C. J. McLaughlin

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C. J. McLaughlin
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McLaughlin and his father during ARCA Racing Series testing at Daytona International Speedway in 2016
BornCharles Joseph McLaughlin
(1992-07-01) July 1, 1992 (age 29)
Framingham, Massachusetts
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
17 races run over 3 years
Car no., teamNo. 38 (RSS Racing)
2021 position66th
Best finish45th (2019)
First race2019 ROXOR 200 (Loudon)
Last race2021 Andy's Frozen Custard 335 (Texas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
5 races run over 2 years
2021 position108th
Best finish108th (2021)
First race2019 M&M's 200 (Iowa)
Last race2021 Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 (Las Vegas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of December 31, 2021.

Charles Joseph "C. J." McLaughlin (born July 1, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver from Framingham, Massachusetts. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 38 Ford Mustang for RSS Racing.McLaughlin has also competed in the ARCA Menards Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in the past.

Racing career[]

McLaughlin tested an ARCA Racing Series car for Hamilton Hughes Racing in early 2016.[1]

In June 2019, McLaughlin finished 23rd in his first NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race in the M&M's 200 at Iowa Speedway, driving the No. 33 for Reaume Brothers Racing.[2] The following month, he made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in the ROXOR 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for RSS Racing.[3] McLaughlin remained with RSS for the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, running a 20-race schedule with the team.[4]

On April 21, 2021, McLaughlin appeared on a podcast and announced that he would return to Reaume Brothers Racing to compete in five Truck Series races for the team, beginning at Kansas in the No. 34. His schedule will also include the race at Charlotte. He also revealed that he would be competing in the Xfinity Series for five races, one of them being New Hampshire, but he did not announce which team he would be driving for.[5]

Personal life[]

McLaughlin graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology with a degree in mechanical engineering.[6]

He is not related to former NASCAR driver Mike McLaughlin and his son Max, who competes for Hattori Racing Enterprises in the Truck and ARCA Series.

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.)

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
2019 RSS Racing 39 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA
28 		IOW GLN MOH 45th 55 [7]
B. J. McLeod Motorsports 99 Toyota BRI
23 		ROA DAR IND
RSS Racing 93 Chevy LVS
31 		KAN
24 		TEX
27 		PHO HOM
31
38 RCH
31 		CLT DOV
2020 93 DAY
27 		LVS CAL PHO DAR CLT BRI ATL HOM HOM TAL POC IND KEN KEN TEX KAN ROA DAY DOV DOV DAY DAR RCH RCH BRI LVS TAL PHO
37 		56th 36 [8]
B. J. McLeod Motorsports 99 Chevy CLT
29 		KAN
78 Toyota TEX
20 		MAR
2021 MBM Motorsports 66 Ford DAY DAY HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR TAL DAR DOV COA CLT MOH TEX NSH POC ROA ATL
37 		66th 13 [9]
61 Toyota NHA
37 		GLN IND MCH DAY DAR
Mike Harmon Racing 74 Chevy RCH
40 		BRI LVS
32 		TAL
34 		CLT TEX
35 		KAN
 MAR PHO
2022 RSS Racing 38 Ford DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR TEX CLT PIR NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IND MCH GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL CLT LVS HOM MAR PHO -* -*

Camping World Truck Series[]

NASCAR Camping World 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 NCWTC Pts Ref
2019 Reaume Brothers Racing 33 Chevy DAY ATL LVS MAR TEX DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW
23 		GTW CHI KEN POC ELD MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR PHO HOM 109th 01 [10]
2021 Reaume Brothers Racing 34 Toyota DAY DAY LVS ATL BRI RCH KAN
34 		DAR COA CLT
27 		TEX NSH POC KNX GLN GTW DAR 108th 01 [11]
33 BRI
26 		LVS
20 		TAL MAR PHO

* 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
2018 Fast Track Racing 10 Toyota DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL CLT POC MCH CHI IOW ELK ISF BLN DSF SLM IRP
20 		KAN 90th 155 [12]
2019 Our Motorsports 09 Chevy DAY
24 		FIF SLM TAL
11 		NSH TOL CLT
25 		POC 36th 490 [13]
Ford MCH
10 		CHI ELK IOW ISF DSF SLM IRP KAN

References[]

  1. ^ "Official Test Entry List now published". ARCAracing.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Four drivers make their Truck debut in M&Ms 200". The Racing Experts. June 16, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  3. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (July 15, 2019). "Preliminary entry lists for NASCAR at New Hampshire". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  4. ^ Handy, Sarah (November 22, 2019). "CJ McLaughlin will return to the NASCAR Xfinity Series with RSS Racing in 2020". Kickin' the Tires. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  5. ^ Tomlinson, Joy (April 21, 2021). "CJ McLaughlin Set to Return to Truck and Xfinity Series". Frontstretch. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  6. ^ Sherwin, Andrew. "#PETM82 - ARCA driver @Cjmclaughlin!". www.petmpodcast.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  7. ^ "C.J. McLaughlin – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  8. ^ "C.J. McLaughlin – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  9. ^ "CJ McLaughlin – 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "C.J. McLaughlin – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  11. ^ "C. J. McLaughlin – 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  12. ^ "C.J. McLaughlin – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  13. ^ "C.J. McLaughlin – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2019.

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