Justin Lofton
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| Justin Lofton | |||||||
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| Born | February 18, 1986 Westmorland, California, United States | ||||||
| Achievements | 2009 ARCA Re/MAX Series Champion | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 90th - 2010 | ||||||
| First race | 2009 Carfax 250 (Michigan) | ||||||
| Last race | 2010 Dollar General 300 (Chicago) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 72 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Truck no., team | No. 6 (Eddie Sharp Racing) | ||||||
| 2012 position | 8th | ||||||
| Best finish | 8th – 2012 | ||||||
| First race | 2010 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 CRC Brakleen 175 (Pocono) | ||||||
| First win | 2012 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of November 16, 2012. | |||||||
Justin Lofton (born February 18, 1986 in Westmorland, California)[1] is an American stock car racing driver. He currently drives the No. 6 Chevrolet Silverado for Eddie Sharp Racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
Racing career
Lofton started his racing career in mountain bikes before moving to late models. He went on to run in both the NASCAR Camping World East and West Series, before landing in the ARCA Remax Series. In 2008, he began driving the No. 6 Toyota full-time for Eddie Sharp Racing. He earned his first career win in 2008 at Michigan International Speedway. Lofton narrowly won the 2009 ARCA Series championship over Parker Kligerman in his sophomore season. Throughout the season, he earned six wins, fifteen top 5s, nineteen top 10s, and five poles. In 2009, Lofton also made his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut at Michigan. Driving the No. 14 Lofton Cattle Toyota for CJM Racing, he qualified 19th and finished 16th.
In 2010, Lofton drove the No.7 VisitPIT.com Toyota for Red Horse Racing. He also ran a partial schedule in the Nationwide Series, driving the No. 71 Weekend Warriors TV Toyota for the same team, and the No. 27 Ford for Baker Curb Racing.
In 2010, Lofton had a best qualifying effort of third in Darlington, a best finish of third at Dover, and earned four top-five and eight top-10 finishes in the Camping World Truck Series. He finished 12th in the driver point standings. For 2011, Lofton joined defending champion team Germain Racing to drive the 77 truck. However, after Texas, Lofton and Germain parted ways. On June 22, Lofton announced on Sirius NASCAR Radio that he would return to Eddie Sharp Racing for the remainder of the season. He debuted in the No. 46 CollegeComplete.com Toyota at Kentucky Speedway on July 7 with a 15th place finish. Starting 7/22/2011 in Nashville, Justin returned to the No. 6 where he previously won the ARCA series in 2009 from the #46.
Lofton will drive the full season for Eddie Sharp Racing in the Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 6 for the 2012 season.[2]
On May 18, 2012, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Lofton captured his first win, holding off Brad Keselowski, and Todd Bodine.
References
- ^ Justin Lofton Career Statistics
- ^ "Skinner In Eddie Sharp Racing Entry At Daytona". SPEEDtv.com. Fox Sports. February 9, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
External links
- Official website
- Justin Lofton driver statistics at Racing-Reference