Kevin Gleason Explained

Kevin Gleason
Nationality: American
Birth Date:1987 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States
Current Series:TCR International Series
First Year:2015
Current Team:WestCoast Racing
Car Number:24
Starts:32
Wins:3
Poles:2
Fastest Laps:5
Best Finish:5th
Year:2015
Prev Series:GT Asia Series
Pirelli World Challenge
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge
Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup
Prev Series Years:2014
2012-13
2011-14

2010

Kevin Gleason (born 7 April 1987) is an American racing driver currently competing in the TCR International Series. He made his debut in 2015.

Racing career

Gleason began his career in 2010 in the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup, ending 6th in the standings. He switched to the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge in 2011, he won one race and finished 8th in the championship standings that year. He stayed in the championship for 3 more years. In 2012 and 2013 he had one-off appearances in the Pirelli World Challenge.[1] In February 2015, it was announced that Gleason would make his TCR International Series debut with WestCoast Racing driving a Honda Civic TCR.[2] Gleason took his first pole position in Sepang and his second at Salzburgring, where he also took his first victory.[3] [4] [5] Gleason added a second victory during Race 1 at Marina Bay.

Racing record

Complete TCR International Series results

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

YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
2015WestCoast RacingHonda Civic TCRSEP
1

SEP
2

SHA
1

SHA
2

VAL
1

VAL
2

ALG
1

ALG
2

MNZ
1

MNZ
2

SAL
1

SAL
2

SOC
1

SOC
2

RBR
1

RBR
2

MRN
1

MRN
2

CHA
1

CHA
2

MAC
1

MAC
2

5th226
2016WestCoast RacingHonda Civic TCRBHR
1

BHR
2

EST
1

EST
2

SPA
1

SPA
2

IMO
1
IMO
2
SAL
1
SAL
2
OSC
1
OSC
2
SOC
1
SOC
2
CHA
1
CHA
2
MRN
1

MRN
2

SEP
1

SEP
2

MAC
1
MAC
2
13th46
Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance.

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

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

Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kevin Gleason career statistics . Driver Database . 22 July 2015.
  2. News: WestCoast Racing signs Kevin Gleason for TCR campaign. TouringCarTimes.com. 26 February 2015. 22 July 2015.
  3. News: Kevin Gleason takes surprise Sepang pole. TouringCarTimes.com. 28 March 2015. 22 July 2015.
  4. News: Kevin Gleason grabs last gasp pole in Austria ahead of Morbidelli. TouringCarTimes.com. 30 May 2015. 22 July 2015.
  5. News: Kevin Gleason takes first career win at the Salzburgring. TouringCarTimes.com. 31 May 2015. 22 July 2015.