Nick Tucker Explained

Nicholas Tucker (born August 26, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He currently owns an ARCA Menards Series and a Trans-Am Series team Nitro Motorsports and as a driver most recently competed in the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series in 2021.

Career

Tucker began racing at age five, starting out by racing flat track four-wheelers and go-karts. At age 14, he came to the point where he had to move up to racing late models to advance his career. However, because of Washington state regulations, he could not compete in those cars in his home state. As a result, he and his family moved to North Carolina in the Charlotte metropolitan area where most NASCAR teams are located, where he began to race those cars there.^[1]

Tucker was a late entry to the 2009 rookie of the year class in the Truck Series. Joining the new GunBroker Racing team to drive their No. 21 Dodge, he drove nearly the entire season starting at the Michigan race. (The only race he did not run was Talladega, with Sean Murphy in the truck instead.) Unfortunately, Tucker had to start-and-park in almost all of those starts due to lack of sponsorship and the team's focus on fielding their primary truck, the No. 23, driven by Jason White. The only race he was running at the finish of was the season-finale at Homestead, where the team found sponsorship from the Denny Hamlin Foundation and ran the whole race. Tucker finished five laps down in 26th in what would turn out to be his final start in the Truck Series.

Tucker served as a crew chief for Carter 2 Motorsports in the ARCA Series in 2012, but gave up that role for three races (Salem, Elko, and the first Pocono race) to be a driver for the team in them. At the first two of those races, Tucker drove C2M's No. 40, and for Pocono, he was in the No. 97. His cars were sponsored by Ron Paul's Republican presidential campaign that year.^[2]

After his time driving in NASCAR and ARCA, Tucker returned to the go-kart racing industry and founded a cadet karting race team called Nitro Kart in 2016 to help up-and-coming go-kart drivers move up the racing ladder.^[3]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35		Pts	Ref
2008	Ege Motorsports	57	Dodge	DAY	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	NSH	TEX	PHO	MXC	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	NHA	DAY	CHI	GTY	IRP	CGV	GLN	MCH											N/A	0	[4]
	CFK Motorsports	78	Dodge																										BRI	CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	TEX	PHO	HOM

Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25		Pts	Ref
2004	Ron Rhodes Racing	48	Dodge	DAY	ATL	MAR	MFD	CLT	DOV	TEX	MEM	MLW	KAN	KEN	GTW	MCH	IRP	NSH	BRI	RCH	NHA	LVS	CAL	TEX	MAR	PHO	DAR	HOM	89th	103	[5]
2005	Brevak Racing	31	Chevy	DAY	CAL	ATL	MAR	GTY	MFD	CLT	DOV	TEX	MCH	MLW	KAN	KEN	MEM	IRP	NSH	BRI	RCH	NHA	LVS	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM	56th	334	[6]
2006				DAY	CAL	ATL	MAR	GTY	CLT	MFD	DOV	TEX	MCH	MLW	KAN	KEN	MEM	IRP	NSH	BRI	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM	N/A	0	[7]
2008	Derrike Cope Inc.	73	Dodge	DAY	CAL	ATL	MAR	KAN	CLT	MFD	DOV	TEX					IRP	NSH	BRI	GTW	NHA	LVS	TAL						62nd	192	[8]
		74											MCH	MLW										MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM
	Lafferty Motorsports	89	Chevy												MEM	KEN
2009				DAY	CAL	ATL	MAR	KAN	CLT	DOV	TEX																		30th	1065	[9]
	GunBroker Racing	21	Dodge									MCH	MLW	MEM	KEN	IRP	NSH	BRI	CHI	IOW	GTW	NHA	LVS	MAR	TAL	TEX	PHO	HOM

ARCA Racing Series

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

ARCA Racing Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23		Pts	Ref
2007	James Hylton Motorsports with Carter 2 Motorsports	48	Dodge	DAY	USA	NSH	SLM	KAN	WIN	KEN	TOL	IOW	POC	MCH	BLN	KEN	POC	NSH	ISF	MIL	GTW	DSF	CHI				37th	900	[10]
	Prototype Racing	67	Dodge																					SLM	TAL	TOL
2008	Mark Gibson Racing	59	Dodge	DAY	SLM	IOW	KAN	CAR	KEN	TOL	POC	MCH	CAY	KEN	BLN	POC	NSH	ISF	DSF	CHI	SLM	NJM	TAL	TOL			113th	150	[11]
2011	Carter 2 Motorsports	04	Dodge	DAY	TAL	SLM	TOL	NJE	CHI	POC	MCH	WIN	BLN	IOW	IRP	POC	ISF	MAD	DSF	SLM	KAN	TOL					164th	0	[12]
2012		40		DAY	MOB	SLM	TAL	TOL	ELK																		69th	315	[13]
		97								POC	MCH	WIN	NJE	IOW	CHI	IRP	POC	BLN	ISF	MAD	SLM	DSF	KAN
2013		40		DAY	MOB	SLM	TAL	TOL	ELK	POC	MCH	ROA	WIN														62nd	410	[14]
		97												CHI	NJE	POC	BLN	ISF	MAD	DSF	IOW	SLM	KEN	KAN

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mike . Neff . Last In and First Out: The Joy And Sadness Of NASCAR Qualifying For The Underdogs . Frontstretch . May 17, 2008 . March 21, 2020.
2. Web site: Nick Tucker To Return To Driving Duties At Salem Speedway . Speedway Media . April 20, 2012 . March 21, 2020.
3. Web site: Rob . Howden . Industry Insider: Tucker Launches Nitro Kart Cadet Program . E-Karting News . November 2, 2016 . March 21, 2020.
4. Web site: Nick Tucker – 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 9, 2023.
5. Web site: Nick Tucker – 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 9, 2023.
6. Web site: Nick Tucker – 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 9, 2023.
7. Web site: Nick Tucker – 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 9, 2023.
8. Web site: Nick Tucker – 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 9, 2023.
9. Web site: Nick Tucker – 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 9, 2023.
10. Web site: Nick Tucker – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 9, 2023.
11. Web site: Nick Tucker – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 9, 2023.
12. Web site: Nick Tucker – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 9, 2023.
13. Web site: Nick Tucker – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 9, 2023.
14. Web site: Nick Tucker – 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 9, 2023.