Reece Gold

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Reece Gold
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Gold in 2023
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (2004-09-02) September 2, 2004 (age 20)
Miami, Florida, United States
Indy NXT career
Debut season 2023
Current team HMD Motorsports
Car number10
Starts25
Championships0
Wins1
Podiums2
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finish8th in 2023
Previous series
202122
201920

2019
Indy Pro 2000 Championship
U.S. F2000 National Championship
F4 USA Championship
Championship titles
2018Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series

Reece Gold (born September 2, 2004) is an American racing driver currently competing in Indy NXT driving for HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing. [1]

Contents

Career

USF2000 Championship

On January 29, 2019, it was announced that Gold would move up to the USF2000 Championship in 2019 with Cape Motorsports after winning the Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series and a $100,000 scholarship in 2018. [2] He would finish 10th in the championship that year.

Gold would return to the championship with Cape Motorsports the following season. [3] At the ninth round of the season at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Gold would get his maiden win of the season. [4] He managed to get his first pole and get his second win at the fifth Mid-Ohio race. [5] Gold finished the season with two wins, one pole, and ten podiums to end third in the standings.

Indy Pro 2000

On October 23, 2020, it was announced that Gold would move up to the Indy Pro 2000 Championship with Juncos Racing for the 2021 season. [6] He would get his maiden win of the season at the third race at New Jersey Motorsports Park. [7]

Gold would return to the championship in 2022 once again with Juncos Hollinger Racing. [8] He had a breakout season battling for the championship with rookie Louis Foster, however he would finish second behind Foster.

Indy NXT

Gold's 2024 Indy NXT car at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Gold IndyNXT MidOhio 2024.jpg
Gold's 2024 Indy NXT car at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

At the end of 2022, Gold announced that he would move up to the 2023 Indy NXT driving for Juncos Hollinger Racing. [9] On May 5, 2023, it was announced that Gold would switch teams mid-season to HMD Motorsports. [1] At the first race at the Detroit round, Gold would get his first win in dramatic fashion after leader Nolan Siegel would encounter mechanical issues on the final lap of the race. [10]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2018Lucas Oil Formula Car Race SeriesN/A16574134841st
2019 Formula 4 United States Championship DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports 500001218th
U.S. F2000 National Championship Cape Motorsports 15000016710th
2019-20 NACAM Formula 4 Championship Scuderia Martiga EG 300013814th
2020 U.S. F2000 National Championship Cape Motorsports 17213103413rd
2021 Indy Pro 2000 Championship Juncos Hollinger Racing 1815373665th
2022 Indy Pro 2000 Championship Juncos Hollinger Racing 1845273902nd
2023 Indy NXT Juncos Hollinger Racing 200003348th
HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing 121002
2024 Indy NXT HMD Motorsports 13001028910th

* Season still in progress.

American open-wheel racing results

Formula 4 United States Championship

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617RankPoints
2019 DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports ATL
ATL
ATL
PIT
PIT
PIT
VIR
VIR
VIR
MOH
MOH
MOH
SEB
6
SEB
Ret
SEB
16
COA
12
COA
8
18th12

U.S. F2000 National Championship

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617RankPoints
2019 Cape Motorsports STP
1

10
STP
2

8
IMS
1

14
IMS
2

12
LOR
8
ROA
1

8
ROA
2

10
TOR
1

13
TOR
2

9
MOH
1

12
MOH
2

9
POR
1

12
POR
2

11
LAG
1

11
LAG
2

8
10th167
2020 Cape Motorsports ROA
1

19
ROA
2

7
MOH
1

3
MOH
2

2
MOH
3

3
LOR
2
IMS
1

2
IMS
2

7
IMS
3

1
MOH
4

2
MOH
5

1*
MOH
6

3
NJM
1

15
NJM
2

6
NJM
3

9
STP
1

3
STP
2

9
3rd341

Indy Pro 2000 Championship

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
2021 Juncos Hollinger Racing ALA
1

3
ALA
2

13
STP
1

6
STP
2

3
IMS
1

3
IMS
2

4
IMS
3

2
LOR
2*
ROA
1

5
ROA
2

2
MOH
1

6
MOH
2

4
GMP
8
NJM
1

1
NJM
2

4
NJM
3

10
MOH
3

4
MOH
4

11
5th366
2022 Juncos Hollinger Racing STP
1

7
STP
2

10
ALA
1

1*
ALA
2

5
IMS
1

4
IMS
2

1*
IMS
3

15
IRP
2*
ROA
1

6
ROA
2

5
MOH
1

7
MOH
2

6
TOR
1

4
TOR
2

2
GMP
6
POR
1

2
POR
2

1*
POR
3

1*
2nd390

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
2023 Juncos Hollinger Racing STP
8
BAR
17
8th334
HMD Motorsports with
Dale Coyne Racing
IMS
1

16
DET
1L*
DET
12
RDA
4L
MDO
5
IOW
12
NSH
9
IMS
2

3
GMP
9
POR
14
LAG
10
LAG
14
2024 HMD Motorsports STP
5
BAR
11
IMS
6
IMS
11
DET
6
RDA
4
LAG
14
LAG
18
MDO
6
IOW
12
GMP
12
POR
6
MIL
17
NSH 10th289

* Season still in progress.

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