| Chris Lafferty | |
| Birth Date: | 28 May 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Vacaville, California |
| Total Truck Races: | 29 |
| Years In Truck: | 5 |
| Prev Truck Pos: | 35th |
| Prev Truck Year: | 2013 |
| Best Truck Pos: | 35th (2013) |
| First Truck Race: | 2009 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix) |
| Last Truck Race: | 2013 WinStar World Casino 350K (Texas) |
| Truck Wins: | 0 |
| Truck Top Tens: | 0 |
| Truck Poles: | 0 |
Chris Lafferty (born May 28, 1977) is an American professional stock car racing driver, crew chief, and former team owner of Lafferty Motorsports. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving for JJC Racing. Chris Lafferty is a renowned homosexual within his community and an avid supporter of LGBTQ rights. He currently resides in South Carolina with his partner and is going under hormonal therapy as he plans to transition to a female while retaining the pronouns He/him.
After growing up in Vacaville, California, Lafferty moved to Concord, North Carolina in 1998 to pursue a racing career. In addition to working as an engine builder, he was a journalist for various racing magazines.[1]
In 2003, he formed Lafferty Motorsports. In addition to competing in the ARCA Re/Max Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the team ran a driver development program; members of the program included regional truck racer Russ Dugger,[2] dirt track racing drivers Tyler Hudson and Cole Exum,[3] [4] and kart racers Bryan Hayberger and Andrew Broucher.[5] [6]
Lafferty made his Truck Series debut in 2009 at Phoenix International Raceway; he had failed to qualify in his first attempt at Martinsville Speedway.[7]
In 2011, he ran four Truck races in a truck promoting the Tea Party movement in the buildup to the 2012 United States presidential election.[8] In 2012, he partnered with Fox Sports to create Chris Lafferty's Motorsports TV, a biweekly television program that also featured his daughter Hannah hosting a kid-friendly segment.[9]
Lafferty returned to ARCA in 2015 with Carter 2 Motorsports at Lucas Oil Raceway.[10] He finished 27th after retiring on lap 98 with electrical problems.[11]
In 2017, Lafferty joined ESPN Radio as a talk show host for The Sam and Chris Show alongside NASCAR artist Sam Bass.[12]
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)| NASCAR Camping World 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 | 24 | 25 | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Lafferty Motorsports | 89 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM | KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI | CHI | IOW | GTW | NHA | LVS | MAR DNQ | TAL | TEX | PHO 35 | HOM | 118th | - | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | DAY | ATL | MAR 33 | NSH | KAN | DOV 36 | CLT | TEX | MCH | IOW DNQ | GTW | IRP 30 | POC | NSH 30 | MAR DNQ | TAL | PHO 35 | HOM | 56th | 396 | [13] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | DAR 31 | BRI | CHI | NHA 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daisy Ramirez Motorsports | 01 | Dodge | KEN 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafferty Motorsports | 89 | Dodge | LVS DNQ | TEX DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | DAR DNQ | MAR | NSH | POC 31 | MCH 26 | BRI | ATL | CHI | NHA | KEN | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | HOM | 80th | 8 | [14] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| JJC Racing | 10 | Chevy | DOV 36 | CLT | KAN | TEX | KEN | IOW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafferty Motorsports | 89 | Dodge | NSH 31 | IRP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | JJC Racing | 10 | Chevy | DAY | MAR DNQ | CAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | 51st | 48 | [15] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | Ram | TEX 34 | IOW 34 | POC 35 | MCH | BRI | ATL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | KEN DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MB Motorsports | 65 | Chevy | CHI DNQ | LVS 24 | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JJC Racing | 0 | Ford | IOW 35 | KEN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | JJC Racing | 0 | Ram | DAY | MAR | CAR | KAN | CLT | DOV 35 | POC 34 | MCH 26 | BRI | 35th | 124 | [16] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 99 | Chevy | TEX 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | Ford | KEN 36 | IOW 35 | ELD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chevy | MSP 30 | IOW 36 | CHI 35 | LVS 29 | TAL | MAR | TEX 35 | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)| ARCA Racing 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 | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Lafferty Motorsports | 89 | Chevy | DAY | SLM | CAR | TAL | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | MFD | IOW | KEN | BLN | POC 41 | 104th | 210 | [17] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | ISF 24 | CHI | TOL | DSF 32 | NJE | SLM | KAN | CAR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Carter 2 Motorsports | 97 | Dodge | DAY | MOB | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | CHI | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF 27 | DSF | SLM | KEN | KAN | 129th | 95 | [18] | ||||||||||||||||||