Nick Drake (racing driver)

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Nick Drake
Born (1995-12-22) December 22, 1995 (age 28)
Mooresville, North Carolina
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
2 races run over 1 year
2016 position44th
Best finish44th (2016)
First race 2016 Jacob Companies 200 (Dover)
Last race 2016 Speediatrics 200 (Iowa)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of June 18, 2016.

Nicholas Drake (born December 22, 1995) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He has competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and K&N Pro Series East as a development driver for JR Motorsports.

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Racing career

K&N Pro Series West

Drake ran two races in the K&N Pro Series West in 2014 with Bill McAnally Racing, both at Phoenix International Raceway. [1] After finishing third his first time around, he started from the pole and won in his second race. [2]

K&N Pro Series East

Camping World Truck Series

Drake, a former Haas Racing development driver, debuted in 2016, driving JR Motorsports' No. 49 entry at Dover International Speedway. [3] He qualified fourteenth and finished on the lead lap in sixteenth. [4] Three races later at Iowa Speedway, Drake qualified in the top ten but fell to a twenty-third-place finish, three laps off the pace. [5] His teammate for those two races was Cole Custer, who Drake had raced with in the K&N Pro Series East. [6]

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. ** – All laps led.)

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NCWTCPtsRef
2016 JR Motorsports 49 Chevy DAY ATL MAR KAN DOV
16
CLT TEX IOW
23
GTW KEN ELD POC BRI MCH MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 44th27 [7]

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516NKNPSECPtsRef
2014 Bill McAnally Racing 15 Toyota NSM
15
DAY
4
BRI
29
GRE
16
RCH
3
IOW
2
BGS
10
FIF
14
LGY
7
NHA
24
COL
7
IOW
13
GLN
10
VIR
12
GRE
5
DOV
28
10th507 [8]
2015 NSM
8
GRE
7
BRI
13
IOW
11
BGS
10
LGY
8
COL
11
NHA
4
IOW
16
GLN
11
MOT
14
VIR
7
RCH
28
DOV
5
8th463 [9]

K&N Pro Series West

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314NKNPSWCPtsRef
2014 Bill McAnally Racing 55 Toyota PHO
3
IRW S99 IOW KCR SON SLS CNS IOW EVG KCR MMP AAS 28th89 [1]
99 PHO
1**

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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