Mitchell deJong
American car racer (born 1997)
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Mitchell deJong (born September 15, 1997)[1] is an American racing driver and esports driver who last drove for Bak40 Motorsports in Nitrocross.
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| Born | September 15, 1997 Laguna Hills, California, US | ||||||||||||||
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| 2015–2026 | Coanda Esports | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | 23XI Racing[a] | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Early life
Mitchell deJong was born on September 15, 1997 in Laguna Hills, California.[1][2] He began racing ATVs and go-karts at the age of five and began racing off-road trucks at the age of ten.[2]
Racing career
In 2012, deJong joined the Traxxas TORC Series and won the championship in the PRO Buggy class, winning six races.[3]
DeJong won the silver medal for Rallycross Lites at X Games Los Angeles 2013.[4] He won the gold medal a year later at X Games Austin 2014.[5]
In 2014, deJong won seven of nine races en route to the GRC Lites championship.[6]
Esports career
DeJong won the iRacing Rallycross World Championship in 2018 and finished runner-up in the iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series. In 2019, he finished 2nd in the Rallycross championship.[6]
In 2021, deJong qualified for the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series. He won his first race at Circuit of the Americas and later at Road America to qualify for the playoffs.[7][5] deJong reached the championship round and finished the season third overall.[8]
DeJong won one race at Watkins Glen for the 2022 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series season.[9][10] He finished the season sixth overall.[11]
Racing record
Esports career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Wins | Top 5 | Poles | Laps Led | Points | Position |
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| 2014 | iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series | Orion Race Team | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 30th |
| 2015 | iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series | Foracer Coanda Simsport | 3 | 8 | 2 | 126 | 410 | 5th |
| 2016 | iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series | VRS Coanda Simsport | 0 | 8 | 3 | 55 | 319 | 30th |
| 2017 | iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series | VRS Coanda Simsport | 0 | 7 | 1 | 49 | 243 | 9th |
| iRacing Blancpain GT Series | VRS Coanda Simsport | 0 | 3 | 0 | 250 | 3rd | ||
| 2018 | iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series | VRS Coanda Simsport | 3 | 12 | 3 | 185 | 968 | 2nd |
| iRacing Rallycross World Championship Series | VRS Coanda Simsport | 5 | 9 | 5 | 766 | 1st | ||
| VRS GT iRacing World Championship 2018 | VRS Coanda Simsport | 1 | 7 | 0 | 534 | 3rd | ||
| 2019 | Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup | VRS Coanda Simsport | 0 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 861 | 4th |
| iRacing Rallycross World Championship Series | VRS Coanda Simsport | 5 | 7 | 4 | 80 | 561 | 2nd | |
| VRS GT iRacing World Championship | VRS Coanda Simsport | 0 | 6 | 1 | 440 | 2nd | ||
| 2020 | Subaru iRX All-Star Invitational | VRS Coanda Simsport | 229 | 1st | ||||
| Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup | VRS Coanda Simsport | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 251 | 11th | |
| iRacing Rallycross World Championship Series | Subaru Motorsports USA | 1 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 150 | 4th | |
| 2021 | Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup | VRS Coanda Simsport | 1 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 478 | 2nd |
| eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series | 23XI Racing | 2 | 7 | 6 | 348 | 3032 | 3rd | |
| 2022 | eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series | 23XI Racing | 1 | 4 | 1 | 84 | 2071 | 6th |
| 2025 | Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup | Coanda Esports | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 9th |
| Source:[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] | ||||||||
Notes
- deJong joined 23XI Racing for the 2021 and 2022 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series seasons while continuing to race for Coanda Esports in road racing.