Thad Moffitt
Thad Moffitt | |
---|---|
![]() Moffitt in 2018 | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Thaddeus Moffitt September 12, 2000 Trinity, North Carolina |
Related to | Lee Petty (great-grandfather) Richard Petty (grandfather) Maurice Petty (great-uncle) Kyle Petty (uncle) Ritchie Petty (uncle) Adam Petty (cousin) |
ARCA Menards Series career | |
Debut season | 2017 |
Current team | David Gilliland Racing |
Car number | 46 |
Engine | Ford |
Crew chief | Derek Smith |
Former teams | Empire Racing |
Starts | 44 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Best finish | 4th in 2021 |
Finished last season | 4th (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[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Thad_Moffitt_Pocono_2018.jpg/220px-Thad_Moffitt_Pocono_2018.jpg)
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[]
- ^ a b "Thad Moffitt to Race ARCA Racing Series Events and Late Model with Performance Plus Motor Oil". Speedway Digest. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "4th-gen Petty...Thad Moffitt first to file entry for Nashville". ARCAracing.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ Weaver, Matt. "Richard Petty's grandson, Thad Moffitt, will make his ARCA debut this weekend". Autoweek. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ Marquis, Andy. "Thad Moffitt Continues the Petty Family Legacy in Late Models". Short Track Scene. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Thad Moffitt has helmet fit for 'The King' in ARCA debut". NASCAR.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Thad Moffitt Set For Three ARCA Events". Speed Sport. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ de la Bastide, Ken (22 April 2018). "Eckes gets ARCA win at Salem". The Herald Bulletin. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ Eberly, Brian. "Thad Moffitt Recovers From Spin to Earn First ARCA Top-10". Motorsports Tribune. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ Tomlinson, Joy (January 9, 2020). "Thad Moffitt Joins DGR-Crosley". Frontstretch. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Walters, Shane (August 21, 2021). "Racing driver suffers broken leg following retaliation at Michigan (Video)". RacingNews.co. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Goodwood Festival of Speed 2019: oddities and unexpected gems". Autocar. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Thad Moffitt – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ "Thad Moffitt – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ "Thad Moffitt – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
- ^ "Thad Moffitt – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ "Thad Moffitt – 2021 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "Thad Moffitt – 2021 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ "Thad Moffitt – 2021 ARCA Menards Series West results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
External links[]
- Official website
- Thad Moffitt driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Living people
- 2000 births
- ARCA Menards Series drivers
- Racing drivers from North Carolina
- People from Asheboro, North Carolina