Lindsay Brewer

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Lindsay Brewer
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
BornLindsay Marie Brewer
(1997-04-17) April 17, 1997 (age 27)
Arvada, Colorado, United States
Indy NXT career
Debut season 2024
Current team Juncos Hollinger Racing
Car number76
Starts8
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2024
Previous series
2022–23
2021 		USF Pro 2000 Championship
TC America Series

Lindsay Marie Brewer (born April 17, 1997) is an American model and racing driver. [1] [2] She most recently competed in Indy NXT for Juncos Hollinger Racing, formerly known as Indy Lights, the highest tier in the IndyCar ladder series. [3]

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Early life and education

Brewer was born in Arvada, Colorado. When she was 11 years old, she raced a go-kart at a friend's birthday party and became interested in the sport. [4] From 2009 until 2014, Brewer competed in a variety of karting championships across the United States. [5] She graduated from San Diego State University in 2019 with a degree in business management. [6]

Racing career

Saleen S1 Cup

After a four year hiatus for college, in 2019, Brewer competed in the Las Vegas Saleen Cup GT Series for the season finale. [7]

W Series

Ahead of the 2022 W Series season, Brewer was selected to test for a drive in the series. The test took place at Inde Motorsports Park in Arizona where she placed top three lap times in her group and was selected as the top 12 drivers. [8]

USF Pro 2000

Brewer completing at the USF Pro 2000 in 2022 Brewer-768x512.jpg
Brewer completing at the USF Pro 2000 in 2022

Brewer eventually elected to join the IndyPro 2000 series as a rookie for 2022 season with Exclusive Autosport, as she wanted to compete in Open Wheel and in the coed series rather than in an all female series. [9] Brewer first raced in the series at Indianapolis, scoring an 8th place finish in her first race. At Road America, Brewer was involved in an incident where her car was launched into the air by a kerb at turn 5, an identical incident happening on the same weekend for Christian Bogle in the Indy Lights series. [10] [11] Brewer finished the 2022 season in 15th place with 98 points and a best finish of 8th at Indianapolis. [12] In October, Brewer confirmed she would return to race for Exclusive Autosport in the 2023 season, the inaugural year of its new title USF Pro 2000. [13] Brewer finished the season in 18th place, finishing no race higher than 11th all season. [14]

Indy NXT

Brewer's Dallara IL-15 at Barber Motorsports Park in the 2024 Indy NXT race Brewer at Barber.jpg
Brewer's Dallara IL-15 at Barber Motorsports Park in the 2024 Indy NXT race

Brewer stepped up to Indy NXT full-time in 2024, competing for Juncos Hollinger Racing in the No. 76 after mediocre results in the USF Pro Series. [3] She is the first American female to race in the series since Leilani Munter in 2007. [15] Brewer's 2024 campaign is heavily backed by sponsors Gtechniq and C4 Energy. [16] In her first race at St Pete she scored a top 15 finish. [17] However, she would only score P19 in the following race at Barber Motorsports Park, albeit finishing ahead of fellow female racer Jamie Chadwick. [18] Prior to the race, Brewer noted she faced challenges with the physical nature of the circuit. [19] Brewer finished in 16th place at Road America the last finisher on the lead lap, taking her season points total to 74. [20]

Ahead of the Milwaukee oval races later in the season, Brewer took part in the Indy NXT open test on the Milwaukee Mile in June. She finished 18th fastest overall and clocked 151 laps. [21] [22] Days later Brewer and her team Juncos Hollinger Racing signed a sponsorship agreement with the Old Milwaukee Non-Alcoholic near-beer brand. [23] Brewer reached mid-season with a two race weekend at Laguna Seca in the Grand Prix of Monterey. She finished 17th in the first race, and was involved in a final lap incident with Yuven Sundaramoorthy who was running third and attempting to lap Brewer when the pair made contact. [24] In race two, Brewer finished in 15th position. [25]

In early July, a statement released by Juncos Hollinger Racing confirmed that Brewer had been temporarily dropped from the team due to unfulfilled contractual obligations. This left the team without a driver for the following race at Mid-Ohio due to their second driver, Ricardo Escotto, being a part-time entrant in the series. [26]

Personal life

Brewer resides in Newport Beach, California. [27] In addition to racing, Brewer is a model with representation from her general manager Chris Young. In 2024, she joined subscription service site Passes, joining fellow athlete and social media personality Olivia Dunne on the platform. [28] She has dated her boyfriend Drew Solomon since meeting in college at San Diego State University. [29] The couple got engaged in August 2024.

Racing record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesPosition
2009PSL Racing TAG MiniMax5th
2011Rocky Mountain Pro Kart Challenge - TAG Junior5th
2014SKUSA Pro Tour - S227th

Circuit career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2021 TC America Series - TC Skip Barber Racing School 8000023.514th
Skip Barber Formula Race Series310122256th
2022 Indy Pro 2000 Championship Exclusive Autosport1100009815th
F1600 Championship Series 300006132nd
2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship Exclusive Autosport18000010818th
2024 Indy NXT Juncos Hollinger Racing 8000010221st

* Season still in progress.

USF Pro 2000 Championship

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
2022 Exclusive Autosport STP1 STP2 ALA1 ALA2 IMS1
8		 IMS2
12		 IMS3
13		 IRP ROA1
16		 ROA2
14		 MOH1
MOH2
TOR1
13		 TOR2
10		 STL
13		 POR1
12		 POR2
12		 POR3
14		15th98
2023 Exclusive Autosport STP1
13		 STP2
16		 SEB1
15		 SEB2
18		 IMS1
12		 IMS2
19		 IRP
16		 ROA1
13		 ROA2
14		 MOH1
16		 MOH2
19		 TOR1
16		 TOR2
12		 COTA1
14		 COTA1
19		 POR1
18		 POR2
15		 POR3
11		18th108

Indy NXT

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2024 Juncos Hollinger Racing STP
15		 BAR
19		 IMS1
17		 IMS2
20		 DET
19		 RDA
16		 LAG1
17		 LAG2
15		 MDO IOW STL POR MIL NSH 21st102

* Season still in progress.

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