Karl Weber (racing driver)

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Karl Weber
NationalityAmerican
Born (1996-11-17) November 17, 1996 (age 27)
Ambia, Indiana
Debut season 2013
Starts20
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Best finish10th in 2014
Last updated on: October 27, 2022.

Karl W. Weber (born November 17, 1996) is an American former professional stock car racing driver and current author.

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Early life

Weber was born in Ambia, Indiana on November 17, 1996, and grew up on his family's farm where he would work on the weekdays. [1]

Racing career

Weber first started racing in Sportsman class cars in New Castle, Indiana. He would then compete in numerous national karting series before racing in super late models. [2]

Weber would make his ARCA Racing Series debut in 2013 at the age of sixteen. [3] He would drive the No. 3 Chevrolet for RACE 101 in two races that season at Madison International Speedway, where he would finish eleventh, and at Iowa Speedway, where he would finish last due to a crash on the second lap of the race.

Weber would rejoin RACE 101 for the 2014 season, running 17 of the 20 races on the schedule. He would run a majority of his races in the team's No. 3 entry, earning two top-10 finishes at Toledo Speedway and Pocono Raceway, finishing tenth in both events. Although he was not eligible to compete on tracks over 1.5 miles (besides Pocono and Kentucky) due to him not being eighteen, he would also run the No. 50 entry for the team in select events as a start and park to help fund the No. 3 entry when that ride was occupied by another driver. Those events were at Michigan and Springfield (where the No. 3 was run by Ron Cox), and Chicagoland (where it was run by Jerry Tunney). He would also run for Hixson Motorsports in a collaboration with RACE 101 at DuQuoin.

Weber would make one more start in the ARCA series at the season-opener at Daytona International Speedway, driving for RACE 101 again in the No. 3 entry as a teammate to Sarah Cornett-Ching. He would ultimately struggle to keep up with the lead draft of the cars at the front and finished 25th, albeit on the lead lap. [4]

Writing career

After his fathers' death in a farming accident, and the subsequent suspending of all farming operations, Weber would later pursue a writing career, publishing a series of sci-fi novels titled The Annabelle Perkins Saga. [5]

Personal life

After retiring from racing after 2015, Weber would attend and graduate from Purdue University with a bachelor's degree in agribusiness in 2019.

Motorsports results

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
2013 RACE 101 3 Chevy DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH ROA WIN CHI NJM POC BLN ISF MAD
11		 DSF IOW
31		 SLM KEN KAN 90th245 [6]
2014 DAY MOB
19		 SLM
14		 TAL TOL
10		 NJE
13		 POC
10		 ELK
17		 WIN
11		 IRP
14		 POC
12		 BLN
11		 MAD
20		 SLM
18		 KEN
28		 KAN 10th2735 [7]
50 MCH
27		 CHI
27		 ISF
29
Hixson Motorsports 3 Chevy DSF
28
2015 RACE 101 DAY
25		 MOB NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH CHI WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM KEN KAN 123rd105 [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Karl W. Weber – Spy Guys and Gals". Spy Guys and Gals. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ambia's Weber excelling on ARCA circuit". Journal and Courier. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Karl W. Weber – Spy Guys and Gals". Spy Guys and Gals. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Heartache on Valentine's Day for Weber in ARCA Racing Opener at Daytona". Speedway Digest. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Karl Weber Author" . Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Karl Weber – 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Karl Weber – 2014 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Karl Weber – 2015 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
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