| Zach Herrin | |
| Birth Name: | Zachary John Daniel Herrin |
| Birth Date: | 17 November 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Glendale, California |
| Total Arca West Races: | 1 |
| Years In Arca West: | 1 |
| Arca West Car Team: | No. 01 (Fast Track Racing) |
| First Arca West Race: | 2022 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 (Phoenix) |
| Last Arca West Race: | 2022 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 (Phoenix) |
| Arca West Wins: | 0 |
| Arca West Top Tens: | 0 |
| Arca West Poles: | 0 |
| Updated: | August 22, 2023 |
| Total Arca Races: | 3 |
| Years In Arca: | 1 |
| First Arca Race: | 2023 BRANDT 200 (Daytona) |
| Last Arca Race: | 2023 General Tire 100 at The Glen (Watkins Glen) |
| Arca Wins: | 0 |
| Arca Top Tens: | 2 |
| Arca Poles: | 0 |
| Arca Car Team: | No. 11 (Fast Track Racing) |
Zach Herrin (born November 17, 1995) is an American professional stock car racing driver who currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series driving the No. 12 Toyota for Fast Track Racing.
Born in Glendale, California, Zach began racing motorcycles at the age of 5, competing in amateur championships until the age of 16. In 2012, Zach began his professional career in the AMA Pro SuperSport Championship.[1] Zach then moved on to superkarts in 2013, competing in the SKUSA Pro Tour and SKUSA SuperNationals. In 2014, Zach competed in legends cars in the INEX Winter Nationals series.[2] [3] For the 2016 season, Herrin returned to the SKUSA Pro Tour and SKUSA SuperNationals.[4]
Herrin left the motorsports industry for 4 years after discovering that he needed time to realize his authentic self as a member of the LGBT community (he is openly gay).[5] [6] [7] He began a career in real estate[8] and in 2022 returned to motorsports competing in the 2022 ARCA Menards Series West finale at Phoenix Raceway.
He is the younger brother of former Moto2 rider and 2013 AMA Superbike champion Josh Herrin.
On January 16, 2022, Herrin began his ARCA series career at the Daytona Pre-Season practice,[9] driving for Fast Track Racing, marking his return to professional racing since coming out.[10] [11] He plans to compete in a limited schedule in the ARCA Menards Series in 2022, then expand to a larger ARCA/NASCAR schedule in 2023.[12]
Zach is a member of the founding class of the North American expansion of Racing Pride.[13] [14]
In 2023, Zach was named to Out (magazine)'s 2023 Out100: a prestigious compilation of the year's most impactful and influential LGBTQ+ people.[15] Zach is the first motorsports athlete to receive this honor.
In 2024, Zach was honored by NASCAR's Drive for Diversity Awards in the "Developmental Series Driver" category. Zach is "an exemplary advocate for LGBTQ+ people in the motorsports industry, integrating inclusion into his ethos through building partnerships with organizations such as Lambda Legal and representing the sport in a positive light both on and off the race track."[16]
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)| 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 | Pts | Ref | |
| 2023 | Fast Track Racing | 12 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | BLN | ELK | 44th | 82 | [17] | |||||||||||||
| 11 | MOH | IOW | POC | MCH | IRP | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | |||||||||||||