Augie Lerch

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Augie Lerch
NationalityAmerican
Born (1996-12-05) December 5, 1996 (age 26)
Previous series
2015
2015
20152016
2014
U.S. F2000 National Championship
USF2000 Winterfest
Stadium Super Trucks
F1600 Championship Series

Augie Lerch (born December 5, 1996) is an American racing driver residing in Tucson, Arizona.

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Lerch grew up kart racing, starting at the age of 7. By pushing through the ranks he landed in 3rd place in the S2 Championship class in the SKUSA SuperNationals by 2013. The following year, he competed in Rok Cup International at South Garda. That same year, he and Team Pelfrey partnered up in the F1600 Championship Series for his first run in open wheel racing. [1] He placed 3rd overall in the championship, winning one event at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course [2] and taking two more podiums in Watkins Glen International.

For 2015, Lerch entered the Mazda Road to Indy in the U.S. F2000 National Championship with JAY Motorsports. [3] Reaching mid-season and still with little progress developing the car, Lerch brought on Engineer, Daryl Bear, a force that helped bring RC Enerson to success in 2014. Despite the improvements that were made during this time, Lerch felt that the short time left on the schedule will not allow for enough gain in the Championship.

In September 2015, Lerch made his Stadium Super Trucks debut in the Sand Sports Super Show at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, California. Running three races, he recorded a best finish of third. Later in the year, he began racing in Global Rallycross Lites. [4] The following year, he returned to SST at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. [5]

Motorsports career results

F1600 Championship Series

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2014 Team Pelfrey ATL
7
ATL
6
WAT
5
WAT
4
VIR
4
VIR
6
MDO
4
MDO
1
PIT
3
PIT
10
TSMP
5
TSMP
7
WAT
2
WAT
3
3rd419

U.S. F2000 Winterfest

YearTeam12345RankPoints
2015 JAY Motorsports NOL
14
NOL
15
NOL
14
BAR
8
BAR
10
13th55

U.S. F2000 National Championship

YearTeam12345678910111213141516RankPoints
2015 JAY Motorsports STP
13
STP
DNS
NOL
13
NOL
10
BAR
12
BAR
12
IMS
10
IMS
16
LOR
13
TOR
TOR
MDO
MDO
MDO
LAG
LAG
15th69

Stadium Super Trucks

(key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.)

Stadium Super Trucks results
Year12345678910111213141516171819202122SSTCPtsRef
2015 ADE ADE ADE STP STP LBH DET DET DET AUS TOR TOR OCF
3
OCF
6
OCF
6
SRF SRF SRF SRF SYD LVV LVV 14th71 [6]
2016 ADE ADE ADE STP
7
STP
10
LBH LBH DET DET DET TOW TOW TOW TOR TOR CLT CLT OCF OCF SRF SRF SRF 29th25 [7]

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References

  1. "Three Car Program for Pelfrey Announced". F16000 Series. Archived from the original on 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
  2. "Lerch Prevails at Mid Ohio". F1600 Formula F Championship Series. Archived from the original on 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
  3. "JAY Motorsports Signs Augie Lerch for the 2015 USF2000 Championship". USF2000.
  4. "Augie Lerch to drive Opportunity Detroit/Buhl Sport Detroit GRC Lites car at Las Vegas". Autoweek . October 31, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  5. "Team TRAXXAS Sweeps Stadium SUPER Trucks Weekend at Grand Prix of St. Petersburg". Speed Energy. March 13, 2016. Archived from the original on January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
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