George Kurtz, the co-founder and CEO of CrowdStrike, races in endurance and sports car series alongside his work at the company. He made his debut in 2016 in the Pirelli World Challenge and won the GTS Am class the following year.
From 2019 to 2020 he raced in GT World Challenge America with Colin Braun. In 2020 he took eight podiums and finished runner-up in the Pro-Am standings. In 2021 he moved to the LMP3 class of the IMSA series and won at Sebring.
In 2022 he finished third in class at the 24 Hours of Daytona and won the SRO3 title in GT World Challenge America. He moved to LMP2 full-time in IMSA in 2023, finished second in the standings after winning at Petit Le Mans, and won the LMP2 Pro-Am class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He also took the Asian Le Mans Series title in 2023-24 with Braun and Malthe Jakobsen, and has won the Pro-Am class at the 24 Hours of Spa.
After the faulty CrowdStrike update of 19 July 2024, he withdrew from racing. He returned for the 2025 24 Hours of Daytona and won the IMSA LMP2 championship in 2026. He holds an FIA Bronze driver rating.