Drew Herring

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Drew Herring
Born (1987-05-05) May 5, 1987 (age 37)
Benson, North Carolina
Achievements2006 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 position37th
Best finish37th (2019)
First race 2019 Ford EcoBoost 400 (Homestead)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
22 races run over 6 years
2017 position52nd
Best finish34th (2016)
First race 2010 U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa)
Last race 2017 DC Solar 200 (Phoenix)
WinsTop tens Poles
052
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2012 position88th
Best finish88th (2012)
First race 2012 American Ethanol 200 (Iowa)
WinsTop tens Poles
010
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.

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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
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536MENCCPtsRef
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		37th8 [11]

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NXSCPtsRef
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 79th376 [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 35th139 [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 67th41 [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 36th175 [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 34th111 [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 52nd35 [18]
† – Qualified for Kyle Busch . ‡ – Qualified for Erik Jones.

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122NCWTCPtsRef
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 88th01 [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
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021ARSCPtsRef
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 56th540 [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*		75th205 [21]

1 Ineligible for series points

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References

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  2. ↑ "Drew Herring". Joe Gibbs Racing. 1987-05-05. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
  3. 1 2 "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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  5. ↑ "Drew Herring 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
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  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.
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  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.
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