Gil Linster (born November 3, 1993) is a Luxembourgish professional

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driver who competes full-time in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series driving the No. 50 Toyota Camry for Hendriks Motorsport, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series driving the No. 68 Ford for

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Racing career

In 2017, Linster ran full-time in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Elite 2, driving the No. 44

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for CAAL Racing, where he finished ninth in the standings with a best finish of fourth at the season ending race at

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. He returned with the team the following year, where he finished fifth in the standings with a best finish of fifth at

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. After not competing in the series for the next two years, Linster returned to the series in 2021, driving the No. 77

for DF1 Racing at

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, and Zolder, where he earned a best finish of fifth at the second Most race. In 2022, Linster ran the full Elite 2 schedule, returning to CAAL Racing to drive the No. 56

. Across the year, he earned six top-ten finishes, including a his first pole position at Zolder, and finished eleventh in the final points standings. Linster would leave the teams afterwards to drive the No. 50 Toyota for Hendriks Motorsport in 2023. After starting the season with eight straight finishes inside the top-five, he went on to get his first career win at Zolder later in the year to finish third in the points standings. In 2024, Linster participated in pre-season testing for the ARCA Menards Series at Daytona International Speedway driving for

in the No. 68 Ford. The opportunity came about after Linster competed in a late-model race at New Smyrna Speedway the previous year, where he went into contact with the team through his spotter for the New Smyrna race, Tony Blanchard. Several days after the test, it was announced that Linster will attempt to make his ARCA debut at Daytona with

in the No. 68. Afterwards, it was announced that he will return to Hendriks Motorsport in the Euro Series in 2024.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(

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) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2

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) (Bold – Pole position. ''Italics'' – Fastest lap. * – Most laps led. ^ – Most positions gained)

ARCA Menards Series

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) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Linster, Gil Living people ARCA Menards Series drivers NASCAR drivers 1993 births Luxembourgian racing drivers People from Frisange