Thad Moffitt

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Thad Moffitt
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Moffitt in 2018
NationalityUnited States American
BornThaddeus Moffitt
(2000-09-12) September 12, 2000 (age 21)
Trinity, North Carolina
Related toLee Petty (great-grandfather)
Richard Petty (grandfather)
Maurice Petty (great-uncle)
Kyle Petty (uncle)
Ritchie Petty (uncle)
Adam Petty (cousin)
ARCA Menards Series career
Debut season2017
Current teamDavid Gilliland Racing
Car number46
EngineFord
Crew chiefDerek Smith
Former teamsEmpire Racing
Starts44
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish4th in 2021
Finished last season4th (2021)
Last updated on: February 11, 2022.

Thaddeus Moffitt (born September 12, 2000) is an American stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 43 Chevrolet Silverado for Reaume Brothers Racing. He is the grandson of seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Richard Petty.

Racing career[]

Early career[]

Growing up in a racing family, Moffitt cut his teeth in go-karts at age fourteen and later moved up to quarter midgets and limited late models,[1] running at tracks like Caraway Speedway and Ace Speedway.[2] Speaking about having racers in the family, he said that advice will be given upon request but also that older relatives wanted him to develop without help.[3] Moffitt was the 2016 Southeast Limited Late Model champion,[4] and won his first late model race earlier that year.[5]

ARCA Menards Series[]

Moffitt's No. 46 car at Pocono Raceway in 2018

Moffitt made his ARCA Racing Series debut in April 2017 at Fairgrounds Speedway, driving a car reminiscent of one driven by his grandfather Richard Petty, for Empire Racing, a satellite team of Richard Petty Motorsports.[6] He ran three races in 2017.[7] Moffitt's best finish was eleventh, at Lucas Oil Raceway.[8]

In early 2018, Moffitt tested at Daytona International Speedway[7] and announced races at Fairgrounds Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Lucas Oil with the potential for more races to be added later in the year.[1] In his second start of the year, at Salem Speedway, Moffitt was involved in two incidents, one with Natalie Decker and one with Jack Dossey III.[9] Moffitt rebounded from a mid-race spin in his next race to claim his first top ten, finishing tenth in the race at Toledo.[10]

On January 9, 2020, it was announced that Moffitt would join DGR-Crosley for the season-opening race at Daytona,[11] and would then run all races on the schedule until sponsorship dried up, plus Memphis, which the team had previously signed a sponsor for. He claimed three top five finishes over thirteen races, with a career-best finish of fourth at Memphis.

In January 2021, it was announced that Moffitt would return to ARCA with the renamed David Gilliland Racing team for at least eleven races that year.[12] He proceeded to compete in almost the entire season, only being replaced by Taylor Gray for the dirt races and Canadian J. P. Bergeron for the final two events. At Michigan, Moffitt was involved in controversy after his retaliation attempt against Drew Dollar for a previous wreck resulted in a crash which injured Tim Richmomd.[13]

NASCAR Truck Series[]

On February 10, 2022, it was announced that Moffitt will make his Camping World Truck Series debut at Daytona for Reaume Brothers Racing in collaboration with GMS Racing, running a paint scheme that pays tribute to Richard Petty's 1992 retirement season.[14]

Personal life[]

Moffitt attended Wheatmore High School before deciding to switch to online schooling midway through his high school career.[2]

In 2019, Moffitt traveled to England to run a 1981 edition of grandfather Richard Petty's racecar at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.[15]

Despite sharing the same last name, he is not related to fellow NASCAR competitor Brett Moffitt.

