Baltazar Leguizamón
Argentine racing driver (born 2000)
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Baltazar Leguizamón (born 11 August 2000) is an Argentine professional racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 30 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Barrett-Cope Racing, and the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Young's Motorsports.
ArgentineNo. 42 (Young's Motorsports)
| Baltazar Leguizamón | |||||||
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Leguizamón's No. 42 car at the Coronado Street Course in 2026 | |||||||
| Nationality | Argentine | ||||||
| Born | 11 August 2000 Arrecifes, Argentina | ||||||
| NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 30 (Barrett-Cope Racing) No. 42 (Young's Motorsports) | ||||||
| 2025 position | 74th | ||||||
| Best finish | 74th (2025) | ||||||
| First race | 2025 Focused Health 250 (Austin) | ||||||
| Last race | 2026 United Rentals Driven to Serve 250 (San Diego) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of 20 June 2026. | |||||||
Racing career
Early career
Leguizamón began his racing career in karting before progressing to single-seater categories in South America. Between 2015 and 2018, he competed in Formula 4 Sudamericana, Formula 4 United States Championship,[1] NACAM Formula 4 Championship, Atlantic Championship and F3 Americas Championship,[2][3] achieving multiple wins and podiums, including a championship title in the 2018 Atlantic Championship with K-Hill Motorsports.[4]
Argentina
From 2019 onwards, Leguizamón competed in the Top Race V6 and TC Mouras series, driving for his own team DM Team.[citation needed]
NASCAR
On 21 March 2023, it was announced that Leguizamon would attempt to make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut for CHK Racing for the race at COTA.[5][6] He was originally scheduled to drive for MBM Motorsports for that race, but that would not happen due to sponsorship issues.[7] He would ultimately fail to qualify.
In 2025, Leguizamón debuted in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. The event marked his first appearance in one of NASCAR’s three national divisions, making him the first Argentine driver of his generation to reach that level.[8] He finished in 37th due to mechanical issues.
On 5 January 2026, it was announced that Leguizamón will run a partial schedule in the now renamed NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 30 Chevrolet for Barrett-Cope Racing.[9] He ran San Diego at the Coronado Street Course with Young's Motorsports in their No. 42.
Personal life
He is the son of Alejandro Leguizamón, businessman and former racing driver.[10]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Formula 4 Sudamericana | N/A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 125 | 6th |
| 2016 | Formula 4 Sudamericana | N/A | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 10th |
| Formula 4 United States Championship | Momentum Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 6th | |
| MVM Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Formula Renault 2.0 Argentina | Werner Competición | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 29th | |
| 2016–17 | NACAM Formula 4 Championship | MomoF4 Team | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2017 | Formula 4 United States Championship | Miller Vinatieri Leguizamón Motorsports | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 9th |
| 2018 | F3 Americas Championship | Global Racing Group | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 276 | 2nd |
| Top Race Series | DM Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17th | |
| Atlantic Championship | K-Hill Motorsports | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 600 | 1st | |
| 2019 | F3 Americas Championship | Global Racing Group | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 7th |
| Top Race Series | InBest Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 17th | |
| 2020 | Top Race Series | DM Team | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 90 | 5th |
| 2021 | Top Race V6 | Pfening Competición | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 11th |
| TC Mouras | DM Team by Galarza | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 28th | |
| 2022 | TC2000 Championship | FS Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd |
| Top Race V6 | DM Team | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 18th | |
| 2023 | TC Mouras | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 440.5 | 11th | |
| NASCAR Xfinity Series | CHK Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2025 | NASCAR Xfinity Series | Joey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 74th |
| Source:[11] | |||||||||
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
O'Reilly Auto Parts Series
| NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NOAPSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2023 | CHK Racing | 74 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | PHO | ATL | COA DNQ |
RCH | MAR | TAL | DOV | DAR | CLT | PIR | SON | NSH | CSC | ATL | NHA | POC | ROA | MCH | IRC | GLN | DAY | DAR | KAN | BRI | TEX | ROV | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO | 112th | 0 | [12] |
| 2025 | Joey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen |
35 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | COA 37 |
PHO | LVS | HOM | MAR | DAR | BRI | CAR | TAL | TEX | CLT | NSH | MXC | POC | ATL | CSC | SON | DOV | IND | IOW | GLN | DAY | PIR | GTW | BRI | KAN | ROV | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | 74th | 1 | [13] |
| 2026 | Barrett-Cope Racing | 30 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | COA 37 |
PHO | LVS | DAR | MAR | CAR | BRI | KAN | TAL | TEX | GLN | DOV | CLT | NSH | POC | -* | -* | [14] | ||||||||||||||||
| Young's Motorsports | 42 | Chevy | COR 33 |
SON | CHI | ATL | IND | IOW | DAY | DAR | GTW | BRI | LVS | CLT | PHO | TAL | MAR | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||