Driver #18 Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda
Birthdate: September 27, 2001
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
Residence: Chicago, IL
OFF TRACK
HOBBIES: Mountain/trail-biking, video games and cooking. I also watch a lot of The Orville and Game of Thrones.
LOCAL RACE TRACK TIES: My dad used to race at Road America
RACING GOAL: To race in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES or Formula 1 RACING HERO: Michael Schumacher
ONE PERSON I WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Elon Musk
FITNESS: Light weight training and lots of cardio like running, Jiu Jitsu, striking and mountain biking to help with reaction time and endurance
FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH: UFC and NHL hockey; favorite team is Chicago Blackhawks
FAVORITE SPORTS TO PLAY: Jiu-Jitsu, mountain/trail-biking and boxing
TALENT I WISH I HAD: Snowboarding FAVORITE PLACES TO VISIT: Starbucks, New York, Downtown Chicago and Miami
BUCKET LIST ITEMS: Skydiving, bungee-jumping, own a Tesla Roadster, go into space, and visit Bora Bora
PET PEEVES OR FEARS: Spiders, deep water and loud chewing
INTERESTING NOTE: I used to play soccer, football, wrestling, Muay Thai, Jiu-Jitsu and skiing before I started racing.
RACING HISTORY
2022: Made his NTT INDYCAR SERIES debut. Malukas impressed in his rookie season by claiming his first NTT INDYCAR SERIES podium with a brilliant drive to a second-place finish at World Wide Technology Raceway. Throughout the season, he finished in the top 10 three times and started in the top 10 seven times, which included a best starting position of fifth. He was also the highest finishing rookie at the Indianapolis 500. Malukas ended 2022 second in the Rookie of the Year standings.
2021: Finished second in Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires, with seven wins, seven poles and a series-leading 16 podiums in 20 races… set two new track records, at St. Pete (qualifying) and Detroit (race).
2020: Following the enforced hiatus of Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires due to the global pandemic, finished second in the Formula Regional Americas Championship powered by Honda with two wins, 15 podiums, one pole, one fastest race lap and top-five finishes in all of the 17 races.
2019: Finished sixth in his rookie Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires season with podium finishes at Circuit of The Americas and World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, and six top-five drives.
2018: Finished fourth in his rookie Indy Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires season, with three victories and three pole positions… set two new series track records.
2017: Finished 10th in his rookie Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship season, despite contesting only nine of the 14 races… in his second series weekend at Road America, scored a pole and a season-high second-place finish… went on to earn five top-10 finishes… earned a Tilton Hard Charger Award at Mid-Ohio… also competed in the Formula 4 ADAC series in Germany with a best finish of fifth at Oschersleben.
2016: Won the X30 Junior Europa (karting) Championship… competed in the FIA-CIK European Championship in OK Junior, and in the World Championship in OK… finished ninth in the Florida Winter Tour in Rotax Senior.
2015: Won the X30 Junior IAME (karting) International Final… finished fourth in the Florida Winter Tour in Junior ROK… finished fourth in the Rotax Grand Nationals USA in Junior Max… finished fourth in the SKUSA Super Nationals TaG Junior.
2014: Won the SKUSA TaG Junior Championship, the Florida Winter Tour TaG Junior Championship, the USPKS Pro Leopard Junior Championship and finished second in the SKUSA SuperNationals TaG Junior class.
2013: Won the Rotax Grand Finals Mini Max Championship and the Rotax Summer Shootout Mini Max title… earned 10 victories in the WKA National Finals… earned four USPKS Finals wins.
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