Charles Lewandoski

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Charles Lewandoski
Born (1985-05-18) May 18, 1985 (age 39)
Stafford Springs, Connecticut
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
29 races run over 5 years
2015 position69th
Best finish30th (2011)
First race 2008 Camping World RV Sales 200 (Loudon)
Last race 2015 3M 250 (Iowa)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
8 races run over 2 years
Best finish44th (2014)
First race 2009 Heluva Good! 200 (Loudon)
Last race 2014 Rhino Linings 350 (Las Vegas)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of May 17, 2015.

Charles Lewandoski (born May 18, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Early career

Lewandoski racing for Key Motorsports in 2011 Nationwide 40 Charles Lewandoski 2011 Road America Bucyrus 200.jpg
Lewandoski racing for Key Motorsports in 2011

Lewandoski started his career in Quarter Midgets at the age of five, racing at the Little T Speedway and in the Silver City Quarter Midget Club, both in Connecticut. Later, he moved to the Whip City Speedway in Massachusetts, where he competed in various Sprint Car divisions, winning several races in the top-level 600cc Sprint class.

At the age of 16, Lewandoski was able to move into the NASCAR Late Model division at his home track, Stafford Motor Speedway. On August 9, 2002, Lewandoski became the youngest-ever winner in the track's history. [1]

At 18, Lewandoski made several starts in the NASCAR Busch North Series, now known as the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. He competed in the series in a limited basis that year and again in 2005, with a full campaign in 2006. That year, he earned the series' Most Improved Driver Award. [2]

Lewandoski spent the 2007 season as the driver coach at Dale Earnhardt, Inc., working primarily with driver Jeffrey Earnhardt.

NASCAR career

He made his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut for Fitz Motorsports in 2008 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. [3] His NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut came at New Hampshire in 2009. [4]

In 2011 he ran a limited schedule for TriStar Motorsports, Go Green Racing, [5] and Key Motorsports. [6] He has not run an Xfinity Series race since 2015.

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.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NXSCPtsRef
2008 Jay Robinson Racing 36 Dodge DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO MXC TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA
41		 DAY CHI GTY IRP
DNQ		 CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 146th40 [7]
2010 Go Green Racing 39 Ford DAY CAL LVS BRI NSH PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT NSH KEN ROA NHA
31		 DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT GTY TEX 109th113 [8]
TriStar Motorsports 34 Chevy PHO
40		 HOM
2011 44 DAY PHO
21		30th194 [9]
R3 Motorsports 03 Dodge LVS
40		 BRI
Go Green Racing 39 Ford CAL
25		 TEX TAL NSH RCH
31		 DAR
04 DOV
42
Key Motorsports 40 Chevy IOW
41		 CLT
DNQ		 CHI
24		 MCH
30		 ROA
37		 DAY
40		 KEN
28		 NHA
22		 IOW
22		 GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI CLT
33		 TEX PHO HOM
47 NSH
41		 IRP
40		 DOV
38		 KAN
40
2012 ML Motorsports 70 Chevy DAY PHO
34		 LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR 81st19 [10]
TriStar Motorsports 44 Toyota IOW
QL†		 CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY
Rick Ware Racing 15 Chevy NHA
39		 CHI IND IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI
TriStar Motorsports 10 Toyota KEN
43		 DOV
43		 CLT
42		 KAN TEX PHO HOM
2015 Team Kapusta Racing 56 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO
30		 CAL TEX BRI RCH 69th23 [11]
TriStar Motorsports 10 Toyota TAL
40
19 IOW
39		 CLT DOV MCH CHI DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM
† - Qualified for Mike Bliss .

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCWTCPtsRef
2009 Corrie Stott Racing 01 Dodge DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI CHI IOW GTW NHA
32		 LVS MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM 116th0 [12]
2014 Young's Motorsports 60 Chevy DAY
Wth		 MAR 44th78 [13]
42 KAN
29		 CLT
33		 DOV
32		 TEX GTW
30		 KEN
31		 IOW
34		 ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA
Win-Tron Racing 35 Toyota LVS
30		 TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM

Camping World East Series

NASCAR Camping World East Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213NCWESCPtsRef
2004 Lewandoski Racing 01 Chevy LEE TMP
16		 LRP SEE STA
18		 HOL ERI WFD
12		 NHA ADI GLN NHA DOV 32nd151 [14]
2005 STA
22		 HOL
13		 ERI
24		 NHA
31		 WFD
26		 ADI
24		 STA
12		 DUB
20		 OXF NHA DOV LRP TMP
11		21st918 [15]
2006 GRE
9		 STA
6		 HOL
7		 TMP
3		 ERI
20		 NHA
19		 ADI
25		 WFD
8		 NHA
19		 DOV
30		 LRP
23		10th1319 [16]
2008 Lewandoski Racing 01 Toyota GRE IOW SBO GLN NHA
18		 TMP NSH ADI LRP MFD NHA DOV STA
27		48th191 [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "Stafford Motor Speedway's Statistics Page". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  2. ↑ "Busch East Series 2006 Awards Banquet".
  3. ↑ "Driver".
  4. ↑ "Driver Season Stats".
  5. ↑ "Sellers". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  6. ↑ "2011 Nationwide Results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  7. ↑ "Charles Lewandoski – 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Charles Lewandoski – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Charles Lewandoski – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Charles Lewandoski – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Charles Lewandoski – 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Charles Lewandoski – 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Charles Lewandoski – 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Charles Lewandoski – 2004 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Charles Lewandoski – 2005 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
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