Eric Lux (racing driver)
Eric Lux | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Buffalo, New York | March 22, 1988
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career | |
Current team | DragonSpeed |
Racing licence | ![]() |
Starts | 136 |
Championships | 1 |
Wins | 10 |
Podiums | 29 |
Poles | 6 |
Previous series | |
American Le Mans Series Rolex Sports Car Series | |
Awards | |
IMSA Rookie of The Year |
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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
[edit]- 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
[edit](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
[edit]Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref |
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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
[edit]Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
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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
[edit]24 Hours of Le Mans Result
[edit]Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2013 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Zytek Z11SN-Nissan | LMP2 | 307 | 23rd | 10th |
References
[edit]- ^ Eric Lux, 16-year old Buffalo boy, could be youngest driver ever to finish Rolex
- ^ "Driver Eric Lux 2008 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-02-04.