Michael Self

Michael Self

Self at Road America in 2015.
Born (1990-11-01) November 1, 1990
Park City, Utah
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
7 races run over 1 year
Car no., team No. 0/01/4 (JD Motorsports)
2015 position 40th
Best finish 40th (2015)
First race 2015 U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa)
Last race 2015 Kansas Lottery 300 (Kansas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of March 25, 2017.

Michael Self is an American professional stock car racing driver. The Park City, Utah native currently drives the No. 28 Chevrolet full-time in the ARCA Racing Series for MDM Motorsports. He also drives part-time in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West. Self was a former development driver for Richard Childress Racing, and has made seven Xfinity Series starts for JD Motorsports. In 56 K&N Pro Series West races, Self has recorded six wins.[1]

Racing career

Self driving for JD Motorsports in 2015.
Self's car at the 2015 Road America 180 Fired Up by Johnsonville.

Xfinity Series

Self made his first Xfinity Series start in 2015, replacing Landon Cassill at Iowa Speedway in JD Motorsports' 01 entry. In doing so, Self became the first driver from Utah to compete in a NASCAR national series.[2] After crashing in his first start, Self ran six other races for JD, culminating in an eleventh place finish at Road America driving the No. 4.[3]

K&N Pro Series West

In 2009, Self ran two races with Motorway Motorsports, starting and parking.[4] After going full-time with Motorway in 2010,[5] Self was signed by the Golden Gate Racing Team, an affiliate of Richard Childress Racing, for the final two races of the season.[6][7]

The partnership with GGRT extended in to 2011, with Self driving top-tier equipment. However, there were missteps, like a crash in Sonoma qualifying that relegated him to the back of the field. With a car that his crew chief described as "winning", Self worked his way through the field using his car and crashed again, finishing 25th.[8] He finished seventh in points with three top fives.[9] The following year, Self broke out, winning three races and only finishing out of the top ten six times in a fifteen race season. He improved to sixth in points.[10] In 2013, Self won three races in a row[11] and never fell out of the top six in points to finish fourth.[12] Despite the six wins, Self did not return to the RCR driver development lineup in 2014. In 2017, Self returned in a part-time capacity for Sunrise Ford Racing.[13]

ARCA Racing Series

With no ride in the K&N Pro Series West, Self joined Venturini Motorsports for two ARCA Racing Series events in 2014, the first at Mobile International Speedway.[14] He failed to finish either of his starts due to mechanical issues.[15] Again without a ride in any national series, Self partnered with Ranier Racing for a race at Kansas Speedway in 2016,[16] in which he finished third.[17] In January 2017, Self and Ranier announced that they would partner for the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway.[18]

Personal life

Self attended the University of Utah.[6][19]

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

ARCA Racing Series

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

References

  1. ↑ "Driver Michael Self Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  2. ↑ "MICHAEL SELF JOINS JD MOTORSPORTS". teamjdmotorsports.com. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  3. ↑ "Driver Michael Self 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  4. ↑ "Driver Michael Self 2009 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  5. ↑ "Driver Michael Self 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  6. 1 2 "GGRT Returns To Action With Michael Self | NASCAR Home Tracks". hometracks.nascar.com. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  7. ↑ "WS: GGRT/RCR sign Michael Self". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  8. ↑ "Self Tackles Learning Curve In NASCAR | NASCAR Home Tracks". hometracks.nascar.com. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  9. ↑ "Driver Michael Self 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  10. ↑ "Driver Michael Self 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  11. ↑ Inc, K&N Engineering. "Michael Self Wins Third NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Race in a Row at Lebanon I-44 Speedway". K&N Filters Product and Racing News. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  12. ↑ "Driver Michael Self 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  13. ↑ "Driver Michael Self 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  14. ↑ "ARCA: Self ready for Venturini, ARCA debut". Race Chaser Online. 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  15. ↑ "Driver Michael Self 2014 ARCA Racing Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  16. ↑ "Michael Self Debuts With Ranier Racing At The Kansas Speedway ARCA Race". Working On My Redneck ™. 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  17. ↑ "Driver Michael Self 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  18. ↑ "Michael Self Racing Sinclair Racecar - Daytona Debut - ARCA Racing Series". Racing News. 2017-01-28. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  19. ↑ "Michael Self". www.spiresportsinc.com. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
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