Trevor Bayne
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| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| Car no., team | #21 - Wood Brothers Racing | ||||||
| 2010 position | 66th | ||||||
| Best finish | 66th - 2010 | ||||||
| First race | 2010 AAA Texas 500 (Texas) | ||||||
| First win | 2011 Daytona 500 (Daytona) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| Car no., team | #16 - Roush Fenway Racing | ||||||
| 2010 position | 7th | ||||||
| Best finish | 7th - 2010 | ||||||
| First race | 2009 Scotts Turf Builder 300 (Bristol) | ||||||
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Trevor Bayne (born February 19, 1991)[1] is an American race car driver who drives the #16 Ford for Roush-Fenway Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He also drives part-time in the #21 Ford for Wood Brothers Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, sharing the ride with Bill Elliott. Bayne attended Central High School in Knoxville, Tennessee as a freshman and Gibbs High School outside Knoxville as a sophomore before getting a GED online.
In his second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, Trevor Bayne won a crash-filled 2011 Daytona 500. At age 20, he is the youngest driver to win the race and, with the exception of Lee Petty, is the only driver to win the race in his first attempt. Petty's win occurred in the inaugural Daytona 500 race, however, meaning the winner would automatically have won the race in his first attempt.
Bayne had celebrated his 20th birthday the previous day, and, during which, he met former NASCAR driver David Pearson, who drove the #21 Wood Brothers Racing car previously.
NASCAR career
For the 2008 season Bayne drove the 1 for Dale Earnhardt Incorporated in the NASCAR Camping World East Series. He had 6 Top 5's, two poles and one win at Thompson International Speedway winning from the pole in just his 6th start. He finished second in that seasons Toyota All-Star Showdown. In the 2009 Scotts Turf Builder 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway, he made his first career start for Means Racing in the #52 Taco Bell Chevrolet. Also in 2009, Bayne agreed to race in the #99 Aarons Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing for 8 races, and in his first start for the team, he qualified on the outside pole at Nashville Superspeedway, but a crash relegated him to a bad finish. He finished 12th at Kentucky Speedway and The Milwaukee Mile. He got his career best finish at O'Reilly Raceway Park when he finished 7th after getting his first career pole for that race. Bayne also qualified on the outside pole at Michigan, his first start on a track larger than 1.5 miles. In September 2010, Bayne left Diamond-Waltrip Racing and went to Roush Fenway Racing to drive for Jack Roush. He made his Cup Series debut at the 2010 November Texas race with the Wood Brothers team, finishing 17th on the lead lap. He will drive the #21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford in 17 Sprint Cup races in 2011. Bayne is ineligible for Rookie of the Year consideration because he will also run full-time in the Nationwide Series. In his second NASCAR Sprint Cup race (his first at Texas the year before), he captured his first victory by winning the Daytona 500. This win ties a modern era record set by Jamie McMurray on the Cup circuit for fewest starts by a driver to winning their first race.
Images
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Bayne's #99 Nationwide car at Milwaukee in 2009 -
2010 Nationwide car at Road America
