Chris Lafferty

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Chris Lafferty
Born (1977-05-28) May 28, 1977 (age 46)
Vacaville, California
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
29 races run over 5 years
2013 position35th
Best finish35th (2013)
First race 2009 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)
Last race 2013 WinStar World Casino 350K (Texas)
WinsTop tens Poles
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Chris Lafferty (born May 28, 1977) is an American professional stock car racing driver, crew chief, and former team owner of Lafferty Motorsports. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving for JJC Racing.

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Racing career

After growing up in Vacaville, California, Lafferty moved to Concord, North Carolina in 1998 to pursue a racing career. In addition to working as an engine builder, he was a journalist for various racing magazines. [1]

In 2003, he formed Lafferty Motorsports. [1] In addition to competing in the ARCA Re/Max Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the team ran a driver development program; members of the program included regional truck racer Russ Dugger, [2] dirt track racing drivers Tyler Hudson and Cole Exum, [3] [4] and kart racers Bryan Hayberger and Andrew Broucher. [5] [6]

Lafferty made his Truck Series debut in 2009 at Phoenix International Raceway; he had failed to qualify in his first attempt at Martinsville Speedway. [7]

In 2011, he ran four Truck races in a truck promoting the Tea Party movement in the buildup to the 2012 United States presidential election. [8] In 2012, he partnered with Fox Sports to create Chris Lafferty's Motorsports TV, a biweekly television program that also featured his daughter Hannah hosting a kid-friendly segment. [9]

Lafferty returned to ARCA in 2015 with Carter 2 Motorsports at Lucas Oil Raceway. [10] He finished 27th after retiring on lap 98 with electrical problems. [11]

In 2017, Lafferty joined ESPN Radio as a talk show host for The Sam and Chris Show alongside NASCAR artist Sam Bass. [12]

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
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCWTCPtsRef
2009 Lafferty Motorsports 89 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI CHI IOW GTW NHA LVS MAR
DNQ
TAL TEX PHO
35
HOM 118th- [7]
2010 DAY ATL MAR
33
NSH KAN DOV
36
CLT TEX MCH IOW
DNQ
GTW IRP
30
POC NSH
30
MAR
DNQ
TAL PHO
35
HOM 56th396 [13]
24 DAR
31
BRI CHI NHA
33
Daisy Ramirez Motorsports 01 Dodge KEN
30
Lafferty Motorsports 89 Dodge LVS
DNQ
TEX
DNQ
2011 Chevy DAY PHO DAR
DNQ
MAR NSH POC
31
MCH
26
BRI ATL CHI NHA KEN LVS TAL MAR TEX HOM 80th8 [14]
JJC Racing 10 Chevy DOV
36
CLT KAN TEX KEN IOW
Lafferty Motorsports 89 Dodge NSH
31
IRP
2012 JJC Racing 10 Chevy DAY MAR
DNQ
CAR KAN CLT DOV 51st48 [15]
0 Ram TEX
34
IOW
34
POC
35
MCH BRI ATL
10 KEN
DNQ
MB Motorsports 65 Chevy CHI
DNQ
LVS
24
TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM
JJC Racing 0 Ford IOW
35
KEN
2013 JJC Racing 0 Ram DAY MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV
35
POC
34
MCH
26
BRI 35th124 [16]
99 Chevy TEX
29
0 Ford KEN
36
IOW
35
ELD
Chevy MSP
30
IOW
36
CHI
35
LVS
29
TAL MAR TEX
35
PHO HOM

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.Make123456789101112131415161718192021ARSCPtsRef
2009 Lafferty Motorsports 89 Chevy DAY SLM CAR TAL KEN TOL POC MCH MFD IOW KEN BLN POC
41
104th210 [17]
7 ISF
24
CHI TOL DSF
32
NJE SLM KAN CAR
2015 Carter 2 Motorsports 97 Dodge DAY MOB NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH CHI WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF
27
DSF SLM KEN KAN 129th95 [18]

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