Nick Tucker

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Nick Tucker
BornNicholas Tucker
(1985-08-26) August 26, 1985 (age 39)
Bremerton, Washington
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
29 races run over 5 years
Best finish30th (2009)
First race 2004 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
Last race 2009 Ford 200 (Homestead-Miami)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
ARCA Menards Series career
14 races run over 5 years
Best finish37th (2007)
First race 2007 Construct Corps–Palm Beach Grading 250 (Lakeland)
Last race 2013 Ansell ActivArmr 150 (Chicagoland)
WinsTop tens Poles
020
Statistics current as of August 21, 2022.

Nicholas Tucker (born August 26, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He currently owns an ARCA Menards Series and a Trans-Am Series team Nitro Motorsports and as a driver most recently competed in the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series in 2021.

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Career

Tucker began racing at age five, starting out by racing flat track four-wheelers and go-karts. At age 14, he came to the point where he had to move up to racing late models to advance his career. However, because of Washington state regulations, he could not compete in those cars in his home state. As a result, he and his family moved to North Carolina in the Charlotte metropolitan area where most NASCAR teams are located, where he began to race those cars there. [1]

Tucker was a late entry to the 2009 rookie of the year class in the Truck Series. Joining the new GunBroker Racing team to drive their No. 21 Dodge, he drove nearly the entire season starting at the Michigan race. (The only race he did not run was Talladega, with Sean Murphy in the truck instead.) Unfortunately, Tucker had to start-and-park in almost all of those starts due to lack of sponsorship and the team's focus on fielding their primary truck, the No. 23, driven by Jason White. The only race he was running at the finish of was the season-finale at Homestead, where the team found sponsorship from the Denny Hamlin Foundation and ran the whole race. Tucker finished five laps down in 26th in what would turn out to be his final start in the Truck Series.

Tucker served as a crew chief for Carter 2 Motorsports in the ARCA Series in 2012, but gave up that role for three races (Salem, Elko, and the first Pocono race) to be a driver for the team in them. At the first two of those races, Tucker drove C2M's No. 40, and for Pocono, he was in the No. 97. His cars were sponsored by Ron Paul's Republican presidential campaign that year. [2]

After his time driving in NASCAR and ARCA, Tucker returned to the go-kart racing industry and founded a cadet karting race team called Nitro Kart in 2016 to help up-and-coming go-kart drivers move up the racing ladder. [3]

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.)

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NNSCPtsRef
2008 Ege Motorsports57 Dodge DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO MXC TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY
DNQ		 IRP CGV GLN MCH N/A0 [4]
CFK Motorsports 78 Dodge BRI
DNQ		 CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCWTCPtsRef
2004 Ron Rhodes Racing48 Dodge DAY ATL MAR MFD CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP
DNQ		 NSH BRI
DNQ		 RCH NHA LVS CAL TEX MAR
20		 PHO DAR HOM 89th103 [5]
2005 Brevak Racing 31 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR
DNQ		 GTY
26		 MFD CLT
DNQ		 DOV TEX MCH MLW
29		 KAN KEN
23		 MEM IRP NSH BRI
28		 RCH NHA LVS MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 56th334 [6]
2006 DAY CAL ATL MAR GTY
DNQ		 CLT
DNQ		 MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM N/A0 [7]
2008 Derrike Cope Inc. 73 Dodge DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT
DNQ		 MFD DOV
35		 TEX
33		 IRP
32		 NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL 62nd192 [8]
74 MCH
31		 MLW
33		 MAR
35		 ATL TEX PHO HOM
Lafferty Motorsports 89 Chevy MEM
34		 KEN
2009 DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX
30		30th1065 [9]
GunBroker Racing21 Dodge MCH
32		 MLW
33		 MEM
32		 KEN
30		 IRP
35		 NSH
31		 BRI
34		 CHI
34		 IOW
32		 GTW
30		 NHA
34		 LVS
29		 MAR
34		 TAL TEX
36		 PHO
34		 HOM
26

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.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223ARSCPtsRef
2007 James Hylton Motorsports with Carter 2 Motorsports 48 Dodge DAY USA
15		 NSH
30		 SLM
16		 KAN
27		 WIN
26		 KEN
21		 TOL IOW POC MCH BLN KEN POC NSH ISF MIL GTW DSF CHI 37th900 [10]
Prototype Racing67 Dodge SLM
7		 TAL TOL
2008 Mark Gibson Racing 59 Dodge DAY SLM IOW KAN CAR
15		 KEN TOL POC MCH CAY KEN BLN POC NSH ISF DSF CHI SLM NJM TAL TOL 113th150 [11]
2011 Carter 2 Motorsports 04 Dodge DAY TAL SLM TOL NJE CHI POC MCH WIN BLN IOW IRP POC ISF MAD DSF SLM KAN TOL
DNQ		164th0 [12]
2012 40 DAY MOB SLM
29		 TAL TOL ELK
15		69th315 [13]
97 POC
31		 MCH WIN NJE IOW CHI IRP POC BLN ISF MAD SLM DSF KAN
2013 40 DAY MOB
7		 SLM
24		 TAL TOL ELK POC MCH ROA WIN 62nd410 [14]
97 CHI
25		 NJE POC BLN ISF MAD DSF IOW SLM KEN KAN

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References

  1. ↑ Neff, Mike (May 17, 2008). "Last In and First Out: The Joy And Sadness Of NASCAR Qualifying For The Underdogs". Frontstretch. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Nick Tucker To Return To Driving Duties At Salem Speedway". Speedway Media. April 20, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  3. ↑ Howden, Rob (November 2, 2016). "Industry Insider: Tucker Launches Nitro Kart Cadet Program". E-Karting News. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Nick Tucker – 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Nick Tucker – 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Nick Tucker – 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Nick Tucker – 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Nick Tucker – 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Nick Tucker – 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Nick Tucker – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Nick Tucker – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Nick Tucker – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Nick Tucker – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Nick Tucker – 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
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