Tyler Angel Gonzalez (born 19 July 2004) is an American and Spanish racing driver who competes full-time for Victor Gonzalez Racing Team in the Michelin Pilot Challenge and RAFA Racing Team in GT4 America. He also competes part-time for BSI Racing in the Mazda MX-5 Cup and RGR Motorsports in the NASCAR Canada Series.
Career Karting and car racing debut (2012–2019) Gonzalez began karting in 2012. Racing in karts until 2019, Gonzalez most notably won the Florida Winter Tour in Mini Max and the SKUSA SuperNationals in X30 Junior in 2016, before following that up with Junior Rok and Rotax Junior titles in the Florida Winter Tour the following year.
In his last year of full-time karting in 2018, Gonzalez joined Copeland Motorsports to make his car racing debut in the Mazda MX-5 Cup at the non-championship invitational round at Sebring. Following that, Gonzalez returned to the team in 2019 to compete in his first full season of car racing. Having taken a best result of fifth at Barber, Gonzalez left the series after three rounds, and joined Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb Agajanian for the final round of that year's TC America season in the TCA class.
Maiden season in Touring cars and MX-5 Cup return (2020–2022)
Staying in TC America for 2020, Gonzalez remained in the TCA class but switched to Copeland Motorsports for his first full-season in the series. Having taken an early championship lead by winning four times in the first three rounds, but after scoring only three podiums in the last three rounds, Gonzalez ended the year third in points as Kevin Boehm won the title. At the end of the year, Gonzalez made his debut in the TCR class of the Michelin Pilot Challenge alongside Tyler Maxson with Copeland Motorsports. Racing at both Road Atlanta and Sebring, the duo scored their maiden series podium in the latter by finishing second.
Returning to Michelin Pilot Challenge and Copeland Motorsports for 2021, Gonzalez and Maxson scored the pole at Lime Rock Park alongside a pair of podium finishes at the former and at Road Atlanta en route to a tenth-place championship finish.
Gonzalez returned to the series the following year, switching to Van der Steur Racing for his sophomore season, with whom he scored a lone podium at Laguna Seca on his way to ninth in points in the Hyundai Veloster TCR's final full season in TCR competition. Alongside his sophomore season in Michelin Pilot Challenge, Gonzalez also returned to the Mazda MX-5 Cup, where he competed with Copeland Motorsports. Running in all but one round, Gonzalez won at Daytona, Watkins Glen, Virginia International Raceway and Road Atlanta to end the season 11th in points.
Toyota Development Driver and maiden title in cars (2023–)
Having become a Toyota Development Driver in late 2022, Gonzalez returned to Copeland Motorsports to race in the newly-created Toyota GR Cup North America, as well as returning to the Mazda MX-5 Cup and making his GT4 America debut with them. After becoming GR Cup North America's first ever winner at Sonoma, Gonzalez took six more wins as he became the series' inaugural champion. In the other two series, Gonzalez once again won the season-opening race at Daytona in the former, whereas in GT4 America, Gonzalez took a lone podium at Circuit of the Americas.
After racing in the last three rounds of the 2023 Michelin Pilot Challenge with Victor Gonzalez Racing Team's Hyundai Elantra N TCR, Gonzalez returned to the team for the following year for his third full-time season in the series' TCR class. Racing alongside a revolving door of drivers, Gonzalez took his only podium of the season at Virginia International Raceway alongside Morgan Burkhard. During 2024, Gonzalez also raced for Saito Motorsport Group in the Mazda MX-5 Cup and Smooge Racing in the GT4 America Series. In the former, Gonzalez took a lone win at Sebring, whereas in the latter, Gonzalez won at Sonoma and Indianapolis as he ended the year fourth in the Silver Cup points.
Gonzalez returned to Victor Gonzalez Racing Team for 2025, whilst also joining RAFA Racing Team and BSI Racing to compete in both GT4 America and Mazda MX-5 Cup. In the former, Gonzalez scored two podiums in the first six races of the season, before the team switched to the Cupra León VZ TCR ahead of Road America. With the new car, Gonzalez won at Indianapolis and Road Atlanta to jump to fifth in the TCR standings at season's end. In GT4 America, Gonzalez scored wins at Circuit of the Americas, Barber and Indianapolis as well as four more podiums to end the season runner-up in the Silver class. In MX-5 Cup, Gonzalez kicked off the year by winning at Daytona and St. Petersburg, before winning both races at Barber and race one at Mosport as well as scoring a second-place finish at VIR to end the season runner-up in points.
