Peter Kuhn

Peter Kuhn
File:Peter Kuhn - race car driver.jpg Peter Kuhn

Peter Kuhn (born April 14, 1955 in Chatham Borough, New Jersey- died June 25, 2009 in Stafford Township, New Jersey ) was an American race car driver. In 1980, he won both the USAC and SCCA Formula Super Vee championships. Late in the 1984 season he competed in the CART World Series for McCray Racing, making his debut at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course but was knocked out after 20 laps by a broken gearbox. A week later he failed to qualify at Sanair Super Speedway. In his next race at Michigan International Speedway he registered his best finish of 16th. His final start came at Laguna Seca Raceway but he was sidelined after 14 laps by engine overheating. He later became the executive vice president and general manager for ROBCO Racing Team and an American Le Mans Series team owner. After leaving the world of motor sports to focus on his family, Kuhn became a self-employed contractor. On June 25, 2009, he died of a heart attack while body surfing in Long Beach Island, New Jersey.

Honours

SCCA Super Vee (USA)

• 1980

USAC Mini-Indy (USA)

• 1980

Racing record

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Year	Track	Car	Engine	Class	Finish	Start	Status
1978	Road Atlanta	Van Diemen	Ford	Formula Ford	3	2	Running

Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	Pos	Points
1980	Driftwood Racing	MIL 20	POC 6	MDO 7	MIN1 1	MIN2 1	ONT 3	1st	684

External links

• Peter Kuhn at ChampCarStats.com
• Obituary at Holcombe-Fischer.com