Justin’s first season of racing in the NASCAR sanctioned limited late models was at Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory, NC during the 2013 season. Asphalt racing is a unique sport where races and even practice costs thousands of dollars. The family was able to fund 6 races and Justin came through with impressive results – (1) Top 10; (5) Top 5’s including (2) wins.
Prior to racing late models, Justin raced in the INEX sanctioned Legend Car series in the Semi-Pro Division.
At the end of the 2012 season, Justin in just his first year:
• Ranked 9th out of over 390 Semi-Pro drivers in the US
• Out of 45 races, Justin had 26 top 10's with 10 wins
• Rookie of the Year at Lake Erie Speedway, PA
• Finished 4th in points in the Winter Heat Series held on the road course at Charlotte Motor Speedway
• 2012 PA State Champion on asphalt and road courses
• 2012 Race of Champions winner
• Promoted to Pro for the 2013 season
January 2024 - Justin continues as an Engineer on the #98 Xfinity Series car at Stewart Haas Racing. Justin also is a spotter for the #98 Xfinity car & the #14 Cup car during road courses.
January 2020 - Justin will continue with Stewart Haas Racing as an Engineer for the 2020 season on the #98 Xfinity Series car. Justin has also signed with Stewart Haas Racing Esports to drive the #10 Ford Mustang in the eNascar iRacing World Championship for the 2020 season.
January 2019 - Justin is employed as an Engineer at Stewart Haas Racing in Kannapolis, NC for their Xfinity teams 00 and 98.
2018 - Justin worked as an Engineer for JGL Racing & then Fury Race Cars in Mooresville, NC.
December 2017 - Justin graduated from UNC Charlotte with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering with an emphasis in Motorsports.
For the 2014 race season, Justin raced a Late Model in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series for 10 races at Hickory Motor Speedway with (4) Top 15’s; (4) Top 10’s and (1) Top 5. Even with only racing 10 races, Justin was awarded a NASCAR Top 500 Certificate for ranking within the top 500 of drivers from all over the U.S. competing in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series.
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