William Mason Massey IV (born January 24, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado for Young's Motorsports and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 14 Chevrolet Camaro/Ford Mustang for SS-Green Light Racing. He has also competed in the ARCA Menards Series East in the past. Massey has recorded over 200 feature wins, 11 championships, and 10 track records across multiple classes.
Mason Massey | |||||||
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Born | William Mason Massey IV January 24, 1997 Douglasville, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||
Achievements | Youngest pole winner in the Southern All Star Racing Series (19 Years Old In 2016) 2012 Alabama 200 Winner | ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
55 races run over 5 years | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 14 (SS-Green Light Racing) | ||||||
2024 position | 93rd | ||||||
Best finish | 28th (2022) | ||||||
First race | 2020 Boyd Gaming 300 (Las Vegas) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 Explore the Pocono Mountains 225 (Pocono) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
30 races run over 3 years | |||||||
Truck no., team | No. 02 (Young's Motorsports) | ||||||
2024 position | 29th | ||||||
Best finish | 29th (2024) | ||||||
First race | 2019 M&M's 200 (Iowa) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 Clean Harbors 250 (Richmond) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 45th (2014) | ||||||
First race | 2014 Visit Hampton VA 175 (Langley) | ||||||
Last race | 2014 JEGS 150 (Columbus) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of November 8, 2024. |
Racing career
editK&N Pro Series East
editMassey competed in two NASCAR K&N Pro Series East races in 2014 for DRIVE Technology.[1]
Craftsman Truck Series
editMassey made his NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series debut in the 2019 M&M's 200 at Iowa Speedway.[2] He placed 22nd in the event, and was moved up one position after Ross Chastain's DQ.[3]
He was scheduled to run the full NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2023 for Reaume Brothers Racing in the No. 33 Ford F-150,[4] but left the team 7 races into the season. On April 1, 2023, at Texas Motor Speedway in the SpeedyCash.com 250, Massey had his best career Truck Series finish of 11th place.
On February 12, 2024, it was announced that Massey would run full-time in the Truck Series in 2024, driving the No. 02 truck for Young's Motorsports.[5]
Xfinity Series
editOn January 28, 2020, it was announced that Massey would drive the No. 99 for B. J. McLeod Motorsports for a portion of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, with his first race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.[6] After the season was over, Massey returned to a track that he raced earlier in his career to win the dirt crate late model feature at Senoia Raceway's Fall Nationals.[7]
Massey rejoined BJMM and the No. 99 on a 12-race schedule in 2021.[8]
In 2022, he joined DGM Racing to drive the No. 91 for every oval race. Massey achieved a career-best 6th place finish at the spring Atlanta race.
In 2023 he drove 5 races for SS-Green Light Racing and DNQ'd once for Alpha Prime Racing.
Personal life
editMassey suffers from stuttering, which was the subject of a short film titled "Dust and Dirt", which was showcased at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017.[9][10]
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series
editCraftsman Truck Series
editNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||
2019 | Reaume Brothers Racing | 34 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | MAR | TEX | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | IOW 21 |
GTW | ELD 23 |
MCH | BRI | MSP | 37th | 94 | [16] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Toyota | CHI 26 |
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33 | Chevy | KEN 18 |
LVS 28 |
TAL 32 |
MAR | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Toyota | POC 17 |
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2023 | Reaume Brothers Racing | 33 | Ford | DAY 24 |
LVS 27 |
ATL 29 |
COA DNQ |
TEX 11 |
BRD 35 |
MAR 33 |
KAN | DAR | NWS | CLT | GTW | NSH | MOH | POC | 99th | 01 | [17] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Young's Motorsports | 20 | Chevy | RCH 34 |
IRP | MLW | KAN | BRI | TAL | HOM | PHO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | 02 | DAY 25 |
ATL 20 |
LVS 21 |
BRI 28 |
COA 35 |
MAR 11 |
TEX 20 |
KAN 21 |
DAR 15 |
NWS 23 |
CLT 18 |
GTW 31 |
NSH 32 |
POC 24 |
IRP 35 |
RCH 26 |
MLW | BRI | KAN | TAL | HOM | MAR | PHO | 29th | 207 | [18] |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
K&N Pro Series East
editNASCAR K&N Pro Series East results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | DRIVE Technology | 18 | Toyota | NSM | DAY | BRI | GRE | RCH | IOW | BGS | FIF | LGY 22 |
NHA | COL 16 |
IOW | GLN | VIR | GRE | DOV | 45th | 50 | [19] |
References
edit- ^ "Driver Mason Massey's NASCAR K&N Pro Series East races - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ "Mason Massey making NASCAR Truck Series debut at Iowa Speedway". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. June 11, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ "NASCAR Truck Series: Ross Chastain dominates 2019 M&M's 200". Beyond the Flag. June 16, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ "Mason Massey joins Reaume Brothers Racing full-time in 2023". Jayski. January 24, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (February 12, 2024). "Mason Massey Joins Young's Motorsports for Full-Time Truck Slate". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "Mason Massey Joins B. J. McLeod Motorsports". Speed Sport. January 28, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Senoia Raceway". Dirt on Dirt. November 21, 2020. Event occurs at 21:12. FloRacing.
- ^ "Mason Massey Returning to BJ McLeod Motorsports in 2021". B. J. McLeod Motorsports. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ "Mason Massey shines light on personal journey for International Stuttering Awareness Day". NASCAR. October 22, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "Xfinity Driver Threw A Race Because Of His Stutter". Autoweek. October 20, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "Mason Massey – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ "Mason Massey – 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ "Mason Massey – 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ "Mason Massey – 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ "Mason Massey – 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ "Mason Massey – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ "Mason Massey – 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ "Mason Massey – 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ "Mason Massey – 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
External links
edit- Official website
- Mason Massey driver statistics at Racing-Reference