Matt Jaskol

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Matt Jaskol
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Jaskol driving in the 2007 Freedom 100
Born (1984-10-15) October 15, 1984 (age 36)
Thousand Oaks, California
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
5 races run over 1 year
Car no., teamNo. 13/61 (MBM Motorsports)
First race2021 Cook Out 250 (Martinsville)
Last race2021 Alsco Uniforms 250 (Texas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Previous series
2007
2005, 2008
2005
2004
2004		Indy Pro Series
ASA Speed Truck Challenge
Star Mazda Championship
North American Formula Renault 2000
Formula BMW USA
Championship titles
2005
1998
1998		ASA Speed Truck Challenge
SKUSA SuperNationals
WKA Constructors
Last updated on: April 11, 2021.

Matt Jaskol (born October 15, 1984) is an American professional auto racing driver who has competed in a variety of disciplines including kart, open-wheel, and stock car racing. As of 2021, he competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 13 Toyota Supra for MBM Motorsports.

After spending much of his early career in karting, Jaskol became a member of the Red Bull Driver Search and competed in Formula BMW USA, where he won Red Bull's first race in North America in 2004. The following year, he won the American Speed Association Speed Truck Challenge championship. He would later race in the Indy Pro Series and the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series.

He also works as a skydiver, driving instructor, and stunt driver.

Racing career[]

Jaskol began his career in motorcycle racing, driving in the World Mini Motorcycle series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 1994.[1] After moving into karts, he won the Superkarts! USA (SKUSA) SuperNationals 80cc Shifter Class and a World Karting Association championship in 1998.[2][3] In 2000, he was recruited by CART driver Paul Tracy to drive for his factory karting team.[4] Two years later, Jaskol won a racing scholarship at the Skip Barber Scholarship Runoffs, which was followed by finishing third in the 2003 Skip Barber National Championship.[3]

In 2003, Jaskol was one of four drivers selected for the Red Bull Driver Search, which provided him with Red Bull sponsorship for the 2004 racing season.[5][6] That year, he entered the newly created Formula BMW USA series. Jaskol won three races at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca as he finished fourth in points;[3][7] the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve victory marked the first motorsports win for the Red Bull brand in North America.[3] Jaskol also won in his lone North American Formula Renault 2000 start at Molson Indy Toronto.[8]

For 2005, Jaskol raced in the Star Mazda Championship and the American Speed Association's Speed Truck Challenge. In the former, he scored podium finishes in the first two races for Hearn Motorsports before departing the team to focus on the Speed Truck Challenge as he was leading the points in that series at the time. The move was also spurred by a lack of financial support in open-wheel racing and the desire to race in NASCAR.[9] Driving for United Nissan Auto Team,[10] Jaskol would become the first rookie to win the championship in Speed Truck Challenge history.[3] In July, he tested a NASCAR Truck for Roush Racing at Martinsville Speedway as part of the team's "Gong Show".[11] He and his Red Bull peers were also test drivers for A1 Grand Prix team A1 Team USA.[12]

Jaskol competing in the 2007 Freedom 100

Besides continuing to race stock cars such as late models at Las Vegas Motor Speedway's Bullring, Jaskol signed with Michael Crawford Motorsports to compete in the Indy Pro Series in 2007.[13] He ran five Indy Pro races with a best finish of seventh in the Freedom 100 at Indianapolis and his final start at Infineon Raceway.[14]

He focused on the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series in 2008, primarily competing at the LVMS Bullring and winning three times. He also returned to the Speed Truck Challenge and won on Phoenix International Raceway's road course; another victory in the series came at Firebird Raceway in 2010.[15]

In May 2015, Jaskol competed in the Best in the Desert's Silver State 300, finishing third in the UTV Pro 1900 alongside Scott Yancey, Derryke Rich, and Robert Casey Wiesel.[16] His driving career would be halted that year as he concentrated on his family business.[17] In 2016, he was the spotter for Alexander Rossi in practice for the Indianapolis 500, a race that Rossi went on to win;[18] Jaskol previously tutored Rossi in karting.[19] The two also entered the SKUSA SuperNationals later in the year.[20] For the 2019 Indianapolis 500, Jaskol served as the spotter for Rossi's Andretti Autosport teammate Marco Andretti.[18]

