Chris Miller (racing driver)

Chris Miller (born May 5, 1989) is an American racing driver from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is best known for winning in class at the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona and winning overall at the 2018 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. He currently competes in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with JDC-Miller MotorSports.

In 2008 he drove in the F2000 Championship Series for JDC MotorSports and finished 4th in points. He won the 2009 F2000 Championship Series title, winning 4 of the 12 races. In 2010 he moved up to the Pro Mazda championship.^[1]

In 2014 Miller and JDC-Miller MotorSports entered the Tudor United SportsCar Championship, finishing fourth in their series debut at the 12 Hours of Sebring.^[2] Miller finished 7th in the championship and claimed the team's first podium at Road America. In 2015 he finished third at the Rolex 24.

In 2016 Miller and JDC-Miller MotorSports won in class at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona.^[3]^[4] He also scored a podium that year at Petit Le Mans, helping the team to finish third in the championship.^[5]

In 2017 Miller and JDC-Miller MotorSports moved to the Prototype class and scored a second place podium finish at the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen.^[6] Their success led to sponsorship from GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing for the 2018 season and the return of the no. 99 Red Dragon.^[7]^[8] Miller went on to win that year's 6 Hours of Watkins Glen with Misha Goikhberg and Stephen Simpson, the first Prototype and overall victory for JDC-Miller MotorSports. ^[9]

In 2019 Miller drove a Cadillac DPi-V.R for JDC-Miller MotorSports in the Michelin Endurance Cup. ^[10]

Motorsports career results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
2008	JDC MotorSports	VIR 3	VIR 10	ATL 5	ATL 6	WGL 3	WGL 9	MDO 2	MDO 8	ROA 2	ROA 5	MOS 8	MOS 5	NJM 7	NJM 20	4th	382
2009	JDC MotorSports	VIR 18	VIR 1	LRP 2	LRP 2	MOS 1	MOS 2	WGL 1	WGL 12	SUM 2	SUM 2	MDO 5	MDO 1			1st	458

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Rank	Points
2009	JDC MotorSports	SEB	VIR	MMP	NJ1	NJ2	WIS	IOW	ILL	ILL	QUE	ONT	ATL Ret	LAG 19	-	0
2010	JDC MotorSports	SEB 9	STP 15	LAG 7	ORP 13	IOW 13	NJ1 8	NJ2 14	ACC 22	ACC 13	TRO 14	ROA 17	MOS 8	ATL 10	11th	313
2011	JDC MotorSports	STP 5	BAR	IND	MIL	IOW	MOS 7	TRO	TRO	SON	BAL	LAG			17th	61

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

Year	Entrant	Class	Make	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pos.	Pts
2014	JDC-Miller MotorSports	PC	Oreca FLM09	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	DAY DNS	SEB 4	LGA 6	KAN 10	WGL 6	IMS 7	ELK 3	VIR 7	COA 7	PET 6		7th	235
2015	JDC-Miller MotorSports	PC	Oreca FLM09	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	DAY 3	SEB 4	LGA	DET	WGL 5	MOS	LIM	ELK 7	COA	PET 5		14th	111
2016	JDC-Miller MotorSports	PC	Oreca FLM09	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	DAY 1	SEB 4	LBH	LGA	DET	WGL 4	MOS	LIM	ELK	COA	PET 3	13th	125
2017	JDC-Miller MotorSports	P	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	DAY 5	SEB 4	LBH	COA	DET	WGL 2	MOS	ELK	LGA	PET 6		15th	111
2018	JDC-Miller MotorSports	P	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	DAY 7	SEB 7	LBH	MDO	DET	WGL 1	MOS	ELK	LGA	PET 10		23rd	104
2019	JDC-Miller MotorSports	DPi	Cadillac DPi-V.R	Cadillac 5.5L V8	DAY 10	SEB 8	LBH	MDO	DET	WGL 9	MOS	ELK	LGA	PET 5		17th	92
2020	JDC-Miller MotorSports	DPi	Cadillac DPi-V.R	Cadillac 5.5 L V8	DAY 5	DAY 7	SEB	ELK 7	ATL	MOH	ATL 8	LGA	SEB			15th	97

^ Chris Miller, Driver Database, Retrieved 2019-05-09
^ "Strong start for JDC-Miller MotorSports in Prototype Challenge". Motorsport.com. motorsport.com. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
^ Kelly, Paul. "Tequila Patron ESM breaks through for Rolex 24 win". Fox Sports. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
^ Kats, Rachel. "JDC-Miller MotorSports scores breakthrough win at Daytona International Speedway". swnewsmedia.com. Savage Pacer. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
^ "IMSA Driver Standings 2016". imsa.com. IMSA. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
^ Pruett, Marshall (3 August 2017). "JDC-Miller: IMSA's surprise package". Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, inc. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
^ Pruett, Marshall (18 December 2017). "GAINSCO Returns with JDC-Miller Motorsports". Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, inc. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
^ Dagys, John (18 December 2017). "GAINSCO Partners with JDC-Miller for New 'Red Dragon'". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
^ Pruett, Marshall (July 2018). "JDC-Miller earns first overall IMSA win at The Glen; Ganassi, Turner earn class victories". Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, inc. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
^ "JDC-Miller Sets IMSA Driver Lineup, Adds Barrichello". Speed Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2019.