Ed Pimm Explained

Ed Pimm (born May 3, 1956 in Rock Tavern, New York), is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series.

He 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 12th at Mid-Ohio and 14th at Elkart Lake. He finished in the top ten 12 times, with his best finish in 3rd position in 1985 at Michigan. In 1987 and 1988, he also made 5 Winston Cup starts. Earlier in his career, he was the 1983 US Super Vee champion.

NASCAR career

In 1987 and 1988, he also made 5 Winston Cup starts. He debuted in 1987, driving for Curb Racing at Talladega. Starting a year-long best 30th, 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 40th 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

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Year	Track	Car	Engine	Class	Finish	Start	Status
1978					9	8	Running
1979					27	14	Running

Indy Car World Series

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Rank	Points	Ref
1984	Jet Engineering	LBH	PHX1	INDY	MIL	POR	MEA	CLE	MIS1										36th	5	^[1]
1984	All American Racers									ROA	POC	MDO	SAN	MIS2	PHX2	LAG	LVG		36th	5	^[1]
1985	All American Racers	LBH	INDY	MIL	POR	MEA	CLE	MIS1	ROA	POC	MDO	SAN	MIS2	LAG	PHX	MIA			13th	45	^[2]
1986		PHX1	LBH	INDY	MIL	POR	MEA	CLE	TOR	MIS1	POC	MDO	SAN	MIS2	ROA	LAG	PHX2	MIA	18th	29	^[3]
1987	Curb Motorsports	LBH	PHX	INDY	MIL	POR	MEA	CLE	TOR	MIS	POC	ROA	MDO	NAZ	LAG	MIA			41st	0	^[4]
1988	Elmer Fields Racing	PHX	LBH	INDY	MIL	POR	CLE	TOR	MEA	MIS	POC								35th	1	^[5]
1988	Gary Trout Motorsports											MDO	ROA	NAZ	LAG	MIA					^[5]

Indianapolis 500 results

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish
1984	March	Chevrolet	Failed to Qualify
1985	Eagle	Cosworth	22nd	9th
1986	March	Cosworth	10th	17th
1987	March	Cosworth	30th	21st
1988	March	Cosworth	Qualifying Crash

NASCAR Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29		Pts	Ref
1987	Curb Racing	98	Buick	DAY DNQ	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	NWS	BRI	MAR	TAL 27	CLT	DOV	POC	RSD	MCH	DAY 34	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	RSD	ATL 42	64th	185	^[6]
1988	Curb Racing	98	Buick	DAY 24	RCH DNQ	CAR 34	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	PHO	ATL	60th	152	^[7]

Notes and References

Web site: Ed Pimm – 1984 CART Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 6, 2023.
Web site: Ed Pimm – 1985 CART Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 6, 2023.
Web site: Ed Pimm – 1986 CART Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 6, 2023.
Web site: Ed Pimm – 1987 CART Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 6, 2023.
Web site: Ed Pimm – 1988 CART Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 6, 2023.
Web site: Ed Pimm – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 15, 2023.
Web site: Ed Pimm – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 15, 2023.