#66 Joey Hand

Widely considered one of the best road racers in the world, Joey Hand returned for his fourth full-time season with Ford Chip Ganassi Racing in 2018 after competing in the team’s Ford EcoBoost prototype in 2015 and Ford GT in 2016-7. Hand, with co-drivers Dirk Müller and Sébastien Bourdais, won both the GTE Pro category at the Le Mans 24 Hours (June 2016) and GTLM title at the Rolex 24 At Daytona (January 2017) in nine months. Hand credits his father Les for teaching him at an early age the discipline he needed to succeed in racing.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2017

• Won the Rolex 24 at Daytona GTLM title
• P2 finish at 12 Hours of Sebring
• Earned three IMSA poles (Daytona, Watkins Glen, VIR)

2016

• Won the Le Mans 24 Hours GTE Pro title – No. 68 Ford GT
• Finished second in IMSA (GTLM) at Six Hours of Watkins Glen, VIR and Petit Le Mans (10 hours)

2015

• Circuit of the Americas winner – Overall winner, Chip Ganassi Racing-Ford
• Joined Ford Chip Ganassi Racing as fulltime driver in prototype (IMSA)

2014

• IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, BMW Rahal (GTLM) – 2nd place, 24 Hours of Daytona; 3rd place, Sebring 12 Hours.

2013

•  DTM BMW Team RBM - Five top-10 finishes, including: 8th place at Norisring; 7th place,  Hockenheim, Moscow, and Zandvoort; and 5th place, Brands Hatch. Finished 12th in points.

2012

• DTM BMW Team RBM - First full-time American driver. 20th place DTM (BMW)
•  American Le Mans Series (ALMS) - Winner, Sebring 12 Hour (GT class); 2nd place, Long Beach (GT class); 7th place in points (GT class)

2011

• ALMS (GT), Rahal-Letterman-Lanigan Racing – Winner: Sebring 12 Hours, Long Beach and Lime Rock; 2nd place, Baltimore, Laguna Seca; 3rd place, Le Mans 24 and Road America.
• Eight Consecutive Pole Positions.
• 2011 ALMS GT Driver Co-Champion.
• Grand Am Rolex Sportscar Series, Chip Ganassi Racing – Winner, Rolex 24 Hours (Daytona Prototypes). Co-drove with Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas and Graham Rahal.

2010

• ALMS (GT), Rahal-Letterman Racing – Winner, Road America; 3rd place, Sebring 12 Hours, Four podium finishes. Co-Driver: Dirk Müller
• Continental Tire Challenge Series, Turner Motorsports – Winner, Lime Rock and VIR. Six podium finishes.
• Grand-Am (GT), Turner Motorsports – Winner, Mid-Ohio; 2nd place, Daytona.

2009

• ALMS (GT), Rahal-Letterman Racing – Winner, Road America; 3rd place, Lime Rock. One pole. Co-Driver: Bill Auberlen.
• Koni Challenge Series, Turner Motorsports – Winner, Lime Rock; 2nd place, New Jersey; 3rd place, Watkins Glen. Four podium finishes.

2008

• Grand-Am Rolex Sportscar Series (DP), Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing/Alex Job Racing - Seven top-10 finishes, including: 2nd place, in Miami; 3rd place, New Jersey; 4th place, Watkins Glen. Co-Driver: Bill Auberlen.

2007

• ALMS (GT), Panoz Team PTG - One podium
• Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series (DP), Luggage Express Team Sigalsport - three races
• KONI Challenge Series (GS), Turner Motorsports – Winner, VIR, Miller Motorsports Park
• SPEED World Challenge Touring Car, BimmerWorld – Winner, Mid-Ohio

2006

• ALMS (GT), BMW Team PTG - Three podiums

2005

• Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series (GT), BMW Team PTG – Winner, Fontana, Mont-Tremblant, Daytona, and Barber. Eight podium finishes

2004

• Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series (GT), BMW Team PTG – Winner, Watkins Glen. Six podium finishes.

2001-2003

• CART Toyota Atlantic Championship, DSTP Motorsports - Two wins, eight podiums, two poles
• Jovy Marcelo Sportsmanship Award (2003)
• 7th place in Drivers' Championship (2003)
• Gilles Villeneuve Award (2002)
• 12th place, Drivers' Championship (2002) - missed half the season with an injury
• Rookie of the Year (2001)
• 3rd place, Drivers' Championship (2001); candidate for Red Bull F1 driver search

1999-2000

• Valvoline Team USA - One of six chosen from USA to travel to England and compete in the Formula Palmer Audi series; One of two awarded to run the Formula Palmer Audi Winter Series

1999

• Formula Mazda Pro Series - West Coast Series Champion
• Best Western Series Champion - Eight wins, eight poles

1998

• Formula Mazda Pro Series - fourth in Drivers' Championship; one win
• Rookie of the Year

1997

• Team Green Academy - one of 150 candidates chosen; one of 25 selected and tested; one of the "Final Five" chosen to return for a week of further testing

1995-1998

• Pro Karting - three U.S. Championships; seven National Championships; three National Poles (Screaming Eagles); five California State Championships; 10 Nor- Cal Championships; eight Pro-Money race Championships