Zach Banks

Zach Banks

Banks in 2015
Nationality American
Born Zachary Mitchell Banks
(1997-12-15) December 15, 1997
South Miami, Florida, United States
OGP Winter Championship career
Debut season 2016
Current team Ocala GP
Car no. 382
Starts 1
Wins 1
Poles 1
Previous series
2013-14
2014
2014-15

2015
South Florida TAG
Florida State Championship
United States ROK National Championship
Cold Stone Formula Winter Tour
Championship titles
2014
2014
2015
South Florida TAG
Florida Senior State
Ocala GP Summer Series
Awards
2014 All-time single-season records: 8 wins/10 poles (South Florida TAG Championship)

Zachary Mitchell "Zach" Banks (born December 15, 1997) is a Cuban American racing driver. He won the 2014 South Florida Regional championship[1] at Homestead-Miami Speedway in TAG Senior and the 2015 Ocala GP Summer championship[2] in ROK Senior.[3] Banks has recorded 27 career race wins and 3 championships.

Personal life

Banks is currently a high school senior at Coral Gables Senior High. He is the youngest of 3 siblings, of Cuban, Lebanese, and Irish descent.[4]

Career

2012-2014

Banks competed in his first karting race in October 2012. He recorded his first win in October 2013 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Junior TAG. His first regional championship came in early 2014 after signing with International Racing,[5] shortly after turning 16. Banks has added 2 more titles since then.[6]

2015-present

Banks' karting career progressed to the international stage with top-10 showings in both the Cold Stone Formula Winter Tour and the United States ROK National Championship. Banks began testing Corvette Z06 sports cars in April 2015 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. In September 2015, Banks moved up again, becoming an SCCA licensed race-car driver, at Daytona International Speedway. Banks was featured as guest commentator for 90.3FM in Miami.[7]

In 2016, Banks' season began with first place results in final practice and qualifying at the opening race of the 2016 OGP Winter Series. Banks followed up his pre-race performances with victories in both the pre-final and final events.

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles Podiums Points Position
2013 Homestead Regional Championship International Racing 10 5 4 6 658 2nd
Orlando TAG Winter Series 2 0 0 1 124 5th
2014 United States ROK National Championship International Racing 12 1 2 7 2372 4th
South Florida TAG Championship 14 8 10 12 1008 1st
Florida Winter Tour Senior International Racing 6 0 0 2 254 7th
Florida Senior State Championship 12 7 4 10 1495 1st
2015 OGP Regional Summer Championship Ocala GP 3 2 2 2 202 1st
Cold Stone Formula Winter Tour International Racing 6 0 1 3 148 8th
United States ROK National Championship 12 1 2 4 694 4th
OGP Autumn Championship Ocala GP 8 2 2 5 1245 2nd
2016 OGP Winter Championship Ocala GP 1 1 1 1 210 1st*
Cold Stone Formula Winter Tour Ocala GP 0 0 0 0 0 -

* Season still in progress.

References

[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

  1. "2013 PRD Senior Championship results". Homestead-Miami Speedway. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  2. "2015 Summer Championships - Ocala Gran Prix". Ocala Gran Prix. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  3. "Zach Banks: Racedriver biography". International Racing USA. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  4. "Zach Banksb biography". internationalracingusa.com. International Racing USA. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  5. "Zach Banks Driver Database". Driverdb.com. 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  6. "Go Racing Magazine - FKCS". Go Racing Magazine. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  7. 1 2 "Florida Pro Kart Series - Summer #1 - Saturday". AlfaKarl. 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  8. "Championships - overview". Mylaps.com. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  9. "Championship Standings of PRD Junior Fall Championship 2013". Organisation.mylaps.com. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  10. "More Great Racing At Florida Karting Championship Series Round Three". Go Racing Magazine. 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  11. "Zach Banks profile". International Racing USA. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  12. "More Great Racing at Florida Karting Championship Series Round Three". Ekartingnews.com. 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  13. "Zach Banks Driver Database". Driverdb.com. 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
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