Jordan Anderson (racing driver)

Jordan L. Anderson[1] (born April 15, 1991)[2] is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 31 Chevrolet Camaro for Jordan Anderson Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 3 Chevrolet Silverado for JAR.

Jordan Anderson
Anderson at Texas Motor Speedway in 2019
BornJordan L. Anderson
(1991-04-15) April 15, 1991
Forest Acres, South Carolina
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg)
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
13 races run over 3 years
Car no., teamNo. 31 (Jordan Anderson Racing)
2017 position106th
Best finish106th (2017)
First race2015 Food City 300 (Bristol)
Last race2017 OneMain Financial 200 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
124 races run over 7 years
Truck no., teamNo. 3 (Jordan Anderson Racing)
2020 position18th
Best finish15th (2018)
First race2014 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)
Last race2020 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 4 0
Statistics current as of November 6, 2020.

Racing career
Anderson's 2016 No. 66 Truck at the NASCAR Hall of Fame

Anderson began racing in karts as an eight-year-old.[3] He raced in Legends and Late model cars as his career developed.[3] Anderson made one start in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East in 2013 along with two starts in the CARS X-1R Pro Cup Series and various Late Model races.[2] He made an April 2014 start in the K&N Pro Series East at Richmond with the intention of running the full season, but his car owner began writing bad checks and the team was forced to close down. Anderson then sold one of his own personally-owned Super Late Models to pay off the debt of his former car owner to keep his name clear of any debts.[3]

As a rookie in the Camping World Truck Series, he drove the No. 50 Living Integrity Chevrolet Silverado for MAKE Motorsports in the second last race of 2014 at Phoenix,[2] and then also competed for Mike Harmon Racing in the final race of 2014 season at Homestead-Miami. Anderson used his savings account to buy a truck to drive and qualify the Daytona race but failed to qualify. Anderson would continue driving for Harmon throughout the entire 2015 season finishing 19th in final driver points with a best finish of 13th at Michigan.[2] Also during 2015, Anderson made his Xfinity Series debut for Harmon.[4]

In 2016, Anderson joined Bolen Motorsports for the full Truck schedule, driving the No. 66 Silverado with sponsorship from Columbia, SC – Famously Hot.[5] After securing the last qualifying spot to race at Daytona in February, the team went on to log 8 Top 20 finishes throughout the season. Anderson's truck garnered national attention in September as it was funded thanks in part to a "Fueled by Fans" campaign with over 120 fans sponsoring the truck to pay for a new motor for the team.[6] Anderson would go on to finish in the Top 20 in the championship standings by only a mere point in the series for a second straight year. He also ran five Xfinity races in 2016, four for Obaika Racing and the season finale for Precision Performance Motorsports.[7]

Anderson in his Jordan Anderson Racing machine at Daytona in 2018

Anderson started off 2017 by failing to qualify at Daytona with Mike Harmon Racing. After his No. 12 truck (which borrowed owner points from Rick Ware Racing) crashed at Atlanta, Anderson was left with no truck to drive for the season and made a website – SponsorJordan.com – for the fans to fund him a truck.[8] While raising funds, Anderson started and parked RSS Racing's second car.[9] Due to the large time gaps between races, Anderson was back two races later at Kansas Speedway.[10] He also ran one race in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for B. J. McLeod Motorsports, at Dover International Speedway.[10] Starting at Kansas, Anderson teamed up with TJL Motorsports to use TJL's owner points while bringing his own equipment to the track.[11] He missed two races due to TJL having other drivers signed to drive, but otherwise ran the rest of the season and would go on to finish in the top 20 in the CWTS driver points for a third straight season.[12] Besides his spring SponsorJordan.com initiative, Anderson received additional help throughout the season from former NASCAR driver Kenny Wallace after Gateway[13] and ran another fan-funded campaign to close out the season.[14]

On January 31, 2018, Anderson announced his intentions to run full-time in the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season using the number 3 and running under his own Jordan Anderson Racing banner.[15] Anderson chose the number 3 in connection with Junior Johnson.[16] JAR acquired trucks from Niece Motorsports, who switched from Toyota to Chevrolet before 2018[17] and Brad Keselowski Racing, who ceased operations at the end of 2017. As for the first half of the 2018 season Anderson has an average finish of 19.7th and is 2 top 20 finishes away from tying his record of 8 top 20 finishes from the 2016 season.[18] In early July at the Charlotte Motor Speedway during Roval testing it was announced that Ryan Newman would race for the team at Eldora.

