Darryl Wills

Darryl Wills
Nationality United States American
Born (1961-08-19) August 19, 1961
Corpus Christi, Texas
SCCA Formula Mazda career
Current team Hillenburg Motorsports
Years active 2010-2014
Car no. 1
Starts 47
Wins 40
Poles 0
Fastest laps 0
Best finish 1 in
Previous series
2008-2013 SCCA Formula Mazda, Formula Car Challenge Series
Championship titles
2010, 2011, 2013 SCCA Formula Mazda National Champion, SCCA Super Sweep (2 times), SCCA Triple Crown Winner(2 times), 3 times AJ Foyt Driver of the Year

Darryl Wills (born August 19, 1961) is an American racing driver from Alvin, Texas.

Wills winning the 2010 SCCA National Runoffs

Wills began sprint car racing in 2004 and competed in a World of Outlaws race in 2005. In 2008, he began racing in SCCA Formula Mazda competition with Hillenburg Motorsports, later finishing third at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs in 2009 and winning the Formula Mazda championship in the event in 2010.[1] He won the Formula Mazda class at the June Sprints in 2011. Two more National Championships in 2011 and 2013 with the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. Other accolades include two time AJ Foyt Driver of the year, two time winner of the prestigious Triple Crown Trophy and two time recipient of the SCCA Super Sweep Award.

Hillenburg Motorsports purchased two Firestone Indy Lights cars in November 2011 for Wills to compete in that series in 2012.[2] The combination competed in the first three races of the season with a best finish of tenth in the season opener in St. Petersburg. Wills finished 16th in points.

Wills currently resides in Houston, Texas.

Racing record

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
2003Mid-OhioStarMazdaFormula Mazda812Running
2004Mid-OhioStarMazdaFormula Mazda75Running
2009Road AmericaStarMazdaFormula Mazda32Running
2010Road AmericaStarMazdaFormula Mazda14Running
2011Road AmericaStarMazdaFormula Mazda11Running
2012Road AmericaStarMazdaFormula Mazda45Running
2013Road AmericaStarMazdaFormula Mazda13Running
2014Laguna SecaSpec RacerFordSpec Racer Ford122DNF
StarMazdaFormula Mazda45Running

American open–wheel racing results

(key)

Indy Lights

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2012 Hillenburg Motorsports STP
10		 ALA
11		 LBH
15		 INDY DET MIL IOW TOR EDM TRO BAL FON 16th 54

References

  1. ↑ Wills Takes Formula Mazda SCCA National Championship at Road America, Sports Car Club of America, September 23, 2011, Retrieved 2012-03-25
  2. ↑ Darryl Wills Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine., IndyCar, Retrieved 2012-03-22


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