Chuck Barnes Jr. (born June 1, 1982) is an American professional

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driver who has previously competed in the

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Racing career

Barnes Jr. first began his racing career at the age of eleven, racing go-karts, where he went on to win several championships through the 1997 season. In 1997, he raced his ever first stock car race at

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, finishing in seventh. He then competed in his first full season of stock car racing in 1998, finishing in the top-twenty in points at

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in the NASCAR Sportsman Division and was the rookie of the year in the Street Stock division. In 2000, Barnes Jr. won the Salem Speedway Street Stock Championship with three feature wins, making him the youngest driver in the history of Salem Speedway to win a championship at the age of eighteen. In 2001, Barnes Jr. made his first start in the ASA CRA Super Series, and went on to win the series championship in 2004, winning two races at Shady Bowl Speedway and

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. Late in the following year, Barnes Jr. would participate in the Race for the Ride at

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. In 2006, Barnes Jr. made his debut in the

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, driving the No. 35

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for TC Motorsports. After starting in sixth, Barnes Jr. went on to win the race, holding off multi-time series champion

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. Barnes Jr. had previously tested for Kimmel's team earlier in the year at Salem. He then attempted two more ARCA races that year, finishing fourth at Salem and failing to qualify for the inaugural race at

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. It was also during this year that he attempted to make his debut in the

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, driving the No. 07

for TC Motorsports, where he ultimately failed to qualify. He then attempted one more ARCA race in 2007, finishing one lap down in eighth at Salem. After his NASCAR and ARCA career ended, Barnes Jr. has since competed in series such as the ASA Southern Super Series, the CRA JEGS All-Stars Tour, and the CRA Street Stock Series.

Personal life

Barnes Jr. is the son of fellow racing driver Chuck Barnes Sr., who has competed in series such as the ASA CRA Super Series, the ALL PRO Super Series, the Frank Kimmel Street Stock Nationals, and the CRA Street Stock Series. They, along with Barnes Jr.'s mother, also own Barnes Auto Services, which opened the same year Barnes Jr. was born.

Motorsports results

NASCAR

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

Busch Series

ARCA Re/Max 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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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barnes Jr., Chuck Living people 1982 births Racing drivers from Louisville, Kentucky NASCAR drivers ARCA Menards Series drivers