Andy Boss (born April 20, 1972) is a former American professional racing driver from Narragansett, Rhode Island. He is the grandson of 1950's Jaguar sportscar driver Russ Boss and younger brother of fellow racer Geoff Boss. Boss retired from active racing in 2004 and joined the A.T. Cross Company.

Racing career

Early career

Like his brother, he began in the Skip Barber Formula Ford Series, driving a Mondial chassis powered by a 1600cc Ford motor. He finished second in the series in 1992 and came back in 1993 to dominate the series with 13 wins in 16 races. His first professional series was the Barber Saab Pro Series in 1993 which he ran concurrently with the 1993 Barber FF Series, finishing 10th (1993) and 4th (1994) in series points in his two years with the league. The 1994 championship came down to four drivers (Boss, Diego Guzman, Mark Hotchkis and Juan Pablo Montoya) at the season finale in Phoenix, with future NASCAR driver Jerry Nadeau winning the race and Columbia's Diego Guzman taking the 1994 series title. In 1994 Boss also teamed with his brother in the 12 Hours of Sebring driving Bob Leitzinger's factory backed Nissan 240SX but the car suffered from mechanical trouble while leading the GTU class. Although the car was repaired, it later retired due to engine failure. In 1995 Boss raced a select number of Barber Dodge pro Series, Vauxhall Lotus (England) and USAC FF2000 races.[1]

Indy Lights

In 1996 he made his Indy Lights debut, driving in the first two races of the season but no other races. He competed in the Barber Dodge Pro Series in 1997, finishing 3rd in the championship with six podium finishes and a victory at Mid-Ohio. He returned to Indy Lights full-time in 1998 with Conquest Racing and had a best finish of 4th at Michigan International Speedway, a race which he momentarily led but finished under caution. In 1999 he moved to LucasPlace Racing[2] but still only had a best finish of 4th, this time at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He drove for LucasPlace again in 2000, but the team was severely underfunded and closed their doors at the end of the season. Along with his professional racing, Boss also competed for several years in the vintage racing series, HSR, driving a 1957 Porsche 356A Speedster.

Complete motorsports results

Complete American open-wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

USF2000 National Championship

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos Points
1995 PIR1 PIR2 IRP RIR WGI MDO1 NHS
10
ATL1 ATL2 MDO2 N.C. N.C.

Indy Lights

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
1996 Performance Racing MIA
19
LBH
14
NAZ MIS MIL DET POR CLE TOR TRO VAN LAG 33rd 0
1998 Conquest Racing MIA
13
LBH
16
NAZ
6
STL
13
MIL
17
DET
14
POR
19
CLE
11
TOR
13
MIS
4
TRO
14
VAN
22
LAG
14
FON
13
20th 22
1999 Lucas Place Motorsports MIA
4
LBH
13
NAZ
15
MIL
10
POR
9
CLE
7
TOR
13
MIS
10
DET
10
CHI
17
LAG
17
FON
12
15th 32
2000 Lucas Motorsports LBH
13
MIL
14
DET
10
POR
13
MIS
10
CHI
15
MDO
9
VAN
16
LAG
9
STL
13
HOU
9
FON
12
15th 19

References

  1. Andy Boss, Driver Database, retrieved 2023-04-26
  2. Boss Brothers to Drive for Luca Place MS in 1999, Motorsport.com, December 30, 1998, retrieved 2023-04-26
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