Chris_Lawson_(racing_driver)

Chris Lawson (racing driver)

Chris Lawson (racing driver)

American racing driver

Christopher W. Lawson (born November 6, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing crew chief who works for Rick Ware Racing as the crew chief for Justin Haley's No. 51 Ford Mustang Dark Horse in the NASCAR Cup Series. He previously worked with Todd Gilliland in the NASCAR West Series for Bill McAnally Racing, where the duo won two consecutive championships in 2016 and 2017 and twelve races together. Prior to becoming a crew chief, Lawson was a driver for underfunded, start and park teams in NASCAR and ARCA until 2011.

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Racing career

Driving career

Lawson gained notoriety in 2011 as the driver who replaced Jennifer Jo Cobb at Bristol Motor Speedway in the 2nd Chance Motorsports No. 79 entry after Cobb left the team on the day of the race after a dispute with team owner Rick Russell on being told to start and park in that race.[1] Rookie of the year contender Charles Lewandoski was initially set to be the team's substitute driver, but was unable to get prepared in the car in time for the start of the race, so Russell then got Lawson to jump in Cobb's car and start and park it.[2] Lawson had failed to qualify for the Bristol race in another start and park entry, the No. 03 for R3 Motorsports. He was the only DNQ for the race, and was still at the track when it was about to start. This race would end up being Lawson's last as a driver.

Crew chiefing career

In 2019, Lawson served as Tanner Gray's crew chief in the ARCA Menards Series for DGR-Crosley.[3]

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.)

Nationwide Series

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Camping World Truck Series

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ARCA Racing Series

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

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References

  1. [1]
    "Cobb replaced for refusing to 'start and park'". Fox Sports. March 19, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "UPDATE: Jennifer Jo Cobb Refused to Start-and-Park, Stands up for what is Right". Speedway Digest. STS Motorsports Inc. March 19, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. [3]
    "David Gilliland says massive NASCAR penalty was the result of a '100 percent legal' ARCA test". Autoweek. 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  4. [4]
    "Chris Lawson – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Chris Lawson – 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
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    "Chris Lawson – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
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    "Chris Lawson – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  8. [8]
    "Chris Lawson – 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  9. [9]
    "Chris Lawson – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
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