Chris Lawson (racing driver)
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Chris Lawson | |||||||
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Born | Christopher Lawson November 6, 1985 Medway, Ohio | ||||||
ARCA Racing Series career | |||||||
Debut season | 2011 | ||||||
Former teams | Fast Track Racing | ||||||
Starts | 1 | ||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||
Poles | 0 | ||||||
Best finish | 132nd in 2011 | ||||||
Finished last season | 132nd (2011) | ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
4 races run over 4 years | |||||||
2011 position | 88th | ||||||
Best finish | 88th (2011) | ||||||
First race | 2009 Kroger 200 (IRP) | ||||||
Last race | 2011 Scotts EZ Seed 300 (Bristol) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
2009 position | 89th | ||||||
Best finish | 89th (2009) | ||||||
First race | 2009 Heluva Good! 200 (New Hampshire) | ||||||
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Last updated on: June 18, 2020. |
Christopher Lawson (born November 6, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing crew chief who works for Front Row Motorsports as the crew chief for Todd Gilliland's No. 38 Ford F-150 in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. He previously worked with Gilliland in the NASCAR West Series for Bill McAnally Racing, where the duo won two consecutive championships in 2016 and 2017 and twelve races together. Prior to becoming a crew chief, Lawson was a driver for underfunded, start and park teams in NASCAR and ARCA until 2011.
Racing career
Driving career
Lawson gained notoriety in 2011 as the driver who replaced Jennifer Jo Cobb at Bristol Motor Speedway in the 2nd Chance Motorsports No. 79 entry after Cobb left the team on the day of the race after a dispute with team owner Rick Russell on being told to start and park in that race.[1] Rookie of the year contender Charles Lewandoski was initially set to be the team's substitute driver, but was unable to get prepared in the car in time for the start of the race, so Russell then got Lawson to jump in Cobb's car and start and park it.[2] Lawson had failed to qualify for the Bristol race in another start and park entry, the No. 03 for R3 Motorsports. He was the only DNQ for the race, and was still at the track when it was about to start. This race would end up being Lawson's last as a driver.
Crew chiefing career
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In 2019, Lawson served as Tanner Gray's crew chief in the ARCA Menards Series for DGR-Crosley.[3]
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.)
Nationwide Series
NASCAR Nationwide 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 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NNSC | Pts | Ref |
2007 | Jimmy Means Racing | 52 | Ford | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | CGV | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM DNQ |
TEX | PHO | HOM | N/A | 0 | [4] |
2009 | Jimmy Means Racing | 52 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | BRI | TEX | NSH | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP 36 |
IOW | GLN | MCH | BRI | CGV | ATL | RCH DNQ |
DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO DNQ |
HOM | 141st | 55 | [5] |
2010 | Ford | DAY | CAL | LVS | BRI DNQ |
NSH | PHO | TEX | TAL | RCH | DAR | DOV | CLT | 122nd | 83 | [6] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | NSH 40 |
KEN | ROA | NHA DNQ |
DAY | CHI | GTY DNQ |
IRP 41 |
IOW | GLN | MCH | BRI DNQ |
CGV | ATL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | GTY | TEX | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||
2011 | R3 Motorsports | 03 | Dodge | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI DNQ |
88th | 3 | [7] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd Chance Motorsports | 79 | Ford | BRI 41 |
CAL | TEX | TAL | NSH | RCH | DAR | DOV | IOW | CLT | CHI | MCH | ROA | DAY | KEN | NHA | NSH | IRP | IOW | GLN | CGV | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM |
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 | 24 | 25 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref |
2009 | Fast Track Racing Enterprises | 47 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM | KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI | CHI | IOW | GTW | NHA 33 |
LVS | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 106th | 64 | [8] |
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 | ARSC | Pts | Ref |
2011 | Fast Track Racing | 18 | Dodge | DAY 22 |
TAL | SLM | TOL | NJE | CHI | POC | MCH | WIN | BLN | IOW | IRP | POC | ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM | KAN | TOL | 132nd | 120 | [9] |
References
- ^ "Cobb replaced for refusing to 'start and park'". Fox Sports. March 19, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ "UPDATE: Jennifer Jo Cobb Refused to Start-and-Park, Stands up for what is Right". Speedway Digest. STS Motorsports Inc. March 19, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ "David Gilliland says massive NASCAR penalty was the result of a '100 percent legal' ARCA test". Autoweek. 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
- ^ "Chris Lawson – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- ^ "Chris Lawson – 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- ^ "Chris Lawson – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- ^ "Chris Lawson – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- ^ "Chris Lawson – 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- ^ "Chris Lawson – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
External links
- Chris Lawson driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Chris Lawson crew chief statistics at Racing-Reference