Chris Pither
| Chris Pither | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 New Zealander |
| Born |
3 December 1986 (age 30) Palmerston North, New Zealand |
| Supercars Record | |
| Car number | 99 |
| Current team | Erebus Motorsport |
| Series championships | 0 |
| Races | 58 |
| Race wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 0 |
| Pole positions | 1 |
| 2016 Championship position | 21st (1369 pts) |
Chris Pither (born 3 December, 1986) is a New Zealand racing driver. He has won three championships including; the New Zealand Holden HQ Series in 2003 and 2004, the NZ V8 Ute Championship Series in 2010 and the Australian V8 Ute Racing Series in 2011. He currently drives for Erebus Motorsport as a co-driver alongside Dale Wood in the Pirtek Enduro Cup.
Pither started racing in his home country, coming up through the open wheeler ranks first through the evolved Formula Vee class Formula First, then Formula Ford. After a couple of seasons racing in the one-make HQ Holden series, an impressive top five championship result in the inaugural Toyota Racing Series led to a move to Australia and two seasons in the popular V8 Utes series. For the 2006 season, Pither joined Brad Jones Racing in the second-tier Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series backed by his V8 Utes sponsor, Kanga Loaders. A sporadic 2007 campaign, switching teams mid season did not bring positive results, however still managed to join tail-marking main-game V8 Supercars outfit Team Kiwi Racing for four rounds during the 14-event season. After subbing for regular driver Kayne Scott at the Eastern Creek Raceway round, he then participated in a second round at the Winton Motor Raceway, although the results were not spectacular. The endurance races were particularly disappointing after an engine failure in practice saw Team Kiwi Racing withdraw from the L&H 500. Pither was involved in a major accident during practice for the Supercheap Auto 1000. Pither struck a stationary Paul Weel with a heavy impact at Reid Park corner, causing extensive damage to both cars and hospitalising Weel. The Falcon was miraculously repaired in time to start the race, but unfortunately was the race's first retirement. Pither parted was with the team and he took a hiatus from racing in 2009.
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