Trent Hindman

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Trent Hindman
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (1995-09-20) September 20, 1995 (age 28)
West Long Branch, New Jersey
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Previous series
2013-present
2011-2012
2012
2010-2011
2011
2003-2010		 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge
USF2000
Formula Renault 2.0 BARC
Skip Barber National Championship
Ontario Formula Ford Championship
Karting
Championship titles
2014

2013
2011		 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge GS
SCCA Majors Tour GT2
Ontario Formula Ford Championship
Awards
2011 Team USA Scholarship

Trent Hindman (born September 20, 1995, in West Long Branch, New Jersey) is an American racing driver. Hindman won the 2014 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge in the GS class. He also was selected by BMW Motorsport for their junior program in 2015.

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Career

Karting

Hindman started karting at eight years old at his local kart track Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. In 2004, Hindman competed in the Junior Sportsman category at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. [1] The young driver won the category in 2006 at the local track and also the New Jersey state championship. [2] In the same year Hindman also made his debut in the World Karting Association. Trent Hindman won his first national karting championship in 2008. The young talent won the Stars of Karting national championship in the Cadet class. In 2009 Hindman achieved podium classifications in various World Karting Association classes. [3]

Formula racing

In 2009 Hindman completed the Skip Barber Racing School with driver coach Steve Welk. He subsequently ran his first race at Road America where he finished fifth. [4] Trent finishes fourth in the final point standings of the Skip Barber Southern Series. [5] He continued competing in the Skip Barber National Championship throughout 2010 and 2011. In 2011 Hindman won two races at Lime Rock Park and one race at Autobahn Country Club marking his first wins in autosport. He ended up second in the point standings, behind Scott Anderson, but in front of Brandon Newey. [6] The talented driver in 2011 selected for the Mazdaspeed Motorsports Development Driver program, was highly successful in the Ontario Formula Ford Championship. Running with Brian Graham Racing Hindman won nine out of twelve races. He also competed at the Formula Ford Festival finishing ninth.

For 2012 Hindman joined the Mazda Road to Indy competing in the USF2000. Running with Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing Hindman scored two podium finishes and ended up fifth in the 2012 final standings.

Touring cars

After his USF2000 campaign Hindman focussed on GT racing and touring cars. For 2013 Hindman competed full-time in the amateur based SCCA Majors Tour in the GT2 class. Racing with Fall-Line Motorsports in a Porsche 911 GT3 997 Hindman won eight races and clinched the SCCA Nationwide championship. [7] During the season Hindman won the prestigious SCCA June Sprints and achieved a second place at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. He also competed in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge in the GS class in a BMW M3 achieving one podium at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The following year Hindman won the championship after winning races at Laguna Seca and Circuit of the Americas.

For 2015 Hindman again raced in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge. Hindman also made his debut in the 24 Hours of Zolder. At the Belgian racetrack Hindman was part of the BMW Motorsport Junior team competing in a 2016 edition BMW M235i Cup Racer. Together with Louis Deletraz, Victor Bouveng and driver coach Dirk Adorf the team supported by Walkenhorst Motorsport finished fifteenth overall, ninth in class. [8]

Personal

Hindman resides in the Wayside section of Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, where he attended Ocean Township High School. [9]

Racing record

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
2013 Road America Porsche 911 GT3 997 Porsche GT222Running

U.S. F2000 National Championship

(key)

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2012 Cape Motorsports
Wayne Taylor Racing 		SEB
36		 SEB
30		 STP
5		 STP
4		 LOR
5		 MDO
4		 MDO
3		 ROA
4		 ROA
6		 ROA
8		 BAL
25		 BAL
12		 VIR
8		 VIR
3		5th189

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456789101112RankPointsRef
2017 BAR1 MotorsportsPC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 DAY
2		 SEB
AUS
BEL
WGL
MOS
ELK
15th32 [10]
Riley Motorsports - Team AMG GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 SEB LBH
AUS
BEL
WGL
MOS
LIM ELK
VIR
3		 LGA
43rd54
Paul Miller Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 SEB
LBH
AUS
BEL
WGL
MOS
LIM
ELK
LGA
PET
7
2018 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian GTD Acura NSX GT3 Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY
2		 SEB
8		 MOH
BEL
WGL
MOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
LGA
PET
2		25th87 [11]
2019 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian GTD Acura NSX GT3 Evo Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY
4		 SEB
7		 MDO
2		 DET
11		 WGL
1		 MOS
2		 LIM
2		 ELK
5		 VIR
2		 LGA
8		 PET
12		1st283 [12]
2020 Heinricher Racing with MSR Curb-Agajanian GTD Acura NSX GT3 Evo Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY
8		 DAY
SEB
ELK
VIR
ATL
7		 MDO
CLT
PET
6		 LGA
SEB
6		27th93 [13]
2021 Wright MotorsportsGTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
4		 SEB
2		 MDO
DET
WGL
8		 WGL
LIM
8		 ELK
3		 LGA
3		 LBH
3		 VIR
4		 PET
5		6th2718 [14]
2023 VOLT Racing with Wright MotorsportsGTD Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY
11		 SEB
8		 LBH
10		 MON
6		 WGL
11		 MOS
7		 LIM
3		 ELK
14		 VIR
9		 IMS
6		 PET
3		8th2757 [15]
2024 Kellymoss with Riley GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY
11		 SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 54th*208* [16]
Source: [17]


24 Hours of Zolder

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2015 Flag of Germany.svg Walkenhorst Motorsport Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louis Delétraz
Flag of Sweden.svg Victor Bouveng
Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Adorf 		BMW M235i Racing Cup T771015th7th

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References

  1. ↑ "KARTING Road Course Points Final Points". etownraceway.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2004. Retrieved 31 August 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ↑ "Vega Tires NJ State Championship Race Series Points". Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Archived from the original on May 14, 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ↑ "Trent Hindman". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Skip Barber Summer Series – Road America". Trent Hindman. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Trent Hindman". Brian Graham Racing. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "BFGoodrich Skip Barber National Presented By MAZDA 2011 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "National Points Championship" (PDF). SCCA. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Belgium Racing Derdaele wint derde 24 Hours of Zolder op rij, nummer twee voor Peter Hoevenaars +UITSLAG". Racexpress. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  9. ↑ USF2000 – Summer Vacation Over for Hindman Archived 2016-06-30 at the Wayback Machine , Trent Hindman, August 12, 2012. Accessed October 25, 2015. "While Trent Hindman's senior year at Ocean Township High School doesn't begin until September 5th, his open-wheel education picks up after a six-week break this weekend at Mid-Ohio Sport Car Course, for Round 6 and 7 of the 2012 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda. 'I can't wait to get back into the car', said Hindman from his Wayside, N.J. home."
  10. ↑ "Trent Hindman – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  11. ↑ "Trent Hindman – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  12. ↑ "Trent Hindman – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  13. ↑ "Trent Hindman – 2020 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  14. ↑ "Trent Hindman – 2021 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  15. ↑ "Trent Hindman – 2023 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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  17. ↑ "Trent Hindman Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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2014 		Succeeded by
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Preceded by SCCA Majors Tour Nationwide Champion
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2013		Succeeded by
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