Drew Herring

Drew Herring
Born	(1987-05-05) May 5, 1987 (age 37) Benson, North Carolina, U.S.
Achievements	2006 South Boston Speedway track champion 2007 Southern National Motorsports Park track champion 2006 Thunder Road 200 winner
NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2019 position	37th
Best finish	37th (2019)
First race	2019 Ford EcoBoost 400 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
22 races run over 6 years
2017 position	52nd
Best finish	34th (2016)
First race	2010 U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa)
Last race	2017 DC Solar 200 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 5 2
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2012 position	88th
Best finish	88th (2012)
First race	2012 American Ethanol 200 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0
Statistics current as of December 24, 2020.

Andrew Herring (born May 5, 1987) is an American professional stock car racing driver, test driver, and spotter. He works for Toyota Racing Development and Joe Gibbs Racing as a test driver, and is also the spotter for Martin Truex Jr. and JGR's No. 19 team in the NASCAR Cup Series. ^[1] As a driver, Herring last competed part-time in the Cup Series, driving the No. 96 Toyota Camry for Gaunt Brothers Racing. He also has driven in the NASCAR Xfinity and Truck Series and the ARCA Menards Series in the past.

Racing career

Driving career

Early career

Herring launched into his career in 2006 when he captured the Late Model Championship at South Boston Speedway with nine wins in 17 starts including the inaugural Thunder Road Harley-Davidson 200. In the next year, he collected his second Late Model championship at Southern National Raceway Park with seven wins and 21 top-five finishes in 29 races. ^{[2] [3]}

In 2008, he participated in the USAR Pro Cup Series where he scored Rookie of the Year honors, with two top-five and seven top-10 finishes in 14 starts. Herring continue in the USAR Pro Cup Series in 2009 as he earned his first series win at South Georgia Motorsports Park. He closed the season with seven top-five finishes and nine top-10 finishes in 14 starts, finishing third in the USAR Pro Cup Series Championship and fifth in the regular season points standings. Also, Herring participated in two ARCA Racing Series races to his schedule for RBR Enterprises and posted top-20 finishes in both of his series starts. ^{[3] [4]}

Camping World Truck Series

In 2012, he made his only NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start for Kyle Busch Motorsports at Iowa Speedway in September, and finished seventh.

Xfinity Series

In 2010, Herring made his debut in the Nationwide Series at Iowa Speedway for Baker-Curb Racing, and finished 15th; posting two top-20 finishes in four series starts for the team. The next year, Herring joined Joe Gibbs Racing for four races (two Iowa races, Nashville, and IRP). He collected two top-10 finishes and led 39 laps. His 7th place in Nashville, was his best result. In 2012 he picked up his first career top 5 finish in the Nationwide Series, at Kentucky Speedway in September, finishing fourth.

For the 2013 season, Herring ran six races for JGR, posting two sixth-place finishes and had only one DNF due to a crash at Bristol Motor Speedway. ^[5] After not running any races in 2014, he qualified as a stand-in for JGR twice in 2015, but did not run a single race. ^[6] At the same time, Herring became a Toyota Racing Development test driver, often testing experimental setups for NASCAR Cup Series cars. ^[7]

Cup Series

In November 2019, Herring joined Gaunt Brothers Racing for his only cup start in the 2019 Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead–Miami Speedway, driving the No. 96 with a special paint scheme celebrating TRD's 40th anniversary. His start later became notable due to race manipulation scheme meant to prevent his team from winning the owner's championship for the highest placed non-charter team. ^{[8] [9]}

Spotting career

On December 6, 2020, it was revealed that Herring would become the new spotter for Joe Gibbs Racing's No. 19 of Martin Truex Jr. in the Cup Series starting in 2021. He replaced Clayton Hughes, who left JGR for Front Row Motorsports to be the spotter for the No. 34 of Michael McDowell ^[1] after the retirement of McDowell's previous spotter Rocky Ryan. ^[10]

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.)

