Jason Wolfe (born 18 October 1994 in

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) is an American racing driver. Wolfe previously competed in single seater series such as the

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championship. Currently, Wolfe competes in the German-based

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Racing career

Single seater career

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, Wolfe won the Yamaha Junior class with the Midstate Ohio Kart Club in 2009. Wolfe started single seaters in the

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class in 2010. The young driver finished second in the Great Lakes Division championship, behind the very experienced Scott Rettich. With these results, Wofle qualified for the SCCA National Championship Runoffs at

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. The Ohio native finished in fourteenth place with his JAY Motorsports run car. For

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Wolfe competed in the SCCA Pro Formula Enterprises series finishing on the podium at

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and

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. Wolfe ended the championship third in the series standings, behind Rettich and Patrick Gallagher. In 2012 Wolfe made his

debut at the 2012 U.S. F2000 Winterfest. His best result was a tenth place at Sebring. During the regular season, his best result was an eighth-place finish in the

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. First racing with JAY Motorsports, Wolfe switched to

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for the 2013 U.S. F2000 Winterfest and regular season.

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joined Wolfe as his engineer scoring a third place at Mid-Ohio.

Pirelli World Challenge

Racing with Kinetic Motorsports Wolfe joined the

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TCA class racing a Kia Forte Coupe. Wolfe won five races during the season claiming the title in his debut season. Shea Holbrook finished second in points. Wolfe defended his title in

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remaining with Kinetic Motorsports. Looking for sponsors Wolfe ran a partial 2016 season winning a number of races. As he ran a limited schedule he could not defend his TCA title. Wolfe also won one race in the GTS class racing a GT4-spec

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ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship

Looking for a better touring car racing option Wolfe moved to Europe. Joining

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Wolfe raced one of the teams

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cars. The young American scored his first victory after

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received a thirty-second penalty in the first race at

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. Wolfe scored his second podium of the season in the second race at Zandvoort.

Motorsports results

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

American Open-Wheel racing results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest race lap)

SCCA Pro Formula Enterprises

USF2000 National Championship

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wolfe, Jason 1994 births Living people U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers Formula Ford drivers SCCA National Championship Runoffs participants Racing drivers from Ohio People from Mount Vernon, Ohio 24H Series drivers Engstler Motorsport drivers ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship drivers