Korbin Forrister

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Korbin Forrister
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Forrister at Daytona International Speedway in 2019
BornRobert Korbin Forrister
(1992-11-16) November 16, 1992 (age 31)
Cedartown, Georgia
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
6 races run over 3 years
2020 position85th
Best finish85th (2020)
First race 2015 Kansas Lottery 300 (Kansas)
Last race 2020 Drydene 200 (Dover)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
57 races run over 7 years
2020 position45th
Best finish18th (2015)
First race 2014 Kroger 250 (Martinsville)
Last race 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 250 (Talladega)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of November 11, 2020.

Robert Korbin Forrister (born November 16, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, driving the Nos. 7 and 17 Toyota Tundras for All Out Motorsports.

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Racing career

Forrister racing against Matt Crafton (No. 88) and Brett Moffitt (No. 24) at Daytona in 2019. Korbin forrister three-wide (33287371848).jpg
Forrister racing against Matt Crafton (No. 88) and Brett Moffitt (No. 24) at Daytona in 2019.

Forrister first started in dirt track racing, winning a track championship when he was nine. He also played baseball while in high school, but decided to pursue a full-time racing career upon graduating. [1]

In 2012, Forrister attempted to make his stock car debut at Mobile International Speedway in the ARCA Racing Series for Lafferty Motorsports, but failed to qualify. [2] He later made his debut at Toledo Speedway, driving the No. 68 for Kimmel Racing. [3] After starting 27th, he finished 28th after suffering from clutch problems on lap 119. [4] He attempted a total of nine races in 2012, only finishing once at Kansas Speedway. [5] The following year, he ran four races, with a best finish of 14th at Mobile. [6]

In 2014, Forrister made his Camping World Truck Series debut at Martinsville Speedway; [7] after starting 34th, he finished 26th, 14 laps behind race winner Matt Crafton. [8] He had a best finish of 15th at Phoenix International Speedway during the season. The following year, he joined SS-Green Light Racing to compete in 15 races. [9] At Eldora Speedway, he began running a Donald Trump-based paint scheme to support Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, although the campaign was not sponsoring Forrister's team. [10] During the race, Forrister struggled, spinning three times on laps 8, 27 and 149; he finished the race 24th, one lap down. [11] Later in the year, he debuted in the Xfinity Series for SS-Green Light at Kansas Speedway, [12] but crashed with Jennifer Jo Cobb [13] and finished 31st. [14] He made another Xfinity start at Phoenix, driving the No. 15 for Rick Ware Racing, and finished 32nd. [15]

In 2016, Forrister joined Lira Motorsports to drive the No. 59 car at the Truck Series season opener in Daytona and Atlanta, along with running the ARCA race at Talladega Superspeedway. [16] Forrister failed to qualify for the first two races in the Truck Series, but started 10th in the Talladega race and finished 27th at Talladega after The Big One.

On February 22, 2017, Forrister announced a full-season deal with Wauters Motorsports, piloting the No. 5. [17] However, after Atlanta, the team shut down. He was later picked up by his former Truck Series team, SS-Green Light Racing, to run at Michigan and Daytona in the Xfinity Series. Forrister would run the No. 07 normally driven by Ray Black Jr. at Michigan, and the No. 99 normally driven by David Starr at Daytona. However, Forrister was out with the flu at Daytona and Starr ended up driving (Starr finished 5th). [18]

For 2018, Forrister announced he would open up his own team in the Truck Series called All Out Motorsports. He would attempt 11 races on the schedule but failed to qualify for Charlotte due to a qualifying rainout. On July 12, Forrister earned his second-best finish of his career in the Truck Series with a 13th at Kentucky Speedway. He matched that with another 13th at Las Vegas later that year, and then again at Talladega in October 2019.

Forrister's team intended to run full-time in 2019, but plans were eventually scaled back starting with their withdrawal from the race at Kansas in May. After they returned for the next race at Charlotte, the team's crew chief, Wally Rogers, tweeted that the team had shut down. However, days later, Forrister himself rebuked those claims, but Rogers still left the team to go to Jordan Anderson Racing. All Out did not attempt any other races until Talladega in October 2019, where Forrister finished 13th and had a new crew chief in Danny Gill.

