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Julia has been racing limited seasons of NASCAR
Whelen All-American late models at All-American
Speedway in Roseville, CA and South Boston Speedway
in South Boston, VA since 2009, trying to get as
much seat time as she can in 2012.
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DOB: 11/12/91
Hometown New York, NY
Residence: Stanford, CA, New York, NY,
Charlotte, NC
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 115
Blood Type B+
Who started you: I started racing go-karts at age
10 as a family sport with my parents, sister, and
brother.
Biggest influence: I've had several influences and
role models, including Glenn Butler, Lyn St. James,
Michael Schumacher, and Mark Martin.
Women you admire: Janet Guthrie, Shirley Muldowney,
Lyn St. James, Danica Patrick, Ashley Force Hood,
Sarah Fisher, Divina Galica.
Fathers Thoughts: Both of my parents fully support
my racing and want to see me succeed.
Your encouragement: Find good people who you trust
to work with, and never let someone tell you
"no."
Julia fell in love with racing at age 10 when
she started racing go-karts with her family.
Finding early success in the form of wins and
championships, she received the attention and
respect from her competitors as she continued to
climb the karting ranks to the national level,
where she frequently visited the podium and
won.
Julia smoothly transitioned to racing cars at
age 13. At age 14 she made history as the youngest
and first female champion in the Skip Barber Racing
Series, and has since honed her racing skills in a
range of series from Formula BMW to Ford Focus
Midgets (where she won in her first season, with
Bob East). Now officially a NASCAR Driver, and a
multiple-time amateur champion, Julia races in the
Whelen All-American Late Model Series at
All-American Speedway in California and South
Boston Speedway in Virginia. Julia plans to advance
to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series (first NASCAR
series to provide television coverage) in 2012.
Now 20, Julia is also a student at Stanford
University where she is majoring in Communications
& Engineering. One of her goals is to use her
education to help make the racing industry more
environmentally friendly and she is working with
professors to come up with different ways to
“green” the racing industry. Racing is
about efficiency, something Julia strives for in
most areas of life.
Julia is developing her brand and company, Julia
Landauer Racing. She has established a social media
presence with her website, Facebook fan page, and
Twitter account. Julia works to brainstorm,
implement, and analyze strategies for brand
development and business growth.
Julia sets challenging goals and works hard to
achieve them no matter what adversity she faces.
Whether it is being a female in a sport dominated
by men, a New Yorker finding a niche in California
and the South, or an individual balancing a
racer-businesswoman-student lifestyle, Julia
doesn’t let anything stop her.
A proven winner on and off the track, Julia
appeals to a diverse group of people and
organizations. She is engaging, charismatic,
disciplined, attractive, and inspiring. Julia
serves as a role model for many, but also learns
everything she can from the people around her.
Julia understands the strength in collaboration
and teamwork and motivates and excites everyone
around her, from the mechanics to the team owner,
to work hard and excel. She leverages her
femininity, abilities, enthusiasm, humor, and
business savvy to build her distinct and
never-before-seen brand. There is no woman, New
Yorker, racer, or student like Julia.
Julia is currently involved with 85 Broads, the
Levo League, the national organization Girls for a
Change, and Ann Taylor LOFT, and she blogs for the
Huffington Post. Julia has been featured in the New
York Times, the New York Daily News, RACER
Magazine, local newspapers around the country, and
on Fox News LIVE!
Since making history at the age of 14 as the
youngest and first female driving champion from the
Skip Barber Racing Series, Julia Landauer has
explored all types of racing, from Formula BMW to
Ford Focus Midgets, where she won in her first
season.
Now officially a NASCAR Driver, and a
multiple-time amateur champion, Julia races in the
Whelen All-American Late Model Series at
All-American Speedway in California and South
Boston Speedway in Virginia.
At age 19, Julia is a student at Stanford
University where she is majoring in Communications
& Engineering. The first NASCAR driver ever to
hail from New York City, now tapped into the
Stanford University community of Palo Alto,
California, Julia is a unique brand ambassador,
breaking virtually every traditional stereotype
associated with motorsports.
