Jake Griffin
| Jake Griffin | |||||||
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| Born |
November 16, 1998 Quincy, Illinois | ||||||
| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 5 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Truck no., team |
No. 63 (MB Motorsports) No. 11 (Red Horse Racing) | ||||||
| 2016 position | 39th | ||||||
| Best finish | 39th (2016) | ||||||
| First race | 2015 Kroger 250 (Martinsville) | ||||||
| Last race | 2016 Aspen Dental Eldora Dirt Derby (Eldora) | ||||||
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Jake Griffin (born November 16, 1998) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 63 Chevrolet Silverado for MB Motorsports, and the No. 11 Toyota Tundra for Red Horse Racing.[1][2]
Racing career
ARCA Racing Series
Griffin dipped his toe into ARCA racing with Venturini Motorsports in 2016.[3] Running the Central Illinois SuperChevyStores.com 100 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack, he qualified third in the No. 55 Chevrolet and finished ninth.[4]
Camping World Truck Series
Breaking into the series in 2015 with MB Motorsports,[5] Griffin dropped out of the Kroger 200 with handling problems to finish 26th. Six races later, he crashed out of the race at Iowa Speedway to finish 27th.[6] Attempting the Mudsummer Classic with Mike Affarano Motorsports, he failed to qualify after finishing fourth in the last chance qualifier.[7] In 2016, Griffin ran at Iowa again with MB, finishing one lap down in 21st. He retired with engine problems at Gateway Motorsports Park, and signed on with Red Horse Racing to run at Eldora Speedway. Qualifying 11th by way of heat race, Griffin made up seven spots during the race to finish fourth.[8][9]
Personal life
Griffin works closely with the organization People Against Distracted Driving after meeting the founder online.[10]
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
| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | NCWTC | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | MB Motorsports | 63 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR 26 |
KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | IOW 27 |
KEN | 56th | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Affarano Motorsports | 03 | Chevy | ELD DNQ |
POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | MB Motorsports | 63 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | DOV | CLT | TEX | IOW 21 |
GTW 30 |
KEN | BRI DNQ |
MCH | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 39th | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Red Horse Racing | 11 | Toyota | ELD 4 |
POC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ARSC | Pts | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Venturini Motorsports | 15 | Toyota | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | MAD | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF 9 |
SLM | CHI | KEN | KAN | -* | -* | |||||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
- ↑ "Jake Griffin Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ↑ Sports, Fox. "Jake Griffin - NASCAR Driver". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ↑ "The young faces of ARCA...add Jake Griffin in VMS car for dirt miles". Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ↑ "Jake Griffin 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ↑ "16-Year Old Jake Griffin Set To Make NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Debut". Catchfence. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ↑ Sports, Fox. "Jake Griffin Camping World Truck Series Results - 2015 Race Results by season". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ↑ "Jake Griffin 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ↑ "Jake Griffin Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ↑ Sports, Fox. "Jake Griffin Race Results". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ↑ "Jake Griffin - A Teen Driver Profile: From NASCAR to Speaking Out Against Distracted Driving". 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
External links
- Jake Griffin driver statistics at Racing-Reference