Justin Scott Carroll (born December 8, 1995) is an American professional
stock car racing
Stock car racing is a form of Auto racing, automobile racing run on oval track racing, oval tracks and road courses. It originally used Production vehicle, production-model cars, hence the name "stock car", but is now run using cars specifical ...
driver. He competes part-time in the
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the NASCAR, National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), and is the only series in NASCAR to race production pickup truck-based stock car racing, s ...
, driving the No. 90
Chevrolet Silverado
The Chevrolet Silverado is a range of trucks manufactured by General Motors under the Chevrolet brand. Introduced for the 1999 model year, the Silverado is the successor to the long-running Chevrolet C/K model line. Taking its name from the to ...
/
Toyota Tundra
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for his family-owned team,
TC Motorsports.
Racing career
Early career
In 2014, Carroll would attempt a challenge to earn a
NASCAR K&N Pro 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 hel ...
ride with
Michael Waltrip Racing
Michael Waltrip Racing Holdings LLC, doing business as Michael Waltrip Racing ("MWR"), was an American professional stock car racing team that last competed full-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The company was as a 50–50 partnership betwe ...
.
ARCA Menards Series East
In 2015, Carroll, with a partnership with team
Precision Performance Motorsports
Precision Performance Motorsports (PPM) is an American professional sports car racing and former stock car racing team that currently competes full-time in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship using a GT Daytona-class Lamborghini Huracán, Lam ...
, was able to make his debut in the
NASCAR K&N Pro 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 hel ...
.
In 2018, Carroll would suffer his first retirement due to a handling issue.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
In 2020, Carroll announced that he was looking towards racing in the
NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), and is the only series in NASCAR to race production pickup truck-based stock cars. The series is o ...
. In 2021, Carroll announced plans to race part-time during the
2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
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, but couldn't due to the lack of qualifying.
On March 9, 2022, Carroll announced plans to race three races during the
2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
The 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was the 28th season of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season started with the NextEra Energy 250 on February 18 at ...
season, with more races dependent on sponsorship.
He failed to qualify for all 5 of his attempts. His closest call at making a race was at Bristol, where he missed the race by just 0.145 seconds.
On August 31, 2022, Carroll stated in an interview with Christian Koelle from ''Kickin' the Tires'' that he and his team would return to the Truck and ARCA Series part-time again in 2023.
Personal life
His father, Terry Carroll, owns the team Justin drives for,
TC Motorsports.
He graduated from Warhill High School in
Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg is an Independent city (United States), independent city in Virginia, United States. It had a population of 15,425 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located on the Virginia Peninsula, Williamsburg is in the northern par ...
.
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
Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points
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
CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour
(
key) (
Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
References
External links
Official website*
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1995 births
Living people
NASCAR drivers
ARCA Menards Series drivers
Racing drivers from Virginia
Sportspeople from Williamsburg, Virginia
CARS Tour drivers