Matt Frahm

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Matt Frahm
Matt Frahm 08 2012 Road America Sargento 200.jpg
Frahm at Road America in 2012
Born (1990-03-16) March 16, 1990 (age 31)
North Salem, New Hampshire
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
15 races run over 4 years
2015 position75th
Best finish57th (2012)
First race 2011 New England 200 (Loudon)
Last race 2015 U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa)
WinsTop tens Poles
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Matt Frahm (born March 16, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver. The North Salem, New Hampshire, resident has competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and K&N Pro Series East. [1]

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Racing career

Early years

Frahm began racing at the age of 14. His first major breakthrough came when he started competing in the Pro All Stars Series, in which he ran a limited schedule in 2010. [2] He has also ran in the Granite State Pro Stock Series, capturing three wins before 2014 [3] and grabbed another victory in the second race of the 2014 season. [4]

K&N Pro Series East

In 2010, Frahm ran three of the ten races, running a race at Martinsville Speedway and both races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Receiving funding from The Woodworks, he posted finishes of eighth at Martinsville, 29th at the June New Hampshire race after a radiator failure, and 19th in the September New Hampshire race. [5]

Xfinity Series

Frahm's No. 08 at Road America in 2012 08 Matt Frahm 2012 Road America Sargento 200.jpg
Frahm's No. 08 at Road America in 2012

Frahm made his Xfinity debut in 2011, where he made three starts for Go Green Racing in the No. 39 car. He had one crash, at Phoenix International Raceway. [6] He posted finishes of 26th at New Hampshire and 25th at Lucas Oil Raceway. [7] In 2012, he made a career-high six starts. [8] One, at Richmond International Raceway, was for Go Green. His next start, at Darlington Raceway, was for Randy Hill Racing. The next week at Iowa Speedway, Frahm drove the No. 42 car for Curtis Key and The Motorsports Group. After that, Frahm made three more starts for RHR. He start and parked for two, at Road America and Kentucky Speedway. His best finish came in the one that he did not start and park in, a 25th at New Hampshire. [9] Frahm's next start came at New Hampshire in 2014, driving TriStar Motorsports' No. 44 Toyota Camry. He matched his 2012 finish with another 25th. [10] Frahm would attempt three more races that season with The Motorsports Group. In his first race for TMG, at Iowa, his No. 46 finished last as a start-and-park entry. [11] Three races later, he failed to make the field at Bristol. In his final attempt of the season, at Richmond, he finished 39th. [12] In 2015, Frahm attempted two races with Jimmy Means Racing as a field-filler. He also made one start in the No. 70 for Derrike Cope Racing. Unsponsored for all three of those races, he completed one race, driving for Cope at Iowa, where he was scored 31st. [13]

Frahm tested with Bryan Dauzat and Brother-In-Law Racing in an ARCA Racing Series car at Daytona International Speedway before the 2018 season, posting a top-ten time the first day. [14]

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.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334NXSCPts
2011 Go Green Racing 39 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX TAL NSH RCH DAR DOV IOW CLT CHI MCH ROA DAY KEN NHA
26
NSH IRP
25
IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO
43
HOM 66th38
2012 DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH
32
TAL 57th61
Randy Hill Racing 08 Ford DAR
28
ROA
38
KEN DAY NHA
25
CHI IND IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI
The Motorsports Group 42 Chevy IOW
38
CLT DOV MCH KEN
42
DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM
2014 TriStar Motorsports 44 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX DAR RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA
25
CHI IND 62nd28
The Motorsports Group 46 Chevy IOW
40
GLN MOH BRI
DNQ
ATL RCH
39
CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM
2015 Jimmy Means Racing 79 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH CHI
39
DAY KEN NHA
35
IND 75th13
Derrike Cope Racing 70 Chevy IOW
31
GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910NKNPSECPtsRef
2010 Fred Skaff33 Ford GRE SBO IOW MAR
8
NHA
29
LRP LEE GRE NHA
19
DOV 31st324 [5]

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