The following year, Gonzalez continued with Victor Gonzalez Racing Team for another season in the Michelin Pilot Challenge, as well as remaining with BSI Racing and RAFA Racing Team to continue racing in the Mazda MX-5 Cup and GT4 America Series. During 2026, Gonzalez also made a one-off appearance in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series for Hettinger Racing at Circuit of the Americas, in which he failed to qualify. Gonzalez also made his NASCAR Canada Series debut at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, driving the No. 38 Ford for RGR Motorsports, as he joined the team for a part-time schedule. In MPC, Gonzalez won at Sebring at the start of the season, before taking further wins at VIR and Indianapolis to once again take fifth in TCR points.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2012Florida Winter Tour — Micro Max 42ndFlorida Winter Tour — Vortex TaG Cadet 41st2013Florida Winter Tour — Micro Max 6thRMC Grand Finals — Micro Max 7thSKUSA SuperNationals — TaG Cadet NC2014Florida Winter Tour — Mini Max 13thFlorida Winter Tour — TaG CadetAM Racing Team 8th2015Florida Winter Tour — Mini Max 5thFlorida Pro Kart Winter Series – Vortex NC2016Florida Winter Tour — Mini Max1stFlorida Winter Tour — Junior Rok 8thSKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Junior1st2017Florida Winter Tour — Junior Rok1stFlorida Winter Tour — Rotax Junior1stOrlando Cup — Junior Rok2ndKarting World Championship — OKJPaul Carr Racing 17thRMC Grand Finals — Junior MaxSRA Karting Int 25thSKUSA SuperNationals — X30 JuniorSpeed Concepts Racing 15th2018Orlando Cup — Junior Rok1stFlorida Winter Tour — Junior Rok 4thSKUSA Pro Tour — X30 Junior 4thRok the Rio — Junior RokTeam Benik 7thSKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Junior 38thKarting World Championship — OKJCRG NC2019Biloxi ROK Fest — Shifter RokZanella Racing 17thOrlando Cup — Shifter Rok Senior 4thSources:
Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2019Mazda MX-5 CupCopeland Motorsports 6 0 0 0 0 50 17thTC America Series – TCABryan Herta Autosport with Curb Agajanian 2 0 0 0 0 0 NCSCCA Majors Championship Nationwide – Spec Miata 4 0 0 0 0 37 33rd2020TC America Series – TCACopeland Motorsports 16 5 0 1 11 2113rdMichelin Pilot Challenge – TCR 2 0 0 0 1 53 17th 2021Michelin Pilot Challenge – TCRCopeland Motorsports 10 0 1 1 2 2280 10th2022Mazda MX-5 CupCopeland Motorsports 12 4 0 1 5 2390 11thMichelin Pilot Challenge – TCRVan der Steur Racing 10 0 1 1 1 2320 9th2023Mazda MX-5 CupCopeland Motorsports 6 1 0 1 3 1580 19thToyota GR Cup North AmericaTGR Copeland Motorsports 13 7 5 6 12 2591stGT4 America Series – Silver 7 0 1 0 1 63 9thMichelin Pilot Challenge – TCRVictor Gonzalez Racing Team 3 0 0 0 0 780 26thTrans-Am Series – TA2Nitro Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 22 63rd2024Mazda MX-5 CupSaito Motorsport Group 12 1 0 0 2 1990 16thMichelin Pilot Challenge – TCRVictor Gonzalez Racing Team 10 0 0 1 1 2440 8thGT4 America Series – SilverTGR Smooge Racing 13 2 2 1 5 184 4thTrans-Am Series – TA2Nitro Motorsports 4 0 0 0 3 345 14th2025Mazda MX-5 CupBSI Racing 14 5 0 1 6 32902ndMichelin Pilot Challenge – TCRVictor Gonzalez Racing Team 10 2 1 2 4 2540 5thGT4 America Series – SilverRAFA Racing Team 13 3 0 0 7 2252ndLamborghini Super Trofeo North America – Pro-Am 2 1 0 0 1 19 13thTrans-Am Series – TA2Nitro Motorsports 3 0 0 1 2 257 18th2026Mazda MX-5 CupBSI Racing 2 0 0 0 1 340 41stMichelin Pilot Challenge – TCRVictor Gonzalez Racing Team 10 3 0 5 3 2460 5thNASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts SeriesHettinger Racing * *GT4 America Series – SilverRAFA Racing Team * *NASCAR Canada SeriesRGR Motorsports 3 0 0 0 0 43 48thLamborghini Super Trofeo North America – ProRAFA Racing Team Source:
