Cindi Lux is a 14-time road racing champion who turned her family’s racing DNA into a powerhouse career behind the wheel, racking up more than 95 victories, 170+ podium finishes, and 55+ pole positions since she started competing in 1988.

EARLY YEARS

Born February 13, 1962, Cindi came from serious racing royalty. Her grandfather competed in a Chrysler New Yorker Coupe in the 1953 Pan-American Road Race in Mexico—the kind of wild, legendary event that separated the brave from the reckless. Her father, Dick Hahn, owned and raced Ferrari 250 Testarossas in the early 1960s under the team name Scuderia Hahndawg, with driver Jerry Grant at the wheel. Her two older brothers also raced, one winning two National Drag Racing Events in 1978. Racing wasn’t just a hobby in the Hahn household—it was the family business.

But Cindi didn’t start out gunning for checkered flags. Instead, she spent her youth showing horses and competing in skiing, martial arts, and tennis. Racing came later, and when it did, it came hard.

OTHER INTERESTS

Before she ever strapped into a race car, Lux was an athlete through and through—just not on four wheels. She grew up showing horses and got into competitive sports like skiing, martial arts, and tennis. It wasn’t until her twenties that she made the jump to motorsports, swapping racquets and reins for roll cages and racing slicks.

EARLY SUCCESS

Her first race car was a Dodge Shelby Charger, and let’s just say it didn’t go smoothly. At Riverside Raceway, she got lapped by the second lap—a brutal wake-up call. The factory Shelby team was racing the same car, which only made the sting sharper. But Lux didn’t quit. She kept at it, learning the craft one corner at a time.

By 1992, she’d proven herself enough to earn SCCA’s Outstanding Driver award. She started putting up serious numbers in SCCA National Club Racing, capturing her first championships and establishing herself as someone who could not only compete but win—consistently.

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

• 1992: Named SCCA Outstanding Driver[1].
• 2004: SCCA T1 NorPac Divisional Champion with 4 wins, 6 second-place finishes, 3 track records, and 1 pole position[2].
• 2005–2007: Factory driver for Dodge Motorsports[3].
• 2006: First driver to compete with a Dodge Viper Competition Coupe at Mid-Ohio[4].
• 2008: Mopar factory driver[5].
• 2011: First woman in Rose Cup history to earn a podium, finishing third at Portland International Raceway in the 51st Annual Rose Cup Race[6].
• 2012: SRT factory driver[7].
• 2017: First woman to professionally race a Viper at Indianapolis Motor Speedway[8].
• Career: 14 road racing championships, more than 95 victories, over 170 podium finishes, and more than 55 pole positions[9].
• Won the inaugural American Le Mans Series (ALMS) Women’s Global GT Series Championship[10].

INSPIRATIONS

Lux’s passion for racing runs deep, and it’s clear that her family laid the foundation. Growing up surrounded by stories of her grandfather’s Pan-American runs and her father’s Ferrari team gave her both respect for the sport and the guts to get in the car herself. Despite starting later than most, she found her calling and never looked back. As she’s said herself: “Sometimes I really ask myself, ‘Why do I keep racing?’ Well, it’s because I have so much passion and respect towards the sport. I love it.”

REPUTATION

Lux is known for being fast, fearless, and dedicated. She’s built a reputation not just as a competitor, but as a professional who shows up, does the work, and wins. She and her husband Fred—a seasoned engineer and former crew chief for Mitsubishi’s racing program—run Lux Performance Group, LLC together out of Aloha, Oregon. The team took a break from the national stage after 2019 due to COVID restrictions but returned in 2022, proving they still had plenty of fight left.

Beyond racing, Lux has spent more than 15 years coaching and teaching both amateur and professional drivers. She’s worked with schools like Panoz Racing School at Texas Motor Speedway and Road Atlanta, Fast Lane Racing School at Willow Springs Raceway, and the BMW Performance Center in Spartanburg. She’s also a brand ambassador and advocate for women in motorsports, involved with Women in Motorsports North America and consistently highlighting the evolving landscape for female racers.

FUTURE GOALS/PLANS

In 2025, Lux returned to her hometown roots to compete in the 64th running of the Rose Cup Races at Portland International Raceway. She piloted the No. 45 Black Rock Coffee Bar Dodge Viper ACR-X in the Rose Cup 2 (RC2) class, bringing her career full circle back to the track where she made history as the first woman to podium in Rose Cup competition.

REFERENCES

Dedicated, Fast and Fearless: Cindi Lux Trans Am Series – Dodge Garage
Cindi Lux – Driver Database
Cindi Lux To Be First Woman to Professionally Race a Viper at Indy – GoTransAm
Cindi Lux – Official Website
Career Highlights – Cindi Lux
Our Featured Women Sports Car Drivers – Thunder Valley Racing
Cindi Lux – WomenInRacing.org
Cindi Lux Returns to Her Hometown Roots to Race in the 64th Running of Rose Cup Races
10 Questions With Trans Am’s Cindi Lux
Meet Cindi – Cindi Lux
Race Results – Cindi Lux
2022 Cindi Lux Bio (PDF)
Lux Performance Looking for Road America Hardware – GoTransAm
Dedicated, Fast & Fearless: Cindi Lux – Gran Touring Motorsports
She’s Back! Cindi Lux and Lux Performance Announce 2022 Schedule – GoTransAm
Lux Performance Crew – Cindi Lux
2025 Press Releases – Cindi Lux
2025 Racing Season – Cindi Lux
Dedicated, Fast & Fearless: Cindi Lux – YouTube
Scuderia Hahndawg – Cindi Lux
Family Facts – Cindi Lux
2024 Press Releases – Cindi Lux
Team Openings – Cindi Lux
Women of Trans Am Racing Reflect, Inspire, and Drive Forward – Gran Touring Motorsports
Lux Takes Podium Finish in Rose Cup Race – Cindi Lux
Racer’s Success Isn’t Just In Her Head – Portland Tribune via Cindi Lux
Being a Woman in Motorsports – Cindi Lux
SCCA National Club Racing (SCCA) – Cindi Lux
Personal Comments – Cindi Lux
Press Releases – Cindi Lux