Tommy Archer

Tommy Archer (born November 16, 1954) is an American professional racing driver. He has competed in International Motor Sports Association, Sports Car Club of America, Trans-Am Series, 24 Hours of Le Mans and National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing events.

Tommy Archer
2016 TA2 car at Road America
Born (1954-11-16) November 16, 1954
Duluth, Minnesota
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
5 races run over 3 years
Best finish50th (1995)
First race1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic (Phoenix)
Last race1999 O'Reilly Auto Parts 275 (Topeka)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0

Racing career

Archer started his racing career in ice racing, running Porsches borrowed from his father's car dealership.[1] He later attempted the SCCA Runoffs, finishing second in 1980.[2] Along with his brother Bobby, Archer won an IMSA championship in 1984.[2] The duo also ran road races with Porsche Le Car entries throughout the 1980s.[3] In 1986, they won the SCCA drivers' championship.[4] Late in the 1980s, Archer also drove Jeeps in the SCCA truck series.[5] In 1987, Archer qualified fastest in the GTO class of the 24 Hours of Daytona.[6] From 1989 to 1996, the brothers won an additional eight SCCA championships.[2]

Archer also dabbled in the Trans-Am Series, helping Dodge enter victory lane.[2] He debuted in the Trans-Am Series in 1992 and claimed a race win at Detroit Belle Isle.[7] In both 1998 and 1999, Archer claimed the runner-up spot in the 24-hour race in Le Mans, France.[2] The runs while Archer drove for Oreca.[8] He also spent a stint driving in the American Le Mans Series.[9] At the end of the 2004 season, he won the SCCA World Challenge title.[2] Archer contined running SCCA events until the late 2000s.[10] In 2015 and 2016, Archer raced Trans-Am cars again.[11]

Personal life

Archer is a prostate cancer survivor.[12] He is also a Coldwell Banker-affiliated real estate agent.[13] He and his brother formerly operated an auto parts store in Duluth, Minnesota.[14]

Motorsports career results

SCCA National Championship Runoffs
YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
1980Road AtlantaRenault LeCarRenaultGT421Retired

24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1997 Viper Team Oreca Soheil Ayari
Marc Duez		 Chrysler Viper GTS-R GT2 76 DNF DNF
1998 Viper Team Oreca Olivier Beretta
Pedro Lamy		 Chrysler Viper GTS-R GT2 312 13th 2nd
1999 Viper Team Oreca Justin Bell
Marc Duez		 Chrysler Viper GTS-R GTS 318 12th 2nd
2000 Viper Team Oreca Marc Duez
Patrick Huisman		 Chrysler Viper GTS-R GTS 324 12th 5th

NASCAR

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

Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 NCTC Pts
1995 Archer Motorsports 03 Ford PHO
18		 TUS SGS MMR POR EVG I70 LVL BRI MLW CNS HPT
10		 IRP FLM RCH
27		 MAR NWS SON MMR PHO 50th 325
1998 Westbrook Racing 4 Dodge WDW
36		 HOM
DNQ		 PHO POR EVG I70 GLN TEX BRI MLW NZH CAL PPR IRP NHA FLM NSV HPT LVL RCH MEM GTY MAR SON MMR PHO LVS 100th 77
1999 K-Automotive Motorsports 29 Ford HOM PHO EVG MMR MAR MEM PPR I70 BRI TEX PIR GLN MLW NSV NZH MCH NHA IRP GTY HPT
16		 RCH LVS LVL TEX CAL 85th 120

References
  1. Levanduski, Ron. "Archers hitting bull's eye on track". Star-Gazette. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  2. Nowacki, Jon (September 11, 2012). "Archer Brothers put Duluth racing on the map". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  3. "New rules could favor Renault". The Los Angeles Times. April 16, 1982. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  4. "Chevrolet - 1986 - Corvette: Bakeracing: driver Tommy Archer". Free Library of Philadelphia. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  5. Sembrat, Steve (August 21, 1988). "Archers capture top spots". The Times Leader. Retrieved October 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Archdeacon". Miami News. January 31, 1987. Retrieved October 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Halls, Bill (June 7, 1992). "Rookie Tommy Archer wins with late surge in Dodge". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved October 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Gilbert, John (May 22, 2001). "Tommy Archer aims new Viper team at top of Trans-Am series". New Car Picks. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  9. "Cinjo Racing to enter Trans-Am Series in 2001". Autoweek. October 29, 2000. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  10. "Archer on a Roll, Wins Road America SPEED GT". Sports Car Club of America. August 10, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  11. Nowacki, Jon (March 13, 2016). "Though fighting cancer, 61-year-old Tommy Archer hasn't lost his touch on the track". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  12. Nowacki, Jon (July 1, 2015). "After bout with prostate cancer, Duluth's Tommy Archer drives on". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  13. "Lifestyle medicine helps Tommy Archer stave off cancer". Essentia Health. December 12, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  14. Levanduski, Ron (August 5, 1993). "Archers: A winning tradition". Star-Gazette. Retrieved October 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.