Christopher R. Windom (born December 24, 1990) is an American professional racing driver. Windom was the seventh driver to complete a United States Auto Club (USAC) Triple Crown by winning titles in sprint cars, midget cars, and Silver Crown.
Chris Windom | |||||||
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Windom racing in a USAC Midget in 2014 | |||||||
Born | Christopher R. Windom December 24, 1990 Canton, Illinois | ||||||
Achievements | 2016 USAC Silver Crown Series Champion 2017 USAC Sprint Car National Championship Champion 2020 USAC National Midget Championship Champion 2006 USSA Mel Kenyon Midget Series Champion 2011, 2018 USAC Indiana Sprint Week Champion 2017, 2018 USAC Eastern Storm Champion | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
2021 position | 37th | ||||||
Best finish | 37th (2021) | ||||||
First race | 2021 Food City Dirt Race (Bristol Dirt) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
6 races run over 3 years | |||||||
2021 position | 106th | ||||||
Best finish | 44th (2018) | ||||||
First race | 2017 Eldora Dirt Derby (Eldora) | ||||||
Last race | 2021 Corn Belt 150 (Knoxville) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of December 31, 2021. |
USAC
editWindom won the 2017 USAC National Sprint Car Championship, the 2016 USAC Silver Crown Championship, and the 2020 National Midget Car championship.[1] He is also a two-time Indiana Sprint Week (2011, 2018) and Eastern Storm (2017, 2018) champion, and a two-time winner of the Little 500 (2011, 2015).
Stock car racing
editWindom also participates in stock car racing, making seven starts from 2011 to 2015 in the ARCA Menards Series and three starts in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2017 for MB Motorsports and one in 2018 for DGR-Crosley, with a best finish of 14th at Eldora Speedway. In 2021, he joined Rick Ware Racing for his NASCAR Cup Series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway's dirt event, where he finished 33rd after suffering an engine failure.[2][3] He also ran the Corn Belt 150 at Knoxville in place of Michael Annett in the No. 02 for Young's Motorsports.[4]
Indy Lights
editOn March 27, 2018, it was announced that Windom would make his Indy Lights debut driving for Belardi Auto Racing in the Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with support from Jonathan Byrd's Racing, the same group that supported fellow sprint car driver Bryan Clauson venture into Indy Lights and the IndyCar Series.[5] Windom, however, crashed during the first morning testing session on May 21 and the damage to the car forced Windom to withdraw from the event.[6]
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.)
Cup Series
editNASCAR Cup 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 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NCSC | Pts | Ref |
2021 | Rick Ware Racing | 15 | Chevy | DAY | DAY | HOM | LVS | PHO | ATL | BRI 33 |
MAR | RCH | TAL | KAN | DAR | DOV | COA | CLT | SON | NSH | POC | POC | ROA | ATL | NHA | GLN | IND | MCH | DAY | DAR | RCH | BRI | LVS | TAL | CLT | TEX | KAN | MAR | PHO | 37th | 4 | [7] |
Camping World Truck Series
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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 | |||||||||||||||
2017 | MB Motorsports | 36 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | IOW | KEN | ELD 19 |
POC | MCH | BRI DNQ |
MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | 51st | 34 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||
63 | MAR 32 |
TEX | PHO | HOM 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | DGR-Crosley | 54 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS | MAR | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | CHI | KEN | ELD 14 |
POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM 24 |
44th | 49 | [9] | |||||||||||||||
2021 | Young's Motorsports | 02 | Chevy | DAY | DAY | LVS | ATL | BRI | RCH | KAN | DAR | COA | CLT | TEX | NSH | POC | KNX 15 |
GLN | GTW | DAR | BRI | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | 106th | 01 | [10] |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
ARCA Racing Series
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Racing 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 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||
2011 | Win-Tron Racing | 32 | Dodge | DAY | TAL | SLM | TOL | NJE | CHI | POC | MCH | WIN | BLN | IOW | IRP | POC | ISF 3 |
MAD | DSF 13 |
SLM | KAN | TOL | 60th | 380 | [11] | |||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Toyota | DAY 8 |
MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | ELK | POC | MCH | WIN | NJE | IOW | CHI | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | SLM | DSF | 72nd | 295 | [12] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | KAN 25 |
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2013 | Roulo Brothers Racing | 17 | Ford | DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | ELK | POC | MCH | ROA | WIN | CHI | NJE | POC | BLN | ISF 6 |
MAD | DSF 5 |
IOW | SLM | KEN | KAN | 63rd | 410 | [13] | |||||||||||||||||
2015 | Lira Motorsports | 36 | Ford | DAY | MOB | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | CHI | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | KEN 8 |
KAN | 95th | 190 | [14] |
American open-wheel racing results
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Indy Lights
editYear | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
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2019 | Belardi Auto Racing w/ Jonathan Byrd's Racing |
STP | STP | COA | COA | IMS | IMS | INDY 10 |
RDA | RDA | TOR | TOR | MDO | MDO | GTW | POR | POR | LAG | LAG | 13th | 17 |
References
edit- ^ "Merced Speedway". USAC National Midget cars. November 21, 2020. Event occurs at 18:15. FloRacing.
- ^ Estrada, Chris (February 24, 2021). "USAC champion Chris Windom to make Cup debut in Bristol dirt race". NBC Sports. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Food City Dirt Race". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (July 9, 2021). "Chris Windom Replacing Michael Annett in Friday's Truck Series Race at Knoxville". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ Belardi adds sprint car racer Windom for Freedom 100, Racer, March 27, 2018, retrieved 2018-03-27
- ^ Windom’s Freedom 100 Effort Ends With Practice Crash, TJ Slideways, May 21, 2018, Retrieved 2018-05-30
- ^ "2021 NASCAR Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ^ "2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ "2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ "Chris Windom – 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ "2011 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ "2012 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ "2013 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ "2015 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
External links
edit- Chris Windom driver statistics at Racing-Reference