Sebastian Arias
| Sebastian Arias | |
|---|---|
 Arias at Caraway Speedway in 2019 | |
| Nationality |  Colombian |
| Born | Sebastian Arias October 28, 1998 Bogotá, Colombia |
| ARCA Menards Series career | |
| Debut season | 2022 |
| Current team | |
| Car number | 4 |
| Engine | Toyota |
| Starts | 0 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2017 2019 | 602 Super Limited Series Southern Pro Am Truck Series |
| Last updated on: March 8, 2022 | |
| ARCA Menards Series West career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | |
| Car number | 4 |
| Engine | Toyota |
| Crew chief | TBA |
| Former teams | Bill McAnally Racing (2021) |
| Starts | 2 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Finished last season | 61st |
| Last updated on: March 8, 2022. | |
| . | |
Sebastian Arias (born October 28, 1998) is a Colombian professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 4 Toyota Camry for , and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 4 Toyota Camry for the same team.
Racing career[]
Early career[]
Arias would start racing at age 11, after his father sold his family home to buy him a Legends car. He competed in several races in his home country, and would eventually race go-karts in Europe. Arias would later gain interest in NASCAR, after getting inspiration from current IndyCar series driver, Juan Pablo Montoya, who raced in the series at the time. He and his family moved to Miami, Florida, to run late model races.[1] In 2017, he drove for two races in the Southern Pro Am Truck Series, which were both at the Homestead-Miami Speedway Road Course. He would finish 3rd and 4th respectably.[2] He continued to race late models in 2019, driving in the 602 Super Limited Series race at Caraway Speedway, finishing in 10th.[3]
ARCA Menards Series West[]
On August 12, 2021, Arias would sign with Bill McAnally Racing, to drive for two races in the ARCA Menards Series West. He would officially be the second Colombian racer to drive in a NASCAR-sanctioned race, following Juan Pablo Montoya.[4] He was scheduled to make his first start at the Irwindale Event Center, but would end up not starting the race, after his car hit the outside wall during qualifying.[5] He would make his official start at the final race of the season, Phoenix Raceway. He started 30th and would finish 26th.[6] In March 2022, he would sign a seven race deal with .[7] It would eventually be a full-time deal. His first top-10 finish came at Irwindale, where he finished 8th
ARCA Menards Series[]
Arias is scheduled to make his ARCA Menards Series debut at the 2022 General Tire 150, which will be a collaboration race with the west series.[7]
Motorsports career results[]
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| 2022 | 4 | Toyota | DAY | PHO 25 |
TAL | KAN | CLT | IOW | BLN | ELK | MOH | POC | IRP | MCH | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | -* | -* | [8] | |
ARCA Menards Series West[]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Menards Series West results | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref |
| 2021 | Bill McAnally Racing | 5 | Toyota | PHO | SON | IRW | CNS | IRW DNS |
PIR | LVS | AAS | 61st | 21 | [9] | |||
| 19 | PHO 26 |
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| 2022 | 4 | PHO 25 |
IRW 8 |
KCR | PIR | SON | IRW | EVG | PIR | AAS | LVS | PHO | -* | -* | [10] | ||
References[]
- ^ Gravley, Jeff (August 29, 2019). "Sebastian Arias: 'My goal is to be the first Colombian driver to become a NASCAR champion'". wralSportsFan. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ "Sebastian Arias/Results/Southern Pro Am Truck Series/2017". thethirdturn.com. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ "Sebastian Arias/Results/602 Super Limited Series/2019". thethirdturn.com. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ "Colombian driver Sebastian Arias to make ARCA debut at Irwindale". ARCA. August 12, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Sebastian Arias. August 22, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
Official statement about last night
- ^ "Rubbermaid Commercial Products/Bradyifs Sponsor Emerging Colombian Driver Sebastian Arias". Speedway Digest. November 4, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ a b "Sebastian Arias returns to Phoenix as part of seven-race deal with Nascimento Motorsports". ARCA. March 10, 2022.
- ^ "Sebastian Arias – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ "Sebastian Arias – 2021 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "Sebastian Arias – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
External links[]
Sebastian Arias driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Living people
- 1998 births
- ARCA Menards Series drivers
- NASCAR drivers
- Colombian racing drivers
- Sportspeople from Bogotá