For the 2019 season, Anderson competed a full schedule in the Truck Series in his No. 3 JAR truck with the exception of Eldora, where Carson Hocevar drove the No. 3.[19] JAR signed Wally Rogers as crew chief midway through the 2019 season.[20]

In the 2020 season opener at Daytona, Anderson nearly won his first Truck race when he escaped numerous wrecks. On the final lap, he passed leader Grant Enfinger as they exited turn four, but Enfinger hindered his momentum by hitting his door, enabling Enfinger to win as Anderson finished a career-best second.[21]

Anderson moved his team to a full-time Xfinity schedule ahead of the 2021 season, though he continued racing in the Truck Series on a part-time basis.[22]

Personal life

Anderson graduated from Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, North Carolina, with a degree in business and marketing, and is said to be one of the hardest-working drivers in the sport, with his hands-on, grassroots approach to his career and sponsorship.[3]

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
NASCAR Xfinity 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 NXSC Pts Ref
2015 Mike Harmon Racing 74 Dodge DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH CHI DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI
36		 ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 115th 01 [23]
2016 Obaika Racing 77 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH
31		 BRI ROA DAR RCH 121st 01 [24]
97 CHI
29		 KEN DOV
37		 CLT
33		 KAN TEX PHO
Precision Performance Motorsports 46 Chevy HOM
36
2017 RSS Racing 93 Chevy DAY ATL
39		 LVS
40		 PHO
40		 CAL
40		 TEX
40		 BRI
40		 RCH TAL 106th 01 [25]
Mike Harmon Racing 74 Dodge CLT
DNQ
B. J. McLeod Motorsports 78 Chevy DOV
26		 POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM
2021 Jordan Anderson Racing 31 Chevy DAY DAY HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR TAL DAR DOV COA CLT MOH TEX NSH POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IND MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT TEX KAN MAR PHO

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 NCWTC Pts Ref
2014 MAKE Motorsports 50 Chevy DAY MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO
24		 62nd 34 [26]
Mike Harmon Racing 74 Chevy HOM
30
2015 DAY
DNQ		 ATL
23		 MAR KAN
18		 CLT
23		 DOV TEX
24		 GTW
19		 IOW
22		 KEN
28		 ELD POC
18		 MCH
13		 BRI
DNQ		 MSP
16		 CHI
20		 NHA
25		 LVS
22		 TAL
19		 MAR TEX
21		 PHO
29		 HOM
29		 19th 379 [27]
2016 Bolen Motorsports 66 Chevy DAY
30		 ATL
DNQ		 MAR
DNQ		 KAN
29		 DOV
18		 CLT
24		 TEX
22		 IOW
20		 GTW
11		 KEN
17		 ELD
32		 POC
14		 BRI
16		 MCH
14		 MSP
13		 CHI
23		 NHA
22		 LVS TAL MAR TEX
25		 HOM
24		 20th 212 [28]
Mike Harmon Racing 74 Chevy PHO
29
2017 DAY
DNQ		 17th 316 [29]
Rick Ware Racing 12 Chevy ATL
28		 MAR
31
TJL Motorsports 1 Chevy KAN
19		 CLT
21		 DOV
24		 TEX
15		 GTW
17		 IOW
15		 KEN
25		 ELD POC
17		 MCH
23		 BRI
27		 MSP
23		 CHI
21		 NHA
21		 LVS
15		 TAL MAR
24		 TEX
24		 PHO
13		 HOM
21
2018 Jordan Anderson Racing 3 Toyota DAY
9		 TAL
7		 15th 389 [30]
Chevy ATL
24		 LVS
17		 MAR
22		 DOV
18		 KAN
25		 CLT
20		 TEX
19		 IOW
23		 GTW
23		 CHI
17		 KEN
19		 ELD POC
16		 MCH
13		 BRI
22		 MSP
16		 LVS
20		 MAR
26		 TEX
29		 PHO
23		 HOM
20
2019 DAY
25		 ATL
19		 LVS
21		 MAR
26		 TEX
21		 DOV
21		 KAN
13		 CLT
15		 TEX
15		 IOW
18		 GTW
18		 CHI
20		 KEN
30		 POC
13		 ELD MCH
14		 BRI
28		 MSP
16		 LVS
14		 TAL
21		 MAR
12		 PHO
28		 HOM
21		 16th 397 [31]
2020 DAY
2		 LVS
20		 CLT
31		 ATL
37		 HOM
31		 POC
17		 KEN
24		 TEX
28		 KAN
30		 KAN
15		 MCH
32		 DAY
35		 DOV
24		 GTW
17		 DAR
24		 RCH
24		 BRI
23		 LVS
32		 TAL
6		 KAN
30		 TEX
13		 MAR
19		 PHO
22		 18th 323 [32]
2021 DAY DAY LVS ATL BRI RCH KAN DAR COA CLT TEX NSH POC KNX GLN GTW MSP BRI LVS TAL MAR PHO 01

K&N Pro Series East
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2013 MacDonald Motorsports 49 Toyota BRI GRE
25		 PEN RCH BGS IOW LGY COL IOW VIR GRE NHA DOV RAL 71st 19 [33]
2014 Andrew Bloom 91 Toyota NSM DAY BRI GRE RCH
33		 IOW BGS FFL LGY NHA COL IOW GLN VIR GRE DOV 70th 11 [34]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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