Erik Draachreider
| Erik Draachreider | |
| |
| Age | 33 |
| Nationality |  German
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| Dash Cup career | |
|---|---|
| Car # | 71 |
| Years Competed | 2012-present |
| Debut Season | 2013 |
| Current Team | Dragonrider Motorsports |
| Championships | 0 |
| Pole Positions | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Best Finish | 9th |
| First Start | 2012 Spa GP |
| Last Start | 2013 Toddring GP |
| Miscellaneous | |
| TM Canon Driver | |
Erikson Jovovich "Erik" Draachreider (born March 24, 1991 in Frankfurt, Germany) is a German sports car driver who made his first appearance in Dash Cup at the 2012 Dash Cup Spa GP. He is the first European born competitor to drive for Gravity Racing, Inc., and drove the #71 NOS Energy Speidel in the Spa GP. He is a three-time International Sports Car Association Champion for GRI (2010, 2011, 2012), driving the #71 Viper.com JLC Hailstorm. He is known in the ISCA as the "Deutsche Dragon".
He was originally planned to run the 2013 TM Lights season for GRI, but will run the 2013 Dash Cup season instead, driving for GRI's European based affiliate team, Dragonrider Motorsports.
ISCA Career (2006-2012)[edit | edit source]
To be continued...
2012 Season: One-Off Competitor[edit | edit source]
In 2012, he competed in the Spa GP for Dash Cup, and attempted to make his TM Master Cup Series debut at the 2012 Round of Indianapolis, driving the GRI #48 NOS Energy Omecha, but failed to make it past pre-qualifying. He attempted to make it into the 2012 Round of Decatur, but once again fell short.
At Spa, he crashed out at the final chicane before the start-finish line after a rough race.
2013 Season: Dash Cup[edit | edit source]
The 2013 Dash Cup season started with a dud for Draachreider, as he failed to qualify for the season opening Eurospeedway GP, which was a massive disappointment for Draachreider considering it was one of his two home races. But he bounced back with an 9th place finish at Norisring.
Career Statistics[edit | edit source]
Dash Cup
| Year | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Top 5 | Top 10 | DNF | DNQ | Season Rank | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | N/A | Gravity Racing, Inc. (#71) |
| 2013 (R) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/A | Dragonrider Motorsports (#71) |
| Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 2 teams/2 seasons |