Jared Landers(born May 1, 1982) is an American professionaldirtandstock car racingdriver. He currently competes in theLucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series,driving the No. 777 car forDouble L Motorsports.
| Jared Landers | |||||||
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 Landers'Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Seriescar at theOshkosh Speedzonein 2015 | |||||||
| Born | May 1, 1982 Batesville, Arkansas | ||||||
| Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Seriescareer | |||||||
| Current team | Double L Motorsports | ||||||
| Car number | 777 | ||||||
| Engine | Durham Racing Engines | ||||||
| Crew chief | Jason Durham | ||||||
| NASCARCraftsman Truck Seriescareer | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 54th (2013) | ||||||
| First race | 2013Mudsummer Classic(Eldora) | ||||||
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Racing career
editLanders started racing when his father, a former racer, opened a car sales business. The business sponsoredsprint car racerTim Crawley,who built Landers a dirt go-kart. Landers stopped driving when he became an assistant of Crawley andTerrell Chastain,whom Landers' father's business also sponsored. When he turned 17, Landers returned to racing, driving a modified atBatesville Motor Speedway.[1]open-wheel modifieds, Landers has over 100 wins in the discipline.[2]
Landers later moved fromBatesville, ArkansastoWelcome, North Carolina.In North Carolina, he became friends withNASCARdriverClint Bowyer,who invited him to drive for his late model team. Landers also connected with NASCAR driversAustinandTy Dillon,building the brothers a dirt modified.[1]
In 2011, Landers started competing in theLucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series,winning Rookie of the Year.[2]
In 2013, Landers made his NASCAR debut in theMudsummer ClassicatEldora Speedway,NASCAR's first dirt track race since 1970.[3]While racing for Bowyer, Landers met former NASCAR driverMark Martin,who assisted him in adjusting to a stock car for the Mudsummer Classic.[1]Landers won his heat race after holding offMatt Craftonfor the win;[4]after starting second in the feature, he finished 12th.[5]Landers later attempted the 2014 Mudsummer Classic but withdrew from the event.[6]
Landers departed Clint Bowyer Racing after the 2014 season and moved back to Arkansas.[1]However, he and Martin remained close and the two co-owned a team[1]with Mark Martin Automotive sponsoring the cars. In 2015, the team hiredScott Bloomquist,who recorded over 550 feature victories, as Landers' teammate.[7]
In July 2016, Landers was competing atTri-City Speedwaywhen his car flipped; the wreck tore hiscommon carotid arteryin his neck. He continued to race until it was discovered in mid-August.[8]
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.)
Camping World Truck Series
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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 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Eddie Sharp Racing | 6 | Chevy | DAY | MAR | CAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | KEN | IOW | ELD 12 |
POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | IOW | CHI | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 54th | 32 | [9] | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | SS-Green Light Racing | 07 | Chevy | DAY | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | KEN | IOW | ELD DNQ |
POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 112th | - | [10] | ||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^abcdeRichardson, Ellen (April 20, 2015)."Behind the Wheel: Jared Landers Racing".RacingJunk.RetrievedJanuary 6,2017.
- ^abOwens, Jeff (January 4, 2015)."Mark Martin to sponsor Scott Bloomquist dirt late model team".Sporting News.RetrievedJanuary 6,2017.
- ^Caraviello, David (July 18, 2013)."Bloomquist leads list of dirt aces at Eldora".NASCAR.RetrievedSeptember 6,2013.
- ^DiZinno, Tony (July 24, 2013)."UPDATE: Truck racing at Eldora underway; 5 heat races, LCQ in books".NBC Sports.RetrievedDecember 3,2013.
- ^"2013 Inaugural Mudsummer Classic".Racing-Reference.RetrievedSeptember 6,2013.
- ^"2014 1-800 Car Cash Mudsummer Classic".Racing-Reference.RetrievedJune 28,2015.
- ^Gluck, Jeff (January 14, 2015)."Mark Martin partners with dirt Late Model team".USA Today.RetrievedJanuary 6,2017.
- ^Shelton, Ben (September 14, 2016)."Jared Landers Health Update".STL Racing.RetrievedJanuary 6,2017.
- ^"Jared Landers – 2013 Camping World Truck Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedAugust 11,2023.
- ^"Jared Landers – 2014 Camping World Truck Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedAugust 11,2023.
External links
edit- Official website
- Jared Landersdriver statistics at Racing-Reference