Wesley Gundler (R)
#46 ENVE Motorsports |
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| Birthdate: | December 17, 2008 |
| Hometown: | El Paso, Texas |
| Residence: | Holly Springs, North Carolina |
| Instagram: | @wes_gundler |
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Sponsors: | Apex Resource Center |
Nationality: American
Languages spoken: English
Height/weight: 5’11" / 140 lbs.
Education: High school student
Hobbies: Mountain biking, wake surfing, snowboarding, sim racing, working on cars
Race track ties: Indianapolis and Mid-Ohio are both close to family (parents' hometowns in Indiana and Ohio)
Favorite sport to watch: Formula 1 (Mercedes-AMG) and National Football League (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Talent I wish I had: Photographic memory
Favorite food: Cheeseburgers
Guilty food pleasure: Chik-fil-a
Best meal I can cook by myself: Potstickers
Bucket list: Go to the Indy 500 as a spectator
One person I would most like to meet: Lewis Hamilton, one of the most successful drivers in history
Racing goal: Compete in INDYCAR
Racing hero: Valentino Rossi
Career results:
2025
- Finished second in the FRP F1600 Championship Series (only two points behind the winner) with five wins (including a sweep of the season finale at Summit Motorsports Park), a total of 14 podium finishes (from the final 13 races) and two pole positions, including a track record at Road America
- Competed in the SCCA FF1600 Major events at Homestead-Miami Speedway (Palm Tree Winter Majors) and Road America (June Sprints)
- Won the Queen City Gambit OKN Pro Series Stars Championship Series karting event at Charlotte Motor Speedway
2024
- Won the Senior Max Rotax East Championship
- Represented Team USA in the Rotax Grand Finals in Sarno, Italy
- Competed in the Trackhouse Motorplex Karting Challenge in both KA100 Senior and X30 Senior
- Competed in the Stars Championship Series in OKN Pro
2023
- Won the Junior Max Rotax U.S. Championship
- Won the Junior Max Rotax East Championship
- Earned an invitation to represented Team USA in the Rotax Grands Finals in Bahrain
- Competed in the Stars Championship Series in KA100 Junior
- Finished second in the Trackhouse Motorplex Karting Challenge Championship in KA100 Junior
- Finished third in the Trackhouse Motorplex Karting Challenge Championship in X30 Junior
2022
- Competed in the Stars Championship Series in KA100 Junior
- Competed in the Trackhouse Motorplex Karting Challenge in both KA100 Junior and X30 Junior
- Won Round 2 of the Junior Max Rotax Winter Series
- Earned first and second-place finishes in KA100 Junior at Route 66 Raceway
- Won the WKA Grand Nationals
2021
- Won the Trackhouse Motorplex Karting Challenge Championship in IAME Mini Swift
- Finished second in the Trackhouse Motorplex Karting Challenge Championship in Briggs Cadet
- Competed in the IAME Mini Swift and IAME Grand Nationals
2020
- Competed in the Trackhouse Motorplex Karting Challenge in both Briggs Cadet and IAME Mini Swift.