Chase Owen

Chase Owen (born April 10, 1992) is an American race car driver,[1] team-owner,[2] and entrepreneur. Born in Houston, Texas,[1] Owen is best known for his successful open-wheel racing career in America, Europe, and Asia. His rapid progression in international motor racing began in late 2014, after winning Skip Barber Racing School's Indy Car Academy Shootout with no prior racing experience.[3][4] He was awarded with a full season in the 2015 Skip Barber Summer Series Championship (where he finished 2nd overall after winning 8 races)[5] and RACER Magazine's "Top Gun Award."[6] Owen went on to be nominated for the Team USA Scholarship[7] and raced FF1600's for Cliff Dempsey Racing in 2016, where he won the Avon Tyres Northern Championship,[8][9] placed 2nd in the Avon Tyres National Championship,[8][9] 6th in the Formula Ford Festival,[8][9] and was crowned the "Star of Anglesey" and "Champion of Oulton Park."[8][9] Later, after finishing 7th in the 2017 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship,[10] Owen launched his own Formula 3 motor racing team (named "Chase Owen Racing") and entered into the 2018 F3 Asian Championship.[2] In doing so, Owen became among the youngest FIA-sanctioned team-owner/team-driver's in the sport at age 25. Owen was also named one of the top-6 American racers ever to have competed in Formula Ford 1600.[11]

Chase Owen
Owen at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari (Imola) in 2017.
Nationality	American
Born	(1992-04-10) April 10, 1992 Houston, Texas
Debut season	2015
Car number	00 21
Former teams	Chase Owen Racing Hillspeed with Cliff Dempsey Racing Brookspeed Cliff Dempsey Racing
Starts	84
Wins	15
Poles	6
Fastest laps	14
Previous series
2018 2017 2016 2015	F3 Asian Championship BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Avon Tyres National Formula Ford Championship Avon Tyres Northern Formula Ford Championship Skip Barber Summer Series Skip Barber Winter Series
Championship titles
2016	Avon Tyres Northern Formula Ford Championship
Awards
2016 2014	"Star of Anglesey" "Champion of Oulton Park" Skip Barber IndyCar Academy Winner RACER Magazine's "Top Gun" Award

Education

Owen received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from The University of Texas at Austin in 2015.

Racing career

Early career

Owen entered motorsport at age 22, far later than most other competitive racing drivers. Growing up, his family had no connection to the sport and he was first introduced to motor racing as a senior in college, where he enrolled in Skip Barber Racing School's 3-day introductory class at Laguna Seca Raceway. There, his instructors nominated him to compete in the school's annual Indy Car Academy Shootout,[12] which Owen ended up winning,[3] thus jump-starting his career in motorsport.

While competing in the 2015 Skip Barber Summer Series, Owen was nominated for the Team USA Scholarship.[7] Although a finalist, Owen was not chosen as one of the two recipients of the scholarship that year. However, through the Team USA program, Owen was introduced to Cliff Dempsey of "Cliff Dempsey Racing" in the UK. Owen eventually joined Dempsey's Irish FF1600 racing team in 2016.[13]

Formula Ford 1600

Owen simultaneously competed in the 2016 Avon Tyres Northern Formula Ford Championship (1st overall)[14] along with the 2016 Avon Tyres National Formula Ford Championship (2nd overall)[15] with Cliff Dempsey Racing. Owen also entered the 2016 Formula Ford Festival (6th overall)[16] and also picked up the "Star of Anglesey" and the "Champion of Oulton Park" accolades.[8][9]

BRDC British Formula 3 Championship

In December 2016, Owen signed with the "Hillspeed with Cliff Dempsey Racing" team (after a merger between Cliff Dempsey Racing and Hillspeed Racing's F3 team) to compete in the 2017 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship[9] alongside teammate Jordan Cane. However, Cane's early-season departure from the team left Owen without a teammate, and he struggled to find pace in the highly-competitive field of drivers. Owen ended the season 7th in the championship,[17] with a best-finish of 2nd-place at Donington Park.[18]

F3 Asian Championship

Owen (center left) and his Asian F3 team at Sepang in 2018.