Team Julia – Julia’s racing team
– is currently exploring ways to help brands
drive their consumer marketing initiatives through
retail activation, mobile marketing, and social
networking.
Innovative, flexible, and driven, Julia’s
approach to racing and brand integration provides a
creative platform for partnering, and leveraging
her one-of-a-kind position in the NASCAR world.
Snippets
Julia, 14, will compete in the NASCAR Drive
for Diversity conbine.
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Julia took 9th in the first race of 16 cars and
11th in the second. She stands 16th of 23 cars at
this point in the season. Rounds 11 and 12 of the
Formula BMW USA Championship will be held at Road
America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, on August
9-12.
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Julia will be racing in the Formula
BMW race at San Jose for two races, July 28
and 29.
News
Women And Driving: Where Are
All the Women Race Car Drivers? (Part I)
What's it like being a woman in racing? Many people
expect (or want) to hear that being a woman at the
racetrack is rough and that I face constant sexism.
While those elements might exist in racing, I've
never thought of the sport like that.
Being a woman in racing is all that I know. I
expect the slightly surprised looks when people
first see me in my racing suit. I don't expect to
be welcomed right away. It would be strange to be
in the majority. It would be strange to earn
respect more quickly, the way I see with male
racers. It would be strange to fit in.
Being a woman in racing is undoubtedly a gift
and a curse. People may not take me seriously at
first. People may not believe that I have
championship level skills. But other people may
automatically consider me as a role model for other
women, girls and underdogs. Some people may think I
deserve more media attention for being a minority,
whether or not I win.
In my 10 years of racing I've experienced all of
the above. But there are some female racers who
have an incredibly hard time at the racetrack. Then
there are others who find unparalleled success.
One of those women has rocketed to the top and
will be competing in this year's Great American
Race, the Daytona 500.
Danica Patrick is the name that comes to most
peoples' minds when they hear woman and racing in
the same sentence. Danica has used her driving
skills and attractiveness, among other things, to
achieve phenomenal success. While I think I would
do some things differently than she did, there's no
denying that Danica's a good racer who has marketed
herself well and has worked very hard for her
success.
But Danica's approach to the racing business is
only one approach. The question becomes whether or
not our society is willing and able to support
women racers who embrace different images. It
shouldn't be expected that every woman who strives
to make it to the top ranks of racing needs to pose
for the swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated or
film suggestive GoDaddy.com commercials.
I don't think using one's sex appeal is wrong.
People should embrace the personas they identify
with. However, there needs to be room for women
with different values to make it in racing. The
racing world only has a few prominent female role
models for young girls and women who more strongly
associate themselves with something other than
their physical appearance.
Though somewhat few and far between, those role
models do exist. Lyn St. James, the first woman to
win the Rookie of the Year Award for the
Indianapolis 500 (in 1992) is a mentor to many
young girls and women in racing. A personal friend
and mentor of mine, Lyn developed the Women in the
Winner's Circle Foundation to help nurture and
teach young female racers about the racing
industry.
One way that Lyn helps female racers succeed is
by sharing the stories of other women who have made
it in racing. Guest speakers at Lyn's events have
included Shirley Muldowney, Janet Guthrie, Melanie
Troxel, Sarah Fisher and Ashley Force Hood, all
previously or currently prominent women in racing.
Each role model presents a different experience
that other female racers can relate to and learn
from.
Lyn also emphasizes that parents, team owners,
company executives and racing officials need to
support women and girls at the grassroots levels of
racing before we will see more women in the
professional ranks. Until that happens, I fear
female racers will be left behind.
When I was 12 I had just come off of a
championship-winning season in go-karts. I beat out
many great racers in the northeast at my home track
in New York State. I was ready to take my racing to
the national level. After approaching many
well-established teams, no one wanted to bring me
on to their team. I didn't understand what was
going on.
One man, a world champion go-kart racer named
Glenn Butler, saw my talent and potential and
decided to work with me. Together we grew into a
phenomenal team. Glenn helped me go from being a
good racer to being a great one. There need to be
more Glenns in the racing world for young women and
girls.
It's normal for me to be a woman in racing. This
simple answer is the first one that comes to mind.
