Steve millen race car driver

Stephen park born august 23, 1967 is an american former professional stock car racing driver. The latest headtohead comparisons generated for steve millen. Race one took place on the daytona international speedway, race two took place at darlington raceway, race three ran at talladega superspeedway, and the year finished at michigan international speedway. Steve millen now living in the usa one of new zealands best race car drivers rod millen now residing in the usa one of new zealands best race car drivers rod coppins heather spurle womans land speed record holder, holds several nz championships currently racing at the bathurst 24hr race. Rhys millen born 6 september 1972, nephew of imsa gts driver steve millen, son of rodney and older brother of ryan, is one of the americas top competitors in drifting. For the past several years steve millen has competed in the new zealand dunlop targa rally in a stillen modified ford gt, but for 2009 the legendary race car driver will travel to the canadian province of newfoundland in a nissan gtr. A 36yearold new zealand native who was one of the oldest drivers in the field and had no previous oval experience. His list of victories has earned him the title of being one of the most victorious drivers in imsa gt history. In the 1970s and 1980s, millen raced in hillclimbing and formula ford before doing stadium offroad racing in the united states in the mickey thompson entertainment group mteg. Dec 04, 2017 it was on 27th june, 1993 at watkins glen where steve millen, having already won the previous years overall championship, found himself again in the imsa gts nissan 300zx leading the imsa gts points standings, well on his way to another title. Feb 25, 2009 for the past several years steve millen has competed in the new zealand dunlop targa rally in a stillen modified ford gt, but for 2009 the legendary race car driver will travel to the canadian. In the 1970s and 1980s, millen raced in hillclimbing and formula ford. On may 6, 1972, star driver peter gethin won the international pau formula 2 race in a chevron b20 similar to the example now offered here. Millen has also been active in designing and engineering race cars for hill climbing, notably the pikes peak and race to the sky hillclimb in queenstown, new zealand.

World famous race car driver steve millen gives us a tour of his stillen nissan gtr rally car at the spectre 341 challenge in virginia city, nevada. Alba ar5 ford cosworth 30 car steve millen racing heritage 3. Keep up with the 2010 targa new zealand rally and steve millen and the stillen team compete to win. I saw steve race in the trans am series years ago and was intrigued by him. Prior to that he was a top rally driver in the us, and became the first works backed driver from a car manufacturer with gm in 2004 after narrowly losing to ken nomura in the.

Steve is the uncle of rhys and ryan who both compete in motorsport events. However, fate gave way in the series opener at phoenix raceway in. Calling his creation the smz, millen took a standard 300zx turbo and boosted power to 365 hp and 332 lbft. Driving for stillen was none other than championshipwinning racecar driver steve millen along with jen horsey, pro rally driver who served as navigator during. Legendary kiwi racer steve millen and his nissan 300zx take. Steve captured the prestigious title of imsa gt drivers championship in.

Legendary race car driver steve millen is back on the monterey race track in california in his equally iconic 300zx car. Nascar and its marks are trademarks of the national association for stock car auto racing, llc. I think he would have done very well in that series. Iroc xix was the second and final year the dodge avenger was used in competition, and continued the format introduced in iroc xviii. Millen has been in two terrifying sports car crashes in the last 26 months. For other people with the same name, see steve park disambiguation. For race car driver steve millen, anniversary gifts dont get any. The ex steve millen 1972 chevronford b20 racing singleseater chassis no. Lemans 2018 insights from lemans veteran racer steve millen. Steve s brother rod millen became a legend at the pikes peak international hillclimb.

For race car driver steve millen, anniversary gifts dont get any sweeter than this. Millen by john addison 2000, paperback for sale online ebay. Rod millen career overview years in numbers the following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. Steve millen costa mesa, california professional profile linkedin.

Trueman, a former sports car and canam driver, became an indy car team owner in the early 80s and started the american racing series team for 86 with the intent to drive a car himself. To mark the 20th anniversary of his and nissans win at the 1994 24 hours of le mans, millen brought his legendary no. Jul 30, 2010 world famous race car driver steve millen gives us a tour of his stillen nissan gtr rally car at the spectre 341 challenge in virginia city, nevada. Millen least likely winner of first indy lights race in 1986. Steve millens imsa 300zx and the dream season of 1994 get. To mark the 20th anniversary of his and nissans win at the 1994 24 hours of le mans, millen brought his. Click on the site to see steve millen s career results at that track. Steve millen profile with all the results,graphs,team mates and stats. The race car had little in common philosophically with its sibling, except maybe its cupholders, and even these were specially fabricated from aluminum. Hes bagged the 24 hours of daytona, imsa gt drivers championships, a whole bunch of other things and. Aug 21, 2014 for race car driver steve millen, anniversary gifts dont get any sweeter than this. Valueretail for 1992 nissan 300zx steve millen stillen. Nissan and millen brought the twin turbo racer out continue reading.

