Eric Lux (racing driver)

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Eric Lux
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (1988-03-22) March 22, 1988 (age 36)
Buffalo, New York
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career
Current team DragonSpeed
Racing licence FIA Bronze Driver.png FIA Bronze
Starts136
Championships1
Wins10
Podiums29
Poles6
Previous series
American Le Mans Series
Rolex Sports Car Series
Awards
IMSA Rookie of The Year
PLM 2011 063 Genoa LMPC.jpg

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.

Contents

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

•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

(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

YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213NKNPSECPtsRef
2008 Eddie Sharp Racing 22 Toyota GRE IOW SBO GLN NHA TMP
23
NSH ADI LRP MFD
11
NHA DOV STA 45th224 [2]

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Results

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine1234567891011RankPoints
2014 Starworks Motorsport PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 DAY
5
26th51
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 MotorsportsP Riley Mk. 30 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
14
SEB LBH MDO DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 59th17
2019 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB MOH

1

WGL

1

MOS ELK LGA ATL 7th70
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 58th16
2021 DragonSpeed USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson Technology GK428 V8 DAY
3
SEB WGL WGL ELK LGA ATL 11th322
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
17th770
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

YearTeamCo-driversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2005 Flag of the United States.svg Team Sahlen Flag of the United States.svg Ronald Zitza
Flag of the United States.svg Bradley Blum
Flag of the United States.svg Wes Allen
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Victor Gonzalez Jr.
Porsche 996 GT3 CupGT63721st9th
2006 Flag of the United States.svg Tafel Racing Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Davis
Flag of the United States.svg Charles Espenlaub
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Tafel
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Cawley
Porsche 997 GT3 CupGT63425th12th
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Tafel Racing Flag of Germany.svg Wolf Henzler
Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Farnbacher
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Tafel
Riley Mk Xl GT54439th20th
2008 Flag of the United States.svg Team Seattle/Farnbacher Loles Racing Flag of the United States.svg Leh Keen
Flag of Germany.svg Sascha Maassen
Flag of Germany.svg Wolf Henzler
Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Bergmeister
Porsche 997 GT3 CupGT58033rd19th
2009 Flag of the United States.svg Farnbacher Loles Racing Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Farnbacher
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Matthew Marsh
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Roush
Porsche 997 GT3 CupGT68813th5th
2010 Flag of the United States.svg JLowe Racing Flag of the United States.svg Jim Lowe
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Pace
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Sugden
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Walker
Porsche 997 GT3 CupGT10042nd27th
2011 Flag of the United States.svg Bullet Racing Flag of Hong Kong.svg Darryl O'Young
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Walker
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Wong
Porsche 997 GT3 CupGT32841st25th
2014 Flag of the United States.svg Starworks Motorsport Flag of the Netherlands.svg Renger van der Zande
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Bird
Flag of Germany.svg Mirco Schultis
Oreca FLM09 PC65924th5th
2018 Flag of the United States.svg BAR1 Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Marc Drumwright
Flag of the United States.svg Brendan Gaughan
Flag of Venezuela.svg Alex Popow
Riley Mk. 30 P64242nd14th
2020 Flag of the United States.svg Precision Performance Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Gdovic
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnathan Hoggard
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Kvamme
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo GTD60834th15th
2021 Flag of the United States.svg DragonSpeed USA Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Devlin DeFrancesco
Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Mies
Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Schiller
Oreca 07 LMP27839th3rd

24 Hours of Le Mans Result

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2013 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greaves Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Kimber-Smith
Zytek Z11SN-Nissan LMP230723rd10th

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References

  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.