Boris Said III | |||||||
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Said in 2015
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Born |
New York, New York, U.S. |
September 18, 1962 ||||||
Achievements | 1997 & 1998 24 Hours of Daytona winner 1998 12 Hours of Sebring winner 2004 Rolex Sports Car Series GT Class Champion 2005 24 Hours Nürburgring winner |
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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
52 races run over 17 years | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 32 (Go FAS Racing) | ||||||
2016 position | 46th | ||||||
Best finish | 42nd (2005) | ||||||
First race | 1999 Frontier at the Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
Last race | 2016 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
28 races run over 11 years | |||||||
2015 position | 32nd | ||||||
Best finish | 32nd (2015) | ||||||
First race | 1998 Lysol 200 (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
Last race | 2015 Road America 180 (Road America) | ||||||
First win | 2010 NAPA Auto Parts 200 (Montreal) | ||||||
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
65 races run over 7 years | |||||||
Best finish | 16th (1997) | ||||||
First race | 1995 Subway 100 (Sears Point) | ||||||
Last race | 2005 Built Ford Tough 225 (Kentucky) | ||||||
First win | 1998 Kragen/Exide 151 (Sears Point) | ||||||
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Rolex Sports Car Series career | |||||||
Debut season | 1998 | ||||||
Current team | Marsh Racing | ||||||
Car no. | 31 | ||||||
Starts | 77 | ||||||
Wins | 10 | ||||||
Poles | 14 | ||||||
Best finish | 1st in 2004 | ||||||
Championship titles | |||||||
2004 | Rolex Sports Car Series GT Class | ||||||
24 Hours of Le Mans career | |||||||
Participating years | 1994 | ||||||
Teams | Callaway Sport Inc. | ||||||
Best finish | DNF | ||||||
Class wins | 0 | ||||||
Statistics current as of August 7, 2016. |
Boris Said III (born September 18, 1962 in New York City) is an American race car driver. His father, Bob Said, was a Formula One race driver and US Olympic bobsled driver in 1968 and 1972. His NASCAR career began in 1995 as a "road course ringer" primarily due to his extensive road-racing experience. He currently competes part-time in the Sprint Cup Series, driving the No. 32 Ford Fusion for Go FAS Racing.
Said's early interest was in motorcycle racing. In 1985 while attending the Detroit Grand Prix as a spectator he met SCCA Champion, Bob Sharp.
He began racing with the SCCA in 1987. Said was named SCCA rookie of the year in 1988. In 1991 he began driving for Baer Racing, later to become Baer Brake Systems. Upon Baer's withdrawal from the series to focus on the manufacture of brakes in 1992, Said got another big ride driving in the IMSA series in 1993 driving a BMW M3. He won the 1997 and 1998 24 Hours of Daytona and 1998 12 Hours of Sebring in IMSA. He also became the first American to win the 24 Hours Nürburgring in 2005 driving a BMW Motorsport-entered BMW M3 GTR with co-drivers Pedro Lamy, Duncan Huisman and Andy Priaulx.