David Levine (racing driver)

Levine became interested in racing as a ten-year-old when he and his father went to an indoor carting track. Levine attended grade school through the 8th grade at Lake Forest Country Day School, a coeducational, independent preK-8 school located in Lake Forest, Illinois. He is a 2011 graduate of Lake Forest Academy, a prestigious college preparatory boarding school located on the North Shore in Lake Forest, Illinois. After Lake Forest Academy, Levine earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications Studies from Furman University in Greenville, SC in May 2015. Levine initially learned his road racing driving skills at the Skip Barber Racing School. ==NASCAR==

Camping World Truck Series 2015 It was announced in October 2015 that Levine would attempt to make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series racing debut in the season-ending Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 20, driving for Lira Motorsports. Levine finished the race in the 17th position. 2016 On February 15, it was announced that Levine joined MAKE Motorsports to race at the season opener at Daytona. He was one of 11 drivers who failed to qualify for the field. K&N Pro Series East in 2018 Levine drove in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East races at New Jersey Motorsports Park in 2017 and 2018. ==ARCA Racing Series==

2012 Levine's ARCA Racing Series debut was at Chicagoland Speedway on July 21, 2012. In a car sponsored by the Richard Petty Driving Experience, Levine started 13th and finished 12th. 2013 Levine competed in three ARCA Racing Series races in 2013. At Road America on June 22, he started tenth and finished ninth. At Chicagoland Speedway on July 21, he started 22nd and finished 14th. At New Jersey Motorsports Park on July 28, he started 13th and finished tenth. 2015 It was announced in December 2014 that Levine would race full-time in the ARCA Racing Series for Lira Motorsports. He raced the team's No. 59 car in 2015. Through the first 17 races of 2015, Levine had started in the top-ten four times, and finished in the top-ten nine times. His best finish was sixth place at both Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville on April 11 and Pocono Raceway on August 1. His primary sponsors with Lira Motorsports are Momo, TraqGear, Ford Performance and Roush Performance. In the final three races of 2015, Levine finished 15th at Salem Speedway, third at Kentucky Speedway and eighth at Kansas Speedway. His third place at Kentucky Speedway is his career best ARCA Series finish to date. Levine finished 2015 with a total of 11 top-ten finishes. 2016 Levine competed in one ARCA Racing Series event in 2016, the Twilight 150 presented by Unique Pretzels at the New Jersey Motorsports Park. Driving for the Mason Mitchell Motorsports team in the No. 98 car sponsored by Revant Optics, he qualified in the third starting position and finished the race in fifth place. ==IMSA Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge==

2012 Racing the No. 81 for Bimmer World Racing in a BMW 328i, Levine finished sixth in the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge ST Division national driver points standings. He had five top-ten finishes in nine races, including one win at Barber Motorsports Park. 2013 Racing the No. 78 Racers Edge Motorsports Mustang Boss 302R in the Grand Sport Division, Levine had two top-ten finishes in ten races. His best finish was eighth at Kansas Speedway. He finished 21st in IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge GS Division national driver points standings. 2014 Racing the No. 78 Racers Edge Ford Mustang, Levine finished 12th in the national IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge driver points standings in the Grand Sport Division. He had a total of six top-ten finishes in 12 races, with a best finish of fifth at both Sebring and Road Atlanta. 2015 Levine competed in one International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Series race in 2015, the October 2 two-and-a-half hour event at Road Atlanta. Along with co-driver Michael Lira, Levine finished the race in tenth place. ==Skip Barber Racing School==

Prior to racing in the IMSA Continental Tire Series, Levine learned road racing driving skills at the Skip Barber Racing School. While there, he drove many types of cars, including stock cars and Midgets. While at Skip Barber, he also raced in the MAZDASPEED Challenge Series, logging four wins. ==American Heart Association==

Levine was born with a heart defect that required open-heart surgery at four months old. As a racing driver, he routinely visits children's hospitals to cheer up young patients on behalf of the American Heart Association. ==Motorsports career results==

NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) Camping World Truck Series K&N Pro Series East ARCA Racing Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) == References ==