Danny Efland | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born | Daniel Efland October 4, 1988 Irmo, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
63 races run over 6 years | |||||||
2013 position | 50th | ||||||
Best finish | 21st (2012) | ||||||
First race | 2007 Camping World 200 (Loudon) | ||||||
Last race | 2013 5-hour Energy 200 (Dover) | ||||||
| |||||||
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
10 races run over 2 years | |||||||
2013 position | 102nd | ||||||
Best finish | 102nd (2013) | ||||||
First race | 2009 Toyota Tundra 200 (Nashville) | ||||||
Last race | 2013 EnjoyIllinois.com 225 (Joliet) | ||||||
| |||||||
Statistics current as of July 24, 2022. |
Daniel Efland (born October 4, 1988) is an American professional stock car racing driver, engineer and crew chief who works for Legacy Motor Club as the engineer for the No. 43 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 driven by Erik Jones in the NASCAR Cup Series. He formerly competed as a driver in USAR Pro Cup, what is now the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the NASCAR Truck Series.
From 1999 to 2002, Efland won 7 state championships as well as 5 National World Karting Association championships. Moving on to the Pro 4 Mod class at Florence Motor Speedway in 2002, he won the track championship as well as rookie of the year honors. [1] He won his first late model race in 2005, and went on to win 8 more races in 2006.
In 2007, Efland made his Busch Series debut at New Hampshire International Speedway. Driving the No. 01 Chevrolet for JD Motorsports, he started 36th and finished 40th after retiring due to handling problems. He ran two more races that season and failed to finish either of them. In 2008, he returned to JD and competed in 18 races. Success was hard to find and he only managed a best finish of 23rd at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
Efland made two start and park efforts for Corrie Stott Racing in the Camping World Truck Series in 2009, finishing 33rd and 31st. Efland returned to the Nationwide Series to run a limited schedule in 2010 and 2011, scoring a best career finish of 16th at Darlington Raceway.
Efland planned to run a partial 2012 schedule in the No. 4 Chevrolet for JD Motorsports. [2]
To date in 2012, Danny has finished both Nationwide Daytona races in 13th position. He also picked up a strong finish at Talladega in 16th position.
It was announced on January 21, 2013 that Efland would return to the No. 4 JD Motorsports Chevrolet in 27 of the 33 races for the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series season, [3] but he was released from the team in late March. He also returned to the Truck Series at Kansas Speedway, driving the No. 6 for Eddie Sharp Racing. [4]
In March 2014, Efland joined Richard Childress Racing, working as an engineer for the team's No. 33 Chevrolet in the Nationwide Series.
In 2022, Efland worked for Petty GMS Motorsports as the engineer for the No. 43 car driven by Erik Jones. In the race at Pocono, Efland served as the interim crew chief for the team after crew chief Dave Elenz was suspended for the race due to a rocker box assembly violation. [5] Efland would continue with the team, now Legacy Motor Club after Jimmie Johnson became a co-owner of the team, in 2023 as the engineer for Jones and the No. 43 car in 2023 and would serve as the car's interim crew chief at the Chicago Street Course when Dave Elenz served the second race of a two-race suspension.
This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations .(July 2023) |
Efland graduated with honors from Dutch Fork High School and graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in engineering.
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||
2009 | Corrie Stott Racing | 02 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM | KEN | IRP | NSH 33 | BRI | CHI | IOW | GTW | NHA | LVS 31 | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 115th | 0 | [12] | |||||||||||||
2013 | MAKE Motorsports | 6 | Chevy | DAY | MAR | CAR | KAN 28 | 102nd | 01 | [13] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | CLT 20 | DOV 33 | MCH 33 | BRI | MSP | IOW | CHI 33 | LVS | TAL DNQ | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | TEX 31 | KEN 33 | IOW 33 | ELD | POC |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
Scott Allan Wimmer is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He has a total of six wins in the Xfinity Series. His brother Chris Wimmer competed in the Busch Series. Wimmer co-owns State Park Speedway in Wausau, Wisconsin.
