Austin Wayne Self

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Austin Wayne Self
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Born (1996-03-05) March 5, 1996 (age 27)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
Best finish108th (2022)
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
146 races run over 7 years
Truck no., teamNo. 22 (AM Racing)
2022 position25th
Best finish12th (2018)
First race 2016 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona)
Last race 2022 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)
WinsTop tens Poles
0150
Statistics current as of November 5, 2022.

Austin Wayne Self (born March 5, 1996) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 22 Ford F-150 for his family team, AM Racing. He also has competed in the ARCA Menards Series, previously driving full-time in it for two years before moving up to the Truck Series, although he has continued to drive in the series part-time, most recently in 2019, where he drove the No. 32 Chevrolet for Win-Tron Racing.

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Racing career

ARCA Menards Series

Self scored his first win at Winchester Speedway in June 2015, [1] finishing second in the standings for that same year. As a career, Self totaled 45 starts for two teams.

Camping World Truck Series

Self in the No. 22 at ISM Raceway in 2018 Austin wayne self (31995376568).jpg
Self in the No. 22 at ISM Raceway in 2018

In December 2015, it was announced that Self would compete for Rookie of the Year honors and run the entire schedule with AM Racing, driving the No. 22 Toyota Tundra owned by his father Tim Self. [2] After failing to qualify for the third race of the season at Martinsville, Self took the place of Tommy Joe Martins, who damaged his truck in qualifying and was not able to race. Ironically, he recorded his highest Camping World Truck Series finish at that time, finishing 15th. [3]

In his rookie season of 2016, Self was penalized two times in the first three races. After the first race at Daytona, he was given a warning for an illegal triangular filler panel. After the third race at Martinsville, he was given a warning for trailing arm infractions. [4]

After his family team merged with Win-Tron Racing, Self began driving trucks out of the Win-Tron shop in Mooresville, NC beginning with the thirteenth race of the season at Bristol.

Self started the 2017 season on a high note when he finished second at Daytona. However, AM Racing did not enter the following week's race at Atlanta as they planned to focus on building the team. [5] In May, Self joined Niece Motorsports and the No. 45 Chevrolet at Kansas. [6] At Pocono, Self joined Martins Motorsports and drove the No. 44 truck to a 16th-place finish. [7] Self continued to drive primarily for Martins, returning to AM Racing for Canadian Tire Motorsport Park and Niece for Talladega Superspeedway.

On October 30, 2017, it was announced that Self joined Niece Motorsports for the entirety of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. [8]

Following the Homestead race, AM Racing and Niece Motorsports parted ways allowing AM Racing to field full-time for Self in 2019.

After running the first three races of the year and missing the next two, Self was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR on April 1, 2019, after the fifth event of the season. Self was suspended for violating the sanctioning body's substance abuse policy. [9] After completing NASCAR's "Road to Recovery" rehab program, Self was reinstated on April 30. [10]

Xfinity Series

In May 2017, Self joined MBM Motorsports for his Xfinity Series debut at Charlotte Motor Speedway. [11] However, as the team withdrew at Cup, owner Carl Long took over the No. 40 ride for the race, delaying Self's debut. [12] On August 15, 2022, it was announced that Self would drive a second entry for Jordan Anderson Racing at Watkins Glen International. [13]

Personal life

He is a native of Austin, Texas. During the 2016 United States presidential election, Self was a supporter of Donald Trump; for the Talladega Superspeedway playoff Truck race that year, his No. 22 truck featured "Trump/Pence 2016" and "Make America Great Again" logos. The truck was not sponsored by Trump's campaign, and Self stated it was intended to encourage people to vote. [14] After Trump's electoral victory, Self raced with an "American Victory: Make America Great Again" scheme at Homestead-Miami Speedway. [15] Self would also endorse Trump in the 2020 United States presidential election and ran a Trump-Pence 2020 scheme for Margins PAC at the playoff race at Texas Motor Speedway. [16] On January 31, 2016, Self was charged with simple physical assault and underage alcohol consumption for an incident in July 2015. [17]

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.)

