A professional who drives automobile racing car in competition road races. Responsibilities include:

• Drives car over track where race is to be run to familiarize self with course.
• Participates in speed and elimination trial races to qualify car for race.
• Drives car in race and analyzes speed and position of other cars to determine when and where to drive car so as to be in favorable position to win.
• Observes fuel, oil, and compression gauges on dashboard of car to ensure that car is operating efficiently.
• Watches for warning signs, such as flags or flares, that indicate an accident is present and drives car accordingly.
• May perform maintenance work on car.