In the past two weeks, Skip Barber Racing School graduate Sergio Perez concluded his 2023 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season with his career-best finish in the F1 World Drivers’ Championship, and graduate Colin Braun kicked off the 2023-24 Asian Le Mans Series with a victory in Malaysia. Perez, a graduate of the Skip Barber National Championship, scored two wins
With a win and a top-five finish in two races at Circuit of the Americas, Sebastian Wheldon claimed the 2023 Skip Barber Race Series championship. Wheldon won six races and collected an additional thirteen podiums throughout the season. Entering the pair of races, four drivers were within reach of the title, with Wheldon the favorite ahead of Jeshua Alianell, Jaxon
The Skip Barber Racing School today announced a multi-year partnership agreement with MOMO Motorsport, the iconic Italian motorsports brand that has produced hand-crafted equipment for nearly sixty years. As part of the agreement, MOMO Motorsport will supply bespoke wheels for the Skip Barber Racing School’s fleet of Mustang GTs. Additionally, the two organizations will collaborate on co-branded promotions and apparel
The Skip Barber Race Series will crown its 2023 champion this week at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas with the competition coming down to the last race week of the year. Among those in contention are points-leader Sebastian Wheldon, Jeshua Alianell, Jaxon Bell, and Caleb Gafrarar. Wheldon will enter the doubleheader with a 15-point advantage over Alianell. The
Jaxon Bell won the opening round of the Skip Barber Race Series from WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca but Sebastian Wheldon extended his lead in the championship with a pair of podium finishes including a win in Race 2. Wheldon and Bell, along with Jeshua Alianell, make up the top three in the standings entering the final pair of races at
Skip Barber Racing School graduate Ross Chastain won the NASCAR Cup Series season finale from Phoenix Raceway on Sunday. Chastain, who credits his improvement on road courses to his time spent with instructors from the Skip Barber Racing School, was one of four graduates to finish the NASCAR Cup Series Championship race in the top ten. Chastain spent the entire
The Skip Barber Race Series will visit the newly repaved WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca this week as the championship battle between Sebastian Wheldon, Jeshua Alianell, Caleb Gafrarar, and Jaxon Bell heats up. With just four races remaining in the 2023 season, the stakes will be high for the series’ visit to the iconic West Coast circuit. After sweeping both races
A pair of Skip Barber Racing School graduates will have the opportunity to capture the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series titles this weekend at Phoenix Raceway. In the Xfinity Series, John Hunter Nemechek will enter the season finale as one of four drivers with a shot at the crown after securing a position in the Championship Four
As Women in Motorsports North America’s Women with Drive III summit approaches, the Skip Barber Racing School is proud to have recently developed numerous young women in racing with alums stretching multiple generations. WIMNA co-founder Lyn St. James is a 3-Day Skip Barber Racing School graduate at Mid-Ohio. Since then, the Skip Barber Racing School’s relationship with Lyn, her WIMNA
Over the weekend, Skip Barber Racing School graduates won the Formula 1 Academy championship, clinched a chance at the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series title, and scored top-five finishes in the United States Grand Prix, the NASCAR Cup Series, and the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The footprint of the Skip Barber Racing School was felt in full force at Circuit of the
Skip Barber Racing School’s Ken Fukuda was awarded the 2023 IMSA Diverse Driver Development Scholarship. The scholarship will provide Ken, a veteran of the Skip Barber Race Team, an instructor with the Skip Barber Racing School, and director of the Skip Barber Race Series, with a full-season prepaid entry in an IMSA-sanctioned series. Ken’s journey to becoming one of the
Ready to get on-track in 2024? We’ve just announced new dates for Mustang and Formula car schools for next year! A highlight of next year’s schedule is the addition of Road America to our lineup of legendary racetracks! You’ll be able to get behind the wheel of our Ford Mustang GTs at the legendary venue in Elkhart Lake, WI.