🇺🇸 Lawson Aschenbach

Lawson Aschenbach is an American racing driver who built his professional career primarily in sports car competition rather than stock cars. He began racing professionally in 2005 and quickly established himself as a rising talent, earning SPEED World Challenge Rookie of the Year honors in 2006 while becoming the first driver to win the SPEED GT Championship in a rookie campaign. Over the following years he developed into one of the most decorated competitors in Pirelli World Challenge history, claiming four series championships, including the 2014 GTS title. His success extended into endurance-style sports car racing as well, with a 2010 Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge ST Championship and a 2014 Lamborghini Super Trofeo ProAM World Championship further rounding out his resume. Much of his career has been spent competing for teams such as Stevenson Motorsports in IMSA competition, reflecting a path centered on GT and sports car disciplines.[1]

Within Racer DB, Aschenbach's record reflects a brief foray into NASCAR Xfinity Series competition, where he made two career starts without recording a win or podium finish. His status is listed as retired, with no championships accumulated in the series, and his Racer Rating of 3,400 places him at 714th among active drivers on the platform's Elo-style scale. In the 2026 season, the database credits him with one round contested, no wins or podiums, and a standings position of P91, figures that stand as his most recent recorded activity within the Xfinity Series ledger.[2]