Joseph Safina

Joseph Safina (born December 8, 1967)[1] is an American race car driver. He competed in the 24 Hours of Daytona, Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series, and IMSA GT.[2] He was the first to race a Lamborghini GTR at the 12 Hours of Sebring and drove the Florida Marlins sponsored Porsche in the 2009 IMSA SportsCar Championship.[3][4]

Biography

Safina was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[5][6]

Safina began racing cars professionally in 1990 and is the head of Safina Racing. He has competed in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, the 12 Hours of Sebring, and the 24 Hours of Daytona, finishing in the top ten five times.[7][8] Safina also placed third at Homestead in the GT class and achieved international podium finishes, including the 24 Hours of Dubai.[9] He first raced a Lamborghini GTR at Sebring and drove a Marlins-sponsored Porsche in the 2009 IMSA Championship.[10]

He is the founder of Safina Asset Management and co-founder of Nichols, Safina, Lerner & Co.[11]

References

  1. Joseph Safina: Racedriver biography - career and success (in en). www.speedsport-magazine.com.
  2. Homestead-Miami: Justin Bell, Joseph Safina preview. Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  3. Driven To Success - 2011 Ford F-450 4x4 King Ranch. Motor Trend.
  4. Unprecedented Nine Aston Martins for 24 Hours of Dubai: Anamera. www.finecars.cc.
  5. VICI Racing enters Lamborghini for Sebring. Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  6. Rolex 24 at Daytona entries. The Daytona Beach News-Journal.
  7. Joseph Safina (USA) - Racing Sports Cars. www.racingsportscars.com.
  8. Pankew, Dave. Mob Mentality: Joseph Safina's 1964 Lincoln Continental (in en-gb). PASMAG - Performance Auto & Sound 20th Anniversary!.
  9. Joe Safina. www.ultimateracinghistory.com.
  10. Driver: Joe Safina - Driver Database. Driver Database.
  11. Chennault, Sam. We Major (in en). Miami New Times.