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Kris Wright
BornKristofer Cole Wright
(1994-07-17) July 17, 1994 (age 30)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
16 races run over 2 years
2022 position99th
Best finish93rd (2021)
First race2021 Super Start Batteries 188 (Daytona RC)
Last race2022 Xfinity Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
35 races run over 4 years
Truck no., teamNo. 02 (Young's Motorsports)
2022 position30th
Best finish26th (2021)
First race2020 Sunoco 159 (Daytona RC)
Last race2024 Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 200 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series career
13 races run over 3 years
ARCA no., teamNo. 15/55 (Venturini Motorsports)
Best finish22nd (2020)
First race2020 VizCom 200 (Michigan)
Last race2023 General Tire 100 (Watkins Glen)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 8 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish44th (2020)
First race2020 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
3 races run over 1 year
Best finish14th (2020)
First race2020 ENEOS/Sunrise Ford Twin 30 Race #1 (Tooele)
Last race2020 Arizona Lottery 100 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
Previous series
2020–2021
2020
2019
2019
2017–2018
2017
2017
2016
2015–2016		ARCA Menards Series
ARCA Menards Series West
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
IMSA Prototype Challenge
U.S. F2000 National Championship
Pro Mazda Championship
Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge
Pirelli World Challenge
Championship titles
2018IMSA Prototype Challenge LMP3
Awards
2017IMSA Prototype Challenge Rookie of the Year
Statistics current as of February 17, 2023.

Kristofer Cole Wright (born July 17, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado for Young's Motorsports. He has also previously competed in sports car racing, open-wheel racing, the Euroformula Open Championship, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East and ARCA Menards Series West. Wright is also the 2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge LMP3 class champion.

Racing career

Sports car racing

In 2015, he joined Kinetic Motorsports in the Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car A class.[1] He recorded his first podium finish at Miller Motorsports Park where he finished third.[2]

In 2017, he raced in the IMSA Prototype Challenge with JDC MotorSports.[3] Wright, who described the prototype cars as "really easy to drive",[4] finished second in the Prototype Challenge standings with a win at Watkins Glen International and Rookie of the Year honors.[5][6] He signed with Extreme Speed Motorsports for the 2018 Prototype Challenge season, during which he scored race wins at Barber Motorsports Park and Virginia International Raceway, finished in podium range in all six events, and won the LMP3 class championship.[7]

Wright ran his first endurance and WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at the 2019 24 Hours of Daytona, driving for Performance Tech Motorsports in the LMP2 class.[8] Joined by Kyle Masson, Robert Masson, and Cameron Cassels in the No. 38, Wright's team finished second in its class.[9]

Open-wheel racing

During the 2017 racing season, Wright entered the Road to Indy ladder beginning with the U.S. F2000 National Championship with John Cummiskey Racing.[3] He raced at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Barber, and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course before moving to the Pro Mazda Championship in June with JDC. He contested the Road America, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, and Watkins Glen races, with a best finish of fifth at Watkins Glen.[10]

In 2019, he started racing in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship with Fortec Motorsports after testing with the team the previous year; Wright compared the car to the Pro Mazda vehicles, noting they were "very similar".[11] He finished the season 16th in points, last among drivers who ran the full schedule, with a best finish of fifth at Silverstone Circuit.[12][13]

Wright remained with Fortec as he moved to the Euroformula Open Championship in 2020, though the season's start was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.[12][14]

Stock car racing

Wright's first starts in stock car racing took place during summer 2020. In June, he raced in the ARCA Menards Series West doubleheader at Utah Motorsports Campus, where he finished second and third.[15]

In August, he joined the GMS Racing organization, racing in the ARCA Menards Series and the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series on a part-time basis.[16] His debut with the team came on August 1 in the CARS Super Late Model Tour at Hickory Motor Speedway, where he finished 11th. His first ARCA and NASCAR Truck starts for GMS took place at Michigan International Speedway and the Daytona International Speedway road course, respectively.[17]

Wright joined Young's Motorsports for the full 2021 NASCAR Truck Series season, driving the No. 02;[18] he also debuted the team's ARCA program at the Daytona test in January.[19] After running the season opener, he also signed with NASCAR Xfinity Series team Sam Hunt Racing as a road course ringer.[20] Wright missed the Atlanta Motor Speedway race in March after testing positive for COVID-19.[21]

Wright's No. 44 truck at Sonoma Raceway in 2022

For 2022, Wright would be announced to drive the No. 44 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet full-time, but would later leave the team on August. However, Wright was announced to run the rest of the Xfinity Series season with Brandonbilt Motorsports from August onwards, only excluding three races which owner Brandon Brown himself will drive, and the car having sponsorship from FNB Corporation.

On February 8, 2023, it was announced that Wright would return to the same truck he drove in 2021, the No. 02 for Young's Motorsports and run full-time in the Truck Series in 2023.[22] After earning only three top twenty finishes in the first eleven races, Wright and the team would agree to part ways effective immediately before the race at World Wide Technology Raceway.

