Patrick Brian Long (born July 28, 1981) is an American professional racing driver. He has competed in Pirelli World Challenge and the FIA World Endurance Championship, as well as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, and NASCAR K&N Pro Series West. Long is one of eighteen Porsche factory racing drivers, and the only American to hold that distinction. Following a successful career in karts and the open wheel ladder system, Thousand Oaks-born Long caught the eye of Red Bull, and was included in the inaugural Red Bull Formula 1 Driver Search. During that test, he came to the attention of Porsche, for whom he has driven — first as a Junior driver, then as a Factory driver, since 2003. Long has had notable success racing for Porsche, including class wins at all four sportscar “classics” – the 24 Hours of Le Mans (2005, 2007), the Rolex 24 At Daytona (2009), Petit Le Mans (2005, 2006, 2007) and the Mobil One 12 Hours of Sebring (2005). In 2015, Long led the Dempsey-Proton team to success in the FIA World Endurance Championship, co-driving with Marco Seefried and Patrick Dempsey, notably scoring a second place finish at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and helping secure Dempsey’s first professional racing victory in the GTE-AM class at Fuji, in Japan. We celebrate his birthday with a AI image of a Le Mans GT Class Porsche 911 RSR …
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