Chris Windom

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Chris Windom
Chris Windom USAC Midget Angell Park July 2014.jpg
Windom racing in a USAC Midget in 2014
BornChristopher R. Windom
(1990-12-24) December 24, 1990 (age 33)
Canton, Illinois
Achievements2016 USAC Silver Crown Series Champion
2017 USAC Sprint Car National Championship Champion
2020 USAC National Midget Championship Champion
2006 USSA Mel Kenyon Midget Series Champion
2011, 2018 USAC Indiana Sprint Week Champion
2017, 2018 USAC Eastern Storm Champion
NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2021 position37th
Best finish37th (2021)
First race 2021 Food City Dirt Race (Bristol Dirt)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
6 races run over 3 years
2021 position106th
Best finish44th (2018)
First race 2017 Eldora Dirt Derby (Eldora)
Last race 2021 Corn Belt 150 (Knoxville)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of December 31, 2021.
Windom's 2018 wingless sprint car at Kokomo Speedway 5ChrisWindom2018KokomoKlash.jpg
Windom's 2018 wingless sprint car at Kokomo Speedway

Christopher R. Windom (born December 24, 1990) is an American professional racing driver. Windom was the seventh driver to complete a United States Auto Club (USAC) Triple Crown by winning titles in sprint cars, midget cars, and Silver Crown.

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USAC

Windom won the 2017 USAC National Sprint Car Championship, the 2016 USAC Silver Crown Championship, and the 2020 National Midget Car championship. [1] He is also a two-time Indiana Sprint Week (2011, 2018) and Eastern Storm (2017, 2018) champion, and a two-time winner of the Little 500 (2011, 2015).

Stock car racing

Windom also participates in stock car racing, making seven starts from 2011 to 2015 in the ARCA Menards Series and three starts in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2017 for MB Motorsports and one in 2018 for DGR-Crosley, with a best finish of 14th at Eldora Speedway. In 2021, he joined Rick Ware Racing for his NASCAR Cup Series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway's dirt event, where he finished 33rd after suffering an engine failure. [2] [3] He also ran the Corn Belt 150 at Knoxville in place of Michael Annett in the No. 02 for Young's Motorsports. [4]

Indy Lights

On March 27, 2018, it was announced that Windom would make his Indy Lights debut driving for Belardi Auto Racing in the Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with support from Jonathan Byrd's Racing, the same group that supported fellow sprint car driver Bryan Clauson venture into Indy Lights and the IndyCar Series. [5] Windom, however, crashed during the first morning testing session on May 21 and the damage to the car forced Windom to withdraw from the event. [6]

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.)

Cup Series

NASCAR Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NCSCPtsRef
2021 Rick Ware Racing 15 Chevy DAY DAY HOM LVS PHO ATL BRD
33
MAR RCH TAL KAN DAR DOV COA CLT SON NSH POC POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IND MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL ROV TEX KAN MAR PHO 37th4 [7]

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NCWTCPtsRef
2017 MB Motorsports 36 Chevy DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD
19
POC MCH BRI
DNQ
MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL 51st34 [8]
63 MAR
32
TEX PHO HOM
26
2018 DGR-Crosley 54 Toyota DAY ATL LVS MAR DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN ELD
14
POC MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM
24
44th49 [9]
2021 Young's Motorsports 02 Chevy DAY DAY LVS ATL BRD RCH KAN DAR COA CLT TEX NSH POC KNX
15
GLN GTW DAR BRI LVS TAL MAR PHO 106th01 [10]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Racing Series

(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
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021ARSCPtsRef
2011 Win-Tron Racing 32 Dodge DAY TAL SLM TOL NJE CHI POC MCH WIN BLN IOW IRP POC ISF
3
MAD DSF
13
SLM KAN TOL 60th380 [11]
2012 Toyota DAY
8
MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH WIN NJE IOW CHI IRP POC BLN ISF MAD SLM DSF 72nd295 [12]
Chevy KAN
25
2013 Roulo Brothers Racing 17 Ford DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH ROA WIN CHI NJE POC BLN ISF
6
MAD DSF
5
IOW SLM KEN KAN 63rd410 [13]
2015 Lira Motorsports 36 Ford DAY MOB NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH CHI WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM KEN
8
KAN 95th190 [14]

American open-wheel racing results

(key)

Indy Lights

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
2019 Belardi Auto Racing w/
Jonathan Byrd's Racing
STP STP COA COA IMS IMS INDY
10
RDA RDA TOR TOR MDO MDO GTW POR POR LAG LAG 13th17

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