Personal life

Wright's father was also a racing driver, though he encouraged his son to play golf. After graduating from Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh in 2013, Wright was a member of IMG Academy and Robert Morris University's golf teams. He also qualified for the district championship of the Remax World Long Drive Championship in 2014, but came up short on his bid for the World Finals.[23]

Motorsports career results

American open–wheel racing results

U.S. F2000 National Championship

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2017 Kaminsky Racing STP
14 		STP
15 		BAR
13 		BAR
19 		IMS
21 		IMS
17 		ROA ROA IOW TOR TOR MDO MDO WGL 25th 28

Pro Mazda Championship

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2017 JDC MotorSports STP
 STP
 IMS
 IMS
 ROA
13 		ROA
9 		MDO
7 		MDO
8 		MDO
11 		GMP
 WGL
5 		WGL
8 		10th 95
2018 BN Racing STP
12 		STP
14 		BAR
13 		BAR
14 		IMS
10 		IMS
6 		LOR ROA ROA TOR
7 		TOR
5 		MDO
10 		MDO
10 		GMP POR POR 12th 110

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2019 Fortec Motorsports OUL
1
11 		OUL
2
Ret 		OUL
3
16 		SNE
1
15 		SNE
2
12 		SNE
3
10 		SIL1
1
13 		SIL1
2
17 		SIL1
3
18 		DON1
1
14 		DON1
2
13 		DON1
3
Ret 		SPA
1
16 		SPA
2
17 		SPA
3
15 		BRH
1
16 		BRH
2
Ret 		BRH
3
13 		SIL2
1
14 		SIL2
2
5 		SIL2
3
15 		DON2
1
15 		DON2
2
11 		DON2
3
14 		16th 126

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
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 NXSC Pts Ref
2021 Sam Hunt Racing 26 Toyota DAY DRC
18 		HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR TAL DAR DOV COA
32 		CLT MOH
32 		TEX NSH POC ROA
25 		ATL NHA GLN
17 		IRC
30 		MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL 93rd 01 [24]
Sam Hunt Racing with JD Motorsports 15 ROV
39 		TEX KAN MAR PHO
2022 Brandonbilt Motorsports 68 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR TEX CLT PIR NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IRC MCH GLN
34 		DAY DAR
36 		KAN
20 		BRI
25 		TEX TAL ROV
38 		LVS
24 		HOM
27 		MAR
26 		PHO
26 		99th 01 [25]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
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 NCTC Pts Ref
2020 GMS Racing 24 Chevy DAY LVS CLT ATL HOM POC KEN TEX KAN KAN MCH DRC
25 		DOV GTW DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL KAN TEX MAR PHO 66th 18 [26]
2021 Young's Motorsports 02 Chevy DAY
12 		DRC LVS
25 		ATL BRD RCH
35 		KAN
33 		DAR
39 		COA CLT
23 		TEX
22 		NSH
32 		POC
30 		KNX GLN GTW
18 		DAR
28 		BRI
36 		LVS
16 		TAL
36 		MAR
13 		PHO
32 		26th 166 [27]
2022 Niece Motorsports 44 Chevy DAY
19 		LVS
17 		ATL
21 		COA
15 		MAR
30 		BRD
33 		DAR
33 		KAN
25 		TEX
35 		CLT
19 		GTW
33 		SON
26 		KNX
28 		NSH
17 		MOH
25 		POC
27 		IRP
31 		RCH KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO 30th 195 [28]
2023 Young's Motorsports 02 Chevy DAY
22 		LVS
28 		ATL
15 		COA
21 		TEX
12 		BRD
32 		MAR
16 		KAN
28 		DAR
29 		NWS
22 		CLT
32 		GTW NSH MOH POC RCH IRP MLW KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO -* -* [29]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Menards Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 AMSC Pts Ref
2020 GMS Racing 21 Chevy DAY PHO TAL POC IRP KEN IOW KAN TOL TOL MCH
14 		DRC 22nd 193 [30]
Chad Bryant Racing 22 Chevy GTW
18 		L44
7 		TOL MEM
10 		ISF
12 BRI
15 		WIN KAN
7
2021 Rette Jones Racing 30 Ford DAY PHO TAL KAN TOL CLT MOH
8 		POC
24 		ELK BLN IOW WIN
8 		GLN
13 		MCH ISF MLW DSF BRI SLM KAN
6 		26th 161 [31]
2022 Cook Racing Technologies 42 Chevy DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT IOW BLN ELK MOH
6 		47th 75 [32]
Young's Motorsports 02 Chevy POC
8 		IRP MCH GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL
2023 Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH IOW POC MCH
11 		IRP 55th 72 [33]
15 GLN
6 		ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 AMSEC Pts Ref
2020 Chad Bryant Racing 12 Chevy NSM TOL DOV TOL BRI
15 		FIF 44th 29 [34]

ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 AMSWC Pts Ref
2020 JP Racing 7 Ford LVS MMP
2 		MMP
3 		IRW EVG DCS CNS LVS AAS KCR 14th 159 [35]
Chad Bryant Racing 22 Chevy PHO
18

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position. Races in italics indicate fastest race lap in class. Results are overall/class)

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2019 Performance Tech Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
2 		SEB MOH WGL MOS ELK LGA ATL 10th 32

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