Keith Rocco (racing driver)

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Keith Rocco
NationalityAmerican
Born (1985-01-03) January 3, 1985 (age 39)
Wallingford, Connecticut
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour career
Debut season2008
Years active2008–2009, 2011–2015
Starts30
Championships0
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish23rd in 2015
Last updated on: August 2, 2024.

Keith Rocco (born January 3, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competed in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour from 2008 to 2015. He was the 2010 NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series National champion. Rocco is known as one of the most successful weekly drivers of all time, garnering multiple track championships across all 3 Connecticut tracks in multiple types of race cars, including Modifieds and late models. His father Ronnie Rocco was a successful modified driver, and is the twin brother to Jeff Rocco, who also races. [1]

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Rocco has previously competed in series such as the ARCA Menards Series West, [2] [3] the ACT Late Model Tour, the Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour, the PASS North Super Late Model Series, the Modified Racing Series, the Tri-Track Open Modified Series, and the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing. [4]

Motorsports results

NASCAR

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

Whelen Modified Tour

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results
YearCar ownerNo.Make12345678910111213141516NWMTCPtsRef
2008 Joe Brady00 Chevy TMP STA STA TMP NHA SPE RIV STA TMP MAN TMP NHA MAR CHE STA TMP
19
54th106 [5]
2009 Ed Partridge12 Chevy TMP STA STA NHA SPE RIV STA BRI TMP
5
NHA
33
MAR STA
26
TMP 37th304 [6]
2011 Mark Pane57 Chevy TMP STA STA MND TMP NHA RIV STA NHA BRI DEL TMP LRP NHA STA TMP
6
40th150 [7]
2012 Boehler Racing Enterprises3 Chevy TMP
22
STA
3
MND
10
STA
6
WFD
8
NHA
22
STA TMP BRI TMP RIV NHA TMP
9
24th246 [8]
John Lukosavage11 Ford STA
26
2013 Robert Katon Jr.46 Chevy TMP STA STA WFD RIV NHA MND STA TMP BRI RIV NHA STA TMP
15
43rd29 [9]
2014 John Rufano48 Chevy TMP
20
STA
26
STA
24
WFD
8
RIV NHA MND TMP
11
BRI NHA TMP
33
24th202 [10]
Boehler Racing Enterprises3 Chevy STA
13
Wayne Darling52 Chevy STA
15
2015 Christopher Our 22 Chevy TMP STA
12
WAT
10
STA
8
TMP
4
RIV
15
NHA
9
MON
28
STA TMP BRI RIV NHA STA 23rd254 [11]
Mark Pane57 Chevy TMP
12

ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011AMSWCPtsRef
2020 Venturini Motorsports 25 Toyota LVS UMC UMC IRW EVG DCS CNS LVS AAS KCR PHO
10
31st34 [12]

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References

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  2. "NOTEBOOK: Loaded Phoenix Field Gives West Finale Familiar Feel Of Unfamiliarity". ARCA Racing. August 2, 2024.
  3. "ARCA Menards Rewind: What We Learned At Phoenix". ARCA Racing. August 2, 2024.
  4. "Keith Rocco". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
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  8. "Keith Rocco – 2012 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  9. "Keith Rocco – 2013 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  10. "Keith Rocco – 2014 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
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