Jeff Altenburg


Jeff Altenburg is a professional race car driver born in the USA. He has won sixteen national championships in both amateur and professional racing.

Personal life

Altenburg attended Catonsville High School in Baltimore County, Maryland and later attended the US Navy's Nuclear Power School.
He was married to Brenda Altenburg and has a daughter named Cloe.

Racing career

Altenburg has competed in the BF Goodrich Trans Am Series, the Neon Challenge Series, the American Le Mans Series and the GrandAm Series. He has collected more than 120 career wins and 16 championships, with a record-setting six consecutive wins in the PPG Neon Challenge championships.

Genesis Racing

1999 and 2000, Altenburg Raced with Genesis in 4 events in their Hawk MD3R and BMW M3

Tri-Point Motorsports

From 2002 until 2008 he competed in the SCCA Speed World Challenge Series racing as a Mazda Factory Driver for Tri Point Motorsports, first in their Mazda Protege Touring Cars and then in their Mazda 6 Touring Cars. In 2006, Altenburg earned six top-five finishes and three podiums and finished seventh in the Drivers' Championship.
In 2007 Altenburg and car chief Ron Carroll won the 2007 SPEED World Challenge Championship, by first winning at Sebring and Miller Motorsports Park.

Powell Motorsport

In 2003, Altenburg joined Powell Motorsport two races into the 2003 11-race Grand AM Cup to finish the season in their #02 Rockland Standard Gear Corvette.

Rocketsport Racing

In 2000 the racing technologies firm, Steele Racing Enterprises, Inc., headed by Robert Steele, partnered with the race team Rocketsport Racing, headed by Paul Gentilozzi, to field Altenburg as a contender for the BF Goodrich Trans Am Series and Rookie of the year. Placing 3rd in the driver's championship with four podiums including a 3rd-place finish at his very first Trans Am Start in Sebring, Florida, Altenburg was awarded Rookie of the Year for the 2000 BF Goodrich Trans Am Series.

The Rolex Rotors

The Rolex Rotors were a Go-Kart team with whom Altenburg raced with in May 2001 during the 'Three Hours of Go-Karting,' an event held as a precursor to the Six Hours of The Glen being held at Waktins Glen International. Sadly, his team did not podium.

Momentum Race Group

Altenburg joined Momentum Race Group in 2009
In 2010, Altenburg drove for Momentum Race Group in their Number 05, Camaro SS, competing in the Grand Am Continental Tire Sportscar Championship in the GS.R class.

Championship Titles

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
1994Mid-OhioDodge NeonDodgeShowroom Stock C812Running
1995Mid-OhioMazda MiataMazdaShowroom Stock B152Running
1996Mid-OhioMazda MiataMazdaShowroom Stock B23Running
1997Mid-OhioBMW 328BMWShowroom Stock A11Running
1997Mid-OhioDodge NeonDodgeShowroom Stock C359Retired
1998Mid-OhioDodge ViperDodgeTouring 152Retired
1998Mid-OhioDodge NeonDodgeShowroom Stock C69Running
1999Mid-OhioChevrolet CorvetteChevroletTouring 111Running
2000Mid-OhioChevrolet CorvetteChevroletTouring 122Running

American open-wheel racing results

Barber Dodge Pro Series