Bobby McCarty

Bobby McCarty
BornBobby McCarty
(1992-09-28) September 28, 1992 (age 32)
Summerfield, North Carolina
Achievements2018, 2019, 2021 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Champion
2021 Virginia Late Model Triple Crown Series Champion
2021, 2023 Thunder Road 200 Winner
2017 Hampton Heat 200 Winner
2019 Thanksgiving All-Star Classic Winner
2020, 2021 Rodney Cook Classic Winner
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish69th (2022)
First race2022 Food City 300 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of June 24, 2023.

Bobby McCarty (born September 28, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the CARS Late Model Stock Tour, driving the No. 6 Ford Mustang for R&S Race Cars

Racing career

CARS Late Model Stock Tour

In 2018, McCarty would run his first full-time season in the series, signing with Nelson Motorsports. He would manage to earn his first victory at the first race of the season at Tri-County Motor Speedway.[1] By the seventh race of the 12 race season, he would manage to score three more wins.[2] By season's end, he had managed to lock up the championship, scoring his first championship in the series.[3]

In 2019, he would run full-time again for Nelson Motorsports. Despite having a self-called "up-and-down" season according to McCarty, by the final race at South Boston Speedway, he had managed to pull a nine-point lead over Josh Berry.[4] At race's end, he had managed to win his second straight championship in the series.[5]

During the 2021 CARS Late Model Stock Tour season, McCarty would manage to hold off Kaden Honeycutt in the final race at South Boston Speedway to take his third Late Model Stock division title.[6][7]

NASCAR Xfinity Series

On July 4, 2022, McCarty would announce that he would attempt to make his debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at the 2022 Crayon 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, driving the No. 47 Chevrolet for Mike Harmon Racing.[8] However, McCarty would fail to qualify for the race, becoming the only non-qualifier for the race. Later in the season, he would make his official debut driving the No. 6 Chevrolet for JD Motorsports, qualifying by using an owner's points provisional in the last position, which was 38th. McCarty would eventually manage to finish in 31st.[9]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
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
2022 Mike Harmon Racing 47 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR TEX CLT POR NSH ROA ATL NHA
DNQ 		POC IND MCH GLN DAY DAR KAN 69th 6 [10]
JD Motorsports 6 Chevy BRI
31 		TEX TAL CLT LVS HOM MAR PHO

References

  1. ^ Fambro, Cassie. "Bobby McCarty holds on to win grueling CARS Tour season debut". Short Track Scene. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  2. ^ Weaver, Matt (May 6, 2018). "Patient Bobby McCarty wins his second CARS Tour race of 2018". Short Track Scene. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  3. ^ Marquis, Andy (December 26, 2018). "Bobby McCarty Thankful to Win CARS Tour Championship". Race22. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  4. ^ "McCarty's "Up and Down" Season Has Him On Verge of CARS Tour Championship". CARS Tour. October 30, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "Craig, Berry win, McCarty nabs CARS title in SoBo closer". WDUN. November 5, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  6. ^ Chandler, Joe (October 12, 2021). "South Boston a good place for Bobby McCarty with CARS Tour Late Model Stock title on the line". SoBo Speedway. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  7. ^ Staff, Speedway Digest (October 17, 2021). "Bobby McCarty, Carson Kvapil score wins, earn championships in CARS Tour season finale Saturday at South Boston Speedway". Speedway Digest. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  8. ^ Nguyen, Justin (July 4, 2022). "Bobby McCarty to make NASCAR debut at Loudon". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  9. ^ Staff, Speedway Digest (September 17, 2022). "JDM Bristol after race report". speedwaydigest.com. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  10. ^ "Bobby McCarty – 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2022.