Chris Lawson (racing driver) explained

Chris Lawson
Nationality: American
Birth Name:Christopher W. Lawson
Birth Date:6 November 1985
Birth Place:Medway, Ohio
Current Series:ARCA Racing Series
First Year:2011
Former Teams:Fast Track Racing
Starts:1
Wins:0
Poles:0
Best Finish:132nd
Year:2011
Last Finish:132nd (2011)
Updated:June 18, 2020
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Total Busch Races:4
Years In Busch:4
Prev Busch Pos:88th
Prev Busch Year:2011
Best Busch Pos:88th (2011)
First Busch Race:2009 Kroger 200 (IRP)
Last Busch Race:2011 Scotts EZ Seed 300 (Bristol)
Busch Wins:0
Busch Top Tens:0
Busch Poles:0
Total Truck Races:1
Years In Truck:1
Prev Truck Pos:89th
Prev Truck Year:2009
Best Truck Pos:89th (2009)
First Truck Race:2009 Heluva Good! 200 (New Hampshire)
Truck Wins:0
Truck Top Tens:0
Truck Poles:0

Christopher W. Lawson (born November 6, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing crew chief who works for Rick Ware Racing as the crew chief for Justin Haley's No. 51 Ford Mustang Dark Horse in the NASCAR Cup Series. He previously worked with Todd Gilliland in the NASCAR West Series for Bill McAnally Racing, where the duo won two consecutive championships in 2016 and 2017 and twelve races together. Prior to becoming a crew chief, Lawson was a driver for underfunded, start and park teams in NASCAR and ARCA until 2011.

Racing career

Driving career

Lawson gained notoriety in 2011 as the driver who replaced Jennifer Jo Cobb at Bristol Motor Speedway in the 2nd Chance Motorsports No. 79 entry after Cobb left the team on the day of the race after a dispute with team owner Rick Russell on being told to start and park in that race.[1] Rookie of the year contender Charles Lewandoski was initially set to be the team's substitute driver, but was unable to get prepared in the car in time for the start of the race, so Russell then got Lawson to jump in Cobb's car and start and park it.[2] Lawson had failed to qualify for the Bristol race in another start and park entry, the No. 03 for R3 Motorsports. He was the only DNQ for the race, and was still at the track when it was about to start. This race would end up being Lawson's last as a driver.

Crew chiefing career

In 2019, Lawson served as Tanner Gray's crew chief in the ARCA Menards Series for DGR-Crosley.[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.)

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435PtsRef
2007Jimmy Means Racing52FordDAYCALMXCLVSATLBRINSHTEXPHOTALRCHDARCLTDOVNSHKENMLWNHADAYCHIGTYIRPCGVGLNMCHBRICALRCHDOVKANCLTMEM
TEXPHOHOMN/A0[4]
2009Jimmy Means Racing52ChevyDAYCALLVSBRITEXNSHPHOTALRCHDARCLTDOVNSHKENMLWNHADAYCHIGTYIRP
IOWGLNMCHBRICGVATLRCH
DOVKANCALCLTMEMTEXPHO
HOM141st55[5]
2010FordDAYCALLVSBRI
NSHPHOTEXTALRCHDARDOVCLT122nd83[6]
ChevyNSH
KENROANHA
DAYCHIGTY
IRP
IOWGLNMCHBRI
CGVATLRCHDOVKANCALCLTGTYTEXPHOHOM
2011R3 Motorsports03DodgeDAYPHOLVSBRI
88th3[7]
2nd Chance Motorsports79FordBRI
CALTEXTALNSHRCHDARDOVIOWCLTCHIMCHROADAYKENNHANSHIRPIOWGLNCGVBRIATLRCHCHIDOVKANCLTTEXPHOHOM

Camping World Truck Series

ARCA Racing Series

(key) (

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cobb replaced for refusing to 'start and park' . . March 19, 2011 . June 18, 2020.
  2. Web site: UPDATE: Jennifer Jo Cobb Refused to Start-and-Park, Stands up for what is Right . Speedway Digest . STS Motorsports Inc. . March 19, 2011 . June 18, 2020.
  3. Web site: David Gilliland says massive NASCAR penalty was the result of a '100 percent legal' ARCA test. 2019-02-01. Autoweek. en. 2020-02-28.
  4. Web site: Chris Lawson – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 17, 2020.
  5. Web site: Chris Lawson – 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 17, 2020.
  6. Web site: Chris Lawson – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 17, 2020.
  7. Web site: Chris Lawson – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 17, 2020.
  8. Web site: Chris Lawson – 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 17, 2020.
  9. Web site: Chris Lawson – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 17, 2020.

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