Eric Caudell

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Eric Caudell
EricCaudell2019MadisonARCA.jpg
Caudell in 2019
Born (1967-01-02) January 2, 1967 (age 57)
Piedmont, Oklahoma
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish79th (2014)
First race 2014 American Ethanol 200 (Iowa)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
ARCA Menards Series career
60 races run over 8 years
ARCA no., teamNo. 7 (CCM Racing)
Best finish10th (2017)
First race 2015 International Motorsports Hall of Fame 200 (Talladega)
Last race 2022 General Tire 200 (Talladega)
WinsTop tens Poles
030
ARCA Menards Series East career
2 races run over 1 year
ARCA East no., teamNo. 22 (CCM Racing)
Best finish30th (2021)
First race 2021 Shore Lunch 150 (Iowa)
Last race 2021 Sprecher 150 (Milwaukee)
WinsTop tens Poles
000

Eric Caudell (born January 2, 1967) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 7 Ford/Toyota for his team, CCM Racing. He has competed in ARCA since 2015, including running full-time for one season in 2017, where he finished tenth in points. He also made one Truck Series start in 2014 at Iowa.

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Racing career

Caudell's No. 2 car in 2017 for Hixson Motorsports at Road America. 2 Eric Caudell 2017 Road America 100 ARCA.jpg
Caudell's No. 2 car in 2017 for Hixson Motorsports at Road America.
Caudell's No. 2 car in 2019 for CCM Racing at Madison. 2EricCaudell2019ShoreLunch200.jpg
Caudell's No. 2 car in 2019 for CCM Racing at Madison.

Caudell had raced for many years in the United States Super Truck Series until the series shut down. [1]

Caudell made his Truck Series debut in 2014, driving the No. 12 for Cefalia Motorsports. He finished 28th.

In 2017, Caudell competed in a full season in the ARCA Racing Series in the No. 2 for Hixson Motorsports, a team he previously drove part-time for in the series in 2016. Also, his crew chief that year was Crystal Bates, [2] one of the few female crew chiefs in stock car racing. He ended up finishing tenth in points.

For 2020, it was announced that Caudell and his No. 7 team would be returning to ARCA in ten races: Daytona, Talladega, Chicagoland, Lucas Oil, Elko, Iowa, Springfield, DuQuoin, Bristol, Memphis, and Kansas. [3] In addition, Caudell and his team participated in ARCA's Daytona testing in January 2020 leading up to the race there the following month. Caudell and his former Hixson Motorsports teammate Rick Tackman shared his No. 7 car during the test session. [4]

In 2021, Caudell returned for another part-time schedule in his No. 7 car. [5] He also made his debut in the ARCA Menards Series East (formerly the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East) that year as his schedule included the three combination races (Iowa, Milwaukee, and Bristol) that the main ARCA Series had with the East Series.

Personal life

Caudell graduated from the University of Oklahoma, earning a degree in Management Information Systems. [1]

He lives in Piedmont, Oklahoma and in addition to racing and has worked as an energy trading software consultant for Murphy USA for over twenty years. [1]

Eric Caudell competes with his self-owned, self-funded race team. A marketing consultant in the oil industry by trade, Caudell is racing in his eighth season of competition in the ARCA Menards Series in 2022.

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.)

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122NCWTCPtsRef
2014 Cefalia Motorsports12 Chevy DAY MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW KEN IOW
28		 ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 79th16 [6]

ARCA Menards Series

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

ARCA Menards Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920AMSCPtsRef
2015 Carter 2 Motorsports40 Dodge DAY MOB NSH SLM TAL
33		 TOL NJE POC
27		 MCH CHI SLM
25		47th490 [7]
97 WIN
18		 IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF
40 Ford KEN
29		 KAN
2016 Hamilton-Hughes Racing64 Chevy DAY
DNQ		38th700 [8]
Dodge NSH
26		 SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH MAD
Hixson Motorsports2 Chevy WIN
16		 IOW IRP POC BLN
20		 KAN
19
11 ISF
14		 DSF SLM CHI KEN
2017 2 DAY
36		 NSH
22		 SLM
20		 TAL
35		 TOL
27		 ISF
26		 ROA
28		 DSF
17		 SLM
20		10th3220 [9]
Ford ELK
18		 POC
26		 MCH
18		 MAD
18		 IOW
19		 IRP
28		 POC
30		 WIN
21		 CHI
20		 KEN
24		 KAN
23
2018 Dodge DAY NSH
20		 SLM TAL TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW
18		 CHI
21		 IOW ELK POC ISF BLN DSF SLM
23		 IRP KAN
11		27th710 [10]
2019 CCM Racing Ford DAY
33		 FIF SLM TAL 18th1450 [11]
Dodge NSH
14		 TOL CLT POC MCH MAD
13
7 Toyota GTW
12		 CHI
14		 IOW
13		 POC IRP
20		 KAN
18
Dodge ELK
13		 ISF
20		 DSF SLM
2020 Ford DAY
17		 PHO TAL
14		 POC IRP KEN IOW MEM
14		18th217 [12]
Kimmel Racing 69 Toyota KAN
12		 TOL TOL MCH DAY GTW L44 TOL BRI
CCM Racing 7 WIN
8		 KAN
10
Chevy ISF
16
2021 Ford DAY
16		 PHO TAL
9		 MLW
21		 DSF BRI SLM 25th171 [13]
Toyota KAN
14		 TOL CLT MOH POC ELK BLN IOW
14		 WIN GLN MCH ISF KAN
19
2022 Ford DAY
36		 PHO TAL
27		 KAN CLT IOW BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH GLN ISF 69th47 [14]
Chevy MLW
22		 DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL
2023 Toyota DAY
34		 PHO TAL
23		 KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH IOW POC MCH IRP GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 90th32 [15]
2024 DAY
Wth		 PHO TAL
15		 DOV KAN CLT IOW MOH BLN IRP SLM ELK MCH ISF MLW DSF GLN BRI KAN TOL -*-* [16]

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678AMSECPtsRef
2021 CCM Racing 7 Toyota NSM FIF NSV DOV SNM IOW
14		30th53 [17]
Ford MLW
21		 BRI
2022 22 Chevy NSM FIF DOV
Wth		 NSV IOW 53rd22 [18]
7 MLW
22		 BRI

* Season still in progress

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  2. ↑ Radebaugh, Don (April 23, 2017). "Crew chief Crystal Bates ready for Salem". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Eric Caudell planning on a partial schedule; looking at two cars". ThePitLane.org. January 18, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
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