Jacob Drew (born March 12, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 66 Ford F-150 for ThorSport Racing and the No. 61 Toyota Tundra for Hattori Racing Enterprises, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 41 Ford Fusion for Lowden Jackson Motorsports. He is the 2022 ARCA Menards Series West champion.
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 Drew at Phoenix Raceway in 2021 | |||||||
| Born | Jacob Drew March 12, 2000 Fullerton, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Champion | ||||||
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 6 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 31st (2023) | ||||||
| First race | 2023 Rackley Roofing 200 (Nashville) | ||||||
| Last race | 2023 Craftsman 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 76th (2022) | ||||||
| First race | 2021 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 2022 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
| 21 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 1st (2022) | ||||||
| First race | 2021 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 2023 Shasta 150 (Shasta) | ||||||
| First win | 2022 Portland 112 (Portland) | ||||||
| Last win | 2022 Portland 100 (Portland) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of August 12, 2024. | |||||||
Racing career
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ARCA Menards Series West
editDrew made his ARCA Menards Series West debut in 2021, running full time for Sunrise Ford Racing. Drew had a phenomenal year, collecting 7 top-tens, 4 top-fives, and 3 pole awards. Drew finished a best of second place at Irwindale Speedway and the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring. Drew was tied for the championship with Jesse Love, however, Love won the tiebreaker, placing Drew second in the standings.[1]
Drew returned to Sunrise Ford for another full time season in 2022, this time driving the No. 6 car. Drew would have a breakout season, earning four wins, nine top fives, and ten top tens, eventually winning the championship.[2][3]
After SFR suspended their ARCA West operations after the season, Drew was unable to find a full-time ride for 2023. On July 12, 2023, it was announced that Drew would return to the West Series, driving the No. 41 car for Lowden Jackson Motorsports at Shasta Speedway.[4]
ARCA Menards Series
editDrew made his ARCA Menards Series debut, running in the race's paired event with the West Series at the Phoenix Raceway. Drew finished 18th.
Craftsman Truck Series
editDrew made his debut in 2023 at Nashville Superspeedway in the No. 66 Ford, driving for ThorSport Racing where he finished 12th.[5]
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Craftsman Truck Series
edit| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2023 | ThorSport Racing | 66 | Ford | DAY | LVS | ATL | COA | TEX | BRD | MAR | KAN | DAR | NWS | CLT | GTW | NSH 12 |
MOH | POC | RCH | 31st | 116 | [6] | |||||||
| Hattori Racing Enterprises | 61 | Toyota | IRP 17 |
MLW | KAN 10 |
BRI 20 |
TAL 20 |
HOM Wth |
PHO 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||
ARCA Menards Series
edit| ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2021 | Sunrise Ford Racing | 9 | Ford | DAY | PHO 18 |
TAL | KAN | TOL | CLT | MOH | POC | ELK | BLN | IOW | WIN | GLN | MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF | BRI | SLM | KAN | 103rd | 26 | [7] |
| 2022 | 6 | DAY | PHO 5 |
TAL | KAN | CLT | IOW | BLN | ELK | MOH | POC | IRP | MCH | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | 76th | 39 | [8] | ||
ARCA Menards Series West
edit| ARCA Menards Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref | ||||
| 2021 | Sunrise Ford Racing | 9 | Ford | PHO 18 |
SON 7 |
IRW 4 |
CNS 3 |
IRW 2 |
PIR 10* |
LVS 2 |
AAS 8 |
PHO 11 |
2nd | 438 | [9] | |||||||
| 2022 | 6 | PHO 5 |
IRW 4 |
KCR 2 |
PIR 1* |
SON 1* |
IRW 1** |
EVG 2 |
PIR 1* |
AAS 2 |
LVS 8 |
PHO 13 |
1st | 621 | [10] | |||||||
| 2023 | Lowden Jackson Motorsports | 41 | Ford | PHO | IRW | KCR | PIR | SON | IRW | SHA 16 |
EVG | AAS | LVS | MAD | PHO | 54th | 28 | [11] | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Wild finish: Jesse Love steals West Series championship as Ty Gibbs wins at Phoenix".
- ^ Fenwick, Adam (November 4, 2022). "Jake Drew wins 2022 ARCA Menards Series West championship". ARCA. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ White, Brandon (November 4, 2022). "Jake Drew claims first ARCA West title; Sammy Smith overcomes penalty for season-ending victory at Phoenix". ARCA. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ Haislop, Tadd (July 12, 2023). "Jake Drew to join Lowden-Jackson Motorsports for West Series race at Shasta Speedway". ARCA. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (June 24, 2023). "Jake Drew Notches 12th-Place in Debut at Nashville; Hopeful for Future Truck Series Opportunities". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "Jake Drew – 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ "Jake Drew – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ "Jake Drew – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ "Jake Drew – 2021 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ "Jake Drew – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Jake Drew – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
External links
edit- Jake Drew driver statistics at Racing-Reference