Flinn Lazier (born 4 April 1999 in Vail, Colorado) is an American racing driver. Lazier has raced in Formula Vee, Formula Enterprise, Formula Atlantic, Formula 4, and USF2000. Lazier was also a competitive skier with the Ski & Snowboard Club Vail.
Auto racing career Lazier was born into a family with a rich auto racing history. Flinn's father, Buddy Lazier, won the 1996 Indianapolis 500, 2000 IRL Championship, and several more professional races. Bob Lazier (Flinn's grandfather) was the 1981 Indianapolis 500 rookie of the year and won the SCCA National Championship Runoffs in Formula B in 1971. Lastly, Jaques Lazier is Flinn's uncle. Jaques had won a single IndyCar Series race in 2001 and also won the SCCA National Championship Runoffs in Formula Vee in 1996.
Lazier made his road racing debut in 2015 in the Colorado Region SCCA Formula Vee class. Debuting near the end of the season, Lazier won all four races he competed at High Plains Raceway. Lazier won the divisional Formula Vee championship in 2016. In 2016, Lazier made his SCCA National Championship Runoffs debut at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Lazier finished second, after starting third, in the 39-car field.
Lazier started the 2017 season in the SCCA regional Formula Enterprises series. At Barber Motorsports Park Lazier made his debut in the Mazda Road to Indy. He joined Newman Wachs Racing in the U.S. F2000 National Championship for the second round of the 2017 season at Barber Motorsports Park, making his professional debut.
Ski competition Lazier's grandfather Bob built the Tivoli Lodge, a luxury hotel near the Vail Ski Resort. Bob, Buddy and Jaques were avid skiers. Flinn was also a competitive skier. Lazier competed in four International Ski Federation sanctioned events. At Copper Mountain, Lazier raced in the Super-G and Super Giant Slalom competitions in 2015.
Racing record Career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2017 Formula 4 United States Championship Group A Racing300001821st U.S. F2000 National Championship Newman Wachs Racing200001033rd 2019 Atlantic Championship K-Hill Motorsports812241776th 2020 Trans-Am Series - TA210000847th 2021 Indy Pro 2000 Championship Legacy Autosport400003716th 2022 Atlantic Championship - 016 Class442342122nd Indy Lights Abel Motorsports300005415th
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status 2016 Mid-Ohio Vortech Volkswagen Formula Vee 2 3 Running 2017 Indianapolis Van Diemen DP06 Mazda Formula Enterprises 33 2 Retired 2018 Sonoma Van Diemen DP06 Mazda Formula Enterprises 2 1 1 Running 2019 VIR Swift 016.a Mazda Formula Atlantic 1 3 Running 2020 Road America Swift 014a Mazda Formula Atlantic DNF 3 Retired
U.S. F2000 National Championship results
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points 2017 Newman Wachs Racing STP STP BAR22 BAR12 IMS IMS ROA ROA IOW TOR TOR MOH MOH WGL 33rd 10
Indy Pro 2000 Championship results
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points2021Legacy Autosport ALA ALA STP STP IMS IMS IMS LOR ROA ROA MOH MOH GMP NJM NJM NJM MOH MOH16th37
Indy Lights Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points 2022 Abel Motorsports STP ALA IMS IMS DET DET RDA MOH IOW NSH GTW POR LAG LAG 15th 54
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