Lawrence began his professional racing career in 2011, where he drove for Miller Racing in the
SCCA Trans-Am Series TA2 Class and finished third in his debut race at
Road Atlanta. In 2013, Lawrence competed in the
Trans-Am Series with Miller Racing in a
Dodge Challenger in the TA2 Class where he claimed victory in eight of the championship's ten rounds en route to his first professional championship. At 21 years old, Lawrence also became the youngest champion in the
Trans-Am Series' entire history. For 2014, Lawrence took an additional seven wins and a second-straight TA2 class championship with Miller Racing. In 2015, Lawrence returned for a third season with Miller Racing in TA2 where he took four more victories and led the championship heading into the final round at
Daytona International Speedway where he, after starting 26th due to a red flag during qualifying, passed fifteen cars in the opening three laps before he was forced to pit with mechanical issues, effectively costing him a third-straight championship. at
Daytona International Speedway. Lawrence joined
Riley Technologies at the beginning of the
2015 United SportsCar Championship where competed in the No. 93 Viper Exchange/TI Automotive
Dodge Viper. At the
2015 24 Hours of Daytona, Lawrence took the GTD class win on his first attempt alongside teammates Al Carter,
Dominik Farnbacher, Ben Keating, and Kuno Wittmer. Lawrence continued the 2015
North American Endurance Cup (NAEC) season with fourth place at the
12 Hours of Sebring and a win at the
6 Hours of Watkins Glen. At
Petit Le Mans, Lawrence took his first
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship pole in his first qualifying attempt in the series, narrowly beating out the Porsches of
Leh Keen and
Spencer Pumpelly in the final minute of a severely wet qualifying session. In the race, Lawrence and teammates Al Carter and
Marc Goossens ran at or near the top of the field all day before they finished third, clinching the
North American Endurance Cup (NAEC) in the GTD Class for Lawrence and Carter. en route to victory in the
2015 24 Hours of Daytona. Lawrence made his Prototype (P) Class debut at the
2016 12 Hours of Sebring driving for Alegra Motorsports in their
BMW-powered PokerStars/inSync Riley
Daytona Prototype alongside
Dominik Farnbacher, Daniel Morad, and Carlos de Quesada. Lawrence ran as high as fourth overall before electrical issues forced the team to take an extended pitstop which put the car well outside the top ten. Lawrence competed in select
Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge races in the ST class with Honda of America Racing Team (HART) where he finished second at Circuit of the Americas and finished in the top-ten in six out of eight races. Lawrence returned to IMSA
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Petit Le Mans where he competed with Turner Motorsports in the No. 97 BMW M6 GT3 and finished third with teammates Michael Marsal and Markus Palttala. In 2017, Lawrence competed with Class Auto Motorsports in the Trans-Am Series presented by Pirelli Tire where he finished fourth in the TA2 season championship with eight top five finishes. Lawrence earned his first win in the TA class at Brainerd International Raceway with Derhaag Motorsports. Lawrence competed in his first international races in 2018 with the Creventic 24 Hours of Dubai in Dubai, United Arab Emirates with Sorg Rennsport and the Bathurst 12 Hours in Bathurst, Australia with MARC Cars. Lawrence returned to Turner Motorsports for the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona with co-drivers Don Yount, Mark Kvamme, Jens Klingmann and Martin Tomczyk. In 2021, Lawrence joined
Reaume Brothers Racing for his
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at
Circuit of the Americas. Despite qualifying a team-record seventh, he finished last due to mechanical problems. ==Personal life==