Jody Lavender

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Jody Lavender
Born (1979-12-29) December 29, 1979 (age 41)
Hartsville, South Carolina
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish124th (2003)
First race 2003 Rockingham 200 (Rockingham)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
22 races run over 2 years
Best finish17th (2003)
First race 2002 Virginia Is For Lovers 200 (Richmond)
Last race 2003 Ford 200 (Homestead)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of July 31, 2013.

Jody Lavender (born December 29, 1979) is an American stock car racing driver. He formerly competed in the NASCAR Camping World East Series. He was born in Hartsville, South Carolina.

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Racing history

Lavender only competed in one Busch Series race, in a family-owned No. 08 Ford. He started 34th in 2003 at Darlington, and finished 23rd, two laps down.

He made his debut in the Craftsman Truck Series in a one-race deal in 2002, driving for Troxell Racing. Starting last at Richmond, he managed to improve to 33rd in the race after a rear end gear let go.

Lavender was picked up by Green Light Racing, and ran 21 of the 25 races in 2003. However, he never cracked the top-10. He finished all but five of his starts. In those sixteen starts that he was running at the end, he finished in the top-20 eleven times. The highlight of the season was a pair of 13th-place finishes at Dover and Memphis. His worst finish of the year was 27th (out of 36 starters per race). Lavender also led one lap of competition at Kentucky, giving him bonus points toward the 17th-place finish he got in points.

Green Light did not pick him up for 2004, and Lavender was not able to find a ride. Lavender drove the number 88 Chevrolet for JBR in the NASCAR Camping World East Series during the 2009 and 2010 seasons.

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.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334NBSCPtsRef
2002 Weber Racing 84 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM
DNQ
ATL NA- [1]
Lavender Racing08 Chevy CAR
DNQ
PHO HOM
2003 Ford DAY CAR
23
LVS DAR BRI TEX TAL NSH CAL RCH GTY NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO CAR HOM 124th94 [2]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCTCPtsRef
2002 Troxell Racing 93 Chevy DAY DAR MAR GTY PPR DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA MCH IRP NSH RCH
33
TEX SBO LVS CAL PHO HOM 99th64 [3]
2003 Green Light Racing 08 Chevy DAY DAR
25
MMR
27
MAR
23
CLT
18
DOV
13
TEX
15
MEM
13
MLW
24
KAN
20
KEN
24
GTW
16
MCH
23
IRP
21
NSH
18
BRI
22
RCH
19
NHA CAL LVS SBO
19
TEX
16
MAR
26
PHO
22
HOM
16
17th2168 [4]

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References

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  2. "Jody Lavender – 2003 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  3. "Jody Lavender – 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  4. "Jody Lavender – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2020.