Boris Said | |||||||
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Born | Boris Said III September 18, 1962 New York City, New York, U.S. | ||||||
Achievements | 1997 & 1998 24 Hours of Daytona class winner 1998 12 Hours of Sebring class winner 2004 Rolex Sports Car Series GT Class Champion 2005 24 Hours Nürburgring winner | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
55 races run over 20 years | |||||||
2022 position | 38th | ||||||
Best finish | 38th (2022) | ||||||
First race | 1999 Frontier at the Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
Last race | 2022 Texas Grand Prix (Austin) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
30 races run over 13 years | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 17 (Hendrick Motorsports) | ||||||
2021 position | 68th | ||||||
Best finish | 32nd (2015) | ||||||
First race | 1998 Lysol 200 (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 250 (Sonoma) | ||||||
First win | 2010 NAPA Auto Parts 200 (Montreal) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
65 races run over 7 years | |||||||
2005 position | 89th | ||||||
Best finish | 16th (1997) | ||||||
First race | 1995 Subway 100 (Sears Point) | ||||||
Last race | 2005 Built Ford Tough 225 (Kentucky) | ||||||
First win | 1998 Kragen/Exide 151 (Sears Point) | ||||||
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Rolex Sports Car Series career | |||||||
Debut season | 1998 | ||||||
Current team | Marsh Racing | ||||||
Car number | 31 | ||||||
Starts | 77 | ||||||
Wins | 10 | ||||||
Poles | 14 | ||||||
Best finish | 1st in 2004 | ||||||
Championship titles | |||||||
2004 | Rolex Sports Car Series GT Class | ||||||
24 Hours of Le Mans career | |||||||
Years | 1994 | ||||||
Teams | Callaway Sport Inc. | ||||||
Best finish | DNF | ||||||
Class wins | 0 | ||||||
Statistics current as of March 27, 2022. |
Boris Said III[1] (born September 18, 1962) is an American professional racing driver. Said has competed in a variety of disciplines including stock cars, sports cars and touring cars.
Said competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 17 Chevrolet Camaro for Hendrick Motorsports. His NASCAR career began in 1995 as a road course ringer primarily due to his success on such tracks; he won one race each in the Xfinity and Truck Series. He routinely ran NASCAR Cup races at road courses, with best results of third at Watkins Glen 2005 and fourth at the 2006 Firecracker 400 at Daytona.
He served as a factory BMW Motorsport driver, claiming the Rolex Sports Car Series GT drivers title in 2004. He also won overall at the 24 Hours Nürburgring in 2005 and the Six Hours of the Glen in 2006.
His father Boris "Bob" Said was a sports car racer and Olympic bobsledder.