| Dustin Ash | |
| Nationality: |  American |
| Birth Date: | 19 April 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Total Arca West Races: | 6 |
| Years In Arca West: | 4 |
| Best Arca West Pos: | 27th (2019) |
| First Arca West Race: | 2015 NAPA Auto Parts Wildcat 150 (Tucson) |
| Last Arca West Race: | 2023 ARCA West 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame (Madera) |
| Arca West Wins: | 0 |
| Arca West Top Tens: | 4 |
| Arca West Poles: | 0 |
| Updated: | March 6, 2024 |
Dustin K. Ash (born April 19, 1988) is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 5 Toyota for Jerry Pitts Racing.
Ash is a longtime competitor at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring, where he has amassed several wins and four track championships,[1] and has also served as a mentor for drivers such as Noah Gragson, Riley Herbst, and Zane Smith.[2]
Ash first began his racing career in BMX and motocross before moving to go-karts and eventually to legends cars and late models.[3]
In 2015, Ash made his debut in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series at Tucson Speedway, driving the No. 55 Ford for Jefferson Pitts Racing, where he started sixth and finished in third position. Afterwards, he did not make another start in the series until 2019, where he participated in both events at Tucson, this time driving the No. 7 for JPR; he finished ninth in the first race, and finished seventh in the second race. For the following year, his returned to the now ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 11 Chevrolet for Kart Idaho Racing at Irwindale Speedway, where he started and finished in eighth position.
In 2023, it was revealed that Ash would make his return to the ARCA Menards Series West at the Bullring, driving the No. 5 Toyota for Jerry Pitts Racing.[4] After placing fourth in the only practice session,[5] he qualified in fourth and finished one lap down in thirteenth.[6] [7] Ash returned with the team in the following race at Madera Speedway, where he practiced twelfth, qualified in ninth and finished in eighteenth due to a crash.[8] [9] [10]
| 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 | 13 | 14 | Pts | Ref | |||
| 2015 | Jefferson Pitts Racing | 55 | Ford | KCR | IRW | TUS | IOW | SHA | SON | SLS | IOW | EVG | CNS | MER | AAS | PHO | 42nd | 41 | [11] | |||
| 2019 | Jefferson Pitts Racing | 7 | Ford | LVS | IRW | TUS | TUS | CNS | SON | DCS | IOW | EVG | GTW | MER | AAS | KCR | PHO | 27th | 73 | [12] | ||
| 2020 | Kart Idaho Racing | 11 | Chevy | LVS | MMP | MMP | IRW | EVG | DCS | CNS | LVS | AAS | KCR | PHO | 28th | 36 | [13] | |||||
| 2023 | Jerry Pitts Racing | 5 | Toyota | PHO | IRW | KCR | PIR | SON | IRW | SHA | EVG | AAS | LVS | MAD | PHO | 34th | 57 | [14] | ||||