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Matt Frahm (born March 16, 1990) is an American professional
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driver. The North Salem, New Hampshire, resident has competed in the
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and
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 h ...
.


Racing career


Early years

Frahm began racing at the age of 14. His first major breakthrough came when he started competing in the
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, in which he ran a limited schedule in 2010. He has also ran in the Granite State Pro Stock Series, capturing three wins before 2014 and grabbed another victory in the second race of the 2014 season.


K&N Pro Series East

In 2010, Frahm ran three of the ten races, running a race at
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and both races at
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. Receiving funding from The Woodworks, he posted finishes of eighth at Martinsville, 29th at the June New Hampshire race after a radiator failure, and 19th in the September New Hampshire race.


Xfinity Series

Frahm made his Xfinity debut in 2011, where he made three starts for Go Green Racing in the No. 39 car. He had one crash, at
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. He posted finishes of 26th at New Hampshire and 25th at
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. In 2012, he made a career-high six starts. One, at
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, was for Go Green. His next start, at
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, was for Randy Hill Racing. The next week at
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, Frahm drove the No. 42 car for Curtis Key and
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. After that, Frahm made three more starts for RHR. He
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ed for two, at
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and
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. His best finish came in the one that he did not start and park in, a 25th at New Hampshire. Frahm's next start came at New Hampshire in 2014, driving
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' No. 44
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. He matched his 2012 finish with another 25th. Frahm would attempt three more races that season with The Motorsports Group. In his first race for TMG, at Iowa, his No. 46 finished last as a start-and-park entry. Three races later, he failed to make the field at Bristol. In his final attempt of the season, at Richmond, he finished 39th. In 2015, Frahm attempted two races with Jimmy Means Racing as a field-filler. He also made one start in the No. 70 for Derrike Cope Racing. Unsponsored for all three of those races, he completed one race, driving for Cope at Iowa, where he was scored 31st. Frahm tested with Bryan Dauzat and Brother-In-Law Racing in an
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car at
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before the 2018 season, posting a top-ten time the first day.


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.)


Xfinity Series


K&N Pro Series East


References


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Frahm, Matt 1990 births Living people People from Salem, New Hampshire NASCAR drivers Racing drivers from New Hampshire Sportspeople from Rockingham County, New Hampshire