Sting Ray Robb

Sting Ray Robb
Robb at the Detroit Grand Prix in 2024
NationalityUnited States American
Born (2001-09-03) September 3, 2001 (age 23)
Boise, Idaho, United States
IndyCar Series career
34 races run over 2 years
Team(s)No. 41 (A. J. Foyt Enterprises)
Best finish20th (2024)
First race2023 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
(St. Petersburg)
Last race2024 Music City Grand Prix
(Nashville Superspeedway)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 0
Previous series
2021-2022
2017-2020		Indy Lights
Star Mazda \ Indy Pro 2000

Sting Ray Robb[1] (born September 3, 2001) is an American racing driver. He last competed in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 41 Dallara-Chevrolet for A. J. Foyt Enterprises.

Racing career

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Karting

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Robb received a go-kart at age five, kickstarting his racing career.[2] He started running nationally at age eight, entering Cadet division events from 2010 to 2013.[2] During his first season in the Junior ranks, he finished second in America and raced in Valencia, Spain.[2] Robb won a national championship in Rotax Junior Max karting in 2015.[3][4] He also raced go-karts in Portugal.[5]

Junior open-wheel formulae

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Robb switched from go-kart racing to car racing in 2016.[6] He joined the then-Pro Mazda Championship with World Speed Motorsports in 2017.[7]

Robb ran a full Pro Mazda season in 2018 with Team Pelfrey.[8]

On February 17, 2019, Robb was confirmed to join Juncos Racing as a part of their Indy Pro 2000 roster.[9] After winning two poles in 2019, Robb was confirmed to return to Juncos for the 2020 Indy Pro 2000 season on March 7, 2020.[10]

On July 30, 2020, Robb won his first career Indy Pro 2000 race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.[11] He later swept a three-race weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.[12] Robb claimed one win in a tripleheader weekend at New Jersey Motorsports Park in October and secured the championship ahead of the season finale doubleheader at St. Petersburg.[13]

Robb remained with Juncos as he moved up into Indy Lights in 2021.[14]

On October 28, 2021, Andretti Autosport announced that Robb would join the team full-time for the 2022 Indy Lights season.[15][16]

IndyCar Series

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Robb's 2024 IndyCar

With significant financial backing and feeling his stock was at his highest, Robb elected to step up to the IndyCar Series rather than stay in the renamed-for-2023 Indy NXT series.[17] Robb would later be confirmed as the full-time driver for Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing for the 2023 season, partnering David Malukas.[18] The opening number of races saw Robb being involved in a number of incidents, including a mistake at his maiden IndyCar oval race at Texas which saw him sliding into the wall.[19] As well as this, Robb caused a collision with his teammate Malukas at the Indianapolis Road Course, later apologising for ending the team's day on lap two.[20] In May, he would qualify for his first Indianapolis 500, posting a speed of 229.549 mph during the "Last Chance" session to qualify 32nd.[21][22] Robb would crash in turn 1 near the mid-point of the race, finishing 31st.[23][24] This ended up being Robb's final retirement of the season, though he would be disqualified from the second race at Iowa when one of the wheels dislodged itself after a pit stop.[25] The Idahoan attained the best finish of his campaign at Laguna Seca, finishing 12th, though it would not prevent him from ending up 23rd in the standings, with Benjamin Pedersen being the only full-time driver beaten by Robb.[26][27]

For the 2024 season, Robb switched to A. J. Foyt Racing, which had just taken on a technical partnership with Team Penske.[28] Robb was injured after a last lap crash during a race at Iowa Speedway.[29]

NASCAR

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Robb competed in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West 2018 NAPA Auto Parts Idaho 208, finishing tenth.[30]

Personal life

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Robb attended Payette High School; he played basketball and ran cross country at the school.[31] Robb is a Christian,[32] saying in an article on Racer.com, "My heroes are all those who have come alongside to make it possible for me to follow God’s calling in my life; and to them I say, 'Thank you.' All the glory goes to God!"[18]

Robb's parents are Chevrolet enthusiasts, and named him after the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray sports car.[1]

