Harrison Rhodes

Harrison Rhodes

Rhodes with Mr. Wuf at the 2015 Packapalooza
Born (1993-07-15) July 15, 1993
High Point, North Carolina, U.S.
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
41 races run over 3 years
Car no., team No. 97 (Obaika Racing)
2015 position 24th
Best finish 24th (2015)
First race 2013 Dollar General 200 (Phoenix)
Last race 2015 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of November 21, 2015.

Harrison Rhodes (born July 15, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 97 Chevrolet Camaro for Obaika Racing.

Racing career

A native of High Point, North Carolina, Rhodes started racing at age 10 in midget cars.[1] He moved up to Legends cars at the end of 2007, battling for the 2009 national championship;[2] he wound up finishing second.[1]

After competing in NASCAR local competition and the UARA Late Model Series in 2011, Rhodes moved up in 2012 to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East; after racing in two events for Spraker Racing, he moved to MacDonald Motorsports, racing in three of the final seven races of the season.[3] He posted his best finish in the series, fourth, in his first race of the year at Bowman-Gray Stadium.[4][5] Rhodes also drove in four Pro Cup Series races during the year, posting a best finish of fifth at Anderson Motor Speedway.[6]

For 2013, Rhodes moved up to the Nationwide Series, making his series debut at Phoenix International Raceway driving for Rick Ware Racing in association with R3 Motorsports in the No. 23 Ford.[7]

In 2014, Rhodes moved to SR² Motorsports, driving the No. 24 Toyota in selected races starting at Daytona International Speedway.[8]

For 2015, JD Motorsports announced that Rhodes would be their 3rd full-time driver with the No. 0 Chevrolet Camaro. He failed to qualify for the season opener, missed 4 races and drive two for MBM Motorsports. He had a best finish of 9th at the July Daytona race.[9] On January 28, 2016, Rhodes will drive the No. 97 Chevy for Obaika Racing full-time, replacing various drivers.

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

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
2 Rhodes began the 2013 season not eligible for Nationwide Series points, but began receiving points starting at Dover in July.

References

  1. 1 2 "Bio – Harrison Rhodes". Harrison Rhodes Racing. Accessed 2013-03-01.
  2. ↑ "Wheeling's Braden in Unique Race For Championship". October 7, 2009. Wheeling, WV: WTRF-TV. Accessed 2013-03-01.
  3. ↑ "Harrison Rhodes to drive Chick-Fil-A No 49 for MacDonald Motorsports". July 12, 2012. YardBarker. Fox Sports. Accessed 2013-03-01.
  4. ↑ "Spraker Racing Enterprises Turning Heads In NASCAR K&N Competition". June 6, 2012. Speedway Media. Accessed 2013-03-01.
  5. ↑ Harrison Rhodes – NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results. Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2013-03-01.
  6. ↑ Harrison Rhodes – Rev-Oil Pro Cup Series Results. Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2013-03-01.
  7. ↑ "Harrison Rhodes to Drive #23 Nationwide Car Starting at Phoenix". February 28, 2013. SPEED Channel. Fox Sports. Accessed 2013-03-01.
  8. ↑ "Harrison Rhodes: Rhodes in No. 24 for Nationwide Series opener". Rotoworld. February 5, 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  9. ↑ "Harrison Rhodes: Harrison Rhodes joins JD Motorsports in 2015". Rotoworld. January 30, 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-04.

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