James Davison

James Davison
Davison at the 2015 Indianapolis 500
Nationality Australian
BornJames D. Davison
(1986-08-28) 28 August 1986 (age 38)
Melbourne, Australia
Related toJon Davison (father)
Lex Davison (grandfather)
Diana Davison (grandmother)
Richard Davison (uncle)
Alex Davison (cousin)
Will Davison (cousin)
Tony Gaze (step-grandfather)
Fisichella Davison (daughter)
Blancpain GT World Challenge America career
Debut season2016
Racing licence FIA Gold
TeamsAE Replay XD Nissan GT Academy
Starts20
Wins16
Poles1
Fastest laps1
Best finish4th in 2015
Previous series
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008-09
2010–12
Victorian Formula Ford
Formula BMW USA
Champ Car Atlantic
Star Mazda Championship
Firestone Indy Lights
Grand-Am Series
IndyCar Series career
8 races run over 7 years
2020 position34th
Best finish28th (2019)
First race2013 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio (Mid-Ohio)
Last race2020 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Cup Series career
35 races run over 2 years
2020 position37th
Best finish32nd (2021)
First race2020 Pocono Organics 325 (Pocono)
Last race2021 YellaWood 500 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
6 races run over 5 years
2022 position53rd
Best finish47th (2017)
First race2016 Road America 180 (Road America)
Last race2022 Drive for the Cure 250 (Charlotte Roval)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 3 0
Statistics current as of 24 June, 2023.

James D. Davison (born 28 August 1986) is an Australian professional racing driver who drives an Aston Martin Vantage GT3 in the Blancpain GT World Challenge America. He has also competed in the NTT IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup Series, and NASCAR Xfinity Series. He is sometimes also called JD (or J. D.) Davison.[1][2]

His father Jon Davison was a Formula 5000 competitor and was the long-running promoter of racing events at Sandown Raceway. Davison's grandfather, Lex Davison, was a four-time winner of the Australian Grand Prix. He is a cousin of V8 Supercar drivers Alex and Will Davison. He also competed as a coxswain as part of Scotch College's championship-winning rowing crew in 2003.

  1. ^ "Under the Helmet with JD Davison". jamesdavisonracing.com. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Always Evolving NASCAR Xfinity Series debut". jamesdavisonracing.com. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2020.