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Legitimate Racing

Legitimate Racing is an arrive-and-drive team in ChampCar, Lemons, based in Midwest. Rated 4.4 out of 5 from 4 driver reviews.

Small Midwest team, typically sells 1-2 seats per race to join the owners. Reliable fun to drive Cow themed car named Roxanne the Moo-stang

We are Legitimate Racing, our team started in Lemons Racing with the #117 F14 Honda Accord, we moved to a 2007 Focus to get the reliability of fuel injection. We raced the focus for many years in Lemons before our desire to compete grew too large and we made the move to Champ car. We have since moved on to Roxanne the Moos-tang a 1998 Ford Mustang who has been tearing up D Class with 7 first place finishes and 1 second place. Car is capable of running in the top 10 but she is thirsty so our overall finishes often depend on good strategy.

For Arrive and Drives- we offer a minimum of 1 practice stint and 1 race stint per weekend. Additional stints can be earned with good performance. Our pricing varies per event, but we have a straightforward number we give to Arrive and Drives that covers the whole weekend minus car liabilities.

The car has a livestream that can be shared with family/friends, so they can see you drive. We are a small team so we do prefer drivers who are willing to pitch in and help when the car needs a repair.

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Results reported: 8 races, 7 class wins.

Driver reviews of Legitimate Racing

Well organized team who treats you like a friend and prioritizes your time in track over their own.

Kevin L. · The Sausage Fest at Road America · October 2023

I'm at the team through a mutual friend who had done a race with them in the past. We drove their Ford focus at the time at the road America event for the 24 hours of lemons. I have an enclosed trailer that also sleeps several guys. So we made a deal where we could use my trailer to offset some of the costs and then split the entry fee and what I thought was a fair manner. We had plenty of track time and the team went above and beyond to ensure that myself and the other customer pay driver got all the time we could want. They were super organized. They had checklists and sheets for tracking all the parts and costs and are really just a good group of engineers and friends who love going fast and racing together. I felt like part of the team right away and definitely made new friends as a result of this. I would definitely rent from them again in the future when I'm not busy racing my my Spec E30. In addition to being organized, prepared and fast, these guys are super competitive and also super fun. We participated in the parade through downtown Elkhart lake and we weren't afraid to wear silly costumes and make a good time out of it. Really some of the best memories at the track I can remember racing with these guys.

Fun car

Mike S. · Mid ohio · September 2026

We swept the weekend in D class. Car was very easy to get up to pace and very forgiving when mistakes were made.

Great Experience

William L. · Gingerman Raceway · April 2026

Legitimate Racing provides a great race weekend and have an extremely well sorted Mustang. Its a pleasure to drive and I would absolutely rent from this team again. I highly recommend it for anyone getting into champcar!

Bringing D-Class Back

Ethan B. · Mid-O 8+7 · September 2026

Legitimate racing take themselves just as seriously as they need to in order to get results, but they leave enough room to create a fun environment. The team spends appropriate time splitting their attention between detailed briefings and debriefings, discussing ways to improve operational consistency, overall performance, and improve the performance package of the car, create increased value for A&D drivers, while also keeping a notable element of whimsy and humor in the paddock. Legitimate racing is a serious competitor in regional D-class with a compliant, drivable, and constantly improving race horse (or cow ;P) with the personality and character of a great LeMons team. Sportsmanship and competitive honesty is huge with these guys, and this is the team you want to race with. Open forum EVERYTHING is the environment you will find yourself in. Everyone has a voice, everyone has a role, and everyone brings unique strengths to the team that culminate over the race weekend to create that perfect balance of serious and fun racing we’re all here for.

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