Bobby McCarty (born September 28, 1992) is an American professional

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driver. He currently competes part-time in the

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and other late model events, driving the No. 6

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for McCarty Motorsports

Racing career

CARS Late Model Stock Tour

In 2018, McCarty would run his first full-time season in the series, signing with Nelson Motorsports. He would manage to earn his first victory at the first race of the season at Tri-County Motor Speedway. By the seventh race of the 12 race season, he would manage to score three more wins. By season's end, he had managed to lock up the championship, scoring his first championship in the series. In 2019, he would run full-time again for Nelson Motorsports. Despite having a self-called "up-and-down" season according to McCarty, by the final race at

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, he had managed to pull a nine-point lead over

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. At race's end, he had managed to win his second straight championship in the series. During the 2021

season, McCarty would manage to hold off

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in the final race at

to take his third Late Model Stock division title.

NASCAR Xfinity Series

On July 4, 2022, McCarty would announce that he would attempt to make his debut in the

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at the 2022 Crayon 200 at

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, driving the No. 47

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for

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. However, McCarty would fail to qualify for the race, becoming the only non-qualifier for the race. Later in the season, he would make his official debut driving the No. 6 Chevrolet for

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, qualifying by using an owner's points provisional in the last position, which was 38th. McCarty would eventually manage to finish in 31st.

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. ** – All laps led.)

Xfinity Series

SMART Modified Tour

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McCarty, Bobby 1992 births Living people People from Summerfield, North Carolina Sportspeople from Guilford County, North Carolina Racing drivers from North Carolina Sportspeople from North Carolina 21st-century American sportsmen CARS Tour drivers