Floyd Anthony Raines is a retired American professional stock car racing driver. He is a former National Touring Series champion in the now defunct American Speed Association and 1999 Rookie of the Year in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He is currently the spotter for the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Ryan Preece.
Brad Teague is a retired American professional stock car racing driver. He is a veteran of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and Camping World Truck Series.
Michael Joseph Harmon is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 74 Chevrolet Camaro for Mike Harmon Racing. In the past, he drove in the NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series, finishing 8th in points in 1997.
Daniel O'Quinn Jr. is an American professional stock car racer from Coeburn, Virginia. Now retired, he competed in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and was a winner of the Roush Racing: Driver X competition.
David Leon Starr is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 02 Chevrolet Camaro for Our Motorsports. He has also raced in the Camping World Truck Series, where he is a four-time race winner, and the NASCAR Cup Series in the past.
Carlos Contreras is a Mexican professional stock car racing driver and crew chief. He was the first Mexico-born driver racing full-time in any NASCAR national series. He has competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series.
Stephen Russell Leicht is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series and the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 31 Chevrolet for Rise Motorsports. He has previously competed in the NASCAR Cup Series NASCAR Xfinity Series and the NASCAR Truck Series. Leicht also has over 150 feature event wins in quarter midgets and go-kart racing.
Kevin Conway is an American professional stock car racing driver who currently races in the Blancpain Super Trofeo Championship. He is the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year (ROTY), 2014 Super Trofeo World Champion, and two-time North American Super Trofeo Series Champion. Conway has raced in motocross, legends, the World Karting Association, United States Automobile Club (USAC), American Speed Association (ASA), NASCAR's regional K&N Pro Series West, and all three of NASCAR's national touring series.
Kelly James Bires is an American professional stock car racing driver. He most recently drove part-time for Go Green Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series. Previously, Bires drove competitively for JTG Daugherty Racing, JR Motorsports, and Braun Racing in the Nationwide Series.
William A. Allen is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He is the co-owner of Rackley WAR, a team that competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and in late model racing. Allen previously competed as a driver in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Truck Series, and the ARCA Menards Series.
Justin Marks is an American racing driver, entrepreneur, and owner of Trackhouse Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series. He last competed in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, driving the No. 93 for Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian in the GT Daytona class.
Austin Reed Dillon, nicknamed "the Ace", is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Richard Childress Racing. He is the grandson of RCR team owner Richard Childress, the older brother of Ty Dillon who competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the son of Mike Dillon, a former racing driver who currently works as RCR's general manager.
Timothy Grant Hill is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 56 Toyota Tundra for his own team, Hill Motorsports.
Ross Lee Chastain is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Trackhouse Racing. He is the older brother of fellow NASCAR driver Chad Chastain.
Victor Gonzalez Jr. is a Puerto Rican professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 17 Chevrolet Camaro for Niece Motorsports. Twice a competitor in the 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race, he became the first Puerto Rican driver to compete in a top level NASCAR series when he broke the barrier in 2009.
Joshua Robert Reaume is an American professional stock car racing driver, engineer, and team owner. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 22 Ford F-150 for AM Racing and the Nos. 33/34 F-150s for Reaume Brothers Racing and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 11 Ford Mustang for Fast Track Racing.
Garrett Kirk Smithley is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 99 Chevrolet Camaro for B. J. McLeod Motorsports, the No. 91 Camaro for DGM Racing and the Nos. 4 and 6 Camaros for JD Motorsports and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado for Young's Motorsports. He has also previously competed in the NASCAR Cup Series and ARCA Menards Series.
Beaver Motorsports is an American drag racing team. The team currently fields a Chevrolet Pro Stock entry in the NHRA. Beaver Motorsports formerly competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series.
DGM Racing is a Canadian professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is owned by Mario Gosselin. The team is now located in Lake Wales, Florida,The team formerly fielded a Truck Series team and an ARCA team. Gosselin won two ARCA races with the team. The team currently fields two Chevrolet Camaros, the No. 91 full-time for Kyle Weatherman and the No. 92 full-time for multiple drivers.