Cole Rouse (born July 8, 1997) is an American former professional

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driver. He last competed full-time in the

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and part-time in the

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, driving the No. 99

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for Bill McAnally Racing in both series. He is from

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Racing career

Beginning in the mini-cup ranks, Rouse eventually progressed to

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. Rouse's

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career began in the

K&N Pro Series West The ARCA Menards Series West, formerly the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, NASCAR AutoZone West Series, NASCAR Winston West Series, NASCAR Winston Transcontinental Series and NASCAR Camping World West Series, is a regional stock car racing series ow ...

. He made his debut for Bob Bruncati's

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in 2016. Rouse then left the K&N Pro Series West to compete for

Kyle Busch Motorsports Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) is an American professional dirt racing team that competes in dirt divisions across the United States. They formerly competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, CARS Tour, CRA Super Series, A ...

in the 2017 CARS Super Late Model Tour. He later joined

Venturini Motorsports Venturini Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, and ARCA Menards Series West. Founded in 1982 by Bill Venturini Sr., Venturini Motorsports is the ...

to compete in two

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events at the end of the 2017 season. Rouse returned to the K&N Pro Series West in 2018 to compete for Bill McAnally Racing. He also drove for the team in select

races, including the season-opener at

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, where he finished second behind

Todd Gilliland Todd Jeremey Gilliland (born May 15, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 34 Ford Mustang (seventh generation), Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Front Row Motorsports ...

. On September 15, 2018, he made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut, piloting the No. 78 for B. J. McLeod Motorsports. He finished an impressive 21st place after avoiding some of the carnage late in the going. On October 13, 2018, Rouse took pole position and converted it into his first career K&N Pro Series win at All American Speedway.

Motorsports career results

Career summary

NASCAR

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

Xfinity Series

K&N Pro Series East

K&N Pro Series West

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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