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History of skip barber racing school

Armed with 2 borrowed race cars, and a strong belief that like all other sports, racing was teachable, Skip Barber Racing School was founded by John “Skip” Barber in 1975. Now over 4 decades later, Skip Barber Racing School has a national footprint and has taught over 300,000 people how to drive. Skip Barber Racing School is a fully integrated system of driving schools, racing schools, and corporate events. Whether you are a new driver that wants to learn accident avoidance, or a seasoned racer looking to improve, we have a program for you.

Winning
is what we are about!

Skip Barber Racing School has developed more winning racers than any other school. Our alumni have taken the podium in all facets of motorsports including NASCAR, INDYCAR, SCCA, World Challenge, and IMSA. In fact, more than 1/3rd of the starting line up in the 2018 Indy 500 were Skip Barber graduates!

Winning
is what we are about!

skip barber racing school is

proud of our alumni

A.J. Allmendinger

Class of 2002 Barber Dodge Pro Series Champion

NASCAR Sprint Cup; Champ Car; Atlantics Champion; Skip Barber National; Barber Pro Series champion.

Andy Lally

Class of 2000 Barber Dodge Pro Series

Barber Pro Series, ALMS GT, NASCAR, Five-time Rolex 24 at Daytona Class Winner.

Danica patrick

Class of 2002 Barber Dodge Pro Series

Barber Dodge Pro Series, NASCAR, IndyCar

Josef Newgarden

Class of 2008 Skip Barber National Runner Up

2008 Formula Ford Festival Kent Class winner, 2009 British Formula Ford Rookie of the Year. 2017 IndyCar Series Champion.

Juan Pablo Montoya

Class of 1994 Barber Saab Pro Series

2000 Indy 500 winner; Formula 1 driver; NASCAR Sprint Cup; Grand-Am; Rolex 24 Hour; Weathertech SportsCar Championship; 1999 Champ Car champion; 1998 European Formula F3000; 1994 Barber Saab Pro Series winner; Skip Barber Three Day Racing School Graduate

Marco Andretti

Class of 2004 Skip Barber National Champion

Son of Michael; two-time Skip Barber Regional champion; 2004 Skip Barber National champion; IPS winner; IZOD Indycar Series winner; ALMS; Formula E