Prescott Campbell (born January 10, 2001) is an American former racing driver and engineer. He last competed in the

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with

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. Campbell is the 2019 Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series champion.

Racing career

USF2000 Championship

On February 10, 2020, it was announced that Campbell would move to the

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for 2020 driving for Exclusive Autosport. He would achieve his first podium at the final race at the

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round. He ended the season 11th in the standings. Campbell would return to the series for the

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, however, he would switch to

. He would take his maiden win at the second race at Barber Motorsports Park beating teammate Nolan Siegel. Campbell would take three podiums in total to finish 10th in the championship

Retirement from racing

On February 25, 2022, Campbell announced on social media that he would be retire from professional racing to pursue a career of being a

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engineer.

Post racing career

In 2022, Campbell announced that he would join

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Formula One Team as a structural engineer in August of that year for a 12-month placement with the team.

Personal life

Campbell is a Motorsports Engineering student at

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, England. He is a member of the university's Oxford Brookes Racing.

Racing record

Racing career summary

American open-wheel racing results

Complete Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series results

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

Complete Lucas Oil Winter Race Series results

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

USF2000 Championship

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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Prescott 2001 births Living people Racing drivers from California U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers Formula One engineers American automotive engineers Alumni of Oxford Brookes University Engineers from California Williams Grand Prix Engineering 21st-century American sportsmen