Starr began by being on a neighbor's pit crew at the age of 14. At the age of 16, he started driving in street stock racing, winning the championship at Big H Motor Speedway in his first year racing. Over the next seven years, Starr won a total of 20 late model races. In 1993, he began driving at the Team Texas driving school and eventually becoming a race instructor. During this time, he worked for Donnie Allison as a crew member on his Busch Series team. He joined the Texas International Driving Association in 1996 and became the first rookie to win a race.
Starr earned his second full-time ride in 2002, when he joined the No. 75 Spears Motorsports team. He won his first race at Las Vegas and was named the Series' Most Popular Driver after a fifth-place finish. He was 10th in the standings in 2003 when he suffered injuries and was forced to miss four races. He was still able to post 13 Top 10's that season. Starr also attempted to make his Winston Cup Series debut at Texas Motor Speedway,[3] but failed to qualify.
He won two races in 2004 and moved up to sixth in points. After a winless 2005, Starr left Spears and was rumored to drive the new Hall of Fame RacingNEXTEL Cup ride, but instead signed with the No. 11 team fielded by Red Horse Racing. He won his most recent race at Martinsville Speedway and had a career-best fourth-place points finish. It was reported that he was replaced at Red Horse by Aaron Fike, but team owner Jeff Hammond has stated that Starr was still under contract with the team and would continue to drive for them if they find sponsorship.[4] He joined Circle Bar Racing for 2007, and drove the No. 10 MaxxForce Diesel Ford with equipment purchased from ppc Racing to a 10th-place points finish with five Top 10's.
He rejoined Red Horse in 2008 and had eight Top 10's. In 2009, Starr joined HT Motorsports in the No. 24 Zachry Toyota Camry[5] Starr attempted to make his Sprint Cup debut for BlackJack Racing at Fontana in 2009, but did not qualify, and had 14 Top 10 finishes, his highest total since 2004.
For 2010, Starr moved to Randy Moss Motorsports as HT Motorsports closed its doors. Starr had seven Top 10's and was in the Top 10 in points entering the EnjoyIllinois.com 225 at Chicagoland when the team suspended operations due to financial difficulties. Starr picked up a last-minute ride with SS-Green Light Racing in their No. 21 Chevrolet, which was intended to start and park at Chicagoland. However, Starr ran the full race and scored a Top 10 finish. Starr eventually took the No. 81 as well as the Zachry sponsorship with him to SS-Green Light and drove for the team the remainder of the season, scoring a ninth-place points finish. Starr returned to the team for the 2011 season, finishing 13th in points. He also competed in a limited number of races in the Sprint Cup Series for Leavine Family Racing in the No. 95. In his four starts out of 8 attempts, his best finish of 27th was at Bristol Motor Speedway.
For 2012, Starr moved to newly formed Arrington Racing, bringing his sponsor and truck number, the No. 81, with him for the full season.[6] However he was forced to miss races after the midpoint of the season due to a lack of sponsorship.[7]
Starr in the No. 81 for SS-Green Light Racing at Rockingham in 2013
In 2013 Starr returned to SS-Green Light Racing to attempt the full season,[8] but again had his season truncated due to a lack of sponsorship.
Starr in the No. 44 for TriStar Motorsports at Road America in 2015
In 2015, Starr took over the No. 44 Zachry Toyota full-time. Starr finished a career best finish sixth in the season opener at Daytona. Before the Richmond race, Starr was sick and could not race, being replaced by J. J. Yeley. With Yeley finishing 13th at Richmond, he eventually replaced Starr full-time in the No. 44.[11]
Starr in the No. 93 for RSS Racing at Road America in 2016
On June 24, 2016, after his release from the No. 44 it was announced that Starr joined RSS Racing to drive the No. 93 Massimo Motors Chevrolet Camaro for the remainder of the 2016 season. Starr finished 27th in his debut with RSS Racing at Daytona, after being involved in a late crash.
Starr in the No. 99 for B. J. McLeod Motorsports/SS-Green Light Racing at Dover in June 2017
In 2017, Starr left RSS to drive the No. 99 full-time for B. J. McLeod Motorsports, fielded jointly with SS-Green Light. Starr ended up getting his first career Xfinity Series Top 5 in the July race at Daytona, a race he was not even supposed to run. SS-Green Light had planned on replacing Starr with Korbin Forrister for this one race, but when he became ill, Starr got back in the ride, and went on to finish the season in the No. 99.[12] In November, Starr made his return to the Cup Series at the 2017 AAA Texas 500, in which he drove the No. 66 Chevrolet for MBM Motorsports.[13]
Starr in the No. 52 for Jimmy Means Racing at Daytona in February 2019
In 2018, Starr joined Jimmy Means Racing for a full season, replacing Joey Gase. He returned to the Cup Series to drive the Rick Ware Racing No. 51 car at the 2018 Brickyard 400, where he finished 39th. Starr drove the No. 97 Toyota Camry in Obaika Racing's Cup debut at the 2018 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega. When Starr and Obaika failed to qualify, they attempted the race at Starr's home track of Texas a few weeks later, where they did make the race.[14] He returned to Means in 2019 for another full season in the No. 52.
