Jake Garcia (born March 3, 2005) is an American professional

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driver. He competes full-time in the

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, driving the No. 13

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for

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and part-time in the

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, driving the No. 29 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for

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Racing career

Garcia made his

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debut in 2016, driving in the USAC Eastern Midget Series. He raced in midget cars for three years, and made his first late model debut in 2018 for the

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. He would continue running late model races in 2019, where he won the track championship at

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in pro late models. In 2020, he ran full time in the Southern Super Series, and won Rookie of the Year honors. He would win the championship a year later, making him the youngest champion in the series at 16 years old. He would continue to have success in late model racing. He also competed in

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ARCA Menards Series West

On October 26, 2021, Garcia would sign with

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, and would drive in the final race of the

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. He started 4th and finished 6th.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

2022

On March 16, 2022,

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announced that Garcia would drive five races for the team in the

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, starting at

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on April 7. The number will be 35, which is his late model number. However, qualifying was rained out, and since the No. 35 team didn't have any points, Garcia failed to make the race. Garcia made his Truck debut at

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on June 4, 2022. He ran around midpack until a collision with

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put him multiple laps down. He finished 29th.

2023

On December 6, 2022,

announced that Garcia would run full-time for the team in

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, continuing to run the No. 35 truck. Because of age restrictions, Garcia will miss the season-opener race at Daytona.

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has granted him a waiver that will still make him eligible for the playoffs. In his first race of the season at

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, he scored his first career top-10. He scored seven top tens throughout the regular season, but failed to make the playoffs. On October 16, it was announced that Garcia would not return to

for the 2024 season and would be seeking new opportunities. Garcia finished his rookie year 13th in the final standings.

2024

On November 15, 2023, it was announced that Garcia will move to

for the 2024 season, driving the No. 13, replacing

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, who is moving up to the

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full-time. Garcia struggled throughout the season, only scoring two top-ten finishes, his best being a 6th place at

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. Garcia finished the season 17th in the standings.

2025

Garcia started the 2025 season with a twelfth-place finish at

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. At Rockingham, Garcia would earn his first career pole.

NASCAR Xfinity Series

On April 20, 2025, it was revealed that Garcia will attempt to make his

debut at

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, driving the No. 29

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for

. Unfortunately, Garcia failed to qualify.

Personal life

Garcia attended

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and graduated in the class of 2023.

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. ** – All laps led.)

Xfinity Series

Craftsman Truck Series

Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points

ARCA Menards Series West

References

External links

Official website

Official profile at ThorSport Racing
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Jake 2005 births Living people ARCA Menards Series drivers NASCAR drivers Racing drivers from Georgia (U.S. state) CARS Tour drivers People from Monroe, Georgia 21st-century American sportsmen