Bobby McCarty

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Bobby McCarty
BornBobby McCarty
(1992-09-28) September 28, 1992 (age 31)
Summerfield, North Carolina
Achievements2018, 2019, 2021 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Champion
2021 Virginia Late Model Triple Crown Series Champion
2017 Hampton Heat 200 Winner
2019 Thanksgiving All-Star Classic Winner
2020, 2021 Rodney Cook Classic Winner
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish69th (2022)
First race 2022 Food City 300 (Bristol)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of June 24, 2023.

Bobby McCarty (born September 28, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 47 for Mike Harmon Racing and the No. 6 for JD Motorsports.

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Racing career

CARS Late Model Stock Tour

In 2018, McCarty would run his first full-time season in the series, signing with Nelson Motorsports. He would manage to earn his first victory at the first race of the season at Tri-County Motor Speedway. [1] By the seventh race of the 12 race season, he would manage to score three more wins. [2] By season's end, he had managed to lock up the championship, scoring his first championship in the series. [3]

In 2019, he would run full-time again for Nelson Motorsports. Despite having a self-called "up-and-down" season according to McCarty, by the final race at South Boston Speedway, he had managed to pull a nine-point lead over Josh Berry. [4] At race's end, he had managed to win his second straight championship in the series. [5]

During the 2021 CARS Late Model Stock Tour season, McCarty would manage to hold off Kaden Honeycutt in the final race at South Boston Speedway to take his third Late Model Stock division title. [6] [7]

NASCAR Xfinity Series

On July 4, 2022, McCarty would announce that he would attempt to make his debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at the 2022 Crayon 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, driving the No. 47 Chevrolet for Mike Harmon Racing. [8] However, McCarty would fail to qualify for the race, becoming the only non-qualifier for the race. Later in the season, he would make his official debut driving the No. 6 Chevrolet for JD Motorsports, qualifying by using an owner's points provisional in the last position, which was 38th. McCarty would eventually manage to finish in 31st. [9]

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. ** – All laps led.)

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NXSCPtsRef
2022 Mike Harmon Racing 47 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR TEX CLT POR NSH ROA ATL NHA
DNQ
POC IND MCH GLN DAY DAR KAN 69th6 [10]
JD Motorsports 6 Chevy BRI
31
TEX TAL CLT LVS HOM MAR PHO

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