Tristan McKee

Tristan McKee
McKee at Phoenix Raceway in 2025
Born	(2010-08-03) August 3, 2010 (age 16) Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Achievements	2026 ARCA Menards Series East Champion 2025 Cube 3 Architecture TA2 Series Champion 2020 INEX Summer Shootout Bandolero Bandit Champion 2020 Thursday Thunder Bandolero Bandit Champion 2026 Battle at Berlin Winner Records: Youngest driver to ever finish top-five in a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
3 races run over 1 year
Truck no., team	No. 77 (Spire Motorsports)
First race	2026 Black's Tire 250 (Richmond)
Last race	2026 UNOH 250 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 3 0
ARCA Menards Series career
13 races run over 2 years
ARCA no., team	No. 77 (Pinnacle Racing Group)
Best finish	17th (2026)
First race	2025 General Tire 100 at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Last race	2026 Bush's Best 200 (Bristol)
First win	2025 General Tire 100 at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Last win	2026 Atlas 200 (Madison)
Wins Top tens Poles 4 10 1
ARCA Menards Series East career
9 races run over 2 years
ARCA East no., team	No. 77 (Pinnacle Racing Group)
Best finish	1st (2026)
First race	2025 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Last race	2026 Bush's Best 200 (Bristol)
First win	2026 Cook Out 200 (Hickory)
Last win	2026 JR & CO. 150 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles 4 8 2
ARCA Menards Series West career
2 races run over 2 years
ARCA West no., team	No. 77 (Pinnacle Racing Group)
Best finish	44th (2025)
First race	2025 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 (Phoenix)
Last race	2026 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 2 0
Statistics up to date as of September 26, 2026.

Tristan McKee (born August 3, 2010) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series and the ARCA Menards Series West, full-time in the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 77 Chevrolet SS for Pinnacle Racing Group, part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 77 Chevrolet Silverado RST for Spire Motorsports, and full-time in the Mazda MX-5 Cup, driving the No. 7 for BSI Racing.

McKee is the 2026 ARCA Menards Series East champion.

Racing career

McKee has previously competed in series such as the CARS Pro Late Model Tour, where he became the series' youngest winner at Dillon Motor Speedway in 2023 at the age of twelve, ^[1] the CARS Late Model Stock Tour, the Carolina Pro Late Model Series, and the All-Pro Limited Late Model Series. ^[2]

On January 16, 2025, it was announced that McKee had signed with Spire Motorsports as a development driver. ^{[3] [4]} In this deal, McKee would run a partial schedule in the CARS Tour in the Late Model Stock Tour and the Pro Late Model Tour, where he would drive for Matt Piercy Racing, ^[5] a full schedule in the Trans Am Series, where he would drive for Team SLR, ^[6] and select races in the ARCA Menards Series. ^[7]

ARCA Menards Series

On July 24, 2025, it was announced that McKee would make his debut in the ARCA Menards Series at Watkins Glen International, driving the No. 77 Chevrolet for Spire Motorsports. ^[8] McKee started fourth in his debut race, going on to win the race in his first career ARCA start. He was the second-youngest winner in ARCA history at fifteen years and five days. ^[9] On August 19, it was announced that McKee would run for Pinnacle Racing Group in the No. 82 Chevrolet for three races in ARCA, beginning at Madison International Speedway. ^{[10] [11]}

In 2026, he ran part-time with PRG and won the ARCA / ARCA East combination races at Toledo and Iowa. In the main series standalone events, he won at Madison.

ARCA Menards Series East

On December 17, 2025, it was announced that McKee will run half of the ARCA Menards Series schedule, as well as full-time in the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 77 for PRG. ^[12] He won at Hickory, Rockingham and the ARCA / ARCA East combination races at Toledo and Iowa. At the season's end with a second-place finish at Bristol, he earned the 2026 ARCA Menards Series East championship title over Max Reaves.

ARCA Menards Series West

In 2025, would also make his debut in the ARCA Menards Series West for Spire at the season ending race at Phoenix Raceway. ^[13] He would end up finishing fourth. The next year, he ran at Phoenix in the spring and finished runner-up to Carson Brown.

NASCAR

Craftsman Truck Series

On July 30, 2026, it was announced that McKee will make multiple starts in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, his first being at Richmond Raceway, driving the No. 77 Chevrolet for Spire Motorsports. ^[14] In his first three starts, he scored three top-tens, as well as in Bristol, he became the youngest driver to ever finish in the top-five in a Truck Series race.

