Donovan Strauss (born August 15, 2005) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes in the zMAX CARS Tour, driving the No. 51/98 for AK Performance, and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 4 Chevrolet Silverado RST for Niece Motorsports.
Strauss also competes in the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series, currently driving for Williams F1 Team Gaming.
Racing career Strauss began his racing career at the age of 14, where he raced on iRacing. Several years later, he began competing in bandoleros in 2020, where he finished second in the national standings, before moving to legends cars the following year. Strauss won the INEX Pro National Championship in 2023.
In 2024, Strauss moved to late models, where he drove for AK Performance in select races in the NASCAR Weekly Series and the CARS Tour. He won the South Carolina state Rookie of the Year title in the weekly series.
In 2025, it was announced that Strauss would move to Hettinger Racing, where he would drive full-time in the CARS Late Model Stock Tour.
In 2026, Strauss will remain in the CARS Tour, this time driving for AK Performance, having originally signed to drive for Tom Usry Racing.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series On April 16, 2026, it was announced that Strauss will attempt to make his debut in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at North Wilkesboro Speedway, driving the No. 4 Chevrolet for Niece Motorsports.
Esports career Strauss attempted to qualify for the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series in 2020 and 2021, but failed to make the main field. Strauss finally qualified for the series in 2022, signing with Williams Esports. Strauss finished the 2022 season 20th in points with a best finish of 4th, earning Strauss the Rookie of the Year award. Strauss returned to Williams for 2023, earning his first career victory at the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Strauss remained winless in 2024 and 2025, but stayed above relegation with a 13th and 11th-place points finish.
Esports career summary Season Series Team Wins Top 5 Poles Laps Led Points Position 2022 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Williams Esports 0 2 0 0 300 20th 2023 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Williams Esports 1 2 1 159 358 16th 2024 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Williams Esports 0 2 2 78 359 13th 2025 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Atlassian Williams Racing 0 4 0 12 373 11th 2026 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Championship Series Williams F1 Team Gaming 0 0 0 0 135* 9th* Season ongoing
Racing results NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 Pts Ref 2026 Niece Motorsports 4 Chevy DAY ATL STP DAR CAR BRI TEX GLN DOV CLT NSH MCH COR LRP NWS36 IRP RCH NHA BRI KAN CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*
CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.) CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pts Ref 2024 AK Performance 51S N/A SNM HCY AAS OCS ACE TCM LGY DOM CRW HCY NWS ACE WCS FLC16 SBO TCM NWS N/A 0 2025 Hettinger Racing 4S Chevy AAS9 WCS8 CDL18 OCS10 ACE9 NWS15 LGY12 DOM19 CRW7 AND11 FLC12 SBO15 TCM27 NWS22 9th 423 4 HCY15 2026 AK Performance 98 Chevy SNM13 WCSDNQ NSV19 CRW26 ACE -* -* 51 LGY8 DOM23 NWS HCY AND FLC TCM NPS SBO
CARS Pro Late Model Tour (key) CARS Pro Late Model Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts Ref 2026 Hettinger Racing 51 Chevy SNM NSV CRW ACE NWS HCY AND FLC11 TCMWth NPS SBO -* -*
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