Julia G. Landauer (born November 12, 1991) is an American professional stock car racing driver and motivational speaker. She last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 45/44 Chevrolet Camaro for Alpha Prime Racing. She has also raced in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, driving for Bill McAnally Racing and Sunrise Ford Racing, and in 2016 became the highest-finishing female ever in the season-long points tally, finishing fourth.
| Julia Landauer | |||||||
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 Landauer at Stanford in 2015 | |||||||
| Nationality |  American | ||||||
| Born | Julia G. Landauer November 12, 1991 New York, New York | ||||||
| NASCAR Whelen Euro Series career | |||||||
| Debut season | 2020 | ||||||
| Current team | PK Carsport | ||||||
| Previous series | |||||||
| 2016–2017 2009 | NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Whelen All-American Series | ||||||
| Championship titles | |||||||
| 2015 | Motor Mile Speedway Limited late model | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 66th (2022) | ||||||
| First race | 2022 Crayon 200 (Loudon) | ||||||
| Last race | 2022 Contender Boats 300 (Homestead–Miami) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Canada Series career | |||||||
| 9 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| 2019 position | 17th | ||||||
| Best finish | 17th (2019) | ||||||
| First race | 2018 Bumper to Bumper 300 (Riverside) | ||||||
| Last race | 2019 Total Quartz 200 (Mosport) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of June 24, 2023. | |||||||
In 2013, she was a contestant on Survivor: Caramoan, the 26th season of the CBS reality show Survivor.
Racing career
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Landauer began racing go-karts at age 10, and found success with many wins and podiums.[1] At 13, Landauer moved to racing cars and the following year became the first female champion of a Skip Barber Racing Series, scoring 12 wins.[2] After racing in Formula BMW USA single-seaters, she gained her first oval-racing experience in Ford Focus Midgets. Landauer then transitioned to late model stock cars, but ran into funding issues. While in college, she competed part-time in late models and Legends cars.[3]
Having caught the attention of owner Bill McAnally in 2009, Landauer competed for his Bill McAnally Racing team in select Late Model races that year, running in the Whelen All-American Series Late Model division at All American Speedway.[2] In 2015 at the Motor Mile Speedway, Landauer competed for Lee Pulliam Performance, winning the All-American Series-sanctioned Limited Late Model track championship, the first female track champion in that division, and the first female track champion since Sheryl Carls in 2011. She also competed in the track's Limited Sportsman division, winning in her debut.[3]
For 2016, Landauer was selected by McAnally and his business partner, record executive and former Lieutenant Governor of California Mike Curb, to drive for a fourth team in the K&N Pro Series West. Behind the wheel of the No. 54 Toyota Camry, she finished eighth in her debut at Irwindale Speedway, going on to record 7 top-5 finishes and 13 top-10s in 14 races, for which she was honored with the 2016 Driver Achievement Award and named the series's Top Breakthrough Driver.[4][5] During the course of the season, she was also invited to be a part of the NASCAR Next program, the only female in the 2016 class.[6][7]
In 2018, Landauer secured three races with CBRT in the NASCAR Pinty's Series.[8] The following year, she became the first woman to lead a lap in the Pinty's Series.[9]
In 2020, Landauer joined PK Carsport for a full-time NASCAR Whelen Euro Series EuroNASCAR 2 campaign.[10]
In 2022, Landauer raced in the Xfinity Series for Alpha Prime Racing starting with the July 16th race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.[11] Landauer then raced on October 22 at Homestead Miami Speedway with the sponsorship from ATEM Car Club.
