Michael Mällinen
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Michael Mällinen is a racecar driver from the United States
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He raced in various series, mostly in the Formula Atlantic and Sports Racer
classes in North America.
In 2004, he won the Northeast SCCA C Sports Racer championship. In 2006, he was the runner up in the Southeast SCCA Formula Atlantic championship. In 2007, he was third in that series. In 2007, he made his debut in the IMSA Lites and raced 2 races in the L2 class. In 2008, Mällinen raced in the L1 class driving an Elan DP02 in 4 races. He also raced in the SCCA Formula Atlantic series and won the 2008 championship in his Swift
014.a for Swan Racing in the southeast division. In 2009
Mällinen made his debut in the IMSA
Atlantic Championship racing in the C2-class for Swan Racing where he won the championship with 4 wins and 3 pole positions. In 2010, Mällinen won the American Road Race of Champions, competed in the SCCA Formula Atlantic national championship series where he finished third, and was third in the SCCA National Championship Runoffs in his Swift 014.a for Swan Racing. In 2010, Mällinen won 7 races and had 8 pole positions.
Mällinen currently resides in Liberty Lake, Washington
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United States
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He raced in various series, mostly in the Formula Atlantic and Sports Racer
Sports car racing
Sports car racing is a form of circuit auto racing with automobiles that have two seats and enclosed wheels. They may be purpose-built or related to road-going sports cars....
classes in North America.
In 2004, he won the Northeast SCCA C Sports Racer championship. In 2006, he was the runner up in the Southeast SCCA Formula Atlantic championship. In 2007, he was third in that series. In 2007, he made his debut in the IMSA Lites and raced 2 races in the L2 class. In 2008, Mällinen raced in the L1 class driving an Elan DP02 in 4 races. He also raced in the SCCA Formula Atlantic series and won the 2008 championship in his Swift
Swift
The swifts are a family, Apodidae, of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are actually not closely related to passerine species at all; swifts are in the separate order Apodiformes, which they share with hummingbirds...
014.a for Swan Racing in the southeast division. In 2009
2009 Atlantic Championship season
The 2009 IMSA Cooper Tires Atlantic Championship season was the thirty-sixth Atlantic Championship season. It was the first full season of the Championship under the sanctioning of the International Motor Sports Association...
Mällinen made his debut in the IMSA
International Motor Sports Association
The International Motor Sports Association is an American sports car auto racing sanctioning body based in Braselton, Georgia. It was started by John Bishop, a former employee of SCCA , and his wife Peggy in 1969 with help from Bill France, Sr...
Atlantic Championship racing in the C2-class for Swan Racing where he won the championship with 4 wins and 3 pole positions. In 2010, Mällinen won the American Road Race of Champions, competed in the SCCA Formula Atlantic national championship series where he finished third, and was third in the SCCA National Championship Runoffs in his Swift 014.a for Swan Racing. In 2010, Mällinen won 7 races and had 8 pole positions.
Mällinen currently resides in Liberty Lake, Washington
Liberty Lake, Washington
Liberty Lake is an incorporated city in Spokane County, Washington, United States, on the Idaho state line. Liberty Lake is a suburb of Spokane, Washington. Thus, it is situated between Spokane and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho...
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