Christian Brooks (born September 29, 2000) is an American racing driver.[1] He currently competes in INDY NXT racing series for HMD Motorsports in the #39 car and the 2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship driving for Pabst Racing in the #19 car.[2] Brooks previously drove for Turn 3 Motorsport in the USF Pro 2000 Championship and previously competed in the USF2000 Championship with Exclusive Autosport.[3] Brooks is the only driver to win four times at the streets of St. Petersburg out of all racing categories including IndyCar.
Brooks would return to rallycross with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in 2018. He would compete in the newly formed Americas Rallycross Championship after the Global RallyCross Championship shut down at the end of 2017. He would finish second in the championship with four podiums in five races.
On March 7, 2020, it was announced that Brooks would make his USF2000 Championship debut driving for Exclusive Autosport.[5] At the final round of the season in St. Petersburg, Brooks would qualify in pole position for the first time all year and go on to get his first win in the series.[6] He would finish fifth in the championship. Brooks was Rookie of the year.
2021
Brooks at Mid-Ohio in 2024
Brooks would return to the series for the 2021 season once again driving for Exclusive Autosport.[3] At the second round in St. Petersburg, he would take pole for the first race.[7] Brooks would go on to win the race after a lengthy cleanup due to a major crash that took out six competitors.[8] He would also win the second race at St. Petersburg after battling with Kiko Porto during the final laps of the race.[9] Brooks would finish sixth in the championship with two poles, two wins, and four podiums.
