GT class, placing 23rd in class.

2003
Made one Rolex Series GT race with ACP Motorsports, finishing fifth at Virginia International Raceway driving a Camaro.

2002
Won Rolex Series AGT class event at VIR, and finished second in AGT at Le Circuit de Mont-Tremblant.

1998
Competed in Barber Dodge Pro Series.

1997
Finished 10th in WSC class at Rolex 24.