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”’Peter Kuhn”’ (April 14, 1955, in [[Summit, New Jersey]] – June 25, 2009, in [[Stafford Township, New Jersey]] ) was an American race car driver. In 1980, he won both the USAC and SCCA [[Formula Super Vee]] championships. Late in the 1984 season he competed in the [[Champ Car|CART World Series]] for McCray Racing, making his debut at the [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course]] but was knocked out after 20 laps by a broken gearbox. A week later he failed to qualify at [[Sanair Super Speedway]]. In his next race at [[Michigan International Speedway]] he registered his best finish of 16th. His final start came at [[Laguna Seca Raceway]] but he was sidelined after 14 laps by engine overheating. He later became the executive vice president and general manager for ROBCO Racing Team and an [[American Le Mans Series]] team owner.<ref>Brown, Allen.[http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Peter_Kuhn Where are they now? – Peter Kuhn], ”OldRacingCars.com”</ref>

”’Peter Kuhn”’ (April 14, 1955, in [[Summit, New Jersey]] – June 25, 2009, in [[Stafford Township, New Jersey]] ) was an American race car driver. In 1980, he won both the USAC and SCCA [[Formula Super Vee]] championships. Late in the 1984 season he competed in the [[Champ Car|CART World Series]] for McCray Racing, making his debut at the [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course]] but was knocked out after 20 laps by a broken gearbox. A week later he failed to qualify at [[Sanair Super Speedway]]. In his next race at [[Michigan International Speedway]] he registered his best finish of 16th. His final start came at [[Laguna Seca Raceway]] but he was sidelined after 14 laps by engine overheating. He later became the executive vice president and general manager for ROBCO Racing Team and an [[American Le Mans Series]] team owner.<ref>Brown, Allen.[http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Peter_Kuhn Where are they now? – Peter Kuhn], ”OldRacingCars.com”</ref>

Born in [[Summit, New Jersey]], he had been a resident of [[Chatham Township, New Jersey|Chatham Township]] and the [[Basking Ridge, New Jersey|Basking Ridge]] section of [[Bernards Township, New Jersey|Bernards Township]].<ref>Staff. [http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2009/06/peter_h_kuhn_accomplished_race.html “Peter H. Kuhn, accomplished race car driver”], ”[[Hunterdon County Democrat]]”, June 29, 2009. Accessed August 15, 2016. “Born in Summit, April 14, 1955, he was a son of Jean Henry and Elizabeth ‘Lib’ Dowd Kuhn. Mr. Kuhn had resided in Franklin Township since 1995, having formerly lived in Basking Ridge and Chatham Township.”</ref>

Born in [[Summit, New Jersey]], had been a resident of [[Chatham Township, New Jersey|Chatham Township]] and the [[Basking Ridge, New Jersey|Basking Ridge]] section of [[Bernards Township, New Jersey|Bernards Township]].<ref>Staff. [http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2009/06/peter_h_kuhn_accomplished_race.html “Peter H. Kuhn, accomplished race car driver”], ”[[Hunterdon County Democrat]]”, June 29, 2009. Accessed August 15, 2016. “Born in Summit, April 14, 1955, he was a son of Jean Henry and Elizabeth ‘Lib’ Dowd Kuhn. Mr. Kuhn had resided in Franklin Township since 1995, having formerly lived in Basking Ridge and Chatham Township.”</ref>

After leaving the world of motor sports to focus on his family, Kuhn became a self-employed contractor. On June 25, 2009, he died of a heart attack while body surfing in [[Long Beach Island, New Jersey]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Democrat |first=Hunterdon County |date=2009-06-29 |title=Peter H. Kuhn, accomplished race car driver |url=https://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/2009/06/peter_h_kuhn_accomplished_race.html |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=nj |language=en}}</ref>

After leaving the world of motor sports to focus on his family, Kuhn became a self-employed contractor. On June 25, 2009, he died of a heart attack while body surfing in [[Long Beach Island, New Jersey]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Democrat |first=Hunterdon County |date=2009-06-29 |title=Peter H. Kuhn, accomplished race car driver |url=https://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/2009/06/peter_h_kuhn_accomplished_race.html |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=nj |language=en}}</ref>

American racing driver (1955–2009)

Peter Kuhn
Peter Kuhn

Peter Kuhn (April 14, 1955, in Summit, New Jersey – June 25, 2009, in Stafford Township, New Jersey ) was an American race car driver. In 1980, he won both the USAC and SCCA Formula Super Vee championships. Late in the 1984 season, he competed in the CART World Series for McCray Racing, making his debut at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course but was knocked out after 20 laps by a broken gearbox. A week later, he failed to qualify at Sanair Super Speedway. In his next race at Michigan International Speedway he registered his best finish of 16th. His final start came at Laguna Seca Raceway but he was sidelined after 14 laps by engine overheating. He later became the executive vice president and general manager for ROBCO Racing Team and an American Le Mans Series team owner.^[1]

Born in Summit, New Jersey, Kohn had been a resident of Chatham Township and the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township.^[2]

After leaving the world of motor sports to focus on his family, Kuhn became a self-employed contractor. On June 25, 2009, he died of a heart attack while body surfing in Long Beach Island, New Jersey.^[3]