Chris McMurry
American racing driver (born 1965)
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Chris McMurry (born May 5, 1965) is an American racing driver who last competed for Algarve Pro Racing in the Asian Le Mans Series.
Nationality
American
AmericanBornMay 5, 1965
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
RelativesMatt McMurry (son)
Categorisation
FIA Silver (until 2016)
FIA Bronze (2017–)
FIA Silver (until 2016)
FIA Bronze (2017–)| Chris McMurry | |
|---|---|
 McMurry in 2011 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | May 5, 1965 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Relatives | Matt McMurry (son) |
| American Le Mans Series career | |
| Categorisation | FIA Silver (until 2016) FIA Bronze (2017–) |
| Years active | 2001–2013 |
| Teams | Team Bucknum Racing Autocon Motorsports Miracle Motorsports Dyson Racing Team |
| Starts | 76 |
| Wins | 6 |
| Podiums | 25 |
| Poles | 3 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 3rd in 2013 |
After retiring at the conclusion of the 2013 American Le Mans Series season, McMurry returned to racing, first in the 2018–19 Asian Le Mans Series season and later in the Radical Cup North America. His 2024 season was chronicled by Radical on its YouTube channel.[1][2]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Star Mazda Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2000 | Star Mazda Championship | Team Bucknum Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 10th |
| 2001 | Star Mazda Championship | Team Bucknum Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 30th |
| 2001 | American Le Mans Series - LMP675 | Team Bucknum Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Grand American Rolex Series - SRP II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 40th | ||
| 2002 | American Le Mans Series - LMP675 | Team Bucknum Racing | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 164 | 4th |
| 2003 | American Le Mans Series - LMP675 | Team Bucknum Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 15th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP675 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
| 2004 | American Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Team Bucknum Racing Miracle Motorsports |
6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 8th |
| 2005 | American Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Miracle Motorsports | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 118 | 2nd |
| 2006 | American Le Mans Series - LMP1 | Autocon Motorsports | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 10th |
| 2007 | American Le Mans Series - LMP1 | Autocon Motorsports | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 5th |
| 2008 | American Le Mans Series - LMP1 | Autocon Motorsports | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 9th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP1 | Autocon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| 2009 | American Le Mans Series - LMP1 | Autocon Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 7th |
| 2010 | Le Mans Series - LMP1 | Team LNT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25th |
| Intercontinental Le Mans Cup - LMP1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| American Le Mans Series - LMP1 | Autocon Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2011 | American Le Mans Series - LMP1 | Autocon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 4th |
| Intercontinental Le Mans Cup - LMP1 | AutoCon Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2012 | American Le Mans Series - LMP1 | Dyson Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9th |
| 2013 | American Le Mans Series - LMP1 | Dyson Racing Team | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 3rd |
| 2018–19 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Algarve Pro Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9th |
| 2022 | Radical World Finals - Pro 1340 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4th | |
| 2023–24 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Algarve Pro Racing | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 7th |
| 2026 | IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge - LMP3 | Crown Racing | |||||||
| Sources:[3][4][5][6] | |||||||||
Complete American Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Team Bucknum Racing | LMP675 | Pilbeam MP84 | Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0 L V6 | TEX | SEB | DON | JAR | SON | POR | MOS | MDO | LGA | PET Ret |
NC | 0 | [7] | ||
| 2002 | Team Bucknum Racing | LMP675 | Pilbeam MP84 | Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0 L V6 | SEB Ret |
SON DNS |
MDO 1 |
ELK Ret |
WAS 2 |
TRO 1 |
MOS 1 |
LGA 5 |
MIA Ret |
PET Ret |
4th | 164 | [8] | ||
| 2003 | Team Bucknum Racing | LMP675 | Pilbeam MP91 | Willman (JPX) 3.4 L V6 | SEB Ret |
ATL Ret |
SON Ret |
TRO Ret |
MOS 2 |
ELK 5 |
LGA Ret |
MIA Ret |
PET Ret |
15th | 24 | [9] | |||
| 2004 | Team Bucknum Racing | LMP2 | Pilbeam MP91 | Willman (JPX) 3.4 L V6 | SEB Ret |
MDO Ret |
LRP Ret |
SON 3 |
POR Ret |
MOS | ELK Ret |
8th | 32 | [10] | |||||
| Miracle Motorsports | Lola B2K/40 | Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0 L V6 | PET Ret |
LGA 2 |
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| 2005 | Miracle Motorsports | LMP2 | Courage C65 | AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 | SEB 1 |
ATL Ret |
MDO | LIM 1 |
SON 2 |
POR Ret |
ELK 1 |
MOS 2 |
PET Ret |
LGA 2 |
2nd | 118 | [11] | ||
| 2006 | Autocon Motorsports | LMP1 | MG-Lola EX257 | AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 | SEB Ret |
TEX Ret |
MDO 3 |
LIM 2 |
UTA Ret |
POR 6 |
ELK 6 |
MOS 2 |
PET Ret |
LGA | 10th | 41 | [12] | ||
| 2007 | Autocon Motorsports | LMP1 | MG-Lola EX257 | AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 | SEB 4 |
STP Ret |
LBH 4 |
5th | 89 | [13] | |||||||||
| Creation CA06/H | Judd GV5 5.0 L V10 | TEX | UTA | LIM 3 |
MDO Ret |
ELK Ret |
MOS 3 |
DET | PET 5 |
LGA Ret | |||||||||
| 2008 | Autocon Motorsports | LMP1 | Creation CA07 | Judd GV5 5.0 L V10 | SEB Ret |
STP 3 |
LBH 4 |
UTA | LRP | MDO 4 |
ELK Ret |
9th | 41 | [14] | |||||
| Creation CA06/H | Judd GV5 5.0 L V10 | MOS Ret |
DET | ||||||||||||||||
| Lola B06/10 | AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 | PET Ret |
LGA 6 |
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| 2009 | Autocon Motorsports | LMP1 | Lola B06/10 | AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 | SEB Ret |
STP | LBH | UTA | LRP 4 |
MDO | ELK 5 |
MOS Ret |
PET Ret |
LGA 3 |
7th | 49 | [15] | ||
| 2010 | Autocon Motorsports | LMP1 | Lola B06/10 | AER P32T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | SEB | LBH | LGA | UTA | LRP | MDO | ELK | MOS | PET Ret |
NC | 0 | [16] | |||
| 2011 | Autocon | LMP1 | Lola B06/10 | AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 (Isobutanol) | SEB | LBH | LRP | MOS Ret |
MDO 3 |
ELK 3 |
BAL 3 |
LGA Ret |
PET Ret |
4th | 85 | [17] | |||
| 2012 | Dyson Racing Team | LMP1 | Lola B11/66 | Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 (Isobutanol) | SEB | LBH | LGA | LRP | MOS | MDO | ELK | BAL | VIR | PET Ret† |
9th | 17 | [18] | ||
| 2013 | Dyson Racing Team | LMP1 | Lola B12/60 | Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 (Isobutanol) | SEB | LBH | LGA | LRP | MOS 2 |
ELK 2 |
BAL | AUS 2 |
VIR | PET 2 |
3rd | 68 | [19] |
† Did not finish the race but was classified as his car completed more than 70% of the overall winner's race distance.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Team Bucknum Racing |
Jeff Bucknum Bryan Willman |
Pilbeam MP91 | LMP675 | 27 | DNF | DNF |
| 2008 | Autocon Motorsports Creation Autosportif |
Michael Lewis Bryan Willman |
Creation CA07 | LMP2 | 224 | DNF | DNF |
Complete Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Team LNT | LMP1 | Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S | Zytek ZJ458 4.5 L V8 | LEC | SPA | POR | HUN | SIL 9 |
25th | 6 |
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 |  Algarve Pro Racing |
LMP2 | Ligier JS P2 | Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | SHA 5 |
FUJ 7 |
BUR 5 |
SEP Ret |
9th | 26 | |
| 2023–24 | Algarve Pro Racing |
LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEP 1 8 |
SEP 2 9 |
DUB 6 |
ABU 1 7 |
ABU 2 1 |
7th | 45 |