Name Tomy Drissi Car #5 MARMADUKE The "Duke" Arrives Jaguar XKR Birth Date December 9 Birth Place Hollywood Nationality American Residence Hollywood, California Marital Status Married, wife Lacy Children None First Race 1999

Tomy Drissi describes his first racing experience in motorsports as street racing on Mulholland Driver in the Hollywood Hills. Began racing in 1993 at Willow Springs in a vintage 1965 Chevrolet Corvette. Has been racing vintage cars ever since, including a Formula 5000 Lola 332, a Lola T-70 Can-Am, a 1967 Chevrolet Camaro in Trans-Am trim and a 1973 Porsche 911 RSR. Scored several vintage wins in each car.

Career Highlights

2009	Returned to the Trans-Am Series after the series took a two-year hiatus. Teamed up with RSR driving his #5 Jaguar XKR. In seven races earned one pole, one win, four top-three and six top-five finishes. Crowned series Champion and led Jaguar to the Manufacturers’ Championship.
2008	Participated in three SPEED World Challenge GT events with Unitech Racing in a Chevrolet Corvette. Raced at Road America with team LG Motorsports/Riley Technologies in a Chevrolet Corvette C6 in the American Le Mans Series GT2 class.
2007	Entered four SPEED World Challenge GT events with Unitech Racing in a Chevrolet Corvette, finish a series-high third at the season opener in Sebring.
2006	Made six starts in the DP category of the Grand American Rolex Series with Rocketsports Racing. Drove a Chevrolet Corvette in the SPEED World Challenge GT rounds at Long Beach where he finished ninth and Laguna Seca. Participated in the two-race Trans-Am Series season at Heartland Park Topeka with his Jaguar XKR and Rocketsports Racing. Earned a second place finish in Race 1.
2005	Finished fourth overall in the Trans-Am Series championship competing in a Jaguar XKR with Rocketsports Racing. Led 42 laps in two different races. In nine attempts, qualified in the top-five six times and earned four top-five finishes which include three podiums. Entered one event in the American Le Mans Series LMP1 class with Autocon Motorsports driving a Riley & Scott MK3C - Lincoln. Competed in one Porsche Supercup race in Monaco with Tolimit Motorsport driving a Porsche 911 GT3.
2004	Competed in the Trans-Am Series with Rocketsports Racing driving a Jaguar XKR. Finished second three times, and earned a career-topping fourth-place berth in the title chase. Scored his first pole at Portland. Contested in two American Le Mans Series LMP1 events with Autocon Motorsports co-piloting a Riley & Scott MK3C - Lincoln.
2003	Made 11 starts with a Rocketsports Racing Jaguar XKR in the Trans-Am Series. Qualified in the top-five five times, with his best start of 2nd in two events. Best finish was 3rd which resulted with a podium in Puerto Rico. Also competed in a full season in the ALMS. Competed in the 12 Hours of Sebring, earning fifth and sixth place finishes.
2002	Ran with Rocketsports Racing in the Trans-Am Series piloting a Jaguar XKR. Finished on the podium with a 3rd place result in Trois-Rivieres.
2001	Competed in the Trans-Am Series with team TDM driving a Jaguar XKR making 11 starts. Best finish was 4th in Detroit.
2000	Competed in the Trans-Am Series with team TDM, who were named Team-of-the-Year. Drove a Ford Mustang. Was recognized and awarded as the Most Improved Driver after picking up his sole Trans-Am victory in Long Beach, along with a podium finish at Mosport. Competed in one SPEED World Challenge GT race at SearsPoint driving a Toyota Supra.
1999	Made his professional racing debut at the Long Beach Grand Prix competing in the Trans-Am Series driving a Ford Mustang Cobra for American Spirit Racing. Best finish was 5th in Vancouver. In addition to earning the 1999 Trans-Am Rookie-of-the-Year title, he finished as the top rookie in four events.

PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY

Without know it; Tomy Drissi may be a regular part of your life. If you are a movie goer you have seen is work. Drissi is the owner of Drissi Advertising which designs, produces and distributes theatrical standees for Twentieth Century Fox, Universal Studios and Paramount Pictures. A standee is the large cardboard displays throughout the theaters promoting current and up coming movies.

If you want to know the latest movie to hit the big screen take a look at the #5 Jaguar XKR piloted by Drissi. The motion picture promoter has teamed up with the studios to promote their projects on the race tracks. In their debut in Mexico City, the Paramount Pictures, Nacho Libre staring the hilarious Jack Black supported the effort. Look for other blockbuster movies featured on the RSR entry in 2010.

Born and raised in Los Angeles' Crenshaw district, less than three miles from Hollywood, Tomy Drissi began his entertainment marketing career right out of high school. At 18, Drissi joined Seiniger Advertising, one of the top design boutiques on the West Coast, starting as a messenger and "stat boy". Drissi soon discovered that design and marketing were in his blood.

While attending California State University at Northridge, Drissi continued to work at Seiniger, and wore numerous hats as he strived to learn more and more about the various aspects of motion picture marketing. After graduating from CSUN with a degree in marketing, he remained at Seiniger, but left to work in the distribution field with the goal of further his industry experience.

Wanting to take on a greater role in the design process, Tomy opened the doors of Drissi Advertising in 1989, with a staff of two, including himself. His first client was Universal Pictures, for whom he created the lobby standee campaign for "The Land Before Time".

Tomy's innovative and non-traditional style caught the eye of a number of Hollywood studio film marketing executives, and his business began to grow. Over the past 14 years, Drissi Advertising has grown from a two-person operation into one of Los Angeles' busiest shops, with complete in-house designing, engineering, manufacturing and distribution. Drissi's company has been award "The Hollywood Reporter Key Art Award", 14 years running!         

In addition to standees for the film industry, Tomy has expanded his business to include other point-of-purchase display campaigns, for home entertainment and national corporate clients, including: Universal Home Entertainment, Mattel, Fisher Price, SEGA, Nike and The Disney Store.