In 2021, Jaskol joined MBM Motorsports on a four-race schedule in NASCAR Xfinity Series beginning at Martinsville in April.[21] The opportunity arose when Jaskol was introduced to team owner Carl Long by driver Stan Mullis.[3]

In media[]

Jaskol has worked as a stunt driver for productions like the movie Smiley Face Killers.[15]

In 2018, Jaskol participated in the ABC reality television series Castaways.[17] He was one of five contestants who survived all 41 days.[22]

Personal life[]

Born in Thousand Oaks, California, Jaskol lives in Las Vegas, where he works as a driving instructor and skydiver.[15][17] He was the head presenter for Bridgestone's Teens Drive Smart program from 2011 to 2015.[15][23][24] From 2011 to 2016, he was the track manager and lead teacher at Dream Racing in Las Vegas. Jaskol also provides drifting and driving demonstrations at SEMA and meetings for car manufacturers like Kia, Mercedes-Benz, and Toyota.[15]

His family operates Mountain West Floors, a woodworking business in Las Vegas. In 2015, Jaskol took over the company, which was facing bankruptcy, after his father suffered a heart attack.[17]

Motorsports career results[]

American open–wheel racing results[]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Indy Pro Series[]

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points Ref
2007 HMS STP1
18 		STP2
13 		INDY
7 		MIL IMS1 IMS2 IOW WGL1 WGL2 NSH MDO KTY SNM1
11 		SNM2
7 		CHI 24th 100 [14]

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 MBM Motorsports 13 Toyota DAY DAY HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR
28 		TAL DAR
34 		DOV
39 		COA CLT NSH POC ATL NHA GLN MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT TEX KAN MAR PHO -* -* [25]
61 TEX
27
66 MOH
19 		ROA
DNQ 		IND
DNQ

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References[]

  1. ^ "SKUSA: Matt Jaskol SuperNationals preview". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. November 20, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "SuperNationals II – 1998". Superkarts! USA. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Christie, Toby (March 17, 2021). "Castaway, Stunt Man and Racer Matt Jaskol to Make Xfinity Series Debut With MBM at Martinsville". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  4. ^ Feschuk, Dave (July 14, 2000). "Tracy's passion to go all out has family ties". National Post. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bullish on Americans: In its second year, the Red Bull Driver Search is trying to put fresh Yanks on Euro tracks". Autoweek. November 23, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  6. ^ "USA: Driver search awards four young drivers". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. February 14, 2004. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  7. ^ "USA: Matt Jaskol 2004 season review". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. September 29, 2004. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  8. ^ "NARenault Jaskol takes Toronto win". Racecar. July 12, 2004. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  9. ^ "Wheldon aims to repeat". Tampa Bay Times. AP. April 28, 2005. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "ST: Matt Jaskol racing news 2005-05-11". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. May 13, 2005. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  11. ^ "Local duo picked for competition in reality series for racecar drivers". Las Vegas Sun. July 28, 2005. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  12. ^ "A1 Team USA – a Red Bull connection?". GrandPrix.com. August 23, 2005. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  13. ^ "North Las Vegas resident takes detour to Indy cars". Las Vegas Review-Journal. May 25, 2007. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b "Matt Jaskol – 2007 Infiniti / Indy Pro Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Resume". Matt Jaskol. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  16. ^ Bretzing, Rachel (May 5, 2015). "Best in the Desert: 2015 Canidae Tap It Silver State "300"". RM Rider Exchange. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  17. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Lawrence, Christopher (August 5, 2018). "Las Vegan stranded on an island for reality TV show 'Castaways'". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  18. ^ Jump up to: a b Kantowski, Ron (March 24, 2019). "Las Vegan to work as Marco Andretti's Indy 500 spotter". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  19. ^ Cole, David (May 31, 2016). "Matt Jaskol: Watching Indianapolis 500 History from the Beginning to the End". eKartingNews. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  20. ^ "INDYCAR: Rossi enters kart race with first instructor". Racer. October 12, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  21. ^ "Matt Jaskol Making Xfinity Debut at Martinsville with MBM Motorsports". Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  22. ^ Kwiatkowski, Elizabeth (September 19, 2018). "'Castaways' finale recap: Five castaways are rescued after soul searching and learning valuable life lessons". Reality TV World. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  23. ^ Brudenell, Mike (July 24, 2013). "Racer works to keep teens safe". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ "Caution: Student Driver". WGN. July 18, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  25. ^ "Matt Jaskol – 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2021.

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