Julia Landauer Explained

Julia G. Landauer (born November 12, 1991) is an American professional stock car racing driver and motivational speaker. She last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 45/44 Chevrolet Camaro for Alpha Prime Racing. She has also raced in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, driving for Bill McAnally Racing and Sunrise Ford Racing, and in 2016 became the highest-finishing female ever in the season-long points tally, finishing fourth.

In 2013, she was a contestant on , the 26th season of the CBS reality show Survivor.

Racing career

Landauer began racing go-karts at age 10, and found success with many wins and podiums.^[1] 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.^[2] After racing in Formula BMW USA single-seaters, she gained her first oval-racing experience in Ford Focus Midgets. Landauer then transitioned to late model stock cars, but ran into funding issues. While in college, she competed part-time in late models and Legends cars.^[3]

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 Late Model division at All American Speedway. In 2015 at the Motor Mile Speedway, Landauer competed for Lee Pulliam 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 Lieutenant Governor of California Mike Curb, 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 Irwindale Speedway, 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.^[4] 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.^{[5] [6]}

In 2018, Landauer secured three races with CBRT in the NASCAR Pinty's Series.^[7] The following year, she became the first woman to lead a lap in the Pinty's Series.^[8]

In 2020, Landauer joined PK Carsport for a full-time NASCAR Whelen Euro Series EuroNASCAR 2 campaign.^[9]

In 2022, Landauer raced in the Xfinity Series for Alpha Prime Racing starting with the July 16th race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.^[10] Landauer then raced on October 22 at Homestead Miami Speedway with the sponsorship from ATEM Car Club.

Personal life

Landauer graduated from Manhattan's Stuyvesant High School in 2010.^[11] In 2014, she attained a bachelor's degree in science, technology, and society from Stanford University.^[2] Landauer has also been a motivational speaker at events like TEDx.^[2] In 2017, she was named to Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 list for sports.^[12]

Landauer first gained national exposure as a contestant on the twenty-sixth season of Survivor (2013), reaching Day 19 before she was voted out (the eighth contestant to be eliminated).^[13] She is originally from New York City, and has since moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, where most NASCAR teams are based.^[14]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33		Pts	Ref
2022	Alpha Prime Racing	45	Chevy	DAY	CAL	LVS	PHO	ATL	COA	RCH	MAR	TAL		DAR	TEX	CLT	PIR	NSH	ROA	ATL	NHA 36	POC	IND	MCH	GLN	DAY	DAR	KAN	BRI	TEX	TAL	CLT	LVS				66th	10	[15]
		44																																HOM 28	MAR	PHO

K&N Pro Series West

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14		Pts	Ref
2016	Bill McAnally Racing	54	Toyota	IRW 8	KCR 10	TUS 5	OSS 5	CNS 6	SON 11	SLS 5	IOW 8	EVG 8	DCS 5	MMP 4	MMP 8	MER 2	AAS 3	4th	528	[17]
2017	Sunrise Ford Racing	6	Ford	TUS 12	KCR 12	IRW 10	IRW 6	SPO 7	OSS 19	CNS 6	SON 23		EVG 6	DCS 5	MER 9	AAS 21	KCR 12	7th	451	[18]
		22										IOW 17

Pinty's Series

NASCAR Pinty's Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13		Pts	Ref
2018	Canada's Best Racing Team	1	Ford	MSP	JUK	ACD	TOR	SAS	SAS	EIR	CTR	RIS 15					26th	89	[19]
		25											MSP 16	ASE Wth
	DJK Racing	28	Ford												NHA 12	JUK
2019			Dodge	MSP	JUK 15	ACD	TOR	SAS 17	SAS 12	EIR	CTR	RIS	MSP 10	ASE	NHA 13	JUK 14	17th	184	[20]

Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points

Notes and References

1. Web site: Women Talk: 10+ Questions With Racecar Driver Julia Landauer . 17 May 2013 . Women You Should Know . June 12, 2016.
2. Web site: Landauer Named To Drive For BMR . NASCAR.com . June 15, 2016.
3. Web site: Landauer Caps Rookie Campaign With Title . NASCAR . June 12, 2016.
4. Web site: 2016 Toyota / NAPA Auto Parts 150. Racing-Reference. June 23, 2016.
5. Web site: Julia Landauer hopes to graduate to racing's next level . June 2016 . ESPN . June 12, 2016.
6. Web site: McFadin. Daniel. Matt Tifft, Harrison Burton and Todd Gilliland highlight newest NASCAR Next class. NBC Sports. May 17, 2016. June 23, 2016.
7. Julia Landauer To Race In The Pinty's Series With Joey McColm And CBRT. NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 12, 2018. June 9, 2019.
8. Web site: Pinty's Notebook: Julia Landauer makes history at Jukasa. Southers. Tim. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. June 4, 2019. June 9, 2019.
9. Julia Landauer Joins PK Carsport In NASCAR Euro Series. Speed Sport. January 6, 2020. January 6, 2020.
10. Web site: Julia Landauer to make Xfinity debut with Alpha Prime Racing at New Hampshire . 14 June 2022 .
11. News: Schultz. Nathan. From Stuyvesant High to Nascar Combine. 30 October 2016. The New York Times. October 8, 2010.
12. Web site: Landauer Signs With Bruncati For 2017 Season. NASCAR. 2017-01-05.
13. Rodgers. Joe. Former 'Survivor' contestant signs NASCAR deal for 2016 season. Sporting News. January 12, 2016. June 23, 2016.
14. News: Julia Landauer joins Bill McAnally Racing for 2016 season. The Sacramento Bee. February 4, 2016. June 23, 2016.
15. Web site: Julia Landauer – 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results . Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 17, 2022.
16. Web site: Julia Landauer – 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results. Racing-Reference. September 30, 2017.
17. Web site: Julia Landauer – 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results. Racing-Reference. September 30, 2017.
18. Web site: Julia Landauer – 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results. Racing-Reference. September 30, 2017.
19. Web site: Julia Landauer – 2018 NASCAR Pinty's Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 22, 2018.
20. Web site: Julia Landauer – 2019 NASCAR Pinty's Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 6, 2019.