About Sam
As far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a racing driver …
As the son of Canadian racing legend Ron Fellows, Sam started his driving career briefly in karts before advancing into cars as a teenager.
Sam attended Carleton University’s Journalism program and aids the family business at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in multiple roles including media, marketing, public relations, and formerly as Lead Instructor for the Ron Fellows Driving Experience and in operations for the Ron Fellows Karting Championship.
Sam is currently the Chief Instructor for the Porsche Experience Centre Toronto and is a brand ambassador for sponsors and related companies.
Career Highlights:
Graduated from the Bridgestone Racing Academy in 2014, winning course finale race
Spent three seasons in Ontario regional endurance racing, taking 7 podiums in 7 races and 5 wins
Won the 2017 CASC GT Challenge Championship
Partnered with Pfaff Motorsports in 2018, driving a Pfaff BMW M235i Racing to victory in first ever Canadian Touring Car Championship (CTCC) start
Partnered again with Pfaff Motorsports in 2019, winning the 2019 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada Gold Class Championship
Focused on sim-racing in 2020 during the COVID-19 Pandemic, became a Brand Ambassador for the Porsche eSports Sprint Challenge Canada
Made NASCAR Canada Series debut in 2021, finished second in Rookie points
Returned to the NASCAR Canada Series in 2022, securing multiple Top-10 finishes
In 2023 Sam and the Fellows family created Fellows McGraw Racing (FMR) to compete in the NASCAR Canada Series entering five races
Scored first Top 5 finish (4th) for FMR in the NASCAR Canada Series at the 2024 ASSA ABLOY 200
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“I know there was once a pretty good race driver named Fellows. Ron Fellows. My goal now is to be the best ‘Sam Fellows’ out there.”
