Chris Lafferty | |||||||
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Born | Vacaville, California | May 28, 1977||||||
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
29 races run over 5 years | |||||||
2013 position | 35th | ||||||
Best finish | 35th (2013) | ||||||
First race | 2009 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
Last race | 2013 WinStar World Casino 350K (Texas) | ||||||
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Chris Lafferty (born May 28, 1977) is an American professional stock car racing driver, crew chief, and former team owner of Lafferty Motorsports. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving for JJC Racing.
After growing up in Vacaville, California, Lafferty moved to Concord, North Carolina in 1998 to pursue a racing career. In addition to working as an engine builder, he was a journalist for various racing magazines. [1]
In 2003, he formed Lafferty Motorsports. [1] In addition to competing in the ARCA Re/Max Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the team ran a driver development program; members of the program included regional truck racer Russ Dugger, [2] dirt track racing drivers Tyler Hudson and Cole Exum, [3] [4] and kart racers Bryan Hayberger and Andrew Broucher. [5] [6]
Lafferty made his Truck Series debut in 2009 at Phoenix International Raceway; he had failed to qualify in his first attempt at Martinsville Speedway. [7]
In 2011, he ran four Truck races in a truck promoting the Tea Party movement in the buildup to the 2012 United States presidential election. [8] In 2012, he partnered with Fox Sports to create Chris Lafferty's Motorsports TV, a biweekly television program that also featured his daughter Hannah hosting a kid-friendly segment. [9]
Lafferty returned to ARCA in 2015 with Carter 2 Motorsports at Lucas Oil Raceway. [10] He finished 27th after retiring on lap 98 with electrical problems. [11]
In 2017, Lafferty joined ESPN Radio as a talk show host for The Sam and Chris Show alongside NASCAR artist Sam Bass. [12]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Racing Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||
2009 | Lafferty Motorsports | 89 | Chevy | DAY | SLM | CAR | TAL | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | MFD | IOW | KEN | BLN | POC 41 | 104th | 210 | [17] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | ISF 24 | CHI | TOL | DSF 32 | NJE | SLM | KAN | CAR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Carter 2 Motorsports | 97 | Dodge | DAY | MOB | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | CHI | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF 27 | DSF | SLM | KEN | KAN | 129th | 95 | [18] |
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