Our Members & Alumni.

CU Boulder Racing Team Members in Industry

CU Boulder Racing Team alumni take the hands-on experience they gained building and racing cars and move into cutting-edge roles across the automotive and engineering industries. Participation on the team builds technical skills, collaboration experience, and project leadership that employers value in high-performance engineering roles and in the automotive racing front. Our Team offers students the ability to experience what a college curriculum simply cannot replicate, and allows a rare entry into motorsport competitions across the nation. Our member and alumni database have shown outstanding success in obtaining internships, jobs, and operating at a high-level in the professional world.

Scott Huffaker, CU Boulder Racing Team alum, is now an American professional racing driver who competes at the highest levels of endurance sports car racing, including the IMSA SportsCar Championship, European Le Mans Series, and FIA World Endurance Championship.

After starting his career in karting, Huffaker moved into single-seater cars in 2014, winning the Pacific Formula F1600 championship in 2015 and later dominating the Formula Pro USA F4 Championship in 2018 with 10 wins in 12 races. By 2020 he advanced to IMSA LMP2 competition, immediately winning on debut at Road Atlanta and later taking victory at the 12 Hours of Sebring. From 2020 to 2022 he became a cornerstone endurance driver for PR1, securing three consecutive Sebring class wins and back-to-back Michelin Endurance Cup titles.

Huffaker expanded to global competition in 2023, racing in both the FIA World Endurance Championship and European Le Mans Series with Kessel Racing in a Ferrari 488 GTE, scoring podiums and an ELMS victory at Aragón. In 2024 he was promoted to FIA Gold driver status, recognizing him as one of the top professional talents in endurance racing.

Loni Unser is a fourth-generation American racing driver carrying forward one of the most famous names in motorsport. A member of the legendary Unser family, she grew up surrounded by racing history and developed her own passion behind the wheel. Unser is a CU Boulder Racing Team alum.

Unser officially launched her competitive career in endurance and sports car racing. Her first win came in 2018 in a World Racing League (WRL) endurance event, and she went on to clinch the Eastern Championship in WRL in 2020. She made history in the Mazda MX-5 Cup by becoming the first woman to finish in the top 10 in back-to-back races at St. Petersburg in 2021, and secured the WRL national title in 2022.

She has also taken on the famous Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. In her rookie Pikes Peak run in 2022, Loni finished second in the Porsche Pikes Peak Trophy class, further anchoring her place in the family’s legacy at the demanding mountain course.

In recent seasons, Unser has competed in the Porsche Sprint Challenge North America with Kellymoss, consistently fighting at the front. In 2024 she ended strong with multiple podiums and a top-three finish in Cayman Pro/Am class standings, and in 2025 she earned her first Porsche Sprint Challenge victory at Watkins Glen, after several near-miss podium results.

Loni has balanced her racing with roles off the track, including sponsorship partnerships like her 2024 season backing from Speedway Motors, and has become a role model for the next generation of racers while honoring her family’s rich motorsport heritage.

Nick Strickler is an American race car driver known for his pursuit of success in stock car competition, particularly within the European NASCAR Series. He made history as one of the few Americans to compete full-time in EuroNASCAR, showcasing his skills on Europe’s iconic road courses with teams like Racingfuel Motorsport and later Marko Stipp Motorsport.

Strickler’s racing journey began with grassroots competition and during his time with the CU Boulder Racing Team, built from years of dedication to motorsport and a drive to pursue racing at the highest possible levels. His transition to EuroNASCAR marked a significant milestone in his career, as he competed in both EuroNASCAR Pro and EuroNASCAR 2 categories against seasoned international drivers.

Across his career, Strickler’s legacy centers on expanding American presence in international stock car racing and his perseverance through diverse racing environments, from national short tracks to the European NASCAR stage.