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American racing driver

Peter Boss
Nationality	American
Born	(1975-08-29) August 29, 1975 (age 49)Narragansett, Rhode Island, U.S.
Retired	2005
Related to	Geoff Boss (brother) Andy Boss (brother)
American Le Mans Series
Years active	2001, 2004-2005
Teams	Westward Racing P.K. Sport
Starts	6
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	19th in 2004
Previous series
2002-2003 1998-2001 1998-1999 1997	Euro Formula 3000 Barber Dodge Pro Series Skip Barber Formula Dodge Southern Race Series Formula Vauxhall Winter Series

Peter Boss (born 29 August 1975) is an American former racing driver. He raced in the Euro Formula 3000, Barber Dodge Pro Series and European Le Mans Series among other racing series. Boss retired from professional racing after the 2005 season.

Partnering with John Village Automotive Boss entered the Formula Vauxhall Winter Series in Great Britain. The American competed three races in the series.[1] Boss succeeded his racing debut in 1998 in the Skip Barber Formula Dodge Southern Race Series. At Moroso Motorsports Park Boss scored his first career wins. While Matt Plumb dominated the season Boss finished in the runner-up position.[2] The 21-year-old returned to the series in 1999. Boss scored the same number of points as championshipleader Brian Rivera. But as Rivera had more podium finishes Rivera clinched the championship.[3]

In 1998 Boss also started his first Barber Dodge Pro Series season. In his first season, he scored one top ten finish, at Road Atlanta. The driver from Rhode Island was one of two drivers to finish all the races, the other being Todd Snyder. The 1999 season was considerably more successful than his debut season. Boss finished consistently in the top ten. The American also finished on the podium twice, at Lime Rock Park and Mid-Ohio. This successful campaign landed him the eighth spot in the championship rankings. His 2000 season was cut short due to a lack of sponsorship. Therefore, Peter Boss missed the two final races of the season. As a result, Boss was only placed thirteenth in the championship. The 2001 season proved to be his last season in the Barber Dodge Pro Series. This was also only a partial season as he participated in eight out of twelve races. After consistent top ten finishes he was again classified thirteenth in the final standings.

For 2002 Peter Boss returned to Europe to continue his racing career with his old team John Village Automotive. In the Italian-based Euro Formula 3000 Boss competed in a Lola T99/50. The American had a tough debut season with a number of DNF's. His best finish was a seventh place at Jerez but as only the top six scored points, Boss did not score any points during the season. His 2003 season was more successful. Boss scored points on several occasions and even scored a podium finish. At Pergusa the American finished behind Nicky Pastorelli and race winner Augusto Farfus. Both he and his teammate, Joel Nelson, finished seventh in the series.

For 2004 Peter Boss joined P.K. Sport for a partial schedule in the American Le Mans Series. Together with his teammate, Hugh Plumb, Boss competed in five ALMS races. The team failed to achieve any notable results with their Porsche 911 GT3-RS.

Peter Boss holds a bachelor's degree in history of St. Lawrence University. Boss completed this study in 1997. Boss completed his Master of Business Administration at Babson College in 2010.[4] As of 2010 Boss is employed by WhaleRock Point Partners, a wealth management firm.[5]

Motorsports results

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American Open-Wheel racing results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

Barber Dodge Pro Series

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Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
1998	SEB12	LRP16	DET16	WGI25	CLE15	GRA16	MDO18	ROA15	LS116	ATL10	HMS13	LS212	23rd	19
1999	SEB8	NAZ4	LRP3	POR15	CLE9	ROA7	DET8	MDO3	GRA9	LS9	HMS17	WGI15	8th	88
2000	SEB12	MIA6	NAZ14	LRP3	DET9	CLE12	MDO14	ROA25	VAN12	LS9	RAT	HMS	13th	54
2001	SEB5	PIR10	LRP15	LRP214	DET6	CLE8	TOR8	CHI12	MDO	ROA	VAN	LS	13th	58

Complete Euro Formula 3000 results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	DC	Points
2002	John Village Automotive	VALRet	PERRet	MON11	SPA12	DONRet	BRN11	DIJ15	JER7	CAG11	NC	0
2003	John Village Automotive	NÜR5	MAG10	PER3	MON4	SPA4	DONRet	BRN8	JERRet	CAG8	7th	12

Complete Porsche Supercup results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

24 Hours of Daytona

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24 Hours of Daytona results
Year	Class	No	Team	Car	Co-drivers	Laps	Position	Class Pos.
2000	SR	95	TRV Motorsport	Riley & Scott Mk. III (Chevrolet)	Barry Waddell R.J. Valentine Tom Volk	380	41	7
2005	GT	11	JMB Racing	Ferrari 360 Modena	Matt Plumb Jim Michaelian David Gooding	623	25	11

1. ^ "Peter Boss - #8". Barber Dodge Pro Series. Archived from the original on July 5, 2002. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
2. ^ "1998 Formula Dodge Southern Series Point Standings". Skip Barber. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
3. ^ "1999 Formula Dodge Southern Race Series". Skip Barber. Archived from the original on August 30, 2000. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
4. ^ "Peter Boss". LinkedIn. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
5. ^ "Peter T. Boss". WhaleRock Point Partners. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.