the Champ Car Atlantic Series but he left the series after three races, with a best finish of 5th. Towards the end of the year he had a test with Champ Car World Series team Mi-Jack Conquest Racing and reportedly impressed the team with his performance. In 2007 he signed with Kenn Hardley Racing to compete in the Indy Pro Series. He struggled with the oval races on the series, but finished well on the road and street courses, recording a season best 3rd-place finish at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and finished 9th in the championship. Kenn Hardley Racing shut down at the end of the season and its assets were sold. He then enjoyed a number of very strong outings for the Creation/AIM LMP1 team in Europe and America before the 2008 recession resulted in the closure of the team and he was again left without a drive. 2014 to date After a challenging few years without any race driving, Simpson was back in a full time race seat in 2014 driving for JDC-Miller MotorSports in the Tudor United SportsCar Championship. The highlight of the season was a 3rd-place finish at Road America. In 2015 Simpson raced in selected races in the Tudor United SportsCar Championship and finished 3rd at the Daytona 24 Hours, 2nd at Detroit and had a Pole Position at Lime Rock Park. During 2015 Simpson was also a race driver for LAP Motorsport, the official team of MINI USA. Simpson won the PC class of the Daytona 24 hours in 2016, part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The team moved up to the top prototype category for 2017 and enjoyed a number of podium finishes. For 2018 he continues to race for JDC-Miller MotorSports in the top Prototype class of the IMSA Weathertech Championship alongside teammates Misha Goikhberg and Chris Miller in an Oreca Gibson LMP2 car, winning the 2018 Sahlens 6 Hours of the Glen at Watkins Glen. He also races with Michael Johnson for the same team in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge in an Audi RS3 TCR car. Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) References A1 GP South Africa site – Driver biography page External links Stephen Simpson web site 1984 births Living people Indy Lights drivers South African racing drivers Atlantic Championship drivers Italian Formula Renault 2.0