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| Nationality: |  American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Name: | Lindsay Marie Brewer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 17 April 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Arvada, Colorado, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lindsay Marie Brewer (born April 17, 1997) is an American model and racing driver.[1] [2] She most recently competed in Indy NXT for Juncos Hollinger Racing, formerly known as Indy Lights, the highest tier in the IndyCar ladder series.[3]
Brewer was born in Arvada, Colorado. When she was 11 years old, she raced a go-kart at a friend's birthday party and became interested in the sport.[4] From 2009 until 2014, Brewer competed in a variety of karting championships across the United States.[5] She graduated from San Diego State University in 2019 with a degree in business management.[6]
After a four year hiatus for college, in 2019, Brewer competed in the Las Vegas Saleen Cup GT Series for the season finale.[7]
Ahead of the 2022 W Series season, Brewer was selected to test for a drive in the series. The test took place at Inde Motorsports Park in Arizona where she placed top three lap times in her group and was selected as the top 12 drivers.[8]
Brewer eventually elected to join the IndyPro 2000 series as a rookie for 2022 season with Exclusive Autosport, as she wanted to compete in Open Wheel and in the coed series rather than in an all female series.[9] Brewer first raced in the series at Indianapolis, scoring an 8th place finish in her first race. At Road America, Brewer was involved in an incident where her car was launched into the air by a kerb at turn 5, an identical incident happening on the same weekend for Christian Bogle in the Indy Lights series.[10] [11] Brewer finished the 2022 season in 15th place with 98 points and a best finish of 8th at Indianapolis.[12] In October, Brewer confirmed she would return to race for Exclusive Autosport in the 2023 season, the inaugural year of its new title USF Pro 2000.[13] Brewer finished the season in 18th place, finishing no race higher than 11th all season.[14]
Brewer stepped up to Indy NXT full-time in 2024, competing for Juncos Hollinger Racing in the No. 76 after mediocre results in the USF Pro Series.[3] She is the first American female to race in the series since Leilani Munter in 2007.[15] Brewer's 2024 campaign is heavily backed by sponsors Gtechniq and C4 Energy.[16] In her first race at St Pete she scored a top 15 finish.[17] However, she would only score P19 in the following race at Barber Motorsports Park, albeit finishing ahead of fellow female racer Jamie Chadwick.[18] Prior to the race, Brewer noted she faced challenges with the physical nature of the circuit.[19] Brewer finished in 16th place at Road America the last finisher on the lead lap, taking her season points total to 74.[20]
Ahead of the Milwaukee oval races later in the season, Brewer took part in the Indy NXT open test on the Milwaukee Mile in June. She finished 18th fastest overall and clocked 151 laps.[21] [22] Days later Brewer and her team Juncos Hollinger Racing signed a sponsorship agreement with the Old Milwaukee Non-Alcoholic near-beer brand.[23] Brewer reached mid-season with a two race weekend at Laguna Seca in the Grand Prix of Monterey. She finished 17th in the first race, and was involved in a final lap incident with Yuven Sundaramoorthy who was running third and attempting to lap Brewer when the pair made contact.[24] In race two, Brewer finished in 15th position.[25]
In early July, a statement released by Juncos Hollinger Racing confirmed that Brewer had been temporarily dropped from the team due to unfulfilled contractual obligations. This left the team without a driver for the following race at Mid-Ohio due to their second driver, Ricardo Escotto, being a part-time entrant in the series.[26]
Brewer resides in Newport Beach, California.[27] In addition to racing, Brewer is a model with representation from her general manager Chris Young. In 2024, she joined subscription service site Passes, joining fellow athlete and social media personality Olivia Dunne on the platform.[28] She has dated her boyfriend Drew Solomon since meeting in college at San Diego State University.[29] The couple got engaged in August 2024.
| Season | Series | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | PSL Racing TAG MiniMax | 5th | |
| 2011 | Rocky Mountain Pro Kart Challenge - TAG Junior | 5th | |
| 2014 | SKUSA Pro Tour - S2 | 27th |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | TC America Series - TC | Skip Barber Racing School | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.5 | 14th | |
| Skip Barber Formula Race Series | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 225 | 6th | |||
| 2022 | Indy Pro 2000 Championship | Exclusive Autosport | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 15th | |
| F1600 Championship Series | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 32nd | |||
| 2023 | USF Pro 2000 Championship | Exclusive Autosport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 18th | |
| 2024 | Indy NXT | Juncos Hollinger Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 21st |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | nowrap | Exclusive Autosport | STP1 | STP2 | ALA1 | ALA2 | style=background:#CFEAFF | IMS1 | style=background:#CFCFFF | IMS2 | style=background:#CFCFFF | IMS3 | IRP | style=background:#EFCFFF | ROA1 | style=background:#CFCFFF | ROA2 | MOH1 | MOH2 | style=background:#CFCFFF | TOR1 | style=background:#CFEAFF | TOR2 | style=background:#CFCFFF | STL | style=background:#CFCFFF | POR1 | style=background:#CFCFFF | POR2 | style=background:#CFCFFF | POR3 | style=background:#CFCFFF | 15th | style=background:#CFCFFF | 98 | ||||||||
| 2023 | nowrap | Exclusive Autosport | style=background:#CFCFFF | STP1 | style=background:#CFCFFF | STP2 | style=background:#CFCFFF | SEB1 | style=background:#CFCFFF | SEB2 | style=background:#CFCFFF | IMS1 | style=background:#EFCFFF | IMS2 | style=background:#CFCFFF | IRP | style=background:#CFCFFF | ROA1 | style=background:#CFCFFF | ROA2 | style=background:#CFCFFF | MOH1 | style=background:#CFCFFF | MOH2 | style=background:#CFCFFF | TOR1 | style=background:#CFCFFF | TOR2 | style=background:#CFCFFF | COTA1 | style=background:#EFCFFF | COTA1 | style=background:#EFCFFF | POR1 | style=background:#CFCFFF | POR2 | style=background:#CFCFFF | POR3 | style=background:#CFCFFF | 18th | style=background:#CFCFFF | 108 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
* Season still in progress.