Trenton Estep

Trenton Estep
Nationality United States American
Born (1999-11-24) 24 November 1999
San Antonio, United States
IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge career
Debut season 2017
Current team JDX Racing
Car no. 3 - Hertz Global/Byers Porsche/JDX Racing
Former teams Exclusive Autosport, Dallas Karting Complex, Koene USA, Piquet Sports, Texas Karts
Starts 24
Wins 5
Podiums 18
Poles 2
Awards
2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 Third IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge, Formula Tour F1600 Champion, Canadian F1600 Super Series Champion, Rotax US Open Junior Champion, SKUSA Pro Tour S5 Shifter Champion

Trenton Estep[1] (born November 24, 1999 in San Antonio, Texas[2]) is an American racing driver. Estep[3] grew up racing karts from the age of 4 years old in New Braunfels Texas.[4] He competed in various karting competitions such as SKUSA Pro Tour,[5] Florida Winter Tour, US Open and Rotax Grand Finals in Portugal. In 2016 he made the transition from karts to open wheel cars. He entered the Formula Tour F1600, Canadian F1600 Super Series and F1600 Championship Series winning two Championships. He also ran in the opening round of the Redbull[6] Global Rallycross Championship[7] in Phoenix Arizona. In 2017 Estep made his transition from open wheel to cars in the North American Porsche GT3 Cup Series,[8] with JDX Racing.[9] Estep finished on podium 11 of 16 races with multiple wins placing 3rd in the Porsche GT3 Cup Championship. In 2018 he will return to the Porsche GT3 Cup series with JDX Racing with renewed sponsorship by Hertz Global along with a new sponsor Byers Porsche of Columbus Ohio.[10]

Career

Estep[11] started karting at the age of 4 at his local track called Hill Country Kart Club (HCKC)[12] located in New Braunfels, Texas. He was mentored and supported by Tommy Muth of Texas Karts.[13] Estep went on to win numerous club and Texas road racing championships before he started karting at a national level in 2011. In 2011 Estep finished sixth in the SKUSA[14] Pro Tour TaG Cadet series. The championship was won by Colton Herta and was competed by other young talents such as Patricio O'Ward and Sophia Flörsch.[15] In 2014 Estep joined Dallas Karting Complex (DKC)[16] to win the SKUSA Pro Tour S5 Shifter class aboard his Sodi Kart[17] chassis after sweeping both the SKUSA SpringNats and SummerNats and then wrapping up the SKUSA Pro-Tour title in Las Vegas at the SuperNats. The following year Estep raced in various Rotax Max Junior series with Koene USA[18] winning the inaugural Maxspeed US Open Rotax Junior Championship aboard his Tony Kart[19] chassis by sweeping Round 1 in Dallas, Round 2 in Grand Junction Colorado and securing the Title in Las Vegas.[20]

In 2016 the Texas kart racer made the transition to racing open wheel cars. The main focus was the Quebec based Formula Tour F1600[21] and Super Series Championships.[22] The American competed in a Honda powered Spectrum 015H entered by Exclusive Autosport.[23] Estep clinched both Championships winning twelve out of seventeen races.[24] He also set 4 track records. He shattered the F1 Canadian Grand Prix F1600 track record by an amazing 1.4 seconds. He also holds the track record at North America's oldest street race Trois Rivieres or GP3R as well as track records at Mont Tremblant and Calabogie. Because of his championship in the Formula Tour F1600 series Estep qualified to compete at the 2016 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout. Alongside the Formula Tour F1600 Estep competed in only a select few races in the Ontario based Toyo Tires F1600 Series where he finished third in the championship.[25] Estep also competed in the US in only two race weekends F1600 Championship Series events at Road Atlanta and Virginia International Raceway. Estep won the second race of the weekend at Virginia International Raceway.[26]

Estep made a one-off appearance in Redbull[27]Global RallyCross[28] with PMG Rallysport[29] replacing Parker Chase at the Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Chandler, Arizona. Estep received the last minute opportunity just days before the event only having 4 laps in a business parking lot to fit seat and test radio before leaving for Arizona. He had just received his drivers license. He had to teach himself how to drive in the dirt, E-Brake and jump a rally car off a dirt ramp 50' as he raced the car. He went on to lead the Final live on NBC Sports when his front suspension broke taking him out of the lead and the race.

In 2016 Estep also made the leap from Junior to Senior class in karting. He won in only his second start in the Florida Winter Tour in Round Two at Ocala Grand Prix. He competed against an international field including European World Champion Jordan Lennox-Lamb and Canadian Indy Car Lights driver Zachary Claman DeMelo.

2017 - After receiving 22 offers at the end of 2016 to compete in various series including Porsche GT3 Cup, Lamborghini Super Trofeo,[30] USF2000,[31] Pro Mazda,[32] US F4,[33] Formula Atlantics,[34] Pirelli World Challenge,[35] IMSA Lites,[36] and F2000.[37] After a great deal of consideration Estep signed a contract with JDX Racing to run in the Porsche North American GT3 Cup Series. Estep finished on podium 11 of 16 races with multiple wins placing 3rd in the Porsche GT3 Cup Championship.

2018 - Estep will return to the Porsche GT3 Cup series with JDX Racing with renewed sponsorship by Hertz Global along with a new sponsor Byers Porsche of Columbus Ohio.

Racing record

2018 IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Porsche GT3 Cup

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2018 JDX Racing SB
1
SB
2
BM
3
BM
5
MO
1
MO
2
WG
2
WG
1
RA
3
RA
3
VIR
3
VIR
2
SR
3
SR
1
ATL
TBD
ATL
TBD
1 443

2017 IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Porsche GT3 Cup

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2017 JDX Racing SB
3
SB
2
BM
3
BM
2
COTA
1
COTA
2
WG
2
WG
DNS
RA
6
RA
4
VIR
3
VIR
DNF
SR
6
SR
3
ATL
3
ATL
1
3rd 232

American Open-Wheel Racing Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

F1600

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points
2016 Exclusive Autosport MTB
1
MTB
1
MTB
1
MT
1
MT
1
SHV
9
SHV
1
SHV
DNF
TR
9
TR
1
TR
1
CB
1
CB
1
CB
DNF
MTB
1
MTB
1
MTB
1
1st 384

F1600

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Rank Points
2016 Exclusive Autosport ATL
16
ATL
6
ATL
4
WGL WGL WGL VIR
Ret
VIR
1
VIR
2
MDO MDO MDO PIT PIT 'PIT NJMP NJMP NJMP VIR VIR VIR 14th 166

2016 Global RallyCross Championship Results

GRC Lites

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Position Points
2016 PMG Rallysport Lites Ford Fiesta PHO1
5
PHO2
7
DAL DAY1 DAY2 MCAS1 MCAS2dagger DC AC SEA LA1 LA2 15th 57

dagger Race cancelled.

Rotax Junior

Year Team 1 2 3 Rank
2015 KoeneUSA DAL
1
GDJ
1
LVN
5
1st

Shifter - S5 Stock Moto

Year Team 1 2 3 Rank
2014 Dallas Karting Complex - DKC DAL
1
MOD
1
LVN
5
1st

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