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| For 20 years, Posey was omnipresent in US racing circles. His two drives in F1 were almost unnoticeable in a career spanning almost every major category and event, from Can-Am, Trans-Am, ICM, Formula A, IMSA and Formula 5000, to the Daytona 24hrs, Le Mans 24hrs, Indy 500 and Bathurst 1000. |
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| 1959 | • Began competing in a Jocko Special Formula Junior. |
| 1965 | • Competed in Formula Vee. |
| 1966 |
• Competed in sports car races in a Porsche 904 GTS. • International Sportscar Championship, 3 starts in a Porsche 904 GTS, Filippo Theodoli Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2, and a Prototipi Bizzarini GT Strada 530 with various drivers. • Can-Am in a Caldwell McLaren M1B Ford. • Trans-Am, 1 win with Theodorocopoulos. |
| 1967 |
• International Sportscar Championship, 1 start in an Alfa Romeo GTA Junior with Theodorocopoulos. • Can-Am in a Caldwell D7 Chevrolet. |
| 1968 |
• International Championship for Makes, 2 starts in Ford Mustangs with various drivers. • Can-Am, 9th overall, 5 points in an Autodynamics Caldwell D7C Chevrolet and Lola T160 Chevrolet. • Competed in Trans-Am. |
| 1969 |
• International Championship for Makes, 3 starts in a NART Ferrari 275 GTB/C, Dino 206S and 250LM with various drivers. • Trans-Am, 1 start, 1 win in a Shelby Ford Mustang. |
| 1970 |
• International Championship for Makes, 3 starts in a NART Ferrari 312P Coupe and 512S with various drivers. • Trans-Am in an Autodynamics Dodge Challenger. • Indianapolis 500, failed to qualify. |
| 1971 |
• International Championship for Makes, 5 starts in a NART Ferrari 512S Spyder, 512S and 512M with various drivers. • Can-Am, 2 starts, 11th overall, 16 points in a NART Ferrari 512M and Roy Woods McLaren M8E Chevrolet. • US Formula A championship, 2nd overall in a Surtees TS8 Chevrolet. • Questor Grand Prix in a Surtees TS8 Chevrolet. • Indianapolis 500, bumped off the grid. |
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| 1971 | • Surtees TS9 Cosworth, 1 entry. |
| 1972 | • Champcarr Surtees TS9B Cosworth, 1 entry. |
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| 1972 |
• US Formula A championship, 2nd overall in a Surtees TS11 Chevrolet. • USAC Indy Cars in a Norris Eagle/Champcarr Eagle Offenhauser. • World Championship for Makes, 4 starts in a NART Ferrari 365 GT and 365 GTB/4 with various drivers. • Can-Am, 2 starts, =17th overall, 8 points in a Vasek Polak Porsche 917. • IMSA, 3 starts in a Denny Long Chevrolet Corvette and a Peter Gregg Porsche 911S. |
| 1973 |
• Competed in Indy Cars. • Competed in US F5000. • World Championship for Makes, 2 starts in a NART Ferrari 365 GTB/4 with various drivers. • Can-Am, 1 start in a Ferrari 512M. • IMSA, 2 starts in a Grand Touring Car Inc. Ferrari 365 GTB/4 and a John Greenwood Racing Chevrolet Corvette. |
| 1974 |
• US F5000 in a Talon Chevrolet. • World Championship for Makes, 1 start and 1 DNS in a Ted Trudon Porsche-Audi Porsche Carrera RSR, and a works BMW 3.0 CSL with various drivers. • IMSA, 2 starts in a John Greenwood Racing Chevrolet Corvette and a Porsche Carrera. |
| 1975 |
• US F5000 in a Talon Chevrolet. • World Championship for Makes, 2 starts in a works BMW 3.0 CSL with various drivers. • IMSA, 9th overall, 56 points, 1 win at Sebring in a works BMW 3.0 CSL with various drivers. • Le Mans 24hrs, retired in a BMW 3.0 CSL with Poulain and Guichet. |
| 1976 |
• US F5000 in a Talon Chevrolet. • World Championship for Makes, 2 starts in a BMW Faltz Alpina Essen BMW 3.5 CSL with Grohs and de Fierlandt. • IMSA, 1 start in a Ford Mustang II Cobra with Kemp and Baird. • Le Mans 24hrs, 10th place in a BMW Alpina BMW 3.5 CSL with Grohs and de Fierlandt. |
| 1977 |
• IMSA, 61st overall, 4 points in a works BMW 320i Turbo, Datsun 260Z and Datsun Z with various drivers. • IMSA GTU, 2nd overall, 175 points, 3 wins in a Datsun 260Z and Datsun Z. • World Championship for Makes, 1 start in a works BMW 320i Turbo with Hobbs and Peterson. • Le Mans 24hrs, retired in a Grand Touring Cars Inc. Mirage GR8 Renault with Leclere. • Long Beach Pro/Celebrity event, 1st place. |
| 1978 |
• IMSA, 2 starts in a Datsun 260Z. • IMSA GTU, 4th overall, 67 points, 1 win in a Bob Sharp Racing Datsun 260Z. • Le Mans 24hrs, 10th place in a Grand Touring Cars Inc. Mirage M9 Renault with Schuppan and Laffite. |
| 1979 |
• IMSA, 1 start in a Datsun ZX. • IMSA GTU, 5th overall, 67 points, 1 win in a Bob Sharp Racing Datsun Z and ZX. |
| 1980 |
• IMSA, 4 starts in a Datsun 240Z and ZX Turbo with various drivers. • IMSA GTU, 22nd overall, 20 points in a Datsun 240Z. • World Championship for Makes, 1 start in an NTS Racing Datsun 240Z with Stiff. • Bathurst 1000 in a Dick Barbour Chevrolet Camaro with Barbour. |
| 1981 |
• IMSA, 7 starts, 26th overall, 15 points in a Datsun ZX and a Kent-Cooke/Wood Racing Lola T600 Chevrolet with various drivers. • World Championship for Drivers and Makes, 5 starts, 78th overall, 30 points in a Datsun ZX, Z&W Enterprises Mazda RX-7 and Kent-Cooke/Wood Racing Lola T600 Chevrolet with various drivers. |
| 1980-96 | • A member of the ABC Indy 500 commentary team. |
| 1992 | • Honorary Chairman of the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix. |
| 1998 | • Designed the Michelin Tower at Lime Rock. |
| 1998-2001 | • Joined Speedvision to do F1 commentary and road test programs. |
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