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PALEY MOTORSPORT
ABOUT PALEY MOTORSPORT
Paley Motorsport is run by Sam Paley, a 22 year-old Professional American Race Car Driver. Sam’s primary focus with Paley Motorsport is to leverage his existing knowledge, experience, and network to spur driver development and career progression. Paley Motorsport strives to advance aspiring race car drivers through the racing ladder and assist them in reaching their career goals within the racing industry.
Through extensive driver coaching and development, Sam and PM aim to make drivers the best version of themselves. Sam’s main focus is maximizing driver performance on the track, as well as cultivating professionalism and maturity off the track. Paley Motorsport wants drivers to learn and improve each lap, session, day, and weekend at the race track. PM aims to instill good driving fundamentals, techniques, mindsets, and strategies that are correlated and relevant weekend to weekend. Developing a good foundation, and being able to carry and bolster that foundation throughout a racing season is pivotal.
The scope of PM’s services ranges from go-karting all the way up to the professional sports car paddock. Paley Motorsport assists go-karters in making the jump into cars, club-level car racers in advancing and finding opportunities in the pro racing paddock, and professional racing drivers in maximizing their daily performance and potential.
SAM'S MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
In addition to his coaching and driving endeavors, Sam also possesses extensive management experience within the racing industry. Sam founded and co-owned Southern Paley Motorsports, which competed in the 2024 IMSA Mustang Challenge. During their operational tenure, Southern Paley Motorsports’ achieved 2 race wins and 3 podium finishes. Furthermore, Sam is also the Team Manager of TKG Motorsports, which fields NC Spec MX-5 cars primarily in the SCCA Hoosier Super Tour.
In 2024, TKG Motorsports won the SCCA Hoosier Super Tour Spec MX-5 National Championship through driver Justin Adakonis, who achieved 5 wins and multiple podiums over the course of the season. By utilizing his existing experience in the Mazda Motorsports paddock, Sam helped grow and develop TKG Motorsports from the infancy stages to one of the largest and most successful Spec MX-5 programs in the United States.
Through these ventures, Sam has experience and knowledge of owning and operating successful racing programs, employee hiring and recruiting, equipment purchasing and sourcing, team logistics and preparation, sales and marketing, as well as managing new and existing client relationships. By virtue of these involvements, Sam has a very broad and extensive objective view on what it takes to be successful in the racing paddock and the tools that are needed to create long-term success and a prosperous career.
SAM'S MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
In addition to his coaching and driving endeavors, Sam also possesses extensive management experience within the racing industry. Sam founded and co-owned Southern Paley Motorsports, which competed in the 2024 IMSA Mustang Challenge. During their operational tenure, Southern Paley Motorsports’ best finish was P2 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Furthermore, Sam is also the Team Manager of TKG Motorsports, which fields NC Spec MX-5 cars primarily in the SCCA Hoosier Super Tour.
In 2024, TKG Motorsports won the SCCA Hoosier Super Tour Spec MX-5 National Championship through driver Justin Adakonis, who achieved 5 wins and multiple podiums over the course of the season. By utilizing his existing experience in the Mazda Motorsports paddock, Sam helped grow and develop TKG Motorsports from the infancy stages to one of the largest and most successful Spec MX-5 programs in the United States.
Through these ventures, Sam has experience and knowledge of owning and operating successful racing programs, employee hiring and recruiting, equipment purchasing and sourcing, team logistics and preparation, sales and marketing, as well as managing new and existing client relationships. By virtue of these involvements, Sam has a very broad and extensive objective view on what it takes to be successful in the racing paddock and the tools that are needed to create long-term success and a prosperous career.