Austin McDaniel (born May 20, 1994) is an American professional

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driver who last competed part-time in the

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, driving the No. 57

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for Brother-In-Law Racing.

Racing career

McDaniel has competed in series such as the

CARS Late Model Stock Tour The zMAX CARS Tour (formerly known as the USARacing Pro Cup Series, USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series, CARS Pro Cup Series, Rev-Oil Pro Cup Series, CARS X1-R Pro Cup Series) and the SPEARS CARS Tour West are a pair of stock car auto racing series in the ...

, where he finished fifth in points in 2016, the Southeast Limited Late Model Series, the UARA STARS Late Model Series, and the Paramount Kia Big 10 Challenge. He is also a two-time track champion at

Hickory Motor Speedway Hickory Motor Speedway is a short track located in Hickory, North Carolina. It is one of stock car racing's most storied venues, and is often referred to as the "World's Most Famous Short Track" and the "Birthplace of the NASCAR Stars". The t ...

. In 2024, McDaniel participated in the pre-season test for the

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, driving the No. 75

for Brother-In-Law Racing, and placed 57th in the overall results between the two testing days. Several months later, it was revealed that McDaniel would make his series debut at

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, driving the No. 57 for BILR, having originally been tabbed to drive the No. 75. After placing 22nd in the lone practice session, he qualified in 24th and finished ten laps down in 21st.

Motorsports career results

ARCA Menards Series

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

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour

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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McDaniel, Austin Living people 1994 births Racing drivers from North Carolina NASCAR drivers CARS Tour drivers People from Harrisburg, North Carolina ARCA Menards Series drivers