To mark the 20th anniversary of his a and nissans a win at the 1994 24 hours of le mans, millen brought his legendary no. Full details of racing driver steve millen s record. Stillen superchargers, exhausts, intakes, performance. American le mans racing, where cars generally run more downforce. Steve millens imsa 300zx and the dream season of 1994. Stillen founder steve millen has been racing across the globe as a professional driver for over 30 years. From formula fords in singapore, rally cars in africa, trucks in football stadiums, to nissan prototypes at le mans and the 24 hours of daytona. Car and driver presents 2010 dodge viper acr tackles virginia city hill climb.

Millen raced in the 7879 and 7980 seasons and became a topline midget driver before he emigrated to the usa becoming a notable offroad truck racer and a star in the imsa sports cars series. Coronavirus claims former indy car rookie of the year bob lazier. How a new zealander transformed a nissan 300zx into a supercar. July 19, 2014 for race car driver steve millen, anniversary gifts dont get any sweeter than this. Hes bagged the 24 hours of daytona, imsa gt driver s championships, a whole bunch of other things and most relevantly today, he ran the 24 hours of. Imsa gts drivers championship with the roush racing mustang. In 1986, 1988 and 1989, he won the mickey thompson offroad grand prix grand national sports truck championships. Targa new zealand rally stillen gtr ready to compete. May, 2016 how a new zealander transformed a nissan 300zx into a supercar when racing is in your blood, its in your road car too. But he was diagnosed with cancer in late 85 and his health deteriorated.

That year, tommy kendall won the imsa gts drivers championship with the roush racing mustang. Steve millen born 17 february 1950 is a retired new zealand imsa racecar driver. Balch with toyotas ivan stewart and steve millen since their coliseum confrontation a month ago in mickey thompsons gran prix. This also led to ppi running two toyota atlantic teams that tom served as overview manager on, where the teams went onto win many races and a toyota atlantic driver championship. Steve millens championshipwinning nissan 300zx rides again. He started as a hillclimber, before moving into formula ford and even offroad racing. Millen had won rookieoftheyear honors at lemans in 1990. I wish he could have gotten his dream of a nascar ride.

It took rescuers nearly an hour to extricate millen from the wrecked race car to. All other trademarks are the property of their respective. To mark the 20th anniversary of his and nissans win at the. A neck injury is especially difficult on a race car driver because he is constantly fighting g. He then began sports car racing, winning numerous championships in imsa camel gt. Our cookies are friendly and dont collect personal information but helps to improve the user experience. Hes bagged the 24 hours of daytona, imsa gt drivers championships, a whole bunch of other things and most relevantly today, he ran the 24 hours of.

It was on june 27th, 1993 at watkins glen where steve millen. Millen looks back at winning daytona, sebring, and his class at le mans, 20 years later. If it had 4 wheels and an engine, steve would push the limits with it. Stillen company founder steve millen has been globally racing at the. Steve millens imsa 300zx and the dream season of 1994 autoweek.

Nissan likes to think of the maxima as its 4door sports car, so it receives the full aftermarket treatment from wellknown nissan race driver and. Drivers drivers by state compare drivers driver rankings owners crew chiefs. Steve millen could drive anything and do it with the best. Miscellaneous all races for a year all races on a specific date random page chase races road course. Steve millen racing career profile driver database.

Stillen company founder steve millen has been globally racing at the professional level for over 30 years. After the first, he came back to win the international motorsports assn. One of the best ars drivers never to make it to the indianapolis 500, millen had enjoyed a long career before his tenure in the series. Steve millen to race targa newfoundland in a nissan gtr. Millen was asked to drive the oval opener at phoenix raceway in truemans place. Driving the championship winning mercedesbenz clkgtr. Nov 11, 2014 it was on june 27th, 1993 at watkins glen where steve millen, having already won the previous years overall championship, found himself again in the imsa gts nissan 300zx leading the imsa gts. While continuing on with the desert race program, in 1996 toyota joined with ppi to field two cart indy car teams along with a testdevelopment team. Steve millen has captured several prestigious titles, including imsa gt drivers championship, while being behind the wheel of his nissan 300zx twin turbo race car. Formula fords, rally cars in africa, trucks in football stadiums. Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys series ntt indycar series arca menards series. Photo from millen by jon addison, smr publishing, costa mesa, california, 2000. Steve millen admits he has given some thought to his.