Deac McCaskill

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Deac McCaskill
Born (1977-09-26) September 26, 1977 (age 47)
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Achievements2016 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Champion
2008, 2010 Thunder Road 200 Winner
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish139th (2007)
First race 2007 Kroger 200 (IRP)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics up to date as of January 31, 2022.

Deac McCaskill (born September 26, 1977) is an American professional stock car racing driver from Raleigh, North Carolina. He currently drives the No. 08 Puryear Tanklines Chevrolet in the Late Model Stock class at South Boston Speedway in Virginia.

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McCaskill is a former champion of the CARS Late Model Stock Tour, having won the championship in 2016. [1]

Early years

McCaskill began race car driving at the age of twelve at the Wake County Speedway in Raleigh, North Carolina. In his first start, he finished tenth out of 28 cars. He would eventually win his first race in his sixth start at the bullring. At the age of sixteen, he became the youngest winner in the Limited Late Model class in his first start at Southern National Raceway Park in Kenly, North Carolina. At 1eughteen years old, McCaskill won his first Late Model Stock race at Orange County Speedway, and then finishing second in points that year. Later that year, McCaskill qualified on the pole out of 128 cars at the Richmond International Raceway, and followed that up with a fifth place finish.

Professional career

In 2000, McCaskill was once again a bridesmaid with a second-place finish in points at Orange County Speedway. He won four races that year to make his career total 50 by the time the year was over. In 2001 and 2002, McCaskill had 2 wins and a 7th and 3rd-place finish in points at Orange County Speedway. The 2003 season brought six wins in thirteenstarts at Orange County Speedway, as well as a 4th-place finish at Martinsville Speedway.

In 2004, McCaskill won the LMSC Championship at Southern National Speedway, and had a fourth place finish in the UARA STARS Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. In 2005, McCaskill returned to Bristol and nabbed a second place finish. He made ten more starts in the UARA STARS in 2005 and got two wins. In 2006, McCaskill outran NASCAR Nextel Cup Series star Denny Hamlin at Southern National Speedway's annual event, the Thanksgiving Classic. He also won the 2006 track championship at Southern National.

2007 saw McCaskill's first ever NASCAR start in the Busch Series at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Driving the No. 9 Puryear Tank Lines Dodge for Evernham Motorsports, McCaskill started 42nd and worked his way up the top-ten using pit strategy. He eventually led five laps and was the highest running non Cup driver, in eighth place, until he was involved in a crash with Steve Wallace on lap 153. In 2008, McCaskill finished third in the Late Model Stock points at South Boston Speedway.

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.)

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NBSCPtsRef
2007 Evernham Motorsports 9 Dodge DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP
35
CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 139th63 [2]

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617CLMSCTCPtsRef
2015McCaskill Motorsports08 Ford SNM
2*
ROU
10
HCY
13
SNM
1**
TCM
6
ROU
2
CON
7
MYB
2*
HCY
7
2nd289 [3]
8 MMS
20
201608 SNM
1**
ROU
2*
HCY
2
TCM
2*
GRE
6
ROU
2
CON
4
MYB
5
HCY
1
SNM
7
1st316 [4]
2017 8 CON
5
4th329 [5]
08 DOM
2
DOM
11
HCY
3
HCY
4
BRI
28
AND ROU
2
TCM
4
ROU
1*
CON
3
SBO
1*
3 HCY
11
2018 08 TCM
6
MYB
14
HCY
5
BRI
8
3rd322 [6]
JR Motorsports 88 Chevy ROU
1*
Tommy Lemons Jr.22 Ford ACE
17
CCS
11
KPT
5
OCS
2*
SBO
2
60 HCY
6
McCaskill Motorsports22 Ford WKS
4
2019 08 SNM
3
HCY
7
ROU
23
ACE
3
MMS
7
LGY
1
DOM
7
CCS
2
ROU
5
SBO
23
3rd274 [7]
2 HCY
10
2020 08 SNM
2
15th161 [8]
Chevy ACE
27
HCY
12
HCY
14
DOM
R&S Race Cars19 Toyota FCS
6
LGY CCS FLO
7
GRE
4
2021 McCaskill Motorsports08 Chevy DIL
9
HCY
4
OCS
2
ACE
14
CRW
2
LGY
3
DOM
21
MMS
14
TCM
14
FLC
10
WKS
1*
SBO
9
5th321 [9]
49M HCY
10
2022 08 Ford CRW
8
HCY GPS AAS
2
FCS
10
LGY
9
DOM ACE
22
MMS
1*
NWS TCM
19
ACE SBO
7
CRW 16th218 [10]
99M HCY
5
2023 08 SNM
1
FLC
17
HCY
5
ACE
13
NWS
35
LGY
15
DOM CRW TCM
21
WKS
20
AAS
8
SBO
1**
TCM
4
CRW 14th256 [11]
08N HCY
11
ACE
2024 08 SNM
3
HCY
23
AAS
23
OCS
16
ACE
16
TCM
3
LGY
9
DOM
28
CRW
15
WCS
19
FLC SBO TCM
24
NWS 18th189 [12]
08M HCY
26
NWS ACE
2025 08 AAS
20
WCS
22
CDL OCS ACE NWS LGY DOM CRW HCY
9
AND FLC SBO
20
TCM NWS -*-* [13]

References

  1. "Deac McCaskill Claims 2016 CARS LMSC Championship". RACE22.com. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  2. "Deac McCaskill – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  3. "Deac McCaskill – 2015 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  4. "Deac McCaskill – 2016 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  5. "Deac McCaskill – 2017 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  6. "Deac McCaskill – 2018 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  7. "Deac McCaskill – 2019 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  8. "Deac McCaskill – 2020 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  9. "Deac McCaskill – 2021 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  10. "Deac McCaskill – 2022 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  11. "Deac McCaskill - 2023 Season Results - Solid Rock Carriers CARS Late Model Stock Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  12. "Deac McCaskill - 2024 Season Results - zMAX CARS Late Model Stock Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  13. "Deac McCaskill - 2025 Season Results - zMAX CARS Late Model Stock Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 5, 2025.