Pete Halsmer

John Peter Halsmer (born March 3, 1944, in Lafayette, Indiana), is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series.

In 1992, Halsmer raced in the IROC series, representing IMSA.

From 1999 to 2004 he drove for and provided technical consulting for Honda America Race Team winning several championships in Motorola Cup and Grand Am Cup series.

Halsmer is also a 3 time class winner at the 24 Hours of Daytona and was trained as a helicopter pilot and served in the Vietnam War.

[2][3] Halsmer graduated from Purdue University with degrees in industrial supervision and aviation electronics.

Halsmer at the 2014 Indianapolis 500.
Pete Halsmer at the 2016 Brickyard SVRA Pro-Am race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway .