Bob Akin
Nationality
United States
Born
6 March 1936
North Tarrytown
Died
29 April 2002
Atlanta
Lifespan
66 years 1 month 23 days
Le Mans debut
10 June 1978
Age: 42 years 3 months 4 days
Latest Le Mans
16 June 1984
Age: 48 years 3 months 10 days
| Starts | 6 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Class wins | 0 |
| Class podiums | 0 |
| Laps | 919 |
Biography
Pilotant le plus souvent pour sa propre écurie des Porsche dans la série IMSA, il passe par la suite aux courses de VEC. Accident mortel à Road Atlanta en testant une Nissan GTP ZX
Le Mans participations (6)
| Year | No. | Team | Car | Class | Overall | Class | Status | Laps | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 91 | Dick Barbour Racing | Porsche 935/77A Turbo | IMSA | — | — | Retired | 4 | Bob Garretson / Steven Earle |
| 1979 | 71 | Dick Barbour Racing | Porsche 935 | IMSA | — | — | Retired | 4 | Roy Woods / Rob McFarlin |
| 1980 | 69 | Racing Associates Inc | Porsche 935 K3 | IMSA | — | — | Retired | 237 | Ralph Cooke / Paul Miller |
| 1981 | 43 | Bob Akin Motor Racing | Porsche 935 K3 | IMSA-GTX | — | — | Retired | 320 | Paul Miller / Craig Siebert |
| 1982 | 76 | Bob Akin Motor Racing | Porsche 935 | IGTX | — | — | Retired | 15 | David Cowart / Kenper Miller |
| 1984 | 9 | Brun Motorsport | Porsche 956 B | Gr C | 4th | 4th | Finished | 339 | Walter Brun / Leopold Von Bayern |
Legend: Overall = overall finishing position · Class = class position · Retired/DNF = retired · DNS = did not start · NC = not classified