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
2022 Reaume Brothers Racing 43 Chevy DAY LVS ATL COA MAR BRI DAR KAN TEX CLT GTW SON KNO NSH MOH POC IRP RCH KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO -* -*

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
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
2017 Empire Racing 46 Ford DAY NSH
16 		SLM TAL TOL
23 		ELK POC MCH MAD IOW IRP
11 		WIN ISF DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 45th 440 [16]
2018 DAY NSH
14 		SLM
16 		TAL TOL
10 		CLT POC
25 		MCH CHI IOW ELK ISF BLN DSF SLM 26th 780 [17]
Chevy IRP
15 		KAN
2019 DAY
27 		FIF SLM TAL
25 		NSH
9 		TOL CLT
10 		POC MCH
9 		23rd 1110 [18]
Ford CHI
9 		ELK IOW
11 		ISF DSF SLM IRP KAN
2020 DGR-Crosley 46 Ford DAY
5 		PHO
18 		TAL
6 		POC
20 		IRP
5 		KEN
15 		IOW
10 		KAN
10 		TOL
12 		TOL
8 		MCH
9 		DAY
11 		GTW L44 TOL BRI WIN MEM
4 		ISF KAN 8th 539 [19]
2021 David Gilliland Racing DAY
21 		PHO
3 		TAL
6 		KAN
6 		TOL
5 		CLT
7 		MOH
3 		POC
5 		ELK
9 		BLN
12 		IOW
6 		WIN
4 		GLN
11 		MCH
8 		ISF MLW
9 		DSF BRI
25 		SLM KAN 4th 666 [20]

ARCA Menards Series East[]

ARCA Menards Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AMSEC Pts Ref
2021 David Gilliland Racing 46 Ford NSM FIF NSV DOV SMP IOW
6 		MLW
9 		BRI
25 		15th 143 [21]

ARCA Menards Series West[]

ARCA Menards Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 AMSWC Pts Ref
2021 David Gilliland Racing 46 Ford PHO
3 		SON IRW CNS IRW PIR LVS AAS PHO 38th 42 [22]

* Season still in progress

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Thad Moffitt to Race ARCA Racing Series Events and Late Model with Performance Plus Motor Oil". Speedway Digest. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b Hardin, Ed. "Ed Hardin: Thad Moffitt, Richard Petty's grandson, is racing to catch up". Winston-Salem Journal. BH Media Group. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  3. ^ "4th-gen Petty...Thad Moffitt first to file entry for Nashville". ARCAracing.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. ^ Weaver, Matt. "Richard Petty's grandson, Thad Moffitt, will make his ARCA debut this weekend". Autoweek. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  5. ^ Marquis, Andy. "Thad Moffitt Continues the Petty Family Legacy in Late Models". Short Track Scene. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Thad Moffitt has helmet fit for 'The King' in ARCA debut". NASCAR.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  7. ^ a b McFadin, Daniel. "Thad Moffitt, Richard Petty's grandson, makes Daytona debut in ARCA test". NASCAR on NBC. NBC Sports. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Thad Moffitt Set For Three ARCA Events". Speed Sport. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  9. ^ de la Bastide, Ken (22 April 2018). "Eckes gets ARCA win at Salem". The Herald Bulletin. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  10. ^ Eberly, Brian. "Thad Moffitt Recovers From Spin to Earn First ARCA Top-10". Motorsports Tribune. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  11. ^ Tomlinson, Joy (January 9, 2020). "Thad Moffitt Joins DGR-Crosley". Frontstretch. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  12. ^ Koelle, Christian (January 23, 2021). "Taylor Gray and Thad Moffitt Return to David Gilliland Racing in 2021; Add Joey Iest to East Lineup". Kickin' the Tires. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  13. ^ Walters, Shane (August 21, 2021). "Racing driver suffers broken leg following retaliation at Michigan (Video)". RacingNews.co. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  14. ^ Srigley, Joseph (February 10, 2021). "Thad Moffitt Competing Part-Time in Trucks with Reaume Brothers Racing, Driving No. 43 at Daytona". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  15. ^ "Goodwood Festival of Speed 2019: oddities and unexpected gems". Autocar. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  16. ^ "Thad Moffitt – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  17. ^ "Thad Moffitt – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  18. ^ "Thad Moffitt – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  19. ^ "Thad Moffitt – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  20. ^ "Thad Moffitt – 2021 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  21. ^ "Thad Moffitt – 2021 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  22. ^ "Thad Moffitt – 2021 ARCA Menards Series West results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2021.

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