Daniel Hemric

Daniel Hemric
Born January 27, 1991
Kannapolis, North Carolina, U.S.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
6 races run over 3 years
Truck no., team No. 14 (NTS Motorsports)
2014 position 63rd
Best finish 47th (2013)
First race 2013 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
Last race 2015 Kroger 250 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Southern Super Series career
Debut season 2013
Current team Carswell Motorsports
Car no. 98
Starts 13
Wins 2
Poles 0
Best finish 1st in 2013
Previous series
2012 JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour
Championship titles
2013
2013
2009, 2013
2012
2008, 2009		 Southern Super Series
Blizzard Series
Legends Pro Summer Shootout
JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour
Legends Pro National
Awards
2010 Legends Million at Charlotte Motor Speedway ($250,000)
Statistics current as of March 28, 2015.

Daniel Hemric (born January 27, 1991) is a American stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 14 California Clean Power Chevrolet Silverado for NTS Motorsports.

Career

A native of Kannapolis, North Carolina,[1] Hemric began his career at the age of five, competing in go-kart racing at the 1/5-mile Concord Speedway, winning 11 races and a track championship at the North Carolina facility before moving up to Bandolero car five years later. [2] At 16, Hemric moved up to Legends cars, and in 2008, he won the track's Pro championship, as well as the first of two back-to-back Legends Pro national championships.[2] In 2009, with nearly 60 wins in just under 80 starts, he maxed out his National Points early on the way to winning his second national Legends Pro championship, in addition to earning the Summer Shootout Series championship on the strength of six races in 10 starts. [3] In 2010, Hemric won the Legends Million at Charlotte Motor Speedway, winning the largest paycheck in Legends car history, $250,000.[4]

Late in the 2010 racing season, Hemric made his debut in the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour;[2] he would run selected races in that series and in the Whelen Modified Tour over the next three years, while in 2012 he ran a full season in late model cars, winning the Champion Racing Association JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour championship, scoring eight victories on his way to the title.[3] Hemric won the Summer Shootout Series championship again in 2013,[3] in addition to competing in the Southern Super Series late model championship,[1] driving the No. 98 Ford for Carswell Motorsports.[5] He also competed in the Blizzard Series late model tour,[6] winning the series' 2013 championship.[7]

In October 2013, Hemric made his debut in NASCAR competition at Martinsville Speedway, driving the No. 6 Chevrolet for Sharp Gallaher Racing in the Camping World Truck Series.[8] He suffered early issues, finishing 32nd.[9] On November 2, he finished second in the 29th annual All American 400 late model race to Chase Elliott, winning the 2013 Southern Super Series championship by one point over Bubba Pollard.[10] In early November 2013, he finished 13th in his second Truck Series race, at Phoenix International Raceway.[11] Hemric made his third truck start in 2014 for NTS Motorsports, finishing a solid 12th at Homestead.

In 2015, Hemric announced that he would compete full time for the first time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series with NTS Motorsports. Hemric drives the No. 14 California Clean Power Chevrolet Silverado and will compete for the 2015 Sunoco Rookie of the Year title. [12]

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

* Season in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Inabinett, Mark (July 26, 2013). "Daniel Hemric comes south seeking another Southern Super Series sweep this weekend". Press-Register. Mobile, AL: AL.com. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "All About "Hotshoe" Hemric". Daniel Hemric official website. Accessed 2013-10-21.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Kannapolis’ Hemric to make NASCAR debut". October 17, 2013. Concord, NC: Independent Tribune. Accessed 2013-10-21.
  4. ↑ "Daniel Hemric Wins Legends Million". July 18, 2010. Fox News. Accessed 2013-10-21.
  5. ↑ Weaver, Matt (October 15, 2013). "Daniel Hemric's 2013 success began with creation of Southern Super Series". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, PA. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  6. ↑ Corder, Chuck (September 19, 2013). "Five Flags Speedway: Hemric looks to sew up Blizzard title". Pensacola News Journal. Pensacola, FL. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  7. ↑ "Hemric clinches racing series title". Independent Tribune. Concord, NC. September 24, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  8. ↑ Weaver, Matt. "Daniel Hemric, John Hunter Nemechek to make NASCAR Truck Series debut at Martinsville". October 17, 2013. Philadelphia, PA: The Philadelphia Inquirer. Accessed 2013-10-21.
  9. ↑ Weaver, Matt (November 1, 2013). "Daniel Hemric to make second NASCAR Trucks start, looks to capture first Southern Super Series championship". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, PA. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  10. ↑ Cole, Nick (November 2, 2013). "Chase Elliott wins at Fairgrounds Speedway". The Tennessean. Nashville, TN. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Daniel Hemric − 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  12. ↑ "NTS Motorsports Unveils 2015 Driver Lineup; Fielding Full-Time Entries in NCWTS, NKNPSE and SRL". NTS Motorsports. NTS Motorsports. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  13. ↑ "Daniel Hemric − 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Daniel Hemric − 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved March 24, 2015.

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Achievements
Preceded by
Inaugural		 Southern Super Series Champion
2013 		Succeeded by
Incumbent