Jesse Little

Jesse Little
Nationality United States American
Born (1997-04-15) April 15, 1997
Sherrills Ford, North Carolina
Related to Chad Little (father)
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East career
Debut season 2012
Current team JJL Motorsports
Car no. 97
Starts 46
Wins 2
Poles 3
Best finish 6th in 2014
Awards
2013 K&N Pro Series East Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
11 races run over 2 years
Truck no., team No. 97 (JJL Motorsports)
2016 position 35th
Best finish 35th (2016)
First race 2015 Lucas Oil 200 (Dover)
Last race 2017 M&M's 200 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of June 23, 2017.

Jesse Little (born April 15, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver. Son of Chad Little, he currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 97 Toyota Tundra for JJL Motorsports, and part-time in the K&N Pro Series East, driving the No. 97 Toyota Camry for JJL Motorsports.

Racing career

Little's 2013 K&N East car

A native of Sherrills Ford, North Carolina and a third-generation racer, Little began his racing career in quarter midgets at the age of 7,[1] moving up to Bandoleros in 2007 and Legends cars in 2009.[2] He won the 2010 USAC Eastern Focus Young Guns midget car championship,[3] and in 2011 competed in the UARA Stars late model series.[2]

Little made his debut in NASCAR competition at the age of 15, competing in seven K&N Pro Series East events in 2012;[4] driving a family-owned No. 97 Chevrolet,[5] he was the youngest driver ever to start a race in the series.[2] He returned to the K&N Pro Series East full-time in 2013, driving for Coulter Motorsports;[6] he finished in the top 10 eight times on his way to the series' Rookie of the Year award. He planned to return to K&N East competition in 2014. In 2015, he added a limited schedule in the Camping World Truck Series in a partnership with ThorSport Racing.[7]

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 still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. ↑ Kaminski, Steve. "Jenison-based business teams with third-generation NASCAR driver". September 25, 2013. Grand Rapids, MI: The Grand Rapids Press. Accessed 2013-10-19.
  2. 1 2 3 "Jesse Little". NASCAR.com. Accessed 2013-10-19.
  3. ↑ "Clauson Feted During USAC Banquet". December 4, 2010. National Speed Sport News. Accessed 2013-10-19.
  4. ↑ "Jesse Little Carving Out His Own Career". September 10, 2013. National Speed Sport News. Accessed 2013-10-19.
  5. ↑ Courchesne, Shawn. "Jesse Little, Son Of Whelen Modified Tour Series Director Chad Little, To Compete In K&N Pro Series East In 2012". October 12, 2011. Hartford, CT: Hartford Courant. Accessed 2013-10-19.
  6. ↑ "Jesse Little joins Coulter Motorsports K&N Pro Series East Team". August 17, 2012. Spokane, WA: The Spokesman-Review. Accessed 2013-10-19.
  7. ↑ Pace, Doug. "Behar to test with Rev Racing". October 4, 2013. Spokane, WA: The Spokesman-Review. Accessed 2013-10-19.


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