Chris Cockrum
| Chris Cockrum | |||||||
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| Born |
December 24, 1986 Conyers, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Car no., team |
No. 13 (MBM Motorsports) No. 15 (Rick Ware Racing) No. 35 (Deese Racing Enterprises) | ||||||
| 2014 position | 114th | ||||||
| Best finish | 114th (2014) | ||||||
| First race | 2014 History 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
| Last race | 2015 Hisense 250 (Atlanta) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 10 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| 2014 position | 85th | ||||||
| Best finish | 40th (2013) | ||||||
| First race | 2011 Good Sam Club 200 (Atlanta) | ||||||
| Last race | 2014 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of February 28, 2015. | |||||||
Chris Cockrum (born December 24, 1986 in Conyers, Georgia) is an American stock car racing driver. He currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series on a limited basis, driving the No. 35 for Deese Racing Enterprises.
Career
Cockrum began his racing career at the age of 8, competing in kart racing events; he transitioned to full-bodied stock cars at 16. He moved to Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) competition in 2006, making his series debut at Kentucky Speedway for his family-owned team;[1] he ran nine races in the series between 2006 and 2010, posting a best finish of twelfth at Daytona International Speedway in 2010.[2]
Cockrum moved to NASCAR competition in 2011, making his debut in the Camping World Truck Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway for Turn One Racing, finishing 24th.[3] He drove in the first four races of the 2012 season for RSS Racing,[4] posting a best finish of 16th in the season-opening event at Daytona before leaving the team.[5]
The 2013 season saw Cockrum joining SS-Green Light Racing for the Truck Series season opener at Daytona,[6] finishing 15th, his best career run in the series.[7]
In 2014, Cockrum ran the season-opening Truck Series race at Daytona International Speedway; in May, he announced he would attempt to make his debut in the Nationwide Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway.[8]
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.)
Xfinity Series
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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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | |||
| 2014 | Rick Ware Racing | 87 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | DAR | RCH | TAL | IOW | CLT 35 |
DOV | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ATL 29 |
RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | 114th1 | 01 | |||
| 2015 | MBM Motorsports | 13 | Chevy | DAY 21 |
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| Rick Ware Racing | 15 | Chevy | ATL 29 |
LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deese Racing Enterprises | 35 | Chevy | TAL |
IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||
Camping World Truck Series
| NASCAR Camping World Truck 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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCWTC | Points | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Turn One Racing | 66 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | DAR | MAR | NSH | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | KEN | IOW | NSH | IRP | POC | MCH | BRI | ATL 24 |
CHI | NHA | KEN | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | HOM | 68th | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | RSS Racing | 93 | Chevy | DAY 16 |
MAR 27 |
CAR 29 |
KAN 26 |
CLT | DOV | TEX | KEN | IOW | CHI | POC | MCH | BRI | ATL | IOW | KEN | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 44th | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | SS-Green Light Racing | 07 | Toyota | DAY 15 |
MAR | CAR | KAN | TEX 28 |
KEN | IOW | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | IOW | CHI | LVS | TAL 34 |
MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 40th | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chevy | CLT 22 |
DOV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Rick Ware Racing | 74 | Chevy | DAY 35 |
MAR | KAN | CHA | DOV | TEX | GTW | KEN | IOW | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 86th | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
* Season in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
- ↑ Rohr, Karen J. (February 13, 2010). "Driven to succeed: Conyers man crafts professional racing career". The Rockdale Citizen. Conyers, GA. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
- ↑ "Chris Cockrum - ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
- ↑ Turnbull, Doug (January 19, 2012). "Scanner Chatter: Conyers' Cockrum on verge of big break". WSB. Atlanta, GA. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
- ↑ "Chris Cockrum to run Daytona for Sieg Racing". Rotoworld. NBC Sports. January 23, 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
- ↑ "Chris Cockrum - 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
- ↑ "Starr set to return to SS Green Light Racing for 2013". Motorsport.com. February 16, 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
- ↑ "Chris Cockrum - NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
- ↑ Turnbull, Doug (May 18, 2014). "Race Capsule: Million dollar McMurray does the All-Star dance". WSB. Atlanta, GA. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
External links
- Chris Cockrum on Facebook
- Chris Cockrum driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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