Monster Energy Cup Series

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup 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	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	MENCC	Pts	Ref
2019	Gaunt Brothers Racing	96	Toyota	DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	MAR	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	DOV	KAN	CLT	POC	MCH	SON	CHI	DAY	KEN	NHA	POC	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	IND	LVS	RCH	CLT	DOV	TAL	KAN	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM 29	37th	8	[11]

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity 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	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	NXSC	Pts	Ref
2010	Baker Curb Racing	27	Ford	DAY	CAL	LVS	BRI	NSH	PHO	TEX	TAL	RCH	DAR	DOV	CLT	NSH	KEN	ROA	NHA	DAY	CHI	GTY	IRP	IOW 15	GLN	MCH	BRI DNQ	CGV	ATL	RCH	DOV 32	KAN 28	CAL	CLT	GTY 17	TEX	PHO	HOM	79th	376	[12]
2011	Joe Gibbs Racing	20	Toyota	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	TAL	NSH	RCH	DAR	DOV	IOW 12	CLT	CHI	MCH	ROA	DAY	KEN	NHA		IRP 8	IOW 11	GLN	CGV	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	DOV	KAN	CLT	TEX	PHO	HOM		35th	139	[13]
		18																					NSH 7
2012	Kyle Busch Motorsports	54		DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	RCH	TAL	DAR	IOW QL†	CLT	DOV	MCH	ROA	KEN	DAY	NHA	CHI	IND	IOW	GLN	CGV	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI										67th	41	[14]
	Joe Gibbs Racing	18																												KEN 4	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM
2013		54		DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	RCH	TAL	DAR	CLT	DOV	IOW 11	MCH	ROA	KEN	DAY	NHA	CHI	IND	IOW 6	GLN	MOH					KEN 6	DOV	KAN	CLT	TEX					36th	175	[15]
		18																								BRI 36	ATL	RCH	CHI
		20																																	PHO 16	HOM 15
2015	Joe Gibbs Racing	20	Toyota	DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	IOW QL‡	CLT	DOV	MCH	CHI	DAY	KEN	NHA	IND																		-*	-*	[16]
		54																				IOW QL‡	GLN	MOH	BRI	ROA	DAR	RCH	CHI	KEN QL‡	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM
2016	JGL Racing	24	Toyota	DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	DOV 14	CLT 18	POC	MCH	IOW 29	DAY	KEN	NHA	IND																		34th	111	[17]
		28																				IOW 12	GLN	MOH	BRI	ROA	DAR	RCH	CHI	KEN
	Joe Gibbs Racing	18	Toyota																												DOV 21	CLT	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM
2017	JGL Racing	24	Toyota	DAY	ATL	LVS 19	PHO 20	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	IOW	DAY	KEN	NHA	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI	ROA	DAR	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM			52nd	35	[18]
† – Qualified for Kyle Busch . ‡ – Qualified for Erik Jones.

Camping World Truck Series

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	NCWTC	Pts	Ref
2012	Kyle Busch Motorsports	18	Toyota	DAY	MAR	CAR	KAN	CLT	DOV	TEX	KEN	IOW	CHI	POC	MCH	BRI	ATL	IOW 7	KEN	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM	88th	01	[19]

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
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	ARSC	Pts	Ref
2009	RBR Enterprises	22	Chevy	DAY	SLM	CAR 16	TAL	KEN	TOL	POC	MCH	MFD	IOW	KEN	BLN	POC	ISF	CHI	TOL	DSF	NJE	SLM	KAN		56th	540	[20]
		92																						CAR 18
2018	Joe Gibbs Racing	19	Toyota	DAY	NSH	SLM	TAL	TOL	CLT	POC	MCH	MAD	GTW	CHI	IOW	ELK	POC	ISF	BLN	DSF	SLM	IRP	KAN 8*		75th	205	[21]

¹ Ineligible for series points

References

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2. "Drew Herring". Joe Gibbs Racing. 1987-05-05. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
3. "The official website of Kyle Busch Motorsports - Drivers". Kylebuschmotorsports.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
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6. "Drew Herring 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
7. "Cup teams testing at Kansas Speedway". Jayski's Silly Season Site . ESPN. 25 September 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
8. "40 Years of TRD Concludes with TRD Test Driver Behind The Wheel". Gaunt Brothers Racing . November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
9. "Four teams penalized for manipulating results of Homestead-Miami finale". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2019-11-27. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
10. Christie, Toby (November 16, 2020). "Long-Time NASCAR Spotter Rocky Ryan Stepping Down From the Spotter Stand". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
11. "Drew Herring – 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
12. "Drew Herring – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
13. "Drew Herring – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
14. "Drew Herring – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
15. "Drew Herring – 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
16. "Drew Herring – 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
17. "Drew Herring – 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
18. "Drew Herring – 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
19. "Drew Herring – 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
20. "Drew Herring – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
21. "Drew Herring – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 22, 2018.

External links

• Drew Herring driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• Drew Herring on Twitter