Julia Landauer

Julia Landauer

Landauer at Stanford in 2015.
Nationality  United States
Born (1991-11-12) November 12, 1991
New York, New York
K&N Pro Series West career
Debut season 2016
Current team Bill McAnally Racing
Car no. 54
Engine Toyota
Starts 14
Previous series
2009 Whelen All-American Series
Championship titles
2015 Motor Mile Speedway Limited Late Model

Julia Landauer (born November 12, 1991) is an American professional stock car racing driver. In 2016 she raced full-time in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, driving the No. 54 Toyota Camry for Bill McAnally Racing. She finished fourth in the final championship standings, making her the highest finishing female in series history.[1]

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

Racing career

Originally from New York City, Landauer moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, where most NASCAR teams are based.[2] Like many drivers, she began racing go-karts at age 10, where she found success with many wins and podiums.[3] At 13, Landauer moved to racing cars and the following year became the first female champion of the Skip Barber Racing Series, scoring 12 wins.[4] 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.[5]

Having caught the attention of owner Bill McAnally in 2009, Landauer competed for Bill McAnally Racing in select Late Model races that year, running in the Whelen All-American Series Late Model division at All American Speedway.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] She was later invited to be a part of the NASCAR Next program,[7] the only female in the 2016 class.[8]

Personal life

In 2013, Landauer gained national exposure as a contestant on the twenty-sixth season of Survivor. She reached day 19 before she was voted out,[9] the seventh contestant to be eliminated.[3]

Landauer attended Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, graduating in 2010.[10] She graduated from Stanford University in 2014[4] with a bachelor's degree in science, technology and society.[2] After giving a TEDxStanford talk in May 2014,[11] she began professionally giving motivational speeches as an advocate for "women in sports and [for] education in the field of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics."[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://hometracks.nascar.com/standings/KN-Pro-Series-West
  2. 1 2 "Julia Landauer joins Bill McAnally Racing for 2016 season". The Sacramento Bee. February 4, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Women Talk: 10+ Questions With Racecar Driver Julia Landauer". Women You Should Know. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Landauer Named To Drive For BMR". NASCAR.com. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Landauer Caps Rookie Campaign With Title". NASCAR. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ "2016 Toyota / NAPA Auto Parts 150". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Julia Landauer hopes to graduate to racing's next level". ESPN. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  8. ↑ McFadin, Daniel (May 17, 2016). "Matt Tifft, Harrison Burton and Todd Gilliland highlight newest NASCAR Next class". NBC Sports. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  9. ↑ Rodgers, Joe (January 12, 2016). "Former 'Survivor' contestant signs NASCAR deal for 2016 season". Sporting News. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  10. ↑ Schultz, Nathan (October 8, 2010). "From Stuyvesant High to Nascar Combine". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Can Nice Girls Win (Races)?". YouTube. Retrieved June 15, 2016.

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