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.

In 2013, Landauer was a contestant on Survivor: Caramoan, the 26th season of the CBS reality show Survivor.

Racing career

Landauer began racing go-karts at the age of ten, and found success with many wins and podiums. 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. 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.

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. 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.

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 seven top-five finishes and thirteen top-tens in fourteen races, for which she was honored with the 2016 Driver Achievement Award and named the series's Top Breakthrough Driver. 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.

In 2018, Landauer secured three races with CBRT in the NASCAR Pinty's Series. The following year, she became the first woman to lead a lap in the Pinty's Series.

In 2020, Landauer joined PK Carsport for a full-time NASCAR Whelen Euro Series EuroNASCAR 2 campaign.

In 2022, Landauer raced in the Xfinity Series for Alpha Prime Racing starting with the July 16 race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Landauer then raced on October 22 at Homestead Miami Speedway with the sponsorship from ATEM Car Club.

Personal life Landauer graduated from Manhattan's Stuyvesant High School in 2010. In 2014, she attained a bachelor's degree in science, technology, and society from Stanford University. Landauer has also been a motivational speaker at events like TEDx. In 2017, she was named to Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 list for sports.

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). She is originally from New York City, and has since moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, where most NASCAR teams are based.

Motorsports career results

Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsTop 5Top 10PointsPosition2016NASCAR K&N Pro Series WestBill McAnally Racing1407135284th2017NASCAR K&N Pro Series WestSunrise Ford Racing140174517thNASCAR K&N Pro Series EastTroy Cline20016130th2018NASCAR Pinty's SeriesCanada's Best Racing Team20008926thDJK Racing10002019NASCAR Pinty's SeriesDJK Racing600118417th2022NASCAR Xfinity SeriesAlpha Prime Racing20001066th

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

Xfinity Series NASCAR Xfinity Series results 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 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 NHA36 POC IND MCH GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL CLT LVS 66th 10 44 HOM28 MAR PHO

K&N Pro Series East NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts Ref 2017 Troy Cline 88 Ford NSM GRE BRI7 SBO SBO MEM BLN TMP NHA20 IOW GLN LGY NJM DOV 30th 61

K&N Pro Series West NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts Ref 2016 Bill McAnally Racing 54 Toyota IRW8 KCR10 TUS5 OSS5 CNS6 SON11 SLS5 IOW8 EVG8 DCS5 MMP4 MMP8 MER2 AAS3 4th 528 2017 Sunrise Ford Racing 6 Ford TUS12 KCR12 IRW10 IRW6 SPO7 OSS19 CNS6 SON23 EVG6 DCS5 MER9 AAS21 KCR12 7th 451 22 IOW17

Pinty's Series NASCAR Pinty's Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts Ref 2018 Canada's Best Racing Team 1 Ford MSP JUK ACD TOR SAS SAS EIR CTR RIS15 26th 89 25 MSP16 ASEWth DJK Racing 28 Ford NHA12 JUK 2019 Dodge MSP JUK15 ACD TOR SAS17 SAS12 EIR CTR RISMSP10 ASE NHA13 JUK14 17th 184

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points

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