Eric Lux (racing driver)

Eric Lux
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1988-03-22) March 22, 1988 (age 36)
Buffalo, New York
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career
Current teamDragonSpeed
Racing licence FIA Bronze
Starts136
Championships1
Wins10
Podiums29
Poles6
Previous series
American Le Mans Series
Rolex Sports Car Series
Awards
IMSA Rookie of The Year

Eric Lux was one of the first 16-year-old drivers to finish the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, and the youngest winner in the Rolex Sports Car Series.[1] Eric is an American businessman and race car driver. He continues to race part-time at a professional level in the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship. In 2022, Eric and teammates Pato O'Ward, Colton Herta, and Devlin DeFrancesco won the 60th Anniversary of the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona in the Le Mans Prototype 2 category for DragonSpeed.

2005–2011 Rolex Sports Car Series.

2008–2008 NASCAR Camping World Series.

2010–2013 IMSA American Le Mans Series.

2013–2013 FIA World Endurance Championship.

2014–2014 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

2015–2015 SRO GT World Challenge Series.

2017–2019 SRO GT World Challenge Series.

2018–Present IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Motorsports Career

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  • 136 Professional Race Starts.
  • 1st Place Driver’s Championship - IMSA.
  • Top-3 Driver’s Championship 2x - IMSA.
  • Top-5 Driver’s Championships 2x - IMSA.
  • Rookie of The Year - IMSA.
  • Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona LMP2 IMSA Winner 2022.
  • 10 Wins in IMSA, WEC, ALMS, SRO & Rolex Sports Car Series.
  • 29 Podium finishes in IMSA, WEC, ALMS, SRO & Rolex Sports Car Series.
  • 52 Top-5 finishes in IMSA, WEC, ALMS, SRO & Rolex Sports Car Series.
  • 67 Top-10 finishes in IMSA, WEC, ALMS, SRO & Rolex Sports Car Series.
  • 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1 start, best result 10th.
  • 24 Hours of Daytona, 14 starts, best results 1st and 3rd.
  • 6 Hours of Watkins Glen, 9 starts, best results 1st and 3rd.
  • 10 Hours of Petit Le Mans, 4 starts, best result 2nd.
  • 12 Hours of Sebring, 5 starts, best results 3rd twice.
  • 12 Hours of Bathurst, 2 starts, best result 5th.
  • 6 Hours of Shanghai, 1 start, best result 5th.
  • 24 Hours of Dubai, 1 start, best result 5th.
  • One of the first 16-year-old drivers to compete & finish the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2005.
  • Youngest Grand-Am Cup GS Winner during 2006 Daytona 200.
  • Has raced over 50 different GT, prototype and stockcars since 2004.
  • Has raced with over 30 different racing teams since 2004.
  • Youngest licensed racing driver in the United States in 2003 at 14 years old.
  • Multiple regional and national karting championships and wins including in the World Karting Association.

NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

NASCAR Camping World Series

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Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2008 Eddie Sharp Racing 22 Toyota GRE IOW SBO GLN NHA TMP
23
NSH ADI LRP MFD
11
NHA DOV STA 45th 224 [2]

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Results

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Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
2014 Starworks Motorsport PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 DAY
5
26th 51
8 Star Motorsports PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 SEB

5

LGA KAN

3

WGL

10

IMS ELK

7

VIR AUS ATL
2018 BAR1 Motorsports P Riley Mk. 30 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
14
SEB LBH MDO DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 59th 17
2019 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB MOH

1

WGL

1

MOS ELK LGA ATL 7th 70
2020 Precision Performance Motorsports GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DAY
15
DAY SEB ELK VIR ATL MOH CLT ATL LGA SEB 58th 16
2021 DragonSpeed USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson Technology GK428 V8 DAY
3
SEB WGL WGL ELK LGA ATL 11th 322
2022 DragonSpeed USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 V8 DAY
1
SEB
LGA
MDO
WGL
ELK
PET
NC† 0†
2023 Rick Ware Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
6
SEB
7
MON
5
WGL
9
ELK
IMS PET
17th 770
2024 DragonSpeed USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 V8 DAY SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS ATL

Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

24 Hours of Daytona results

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Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2005 United States Team Sahlen United States Ronald Zitza
United States Bradley Blum
United States Wes Allen
Puerto Rico Victor Gonzalez Jr.
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup GT 637 21st 9th
2006 United States Tafel Racing United States Andrew Davis
United States Charles Espenlaub
United States Jim Tafel
United States Michael Cawley
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup GT 634 25th 12th
2007 United States Tafel Racing Germany Wolf Henzler
Germany Dominik Farnbacher
United States Jim Tafel
Riley Mk Xl GT 544 39th 20th
2008 United States Team Seattle/Farnbacher Loles Racing United States Leh Keen
Germany Sascha Maassen
Germany Wolf Henzler
Germany Jörg Bergmeister
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup GT 580 33rd 19th
2009 United States Farnbacher Loles Racing Germany Dominik Farnbacher
Hong Kong Matthew Marsh
United States Kevin Roush
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup GT 688 13th 5th
2010 United States JLowe Racing United States Jim Lowe
United States Jim Pace
United Kingdom Tim Sugden
United Kingdom James Walker
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup GT 100 42nd 27th
2011 United States Bullet Racing Hong Kong Darryl O'Young
United Kingdom James Walker
United States Brian Wong
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup GT 328 41st 25th
2014 United States Starworks Motorsport Netherlands Renger van der Zande
United Kingdom Sam Bird
Germany Mirco Schultis
Oreca FLM09 PC 659 24th 5th
2018 United States BAR1 Motorsports United States Marc Drumwright
United States Brendan Gaughan
Venezuela Alex Popow
Riley Mk. 30 P 642 42nd 14th
2020 United States Precision Performance Motorsports United States Brandon Gdovic
United Kingdom Johnathan Hoggard
United States Mark Kvamme
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo GTD 608 34th 15th
2021 United States DragonSpeed USA Canada Devlin DeFrancesco
Germany Christopher Mies
Germany Fabian Schiller
Oreca 07 LMP2 783 9th 3rd

24 Hours of Le Mans Result

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2013 United Kingdom Greaves Motorsport United States Alexander Rossi
United Kingdom Tom Kimber-Smith
Zytek Z11SN-Nissan LMP2 307 23rd 10th

References

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  1. ^ Eric Lux, 16-year old Buffalo boy, could be youngest driver ever to finish Rolex
  2. ^ "Driver Eric Lux 2008 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-02-04.