Poole also ran some select Dirt Late Model races on the side, in addition to his IMCA schedule.[5]
UARA-Stars Late Models
From 2009 to 2010, Poole raced Late Model Stock Cars in the UARA-Stars ranks, driving the No. 5 for Jamie Yelton, where he would score the Rookie of the Year title in 2009 and the Most Popular Driver Award both years as well. In 2010, he picked up his first win at Tri-County Motor Speedway and would go on to score five more coming at Hickory, Lonesome Pine Speedway, Kingsport Speedway, Dillon Motor Speedway, and Greenville-Pickens Speedway and finish runner-up in the points.
Poole ran the full 2012 schedule for Venturini in the No. 25 car, earning fifteen top-tens, three poles, and back-to-back wins at Elko Speedway and Pocono Raceway while going on to finish third in points.[11][10]
2013
Poole ran part-time schedules over the next two years for Venturini.[12] At the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack, Poole crossed the finish line in third but was awarded the win after it was determined that the two drivers who finished ahead of him, Kelly Kovski and A. J. Fike, jumped the final restart.[13]
2014
In 2014, Poole returned to Pocono Raceway, where he led 31 of 50 laps. He returned again for the next six races as a substitute for John Wes Townley; Poole scored four top fives and a victory at Kentucky Speedway in his final ARCA start in the No. 15.[10][14] Poole was later penalized 25 driver points after his Kentucky car was found to be in violation of the minimum roof height rule.[15]
2015
Poole signed a ten-race agreement with Team BCR Racing to drive the No. 45 Ford Fusion in 2015, replacing Grant Enfinger.[16]
2018
Poole returned to Venturini at Pocono Raceway in 2018 as a relief driver for Natalie Decker, who was recovering from surgery.[17]
O'Reilly Auto Parts Series
2015
In 2015, Poole was signed to drive in the Xfinity Series for HScott Motorsports with Chip Ganassi, with the operation being run out of Ganassi's NASCAR shop. Poole shared the No. 42 ride with Ganassi Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Larson and Justin Marks. In between starts he also traveled to Sprint Cup races as an observer with Ganassi's other Cup driver, Jamie McMurray.[2][18] On May 17, Poole was parked by NASCAR during the race at Iowa Speedway after intentionally turning J. J. Yeley into the outside wall in response to Yeley turning Poole into the wall earlier.[19] In total, he scored two top tens and ten top-fifteen finishes during the season.[20][21]
For 2016, Poole moved into a new No. 48 car for Ganassi full-time with sponsorship from DC Solar for the full season.[20][21] At Talladega, Poole finished third after crossing the finish line first after a last-lap caution. NASCAR reviewed the finish and later awarded Elliott Sadler the win by virtue of being in first when the caution flag was displayed.[22] Poole finished eighth in points with four top-five and seventeen top-ten finishes.[23]
Poole returned to CGR's No. 48 for 2017. He won his first career series pole at Daytona International Speedway in July.[24] Poole advanced to the Round of 8 in the Xfinity Series playoffs, but fell out of the elimination race early after contact with Caesar Bacarella.[25] Poole finished sixth in the championship standings, with four top-five and seventeen top-ten finishes.[23]
On June 18, 2018, it was announced that Poole would sue Chip Ganassi Racing, and agency Spire Sports + Entertainment for breach of contract, alleging that CGR and Spire conspired to take away DC Solar's sponsorship from Poole and move it to the No. 42 CGR Cup Series team and that Spire's involvement representing both driver and team constituted a conflict of interest.[27][28] Ganassi and Spire both released statements through attorneys denying the claims, with CGR's statement saying the sponsorship of Poole ended "because he never won a race despite the advantages of the best equipment in the garage."[29][30] Poole, CGR, and Spire would later settle their dispute out-of-court at the end of 2018 following DC Solar's FBI raid, although terms were not released.
Poole joined JD Motorsports as its primary No. 6 driver for 2023. His best finish was fifth at Talladega Superspeedway, his first series top-five since 2017, and he finished 24th in the championship standings.[32][23]
Poole joined Alpha Prime Racing full-time in 2024, driving the No. 44 Chevrolet.[33] At Talladega Superspeedway in April, he led coming off the final turn before finishing fifth, which tied Alpha Prime's best finish at the time.[34] He finished 16th in points with one top-five and two top-ten finishes.[23]
Poole returned to Alpha Prime for the 2025 season.[35] He finished fourth at Martinsville Speedway in March, earning eligibility for the next Dash 4 Cash event at Bristol Motor Speedway.[36] Poole finished 19th in the season standings with two top-five and five top-ten finishes.[23]
Poole returned to Alpha Prime for a third consecutive full season in 2026.[37] In the season opener at Daytona, Poole recovered from an early spin to finish 12th.[38] In the July race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Poole took the white flag in the lead but crashed while battling Nick Sanchez and Carson Kvapil, finishing 17th.[39]
After scoring a top-ten at Charlotte, the next day on October 12, it was announced that Poole would not return to the team for 2027.[40]
Craftsman Truck Series
2015
In 2015, Poole made his Truck Series debut at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, driving the No. 21 Chevrolet for GMS Racing, where he qualified fifteenth and finished eleventh.[41]
After missing Kansas because of a lack of sponsorship, Poole and On Point returned at Charlotte. Poole was fastest in final practice, qualified seventeenth, and finished second to Kyle Busch despite mechanical problems during the race.[45]
On July 11 at Kentucky Speedway, Ben Rhodes made contact with Poole while Rhodes was running second in the third and fourth turns. Both drivers acquired enough damage to make additional pit stops. After the race, Rhodes confronted Poole, saying that the contact had cost him a chance to win and secure a playoff berth.[46][47]
Although he moved to the Cup Series for the 2020 season, Poole continued racing in the Truck Series with On Point Motorsports on a part-time basis beginning at Daytona.[48] He ran the first eleven races of the season, recording the best finish of twelfth in both Kansas Speedway doubleheader races in July.[49]
On February 3, 2020, at the NASCAR Hall of Fame, Poole announced Spartan Mosquito Eradicators as a primary sponsor for 17 races, with R.E.D. as an associate sponsor.[56]
In September, Poole was replaced by J. J. Yeley in the No. 15 for the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race due to sponsorship reasons, though he remained with the team. At the time, Poole was 32nd in points.[57]
Poole returned to the Cup Series in 2023, driving the No. 15 for Rick Ware Racing at Dover Motor Speedway. During the race, contact from Ross Chastain sent Poole into the path of Kyle Larson; Poole finished 33rd.[59] He made seven Cup starts for Rick Ware Racing that season.[23]
Poole has been seen as a jack of all trades due to his wherewithal to take roles of any form in the motorsports space most prominently in his days with Venturini Motorsports in the ARCA Racing Series from 2013 to 2014 when he was left without a full-time ride after the 2012 season due to a lack of funding.[63]
Poole ran a weekly vlog during the 2016 and 2017 seasons and resumed it during the 2020 season.[65] He was the first ever driver in the NASCAR space and one of the first ever in the motorsports space to start doing a consistent vlog series and since then numerous drivers such as fellow NASCAR drivers Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Larson, and Aric Almirola, as well as the late Kyle Busch, have followed suit and started their own vlogging series in the following years.
Poole would produce and co-write several tracks for Yxngxr1 in 2024 and 2025.[69][70]
Personal life
Poole was born in Folsom, California, and moved with his family to The Woodlands, Texas, at age seven.[2][6] He has said that the nickname "The Bull" came from a fan who saw him repeatedly charge from the back of the field.[71]
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