Born Davey Jay Hamilton, Jr.
March 15, 1997 (age 19) ( 1997-03-15 ) Related to | ||
Davey Jay Hamilton Jr. (Born March 15, 1997) is an American racing driver from Idaho. Hamilton Jr. is the son of former Indy 500 competitor Davey Hamilton. Junior has raced mainly midgets and sprint cars and will make his Indy Lights debut in 2016.
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Racing career
D.J. Hamilton started his racing career in karting at his local karttrack near Star, Idaho. The third generation racing driver made his debut in the USAC Midgets. In 2011 Hamilton, Jr. finished eleventh in the Ford Focus Midwestern Pavement division. For 2012 Hamilton, Jr. improved to a sixth place in the series.
In 2015 Hamilton, Jr. won the King of the Wing's Western Sprintcar Series.
Hamilton began testing an Indy Lights car with McCormack Racing in 2015. It was initially announced that he would compete in the full 2016 Indy Lights season with the team but the entry did not materialize until the season finale at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca where Hamilton finally made his series debut.
American Open-Wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)