Caleb Costner (born March 3, 1993) is an American professional

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driver. He competes part-time in the

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, driving the No. 93

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for his own team, CW Motorsports, and part-time in the

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, driving the No. 74 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro for

Mike Harmon Racing Mike Harmon Racing (formerly CHK Racing, Elite 2 Racing and Richardson-Netzloff-Harmon Racing) is an American professional stock car racing team that fields the No. 74 Chevrolet Camaro part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for Carson Ware and Daw ...

. He has previously competed in the

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and the

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. Costner is also a third generational race car driver in his family following after his uncle and grandfather.

Racing career

ARCA

Costner made his

debut in

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. He attempted to make his debut in the #77 Toyota Camry sponsored by Thin Blue Wine Cellars and Jan's Towing at the

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, but did not start due to engine issues. He ended up making his debut at the All-American Speedway, finishing 14th of a strong 24 car field in the #77 Toyota Camry sponsored by Thin Blue Wine Cellars and Jan's Towing. He then finished the 2021 season up in the #08 Toyota Camry for Kart Idaho with new sponsor Innovative Tiny Houses by finishing 30th after losing his brakes with 40 laps to go at Phoenix. In

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, Costner made his

debut for the newly formed Costner Weaver Motorsports at

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. He failed to finish the race due to an overheating issue placing him in 13th. On January 4, 2023, Costner announced that he will make his

debut for Costner Weaver Motorsports in the season-opener race at

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. He finished 24th after running near the top 20 throughout most of the race. He returned for Talladega, earning a finish of 21st, despite blowing a right front tire in the closing laps of the race. He made his third start at his hometrack,

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, finishing 13th, his best career finish. On January 4, 2024, it was announced that Costner would run full-time in the main ARCA series for CWM in

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, driving the #93 car. After not being listed on the entry list for the spring race at Kansas, it was announced on May 3rd that Costner would scale down to a part-time schedule and run select races for the rest of the season, due to a lack of funding.

NASCAR Truck Series

On July 3, 2023, it was announced that Costner would attempt to make his

debut at the

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, driving the No. 34 for

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, although he would ultimately fail to qualify. On June 16, 2025, it was revealed that Costner will once again attempt to make his debut in the Truck Series, this time driving the No. 74

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for

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Personal life

While not racing, Costner owns several businesses.

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.)

Craftsman Truck Series

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.)

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series West

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Costner, Caleb 1993 births Living people ARCA Menards Series drivers NASCAR drivers Racing drivers from North Carolina People from Dallas, North Carolina Sportspeople from Gaston County, North Carolina