Forrister attempted 10 races in 2020, with Nursing Home Heroes and Nursing Home Caregivers sponsoring most races; he failed to qualify at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and withdrew at Kansas Speedway. He had a best finish of eighteenth at Daytona International Speedway and two DNFs. [19]

After not attempting the 2021 season opener at Daytona, Forrister has not raced since.

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
2015 SS-Green Light Racing 90 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH CHI DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN
31		 TEX 104th01 [20]
Rick Ware Racing 15 Chevy PHO
32		 HOM
2017 SS-Green Light Racing 07 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL CLT DOV POC MCH
31		 IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN
33		 DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 110th01 [21]
2020 DGM Racing 36 Chevy DAY LVS CAL PHO DAR CLT BRI ATL HOM HOM TAL POC IND KEN KEN TEX KAN ROA DAY DOV
32		 DOV
32		 DAY DAR RCH RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT KAN TEX MAR PHO 85th01 [22]

Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NGTCPtsRef
2014 SS-Green Light Racing 08 Chevy DAY MAR
26		 KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW
21		 KEN ELD
24		 POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS PHO
15		 HOM 36th126 [23]
07 IOW
33		 TAL
19		 MAR TEX
2015 08 DAY
12		 ATL
20		 MAR
23		 KAN
22		 CLT
29		 DOV
17		 TEX
18		 GTW
22		 IOW
26		 KEN
21		 ELD
24		 POC
27		 MCH
22		 BRI
27		 MSP
18		 CHI
27		 NHA
29		 LVS
27		 TAL
15		 MAR TEX
22		 PHO
30		 HOM
27		18th463 [24]
2016 Lira Motorsports 59 Ford DAY
DNQ		 ATL
DNQ		 MAR KAN DOV CLT TEX IOW GTW KEN 71st6 [25]
Empire Racing 43 Ford ELD
DNQ		 POC BRI MCH MSP CHI NHA LVS
Wauters Motorsports 5 Toyota TAL
27		 MAR TEX PHO HOM
2017 DAY
20		 ATL
22		 MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN 44th45 [26]
JJC Racing 0 Chevy ELD
28		 POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM
2018 All Out Motorsports 7 Toyota DAY
16		 ATL
16		 LVS MAR DOV
21		 KAN CLT
DNQ		 TEX
22		 IOW GTW CHI
18		 KEN
13		 ELD POC MCH
24		 BRI
27		 MSP LVS
13		 TAL
15		 MAR TEX PHO HOM 23rd188 [27]
2019 DAY
DNQ		 ATL
21		 LVS
14		 MAR
25		 TEX
24		 DOV
30		 KAN CLT
25		 TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN POC ELD MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL
13		 MAR PHO HOM 34th107 [28]
2020 DAY
18		 LVS
DNQ		 CLT
24		 ATL
29		 HOM
33		 POC
24		 KEN
34		 TEX KAN
35		 KAN
Wth		 MCH DAY DOV GTW DAR RCH BRI LVS 45th73 [19]
17 TAL
36		 KAN TEX MAR PHO

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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
2012 Lafferty Motorsports 89 Chevy DAY MOB
DNQ		 SLM TAL 30th790 [29]
Kimmel Racing 68 Ford TOL
28		 IRP
24		 POC BLN ISF MAD SLM
69 ELK
25		 POC
29		 MCH
31		 WIN
29		 NJE IOW
37		 CHI
32		 DSF
C		 KAN
26
2013 DAY MOB
14		 SLM TOL
25		 ELK POC 48th570 [30]
Cunningham Motorsports 22 Dodge TAL
13
Carter 2 Motorsports 40 Dodge MCH
18		 ROA WIN CHI NJE POC BLN ISF MAD DSF IOW SLM KEN KAN
2016 Lira Motorsports 59 Ford DAY NSH SLM TAL
22		 TOL NJE POC MCH MAD WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 122nd120 [31]

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