Flinn Lazier (born 4 April 1999 in

Vail, Colorado Vail is a home rule municipality in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population of the town was 4,835 in 2020. Home to Vail Ski Resort, the largest ski mountain in Colorado, the town is known for its hotels, dining, and for the num ...

) is an American racing driver. Lazier has raced in

Formula Vee Formula Vee (Formula Fau Vee in Brazil and Germany) or Formula Volkswagen is a popular open wheel, single-seater junior motor racing formula, with relatively low costs in comparison to Formula Ford. On the international stage, Niki Lauda, Eme ...

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, Formula Atlantic,

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, and

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. Lazier was also a competitive skier with the Ski & Snowboard Club Vail.

Auto racing career

Lazier was born into a family with a rich auto racing history. Flinn's father,

Buddy Lazier Robert Buddy Lazier (born October 31, 1967) is an American auto racing driver, best known for winning the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and the 2000 Indy Racing League season championship. Lazier began his career in the 1980s by competing in such s ...

, won the

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, 2000 IRL Championship, and several more professional races. Bob Lazier (Flinn's grandfather) was the

1981 Indianapolis 500 The 65th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday, May 24, 1981. The race is widely considered one of the most controversial races in Indy history. Bobby Unser took the checkered flag as the wi ...

rookie of the year and won the

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in Formula B in 1971. Lastly,

Jaques Lazier Jaques Lazier (born January 25, 1971) is an American former race car driver. He is the younger brother of 1996 Indianapolis 500 champion Buddy Lazier and son of former Indy racer Bob Lazier. Racing career The younger Lazier ran in U.S. Formula ...

is Flinn's uncle. Jacques had won a single

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race in

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and also won the SCCA National Championship Runoffs in

in 1996. Lazier made his road racing debut in 2015 in the

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Region

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class. Debuting near the end of the season, Lazier won all four races he competed at High Plains Raceway. Lazier won the divisional Formula Vee championship in 2016. In 2016 Lazier made his SCCA National Championship Runoffs debut at the

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside the village of Lexington. Mid-Ohio has also colloquially become a term for the entire north-central regi ...

. Lazier finished second, after starting third, in the 39 car field. Lazier started the 2017 season in the SCCA regional Formula Enterprises series. At

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Lazier made his debut in the

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. He joined Newman Wachs Racing in the U.S. F2000 National Championship for the second round of the 2017 season at

, making his professional debut.

Ski competition

Lazier's grandfather Bob built the Tivoli Lodge, a luxury hotel near the

Vail Ski Resort Vail Ski Resort is a ski resort in the western United States, located near the town of Vail in Eagle County, Colorado. At , it is the third-largest single-mountain ski resort in the U.S., behind Big Sky and Park City, featuring seven bowls an ...

. Bob, Buddy and Jacques were avid skiers. Flinn was also a competitive skier. The young American competed in four International Ski Federation sanctioned events. At Copper Mountain Lazier raced in the

Super-G Super giant slalom, or super-G, is a racing discipline of alpine skiing. Along with the faster downhill, it is regarded as a "speed" event, in contrast to the technical events giant slalom and slalom. It debuted as an official World Cup event ...

and

Super Giant Slalom Super giant slalom, or super-G, is a racing discipline of alpine skiing. Along with the faster downhill, it is regarded as a "speed" event, in contrast to the technical events giant slalom and slalom. It debuted as an official World Cup event d ...

competitions in 2015.

Racing record

Career summary

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

U.S. F2000 National Championship results

Indy Pro 2000 Championship results

*Season still in progress.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lazier, Flinn 1999 births Racing drivers from Colorado U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers Indy Lights drivers SCCA National Championship Runoffs winners Living people American male alpine skiers Newman Wachs Racing drivers Trans-Am Series drivers Atlantic Championship drivers United States F4 Championship drivers People from Vail, Colorado