Christopher R. Cockrum (born December 24, 1986) is an American professional

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driver. He last competed part-time in the

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, driving the No. 25

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for

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Racing career

Chris Cockrum RSS Racing Chevrolet Rockingham 2012

Cockrum began his racing career at the age of 8, competing in

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events; he transitioned to full-bodied stock cars at 16. He moved to the

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in 2006, making his series debut at

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in Mark Gibson's No. 56 car. He ran nine races in the series between 2006 and 2010, posting a best finish of twelfth at

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in 2010 in his family-owned No. 28 car. Cockrum moved up to the

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in 2011, making his debut in the at

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for

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, finishing 24th. He drove in the first four races of the 2012 season for

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, posting a best finish of 16th in the season-opening event at Daytona before leaving the team. The 2013 season saw Cockrum joining

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for the Truck Series season opener at Daytona, finishing 15th, his best career run in the series. In 2014, Cockrum ran the season-opening Truck Series race at Daytona International Speedway; in May, he announced he would attempt to make his debut in the

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. In 2015, Cockrum joined

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to drive the No. 13 Chevrolet for one race at Daytona, where he finished career best finish 21st. Cockrum also raced at his hometown track Atlanta where he finished 29th, driving the No. 15 Chevrolet for RWR. Cockrum joined a new Xfinity Series team Deese Racing Enterprises, driving the No. 35 Chevrolet to attempt to qualify at Talledega but he failed to. Cockrum formed his team to race at the fall Daytona race but he failed to qualify. In 2019, Cockrum scored his first

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top-ten at

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, driving the No. 17 car.

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.)

Xfinity Series

Camping World Truck Series

Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points

ARCA Racing Series

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

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cockrum, Chris Living people 1986 births Sportspeople from Conyers, Georgia Racing drivers from Atlanta NASCAR drivers ARCA Menards Series drivers