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NXSCPtsRef
2022 Jordan Anderson Racing 32 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR TEX CLT PIR NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IND MCH GLN
DNQ
DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL CLT
DNQ
LVS HOM MAR PHO 108th01 [18]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NCTCPtsRef
2016 AM Racing 22 Toyota DAY
19
ATL
16
MAR
DNQ
KAN
25
DOV
32
CLT
21
TEX
13
IOW
16
GTW
28
KEN
27
ELD
9
POC
25
BRI
21
MCH
16
MSP
15
CHI
17
NHA
29
LVS
21
TAL
14
MAR TEX
22
HOM
25
15th279 [19]
44 MAR
15
66 PHO
22
2017 32 DAY
2
ATL 15th364 [20]
22 MAR
DNQ
CLT
12
DOV TEX
12
GTW KEN
22
ELD MSP
9
Niece Motorsports 45 Chevy KAN
15
TEX
15
Toyota IOW
23
TAL
18
Martins Motorsports 44 Chevy POC
16
MCH
15
BRI
24
CHI
20
NHA
14
LVS
20
MAR
29
PHO
25
HOM
17
2018 Niece Motorsports 22 Chevy DAY
20
ATL
15
LVS
16
MAR
27
DOV
15
KAN
13
CLT
27
TEX
17
IOW
15
GTW
16
CHI
13
KEN
14
ELD
18
POC
18
MCH
11
BRI
13
MSP
21
LVS
9
TAL
12
MAR
23
TEX
16
PHO
19
HOM
23
12th480 [21]
2019 AM Racing DAY
9
ATL
27
LVS
15
MAR TEX DOV
19
KAN
27
CLT
21
TEX
19
IOW
14
GTW
17
CHI
25
KEN
6
POC
15
ELD
13
MCH
5
BRI
15
MSP
14
LVS
17
TAL
29
MAR
19
PHO
18
HOM
19
14th442 [22]
2020 DAY
31
LVS
17
CLT
19
ATL
30
HOM
16
POC
38
KEN
20
TEX
14
KAN
17
KAN
13
MCH
37
DAY
11
DOV
23
GTW
30
DAR
17
RCH
14
BRI
33
LVS
24
TAL
20
KAN
19
TEX
7
MAR
9
PHO
20
16th386 [23]
2021 DAY
21
DAY
15
LVS
14
ATL
23
BRI
10
RCH
19
KAN
16
DAR
9
COA
16
CLT
17
TEX
15
NSH
27
POC
19
KNX
30
GLN
16
GTW
9
DAR
14
BRI
14
LVS
8
TAL
29
MAR
20
PHO
26
14th447 [24]
2022 DAY
13
LVS
9
ATL
10
COA
27
MAR
31
BRI
36
DAR
27
KAN
23
TEX
18
CLT
25
GTW
26
SON KNO NSH MOH
14
POC IRP
19
RCH
27
KAN BRI
20
TAL
30
HOM PHO
24
25th261 [25]
2023 Ford DAY LVS ATL COA TEX BRI MAR KAN DAR NWS CHA GTW NSH MOH
30
POC RCH IRP MLW KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO 70th10 [26]

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314NKNPSECPtsRef
2013 Cunningham Motorsports 77 Dodge BRI
12
GRE FIF RCH
9
BGS IOW LGY COL IOW VIR GRE NHA
19
DOV
DNQ
RAL 29th104 [27]

K&N Pro Series West

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415NKNPSWCPtsRef
2013 Cunningham Motorsports 77 Dodge PHO S99 BIR IOW L44 SON CNS IOW EVG SPO MMP SMP AAS KCR PHO
13
59th31 [28]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Menards Series

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

ARCA Menards Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021AMSCPtsRef
2013 Cunningham Motorsports 22 Dodge DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL
6
ELK POC MCH ROA WIN
2
CHI NJE
10
POC BLN
4
ISF MAD DSF IOW
15
SLM
10
KEN KAN 24th1160 [29]
2014 72 DAY
DNQ
6th4415 [30]
22 MOB
12
SLM
4
TAL
3
TOL
8
NJE
24
POC
24
MCH
9
ELK
8
WIN
10
CHI
20
IRP
2
POC
8
BLN
2
ISF
10
MAD
8
DSF
10
SLM
3
KEN
12
KAN
22
2015 Mason Mitchell Motorsports 98 Ford DAY
15
MOB
4
NSH
3
SLM
5
TAL
32
TOL
6
NJE
7
POC
15
WIN
1
IRP
9
POC
7
BLN
5
DSF
15
SLM
16
2nd4660 [31]
Chevy MCH
3
CHI
12
IOW
6
ISF
10
KEN
11
KAN
12
2016 Win-Tron Racing 33 Toyota DAY
36
NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH MAD WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 133rd50 [32]
2017 DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH MAD IOW IRP POC WIN ISF ROA
6
DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 81st200 [33]
2019 Win-Tron Racing 32 Chevy DAY FIF SLM TAL NSH TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI
8
ELK IOW POC
6
ISF DSF SLM IRP KAN 45th395 [34]
2021 AM Racing 32 Chevy DAY PHO TAL KAN TOL CLT MOH POC ELK BLN IOW WIN GLN
9
MCH ISF MLW DSF BRI SLM KAN 82nd35 [35]
2022 DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT IOW BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH GLN
7
ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 77th37 [36]

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