Personal life
editLandauer graduated from Manhattan's Stuyvesant High School in 2010.[12] In 2014, she attained a bachelor's degree in science, technology, and society from Stanford University.[2] Landauer has also been a motivational speaker at events like TEDx.[13][2] In 2017, she was named to Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 list for sports.[5]
Landauer first gained national exposure as a contestant on the twenty-sixth season of Survivor (2013), reaching Day 19 before she was voted out (the eighth contestant to be eliminated).[14][1] She is originally from New York City, and has since moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, where most NASCAR teams are based.[13]
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2022 | Alpha Prime Racing | 45 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | PHO | ATL | COA | RCH | MAR | TAL | DOV | DAR | TEX | CLT | PIR | NSH | ROA | ATL | NHA 36 |
POC | IND | MCH | GLN | DAY | DAR | KAN | BRI | TEX | TAL | CLT | LVS | 66th | 10 | [15] | |||||
| 44 | HOM 28 |
MAR | PHO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
K&N Pro Series East
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Troy Cline | 88 | Ford | NSM | GRE | BRI 7 |
SBO | SBO | MEM | BLN | TMP | NHA 20 |
IOW | GLN | LGY | NJM | DOV | 30th | 61 | [16] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
K&N Pro Series West
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NKNPSWC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Bill McAnally Racing | 54 | Toyota | IRW 8 |
KCR 10 |
TUS 5 |
OSS 5 |
CNS 6 |
SON 11 |
SLS 5 |
IOW 8 |
EVG 8 |
DCS 5 |
MMP 4 |
MMP 8 |
MER 2 |
AAS 3 |
4th | 528 | [17] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Sunrise Ford Racing | 6 | Ford | TUS 12 |
KCR 12 |
IRW 10 |
IRW 6 |
SPO 7 |
OSS 19 |
CNS 6 |
SON 23 |
EVG 6 |
DCS 5 |
MER 9 |
AAS 21 |
KCR 12 |
7th | 451 | [18] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | IOW 17 |
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Pinty's Series
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | NPSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Canada's Best Racing Team | 1 | Ford | MSP | JUK | ACD | TOR | SAS | SAS | EIR | CTR | RIS 15 |
26th | 89 | [19] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | MSP 16 |
ASE Wth |
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| DJK Racing | 28 | Ford | NHA 12 |
JUK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Dodge | MSP | JUK 15 |
ACD | TOR | SAS 17 |
SAS 12 |
EIR | CTR | RIS | MSP 10 |
ASE | NHA 13 |
JUK 14 |
17th | 184 | [20] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
edit- ^ a b "Women Talk: 10+ Questions With Racecar Driver Julia Landauer". Women You Should Know. 17 May 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Landauer Named To Drive For BMR". NASCAR.com. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
- ^ a b "Landauer Caps Rookie Campaign With Title". NASCAR. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Toyota / NAPA Auto Parts 150". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ a b "Landauer Signs With Bruncati For 2017 Season". NASCAR. 2017-01-05.
- ^ "Julia Landauer hopes to graduate to racing's next level". ESPN. June 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ McFadin, Daniel (May 17, 2016). "Matt Tifft, Harrison Burton and Todd Gilliland highlight newest NASCAR Next class". NBC Sports. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ "Julia Landauer To Race In The Pinty's Series With Joey McColm And CBRT". NASCAR Home Tracks (Press release). NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 12, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ Southers, Tim (June 4, 2019). "Pinty's Notebook: Julia Landauer makes history at Jukasa". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ "Julia Landauer Joins PK Carsport In NASCAR Euro Series". Speed Sport. January 6, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ "Julia Landauer to make Xfinity debut with Alpha Prime Racing at New Hampshire". 14 June 2022.
- ^ Schultz, Nathan (October 8, 2010). "From Stuyvesant High to Nascar Combine". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Julia Landauer joins Bill McAnally Racing for 2016 season". The Sacramento Bee. February 4, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ Rodgers, Joe (January 12, 2016). "Former 'Survivor' contestant signs NASCAR deal for 2016 season". Sporting News. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ "Julia Landauer – 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ "Julia Landauer – 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
- ^ "Julia Landauer – 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
- ^ "Julia Landauer – 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
- ^ "Julia Landauer – 2018 NASCAR Pinty's Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ^ "Julia Landauer – 2019 NASCAR Pinty's Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
External links
edit- Official website
- Julia Landauer driver statistics at Racing-Reference