Morgen Baird

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Morgen Baird
BornMorgen John Baird
(1993-03-03) March 3, 1993 (age 31)
Grass Lake, Michigan
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
Car no., teamNo. 53 (Joey Gase Motorsports)
ARCA Menards Series career
13 races run over 8 years
Best finish35th (2019)
First race 2016 Corrigan Oil 200 (Michigan)
Last race 2023 Henry Ford Health 200 (Michigan)
WinsTop tens Poles
030
Statistics current as of November 12, 2023.

Morgen John Baird (born March 3, 1993) [1] is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 53 Ford Mustang for Joey Gase Motorsports. He has competed in select ARCA Menards Series races since 2016.

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Racing career

Baird began racing in go-karts in Jackson, Michigan, at the age of twelve, and he won in his second start in the Jr. Sportsman class, before moving up to the Jr. Can class, where he won the championship in 2007.

Baird moved up to mini-cup racing the following year at Jackson Speedway, where he finished second in the points. three feature wins and three heat wins. He also ran the Great Lakes Super Mini-Cup Series during that time, and despite missing an opening race due to age restrictions, he won a race at Owosso Speedway. In 2009, Baird moved up to the GLS Series, finishing runner-up in the points and winning rookie of the year honors that season. He went on to win the title the following year with five feature race wins, seven poles (with four of them setting new track records), twelve top-5s, and eight heat race wins. He won the title again in 2011 with twelve poles, six feature race wins, six heat race wins, and eight poles, and won the title for two more years in 2012 and 2013.

Baird moved to dwarf cars in 2014, driving for Finishline Racing in the MCR Dwarf Series, finishing third in the points that year whilst also winning rookie of the year honors. He departed the team to race in his own equipment in 2015, and finished fourth in the points that year. [2]

In 2016, Baird made his ARCA Racing Series debut at Michigan Speedway driving the No. 64 Chevrolet for Hixson Motorsports, where he finished 17th. He repeated that finish in his next start at Chicagoland Speedway. He joined Jent Motorsports at Kansas Speedway driving the No. 14 Ford and finished 22nd. It was also during this year that he made two starts in the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing in the pro late model division. [3] He made two starts at Michigan for the next two years in ARCA, driving for Fast Track Racing with a best finish of 19th in 2018.

In 2019, Baird ran at Salem Speedway for Fast Track in the No. 11, finishing 16th due to a radio issue. He made two more starts that year, finishing 11th at Michigan, and 13th at Chicagoland. [4] He made a one-off start at Michigan the following year in the No. 10 Ford, finishing 15th due to brake issues.

In 2021, Baird got his first top-10 finish at Michigan, finishing seventh on the lead lap after starting in that same position. He finished in the top-10 at the track again in 2022, finishing tenth. It was also during this year that Baird joined Venturini Motorsports in the No. 55 Toyota at the season finale at Toledo Speedway. In a car that shared visual similarities to the No. 20 car of Jesse Love in that same event, he did not start the race and was classified in 24th. He then ran only one race for Fast Track in 2023, finishing a career best sixth at Michigan.

On March 27, 2024, it was announced that Baird would make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at Richmond Raceway, driving the No. 6 Chevrolet for JD Motorsports. [5] However, two days later, it was announced that Baird would postpone his debut in the series due to his fiancé going into induced labor with their soon to be born child; he would be replaced by Garrett Smithley. [6] On August 12, it was announced that Baird would instead make his debut at Michigan, this time driving the No. 53 for Joey Gase Motorsports. [7]

Personal life

Baird currently resides in Jackson, Michigan. [8]

Motorsports 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
2024 JD Motorsports 6 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO COA RCH
Wth		 MAR TEX TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND 73rd4 [9]
Joey Gase Motorsports 53 Ford MCH
DNQ		 DAY DAR ATL
33		 GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO

ARCA Menards Series

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

ARCA Menards Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920AMSCPtsRef
2016 Hixson Motorsports 64 Chevy DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH
17		 MAD WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM CHI
17		 KEN 60th410 [10]
Jent Motorsports 14 Ford KAN
22
2017 Fast Track Racing 10 Toyota DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH
21		 MAD IOW IRP POC WIN ISF ROA DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 103rd125 [11]
2018 11 DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL CLT POC MCH
19		 MAD GTW CHI IOW ELK POC ISF BLN DSF SLM IRP KAN 97th140 [12]
2019 Ford DAY FIF SLM
16		 TAL NSH TOL CLT POC 35th490 [13]
Toyota MCH
11		 MAD GTW CHI
13		 ELK IOW POC ISF DSF SLM IRP KAN
2020 10 Ford DAY PHO TAL POC IRP KEN IOW KAN TOL TOL MCH
15		 DAY GTW I44 TOL BRI WIN MEM ISF KAN 75th29 [14]
2021 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN TOL CLT MOH POC ELK BLN IOW WIN GLN MCH
7		 ISF MLW DSF BRI SLM KAN 80th37 [15]
2022 11 DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT IOW BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH
10		 GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM 61st54 [16]
Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota TOL
24
2023 Fast Track Racing 11 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH IOW POC MCH
6		 IRP GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 75th38 [17]

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References

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  3. ↑ "Morgen Baird - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  4. ↑ "'This is where I belong': Grass Lake racer uses Founders Brewing aid to keep NASCAR dream alive". MLive.com. 9 June 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  5. ↑ Srigley, Joseph (March 27, 2024). "Morgen Baird Making Xfinity Series Debut with JD Motorsports at Richmond". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  6. ↑ Srigley, Joseph (March 29, 2024). "Morgen Baird Returning Home as Fiancé Induced Into Labor; Postponing Xfinity Debut". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
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