Elliot Cox

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Elliot Cox
2024 Grand Prix of St Petersburg Grand (53582913192).jpg
Cox at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in 2024
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (2007-08-23) August 23, 2007 (age 18)
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
USF Pro 2000 Championship career
Debut season 2025
Current team Turn 3 Motorsport
Car number22
Starts0
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Previous series
202324
2022
2022
2022
2021
USF2000 Championship
Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series
USF Juniors
YACademy Winter Series
FRP Eastern Pro 4 Challenge

Elliot Cox (born August 23, 2007) is an American racing driver, who last competed in the USF2000 Championship for Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing. [1] Cox previously competed in the 2024 USF2000 Championship driving for the same team.

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Karting

Cox began karting at the age of five. [2] He has won a Superkart title, in addition to 82 wins. [3]

Racing career

Early career

Cox competed in YACademy Winter Series, finishing in 12th in 2021 and 3rd in 2022, in addition to claiming one win. He also competed in the F4 Eastern (also known as the FRP Eastern Pro 4 Challenge), finishing sixth. [4]

USF Championships

2022

In 2022, Cox partook in the inaugural season of the USF Juniors with Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Development. [5] He missed the final round of the season, and finished eleventh in the standings. [4]

2023

On February 6, 2023, it was announced that Cox will move up to the 2023 USF2000 Championship to drive the No. 67 for Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Development. [6] [4] He finished 12th in the championship.

2024

Cox returned the series for the 2024 season, once again with Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Development. [7] He got his first podium in race 3 at his home track of Indianapolis Motor Speedway. [8] Cox finished on the podium two more times with a best finish of second coming in the final round at Portland International Raceway. He finished sixth in the championship.

Early and personal life

Cox was born on August 23, 2007 [9] to Amanda and Travis Cox. [10] Cox has dyslexia. As a child, his favorite IndyCar driver was Justin Wilson, who also had dyslexia. [3]

Driving for Dyslexia

Cox helps run Driving for Dyslexia, a charity that raises money for the condition by hosting annual racing events. [2] [11] [12] [13]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2021FRP Eastern Pro 4 ChallengeN/A20002846th
YACademy Winter Series Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Development 12th
2022YACademy Winter Series Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Development 61013633rd
USF Juniors 13000014011th
Lucas Oil Formula Car Race SeriesN/A4200212215th
2023 USF2000 Championship Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Development 16000014512th
2024 USF2000 Championship Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Development 1800132646th
2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship Turn 3 Motorsport 20000527th
USF2000 Championship Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing 100002127th

* Season still in progress.

American open-wheel racing results

USF Juniors

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617RankPoints
2022 Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Development OIR
1

9
OIR
2

8
OIR
3

C
ALA
1

11
ALA
2

11
VIR
1

12
VIR
2

5
VIR
3

16
MOH
1

7
MOH
2

10
MOH
3

11
ROA
1

4
ROA
2

16
ROA
3

16
COA
1
COA
2
COA
3
11th140

† Race was cancelled due to inclement weather.

USF2000 Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
2023 Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Development STP
1

18
STP
2

18
SEB
1

7
SEB
1

5
IMS
1

16
IMS
2

7
IMS
3

17
IRP
9
ROA
1

5
ROA
2

18
MOH
1

22
MOH
2

23
MOH
3

23
TOR
1

17
TOR
2

14
POR
1

10
POR
2

8
POR
3

12
12th145
2024 Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Development STP
1

4
STP
2

4
NOL
1

12
NOL
2

13
NOL
3

16
IMS
1

7
IMS
2

3
IRP
6
ROA
1

5
ROA
2

14
MOH
1

6
MOH
2

3
MOH
3

15
TOR
1

5
TOR
2

6
POR
1

14
POR
2

2*
POR
3

12*
6th264
2025 Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing STP
1

STP
2

NOL
1

NOL
2

NOL
3

IMS
1

IMS
2

IRP
7
ROA
1

ROA
2

MOH
1

MOH
2

MOH
3

TOR
1

TOR
2

POR
1

POR
2

POR
3

27th21

USF Pro 2000 Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718PositionPoints
2025 Turn 3 Motorsport STP
1

17
STP
2

20
LOU
1
LOU
2
LOU
3
IMS
1
IMS
2
IMS
3
IRP ROA
1
ROA
2
ROA
3
MOH
1
MOH
2
TOR
1
TOR
2
POR
1
POR
2
27th5

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. "Turn 3 Motorsport Expands Lineup with Addition of Titus Sherlock and Elliot Cox". USF Pro 2000 Championship . February 20, 2025. Archived from the original on March 16, 2025. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Thelen, Colby (January 21, 2020). "Teen go cart champion raises thousands for dyslexic students". Fox 59 . Archived from the original on March 8, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Keefer, Zak (May 21, 2019). "The 11-year-old with a plan to be the youngest Indy 500 winner ever". The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Wood, Ida (February 7, 2023). "Ex-IndyCar outfit Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing to USF2000 with Cox". Formula Scout. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  5. "USF Juniors Ozark International Raceway Entry List" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on July 20, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  6. "Local racer sets his sights on Indy 500, while raising money and awareness for people with dyslexia". WRTV . May 24, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  7. "Drive Planning Expands Primary Sponsorship with SFHR for 2024". USF2000 Championship . March 4, 2024. Archived from the original on September 18, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  8. Wood, Ida (May 11, 2024). "Garcia gets USF2000 win after Cooley and Christodoulou's last lap crash". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  9. "Elliot Cox (R)". USF Pro 2000 Championship . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  10. McEldowney, Mykal (May 21, 2019). "Behind the wheel with 11-year-old go-kart racer Elliot Cox". The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  11. "The Wheel Deal". SOUTH. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  12. Cavin, Curt (September 23, 2022). "INDYCAR Community To Race To Fight Dyslexia, Honor Wilson". IndyCar Series . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  13. Stone, Lindsay (September 17, 2021). "Racing icons, IMS applaud local teenage and IndyCar driver for mission off the track". CBS 4 Indy . Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2025.