Chip Mead

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chip Mead
Occupation	Racing Driver
Date Of Birth	Mar 17, 1950(1950-03-17)
Age	74
Date Of Death	Wednesday, March 31, 1993
Birthplace	Dayton
Country	United States
Birth City	Ohio
Horoscope	Pisces

Chip Mead Biography

Chip Mead is one of the most popular and richest Racing Driver who was born on March 17, 1950 in Dayton, Ohio, United States.

Starting out in US Formula Super Vee, the single-seat Can-Am series, and North American Formula Atlantic in the late-1970s including a 7th-place points finish in the 1977 Formula Atlantic season, Mead later made 7 starts in the CART Championship Car series from 1980 to 1983. His best finish was 9th place at the Spring race at Phoenix International Raceway in 1982. He attempted to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 in 1981 and 1982 but failed to find enough speed to qualify in 1981 and was bumped from the field (on the bubble) the following year. After his experience in CART, Mead moved on to the popular IMSA Camel GT series.

As an IMSA and CART driver, Mead started out in Formula Atlantic Championship in 1974, raced in F3 in England for a year with Doug Shierson, and made six starts in the CART Series between 1980 and 1983 – his best finish was a 9th at Phoenix in 1981 – but was best known as a sports car driver. Through the late- 1970s and 1980s he drove a wide variety of sports cars in IMSA and CanAm, from Porsche 911s to 934s and from the Fabcar Porsche to a Lola T711 Chevrolet. 1987 was his best year driving the Porsche Fabcar, often referred to as the Baby 962. The team came second in class in the 24 Hours of Daytona, won their class at the 12 Hours of Sebring, won their class again at the Miami Grand Prix, and took another second in the West Palm Beach GP. Racing against factory teams from Ferrari, Buick, Pontiac and Mazda, the Dayton, Ohio-based team were front runners all season, adding the California 500 at Sears Point to their record. Mead was awarded the Porsche Cup for their accomplishments.

Chip Mead Net Worth

Chip Mead is one of the richest Racing Driver from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chip Mead 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Harry Talbott “Chip” Mead, Jr. (March 17, 1950 – March 31, 1993) was an American racing driver from Dayton, Ohio.

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Facts & Trivia

Choida Ranked on the list of most popular Racing Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Chip Mead celebrates birthday on March 17 of every year.