Robert Noaker III (born January 31, 2004) is an American racing driver who last competed for McCumbee McAleer Racing in the GS class of the Michelin Pilot Challenge. He is a Ford Racing junior, a two-time IMSA Ford Mustang Challenge champion, and holds two Guinness World Records for precocity.

Personal life Noaker is the son of Katie and Robert C. Noaker Jr., who ran Noaker's Auto Body from 1999 to 2024, and Robert Noaker Racing since its inception in 2019.

Career Noaker began karting at the age of 5 on dirt tracks, before moving to asphalt in 2010.

After a short karting career, Noaker made his car racing debut in the Skip Barber MX-5 Summer Series in 2016, at the age of 12. After finishing runner-up in points, Noaker moved to the Spec MX-5 Challenge Series in 2017, in which he took four wins and two pole positions. Moving up to the main Mazda MX-5 Cup in 2018 with Sick Sideways Racing, Noaker won at Mid-Ohio and achieved his first Guinness World Record, as the youngest person to win an IndyCar-sanctioned race at 14 years old. Returning to the series in 2019, Noaker took wins at Road America and Mid-Ohio to end the year fifth. In 2020, Noaker switched to Copeland Motorsports for his third season in the Mazda MX-5 Cup, winning both races at Road America and one each at Mid-Ohio and St. Petersburg to clinch runner-up honors behind Michael Carter. Near the end of the year, Noaker also made his Michelin Pilot Challenge debut for Atlanta Speedwerks at Sebring, finishing sixth in TCR with Brian Henderson.

In 2021, Noaker remained with Atlanta Speedwerks for his rookie season in Michelin Pilot Challenge, sharing a Honda Civic Type R TCR with Henderson. After taking pole at Daytona at 16 years old and earning himself another Guinness World Record, Noaker took further poles at Sebring and Watkins Glen, as well as his only win at the latter venue, to end the season 14th in the TCR standings. Following a season in the TA2 class of the Trans-Am Series and an appearance in its Australian counterpart in 2022, Noaker returned to the Mazda MX-5 Cup in 2023 for his family team. He scored a pair of podiums between Watkins Glen and Road America en route to a seventh-place points finish. That year, Noaker also drove part-time in both the American and Australian Trans-Am Series.

In 2024, Noaker and his family team moved to the new IMSA Ford Mustang Challenge, where he took three wins and six other podiums to seal the Dark Horse title ahead of teammate Tyler Maxson. In 2025, as a member of the newly-created Ford Performance Development Program, Noaker won all 12 races, led every lap and topped every session to clinch his second consecutive title with two races to spare. That year, Noaker made his return to the Michelin Pilot Challenge, now in the top class, partnering Cameron McLeod at KohR Motorsports and finishing third in GS at Indianapolis.

Graduating to the GS class of the Michelin Pilot Challenge full-time in 2026, Noaker switched to McCumbee McAleer Racing to race a Ford Mustang GT4 alongside Nate Cicero. The pair began the season with a podium at Laguna Seca, before finishing second at Watkins Glen and third at Mosport to take the points lead after seven rounds. Paired up with Finn Wiebelhaus for the final three races of the year, Noaker finished no higher than seventh and fell to third in the GS standings.

Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2013WKA Manufacturer's Cup – Yamaha Rookie9th 2015SKUSA Pro Tour – TaG Cadet23rdSources:

Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2016 Skip Barber MX-5 Summer Series 1 2nd 2017 Spec MX-5 Challenge Series Rossini Racing 4 2 2018 Mazda MX-5 Cup Sick Sideways Racing 12 1 0 0 1 133 12th 2019 Mazda MX-5 Cup Sick Sideways Racing 12 2 0 2 4 221 5th2020 Mazda MX-5 Cup Copeland Motorsports 12 4 2 3 10 2892nd Michelin Pilot Challenge – TCR Atlanta Speedwerks 1 0 0 0 0 25 23rd 2021 Michelin Pilot Challenge – TCR Atlanta Speedwerks 8 0 3 0 1 1860 14th2022 Trans-Am Series – TA2 6 0 0 0 0 104 17th Australian National Trans-Am Series 2023 Mazda MX-5 Cup Robert Noaker Racing 14 0 1 1 2 2980 7th Trans-Am Series – TA2 4 0 0 0 0 194 28th Australian National Trans-Am Series 6 0 0 0 0 265 20th 2024 IMSA Ford Mustang Challenge – Dark Horse Robert Noaker Racing 10 3 2 2 9 32701st2025 IMSA Ford Mustang Challenge – Dark Horse Robert Noaker Racing 12 12 12 12 12 37001st Michelin Pilot Challenge – GS KohR Motorsports 1 0 0 0 1 300 52nd 2026 Michelin Pilot Challenge – GS McCumbee McAleer Racing 10 0 0 0 3 23303rdSources: Season still in progress. † As Noaker was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

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 Atlanta Speedwerks Touring Car Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) DAY SEB ELK VIR ATL MOH1 MOH2 ATL LAGSEB 23rd 25 2021 Atlanta Speedwerks Touring Car Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)DAYSEBMOHWGI1WGI2LIMELKLAGVIRATL 14th 1860 2025 KohR Motorsport Grand Sport Ford Mustang GT4 (2024) DAY SEB LGA MOH WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS ATL 52nd 300 2026McCumbee McAleer Racing Grand SportFord Mustang GT4 (2024) DAY SEB LGA MOH WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS ATL3rd2330

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