James "Bo" LeMastus (born January 8, 1963) is an American businessman, professional racing driver, and former team owner. He races in the

Stadium Super Trucks The Stadium Super Trucks (SST), formerly known as Speed Energy Formula Off-Road, also known as the Boost Mobile Super Trucks in Australia, is an American short course off-road racing series created by off-road racer and former IndyCar and NASCAR d ...

and formerly competed in the

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), and is the only series in NASCAR to race production pickup truck-based stock cars. The series i ...

and

ARCA Racing Series The ARCA Menards Series is an American stock car series, the premier division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). It is considered a minor, semi-professional league of stock car racing, used as a feeder series into the three nationa ...

. He was also the co-owner of DGR-Crosley until 2021. LeMastus is the CEO of Crosley Brands.

Business career

LeMastus began as an intern at Modern Marketing Concepts in 1983, while studying for a business degree at

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. LeMastus later became CEO of the company. In 1994, the company acquired the Crosley name from the former company operated by Powel Crosley Jr. In October 1998, LeMastus and a group of investors purchased the defunct Charlestown Motor Speedway stock car track in Indiana, converting it into the Podium One Motoplex motocross track. In 2018, LeMastus purchased Salem Speedway and the adjacent Salem Municipal Airport in Indiana, partnering with fellow ARCA drivers Bill and Will Kimmel in the venture.

Racing career

Early career

LeMastus initially competed in the

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from 1987 to 1999. He later competed in

Sports Car Club of America The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) is a non-profit American automobile club and sanctioning body supporting Autocross, Rallycross, HPDE, Time Trial, Road Racing, RoadRally, and Hill Climbs in the United States. Formed in 1944, it runs ...

-sanctioned road course racing.

Stock car racing

In 2013, LeMastus purchased the equipment of Mark Gibson Racing and made his stock car debut at

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in the

. He ran his first full season in the series in 2015, finishing sixth in points. In 2018, LeMastus made his debut in the season-opener at Daytona. He was involved in a pile-up, and ended up finishing 30th after starting 16th. LeMastus continued to own DGR-Crosley with

David Gilliland David Leonard Gilliland (born April 1, 1976) is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver and team owner. Since 2017, he has operated Tricon Garage, a team that races in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The team has also com ...

until 2021, though he remained involved in the team in a marketing role.

Off-road racing

In 2021, LeMastus joined the

weekend at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. His series debut ended with his truck flipping and sliding into the wall, which resulted in a red flag that cut nearly half the race distance due to time constraints. At the first

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weekend in June, he was involved in a fight with

Bill Hynes William Hynes (born January 31, 1972) is an American professional auto racing driver and entrepreneur. He races full-time in the Stadium Super Trucks and has also competed in sports car and touring car racing. He is the founder and former CEO of ...

in response to LeMastus' aggressive driving style towards Max Gordon, resulting in LeMastus throwing his steering wheel at Hynes before Hynes threw LeMastus' helmet to the ground twice. LeMastus increased his SST involvement for August's

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as Crosley provided

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for the series, dubbing it the Crosley Stadium Super Trucks, and sponsored him and four other drivers ( Jacob Abel,

Arie Luyendyk Jr. Arie Luyendyk Jr. ( , ; born September 18, 1981) is a Dutch-American auto racing driver, television personality, and son of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk. He has competed mostly in North America where his father lives and made ...

, Ricky Johnson, Jeff Ward).

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.)

Camping World Truck Series

ARCA Racing Series

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

Stadium Super Trucks

( key) (Bold – Pole position. ''Italics'' – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.) Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:LeMastus, Bo Living people NASCAR drivers ARCA Menards Series drivers Stadium Super Trucks drivers People from Catawba County, North Carolina 1963 births