Motorsports career results

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2015-16 Skip Barber Winter Series Skip Barber Racing School 10 3 1 2 6 329 2nd
2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Bob Wood 3 0 0 0 0 81 29th
2017 Pro Mazda Championship World Speed Motorsports 12 0 0 0 0 185 6th
2018 Pro Mazda Championship Team Pelfrey 16 0 0 0 1 231 7th
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Patriot Motorsports Group 1 0 0 0 0 34 42nd
2019 Indy Pro 2000 Championship Juncos Racing 16 0 2 1 6 323 4th
2020 Indy Pro 2000 Championship Juncos Racing 17 7 5 5 11 437 1st
2021 Indy Lights Juncos Hollinger Racing 20 0 0 0 0 249 8th
2022 Indy Lights Andretti Autosport 14 1 2 4 8 483 2nd
2023 IndyCar Series Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing 17 0 0 0 0 147 23rd
2024 IndyCar Series A. J. Foyt Racing 17 0 0 0 0 185 20th

NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

K&N Pro Series West

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NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSWC Pts Ref
2016 Bob Wood 14 Chevy IRW KCR TUS OSS CNS SON SLS IOW EVG DCS MMP
17 		MMP
20 		MER
14 		AAS 29th 81 [33]
2018 Patriot Motorsports Group 36 Chevy KCR TUS TUS OSS CNS SON DCS IOW EVG GTW LVS MER
10 		AAS KCR 42nd 34 [34]

American open-wheel racing results

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Pro Mazda / Indy Pro 2000 Championship

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points
2017 World Speed Motorsports STP
7 		STP
4 		IMS
7 		IMS
7 		ROA
4 		ROA
11 		MDO
10 		MDO
6 		MDO
5 		GMP
7 		WGL
4 		WGL
6 		6th 185
2018 Team Pelfrey STP
6 		STP
4 		BAR
9 		BAR
10 		IMS
13 		IMS
3 		LOR
5 		ROA
11 		ROA
9 		TOR
11 		TOR
7 		MDO
9 		MDO
4 		GMP
9 		POR
6 		POR
6 		7th 231
2019 Juncos Racing STP
3 		STP
5 		IMS
4 		IMS
2 		LOR
2 		ROA
7 		ROA
10 		TOR
11 		TOR
5 		MDO
5 		MDO
2 		GTW
5 		POR
8 		POR
2 		LAG
2 		LAG
6 		4th 323
2020 Juncos Racing ROA
5 		ROA
2 		MOH
10 		MOH
3 		MOH
1 		LOR
6 		GMP
4 		IMS
1 		IMS
1 		IMS
1 		MDO
4 		MDO
1 		NJM
2 		NJM
1 		NJM
3 		STP
1 		STP
5 		1st 437

Indy Lights

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Rank Points
2021 Juncos Racing ALA
9
8 		ALA
9
8 		STP
12
6 		STP
11
13 		IMS
8
9 		IMS
5
10 		DET
9
10 		DET
11
10 		RDA
7
8 		RDA
10
9 		MDO
7
11 		MDO
9
10 		GTW
10
12 		GTW
9
11 		POR
10
9 		POR
7
11 		LAG
10
6 		LAG
7
9 		MDO
7
5 		MDO
8
7 		8th 249
2022 Andretti Autosport STP
4 		ALA
3 		IMS
1
3 		IMS
2
3 		DET
1
11 		DET
2
3 		RDA
2L 		MDO
6 		IOW
5 		NSH
2 		GTW
6 		POR
6 		LAG
1
1L* 		LAG
2
2 		2nd 483

IndyCar Series

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(key)

Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points Ref
2023 Dale Coyne Racing w/ Rick Ware Racing Dallara DW12 51 Honda STP
16 		TXS
25 		LBH
18 		ALA
27 		IMS
27 		INDY
31 		DET
22 		ROA
22 		MDO
22 		TOR
19 		IOW
25 		IOW
28 		NSH
17 		IMS
22 		GTW
21 		POR
23 		LAG
12 		23rd 147 [35]
2024 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 41 Chevrolet STP
24 		THE
DNQ 		LBH
18 		ALA
26 		IMS
22 		INDY
16 		DET
21 		ROA
17 		LAG
20 		MDO
16 		IOW
15 		IOW
21 		TOR
25 		GTW
9 		POR
18 		MIL
23 		MIL
18 		NSH
20 		20th 185 [36]

Indianapolis 500

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Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2023 Dallara Honda 31 31 Dale Coyne Racing w/ Rick Ware Racing
2024 Dallara Chevrolet 23 16 A. J. Foyt Enterprises

References

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  2. ^ a b c Cole, David (March 23, 2015). "Driver of the Month - 2015 - Sting Ray Robb". eKartingNews.com. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
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Champion
2020 		Succeeded by
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