Wesley Gundler


 

Instagram: @wes_gundler

Birthdate: December 17, 2008

Hometown: El Paso, Texas

Residence: Holly Springs, North Carolina


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.