Jairo Avila Jr.

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Jairo Avila Jr.
Born (1995-05-11) May 11, 1995 (age 29)
Alhambra, California
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
8 races run over 3 years
2020 position67th
Best finish54th (2018)
First race 2018 Food City 300 (Bristol)
Last race 2020 Kansas Lottery 250 (Kansas)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of November 9, 2020.

Jairo Avila Jr. (born May 11, 1995) is a Colombian-American professional stock car racing driver. [1] He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 02 Chevrolet Camaro for Our Motorsports and the No. 99 Toyota Supra for B. J. McLeod Motorsports.

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Racing career

NASCAR Xfinity Series

Avila made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in 2018. He drove the No. 78 Chevrolet for B. J. McLeod Motorsports at Bristol Motor Speedway, where he finished 20th after starting 27th. He returned to the team for the Kansas Speedway race, driving the No. 8 Chevrolet instead. He finished 18th after starting 32nd.

In 2019, Avila drove the No. 99 Chevrolet for B. J. McLeod Motorsports at Las Vegas. [2] [3] He finished 25th after starting 24th.

Avila joined Our Motorsports in June 2020, driving the No. 02 in the second race at Homestead–Miami Speedway. Brett Moffitt had driven the car in the weekend's first event, with the driver switch meaning Avila had to start at the rear. [4]

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West

Avila made his NASCAR debut in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West in 2014, driving the No. 39 Ford at the Stateline Speedway race. He finished 7th after starting 11th. Afterwards, he ran the next four races, in the No. 38 Chevrolet/Ford at Colorado and Evergreen, and the No. 36 Ford/Toyota at Iowa and Kern County Raceway Park.

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East

Avila ran the first 11 races in the 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season. [5] He drove the No. 42 Toyota for Rev Racing. [6] He had an average start of 14th and an average finish of 16th throughout the season.

ARCA Racing Series

In 2015, Avila participated in two ARCA Racing Series races. He drove the No. 58 Ford at Pocono, finishing 16th after starting 25th. He then drove the No. 36 Ford at Kansas, finishing 10th after starting 15th.

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.)

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NXSCPtsRef
2018 B. J. McLeod Motorsports 78 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI
20		 ROA DAR IND LVS RCH CLT DOV 54th36 [7]
8 KAN
18		 TEX PHO HOM
2019 99 DAY ATL LVS
25		 PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT
DNQ		 POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN
38		 NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND HOM
25		55th35 [8]
Toyota LVS
27		 RCH CLT DOV KAN TEX PHO
2020 Our Motorsports 02 Chevy DAY LVS CAL PHO DAR CLT BRI ATL HOM HOM
37		 TAL POC IND KEN KEN TEX 67th6 [9]
B. J. McLeod Motorsports 99 Toyota KAN
32		 ROA DAY DOV DOV DAY DAR RCH RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT KAN TEX MAR PHO

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314NKNPSECPtsRef
2016 Rev Racing 42 Toyota NSM
23		 MOB
15		 GRE
12		 BRI
22		 VIR
7		 DOM
12		 STA
19		 COL
14		 NHA
19		 IOW
12		 GLN
21		 GRE NJE DOV 14th308 [10]

K&N Pro Series West

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314NKNPSWCPtsRef
2014 Patriot Motorsports Group 39 Ford PHO IRW S99 IOW KCR SON SLS
7		16th169 [11]
38 Chevy CNS
10
36 Ford IOW
10
38 EVG
16
36 Toyota KCR
8		 MMP AAS PHO

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.Make1234567891011121314151617181920ARSCPtsRef
2015 Lira Motorsports 58 Ford DAY MOB NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH CHI WIN IOW IRP POC
16		 BLN ISF DSF SLM KEN 71st330 [12]
36 KAN
10
2016 59 DAY
39		 NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH MAD WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 134th35 [13]

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  2. ↑ "B.J. McLeod Motorsports Expanding Xfinity Effort". January 11, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  3. ↑ Rutherford, Kevin (February 14, 2019). "NASCAR 101: Keeping Up With 2019 NASCAR Driver Changes" . Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  4. ↑ Christie, Toby (June 13, 2020). "JA Avila to Wheel Our Motorsports' No. 02 Car in Sunday's Xfinity Race at Homestead". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
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  6. ↑ Inabinett, Mark (March 13, 2016). "15-year-old driver dominates NASCAR race at Mobile International Speedway" . Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Jairo Avila Jr. – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
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  9. ↑ "Jairo Avila Jr. – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Jairo Avila, Jr. – 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Jairo Avila, Jr. – 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Jario Avila, Jr. – 2015 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Jario Avila, Jr. – 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
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