Jankowiak's racing roots run through both sides of his family. His father, Tony Jankowiak, met his mother, Debby Druar, while working alongside her on the pit crew of her brother Tommy Druar. Tony and Debby married, and all three — Debby Druar Jankowiak, Tony Jankowiak, and Tommy Druar — were racing drivers. Debby Druar Jankowiak became the first female to win a race at Lancaster Motorplex. The family was struck by tragedy when Tommy Druar was killed in a race at Lancaster Motorplex in the summer of 1989, and Tony Jankowiak was killed in a crash at Stafford Motor Speedway in April 1990. Jankowiak was not yet two years old when he lost his father and uncle. He frequently races the number 73 as a tribute to them. As a young child he regularly visited the Ransomville Speedway go-kart track with his mother and her brother-in-law Jake. To fund his racing career Jankowiak worked as a delivery driver for Bob and John's La Hacienda.
Jankowiak entered the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour in 2019 with Susanne Lewis Racing, planning to debut at the Musket 250 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the No. 41 Chevrolet, but he withdrew before the event. He returned for the season finale, the Sunoco World Series 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, starting 30th in the 40-car field in the No. 55 Airport Collision Dodge before being collected in a multi-car crash on lap 13 and finishing 38th.
In 2020 Jankowiak attempted two Modified Tour events. At the Thompson 150 he qualified 28th — last — in the No. 59 Jankowiak Racing Chevrolet and finished 24th after handling issues hampered the car from lap 116 onward. At the season-finale World Series of Speedway Racing 150, also at Thompson, he started 17th for Steve Mendoza Racing but again retired early with handling problems, finishing 24th of 27 cars.
In 2021 Jankowiak drove the No. 59 BNP Machine Chevrolet for Jody Lauzon Racing in the Nu-Way Auto Parts 150 at New York International Raceway Park, starting 17th and finishing 14th, two laps down.
Jankowiak entered ARCA competition in 2021, driving the No. 73 for his own Jankowiak Motorsports, acquiring a car from Ken Schrader Racing. In his ARCA debut at the Lucas Oil 200 at Daytona International Speedway he qualified eleventh out of 34 cars and finished eighth on the lead lap, a strong result for a first outing at the superspeedway. With sponsorship from V1 Fiber and Thermal Foams he then ran the General Tire 200 at Talladega Superspeedway, starting 27th and finishing seventh on the lead lap. At the General Tire 150 at Charlotte Motor Speedway he honored members of the United States Armed Forces from western New York killed in action with a special scheme on his car and helmet, starting eighth and finishing ninth.
At Pocono Raceway for the General Tire AnywhereIsPossible 200, sponsorship from Konnect General Stores via their Phillips 66 distribution helped field the effort. Jankowiak started ninth in a 24-car field and matched his Talladega finish of seventh, completing four top-ten lead-lap results across his first partial ARCA season. A road course appearance at Watkins Glen International for the Clean Harbors 100 proved more difficult: a rear-end failure in qualifying left the team repairing the car through most of the session, resulting in a 27th-place start in 28 cars and a 16th-place finish two laps down.
In January 2023 it was announced that Jankowiak would continue part-time in the main ARCA Series with the No. 73, but team ownership passed to fellow driver Andy Seuss and Kevin Lapierre, forming KLAS Motorsports from their initials. This arrangement allowed Jankowiak to concentrate on driving. He continued part-time for KLAS Motorsports in 2024, 2025, and 2026. In 2026 he secured his first career ARCA victory at Talladega Superspeedway, making a last-lap pass for the lead on the final circuit.
In the 2022 ARCA Menards Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Jankowiak ran a special paint scheme inspired by the design his mother had raced, another tribute woven into his competitive career alongside the No. 73 he carries in memory of his father and uncle.
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