Ray Black, Jr.

Ray Black, Jr.
Born (1991-05-17) May 17, 1991
Montgomery, Alabama
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Car no., team No. 07 (SS-Green Light Racing)
2015 position 107th
Best finish 107th (2015)
First race 2015 O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge (Texas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
30 races run over 2 years
2015 position 11th
Best finish 11th (2015)
First race 2014 Kroger 250 (Martinsville)
Last race 2015 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of November 20, 2015.

Ray Black, Jr. (born May 17, 1991) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 07 Chevrolet Camaro for SS-Green Light Racing.

Racing career

Born in Montgomery, Alabama, he moved to Palm Coast, Florida when he was nine years old. After playing racing video games on his PlayStation, Black developed an interest in racing professionally at age 14. In 2006, Black began racing in the Florida Mini Cup Racing Association's Junior All-Star division, winning the championship after finishing in the top five in every race.[1] In 2013, he began racing Pro Late Models.[2]

Camping World Truck Series

In 2014, Black made his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at Martinsville Speedway for SS-Green Light Racing, driving the No. 07.[3] Due to qualifying being rained out, Black started 29th based on his team's owners points standing in 2013.[4] Black finished 24th, five laps behind race winner Matt Crafton.[5] Black made six additional starts for the team in 2014, with a best finish of 18th at Chicagoland Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway, the former being where he led his only lap of the season. On December 16, Black announced he would compete full-time in the Truck Series with SS-Green Light for 2015, competing for Rookie of the Year honors.[6] In the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway, Black finished fifth after avoiding a crash on the backstretch.[7]

Xfinity Series

In November, Black made his Xfinity Series debut at Texas, driving the No. 15 for Rick Ware Racing.[8] On January 13, 2016, Black will drive the No. 07 Chevrolet Camaro full-time for SS-Green Light Racing this season.

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

Camping World Truck Series

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. ↑ "Ray Black, Jr.". Team Scuba. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ray Black Jr. Ready to Make Dirt Racing Debut at Eldora Speedway". Catchfence. July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ Eddinger, Mark (March 25, 2014). "Seven Drivers Will Try to Make Their NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Debut at Martinsville". Sports Media 101. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ "16th Annual Kroger 250" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ "2014 Kroger 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ray Black Jr. to run full truck series schedule in '15". NASCAR. December 16, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  7. ↑ Pennell, Jay (February 28, 2015). "Little-known rookie driver Ray Black Jr. turning heads in Truck Series". Fox Sports. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  8. ↑ Knight, Chris (November 2, 2015). "Ray Black Jr. To Make NASCAR XFINITY Series Debut At Texas Motor Speedway". Catchfence. Retrieved November 3, 2015.

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