Christian Szymczak

Christian Szymczak (born March 4, 1974) is an American racecar driver who competed in the Barber Dodge Pro Series in 2001 and 2002, finishing 11th and 8th in points in his two years, respectively.

Christian began his racing career in January 2000 with the Skip Barber Western Series, at the age of 25. Having been an avid player of racing simulations such as Papyrus’ Grand Prix Legends and Microprose's Grand Prix series, Christian had aspired to race real cars from a very young age. That opportunity finally presented itself with the Skip Barber Western Series at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, a racetrack 2 hours from Christian's hometown in Oakland, CA.

Having never seen a race track nor been in a race car, Christian scored pole position in his very first race. The pressure of leading in his first laps saw him crash from the lead in turn 4, but his fate was sealed. Christian had bit bitten by the race car bug and felt that he must absolutely continue to race! In 2013 Christian won the SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup championship.

Away from racing, Christian works as a developer of low income multifamily apartments, specializing in the preservation of “At-Risk” Section 8 housing developments. With the use of low-income housing tax credits, Christian substantially rehabilitates these projects, and pledges to keep them affordable for the long-term future. This ensures that the low-income residents of these projects have a safe, sanitary, and affordable place to live for the long-term future.