Michael Lira
Lira in 2015
Born	(1997-07-16)July 16, 1997 (age 28) Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2016 position	71st
Best finish	71st (2016)
First race	2016U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series career
31 races run over 6 years
Best finish	20th (2014)
First race	2013Primera Plastics 200 (Berlin)
Last race	2022Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 6 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish	29th (2022)
First race	2022Music City 200 (Nashville Fairgrounds)
Last race	2022Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0
Statistics up to date as of November 9, 2025.

Michael Lira (born July 16, 1997) is aPeruvian-American professionalstock car racing driver.

Lira was born in Daytona Beach, Florida (Volusia County). He began his motorsports career racing quarter-midgets at Little New Smyrna Speedway, in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.^[1] When he turned 12, Lira started racing in the FASCAR Pro Trucks Series. When he was 15, he competed in both the FASCAR Pro Truck and Florida United Pro Truck Series. He was the 2012 New Smyrna Speedway Pro-Trucks Track Champion,^[2] and he tied for the Pro-Truck Track Championship at Orlando Speedworld.

Lira began competing in the ARCA Racing Series in 2013, at the age of 16. He drove for Kimmel Racing, making his debut at Berlin Raceway on August 10.^[3] Lira competed in a total of four races with Kimmel Racing in 2013, and another 11 races with the team in 2014. His best finish in those two years was 7th at Salem Speedway. His best qualifying effort in those two years was 4th at Pocono Raceway.^[4]

Although not permitted to race in events at tracks over one mile in length due to track age restrictions, Before his 18th birthday, Lira participated in multiple ARCA Racing Series test sessions atDaytona International Speedway^[5][6] and one test atTalladega Superspeedway.^[7]

Switching to his family owned team ofLira Motorsports in 2015, Lira plans on competing in 16 of the 20 races on the ARCA Racing Series schedule. Age restrictions do not allow him to race at 4 of the tracks that have races scheduled before his 18th birthday. Through the first 10 races of the year, Lira's best finish was 8th at Mobile International Speedway, and he qualified 4th at three different tracks (Nashville Speedway, Toledo Speedway and New Jersey Motorsports Park).^[8][9]

Lira competed in aSports Car Club of America (SCCA) road-course event at Daytona International Speedway in May 2014. In his first official SCCA start, he finished 8th overall and 4th in class.^[10]

In January 2015, Lira made hisInternational Motor Sports Association (IMSA) Tudor United SportsCar Championship debut in the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway driving for Muehlner Motorsports America.^[11] The car suffered from mechanical issues during the race and was brought to the garage four separate times for more than eight hours of race time. The car finished 17th in the Daytona-GTD Class.^[12]

Also in January 2015, Lira competed in theIMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge BMW Performance 200 at Daytona International Speedway. In that race he started 8th and finished 13th.^[13] He competed in a second IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge event, the Monterey Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, in May 2015.^[14] In that race, he started 15th and finished 14th with co-driver Nick Galante.^[15] Michael's third and final IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge race of 2015 was atRoad Atlanta on October 2. In that race, Lira finished 10th along with co-driverDavid Levine.^[16]

Lira's father, Carlos Lira, is an accomplished sports car racer. He has been racing since the age of 18. He has earned five national championships in SCCA Ford Mustang road course competition. He also has experience in Grand Am, Rolex Sports Car Series and Pirelli World Challenge competition. Carlos Lira is a native of Lima, Peru.

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

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• Official website
• Michael Lira driver statistics at Racing-Reference

• 1997 births
• Living people
• Racing drivers from Daytona Beach, Florida
• ARCA Menards Series drivers
• NASCAR drivers
• American people of Peruvian descent
• Sportspeople of Peruvian descent
• Michelin Pilot Challenge drivers

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