Westin Workman
| Westin Workman | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | September 13, 2004 |
| Categorisation |  FIA Silver |
| Championship titles | |
| 2025 | Toyota GR Cup North America – Am |
Westin Workman (born September 13, 2004) is an American racing driver competing in the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge and GT4 America Series for RAFA Racing Team.
Career
[edit]Workman began karting in 2017, competing until 2019.[1] Following that, Workman was a finalist of the Spec MX-5 Challenge Shootout in 2020 before winning it the next year.[2][3] In 2022, Workman made his single-seater debut in the Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series, in which he finished third in points, as well as racing in the Spec MX-5 Challenge Series and being nominated as a finalist for the Mazda MX-5 Cup shootout.[4] The following year, Workman primarily raced in the Spec MX-5 Challenge Series, and was nominated as a finalist for the 2024 IMSA Diverse Driver Development Scholarship,[5] as well as winning the Mazda MX-5 Cup Shootout.[6]
Joining BSI Racing as he made the step-up to the Mazda MX-5 Cup for 2024, Workman scored wins at Sebring and Mosport, as well as a second-place finish at VIR en route to a sixth-place points finish.[7][8] In parallel, Workman raced in the Toyota GR Cup North America for Copeland Motorsports, as part of Toyota Racing Development's Driver Development program,[9] scoring 11 podiums to end the year third in the overall standings and as the highest-finishing rookie.[10] During 2024, Workman was also named as a finalist for the 2025–26 IMSA Diverse Driver Development Scholarship and finished second in the non-championship Martinsville race of the Mazda MX-5 Cup.[11][12]
The following year, Workman remained with BSI Racing for a dual campaign in both the Mazda MX-5 Cup and the Toyota GR Cup North America,[13] as he continued to be part of Toyota Driver Development's roster.[14] In the former, Workman scored a best result of second at Barber as well as three third-place finishes to end the season 10th in points;[15] whereas in the latter, Workman won both races at Sebring and Barber,[16] as well as further wins at VIR and Indianapolis to secure the title at season's end.[17] During 2025, Workman was also nominated as a finalist for the 2026–27 IMSA Diverse Driver Development Scholarship and finished second at the non-championship Martinsville race of the Mazda MX-5 Cup, 0.003 seconds behind Jeremy Fletcher.[18][19]
In 2026, Workman joined RAFA Racing Team for a dual campaign in both the GSX class of the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge and the Silver Cup of the GT4 America Series.[20][21] In the former, Workman began the season by winning both races at Daytona,[22] a feat he also repeated in the following round at Circuit of the Americas to take an early championship lead.[23] Driving alongside Tyler Gonzalez in GT4 America, Workman had a similar start to the season as he won both races of the season-opening round at Sonoma.[24] During 2026, Workman was also named as a finalist for the 2027–28 IMSA Diverse Driver Development Scholarship,[25] as well as racing in select rounds of the Mazda MX-5 Cup for Hendricks Motorsports.[26]
Karting record
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | GoPro Motorplex Challenge — KA 100 Junior | 5th | |
| 2019 | GoPro Motorplex Challenge — KA 100 Junior | 2nd | |
| SKUSA SuperNationals — KA 100 Junior | 39th | ||
| Sources:[27][28] | |||
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 479 | 3rd | |
| Spec MX-5 Challenge Series | 155 | 14th | |||||||
| 2023 | Spec MX-5 Challenge Series | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 151 | ||
| Toyota GR Cup North America | Smooge Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 15th | |
| SCCA National Championship Runoffs – Spec MX-5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 2nd | ||
| 2024 | Mazda MX-5 Cup | BSI Racing | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3420 | 6th |
| Toyota GR Cup North America | Copeland Motorsports | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 211 | 3rd | |
| 2025 | Mazda MX-5 Cup | BSI Racing | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2480 | 10th |
| Toyota GR Cup North America – Am | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 264 | 1st | ||
| 2026 | Mazda MX-5 Cup | Hendricks Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 420* | 21st* |
| IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge – GSX | RAFA Racing Team | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1400* | 1st* | |
