Donovan Strauss | |
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Born | 2005or2006(age 19–20) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
CARS Late Model Stock Tour career | |
Debut season | 2024 |
Years active | 2024–present |
Starts | 10 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Best finish | N/A in 2024 |
Statistics up to date as of July 25, 2025. |
Donovan Strauss (born 2005 or 2006) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes in the zMAX CARS Tour, driving the No. 4S Chevrolet for Hettinger Racing.
Strauss began his racing career at the age of fourteen, where he raced on iRacing. [1] [2] 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. [3] It was also during this year that he competed in the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series, [4] where he raced for Williams Esports. [5] He later became a brand ambassador for the team. [6] It was also during this time that he won the INEX Pro National Championship in 2023. [7]
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. [8] He won the South Carolina state Rookie of the Year title in the weekly series. [9]
In 2025, it was announced that Strauss would move to Hettinger Racing, where he will drive full-time in the CARS Late Model Stock Tour. [10]
(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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | CLMSCTC | Pts | Ref |
2024 | AK Performance | 51S | N/A | SNM | HCY | AAS | OCS | ACE | TCM | LGY | DOM | CRW | HCY | NWS | ACE | WCS | FLC 16 | SBO | TCM | NWS | N/A | 0 | [11] |
2025 | Hettinger Racing | 4S | Chevy | AAS 9 | WCS 8 | CDL 18 | OCS 10 | ACE 9 | NWS 15 | LGY 12 | DOM 19 | CRW 7 | AND 11 | FLC 12 | SBO | TCM | NWS | -* | -* | [12] | |||
4 | HCY 15 |