B. J. McLeod

B. J. McLeod
Born (1983-11-17) November 17, 1983
Wauchula, Florida
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2015 position 69th
Best finish 69th (2015)
First race 2015 Sylvania 300 (Loudon)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
11 races run over 1 year
Car no., team No. 78 (B. J. McLeod Motorsports)
First race 2015 3M 250 (Iowa)
Last race 2015 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
30 races run over 6 years
Truck no., team No. 45 (B. J. McLeod Motorsports)
2015 position 32nd
Best finish 32nd (2015)
First race 2010 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
Last race 2015 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of November 21, 2015.

B. J. McLeod (born November 17, 1983) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 78 Ford Mustang for B. J. McLeod Motorsports.

Racing career

Early in his career, McLeod was a super late model driver in the Southeast.[1] In 2000, McLeod competed in two Hooters Pro Cup races at Hickory Motor Speedway and USA International Speedway, with a best finish of 31st in the former.[2] The following year, he ran a American Speed Association National Tour race at Fairgrounds Speedway for Herzog Motorsports, finishing 15th.[3] In 2014, he ran an ARCA Racing Series event at Pocono Raceway for Venturini Motorsports, finishing 27th.[4]

McLeod began racing in NASCAR's top three series in 2010, making his Camping World Truck Series debut at Martinsville Speedway in the No. 9 for Germain Racing; after qualifying 23rd, he finished 17th.[5] In 2015, he joined Rick Ware Racing at Iowa Speedway for his Xfinity Series debut, retiring after 68 laps due to brake troubles, and was credited with a 36th-place finish.[6] McLeod made his Sprint Cup Series debut in the 2015 Sylvania 300, driving the No. 33 Chevrolet SS for Circle Sport.[7]

B. J. McLeod Motorsports

McLeod started a driver development program, known as B. J. McLeod Motorsports, running late model and K&N Pro Series East events,[1] and fielded rides for drivers like Matt Tifft[8] and Scott Heckert.[9] In 2014, McLeod partnered with Tommy Regan to field a Truck Series team, the No. 45, for Regan at Iowa Speedway; despite initially having to qualify faster than two other trucks to qualify, Wauters Motorsports and the start and park ride of MB Motorsports withdrew, guaranteeing the No. 45 a spot in the race. Regan finished last after ignition problems on lap one.[10]

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.)

Sprint Cup Series

Xfinity Series

Camping World Truck Series

ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. 1 2 "Driver Development Program". B. J. McLeod Motorsports. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2000 Hooters Pro Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ "2001 Luxaire 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ "2014 ModSpace 125". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ "2010 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  6. ↑ "2015 3M 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  7. ↑ "New Hampshire Entry List". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Matt returns with BJ McLeod Motorsports at DeSoto Speedway". Matt Tifft. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Scott Heckert". HScott Motorsports. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  10. ↑ Beard, Brock (July 13, 2014). "TRUCKS: Debut For Tommy Regan and #45 Team Ends On Iowa’s Opening Lap". LASTCAR. Retrieved September 22, 2015.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, February 11, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.