Clint Field
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Clint Field already has scored a victory in the world’s major endurance races – the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Sebring and Petit Le Mans – and is clearly one of the most talented independent team drivers in the Series. … Just 25, but with more than seven seasons of Series experience. … Intersport Racing started last season with new AER-powered Lola chassis in LMP1 and added second team car at mid-season, but late season on-track shunts delivered major damage and uncertainty for 2009. … Will again partner with father (Jon) for full-season LMP1 competition plans with new Lola plus third driver Chapman Ducote. … Team will continue to run E85 after pioneering that fuel move in 2008 prototype class. … Now serves in role as team Intersport Racing team owner . … Youngest prototype champion in history of Series and IMSA in 2005.
2009: Made 10 starts in No. 37 Lola B06/10 for Intersport Racing in LMP1 with six podium finishes; Finished third in P1 Driver’s Championship with father Jon Field while running on E10. … At Sebring, teamed with J. Field/Chapman Ducote in shortened day. Oil in engine and fuel pick-up problems caused early retirement and eighth-place class finish. … At St. Petersburg, drove final stint in runner-up P1 finish in tandem with J. Field/Ducote. … At Long Beach, took third straight P1 finish with J. Field/Ducote. Finished street race for second straight event. … At Utah, claimed fourth consecutive podium finish with J. Field/Ducote. Drove middle stint in Lola-AER. … At Lime Rock, finished fifth in class after drivetrain failure. … At Mid-Ohio, home track showing earned third-place podium finish, just three laps behind the leading de Ferran team. … At Road America, entered car after 19 minutes following J. Field’s stint. Started eighth and finished sixth overall. … At Mosport, drove second stint with J. Field. Finished fourth overall and third in class completing 125 of 131 laps. … At Petit Le Mans, while weather caused first ever red-flag finish (due to rain), Intersport Lola-AER started seventh and finished seventh in P1 class with J. Field. … At Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, started fifth and finished fifth after retirement due to mechanical problems in the Lola B06/10.
2008: Delivered competitive and productive season as LMP1 independent entry, including a victory, seven top 3 finishes and tie for fourth in driver points yet finished the season on the sides due to devastating late season on-track team incidents. … First prototype in Series history to compete on E85 fuel. … At Sebring, qualified a fast fourth and finished third overall behind factory Audi, thus producing the first podium for an E-85 prototype in history. … At St. Petersburg, never had chance to drive as father Jon was involved in lap 33 shunt. … At Long Beach, took over for father Jon at 45-minute mark and pitted again at 70-minute mark, forced to return to pits with under tray issues and then spun at exit of final turn and missed podium with a fourth. … At Utah, finished runner-up in P1 highlighted by father Jon's run to overall lead at race's start. … At Lime Rock, trio of Fields/Berry handled traffic and chaos well enough to earn second-place P1 finish for second straight race. … At Mid-Ohio, engine misfortunes on lap 23 ended anticipated front-running effort at hometown venue. Team also debuted second Lola P1 entry that wound up third in class (J. Faulkner/R. Lewis). … At Road America, climbed back on P1 podium with a third in class/seventh overall. Picked up driving from father Jon, who led early in race. … At Mosport, day came to end after 86 laps and mechanical failure but still a third-place P1 finish. … At Detroit, awarded first LMP1 victory when class-winning Audi was disqualified for exceeding minimum weight in post-race inspections. … At Road Atlanta, trio completed just 160 laps before day ended with turn 12 spin/crash that heavily damaged car. … Did not compete at Laguna Seca finale as Ryan Lewis joined Jon Field and Richard Berry in cockpit.
