Lawson Aschenbach

Lawson L. Aschenbach (born November 22, 1983) is an American professional racing driver. He is a four-time Pirelli World Challenge champion, and most recently, the 2014 Pirelli World Challenge GTS Champion. He is the 2006 SPEED World Challenge (later Pirelli World Challenge) Rookie of the Year and became the first person to win the SPEED GT Championship in his rookie season. Aschenbach first raced professionally in 2005. He currently races for Stevenson Motorsports in the IMSA Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge.

Amateur career Aschenbach was born in Gaithersburg, Maryland and began kart racing at age 8. He was introduced to kart racing by his father, who drove him to his first competitions. In 1998, Aschenbach won the World Karting Association Gold Cup. He won an additional four WKA Grand Nationals titles and the North American Karting Championship before moving onto racecars at age 16. In 2001, Aschenbach won the SCCA Southeast National Formula Ford title. That year, Porsche won the SPEED GT Manufacturers’ Championship over second-place Dodge by three points.

Aschenbach won the 2011 Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car Championship while piloting a Honda Civic Si for Team Compass360. He won five races and poles that season, and led Honda to the Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car Manufacturers’ Championship. Aschenbach's win at Houston secured the overall championship. He clinched the championship during the final race day of the year, which was held at Miller Motorsports Park. Aschenbach married Beth Beattie in November 2013.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR (key) (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 2015 JD Motorsports 0 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH CHI DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA18 DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 66th 26 2018 JD Motorsports 01 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH CLT21 DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM 65th 17 2019 4 DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH28 BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH 53rd 35 0 CLT14 DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM

Sports car racing

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results Year Team Make Engine Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points 2016 Stevenson Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2 L V10 GTD DAY14 SEB16 LGA9 BEL13 WGL6 MOS9 LIM5 ELK6 VIR2 AUS12 PET5 8th 258 2017 Stevenson Motorsports Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2 L V10 GTD DAY4 SEB7 LBH13 AUS10 BEL13 WGL9 MOS1 LIM4 ELK3 VIR12 LGA11 PET13 7th 283 2018 Michael Shank Racingwith Curb Agajanian Acura NSX GT3 Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 GTD DAY11 SEB7 MOH5 BEL2 WGL14 MOS6 LIM9 ELK8 VIR9 LGA13 PET12 9th 249 2019 Precision Performance Motorsports Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 GTDDAY SEB MOH DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 22nd 102 Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8DAY SEB MOH DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 2020 Riley Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 GTDDAY DAY SEB ELK VIR ATL MOH CLT PET LGA SEB 8th 245

Season still in progress

Championships

Pirelli World Challenge Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class 2006 Jon Groom Racing N/A Porsche 911 GT3 GT 2011 Compass360 Racing N/A Honda Civic Si TC 2013 Blackdog Speed Shop N/A Chevy Camaro GTS 2014 Blackdog Speed Shop N/A Chevy Camaro GTS

IMSA Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class 2010 Compass360 Racing David Tilenius Honda Civic Si ST