Josh White (racing driver)

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Josh White
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White at Martinsville Speedway in 2016
Born (1991-05-07) May 7, 1991 (age 30)
Charleston, West Virginia
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branchMarine Corps Reserve
Years of service2010–2015
RankLance corporal
ARCA Racing Series career
Debut season2013
Starts19
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish12th in 2015
Finished last season12th (2015)
Previous series
ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series2013
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2016 position79th
Best finish79th (2016)
First race2016 Texas Roadhouse 200 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of October 29, 2016.

Josh White (born May 7, 1991) is an American professional stock car racing driver. A former lance corporal in the United States Marine Corps Reserve,[1] he is believed to be the second U.S. Marine to compete in a NASCAR national series event.

Racing career[]

When he was eight years old, White's grandfather allowed him to drive his truck around the family's farm, while his grandmother rode with him during drives in the truck, which White stated was what began his interest in racing.[2] After her death prior to a 2015 race at Salem Speedway, White placed a memorial decal on his ARCA Racing Series car.[2]

He started racing when he was 16, competing in drag racing, followed by mud bogging at the age of 18. In 2007, he raced at , winning four times in the track's IHRA Street Modified division. Two years later, he joined the track's IHRA Modified, recording five wins.[3]

In 2010, White enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve,[3] attending boot camp at Parris Island.[4] He was part of the USMC's Ready Reserve (IRR) program as a lance corporal.[5][4] After returning from basic training a year later, he re-entered racing and switched to stock cars, running IMCA Crate Late Models at , where he had five top-five finishes and a win.[3]

In 2012, he ran an Automobile Racing Club of America race at Toledo Speedway, where he finished 13th.[3] The following season, he began competing full-time in the ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series for Team Wilson, driving the No. 9 Ford.[6] That year, he made his ARCA Racing Series debut for at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield; he retired from the race after two laps with handling problems and finished 31st.[7] He also made a start at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack, where he finished 30th.[8] He did not make an ARCA Racing Series start in 2014, but returned for the 2015 season, running 17 races for Hixson. He ended the season 12th in points with a best finish of 21st at Springfield.[9]

In 2015, White was initially scheduled to make his Camping World Truck Series debut at Homestead-Miami Speedway, but he did not attempt the race.[2] The next season, he joined JJC Racing in 2016 to attempt his CWTS debut at Martinsville Speedway, and was reported to be the first Marine to compete in a NASCAR national series event.[5] However, ex-Marine Larry Frank drove in the NASCAR Grand National Series between 1956 and 1966.[10][11] The effort was supported by Gulf War veteran David Pack, who works for JJCR as a business development representative. Pack, who is also a board member with Cobb's military charity Driven2Honor, noticed White's Facebook post requesting funding to race. "Dave was excited at the thought of having a Marine race their truck," White stated. "We have been working together for the past month and have already secured enough funding to attempt my first NASCAR race."[5] After starting 31st, White finished 32nd and last after being involved in a crash on lap 51 with Kyle Donahue.[12]

After being without a ride for three years, in September 2019, it was reported that White signed with Vizion Motorsports to potentially run the ARCA season opener at Daytona and some Truck Series races if the team was able to find sponsorship.[13] An official announcement that White had joined Vizion was made on December 19, 2019, with him driving the No. 36 ARCA car full-time if possible, as well as possibly a few Truck races.[14] He was set to run at ARCA's Daytona testing, driving the Josh Williams Motorsports No. 60.[15]

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 23 NCWTC Pts Ref
2016 JJC Racing 1 Chevy DAY ATL MAR KAN DOV CLT TEX IOW GTW KEN ELD POC BRI MCH MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR
32 		TEX PHO HOM 79th 1 [16]

* 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 21 ARSC Pts Ref
2013 3 Chevy DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH WIN CHI BLN ISF
31 		DSF
30 		IOW SLM KEN KAN 114th 155 [17]
2015 3 Chevy DAY MOB
28 		SLM
23 		TAL
34 		TOL
28 		NJE
28
23 		CHI
25 		WIN
27 		IOW
28 		IRP
30 		BLN
25 		ISF
21 		DSF
27
29 		KEN
23 		KAN
32 		12th 2365 [18]
8 POC
33
27

References[]

  1. ^ Christie, Toby (June 6, 2019). "Former Marine Josh White Readying For Return to NASCAR, ARCA". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Hays, Marta Tankersley (July 12, 2015). "Campbells Creek man pursues NASCAR racing career". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Archived from the original on October 30, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "JOSH WHITE ARCA RACING SERIES DRIVER WEBSITE DESIGN". Walters Website Design. November 7, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Redd, Derek (October 14, 2016). "Local racer Josh White to debut Oct. 29 in Camping World Truck Series". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Archived from the original on November 10, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "Marine Josh White To Race For Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing At Martinsville Speedway". Catchfence. July 27, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  6. ^ "Team Wilson Brings the "Fearsome Foursome" to Toledo Speedway". ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series. May 15, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  7. ^ "2013 Allen Crowe Memorial 100". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  8. ^ "2013 Southern Illinois 100 by Federated Car Care". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  9. ^ "White makes career-best 17 starts in 2015, finishes 12th in standings". ARCA Racing Series. December 22, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  10. ^ Higgins, Tom (August 31, 2015). "Junior Johnson's chicken houses had to wait after confusion of '62". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved November 8, 2016. A tough, muscled ex-Marine, Frank reportedly said to Walters, “Junior wasn’t even on the same lap with me!”
  11. ^ "Larry Frank". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  12. ^ "2016 Texas Roadhouse 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  13. ^ "Josh White joins Vizion Motorsports for 2020 season". ThePitLane.org. September 21, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  14. ^ Albino, Dustin (December 19, 2019). "Josh White Returning to Racing With Vizion Motorsports in 2020". Frontstretch.
  15. ^ "Daytona Test Entry List". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  16. ^ "2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  17. ^ "2013 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  18. ^ "2015 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 7, 2016.

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