Caleb Roark

Caleb Roark (born January 13, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver.[1]

Caleb Roark
Born (1993-01-13) January 13, 1993
Abingdon, Virginia
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2014 position115th
Best finish115th (2014)
First race2014 Get To Know Newton 250 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
31 races run over 6 years
2016 position65th
Best finish34th (2014)
First race2011 Kroger 250 (Martinsville)
Last race2016 DC Solar 350 (Las Vegas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of October 1, 2016.

Racing career

Early career

Born in Abingdon, Virginia,[2] Roark had raced everything from karts to late models with support from his father. He has competed on famed short tracks, studied the masters of motorsports, served an apprenticeship in the family race shop and played countless NASCAR video games.

Nationwide Series

On May 16, 2014, Roark made his Nationwide Series debut at the Iowa Speedway. Roark partnered up with the now closed Viva Motorsports and earned himself a 32nd-place finish after dropping out of the race due to a vibration.[3]

Camping World Truck Series

Roark made his NASCAR debut at the Martinsville Speedway in 2011 for SS-Green Light Racing in the No. 07 Chevrolet. After starting 32nd, Roark would gain 13 positions to finish 19th and earn his best career finish in any NASCAR start. After Roark's strong run at Martinsville, Roark made two more starts with the team in 2011 at the Iowa Speedway and Chicagoland Speedway to finish 24th and 22nd within the 36 trucks in the lineup.[4] Roark only attempted two truck series races in the next two seasons[5] [6]for SS-Green Light Racing before leaving the team at the end of the 2013 season.

2014

After two seasons of minimal NASCAR participation, fellow Truck Series competitor Jennifer Jo Cobb had offered Roark a ride in the No. 0 Grimes Irrigation & Construction Chevrolet for a 10-race deal. His debut with Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing came at Gateway Motorsports Park where Roark started and finished in the 31st position after dropping out of the race from a vibration. Roark was unable to complete a race in 2014 while start and parking.[7]

2015

Cobb kept Roark in the No. 0 for the 2015 season with new sponsorship from the Driven2Honor.org and shared the ride with Adam Edwards, who is also a part-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver. Roark's season started out disappointing with three consecutive last place finishes, including failing to qualify at the Dover International Speedway and being swapped out at Gateway by Edwards. While start and parking, Roark had a best finish of 28th at the Michigan International Speedway. He continued to complete more laps in 2015 as the season came to a close giving him a total of $85,026 by the end of the year, nearly $2,000 more than 2014.

2016

It was announced at the start of the 2016 season that Jennifer Jo Cobb would not be running Roark's iconic No. 0 for future races, leaving Roark without a ride. He would remain a free agent until Cobb sold the No. 10 truck to Roark in which he would continue his start and park efforts with Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing.

On September 24, during the first lap of the UNOH 175 from the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Roark was attempting to pull onto pit road to park his truck when he spun into the sand barrels that protects the butt-end of the wall, damaging the truck. Roark also competed in 7 more races throughout the season with his last being at Las Vegas.

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.)

Nationwide Series
NASCAR Nationwide Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NNSC Pts
2014 SS-Green Light Racing 55 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TXS DAR RCH TAL IOW
32		 CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 115th 0

Camping World Truck Series
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NCWTC Pts
2011 SS-Green Light Racing 07 Chevy DAY PHO DAR MAR
19		 NSH DOV CLT KAN TEX KEN IOW
24		 NSH IRP POC MCH BRI ATL CHI
22		 NHA KEN LVS TAL MAR TEX HOM 47th 67
2012 MB Motorsports 63 Ford DAY
DNQ		 MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW CHI POC MCH BRI ATL 74th 12
SS-Green Light Racing 07 Chevy IOW
32		 KEN LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM
2013 Toyota DAY MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP IOW CHI LVS
28		 TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 65th 16
2014 JJC Racing 0 Chevy DAY MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW
31		 KEN POC
31		 MCH
29		 BRI CHI
28		 NHA
28		 LVS
29		 TAL MAR TEX
30		 PHO HOM
36		 34th 135
Ram IOW
35		 ELD MSP
28
2015 Chevy DAY ATL MAR KAN
32		 CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW
32		 KEN ELD POC
32		 MCH
28		 BRI
DNQ		 MSP CHI
31		 NHA
31		 LVS
30		 TAL MAR TEX
32		 PHO
DNQ		 HOM 41st 104
2016 10 DAY ATL MAR KAN DOV CLT TEX IOW GTW
31		 ELD
DNQ		 POC
32		 BRI MCH
30		 MSP
32		 CHI
32		 NHA
32		 LVS
31		 TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 65th 12
1 KEN
32

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References
  1. "Caleb Roark Career Statistics – Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  2. Gregory, Allen (March 31, 2011). "NASCAR: Abingdon teen Caleb Roark anxious for NASCAR debut". Bristol Herald Courier. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  3. "Caleb Roark – 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results – Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  4. "Caleb Roark – 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results – Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  5. "Caleb Roark – 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results – Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  6. "Caleb Roark – 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results – Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  7. "Caleb Roark – 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results – Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
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