About

Rising star Nolan Siegel will compete in his first season of the Indy Pro 2000 Championship with DEForce Racing along with additional driving duties for CarBahn with Peregrine Racing in IMSA throughout 2022. The Palo Alto, California native’s racing career began at the age of eight when he tried out his first go kart. Since then, the 17-year-old has had multiple victories and podium finishes in the USF2000 and Indy Pro 2000 Championships, as well as victories in the Sonoma Raceway Formula 3 Series Championship and ROK Junior championship in the ROK Sonoma Series.

Siegel began racing in a small race series in Northern California. After a season of racing locally, he moved on to regional and national race series, including the Superkarts! USA California ProKart Challenge and Challenge of the Americas. In 2017 Nolan won the ROK Sonoma championship in Mini ROK.

He had his first taste of driving an open-wheel race car for his 13th birthday present when he had the opportunity to drive an F3 car in the SimRaceway Formula 3 school at Sonoma Raceway. Siegel continued to race in the SimRaceway Formula 3 series at Sonoma Raceway for the 2018 season where he won several races and clinched the championship.

In 2019, Siegel transitioned to the Road to Indy USF2000 Championship with Newman Wachs Racing before joining Jay Howard Driver Development in 2020, where he continued to develop his skills and hone his racecraft. He also competed in the Circuit of the Americas F4 US Championship event where he clinched a fourth-place finish in his F4 debut and massively impressed team owner, Jay Howard.

After the 2021 season saw him earn his first victory on the Road to Indy at New Jersey Motorsports Park, Nolan is looking to build off that momentum in 2022 with DEForce Racing as he steps up to the Indy Pro 2000 Championship. He’ll also be in the IMSA paddock, competing at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona and in select Michelin Pilot Challenge races with Peregrine Racing in an effort to further push his skills in different styles of competition.

Nolan Siegel

Nolan’s Goal

To win races and championships throughout the Road To Indy ladder system in order to race professionally in IndyCar.

Fast Facts

Hobbies:

  • Snowboarding.
  • Playing Guitar.
  • Enjoying time with friends.

Favorite Sports Teams:

  • San Francisco 49ers
  • Golden State Warriors
  • San Jose Sharks

Pre-Race Rituals:

  • Eat a cupcake.
  • Find a quite space to relax.
  • Discuss strategy with engineers.
Nolan Siegel

Racing History

2022

Indy Pro 2000 Championship

Stepped up a level to the Indy Pro 2000 Championship, staying with DEForce Racing to drive the No. 8 car.

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

Made his debut in the top level of IMSA competition at the 2022 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, piloting the No. 26 Mühlner Motorsports LMP3 entry.

Results

  • Led flag to flag to capture his first Indy Pro 2000 victory at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
  • Secured pole for Race 2 at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

2021

USF2000 Championship

Joined DEForce Racing for his junior season in the USF2000 Championship piloting the No. 10 machine.

CarBahn with Peregrine Racing

Made his IMSA debut in 2021 with Peregrine Racing at Daytona International Speedway driving the No. 93 Audi R8 GT4.

Results

  • Captured first Road To Indy victory at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
  • Secured pole position at Barber Motorsports Park.
  • Collected four podium finishes.
  • Finished 8th in Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship.

2020

USF2000 Championship

Finished 13th in his sophomore Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship, with podium finishes at Mid-Ohio and six top-10s, plus the fastest race lap and a pole position.

Results

  • USF2000 Championship podium finishes at Mid-Ohio.
  • USF2000 Championship Pole Position and fastest race lap at New Jersey.
  • Finished 13th in his sophmore Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship.

2019

USF2000 Championship

Nolan competed in the 2019 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship with the Newman Wachs team. He started all 15 races of the 2019 schedule with the team. Nolan went on to finish 15th in his rookie season with a season-high 10th place finishes at Lucas Oil Raceway, Road America and Toronto.

F4 US Championship

Nolan’s first outing in the F4 US Championship was at the final rounds of the 2019 season hosted at Circuit of The Americas during the Formula One United States Grand Prix. In his first appearance in F4 he recorded a 7th and 4th place positioning respectively. His impressive debut led to a full-time ride in the series in 2020 with Jay Howard Driver Development.

Results

  • Finished 15th in his rookie Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship.
  • Competed in the final two races in the US F4 Championship.
  • Finished 4th and 7th in his debut US F4 Championship races.

2018

SKUSA ProKart Challenge

During the 2018 Superkarts! USA California ProKart Challenge, Nolan competed in both the X30 Junior and S5 Junior Stock Honda Shifter classes.

Central European Rotax Championship

Nolan traveled overseas to race for the first time to compete in the Central European Rotax Championship event.

Sonoma Raceway Formula 3 Series

In his first season in the Sonoma Raceway Formula 3 Series, Nolan went on to become the series champion at the age of 13.

Results

  • Sonoma Raceway Formula 3 Series Champion.
  • SKUSA California Pro-Kart Challenge X30 Junior class.
  • SKUSA California Pro-Kart Challenge S5 Junior Stock Honda shifter class.
  • Competed in the Central European Rotax Championship event.

2017

ROK Sonoma Series

Nolan continued competing in the ROK Sonoma Series and won the ROK Junior Championship.

Superkarts! USA California ProKart Challenge

In 2017, Nolan made his debut at the Superkarts! USA California ProKart Challenge.

Formula 3 Debut

Nolan got his first taste of car racing at Sonoma Raceway when he tested a Formula 3 car. This test led to a full-time ride in the Sonoma Raceway Formula 3 Series in 2018.

Highlights

  • ROK Sonoma Series Junior Champion.
  • Competed in the SKUSA California ProKart Challenge.
  • Drove his first F3 car at Sonoma Raceway.

2016

Continued Expanded Karting Season

Nolan continued to compete in the California Rotax Max Challenge, ROK Sonoma Series and Challenge of Americas championships.

Highlights

  • Competed in the California Rotax Max Challenge.
  • Competed in the ROK Sonoma Series.
  • Competed in the Challenge of Americas.

2015

Expanded Karting Career

After his early venture into karting, Nolan began expanding his reach by competing in the California Rotax Max Challenge, ROK Sonoma Series and in the Challenge of Americas championships.

Highlights

  • Competed in the California Rotax Max Challenge.
  • Competed in the ROK Sonoma Series.
  • Competed in the Challenge of Americas.

2014

Simraceway Karting Series

Nolan continued his karting career with the Simraceway Karting Series hosted at Sonoma Raceway.

2013

Began Karting Career

Sampled his first kart at the Simraceway Performance Karting Center at Sonoma Raceway.