Jeff Choquette

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Jeff Choquette
Born (1986-12-22) December 22, 1986 (age 34)
The Acreage, Florida
Achievements2018 Winchester 400 winner
2007 ASA Late Model Series Champion
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
4 races run over 2 years
2014 position58th
Best finish43rd (2012)
First race2012 American Ethanol 200 (Iowa)
Last race2014 American Ethanol 200 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
Statistics current as of July 11, 2014.

Jeff Choquette (born December 22, 1986) is an American professional stock car racing driver. Grandson of 1954 NASCAR Modified champion Jack Choquette,[1] he currently competes part-time in the ASA Midwest Tour.

Racing career[]

Choquette at North Wilkesboro Speedway in 2010

A native of The Acreage, Florida, Choquette began his racing career at age 8 in kart racing; he moved to stock car racing at age 11, and in 2004 he won the Florida Governor's Cup 200 at New Smyrna Speedway,[2] becoming the youngest winner ever of the event. Choquette also played baseball in high school but chose to concentrate on a racing career.[1]

In 2005, Choquette participated in Roush Fenway Racing's Roush Racing: Driver X reality show, competing for a Truck Series ride with the team.[1] The youngest of 25 drivers in the competition, he failed to make the cut.[3] In 2007, competing in the ASA Late Model Series, Choquette won the South Division championship.[4] In 2009 he won the at Gresham Motorsports Park,[5] but was disqualified after his car failed post-race inspection.[6]

Choquette currently competes in the ASA Midwest Tour; he scored his first win in the series in 2011 at Iowa Speedway.[7] In 2012 he made his Camping World Truck Series debut at Iowa Speedway in July, driving the No. 97 Chevrolet for the Racing Team;[8] he drove to 11th place in his first event in the series.[1] Choquette also drove for the team in the ARCA Racing Series at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in August, finishing 25th in his debut race,[9] before returning to the Camping World Truck Series in its second race of the year at Iowa Speedway in September,[10] finishing 8th in the event; Choquette would race once more in the series in 2012, at Phoenix International Raceway, finishing 30th after an accident.[11]

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.)

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 NCWTC Pts
2012 97 Chevy DAY MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW
11 		CHI POC MCH BRI ATL IOW
8 		KEN LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO
30 		HOM 43rd 83
2014 97 Chevy DAY MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW KEN IOW
7 		ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 58th 37

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ARSC Pts Ref
2012 Brad Hill Motorsports 70 Ford DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH IOW CHI IRP BLN ISF
25 		SLM DSF KAN 122nd 105 [12]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Greer, Jeff (September 13, 2012). "Acreage resident Jeff Choquette hopes for career boost in weekend Iowa races". West Palm Beach, FL: The Palm Beach Post. Accessed 2012-09-15.
  2. ^ "Choquette comes alive at Columbia Motorsports Park in Sunbelt 125". June 22, 2006. Live Oak, FL: . Accessed 2012-09-15.
  3. ^ Tays, Alan (August 19, 2005). "Local Teen Misses Out At Roush". West Palm Beach, FL: The Palm Beach Post. Accessed 2012-09-15.
  4. ^ Demmons, Doug (October 28, 2007). "Slocumb wins Alabama 125 at BIR; Choquette wins series title". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, AL. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  5. ^ Vanhoose, Joe (November 16, 2009). "Choquette takes first race at Gresham Motorsports Park". Athens, GA: Athens Banner-Herald. Accessed 2012-09-15.
  6. ^ Vanhoose, Joe (November 17, 2009). "Top finishers at Jefferson race disqualified". Athens, GA: Athens Banner-Herald. Accessed 2012-09-15.
  7. ^ Emmert, Mark (August 6, 2011). "Florida driver wins in ASA Midwest Tour debut". Des Moines, IA: Des Moines Register. Accessed 2012-09-15.
  8. ^ Nelson, Shellie (July 10, 2012). "Local racing team joins NASCAR truck series". Moline, IL: WQAD. Accessed 2012-09-15.
  9. ^ "Kimmel Tightens Four Crown With Win; ARCA News & Notes From Springfield". August 20, 2012. PaddockTalk. Accessed 2012-09-15.
  10. ^ Jensen, Tom (September 14, 2012). "Blaney Blazes To Top Of Charts Archived 2012-09-17 at the Wayback Machine". SPEED Channel. Fox Sports. Accessed 2012-09-15.
  11. ^ "Jeff Choquette - 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
  12. ^ "Jeff Choquette – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2020.

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