Mason Mingus (born November 28, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 11 for Fast Track Racing, as well as part-time in the ARCA/CRA Super Series, driving the No. 5 Toyota Camry for Wauters Motorsports.
| Mason Mingus | |||||||
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 Mingus competing in the ARCA race at Road America in 2013 | |||||||
| Born | November 28, 1994 Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| Achievements | 2010 Ken-Ten Pro Late Model Series Champion 2019 All American 400 Winner | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2015 position | 104th | ||||||
| Best finish | 104th (2015) | ||||||
| First race | 2015 Furious 7 300 (Joliet) | ||||||
| Last race | 2015 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 45 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| 2015 position | 14th | ||||||
| Best finish | 11th (2014) | ||||||
| First race | 2013 Fred's 250 (Talladega) | ||||||
| Last race | 2015 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 40 races run over 6 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 2nd (2013) | ||||||
| First race | 2011 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic (Salem) | ||||||
| Last race | 2021 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 (Salem) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| ARCA East no., team | No. 44 (Ferrier-McClure Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 17th (2021) | ||||||
| First race | 2021 Crosley Record Pressing 200 (Nashville Fairgrounds) | ||||||
| Last race | 2022 Music City 200 (Nashville Fairgrounds) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of May 7, 2022. | |||||||
Racing career
editEarly career
editMingus began his racing career in 2002, competing in quarter midget competition,[1] moving up to the MMRA Mini Cup Series in 2005 and the MMRA Baby Grand Series in 2008,[2] winning the series championship.[1] In 2009 he joined the Ken-Ten Pro Late Model Series, finishing eighth in series points; he returned to the series in 2010 and won the circuit's championship.[1]
In 2011 he moved to the Champion Racing Association CRA Super Series,[1] competing in that series in 2011 and 2012; he also made his ARCA Racing Series debut in 2011, driving for Win-Tron Racing at Salem Speedway.[1] He returned with the team for a limited schedule in 2012 in addition to the full CRA Super Series schedule;[3] he shuffled his racing career with football obligations, qualifying for the All-American 400 in October on the same day as a playoff football game.[3]
ARCA and NASCAR
editIn 2013, Mingus competed full-time in the ARCA Racing Series,[4] finishing second in series points behind champion Frank Kimmel.[5] In October, following the end of the ARCA season, Mingus made his debut in NASCAR competition, driving for Win-Tron Racing in the Camping World Truck Series Fred's 250 at Talladega Superspeedway;[6] he also planned to compete in races later in the season at Phoenix International Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway.[7] He qualified 12th at Talladega in his debut,[8] but finished last in the race after early engine issues. He also competed in races at Phoenix International Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway in November, posting a best finish of 22nd at Phoenix.
In January 2014, it was announced that Mingus would be competing in the Camping World Truck Series full-time in 2014 driving the No. 35 Toyota Tundra for Win-Tron Racing, running for Rookie of the Year.[9] Mingus started the season being involved in a big one at Daytona, resulting in a 28th-place finish. Mingus then had a consistent finish in later races, until Win-Tron Racing parted ways with Mingus. Mingus was later offered a ride with Billy Boat Motorsports to drive for the remainder of the 2014 season.
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On May 6, 2021, it was announced that Mingus would return to ARCA, driving at his home track of the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway in the No. 11 for Fast Track Racing. This was his debut in the ARCA Menards Series East, which was previously the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East.[10]
Personal life
editMingus was born in Louisville, Kentucky, but grew up in Brentwood, Tennessee.[4] He is a graduate of Franklin Road Academy, where he competed in wrestling, track,[1] and football.[3]
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series
edit| NASCAR Xfinity 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 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2015 | Obaika Racing | 97 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | RCH | CHI 24 |
KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN 24 |
TEX 24 |
PHO | HOM 26 |
104th | 01 | [11] |
Camping World Truck Series
edit| 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 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2013 | Win-Tron Racing | 35 | Chevy | DAY | MAR | CAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | KEN | IOW | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | IOW | CHI | LVS | TAL 36 |