In 2020, Starr moved to JD Motorsports to drive their No. 6 car, renumbered from the No. 01.[15] He lost his ride with the team on May 18 due to sponsorship problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[16] On June 9, he made his return to the Cup Series in the spring Martinsville race in the No. 53 for Rick Ware Racing.[17] Starr returned to the Xfinity Series with SS-Green Light Racing at Texas in July, driving the No. 07, which was fielded in an alliance with RWR.[18]
Starr joined MBM Motorsports to run the entire Xfinity Series schedule in 2021 except for the season-opener at Daytona in the team's No. 13 car.[19] However, Starr ended up driving MBM's No. 61 for two races (at Phoenix in March and Charlotte in May) when Loris Hezemans drove the No. 13.[20] He also participated at the 2021 Coca-Cola 600 for MBM in their No. 66 car, finishing 38 laps down at 36th place. Following the season finale weekend at Phoenix, Starr, along with team owner Carl Long and seven team members, tested positive for COVID-19.[21]
In December 2020, Starr launched the podcast Let's Go Racing with David Starr; Starr is joined by news anchor Tyler Jones and TheRacingExperts.com founder Dominic Aragon.[27]
Starr has mentioned on his podcast he is Catholic. He and his wife Kim have two sons; David Jr. "DJ" and Vance.
Motorsports career results
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James Carlyle "Carl" Long is an American professional stock car racing driver, mechanic, and team owner. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 66 Toyota Supra for MBM Motorsports. In the past, he served as a mechanic for Mansion Motorsports, Spears Motorsports, and Travis Carter Motorsports. He was a crew chief at Front Row Motorsports for Eric McClure and Competition director at Rick Ware Racing.
Christopher Beltram Hernandez "J. J." Yeley is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 44 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for NY Racing Team and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series driving the No. 14 Chevrolet Camaro for SS-Green Light Racing, and the No. 35 Toyota for Joey Gase Motorsports. He has previously competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, what is now the ARCA Menards Series, and what is now the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour as well as the IndyCar Series.
Timothy Peter "T. J." Bell Jr. is an American professional stock car racing driver. He has primarily competed in NASCAR competition, driving in all three national touring series. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 83 Chevrolet Silverado for CMI Motorsports and the No. 12 Silverado for Young's Motorsports.
Stephen Russell Leicht is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, 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.
Jason Alan White is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 13 Ford Mustang for MBM Motorsports.
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 team, Hill Motorsports, and part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 66 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for MBM Motorsports.
Christopher R. Cockrum is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 25 Chevrolet Camaro for ACG Motorsports.
Thomas Joseph Martins is an American professional stock car racing driver and owner. He competes part-time in Asphalt Super Late Model competition, driving the No. 44 Chevrolet Camaro for Alpha Prime Racing.
Akinori Ogata is a Japanese professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 35 Toyota Camry / Chevrolet Camaro for Joey Gase Motorsports, and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 20 Chevrolet Silverado for Young's Motorsports. He has also competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East in the past.
Motorsports Business Management LLC, operating as MBM Motorsports and Power Source, is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and ARCA Menards Series. MBM was co-owned and operated by Long and driver Derek White until early 2016, with full operation of the team being taken by Long and his family after White was arrested on smuggling charges.
Burton Darwin "B. J." McLeod is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He owns B. J. McLeod Motorsports, which fields entries in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and co-owns Live Fast Motorsports, a NASCAR Cup Series team which fields the No. 78 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 which McLeod drives part-time. He also competes part-time in the Cup Series, driving the No. 66 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for MBM Motorsports. McLeod has previously competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the ARCA Menards Series.
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 Reaume Brothers Racing.
Garrett Kirk Smithley is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 4/6 Chevrolet Camaro for JD Motorsports, the No. 45 Chevrolet Camaro for Alpha Prime Racing, and the No. 53 Ford Mustang for Joey Gase Motorsports. He has also previously competed in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and ARCA Menards Series.
Spencer Paul Boyd is an American professional stock car racing driver and NASCAR team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 76 Chevrolet Silverado for Freedom Racing Enterprises, a team he co-owns with Chris Miller. Boyd has also previously competed in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series.
Joshua Michael Bilicki is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 66 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for MBM Motorsports and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the Nos. 91 and 92 Chevrolet Camaros for DGM Racing and the No. 19 Toyota GR Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing. He has also previously competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and sports car racing.
Brandon Allen Hightower is an American professional racing driver who currently competes racing sprint cars. He has also raced stock cars, driving in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for MBM Motorsports, JP Motorsports and JD Motorsports, and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for MB Motorsports, Contreras Motorsports, B. J. McLeod Motorsports and TJL Motorsports.
Dawson Kevin Cram is an American professional stock car racing driver, mechanic, and team owner. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 4 Chevrolet Camaro for JD Motorsports, the No. 74 Chevrolet for Mike Harmon Racing, and the No. 92 Chevrolet for DGM Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 46 Chevrolet Silverado for Faction46.
Tyler Grant Hill is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 56 Toyota Tundra for Hill Motorsports. He has also driven in the ARCA Racing Series for Fast Track Racing and NASCAR Xfinity Series for MBM Motorsports in the past.
Leland Honeyman Jr. is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series driving the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro for Young's Motorsports and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series driving the No. 02 for Young's. He previously competed full-time in the ARCA Menards Series East and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for Young's.
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