| GT4 America Series – Silver | * | * | |||||||
| Sources:[27] | |||||||||
Complete Mazda MX-5 Cup results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position. Races in italics indicate fastest race lap in class. Results are overall/class)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BSI Racing | DAY 1 7 |
DAY 2 12 |
SEB 1 5 |
SEB 2 1 |
LAG 1 18 |
LAG 2 20 |
MOH 1 9 |
MOH 2 4 |
MOS 1 1 |
MOS 2 16 |
VIR 1 2 |
VIR 2 4 |
ATL 1 4 |
ATL 2 7 |
6th | 3420 |
| 2025 | BSI Racing | DAY 1 32 |
DAY 2 22 |
STP 1 17 |
STP 2 23 |
BAR 1 3 |
BAR 2 2 |
MOH 1 30 |
MOH 2 5 |
MOS 1 5 |
MOS 2 13 |
VIR 1 3 |
VIR 2 3 |
ATL 1 15 |
ATL 2 29 |
10th | 2480 |
| 2026 | Hendricks Motorsports | DAY 1 6 |
DAY 2 14 |
STP 1 |
STP 2 |
MOH 1 |
MOH 2 |
MOS 1 |
MOS 2 |
VIR 1 |
VIR 2 |
IND 1 |
IND 2 |
ATL 1 |
ATL 2 |
21st* | 420* |
* Season still in progress
References
[edit]- ↑ "Workman Races to Success". eastmeckeagle.com. November 8, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Mazda Names MX-5 Cup and Spec MX-5 Shootout Winners". nasaspeed.news. November 24, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Mazda Awards Five Deserving Racers with Scholarships". ekartingnews.com. October 25, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "12 Finalists For Mx-5 Cup Shootout". speedsport.com. October 13, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "10 Finalists For IMSA Development Scholarship". speedsport.com. May 1, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Workman wins MX-5 Cup Shootout and $110,000 scholarship from Mazda". racer.com. November 17, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Mazda Scholarship racer Workman wins second MX-5 Cup race in photo finish". racer.com. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Workman gets Mazda MX-5 Cup CTMP win and lead in rookie championship". racer.com. July 14, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "TRD U.S.A. Reveals Driver Development Program Lineup". speedsport.com. February 6, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Wagner earns first place podium in Race 1 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway". grcupseries.com. October 5, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Finalists Named in 2025-26 IMSA Diverse Driver Scholarship". sportscar365.com. May 20, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Thomas Cashes $25,000 Martinsville Check". speedsport.com. October 27, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Workman Switches to BSI for Second GR Cup Season". sportscar365.com. February 13, 2025. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "TRD U.S.A. unveils 2025 Driver Development program lineup". speedwaydigest.com. February 10, 2025. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Gonzalez Does It Again In MX-5 Cup Action". speedsport.com. May 4, 2025. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Workman Doubles Up With Sunday GR Cup Win". sportscar365.com. May 18, 2025. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Workman Crowned Champion After Barber Weekend Sweep". sportscar365.com. September 7, 2025. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Finalists Named for 2026-27 IMSA 3D Scholarship". sportscar365.com. March 4, 2025. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Fletcher Wins Photo Finish At Martinsville". dailysportscar.com. October 24, 2025. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "RAFA Racing Adds Westin Workman". speedsport.com. January 6, 2026. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Workman Graduates to GT4 America in RAFA Toyota". sportscar365.com. March 4, 2026. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Tunjo, Workman Double Up In Wet Race 2 At Daytona". dailysportscar.com. January 18, 2026. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Brichacek, Workman Sweep COTA VP Challenge Weekend". dailysportscar.com. March 1, 2026. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Workman, Gonzalez Sweep GT4 Weekend at Sonoma". sportscar365.com. March 28, 2026. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "15 Finalists For IMSA Diverse Driver Scholarship". speedsport.com. March 11, 2026. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Harmon earns first Mazda MX-5 Cup victory in spectacular Daytona fashion". racer.com. January 22, 2026. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- 1 2 "Westin Workman | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Workman Westin". kartcom.com. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Westin Workman career summary at DriverDB.com