On September 30, 2026, it was announced that McKee will return to Spire in an expanded schedule for the 2027 season. ^[15]

Personal life

McKee's father, Lane, is a former motorcycle racer. ^[16]

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.)

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	NCTC	Pts	Ref
2026	Spire Motorsports	77	Chevy	DAY	ATL	STP	DAR	CAR	BRI	TEX	GLN	DOV	CLT	NSH	MCH	COR	LRP	NWS	IRP	RCH 8	NHA 6	BRI 5	KAN	CLT	PHO	TAL	MAR	HOM	-*	-*	[17]

ARCA Menards Series

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

ARCA Menards Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	AMSC	Pts	Ref
2025	Spire Motorsports	77	Chevy	DAY	PHO	TAL	KAN	CLT	MCH	BLN	ELK	LRP	DOV	IRP	IOW	GLN 1	ISF							25th	163	[18]
	Pinnacle Racing Group	82	Chevy															MAD 11	DSF	BRI 2	SLM	KAN	TOL 3
2026		77		DAY	PHO 2	KAN	TAL	GLN 18	TOL 1*	MCH	POC	BER	ELK	CHI	LRP 7	IRP 32	IOW 1*	ISF	MAD 1*	DSF	SLM 6	BRI 2	KAN	17th	337	[19]

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	AMSEC	Pts	Ref
2025	Pinnacle Racing Group	82	Chevy	FIF	CAR	NSV	FRS	DOV	IRP	IOW	BRI 2	47th	42	[20]
2026		77		HCY 1	CAR 1**	NSV 3	TOL 1*	IRP 32	FRS 2	IOW 1*	BRI 2	1st	431	[21]

ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	AMSWC	Pts	Ref
2025	Spire Motorsports	77	Chevy	KER	PHO	TUC	CNS	KER	SON	TRI	PIR	AAS	MAD	LVS	PHO 4		44th	40	[22]
2026	Pinnacle Racing Group			KER	PHO 2	TUC	SHA	CNS	TRI	SON	PIR	AAS	MAD	LVS	PHO	KER	-*	-*	[23]

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour

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

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	CLMSCTC	Pts	Ref
2024	Tristan McKee Inc.	7M	Chevy	SNM	HCY	AAS	OCS	ACE	TCM	LGY	DOM	CRW	HCY	NWS 20	ACE	WCS	FLC	SBO	TCM	NWS 7	N/A	0	[24]
2025	Matt Piercy Racing	7	Chevy	AAS 18	WCS 19	CDL 19	OCS	ACE	NWS 2	LGY 4	DOM 4										15th	320	[25]
	LowCountry Motorsports											CRW 3	HCY 22*	AND 7	FLC	SBO 7	TCM	NWS

CARS Pro Late Model Tour

(key)

CARS Pro Late Model Tour results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	CPLMTC	Pts	Ref
2023	N/A	7	Chevy	SNM 24													9th	195	[26]
			Ford		HCY 10	ACE 20	NWS 4	TCM 7	DIL 1	CRW 8	WKS DNS	HCY 16	TCM 16	SBO	TCM	CRW
2024	Setzer Racing & Development	6	Chevy	SNM 4	HCY 24	OCS 9	ACE 7	TCM 15	CRW 1**	HCY 15	NWS 1*				TCM 16*	NWS 15	5th	323	[27]
		6M										ACE 12*	FLC 4	SBO 2*
2025	LowCountry Motorsports	7	Chevy	AAS 2*	CDL 1	OCS	ACE		CRW 16	HCY	HCY 3	AND 15	FLC	SBO 7	TCM	NWS Wth	9th	252	[28]
		7M						NWS 6

ASA STARS National Tour

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

ASA STARS National Tour results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	ASNTC	Pts	Ref
2026	Wauters Motorsports	5	Chevy	NSM 3	FIF 7	HCY 7	SLG 6	MAD 6*	NPS 14	OWO 13	TRI 20	WIN 4	NSV	NSM	-*	-*	[29]

References

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21. "Tristan McKee – 2026 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
22. "Tristan McKee – 2025 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
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25. "Tristan McKee – 2025 Season Results – zMAX CARS Late Model Stock Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
26. "Tristan McKee – 2023 Season Results – Solid Rock Carriers CARS Pro Late Model Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
27. "Tristan McKee – 2024 Season Results – zMAX CARS Pro Late Model Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
28. "Tristan McKee – 2025 Season Results – zMAX CARS Pro Late Model Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
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External links

• Tristan McKee driver statistics at Racing-Reference