Eric Lux

Eric Lux (born March 22, 1988) is an American race car driver, entrepreneur, and investor from Buffalo, New York. Lux is the 2011 IMSA Drivers' Champion, the 2011 IMSA Rookie of The Year, and in 2022, Lux and teammates Pato O'Ward, Colton Herta, and Devlin DeFrancesco won the 60th Anniversary of the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona in the Le Mans Prototype 2 category for DragonSpeed.

Lux was one of the first 16-year-old drivers to finish the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, and the youngest winner in the Rolex Sports Car Series.

Throughout his career he has competed in IMSA, the FIA World Endurance Championship, SRO competition, Rolex Sportscar Series, American Le Mans Series, 24 Hours Series, NASCAR, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Outside of motorsports, Lux serves as President of Rembrandt Charms, a North American jewelry manufacturer headquartered in Buffalo, New York. Having worked in the family business since childhood and a full-time since 2010, he has held responsibilities across manufacturing, operations, distribution, sales, marketing, acquisitions, and executive management in both the United States and Canada.

Lux is also an active angel investor in startup companies and is known for his interests in entrepreneurship and motorsports. Lux is a former snowboard instructor and freestyle coach. He competed in United States Amateur Snowboard Association (USASA) events and earned multiple podium finishes in regional and national competition. He remains active in big-mountain snowboarding and frequently rides in the Alaskan backcountry.

2005–2011 Rolex Sports Car Series.

2008–2008 NASCAR Camping World Series.

2010–2013 IMSA American Le Mans Series.

2013–2013 FIA World Endurance Championship.

2014–2014 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

2015–2015 SRO GT World Challenge Series.

2017–2019 SRO GT World Challenge Series.

2018–2026 IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship.

Motorsports career

138 Professional Race Starts. 1st Place Driver’s Championship - IMSA. Top-3 Driver’s Championship 2× - IMSA. Top-5 Driver’s Championships 2× - IMSA. Rookie of The Year - IMSA. Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona LMP2 IMSA Winner 2022. 10 Wins in IMSA, WEC, ALMS, SRO & Rolex Sports Car Series. 29 Podium finishes in IMSA, WEC, ALMS, SRO & Rolex Sports Car Series. 52 Top-5 finishes in IMSA, WEC, ALMS, SRO & Rolex Sports Car Series. 68 Top-10 finishes in IMSA, WEC, ALMS, SRO & Rolex Sports Car Series. 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1 start, best result 10th. 24 Hours of Daytona, 14 starts, best results 1st and 3rd. 6 Hours of Watkins Glen, 10 starts, best results 1st and 3rd. 10 Hours of Petit Le Mans, 4 starts, best result 2nd. 12 Hours of Sebring, 5 starts, best results 3rd twice. 12 Hours of Bathurst, 2 starts, best result 5th. 6 Hours of Shanghai, 1 start, best result 5th. 24 Hours of Dubai, 1 start, best result 5th. One of the first 16-year-old drivers to compete & finish the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2005. Youngest Grand-Am Cup GS Winner during 2006 Daytona 200. Has raced over 50 different GT, prototype and stockcars since 2004. Has raced with over 30 different racing teams since 2004. Youngest licensed racing driver in the United States in 2003 at 14 years old. Multiple regional and national karting championships and wins including in the World Karting Association.

Series & Licenses Held: FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Int’l Motor Sports Association (IMSA) Intercontinental GT Series Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) NASCAR East Series Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) NASCAR Nationwide Series Intercontinental Le Mans Cup (ILMC) NASCAR Camping World Truck Series United Sports Car Championship (USC) ARCA American Le Mans Series (ALMS) HSCR (Historic Stock Car Racing) Porsche Club of America (PCA) Historic Sports Car Racing – Super (HSR) Grand-American Rolex Sports Car Series Sports Car Vintage Racing – Super (SVRA) Grand-American Continental Tire Challenge Series Mazda MX-5 Challenge Series Creventic 24 Hours Series

Cars Raced:

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

NASCAR Camping World East Series

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results † Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

24 Hours of Daytona results

24 Hours of Le Mans result Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2013 Greaves Motorsport Alexander Rossi Tom Kimber-Smith Zytek Z11SN-Nissan LMP2 307 23rd 10th