Cary Eisenlohr has been a lifelong car nut and was an athlete in high school when he did his first autocross and got hooked on racing. He’s won some of the biggest races in the country and has raced a variety of cars over the years, including racing SCCA events to get more track time for his professional racing exploits. In this interview at the 2026 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Press Day, he tells us his story as well as the story behind his race-winning John Paul Jr. SCCA TransAm car. As down-to-earth and humble as they come, this cool cat is still getting the job done on the race track and looking forward to the next event! Enjoy!
By Larry Mason
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Interview and photos Copyright © by Larry Mason (unless otherwise noted)
Cary Eisenlohr is a race car driver, engineer, race strategist, small business owner and all around nice guy. However, this nice guy does finish first! Ask him about his trip to Sebring for the 12 hours!
A big thumbs up and smile is a natural response any time you get behind the wheel of a TransAm car!
Unfortunately, Eisenlohr had to load his hot rod into the trailer early on Press Day. Better to have the mechanical issue now than on race day!