Dorsey Schroeder

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{{Infobox NASCAR driver Image = Name = Dorsey Schroeder | Birthdate = February 5, 1953 (1953-02-05) (age 55) | Birthplace = Flag of the United States Missouri | Best_Cup_Pos = 55th - 1996 (Winston Cup) | First_Cup_Race = 1991 Bud at The Glen (Watkins Glen) | Last_Cup_Race = 2001 Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma) | Years_in_Cup = 6| Total_Cup_Races = 9| Awards = }}

Dorsey Schroeder is a race car driver born February 5, 1953 in Kirkwood, Missouri. Dorsey currently lives in Florida with his wife Kim and daughter Carissa Schroeder from his second marriage. He owns a seasonal restaurant in Osage Beach, Missouri called "Dorsey's Pit Stop".

Dorsey was a successful sports car driver for a number of seasons in the Trans-Am series, winning the championship in 1989.[1] He also competed in a number of Grand-Am and American Le Mans series events, at one point competing for Dave Maraj's Champion Racing team that won the 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans.[2] He was also known as a NASCAR "road course ringer", who made a few starts substituting for less-qualified drivers at Sears Point Raceway and Watkins Glen International.[3] Recently he has become a sports car television analyst for the SPEED Channel.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "ST. LOUISAN WINS TRANS-AM EVENT", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 3, 1989, p. 12F. 
  2. ^ Alm, Richard. "The Dallas Morning News Sports Business Column", Dallas Morning News, March 3, 2001. 
  3. ^ Jenkins, Chris. "Winston Cup hits the road Jeff Gordon has won 3 in a row at Sears Point", USA TODAY, June 22, 2001, p. 13C. 
  4. ^ Cain, Holly. "Trans-Am Series Looking To The Future", Tampa Tribune, February 20, 2003, p. 8. 
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