| Madison Snow | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Snow atRoad America in 2021 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | (1995-12-26)December 26, 1995 (age 30) American Fork, Utah, U.S. |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | Paul Miller Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver(until 2023)[a] FIA Gold(2024–) |
| Car number | 1 |
| Former teams | Snow Racing Wright Motorsports |
| Starts | 88 |
| Wins | 13 |
| Podiums | 39 |
| Poles | 12 |
| Previous series | |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge | 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021 2011–2013 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2024 2023 2023 2022 2020 2020 2018 2018 2013 2011 | IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup – GTD Pro IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD IMSA WeatherTech Sprint Cup - GTD IMSA WeatherTech Sprint Cup - GTD Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – Pro IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup - GTD IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – Pro IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge – Platinum IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge – Gold |
Madison Snow (born December 26, 1995) is an American race car driver who currently competes in theIMSA SportsCar Championship.[2] In 2018 he became the second driver in IMSA history to win two championships in the same year, winning both the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s GT Daytona (GTD) class as well as the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America Pro class.[3] He scored his second GTD class championship in 2023.[4]
In 2024 he became a factoryBMW M Motorsport works driver.[5]
After just over a decade spent in karting, Snow moved to sports car racing in 2010, competing for a short time inMiatas before transitioning into theIMSA GT3 Cup Challenge for 2011.[6] In his opening season of Porsche cup competition, at just 15 years of age, Snow was crowned Gold Class champion, winning six of the 15 scheduled races and collecting 12 podiums.[7] Two years later, he was crowned champion of the Platinum class, making him the youngest overall champion in series history.[8]
At the 201324 Hours of Daytona, Madison and his mother Melanie became the first mother/son pairing in the race's history. At the tail end of the 2013 season, Snow was drafted in to completeFlying Lizard Motorsports'Petit Le Mans lineup alongsideSpencer Pumpelly and Nelson Canache Jr.[9] The team would finish the race as class winners.[10] Due to his successes in the Porsche GT3 Cup car over the course of the previous three seasons, Snow was also invited to take part in the North American Porsche Youth Driver Academy atBarber Motorsports Park.[11]
Alongside a full-season drive in the newly-formedIMSA SportsCar Championship with his family-owned team, Snow also competed withExtreme Speed Motorsports for a partial schedule in the Cooper Tires Prototype Lites during the 2014 season.[12] Tallying three podiums in IMSA, he finished 7th in the GTD-class standings alongside co-driverJan Heylen.[citation needed]
After running a partial season in 2015 with Wright Motorsports and Park Place Motorsports; Snow returned to full-time IMSA competition in 2016 withPaul Miller Racing[13] and was paired withBryan Sellers in aLamborghini Huracan GT3. They finished 3rd in the championship that year with a total of three podiums, including a win atVirginia International Raceway. In 2017 the duo had two podium finished, and after a penalty resulting in loss of championship points, they finished 9th. In 2018 Snow and Sellers won the GTD Championship, as well as the2018 12 Hours of Sebring and the Northeast Grand Prix atLime Rock Park. The duo took 9 podium finishes out of 12 races. They narrowly beatKatherine Legge in what remains the hardest fought GTD championship to date, requiring an average finish of 3rd place. Following the conclusion of their championship winning season, Snow left racing as a result of driver rating adjustments that would have prevented him from competing alongside Sellers.[14] While hisFIA Drivers' Categorization status would remain Silver, defining him as an amateur driver, IMSA was set to upgrade his status to Gold, defining him as a professional driver in IMSA-organized competitions.[1] Due to competition requirements that GTD class entries must field one professional and one amateur driver, Snow would not have been able to continue alongside Sellers due to both holding a professional status, contributing to his decision to end his racing career.[15]
However, his retirement was rather short-lived. IMSA rescinded their promotion after Snow sat out the 2019 season, focusing instead on his full-time job which he still maintains today, and he returned to Paul Miller Racing in 2020.[16]
