Ed Pimm


Ed Pimm is an American former driver in the CART Championship Car series.
Pimm raced in the 1984-1988 seasons, with 42 career starts, including the 1985-1987 Indianapolis 500s. He drove two CART events for Gary Trout Motorsports finishing twelfth at Mid-Ohio and fourteenth at Elkart Lake. He finished in the top-ten twelve times, with his best finish in third position in 1985 at Michigan. In 1987 and 1988, he also made five Winston Cup starts. Earlier in his career, he was the 1983 US Super Vee champion.

NASCAR career

In 1987 and 1988, Pimm also made five Winston Cup starts. He debuted in 1987, driving for Curb Racing at Talladega. Starting a year-long best thirtieth, Pimm led one lap and settled for a 27th place effort after an engine issue. His run earned him two more races for the team, finishing 34th after an engine issue at Daytona and then crashed to 42nd in the season finale at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Pimm returned to the team in early 1988, running two races. He made the prestigious Daytona 500, starting fortieth but ending with a career-best 24th place showing. It was also his only race in Cup competition that he was running at the end. Two weeks later, at Rockingham, Pimm started a career-best 29th before crashing to 34th.
Pimm never returned to NASCAR after that race.

Racing record

American open–wheel racing results

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
1978Road AtlantaZinkFordFormula Ford98Running
1979Road AtlantaPBSFordFormula Ford2714Running