Austin Beers

Austin Beers
Beers' No. 64 car at Richmond Raceway in 2024
NationalityAmerican
Born (2003-03-23) March 23, 2003 (age 21)
Northampton, Pennsylvania
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour career
Debut season2021
Current teamKLM Motorsports
Years active2021–present
Car number64
Crew chiefRon Yuhas
Starts45
Championships0
Wins2
Poles7
Best finish3rd in 2023
Finished last season3rd (2023)
Last updated on: July 16, 2024.

Austin Beers (born March 23, 2003) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, driving the No. 64 for Mike Murphy. He is the son of Eric Beers, who competed in the series from 1997 to 2012.[1] Beers is neighbors with Matt Hirschman on Mud Lane in Northampton, Pennsylvania.

Beers made his debut in the series in 2021, driving the No. 64 for Mike Murphy and KLM Motorsports while driving a partial schedule, where he earned one top-ten finish at Richmond Raceway. He then ran the full-schedule with Murphy in 2022, where he finished fifth in the points with seven top-ten finishes and won rookie of the year honors.[2][3]

Beers has also competed in series such as the Modified Racing Series, the Tri-Track Open Modified Series, the Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour, and the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.[4] He has driven for his family owned team, Dave Delange, Jimmy Zacharias, Prestige Motorsports, BRE Racing with Michael Boehler, and Jimmy Paige among others. He made his debut in SK Modifieds at Stafford Motor Speedway in 2024 driving for former competitor Tom Bolles.

Motorsports results

NASCAR

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

Whelen Modified Tour

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results
Year Car owner No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 NWMTC Pts Ref
2021 KLM Motorsports 64 Chevy MAR STA RIV JEN OSW RIV NHA NRP STA BEE OSW
20 		RCH
7 		RIV
15 		STA
13 		28th 121 [5]
2022 NSM
11 		RCH
11 		RIV
13 		LEE
7 		JEN
12 		MND
8 		RIV
9 		WAL
7 		NHA
11 		CLM
11 		TMP
16 		LGY
3 		OSW
12 		RIV
6 		TMP
11 		MAR
8 		5th 548 [6]
2023 NSM
8 		RCH
1* 		MON
4 		RIV
17 		LEE
3 		SEE
8 		RIV
10 		WAL
9* 		NHA
4 		LMP
1* 		THO
4 		LGY
2* 		OSW
2 		MON
2 		RIV
4 		NWS
14 		THO
10* 		MAR
31 		3rd 677 [7]
2024 NSM
6 		RCH
26 		THO
7 		MON
2 		RIV
2 		SEE
2* 		NHA
9 		MON
10 		LMP
1* 		THO
8 		OSW
5 		RIV
5 		MON
10 		THO
4 		NWS
3 		MAR
4 		4th 611 [8]

References

  1. ^ "Northampton's Austin Beers continues to rise through the racing ranks". The Morning Call. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Austin Beers To Run Full-Time For KLM Motorsports On Whelen Mod Tour In 2022". Race Day CT. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 2022 special award winners". NASCAR. December 8, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "Austin Beers". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  5. ^ "Austin Beers – 2021 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  6. ^ "Austin Beers – 2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  7. ^ "Austin Beers – 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  8. ^ "Austin Beers – 2024 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.