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Reece Gold (born September 2, 2004) is an American racing driver currently competing in Indy NXT driving for HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing.[1]

Reece Gold
Gold in 2023
NationalityUnited States American
Born (2004-09-02) September 2, 2004 (age 20)
Miami, Florida, United States
Indy NXT career
Debut season2023
Current teamHMD Motorsports
Car number10
Starts25
Championships0
Wins1
Podiums2
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finish8th in 2023
Previous series
202122
201920

2019
Indy Pro 2000 Championship
U.S. F2000 National Championship
F4 USA Championship
Championship titles
2018Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series

Career

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USF2000 Championship

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On January 29, 2019, it was announced that Gold would move up to the USF2000 Championship in 2019 with Cape Motorsports after winning the Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series and a $100,000 scholarship in 2018.[2] He would finish 10th in the championship that year.

Gold would return to the championship with Cape Motorsports the following season.[3] At the ninth round of the season at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Gold would get his maiden win of the season.[4] He managed to get his first pole and get his second win at the fifth Mid-Ohio race.[5] Gold finished the season with two wins, one pole, and ten podiums to end third in the standings.

Indy Pro 2000

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On October 23, 2020, it was announced that Gold would move up to the Indy Pro 2000 Championship with Juncos Racing for the 2021 season.[6] He would get his maiden win of the season at the third race at New Jersey Motorsports Park.[7]

Gold would return to the championship in 2022 once again with Juncos Hollinger Racing.[8] He had a breakout season battling for the championship with rookie Louis Foster, however he would finish second behind Foster.

Indy NXT

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Gold's 2024 Indy NXT car at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 
Gold's 2024 Indy NXT car at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

At the end of 2022, Gold announced that he would move up to the 2023 Indy NXT driving for Juncos Hollinger Racing.[9] On May 5, 2023, it was announced that Gold would switch teams mid-season to HMD Motorsports.[1] At the first race at the Detroit round, Gold would get his first win in dramatic fashion after leader Nolan Siegel would encounter mechanical issues on the final lap of the race.[10]

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2018 Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series N/A 16 5 7 4 13 484 1st
2019 Formula 4 United States Championship DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports 5 0 0 0 0 12 18th
U.S. F2000 National Championship Cape Motorsports 15 0 0 0 0 167 10th
2019-20 NACAM Formula 4 Championship Scuderia Martiga EG 3 0 0 0 1 38 14th
2020 U.S. F2000 National Championship Cape Motorsports 17 2 1 3 10 341 3rd
2021 Indy Pro 2000 Championship Juncos Hollinger Racing 18 1 5 3 7 366 5th
2022 Indy Pro 2000 Championship Juncos Hollinger Racing 18 4 5 2 7 390 2nd
2023 Indy NXT Juncos Hollinger Racing 2 0 0 0 0 334 8th
HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing 12 1 0 0 2
2024 Indy NXT HMD Motorsports 13 0 0 1 0 289 10th

* Season still in progress.

American open-wheel racing results

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Formula 4 United States Championship

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points
2019 DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports ATL
ATL
ATL
PIT
PIT
PIT
VIR
VIR
VIR
MOH
MOH
MOH
SEB
6
SEB
Ret
SEB
16
COA
12
COA
8
18th 12

U.S. F2000 National Championship

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points
2019 Cape Motorsports STP
1

10
STP
2

8
IMS
1

14
IMS
2

12
LOR
8
ROA
1

8
ROA
2

10
TOR
1

13
TOR
2

9
MOH
1

12
MOH
2

9
POR
1

12
POR
2

11
LAG
1

11
LAG
2

8
10th 167
2020 Cape Motorsports ROA
1

19
ROA
2

7
MOH
1

3
MOH
2

2
MOH
3

3
LOR
2
IMS
1

2
IMS
2

7
IMS
3

1
MOH
4

2
MOH
5

1*
MOH
6

3
NJM
1

15
NJM
2

6
NJM
3

9
STP
1

3
STP
2

9
3rd 341

Indy Pro 2000 Championship

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points
2021 Juncos Hollinger Racing ALA
1

3
ALA
2

13
STP
1

6
STP
2

3
IMS
1

3
IMS
2

4
IMS
3

2
LOR
2*
ROA
1

5
ROA
2

2
MOH
1

6
MOH
2

4
GMP
8
NJM
1

1
NJM
2

4
NJM
3

10
MOH
3

4
MOH
4

11
5th 366
2022 Juncos Hollinger Racing STP
1

7
STP
2

10
ALA
1

1*
ALA
2

5
IMS
1

4
IMS
2

1*
IMS
3

15
IRP
2*
ROA
1

6
ROA
2

5
MOH
1

7
MOH
2

6
TOR
1

4
TOR
2

2
GMP
6
POR
1

2
POR
2

1*
POR
3

1*
2nd 390

Indy NXT

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2023 Juncos Hollinger Racing STP
8
BAR
17
8th 334
HMD Motorsports with
Dale Coyne Racing
IMS
1

16
DET
1L*
DET
12
RDA
4L
MDO
5
IOW
12
NSH
9
IMS
2

3
GMP
9
POR
14
LAG
10
LAG
14
2024 HMD Motorsports STP
5
BAR
11
IMS
6
IMS
11
DET
6
RDA
4
LAG
14
LAG
18
MDO
6
IOW
12
GMP
12
POR
6
MIL
17
NSH 10th 289

* Season still in progress.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gold switches from JHR to HMD for Indy NXT". RACER. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  2. ^ "Cape Motorsports Confirms Reece Gold for USF2000 Lineup". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  3. ^ "Reece Gold Returning To Cape Motorsports". SPEED SPORT. 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  4. ^ Wood, Ida (2020-09-04). "Barrichello ends Rasmussen's domination with first USF2000 wins". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  5. ^ Wood, Ida (2020-09-13). "Cape Motorsports drivers cut Rasmussen's USF2000 lead at Mid-Ohio". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  6. ^ "Reece Gold Joins Juncos Racing for the 2021 Indy Pro 2000 Championship". www.indypro2000.com. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  7. ^ Lopez, Alejandro Alonso (2021-08-28). "Gold fends off McElrea to win Indy Pro 2000 New Jersey opener". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  8. ^ Wood, Ida (2022-01-27). "Juncos exits Indy Lights, stays in IP2000 with Reece Gold". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  9. ^ "Juncos Hollinger confirms Gold and Nannini for Indy NXT". RACER. 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  10. ^ "Highlights: Gold wins INDY NXT Detroit GP Race 1". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
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