Lexington, OH (June 30, 2021) – Lucas SlickMist Driver Tomy Drissi is celebrating after locking his fourth consecutive podium at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course this past weekend. The second place finish was not without its drama as the former champion led the field with a ball of flames exiting the rear of the car for the first few laps after qualifying on pole of Round 5 of the Trans Am Championship Presented by Pirelli.
“The car was fast and we were able to pull away so there was no way I was going to pull off the track as long as it remained safe and we weren’t leaking anything. It paid off and we were lucky the problem corrected itself. We would have held onto the lead but we got tangled up in some lap traffic with Dyson and I had to choose between risking hitting someone or backing off to let Dyson take the lead. Dyson was right there the whole time and he was able to take the position. It was a great battle and I felt the pressure once he got by Simon Gregg. He and his team did a good job. It was great seeing a front row lockout for team Burtin with both cars up front.” said Drissi. “I can’t thank Lucas Oil SlickMist and Burtin Racing enough for all the support and making this all possible. I know the guys have been putting in some overtime to see that the car is ready for Road America this week.”
Heading into Round 6 at Road America, Drissi is just 12 points off the leader for the 2021 championship. You can follow the live timing for Tomy Drissi and Lucas Oil SlickMist on July 4, 2021 by downloading the Trans Am Presented by Pirelli app in the Apple AppStore or Google Play Store or, by following Tomy Drissi on his social media on the links below.
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About Tomy Drissi
Tomy Drissi is an American racing driver, multi-winner IMSA driver, and Trans Am champion. His driver experience includes ALMS, Trans-Am, and NASCAR.
Born December 9th in Hollywood, California, Tomy also owns a motion picture creative advertising agency. Drissi’s first racing experience in motorsports was street racing on Mulholland Drive in the Hollywood Hills.
Tomy’s professional racing career highlights include:
- 1999 Trans-Am Rookie of the Year
- 2000 Trans-Am BBS Most Improved Driver
- 2000 Long Beach Grand Prix Champion
- 2000 Trans-Am Crew of the year
- 2009 Trans-Am Champion
- 2010 ALMS (one-off race) Prototype LMP1 3rd. at Mild Ohio
- 2011 Drissi teamed up with Kyle Marcelli for a return to the American Le Mans LMPC division.
He scored a 2nd at Long Beach, 3rd at Lime Rock, 1st at Mild Ohio, 1st at Inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix and 2nd at Road Atlanta- 10 hour Petit Le Mans - 2012 Drissi teamed with Bruno Junqiera for finishing 2nd at Laguna Seca, a win at Mosport
(Canadian Tire Motorsports Park), 2nd at Baltimore and 2nd at the season finale, 10 hour Petit Lemans. - 2013 NASCAR CUP/Nationwide. Best result at Mid Ohio starting 38th and finishing 19th
- 2014 IMSA LMPC Rolex 24 at Daytona 3rd
- 2014 NASCAR CUP/Nationwide. Finished 19th at The Glen
- 2015 IMSA Series, 2nd Place Rolex 24 at Daytona
- 2016 IMSA WeatherTech Series, 2nd Place Rolex 24 at Daytona
- 2017 Three wins in the Trans Am Series
- 2017 IMSA WeatherTech Series. 1st Place Motul 10 hour Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta
- 2018 Trans Am Series West Champion
- 2018 Part Time National Championship TA Season Win at Walkins Glen
- 2019 Part Time National Championship TA Season Trans Am Series, 5 podiums, 7 top fives
- 2020 National Championship Trans Am Season 1 win, 6 podiums, 7 top fives
- Career: 19 wins, 64 podiums, 88 top fives and 12 poles
Tomy is married to Lacy Livingston Drissi and they have two beautiful children together. A daughter whose name is Elin and a son named Jagger.
Follow Tomy Drissi on Social Media:
Instagram: @tomydrissi
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomydrissi/
Twitter: @tomydrissi
TikTok: @tomy_drissi
Website: https://tomydrissi.com/
For media inquiries and booking opportunities:
Contact – asst@drissi.com