Chris Lowden | |||||||
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Born | Las Vegas, Nevada | March 22, 1965||||||
ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
First race | 2022 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
4 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 39th (2020) | ||||||
First race | 2020 Star Nursery 150 (Las Vegas Bullring) | ||||||
Last race | 2022 NAPA Auto Parts 150 (Irwindale) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of January 29, 2022. |
Chris Lowden (born March 22, 1965) is an American professional stock car racing driver and owner of Las Vegas country music venue Stoney's Rockin' Country. He last competed full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West in 2022, driving the No. 11 Chevrolet SS for his team, Lowden Motorsports.
In 2020, he would race in a one-off event for Kart Idaho Racing at the 2020 Star Nursery 150, retiring and finishing 15th due to brake issues. [1]
In 2021, he was scheduled to once again for the team in the 2021 NAPA Auto Care 150, [2] but was replaced by Andrew Tuttle.
In 2022, Lowden would announce that he would race full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving for his own team with assistance from Kart Idaho Racing. [3]
In 2007, Lowden would open up Stoney's Rockin' Country, after a restaurant Lowden and his friends went to at New Frontier Hotel and Casino shut down due to the closing of the casino. [4] In 2012, the venue would move to Town Square. In 2016, Chris was sued by investors for fraud and racketeering. [5]
In 2018, the nightclub was nominated for Nightclub of the Year by the Academy of Country Music. [6] In May of the same year, the nightclub would open a satellite office in Nashville, Tennessee. [7]
Lowden's father, Paul Lowden, is a casino magnate, and his mother, Sue Lowden, was a former state senator. [8]
(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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
2022 | Lowden Motorsports | 21 | Chevy | DAY | PHO 31 | TAL | KAN | CLT | IOW | BLN | ELK | MOH | POC | IRP | MCH | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | 120th | 13 | [9] |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Menards Series West results | |||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref |
2020 | Kart Idaho Racing | 11 | Chevy | LVS 15 | MMP | MMP | IRW | EVG | DCS | CNS | LVS | AAS | KCR | PHO | 35th | 29 | [10] |
2022 | Lowden Motorsports | 21 | Chevy | PHO 31 | 15th | 216 | [11] | ||||||||||
11 | IRW 13 | KCR | PIR | SON | IRW 12 | EVG 12 | PIR | AAS 20 | LVS 24 | PHO 30 |
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