Austin Beers

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Austin Beers
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Beers' No. 64 car at Richmond Raceway in 2024
NationalityAmerican
Born (2003-03-23) March 23, 2003 (age 21)
Northampton, Pennsylvania
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour career
Debut season2021
Current teamKLM Motorsports
Years active2021–present
Car number64
Crew chief Ron Yuhas
Starts45
Championships0
Wins2
Poles7
Best finish3rd in 2023
Finished last season3rd (2023)
Last updated on: July 16, 2024.

Austin Beers (born March 23, 2003) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, driving the No. 64 for Mike Murphy. He is the son of Eric Beers, who competed in the series from 1997 to 2012. [1] Beers is neighbors with Matt Hirschman on Mud Lane in Northampton, Pennsylvania.

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Beers made his debut in the series in 2021, driving the No. 64 for Mike Murphy and KLM Motorsports while driving a partial schedule, where he earned one top-ten finish at Richmond Raceway. He then ran the full-schedule with Murphy in 2022, where he finished fifth in the points with seven top-ten finishes and won rookie of the year honors. [2] [3]

Beers has also competed in series such as the Modified Racing Series, the Tri-Track Open Modified Series, the Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour, and the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing. [4] He has driven for his family owned team, Dave Delange, Jimmy Zacharias, Prestige Motorsports, BRE Racing with Michael Boehler, and Jimmy Paige among others. He made his debut in SK Modifieds at Stafford Motor Speedway in 2024 driving for former competitor Tom Bolles.

Motorsports results

NASCAR

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

Whelen Modified Tour

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results
YearCar ownerNo.Make123456789101112131415161718NWMTCPtsRef
2021 KLM Motorsports64 Chevy MAR STA RIV JEN OSW RIV NHA NRP STA BEE OSW
20		 RCH
7		 RIV
15		 STA
13		28th121 [5]
2022 NSM
11		 RCH
11		 RIV
13		 LEE
7		 JEN
12		 MND
8		 RIV
9		 WAL
7		 NHA
11		 CLM
11		 TMP
16		 LGY
3		 OSW
12		 RIV
6		 TMP
11		 MAR
8		5th548 [6]
2023 NSM
8		 RCH
1*		 MON
4		 RIV
17		 LEE
3		 SEE
8		 RIV
10		 WAL
9*		 NHA
4		 LMP
1*		 THO
4		 LGY
2*		 OSW
2		 MON
2		 RIV
4		 NWS
14		 THO
10*		 MAR
31		3rd677 [7]
2024 NSM
6		 RCH
26		 THO
7		 MON
2		 RIV
2		 SEE
2*		 NHA
9		 MON
10		 LMP
1*		 THO
8		 OSW
5		 RIV
5		 MON
10		 THO
4		 NWS
3		 MAR
4		4th611 [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Northampton's Austin Beers continues to rise through the racing ranks". The Morning Call. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Austin Beers To Run Full-Time For KLM Motorsports On Whelen Mod Tour In 2022". Race Day CT. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  3. ↑ "NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 2022 special award winners". NASCAR . December 8, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Austin Beers". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Austin Beers – 2021 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Austin Beers – 2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Austin Beers – 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Austin Beers – 2024 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
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