Complete Mazda MX-5 Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position. Races in italics indicate fastest race lap in class. Results are overall/class) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points 2019 Copeland Motorsports COA1 COA2 BAR1 BAR2 ELK1 ELK2 MOH1 MOH2 POR1 POR2 LGA1 LGA2 17th 50 2022 Copeland Motorsports DAY1 DAY2 STP1 STP2 MOH1 MOH2 WGL1 WGL2 ELK1 ELK2 VIR1 VIR2 ATL1 ATL2 11th 2390 2023 Copeland Motorsports DAY1 DAY2 STP1 STP2 LGA1 LGA2 WGL1 WGL2 ELK1 ELK2 VIR1 VIR2 ATL1 ATL2 19th 1580 2024 Saito Motorsport Group DAY1 DAY2 SEB1 SEB2 LAG1 LAG2 MOH1 MOH2 MOS1 MOS2 VIR1 VIR2 ATL1 ATL2 16th 1990 2025 BSI Racing DAY1 DAY2 STP1 STP2 BAR1 BAR2 MOH1 MOH2 MOS1 MOS2 VIR1 VIR2 ATL1 ATL2 2nd 3290 2026 BSI Racing DAY1 DAY2 STP1 STP2 MOH1 MOH2 MOS1 MOS2 VIR1 VIR2 IND1 IND2 ATL1 ATL2 41st 340 * Season still in progress
Complete TC America Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points 2019 Bryan Herta Autosportwith Curb Agajanian Hyundai Veloster Turbo R-Spec TCA AUS1 AUS2 STP1 STP2 VIR1 VIR2 SON1 SON2 POR1 POR2 WGL1 WGL2 ROA1 ROA2 LVG1 LVG2 NC 0 2020 Copeland Motorsports Hyundai Veloster Turbo TCA AUS11 AUS12 VIR1 VIR2 VIR3 SON1 SON2 SON3 ROA1 ROA2 ROA3 AUS21 AUS22 AUS23 IMS1 IMS23rd211
Complete Michelin Pilot Challenge results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points 2020 Copeland Motorsports Touring Car Hyundai Veloster N TCR DAY SEB ELK VIR ATL MOH1 MOH2ATL LAGSEB 17th 53 2021 Copeland Motorsports Touring Car Hyundai Veloster N TCRDAYSEBMOHWGI1WGI2LIMELKLAGVIRATL 10th 2280 2022 Van der Steur Racing Touring Car Hyundai Veloster N TCR DAY SEB LGA MOH WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR ATL 9th 2320 2023 Victor Gonzalez Racing Team Touring Car Hyundai Elantra N TCR DAY SEB LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR IMS ATL 26th 780 2024 Victor Gonzalez Racing Team Touring Car Hyundai Elantra N TCR DAY SEB LGA MOH WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS ATL 8th 24402025Victor Gonzalez Racing TeamTouring Car Hyundai Elantra N TCR DAY SEB LGA MOH WGL MOS5th2540 Cupra León VZ TCR ELK VIR IMS ATL 2026Victor Gonzalez Racing Team Touring CarCupra León VZ TCR DAY SEB LGA MOH WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS ATL 5th 2460
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 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 Pts Ref 2026 Hettinger Racing 5 Ford DAY ATL COA PHO LVS DAR MAR CAR BRI KAN TAL TEX GLN DOV CLT NSH POC COR SON CHI ATL IND IOW DAY DAR GTW BRI LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*
Canada Series NASCAR Canada Series resultsYearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314PtsRef2026RGR Motorsports38FordMSPACDACDRISAMSAMSCMPEIREIRCTRMARICARMSPDEL48th43
Season still in progress Ineligible for series points
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