Trent Hindman

Trent Hindman
Born	(1995-09-20) September 20, 1995 West Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Professional racing driver
Known for	GS class title in the 2014 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge; BMW Motorsport junior program member (2015)

Trent Hindman (born September 20, 1995, in West Long Branch, New Jersey) is a professional American racing driver. He claimed the GS class title in the 2014 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge and was chosen to join the BMW Motorsport junior program in 2015.

Karting

Hindman started karting at the age of eight at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. In 2004, he competed in the Junior Sportsman division, eventually winning both the local championship and the New Jersey state title by 2006. That same year marked his entry into the World Karting Association. His first national karting championship came in 2008 when he secured the Stars of Karting Cadet class crown, followed by multiple podium finishes across various WKA categories in 2009.

Formula racing

In 2009, Hindman completed training at the Skip Barber Racing School under coach Steve Welk and made his debut at Road America, finishing fifth. He ended fourth in the Skip Barber Southern Series standings and continued competing in the Skip Barber National Championship during 2010 and 2011. The year 2011 saw Hindman earn his initial race victories with two wins at Lime Rock Park and one at Autobahn Country Club, concluding the season second overall behind Scott Anderson and ahead of Brandon Newey. That year, he was selected for the Mazdaspeed Motorsports Development Driver program and dominated the Ontario Formula Ford Championship with Brian Graham Racing, capturing nine wins out of twelve races. Additionally, he finished ninth at the prestigious Formula Ford Festival.

Advancing to the Mazda Road to Indy ladder in 2012, Hindman competed in USF2000 with teams Cape Motorsports and Wayne Taylor Racing. He achieved two podium finishes and ranked fifth in the final championship standings.

Touring cars

After his stint in USF2000, Hindman transitioned to GT and touring car racing. In 2013, he participated full-time in the amateur SCCA Majors Tour GT2 division with Fall-Line Motorsports, piloting a Porsche 911 GT3 997. He won eight races en route to securing the SCCA Nationwide championship. Key accomplishments included triumphing at the renowned SCCA June Sprints and finishing runner-up at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. That year, he also competed in the GS class of the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, driving a BMW M3, where he earned a podium finish at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. In 2014, Hindman captured the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge championship with victories at Laguna Seca and Circuit of the Americas.

In 2015, he remained active in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge and made his debut in the 24 Hours of Zolder. Representing the BMW Motorsport Junior team in a 2016 BMW M235i Cup Racer, alongside teammates Louis Deletraz, Victor Bouveng, and mentor Dirk Adorf, with support from Walkenhorst Motorsport, they finished fifteenth overall and ninth within their class.

Personal

Hindman lives in the Wayside neighborhood of Ocean Township, where he attended Ocean Township High School.

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Year	Circuit	Vehicle	Powerplant	Category	Result	Grid Position	Race Status
2013	Road America	Porsche 911 GT3 997	Porsche	GT2	2	2	Running

U.S. F2000 National Championship

(key)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final Position	Points Total
2012	Cape Motorsports Wayne Taylor Racing	SEB 36	SEB 30	STP 5	STP 4	LOR 5	MOH 4	MOH 3	ROA 4	ROA 6	ROA 8	BAL 25	BAL 12	VIR 8	VIR 3	5th	189

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

Year	Team Entry	Category	Chassis Model	Engine Type	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Race 7	Race 8	Race 9	Race 10	Race 11	Season Standing	Points Accumulated
2017	BAR1 Motorsports	PC	[Oreca FLM09]]	[Chevrolet]] LS3 V8 6.2 L	2017 24 Hours of Daytona 2						! 15th||32
	Riley Motorsports - Team AMG	GTD	[Mercedes-AMG GT3]]	[Mercedes-AMG]] M159 V8 6.2 L						2017 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR 3			43rd||54
	Paul Miller Racing		[Lamborghini Huracán GT3 (2015–2019)]]
			Lamborghini V10 5.2 L							style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 2017 Petit Le Mans 7
2018	[Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian]]	GTD	[Acura NSX GT3]]	[Acura]] Turbo V6 3.5 L	style="background:#DFDFDF;”| 2018 24 Hours of Daytona 2	style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 2018 12 Hours of Sebring 8					! 25th||87
2019	[Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian]]	GTD	[Acura NSX GT3 Evo ]]	!Turbo V6 3.5 L	style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 2019 24 Hours of Daytona 4	style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 2019 12 Hours of Sebring 7	style="background:#DFDFDF;”| MOH 2	style="background:#FFFFBF;”| WGL 1	style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ELK 5	style="background:#FFDF9F;”| LIM 2				1st||283
2020	Heinricher Racing with Meyer Shank Racing and Curb-Agajanian	GTD	Acura NSX GT3 Evo	Turbo V6 3.5 L	style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY 8 ||||||||| style= "text-align:center" | 27th ||93
2021	Wright Motorsports	GTD	Porsche 911 GT3 R (991)	Porsche Flat-6 4.0 L	style= "background:#DFFFDF;" | DAY 4 | style= "background:#DFDFDF;” | SEB 2 ||||||||| style= "text-align:center" | 6th ||2718
2023	VOLT Racing with Wright Motorsports	GTD	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Porsche Flat-6 4.2 L	style= "background:#DFFFDF;" | DAY 11 | style= "background:#DFFFDF;" | SEB 8 | style= "background:#FFDF9F;” | LIM 3 | style= "background:#FFDF9F;” | PET 3 ||||| style= "text-align:center" | 8th ||2757
2024	Kellymoss with Riley	GTD	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Porsche Flat-6 4.2 L	style= "background:#DFFFDF;" | DAY 11 ||||||||| style= "text-align:center" | 54th* ||208*

24 Hours of Zolder

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Vehicle	Category	Completed Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2015	Walkenhorst Motorsport	Template:Country data SUITemplate:Namespace detect showall Louis Delétraz Template:Country data SWETemplate:Namespace detect showall Victor Bouveng Dirk Adorf	BMW M235i Racing Cup	T7	710	15th place	7th place

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