| Birth date | May 28, 1977 (age 49) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Vacaville, California, U.S. |
| Total truck races | 29 |
| Years in truck | 5 |
| Prev truck pos | 35th |
| Prev truck year | 2013 |
| Best truck pos | 35th (2013) |
| First truck race | 2009 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix) |
| Last truck race | 2013 WinStar World Casino 350K (Texas) |
| Truck wins | 0 |
| Truck top tens | 0 |
| Truck poles | 0 |
Chris Lafferty (born May 28, 1977) is an American professional stock car racing driver, crew chief, and former team owner of Lafferty Motorsports. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving for JJC Racing.
Racing career
After growing up in Vacaville, California, Lafferty moved to Concord, North Carolina in 1998 to pursue a racing career. In addition to working as an engine builder, he was a journalist for various racing magazines.[1]
In 2003, he formed Lafferty Motorsports.[1] In addition to competing in the ARCA Re/Max Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the team ran a driver development program; members of the program included regional truck racer Russ Dugger,[2] dirt track racing drivers Tyler Hudson and Cole Exum,[3][4] and kart racers Bryan Hayberger and Andrew Broucher.[5][6]
Lafferty made his Truck Series debut in 2009 at Phoenix International Raceway; he had failed to qualify in his first attempt at Martinsville Speedway.[7]
In 2011, he ran four Truck races in a truck promoting the Tea Party movement in the buildup to the 2012 United States presidential election.[8] In 2012, he partnered with Fox Sports to create Chris Lafferty's Motorsports TV, a biweekly television program that also featured his daughter Hannah hosting a kid-friendly segment.[9]
Lafferty returned to ARCA in 2015 with Carter 2 Motorsports at Lucas Oil Raceway.[10] He finished 27th after retiring on lap 98 with electrical problems.[11]
In 2017, Lafferty joined ESPN Radio as a talk show host for The Sam and Chris Show alongside NASCAR artist Sam Bass.[12]
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Camping World Truck Series
| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | Lafferty Motorsports | 89 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM | KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI | CHI | IOW | GTW | NHA | LVS | MAR DNQ | TAL | TEX | PHO 35 | HOM | 118th | - | [7] | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | DAY | ATL | MAR 33 | NSH | KAN | DOV 36 | CLT | TEX | MCH | IOW DNQ | GTW | IRP 30 | POC | NSH 30 | MAR DNQ | TAL | PHO 35 | HOM | 56th | 396 | [13] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | DAR 31 | BRI | CHI | NHA 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daisy Ramirez Motorsports | 01 | Dodge | KEN 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafferty Motorsports | 89 | Dodge | LVS DNQ | TEX DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | DAR DNQ | MAR | NSH | POC 31 | MCH 26 | BRI | ATL | CHI | NHA | KEN | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | HOM | 80th | 8 | [14] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| JJC Racing | 10 | Chevy | DOV 36 | CLT | KAN | TEX | KEN | IOW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafferty Motorsports | 89 | Dodge | NSH 31 | IRP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | JJC Racing | 10 | Chevy | DAY | MAR DNQ | CAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | 51st | 48 | [15] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | Ram | TEX 34 | IOW 34 | POC 35 | MCH | BRI | ATL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | KEN DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MB Motorsports | 65 | Chevy | CHI DNQ | LVS 24 | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JJC Racing | 0 | Ford | IOW 35 | KEN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | JJC Racing | 0 | Ram | DAY | MAR | CAR | KAN | CLT | DOV 35 | POC 34 | MCH 26 | BRI | 35th | 124 | [16] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 99 | Chevy | TEX 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | Ford | KEN 36 | IOW 35 | ELD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chevy | MSP 30 | IOW 36 | CHI 35 | LVS 29 | TAL | MAR | TEX 35 | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ARCA Racing Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Racing Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Lafferty Motorsports | 89 | Chevy | DAY | SLM | CAR | TAL | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | MFD | IOW | KEN | BLN | POC 41 | 104th | 210 | [17] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | ISF 24 | CHI | TOL | DSF 32 | NJE | SLM | KAN | CAR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Carter 2 Motorsports | 97 | Dodge | DAY | MOB | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | CHI | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF 27 | DSF | SLM | KEN | KAN | 129th | 95 | [18] | ||||||||||||||||||
References
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- ^ "Owasso man wants keys to NASCAR: Race circuit driver: Marketing skills are about as important as driving skills.". Tulsa World. Unified Communications. October 12, 2007. Archived from the original on January 28, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ Neaves, Josh (July 26, 2008). "Pearl man on way to NASCAR dream". The Clarion-Ledger. Archived April 29, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 28, 2020. – via Newspapers.com
- ^ Hancock, Karah-Leigh (September 4, 2011). "Local racer teams up with NASCAR team". The Valdosta Daily Times. Archived January 28, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ Wood, Shawn (February 5, 2008). "Go-kart driver gets chance to move up". The Daily Item. Archived April 29, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 28, 2020. – via Newspapers.com
- ^ "Broucher's racing on fast track to success". Daily American. November 7, 2008. Archived April 29, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 28, 2020. – via Newspapers.com
- ^ "Chris Lafferty – 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived December 7, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ Wilkie, Christina (March 29, 2011). "Tea Party to rev a NASCAR engine". The Hill. Archived January 28, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "NASCAR driver, Chris Lafferty- To host new national TV show". Speedway Digest. November 10, 2011. Archived December 8, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Lafferty to drive for Carter 2 Motorsports at Lucas Oil". The Courier-Tribune. July 23, 2015. Archived from the original on January 28, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "2015 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived July 27, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ Weaver, Matt (February 3, 2017). "Coming Soon: new ESPN Radio racing show starring artist Sam Bass". Autoweek. Archived January 28, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Chris Lafferty – 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived December 7, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Chris Lafferty – 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived December 7, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Chris Lafferty – 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived January 29, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Chris Lafferty – 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived January 29, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Chris Lafferty – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived December 7, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Chris Lafferty – 2015 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived January 28, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 28, 2020.