Julia G. Landauer (born November 12, 1991) is an American professional

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driver and

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. She last competed part-time in the

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, driving the No. 45/44

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for

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. She has also raced in the

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West The ARCA Menards Series West, formerly the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, NASCAR AutoZone West Series, NASCAR Winston West Series, NASCAR Winston Transcontinental Series and NASCAR Camping World West Series, is a regional stock car racing Sto ...

, driving for Bill McAnally Racing and

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, and in 2016 became the highest-finishing female ever in the season-long points tally, finishing fourth. In 2013, she was a contestant on '' Survivor: Caramoan'', the 26th season of the CBS reality show ''

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''.

Racing career

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Landauer began racing go-karts at age 10, and found success with many wins and podiums. At 13, Landauer moved to racing cars and the following year became the first female champion of a Skip Barber Racing Series, scoring 12 wins. After racing in

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USA single-seaters, she gained her first oval-racing experience in Ford Focus Midgets. Landauer then transitioned to

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stock cars, but ran into funding issues. While in college, she competed part-time in late models and Legends cars. Having caught the attention of owner Bill McAnally in 2009, Landauer competed for his Bill McAnally Racing team in select Late Model races that year, running in the

Whelen All-American Series The NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series (formerly the Whelen All-American Series, Winston Racing Series and the Dodge Weekly Series) is a points championship for NASCAR-sanctioned local short-track motor racing in the United States and Canad ...

Late Model division at

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. In 2015 at the

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, Landauer competed for

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Performance, winning the All-American Series-sanctioned Limited Late Model track championship, the first female track champion in that division, and the first female track champion since Sheryl Carls in 2011. She also competed in the track's Limited Sportsman division, winning in her debut. For 2016, Landauer was selected by McAnally and his business partner, record executive and former

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, to drive for a fourth team in the K&N Pro Series West. Behind the wheel of the No. 54 Toyota Camry, she finished eighth in her debut at

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, going on to record 7 top-5 finishes and 13 top-10s in 14 races, for which she was honored with the 2016 Driver Achievement Award and named the series's Top Breakthrough Driver. During the course of the season, she was also invited to be a part of the NASCAR Next program, the only female in the 2016 class. In 2018, Landauer secured three races with CBRT in the

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. The following year, she became the first woman to lead a lap in the Pinty's Series. In 2020, Landauer joined

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for a full-time

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EuroNASCAR 2 campaign. In 2022, Landauer raced in the

Xfinity Series The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a ...

for

starting with the July 16th race at

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. Landauer then raced on October 22 at Homestead Miami Speedway with the sponsorship from ATEM Car Club.

Personal life

Landauer graduated from

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Stuyvesant High School Stuyvesant High School ( ) is a co-ed, State school, public, college-preparatory, Specialized high schools in New York City, specialized high school in Manhattan, New York City. The school, commonly called "Stuy" ( ) by its students, faculty, a ...

in 2010. In 2014, she attained a bachelor's degree in science, technology, and society from

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. Landauer has also been a motivational speaker at events like TEDx. In 2017, she was named to ''

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'' magazine's 30 Under 30 list for sports. Landauer first gained national exposure as a contestant on the twenty-sixth season of ''

'' (2013), reaching Day 19 before she was voted out (the eighth contestant to be eliminated). She is originally from

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, and has since moved to

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, where most NASCAR teams are based.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

K&N Pro Series East

K&N Pro Series West

Pinty's Series

Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points

References

External links

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