Vicente Salas

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Vicente Salas
BornVicente Austin Salas
(2002-08-20) August 20, 2002 (age 21)
Temecula, California, U.S.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Truck no., teamNo. 20 (Young's Motorsports)
No. 91 (McAnally-Hilgemann Racing)
First race 2024 XPEL 225 (COTA)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of April 2, 2024.

Vicente Austin Salas (born August 20, 2002) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 20 Chevrolet Silverado for Young's Motorsports and the No. 91 Silverado for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing. He also competes in the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series, and won the 2023 championship in the Contender Series. [1] [2]

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Racing career

In 2011, Salas started his racing career by racing karts at local tracks in California. By the time he was 15, he had moved up to shifter karts and started competing at a national level. His career was temporarily halted by the COVID-19 lockdown, where he switched over to the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series, and saw some success with a dominating win in the 2021 race at Richmond Raceway, where he led every single lap of the race. [3]

Salas began competing in late model racing in 2022 in the CARS Tour, which was his first time racing a real-life car. A fourth-place finish in his first race convinced team owner Justin Carroll to give him a full-time ride in the series for the 2023 season. [4] On March 18, 2024, it was announced that he would make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut in the race at Circuit of the Americas driving the No. 20 truck for Young's Motorsports. [1] He started 31st, but his day ended early with his truck having transmission issues and he finished 34th. Salas made his second Truck Series start at World Wide Technology Raceway driving the No. 91 for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing. [5]

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.)

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NCTCPtsRef
2024 Young's Motorsports 20 Chevy DAY ATL LVS BRI COA
34		 MAR TEX KAN DAR NWS CLT -*-* [6]
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing 91 Chevy GTW
NSH POC IRP RCH MLW BRI KAN TAL HOM MAR PHO

* Season still in progress

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References

  1. 1 2 Fenwick, Adam (March 18, 2024). "eNASCAR competitor Vicente Salas making Truck Series debut at Circuit of the Americas". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  2. ↑ @vicente_salas14 (November 15, 2023). "OFFICIALLY @ENASCARGG Contender Series Champions!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ Hauff, Brandon (April 13, 2021). "eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series: Vicente Salas Makes History in Dominating Win at Richmond". frontstretch.com. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  4. ↑ Fenwick, Adam (October 12, 2023). "'Absolutely anything is possible': eNASCAR's Vicente Salas is turning his dream into reality as he chases a career in NASCAR". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  5. ↑ Srigley, Joseph (May 28, 2024). "Entry List: 2024 NCTS Toyota 200 at WWT Raceway". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Vicente Salas – 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
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