Ken Wilden

Season Results


Event Name
Entry No. 		Finish Pos.
Class (Overall)
Fresh From Florida 200 59 9 (9)
Homestead 200 59 4 (4)
Barber 200 59 23 (48)
Bosch Engineering VIR 200 59 18 (18)
Lime Rock Park 52 4 (4)
Continental Tire 150 52 7 (7)
EMCO Gears Classic 52 6 (6)
Garden State 250 52 17 (31)
Salt Lake City 200 52 - (-)

Biography

Wilden will start the 2010 GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Grand Sport campaign with Rehagen Racing and expects to compete in most, if not all, of the season after winning the championship in 2009.

Personal

Wilden owns a driving school in Hamilton, Ontario.

Racing Career

Career Highlights

  • - 2009 GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Grand Sport champion
  • - Owns three career Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge GS wins, including two at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
  • - 1992 Player's GM champion
  • - 1994 Motorola Cup titlist

Year-By-Year Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Recap

2009
Won Grand Sport championship, notching victories at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and scoring top-10 finishes in all 12 starts for first GRAND-AM title. Drove 10 of 11 races with Rehagen Racing team principal Dean Martin in No. 59 Rehagen Racing Ford Mustang GT and another with GRAND-AM Rolex Series regular Ozz Negri. Also finished fifth in only Street Tuner race at Barber Motorsports Park.

2008
Contested eight of 10 ST races with best finish of third at Iowa Speedway. Also made on Grand Sport start, finishing 25th at Lime Rock Park.

2007
Competed in four GS races, scoring first win at Mid-Ohio and posting two other podiums. Contested three ST races with best finish of sixth.

2006
Started one ST race with top finish of fifth.

2005
Competed fulltime in GS, notching top finish of fourth.

2004
Won pole for one of four GS starts and finished third.

2003
Notched best GS II class finish of fourth and 11th overall in three starts.

2002
Finished season-best second in four GS II starts.

Year-By-Year Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Recap

2008
Started only Daytona Prototype race and finished 15th at New Jersey Motorsports Park as late substitute for Southard Motorsports' Shane Lewis, who was involved in an accident in Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race earlier in race day.

2007
Finished 18th in lone GT race at Barber Motorsports Park.

2006
Participated in two Daytona Prototype races with Michael Shank Racing.

2005
Competed in four Daytona Prototypes with Michael Shank Racing, finishing season-best fifth at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Also made one GT start.

2004
Claimed best finish of third (Rolex 24) in two SGS races, both for Doncaster Racing.

2003
Competed in two GTS races, posting best result of third at Virginia International Raceway with Deerhaag Motorsports.

Other GRAND-AM/Racing History

2000-2001
Competed in Trans-Am. Scored pole, fastest lap, most laps led and win at Laguna in 2001.

1997-1999
Competed in Formula Atlantic Championship, finishing second in 1999 with Michael Shank Racing. Also earned two poles and podiums.

1995-1996
Finished second in Motorola Cup points.

Early Career
Won Firehawk and Player's GM (1992) and Motorola Cup (1994) titles.