In Snow's first race back in 2020 he captured a win at the2020 24 Hours of Daytona along withCorey Lewis andAndrea Caldarelli. Due to Covid-19, however, they were unable to complete the full season and instead participated in only select races. Snow, Sellers, and Lewis did however win the 2020 Michelin Endurance Cup, setting a record for points accrued that still hasn't been broken. That year, Snow also competed solo for Change Racing in theLamborghini Super Trofeo North America, claiming the Pro class title while brother McKay won the Pro-Am class alongside other co-driverCorey Lewis.[citation needed]
In 2021, Madison once again teamed up with Bryan in the Lamborghini Huracan GT3, taking their first win at theLong Beach Grand Prix. They stood on the podium seven out of 12 races, and finished 2nd in the championship behindPfaff Motorsports.[citation needed]
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In 2022 Paul Miller Racing switched to BMW from Lamborghini they had been with since 2016. They did not receive their car until after the first race of the season, eliminating them from contention for the full season honors before their first race. They debuted the car atSebring International Raceway and ran well until contact from a faster class car put them behind the wall for several hours. The defending race winners at Long Beach took pole and victory once again at the southern California event. Snow and Sellers would win inLime Rock Park once again as well, finishing out the season with top 5 finishes at every race except Sebring and Watkins Glen, where they (along with many others)[17] were disqualified. Their average finish in 2022 was the best of the field.[citation needed]
In 2023 Snow continued sharing a race car withBryan Sellers, tyingWolf Henzler for Seller's longest driving partnership. The duo clinched the championship in record setting fashion, sealing it with still a race to go. They achieved victories at the2023 12 Hours of Sebring, a third consecutive win at theLong Beach Grand Prix, their first wins at bothCanadian Tire Motorsport Park andRoad America, as well as win at the site of their first success in 2016,Virginia International Raceway. They also took home their second consecutive Sprint Cup.[citation needed]
The duo clinched the championship in record setting fashion, sealing it with still a race to go.[4] They achieved victories at the2023 12 Hours of Sebring, a third consecutive win at theLong Beach Grand Prix,[18] their first wins at bothCanadian Tire Motorsport Park andRoad America, as well as win at the site of their first success in 2016,Virginia International Raceway. They also took home their second consecutive Sprint Cup.[citation needed]
Ahead of 2024, Snow was added to BMW's factory driver roster,[19] a move which he stated "[opened] doors" for him to expand into programs beyond his role at Paul Miller Racing.[20] The promotion accompanied a step-up to the GTD Pro class.[21] The duo enjoyed a strong start to the season, claiming a podium finish at Daytona, but would have to wait until August's round at Road America to return to the Pro-class podium. The following race at VIR saw Snow take the overall pole, allowing them to jump out early and take their first victory in GTD Pro.[22][23] Following finishes of eighth and seventh in the final two races of the season, the duo finished fourth in the class championship. The entry, however, scored the GTD Pro class title in the Michelin Endurance Cup.[24]
For 2025, Sellers departed Paul Miller Racing's driver lineup, leaving Snow as the more experienced driver on the roster for the first time in his career.[25] Snow and new co-driverNeil Verhagen scored their first podium finish of the season at the 12 Hours of Sebring in March.[citation needed]
Snow comes from a racing family, having grown up atMiller Motorsports Park where his parents both competed. He drove alongside his mother, Melanie, at the2013 24 Hours of Daytona, and inherited his championship-winningIMSA GT3 Cup Challenge car from his father, Martin.[26][27]
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(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position)
* Season still in progress.
Martin retired from competitive racing in 2009 and decided to give his Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car to his son for his rookie season.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America Pro Champion 2020 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America Pro Champion 2018 With:Corey Lewis | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | IMSA SportsCar Championship GTD Champion 2018 With:Bryan Sellers | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Sean Johnston | IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Platinum Champion 2013 | Succeeded by Colin Thompson |
| Preceded by Henrique Cisneros | IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Gold Champion 2011 | Succeeded by Angel Benitez Jr. |