Donovan Strauss

Donovan Strauss (born August 15, 2005) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes in the zMAX CARS Tour, driving the No. 51/98 for AK Performance, and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 4 Chevrolet Silverado RST for Niece Motorsports.

Strauss also competes in the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series, currently driving for Williams F1 Team Gaming.

Racing career Strauss began his racing career at the age of 14, where he raced on iRacing. Several years later, he began competing in bandoleros in 2020, where he finished second in the national standings, before moving to legends cars the following year. Strauss won the INEX Pro National Championship in 2023.

In 2024, Strauss moved to late models, where he drove for AK Performance in select races in the NASCAR Weekly Series and the CARS Tour. He won the South Carolina state Rookie of the Year title in the weekly series.

In 2025, it was announced that Strauss would move to Hettinger Racing, where he would drive full-time in the CARS Late Model Stock Tour.

In 2026, Strauss will remain in the CARS Tour, this time driving for AK Performance, having originally signed to drive for Tom Usry Racing.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series On April 16, 2026, it was announced that Strauss will attempt to make his debut in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at North Wilkesboro Speedway, driving the No. 4 Chevrolet for Niece Motorsports.

Esports career Strauss attempted to qualify for the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series in 2020 and 2021, but failed to make the main field. Strauss finally qualified for the series in 2022, signing with Williams Esports. Strauss finished the 2022 season 20th in points with a best finish of 4th, earning Strauss the Rookie of the Year award.

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

Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 Pts Ref 2026 Niece Motorsports 4 Chevy DAY ATL STP DAR CAR BRI TEX GLN DOV CLT NSH MCH COR LRP NWS36 IRP RCH NHA BRI KAN CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

CARS Pro Late Model Tour (key) CARS Pro Late Model Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts Ref 2026 N/A 51 N/A SNM NSV CRW ACE NWS HCY AND FLC TCM NPS SBO -* -*