Baltazar Leguizamón (born 11 August 2000) is an Argentine professional racing driver. He is the son of Alejandro Leguizamón, businessman and former racing driver.[1] He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 35 Chevrolet SS for Joey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen.
Racing career
NASCAR Xfinity Series
2023: First Attempt
On 21 March 2023, it was announced that Leguizamon would make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut for CHK Racing for the race at COTA.[2][3] He would ultimately fail to qualify. He was originally scheduled to drive for MBM Motorsports for that race, but that would not happen due to sponsorship issues.[4] He would ultimately fail to qualify.
2025: Second Attempt
On 22 January 2025, it was announced that Leguizamon would make his second attempt in the Xfinity Series, with Joey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen for the race at COTA.[5]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Formula 4 Sudamericana | N/A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 125 | 6th |
| 2016 | Formula 4 Sudamericana | N/A | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 10th |
| Formula 4 United States Championship | Momentum Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 6th | |
| MVM Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Formula Renault 2.0 Argentina | Werner Competición | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 29th | |
| 2016–17 | NACAM Formula 4 Championship | MomoF4 Team | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2017 | Formula 4 United States Championship | Miller Vinatieri Leguizamón Motorsports | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 9th |
| 2018 | F3 Americas Championship | Global Racing Group | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 276 | 2nd |
| Top Race Series | DM Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17th | |
| Atlantic Championship | K-Hill Motorsports | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 600 | 1st | |
| 2019 | F3 Americas Championship | Global Racing Group | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 7th |
| Top Race Series | InBest Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 17th | |
| 2020 | Top Race Series | DM Team | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 90 | 5th |
| 2021 | Top Race V6 | Pfening Competición | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 11th |
| TC Mouras | DM Team by Galarza | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 28th | |
| 2022 | TC2000 Championship | FS Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd |
| Top Race V6 | DM Team | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 18th | |
| 2023 | TC Mouras | ||||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series | CHK Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2025 | NASCAR Xfinity Series | Joey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source:[6] | |||||||||
* Season still in progress.
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2023 | CHK Racing | 74 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | PHO | ATL | COA DNQ |
RCH | MAR | TAL | DOV | DAR | CLT | PIR | SON | NSH | CSC | ATL | NHA | POC | ROA | MCH | IRC | GLN | DAY | DAR | KAN | BRI | TEX | ROV | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO | 112th | 0 | [7] |
| 2025 | Joey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen | 35 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | COA 37 |
PHO | LVS | HOM | MAR | DAR | BRI | CAR | TAL | TEX | CLT | NSH | MXC | POC | ATL | CSC | SON | DOV | IND | IOW | GLN | DAY | PIR | GTW | BRI | KAN | ROV | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | -* | -* | [8] |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
- ^ BALTAZAR LEGUIZAMÓN CORRERÁ EN INDYCAR, http://carburando.com, 20 October 2017, Retrieved 22 October 2017
- ^ Christie, Toby (March 21, 2023). "Baltazar Leguizamón Joins CHK Racing For Xfinity Series at COTA". TobyChristie.com.
- ^ "Baltazar Leguizamón competing for CHK Racing at COTA". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ^ "UPDATE: Baltazar Leguizamon hopes to make Xfinity debut in 2023 with MBM Motorsports". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. March 19, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ^ "Baltazar Leguizamon driving for Joey Gase Motorsports at COTA". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- ^ "Driver: Baltazar Leguizamón | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
- ^ "Baltazar Leguizamón – 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "Baltazar Leguizamón – 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
External links
- Official page on Facebook
- Baltazar Leguizamón driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Baltazar Leguizamón career summary at DriverDB.com