2007: Made 11 starts with six podiums and fourth-place championship finish in LMP1. … At Sebring, debuted Intersport’s Judd-powered Creation with Berry/Jon Field. … Forced to start from rear of grid but finished a solid third for podium. … At St. Petersburg, returned to podium in season’s first street race. … At Long Beach, jumped in car with less than 40 minutes to go and finished third again despite late pit penalty. … At Houston and Salt Lake City, string of strong finishes ended with retirements due to faulty alternator and gearbox, respectively. … At Lime Rock, team experienced eventful run with an accident involving co-driver John Field and the No. 1 Audi but still managed to finish second in P1. … Wrestled with myriad of mechanical woes for remainder of season: Starter failure at Mid-Ohio; electrical issues at Road America; Gearbox failure at Mosport and engine problems at Detroit. … Debut new Lola chassis at Petit Le Mans but a series of mishaps including involvement in a three-car shunt ended his race early . … Problems continued at Laguna Seca, when drive shaft issues ended race after 40 laps.
2006: Major independent challenger to Penske factory Porsche RS Spyder in LMP2 recording three wins in 10 starts. Finished second in championship with Liz Halliday. … Won at Sebring with Halliday/J. Field and placed second in overall. Trio rallied Intersport Lola from back-of-pack start. … Practiced more patience and won in class on streets of Houston, then ran third at Mid-Ohio and Lime Rock. … Runner-up in P2 at Utah before winning again in Portland heat. … Saw championship lead dwindle with third at Road America and failed to score points at Mosport. … Ran fourth in class at Petit Le Mans before third-place finish at Laguna Seca finale.
2005: Became youngest prototype champion in Series and IMSA history with five wins in eight P2 starts. … Teamed with several different drivers in title run. … Worked only 62 laps at Sebring with Gareth Ridpath/Halliday. … Drove with Jon Field to victory at Road Atlanta and runner-up at Mid-Ohio. … Missed Lime Rock but reeled off back-to-back wins at Infineon with Halliday and Portland with Gregor Fisken. … Didn’t see seat time after fire at Road America but took championship control with class wins at Mosport and Petit Le Mans. … Locked up championship at Laguna Seca despite starting from back of grid and spending extensive time in pits. … Four pole positions and three fastest race laps in title run.
2004: Just missed P2 championship with six wins in nine starts for Intersport. … Disappointing 27th overall at Sebring before taking P2 win at Mid-Ohio with Robin Liddell. … Retired at Lime Rock following crash. … Won at Infineon with J. Field/Liddell. … Trio won again the next week at Portland. … Teamed with Liddell for another win at Mosport before being excluded at Road America (pit crew violation). … Field/Liddell added Milka Duno for Petit Le Mans and produced another P2 win. … Won at Laguna Seca with Liddell/Rick Sutherland to finish third in class championship.
2003: Ninth in P900 championship with five top-five finishes. … Season’s best finish was fourth in class at Miami with Michael Durand. … Fifth-place showings at Road Atlanta with Durand, at Mosport with Georges Forgeois, and Laguna Seca and Road America with Sutherland. … Excluded at Sebring after Intersport entry received unauthorized help while stopped on course.
2002: Rookie season saw nine starts and emotional LMP675 win at Washington with father Jon. Marked first win for father/son duo in Series history. … Other top-five finishes were fourth at Mid-Ohio in P675 and fourth overall at Road America, both with J. Field, and fifth at Infineon in P900 with Mark Neuhaus.
At Le Mans: Two career starts with P675 win in 2004 debut with Sutherland/Bill Binnie at age 20. … Returned in 2006 and finished fourth in P2 despite making more than 40 pit stops and battling mechanical difficulties.
Youngest driver to win in history of American Le Mans Series when he joined his father Jon in victory in inaugural Washington, DC Grand Prix (2002) at age if 19 years, 35 days. … First raced prototypes in the Series at age 18. … Lists Le Mans victory and 2002 Washington win with father his best racing moments. … Along with Jon, Fields were first two Series drivers to agree to experiment with driver helmet cameras for television in 2002. … Has taken over a number of day-to-day team details in operations end of Intersport Racing. . Early racing action came in American Cities Racing League, Skip Barber Pro Series, Motorola Cup and Grand-Am. … Favorite sports team is the Ohio State Buckeyes. … Says he patterns his driving style after his mentor and friend, his father Jon, and adds: “there’s something about the way he drives. He never leaves anything on the table”.