| Josh Fanopoulos | |
| Nationality: |  American |
| Birth Date: | 11 February 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Boise, Idaho |
| Total Arca East Races: | 5 |
| Years In Arca East: | 1 |
| Best Arca East Pos: | 17th (2019) |
| First Arca East Race: | 2019 United Site Services 70 (New Hampshire) |
| Last Arca East Race: | 2019 General Tire 125 (Dover) |
| Arca East Wins: | 0 |
| Arca East Top Tens: | 0 |
| Arca East Poles: | 0 |
| Total Arca West Races: | 12 |
| Years In Arca West: | 3 |
| Best Arca West Pos: | 15th (2021) |
| First Arca West Race: | 2017 NAPA Auto Parts Idaho 208 (Meridian) |
| Last Arca West Race: | 2021 Arizona Lottery 100 (Phoenix) |
| Arca West Wins: | 0 |
| Arca West Top Tens: | 2 |
| Arca West Poles: | 0 |
| Updated: | April 21, 2023 |
Josh Fanopoulos (born February 11, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver who has previously competed in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and ARCA Menards Series West.
In 2017, Fanopoulos made his debut in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West at Meridian Speedway, driving the No. 39 Toyota for Patriot Motorsports Group, where he started 21st and finished eight laps down in sixteenth place. He then made another start with the team at the next race at All American Speedway, where he started 23rd and finished seven laps down in 22nd place.
In 2019, Fanopolous joined Kart Idaho Racing to make select starts in the West Series, getting a best finish of sixth at Meridian.[1] He also made four starts with the team in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, getting a best finish of eleventh at the season ending race at Dover International Speedway.
In 2021, Fanapoulos returned to the West Series with Kart Idaho Racing at Irwindale Speedway, driving the No. 08 Chevrolet, where he finished eighteenth due to transmission issues. He then ran the next race at Colorado National Speedway, this time driving the No. 21, where he started eighteenth and finished four laps in fourteenth place. He then ran the last three races of the year in the No. 21, this time driving a Toyota, where he finished ninth at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring, 21st at Roseville due to a crash, and 31st at Phoenix Raceway due to crash damage.[2] He has not competed in the series since then, as he has since made starts in the Speed Tour Super Late Models Series and the Lucas Oil Modified Series. as well as running Bud Light NASCAR Modifieds at Meridian Speedway.[3] [4]
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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 K&N Pro Series East results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | Ref | |||
| 2019 | Kart Idaho Racing | 38 | Chevy | NSM | BRI | SBO | SBO | MEM | NHA | IOW | GLN | BRI | 17th | 155 | [5] | |||||
| 36 | GTW | DOV | ||||||||||||||||||
| 08 | Toyota | NHA | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||
| 2017 | Patriot Motorsports Group | 39 | Toyota | TUS | KCR | IRW | IRW | SPO | OSS | CNS | SON | IOW | EVG | DCS | MER | AAS | KCR | 33rd | 50 | [6] | ||
| 2019 | Kart Idaho Racing | 38 | Chevy | LVS | IRW | TUS | TUS | CNS | SON | DCS | IOW | 16th | 157 | [7] | ||||||||
| 37 | Ford | EVG | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Chevy | GTW | MER | AAS | KCR | PHO | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Kart Idaho Racing | 08 | Chevy | PHO | SON | IRW | 15th | 127 | [8] | |||||||||||||
| 21 | CNS | IRW | PIR | |||||||||||||||||||
| Toyota | LVS | AAS | PHO | |||||||||||||||||||