Erik Darnell
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| Born: | December 2, 1982 | |
| Birthplace: | Beach Park, Illinois | |
| Achievements: | — | |
| Awards: | 2006 Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year | |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Statistics | ||
| Car #, Team | #99 - Roush Fenway Racing | |
| 2006 NCTS Position: | 12th | |
| Best NCTS Position: | 12th (2006) | |
| First Race: | 2004 Black Cat Fireworks 200 (Milwaukee) | |
| First Win: | 2007 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 (Kansas) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Statistics current as of July 29, 2007. | ||
Erik Darnell (born December 2, 1982 in Beach Park, Illinois) is an American stock car racing driver, currently driving the #99 Northern Tool + Equipment Ford F-Series for Roush Fenway Racing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. He is the grandson of former USAC and NASCAR driver Bay Darnell, who also started three NASCAR races for Holman Moody. [1] Darnell joined Roush Fenway in 2005 after being a co-winner on the Discovery Channel program Roush Racing: Driver X, along with David Ragan.
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[edit] Pre-NASCAR career
Erik began racing at the age of 12 in the River Vally Kart Club. He won the championship in the purple plate class in his second year of competition, later racing Allison Legacy cars after go karts. His first year of super late models was at Illiana Speedway, with Erik finishing 3rd in the final standings with 1 win. Erik beat the best Wisconsin super late model drivers to win the 2003 Wisconsin Challenge Series championship. At that time his five wins were the most in the series' history. [2] He set the super late model track record at Lake Geneva Raceway in 2004.[3]
[edit] Move to national driver
Darnell drove in his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Milwaukee in 2004, finishing 26th. He also raced in numerous NASCAR touring series races.
Darnell drove in several NASCAR touring series and six ARCA races in 2005.
[edit] NASCAR career
Darnell raced full-time in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2006. He had twelve Top-10 finishes in 25 events, and he was the series' Rookie of the Year. He will continue to drive the 99 truck for Roush through 2008. He has also tested Busch Series cars for Roush. On April 28, 2007 Darnell won the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway for his first Craftsman Truck Series win.
[edit] References
- ^ Bay Darnell's NASCAR driver statistics at racing-reference.info, Retrieved March 8, 2007
- ^ May 21, 2006; "Haseleu goes for second WIR spring win"; The Post-Crescent,
- ^ Lake Geneva Raceway Checkered Flag Final Season (2006)
[edit] External links
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| Sprint Cup drivers | David Ragan (#6) | Greg Biffle (#16) | Matt Kenseth (#17) | Jamie McMurray (#26) | Carl Edwards (#99) |
| Craftsman Truck Series drivers | Travis Kvapil/Bobby East/Jon Wes Townley (#09) | Colin Braun (#6) | Erik Darnell (#99) |
| Development drivers | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. |
| Partnerships and affiliations | Baker Curb Racing | Circle Bar Racing | JTG Racing | No Fear Racing | Wood Brothers Racing | Yates Racing |
| Other | Jack Roush | John W. Henry | Fenway Sports Group | Robbie Reiser | Sam Belnavis | Mark Martin | Roush Racing: Driver X |
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