Dalton Sargeant

Dalton Sargeant

Sargeant at the 2015 Carneros 200
Nationality United States American
Born (1998-03-25) March 25, 1998
Boca Raton, Florida
ARCA Racing Series career
Debut season 2016
Current team Venturini Motorsports
Car no. 55
Engine Toyota
Crew Chief Kris Bowen
Starts 15
Wins 1
Poles 0
Best finish 8th in 2016
Previous series
2016
2015
2015		 CARS Super Late Model Tour
K&N Pro Series East
K&N Pro Series West
Awards
2016 ARCA Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
4 races run over 1 year
2015 position 35th
Best finish 35th (2015)
First race 2015 UNOH 200 (Bristol)
Last race 2015 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
Statistics current as of November 13, 2015.

Dalton Sargeant (born March 25, 1998) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the ARCA Racing Series, driving the No. 55 Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports. Sargeant was named the 2016 ARCA Rookie of the Year.

Racing career

Sargeant began his career at age nine, racing karts as well as bandoleros, with dreams of pursuing both a stock car and open wheel career. In 2012 at the age of 13, Sargeant and his brother moved to Switzerland to compete in European open wheel series. He scored wins in the WSK Euro Series and the CIK-FIA European KF3 Championship, and tested a Formula Renault car.[1][2]

After returning to the United States in 2014, Sargeant competed in late models for Lee Pulliam Performance and Wauters Motorsports, scoring several victories including one at Orange County Speedway.[1][3] In 2014, he scored a victory in the IMSA Cooper Tires Prototype Lites series at Sebring International Raceway.[4]

Sargeant racing in the 2015 Carneros 200

Sargeant finished second in the Snowball Derby in December 2014, placing runner up to John Hunter Nemechek.[1][5] In January 2015, Sargeant planned to compete in the 24 Hours of Daytona in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, but was declined his competition license by race organizers due to his age and inexperience with sports cars. The race requires that all drivers are 17 years old, while Sargeant was 16 at the time, though exceptions had been made in the past.[1][5]

For 2015, Sargeant signed with HScott Motorsports to drive the No. 51 Chevrolet SS in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, with sponsorship from GALT.[1][3][6] He debuted in the series in February 2015 at New Smyrna Speedway with a second-place finish.[4] Sargeant also ran part-time in the K&N Pro Series West, where he scored a victory in the season's first race.[1] In May, Sargeant was named to the 2015 NASCAR Next class.[7] On August 12, 2015, Sargeant announced he would make his Camping World Truck Series debut at the UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway for Wauters Motorsports.[2][8]

Sargeant competed in the ARCA Racing Series during the 2016 season. He ran 15 races with one win, ten Top 5, and twelve Top 10.[9] He was named the 2016 ARCA Rookie of the Year.[10]

Personal life

Sargeant was born in Boca Raton, Florida.[4] He has a brother Logan, who currently races in Europe.[1]

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.)

Camping World Truck Series

ARCA Racing Series

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

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Weaver, Matt (May 8, 2015). "Dalton Sargeant takes European detour to chase NASCAR dream: YOUNG DRIVER ON THE FAST TRACK TO UPPER LEVELS OF NASCAR". autoweek.com. Autoweek. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 Press Release (August 12, 2015). "Dalton Sargeant Set to Make his NCWTS Debut with Wauters Motorsports at Bristol Motor Speedway". Charlotte, North Carolina: Catchfence.com. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 Press Release (February 5, 2015). "GALT Partners with Dalton Sargeant for 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series Season". Catchfence.com. Charlotte, North Carolina: Catchfence.omc. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Dalton Sargeant". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  5. 1 2 Pennell, Jay. "Lack of experience, not age, kept Dalton Sargeant out of Rolex 24". NASCAR. FOX Sports. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  6. ↑ Associated Press (December 11, 2014). "Ganassi and Harry Scott to field 1 Xfinity entry". USA Today. Charlotte, North Carolina. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  7. ↑ McFadin, Daniel (May 5, 2015). "Twelve drivers announced as part of 2015-16 NASCAR Next class". NBC Sports. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "Dalton Sargeant Set to Make his NCWTS Debut with Wauters Motorsports at Bristol Motor Speedway". Dalton Sargeant. August 12, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  9. ↑ "2016 Driver Point Standings". ARCA Racing Series. October 17, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Briscoe wins Kansas, secures ARCA championship". WDUN. Retrieved October 18, 2016.

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