Christopher W. Lawson (born November 6, 1985) is an American professional

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crew chief who works for

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as the crew chief of their No. 34

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Dark Horse in the

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driven by

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. He previously worked with Gilliland in the

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for Bill McAnally Racing, where the duo won two consecutive championships in

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and twelve races together, as well as in the Truck Series for FRM. He is the 2022 Truck Series championship-winning crew chief with driver Zane Smith at FRM. Prior to becoming a crew chief, Lawson was a driver for underfunded,

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teams in NASCAR and ARCA until 2011.

Racing career

Driving career

Lawson gained notoriety in 2011 as the driver who replaced

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in the 2nd Chance Motorsports No. 79 entry after Cobb left the team on the day of the race after a dispute with team owner Rick Russell on being told to

in that race. Rookie of the year contender Charles Lewandoski was initially set to be the team's substitute driver, but was unable to get prepared in the car in time for the start of the race, so Russell then got Lawson to jump in Cobb's car and start and park it. Lawson had failed to qualify for the Bristol race in another start and park entry, the No. 03 for

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. He was the only DNQ for the race, and was still at the track when it was about to start. This race would end up being Lawson's last as a driver.

Crew chiefing career

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, Lawson served as

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's crew chief in the

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for

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. On December 14, 2023, FRM announced that Lawson would not continue as crew chief of the No. 38 truck in 2024 with new driver

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and would take a step back to become a consultant as he would pursue other projects outside of NASCAR. However, the consultant work and side projects did not end up happening as Lawson would sign with

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on January 16 to be the crew chief of their No. 51 car driven by Justin Haley in the

for the 2024 season. On December 12, 2024,

announced that Lawson would be returning to their team in 2025 as the crew chief of the No. 34 car in the Cup Series where he would reunite with

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.)

Nationwide Series

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.)

References

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