MAR | TEX | PHO 22 |
HOM 25 |
46th | 49 | [12] | |
| 2014 | Toyota | DAY 28 |
MAR 29 |
KAN 10 |
CLT 20 |
DOV 26 |
TEX 19 |
GTW 12 |
KEN 19 |
IOW 16 |
ELD 22 |
POC 17 |
MCH 16 |
BRI 22 |
MSP 14 |
CHI 16 |
NHA 17 |
11th | 545 | [13] | |||||||||
| Billy Boat Motorsports | 15 | Chevy | LVS 18 |
TAL 32 |
MAR 15 |
TEX 13 |
PHO 13 |
HOM 29 |
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| 2015 | DAY DNQ |
ATL 28 |
MAR 22 |
KAN 9 |
CLT 26 |
DOV 29 |
TEX 13 |
GTW 28 |
IOW 16 |
KEN 19 |
ELD | POC 12 |
MCH 24 |
BRI 29 |
MSP 14 |
CHI 26 |
NHA 14 |
LVS 20 |
TAL 3 |
MAR 18 |
TEX 18 |
PHO 10 |
HOM 20 |
14th | 527 | [14] | |||
ARCA Menards Series
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most 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 | 21 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2011 | Win-Tron Racing | 32 | Toyota | DAY | TAL | SLM | TOL | NJE | CHI | POC | MCH | WIN | BLN | IOW | IRP | POC | ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM 34 |
KAN | TOL | 157th | 60 | [15] | ||
| 2012 | DAY | MOB 19 |
SLM 10 |
TAL | TOL 15 |
WIN 6 |
NJE 8 |
ISF 8 |
SLM 6 |
DSF | KAN | 18th | 1930 | [16] | |||||||||||||
| Chevy | ELK 9 |
POC | MCH | IOW 12 |
CHI | IRP 10 |
POC | BLN 29 |
MAD 23 |
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| 2013 | Toyota | DAY 7 |
MOB 4 |
SLM 10 |
TAL 2 |
POC 6 |
MCH 6 |
ROA 10 |
WIN 12 |
CHI 6 |
NJE 8 |
POC 6 |
BLN 2 |
MAD 5 |
IOW 7 |
SLM 9 |
KEN 10 |
KAN 9 |
2nd | 5370 | [17] | ||||||
| Chevy | TOL 2 |
ELK 9 |
ISF 16 |
DSF 12 |
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| 2016 | Mason Mitchell Motorsports | 98 | Chevy | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | MAD | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM 8 |
CHI | KEN | KAN | 42nd | 570 | [18] | |
| 2017 | Win-Tron Racing | 33 | Toyota | DAY | NSH 5 |
SLM 11 |
TAL | TOL | ELK | POC | MCH | MAD | IOW | IRP | POC | WIN | ISF | ROA | DSF | SLM | CHI | KEN | KAN | 50th | 385 | [19] | |
| 2021 | Fast Track Racing | 11 | Ford | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | TOL | CLT | MOH | POC | ELK | BLN 7 |
IOW | WIN | GLN | MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF | BRI 17 |
SLM 6 |
KAN | 36th | 102 | [20] | |
ARCA Menards Series East
edit| ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref |
| 2021 | Fast Track Racing | 11 | Ford | NSM | FIF | NSV 3 |
DOV | SNM 8 |
IOW | MLW | BRI 17 |
17th | 106 | [21] |
| 2022 | Ferrier-McClure Racing | 44 | Ford | NSM | FIF | DOV | NSV 4 |
IOW | MLW | BRI | 38th | 40 | [22] | |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Cirillo, Chip. "FRA's Mingus set to compete in ARCA race". September 15, 2011. Nashville, TN: The Tennessean. Accessed 2013-10-14.
- ^ "Who is Mason Mingus Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine". Mason Mingus official website. Accessed 2013-10-14.
- ^ a b c Pogue, Greg. "Racing phenom Mingus a multi-sport standout". February 20, 2013. Fox Sports Tennessee. Accessed 2013-10-14.
- ^ a b Winstead, Kenzie. "Mason Mingus, 18, model of consistency on ARCA circuit". September 14, 2013. Louisville, KY: The Courier-Journal. Accessed 2013-10-14.
- ^ Nugent, Joe. "Kimmel earns record-breaking 80th ARCA victory after securing record 10th ARCA title Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine". October 6, 2013. Toledo, OH: WTVG. Accessed 2013-10-14.
- ^ "Mason Mingus set for NCWTS debut at Talladega". September 29, 2013. Rotoworld. NBC Sports. Accessed 2013-10-14.
- ^ "Mason Mingus heads home to compete in All American 400". Brentwood Life. Spring Hill, TN. October 28, 2013. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ^ "Mason Mingus best Talladega go-or-go-homer". Rotoworld. NBC Sports. October 18, 2013. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
- ^ "Mingus & Win-Tron Heading To Truck Series". National Speed Sport News. January 18, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (May 6, 2021). "Mason Mingus Driving for Fast Track Racing at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway". TobyChristie.com.
- ^ "Mason Mingus – 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ "Mason Mingus - 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ^ "Mason Mingus - 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
- ^ "Mason Mingus - 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
- ^ "Mason Mingus – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ "Mason Mingus – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ "Mason Mingus – 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ "Mason Mingus – 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ "Mason Mingus – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ "Mason Mingus – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ "Mason Mingus – 2021 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ "Mason Mingus – 2022 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
External links
edit- Official website
- Mason Mingus driver statistics at Racing-Reference