Harrison Rhodes

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Harrison Rhodes
Harrison Rhodes Daytona 2017.jpg
Rhodes at Daytona International Speedway in 2017
BornHarrison L. Rhodes
(1993-07-15) July 15, 1993 (age 28)
High Point, North Carolina
NASCAR Cup Series career
6 races run over 1 year
2018 position39th
Best finish39th (2018)
First race2018 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (Atlanta)
Last race2018 Gander Outdoors 400 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
84 races run over 5 years
2017 position24th
Best finish24th (2015, 2017)
First race2013 Dollar General 200 (Phoenix)
Last race2017 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
Statistics current as of November 18, 2018.

Harrison L. Rhodes (born July 15, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the Nos. 51/52 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1s and Toyota Camrys for Rick Ware Racing.

Racing career[]

A native of High Point, North Carolina, Rhodes started racing at age 10 in midget cars.[1] He moved up to Legends cars at the end of 2007, battling for the 2009 national championship;[2] he wound up finishing second.[1]

After competing in NASCAR local competition and the Late Model Series in 2011, Rhodes moved up in 2012 to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East; after racing in two events for Spraker Racing, he moved to MacDonald Motorsports, racing in three of the final seven races of the season.[3] He posted his best finish in the series, fourth, in his first race of the year at Bowman-Gray Stadium.[4][5] Rhodes also drove in four Pro Cup Series races during the year, posting a best finish of fifth at .[6]

For 2013, Rhodes moved up to the Nationwide Series, making his series debut at Phoenix International Raceway driving for Rick Ware Racing in association with R3 Motorsports in the No. 23 Ford.[7]

In 2014, Rhodes moved to SR² Motorsports, driving the No. 24 Toyota in selected races starting at Daytona International Speedway.[8]

For 2015, JD Motorsports announced that Rhodes would be their third full-time driver with the No. 0 Chevrolet Camaro. He failed to qualify for the season opener, missed 4 races and drive two for MBM Motorsports. He had a best finish of 9th at the July Daytona race.[9] On January 28, 2016, it was announced Rhodes will drive the No. 97 Chevrolet Camaro for Obaika Racing full-time, replacing various drivers. Rhodes was replaced by Ryan Ellis for the spring Texas race.

On February 7, 2017, JD Motorsports announced that Rhodes would return to the team for the full 2017 season, driving the No. 01 car.[10] However, Sheldon Creed replaced Rhodes in the No. 01 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.[11] Vinnie Miller replaced Rhodes full-time in the No. 01 for the 2018 season.[12]

In February 2018, Rhodes joined Rick Ware Racing to make his Cup Series debut in the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, driving the No. 51 Camaro ZL1.[13]

Personal life[]

Rhodes attended NC State where he graduated in 2016.

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.)

Monster Energy Cup Series[]

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup 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 34 35 36 MENCC Pts
2018 Rick Ware Racing 51 Chevy DAY ATL
33 		LVS PHO CAL MAR
35 		TEX
22 		RCH
36 		TAL DOV KAN CLT POC MCH SON CHI DAY KEN NHA POC GLN MCH BRI DAR IND LVS RCH CLT 39th 24
Toyota BRI
37
52 Chevy DOV
38 		TAL KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM

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
2013 Rick Ware Racing 23 Ford DAY PHO
25 		LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR
31 		CLT DOV
26 		IOW
23 		MCH ROA KEN
29 		DAY NHA CHI
32 		IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN
32 		DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 49th 782
2014 SR² Motorsports 24 Toyota DAY
39 		PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX DAR RCH TAL IOW 55th 40
JGL Racing 93 Dodge CLT
38 		DOV MCH
32 		ROA KEN DAY
MBM Motorsports 72 Chevy NHA
37 		KEN
35 		DOV
36 		KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM
JD Motorsports 4 Chevy CHI
RL† 		IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI
2015 0 DAY
DNQ 		ATL
34 		LVS
26 		PHO
23 		CAL
25 		TEX
27 		BRI
29 		RCH
22 		TAL
36 		IOW
37 		CLT
35 		DOV
26 		MCH
22 		DAY
9 		KEN
35 		NHA
39 		IND
25 		IOW
35 		GLN MOH BRI
34 		ROA DAR
33 		RCH
23 		CHI KEN
34 		DOV
27 		TEX
34 		PHO
22 		HOM
24 		24th 430
4 CHI
25
MBM Motorsports 13 Dodge CLT
34 		KAN
27
2016 Obaika Racing 97 Chevy DAY
DNQ 		ATL
35 		LVS
32 		PHO
30 		CAL
35 		TEX CLT
24 		POC 33rd 121
Rick Ware Racing 25 Chevy BRI
26 		RCH
27 		TAL DOV
MBM Motorsports 13 Dodge MCH
26
Chevy IOW
26 		DAY KEN
38 		NHA BRI
38 		ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM
Toyota IND
34 		IOW GLN MOH
2017 JD Motorsports 01 Chevy DAY
10 		ATL
24 		LVS
27 		PHO
23 		CAL
31 		TEX
35 		BRI
23 		RCH
24 		TAL
22 		CLT
34 		DOV
37 		POC
37 		MCH
22 		IOW
36 		DAY
36 		KEN
28 		NHA
18 		IND
22 		IOW
15 		GLN
23 		MOH BRI
31 		ROA DAR
24 		RCH
30 		CHI
25 		KEN
24 		DOV
37 		CLT
22 		KAN
24 		TEX
25 		PHO
27 		24th 321
15 HOM
39
† – Relieved Jeffrey Earnhardt

K&N Pro Series East[]

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSEC Pts
Spraker Racing 37 Chevy BRI GRE RCH IOW BGS
4 		GRE LGY
19 		25th 134
MacDonald Motorsports 49 Toyota
8 		COL IOW
94 NHA
33 		DOV GRE
49 Dodge CAR
22
Toyota BRI GRE PEN
23 		36th 67
Spraker Racing 37 Chevy RCH
22 		BGS IOW LGY COL IOW VIR GRE
20 		NHA DOV RAL

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
2 Rhodes began the 2013 season not eligible for Nationwide Series points, but began receiving points starting at Dover in July.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Bio – Harrison Rhodes". Harrison Rhodes Racing. Accessed 2013-03-01.
  2. ^ "Wheeling's Braden in Unique Race For Championship". October 7, 2009. Wheeling, WV: WTRF-TV. Accessed 2013-03-01.
  3. ^ "Harrison Rhodes to drive Chick-Fil-A No 49 for MacDonald Motorsports". July 12, 2012. YardBarker. Fox Sports. Accessed 2013-03-01.
  4. ^ "Spraker Racing Enterprises Turning Heads In NASCAR K&N Competition". June 6, 2012. Speedway Media. Accessed 2013-03-01.
  5. ^ Harrison Rhodes – NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results. Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2013-03-01.
  6. ^ Harrison Rhodes – Rev-Oil Pro Cup Series Results. Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2013-03-01.
  7. ^ "Harrison Rhodes to Drive #23 Nationwide Car Starting at Phoenix". February 28, 2013. SPEED Channel. Fox Sports. Accessed 2013-03-01.
  8. ^ "Harrison Rhodes: Rhodes in No. 24 for Nationwide Series opener". Rotoworld. February 5, 2014. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  9. ^ "Harrison Rhodes: Harrison Rhodes joins JD Motorsports in 2015". Rotoworld. January 30, 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  10. ^ "Chastain, Smithley, Rhodes driving for JD Motorsports". Diecast CraZy - Discussion Forums for True Collectors. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  11. ^ "5th Annual Mid-Ohio Challenge - NASCAR XFINITY Series - Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course - 8/12/2017" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  12. ^ Weaver, Matt (November 28, 2017). "JD Motorsports names Vinnie Miller to full-time NASCAR Xfinity Series entry". Autoweek. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  13. ^ Long, Dustin (February 15, 2018). "Harrison Rhodes to make Cup debut at Atlanta". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

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