Josh White (racing driver)

Josh White (born May 7, 1991) is an American professional stock car racing driver and lance corporal in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. He is believed to be the second U.S. Marine to compete in a NASCAR national series event.

Josh White
White at Martinsville Speedway in 2016
Born (1991-05-07) May 7, 1991
Charleston, West Virginia
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branchMarine Corps Reserve
Years of service2010–present
RankLance corporal
ARCA Racing Series career
Debut season2013
Starts19
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish12th in 2015
Finished last season12th (2015)
Previous series
ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series2013
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2016 position79th
Best finish79th (2016)
First race2016 Texas Roadhouse 200 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of October 29, 2016.

Racing career

When he was eight years old, White's grandfather allowed him to drive his truck around the family's farm, while his grandmother rode with him during drives in the truck, which White stated was what began his interest in racing.[1] After her death prior to a 2015 race at Salem Speedway, White placed a memorial decal on his ARCA Racing Series car.[1]

He started racing when he was 16, competing in drag racing, followed by mud bogging at the age of 18. In 2007, he raced at Kanawha Valley Motorsports Park, winning four times in the track's IHRA Street Modified division. Two years later, he joined the track's IHRA Modified, recording five wins.[2]

In 2010, White enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve,[2] attending boot camp at Parris Island.[3] He is part of the USMC's Ready Reserve (IRR) program[4] and holds the rank of lance corporal.[3]

After returning from training a year later, he returned to racing and switched to stock cars, running IMCA Crate Late Models at I-77 Raceway, where he had five top-five finishes and a win.[2]

In 2012, he ran an Automobile Racing Club of America race at Toledo Speedway, where he finished 13th.[2] The following season, he began competing full-time in the ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series for Team Wilson, driving the No. 9 Ford.[5] That year, he made his ARCA Racing Series debut for Hixson Motorsports at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield; he retired from the race after two laps with handling problems and finished 31st.[6] He also made a start at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack, where he finished 30th.[7] He did not make an ARCA Racing Series start in 2014, but returned for the 2015 season, running 17 races for Hixson. He ended the season 12th in points with a best finish of 21st at Springfield.[8]

In 2015, White was initially scheduled to make his Camping World Truck Series debut at Homestead-Miami Speedway, but he did not attempt the race.[1] The next season, he joined JJC Racing in 2016 to attempt his CWTS debut at Martinsville Speedway, and was reported to be the first Marine to compete in a NASCAR national series event.[4] However, ex-Marine Larry Frank drove in the NASCAR Grand National Series between 1956 and 1966.[9][10] The effort was supported by Gulf War veteran David Pack, who works for JJCR as a business development representative. Pack, who is also a board member with Cobb's military charity Driven2Honor, noticed White's Facebook post requesting funding to race. "Dave was excited at the thought of having a Marine race their truck," White stated. "We have been working together for the past month and have already secured enough funding to attempt my first NASCAR race."[4] After starting 31st, White finished 32nd and last after being involved in a crash on lap 51 with Kyle Donahue.[11]

After being without a ride for three years, in September 2019, it was reported that White signed with Vizion Motorsports to potentially run the ARCA season opener at Daytona and some Truck Series races if the team was able to find sponsorship.[12] An official announcement that White had joined Vizion was made on December 19, 2019, with him driving the No. 36 ARCA car full-time if possible, as well as possibly a few Truck races.[13] He was set to run at ARCA's Daytona testing, driving the Josh Williams Motorsports No. 60.[14]

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
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
2016 JJC Racing 1 Chevy DAY ATL MAR KAN DOV CLT TEX IOW GTW KEN ELD POC BRI MCH MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR
32		 TEX PHO HOM 79th 1 [15]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Racing Series

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

ARCA Racing 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 ARSC Pts Ref
2013 Hixson Motorsports 3 Chevy DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH ROA WIN CHI NJE POC BLN ISF
31		 MAD DSF
30		 IOW SLM KEN KAN 114th 155 [16]
2015 Hixson Motorsports 3 Chevy DAY MOB NSH
28		 SLM
23		 TAL
34		 TOL
28		 NJE
28		 MCH
23		 CHI
25		 WIN
27		 IOW
28		 IRP
30		 BLN
25		 ISF
21		 DSF
27		 SLM
29		 KEN
23		 KAN
32		 12th 2365 [17]
8 POC
33		 POC
27

References
  1. Hays, Marta Tankersley (July 12, 2015). "Campbells Creek man pursues NASCAR racing career". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Archived from the original on October 30, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  2. "JOSH WHITE ARCA RACING SERIES DRIVER WEBSITE DESIGN". Walters Website Design. November 7, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  3. Redd, Derek (October 14, 2016). "Local racer Josh White to debut Oct. 29 in Camping World Truck Series". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Archived from the original on November 10, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  4. "Marine Josh White To Race For Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing At Martinsville Speedway". Catchfence. July 27, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  5. "Team Wilson Brings the "Fearsome Foursome" to Toledo Speedway". ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series. May 15, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  6. "2013 Allen Crowe Memorial 100". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  7. "2013 Southern Illinois 100 by Federated Car Care". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  8. "White makes career-best 17 starts in 2015, finishes 12th in standings". ARCA Racing Series. December 22, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  9. Higgins, Tom (August 31, 2015). "Junior Johnson's chicken houses had to wait after confusion of '62". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved November 8, 2016. A tough, muscled ex-Marine, Frank reportedly said to Walters, “Junior wasn’t even on the same lap with me!”
  10. "Larry Frank". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  11. "2016 Texas Roadhouse 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  12. "Josh White joins Vizion Motorsports for 2020 season". ThePitLane.org. September 21, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  13. Albino, Dustin (December 19, 2019). "Josh White Returning to Racing With Vizion Motorsports in 2020". Frontstretch.
  14. "Daytona Test Entry List". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  15. "2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  16. "2013 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  17. "2015 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
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