Christian Rauch Rose (born June 14, 1995) is an American professional

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driver who last competed full-time in the

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, driving the No. 32

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. He has also previously competed in the

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Racing career

Rose made his

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debut in

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. He made his debut at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring, finishing 10th. He followed that up finishing 7th at the All-American Speedway. In 2022, Rose entered in Phoenix in the combination race with the West Series and later on attempted the second race at Irwindale. Rose made his

ARCA Menards Series East The ARCA Menards Series East (formerly known by other names) is a regional stock car racing series owned and operated by the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) and the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). Races are h ...

debut in

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. He would drive in the rest of the East Series races that year except for Iowa. On January 10, 2023,

announced that Rose would drive full-time for the team in the main ARCA Series in 2023 in their No. 32 car as well as run part-time in the Truck Series for the team. He finished third in the ARCA points standings with thirteen top-ten finishes with a best finish of third at

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. He ran two Truck Series races for AM at

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and

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, finishing 32nd and sixteenth respectively. On April 22, 2023,

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stated during the broadcast of the ARCA race at Talladega that Rose would make his Xfinity Series debut sometime in 2023 for AM Racing, the team Rose drives for in ARCA which expanded into the Xfinity Series that year fielding a full-time car, the No. 25, for

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, although nothing would come to fruition. On October 7, 2023, it was announced that Rose would return to AM Racing for the 2024 ARCA season. He finished fifth in the points after earning ten top-ten finishes. On December 16, 2024, it was announced that Rose will run full-time in the

, driving the No. 44

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Niece Motorsports Niece Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Owned by Al Niece, it currently fields the No. 42 Chevrolet Silverado full-time for Matt Mills (racing driver), Matt ...

. However, on February 10, 2025, it was announced that Rose would not run full-time in the Truck Series due to unforeseen sponsorship changes.

Personal life

Prior to beginning his racing career, Rose played college baseball at the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore.

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.)

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series West

Season still in progress

References

External links

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