There are ups and downs to being a woman in racing,
but that's not what I focus on. On track, I
demonstrate that women can race well. Off track, I
focus on what we can do to get more women into the
sport so that we're not an anomaly.
Follow Julia Landauer on Twitter: www.twitter.com/julialandauer
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com/julia-landauer/women-and-driving_b_1281665.html
Julia Landauer and GFC Partner! -
9/14/11
19-Year Old Professional NASCAR driver reaches out
to inspire girls with her message of encouragement
and empowerment for all young women.
San Jose, Calif. – 19-year old NASCAR
Driver and Stanford University Sophomore Julia
Landauer and her racing team have joined with Girls
For A Change in a partnership that seeks to inspire
girls everywhere to reach beyond their potential
and seek out opportunities to take on
non-traditional challenges.
Girls For A Change™ is a national
non-profit organization that empowers girls to
create social change. They invite young women to
design, lead, fund and implement social change
projects that tackle issues girls face in their own
neighborhoods. Completely community supported, GFC
provides the tools, resources, partnerships and
support girls need to gain the voice, ability, and
problem-solving capacity to realize their full
potential.
“Girls For A Change (GFC) is honored to
partner with Julia because she inspires young
people. Julia demonstrates the ‘drive’ to
live out a childhood dream while keeping grounded
with education and family. She breaks stereotypes
and provides a great role model to all girls. Being
a part of GFC has mutual benefits for coaches and
young ladies. We inspire and give energy to one
another by learning to be good listeners and
respecting one another. As a result we can
brainstorm and implement ideas of change that have
positive effects on communities,” says Whitney
Smith, Founder and CEO of Girls For A Change.
The partnership with GFC and Landauer gives the
NASCAR rising star an opportunity to realize her
goal of working with a group committed to
transforming our world and reinventing girl
culture. “As a girl-power advocate in the
broadest sense, I’m thrilled to be
involved,” says Landauer. “Working with
an organization like GFC has been a dream of mine
for several years. Their mission is the empowerment
of middle and high school girls to create and lead
social change in their communities. I look forward
to introducing these ladies to the power of hard
work and going after your dreams, regardless of
stereotypes or challenges.”
Source: www.julialandauer.com/#/press/
Results
2011:
- 4 top-10 finishes/9 starts, NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series. South Boston, VA
2010:
- 2 top-15 finishes/4 starts, NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series. South Boston, VA
2009:
-3 top-10 finishes, NASCAR Whelen All-American
Series. Roseville, CA
-1st (out of 14), World Karting Association.
Daytona Beach, FL
2008:
-4th in Championship, USAC, Ford Focus Midget
Indiana Series, IN
-1st out of 10, USAC, Ford Focus Midget Indiana
Series. New Castle, IN
-1st (out of 30), World Karting Association.
Sheridan, IL
2007:
Julia was the youngest driver competing
in the Formula BMW race series with Team KMA
Racing. She is also the youngest female in Formula
BMW history, as well as the second youngest Formula
BMW competitor ever.
-1 top-five, 3 top-ten
finishes, Formula BMW USA. USA and
Canada
2006:
-1st in Championship, Skip Barber Regional
Series. USA
-12 wins, Skip Barber Regional Series, USA
-9 pole position awards, Skip Barber Regional
Series. USA
2005:
In October 2005, at age 13, Julia began racing
open-wheel formula cars in the Skip Barber Regional
Race Series. A graduate of the Lyn St. James Driver
Development program, Julia's on-track performance
speaks for itself. At 5' 3" and 98 lbs., Julia
claimed the 2006 Skip Barber Eastern Regional
Series Sportsman Championship with a perfect season
winning 12 out of 12 races with 9 pole positions.
In 2006, Julia was one of two drivers who
participated in all five junior classes of the WKA
Manufacturer's Cup and the only driver to claim top
ten finishes in all classes. Julia has been racing
karts since the age of 10.
Schedule
Hoping to run a season of
Legends Cars, NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
Late Models, and test/race some NASCAR K&N Pro
Series.
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Gallery
Photos: Streets of San Jose,
July 27-29, 2007. Gordon Clay
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