In early 2018, the FIA-sanctioned F3 Asian Championship was formed.[19] Soon after the announcement, Owen negotiated a team-entry from the championship-promoter and formed a team under the name "Chase Owen Racing" to compete in the inaugural season of the 2018 F3 Asian Championship.[2][20] As team-principal, Owen also took on a role as team-driver alongside the Chinese driver James Yu.[21]

Racing record

Career summary[1]

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2014	Skip Barber Winter Series†	Skip Barber Racing School	2	0	0	0	0	0	N/A†
2015	Skip Barber Summer Series		18	8	3	3	12		2nd
	Skip Barber Winter Series†		2	1	0	0	1	0	N/A†
2016	BRSCC FF1600 National Championship	Cliff Dempsey Racing	16	1	0	1	5	283	2nd
	BRSCC FF1600 Northern Championship		8	4	2	2	5	283	1st
2017	BRDC British Formula 3 Championship	Hillspeed with Cliff Dempsey Racing	24	0	0	1	1	302	7th
2018	Asian F3 Championship†	Chase Owen Racing	3	0	0	0	0	24†	15th†

† As Owen was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete 2017 BRDC Formula 3 Championship results[10]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	DC	Points
2018	Hillspeed with Cliff Dempsey Racing	Ford Duratec	OUL 1 14	OUL 2 8	OUL 3 13	ROC 1 11	ROC 2 11	ROC 3 7	SNE 1 9	SNE 2 9	SNE 3 13	SIL 1 Ret	SIL 2 9	SIL 3 4	SPA 1 10	SPA 2 7	SPA 3 6	BRH 1 9	BRH 2 6	BRH 3 9	SNE 1 13	SNE 2 9	SNE 3 6	DON 1 6	DON 2 2	DON 3 6	7th	302

References

1. "Chase Owen | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
2. "F3 Asian Championship heralds dawn of new era for formula - F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA". www.f3asia.com. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
3. "Skip Barber INDYCAR Academy Enters Final Day of Competition". Skip Barber. 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
4. "iRacers Shine in Skip Barber IndyCar Academy Shootout!". iRacing.com. 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
5. "An Unforgettable Finish to an Exciting Season in the 2015 Skip Barber Summer Series". Skip Barber. 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
6. "Skip Barber INDYCAR Academy Enters Final Day of Competition". Skip Barber. 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
7. "Team USA Scholarship". Skip Barber. 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
8. "British F3 Driver - Chase Owen #21". BRDC British F3 Championship. 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
9. "Hillspeed with Cliff Dempsey Racing signs American Chase Owen for 2017 British F3 campaign". news.msv.com. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
10. "British F3 - 2017 Championship Standings". BRDC British F3 Championship. 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
11. Wood, Elliot (2019-07-04). "Formula Ford 1600's top American stars". FF1600 Website. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
12. "Skip Barber Racing School Gears Up for 2014 INDYCAR Academy". Skip Barber. 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
13. "2016 BRSCC FF1600 Race Report (Oulton Park)" (PDF). BRSCC FF1600.
14. "2016 BRSCC Northern FF1600 Race Report" (PDF). BRSCC FF1600.
15. "2016 BRSCC National FF1600 Race Report" (PDF).
16. "Americans Shine in Formula Ford Festival". Motorsport.com. Oct 23, 2016.
17. "Owen consolidates seventh in British F3 Championship at Brands Hatch". Speedcafe. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
18. "British F3 - What they said: Donington Park race two". BRDC British F3 Championship. 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
19. "Asia to host FIA-Certified F3 Championship in 2018". Speedcafe. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
20. "TEAMS & DRIVERS / Chase Owen Racing - F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA". www.f3asia.com. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
21. Simmons, Marcus (2018-04-05). "F3 news: Hitech GP expands into new Asian Formula 3 series for 2018". AUTOSPORT.com. Retrieved 2019-09-15.

External links

• Official website

• Chase Owen career summary at DriverDB.com