NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Erik Darnell

Erik Darnell (born December 2, 1982) is a driver on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series from Beach Park, Illinois. He was a 2005 co-winner on the Discovery Channel program Roush Racing: Driver X with David Ragan. Darnell is the grandson of former USAC and NASCAR driver Bay Darnell, who had a career-best thirteen place finish for Holman Moody in one of his three NASCAR starts. ^[1] December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Beach Park is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... The 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will begin on February 17, 2006 at Daytona International Speedway with the Florida Dodge Dealers 200, and end on November 17, 2006 with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... Outside Roush headquarters. ... The 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will begin on February 17, 2006 at Daytona International Speedway with the Florida Dodge Dealers 200, and end on November 17, 2006 with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... The 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will begin on February 17, 2006 at Daytona International Speedway with the Florida Dodge Dealers 200, and end on November 17, 2006 with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ... The 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season began on February 13 and ended on November 19. ... The Milwaukee Mile is a race track in West Allis, Wisconsin. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... Beach Park is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Discovery Channel is a cable and satellite TV channel distributed by Discovery Communications that provides non-fiction programming focused on science, history and nature. ... David Ragan (born December 24, 1985 in Kannapolis, North Carolina) is a stock car racer who drives the #6 AAA Ford in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup series for Roush Fenway Racing and who will be running for the 2007 Rookie of the Year award. ... USAC Logo The United States Automobile Club (USAC) is an open-wheel auto racing sanctioning body. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Holman Moody was an auto racing team, racecar manufacturer, and marine engine manufacturer. ...

Pre-NASCAR career

Erik began racing at the age of 12 in the River Vally Kart Club. He won the championship in the purple plate class in his second year of competition, later racing Allison Legacy cars after go karts. His first year of super late models was at Illiana Speedway, with Erik finishing 3rd in the final standings with 1 win. Erik beat the best Wisconsin super late model drivers to win the 2003 Wisconsin Challenge Series championship. At that time his five wins were the most in the series' history. ^[2] He set the super late model track record at Lake Geneva Raceway in 2004.^[3] Lake Geneva Raceway is a one-third mile long oval motor racetrack in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. ...

Move to national driver

Darnell drove in his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Milwaukee in 2004, finishing 26th. He also raced in numerous NASCAR touring series races. The Milwaukee Mile (also The Mile and Americas Legendary Oval) is a race track in West Allis, Wisconsin, USA. It is a mile long (1. ...

Darnell drove in several NASCAR touring series and six ARCA races in 2005. The Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) is an auto racing sanctioning body in the United States founded in 1964 (not to be confused with the sports car club of the same name founded by the Collier brothers in 1933). ...

NASCAR career

Darnell raced full-time in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2006. He had twelve Top-10 finishes in 25 events, and he was the series' Rookie of the Year. His best finish was a second place run at Memphis Motorsports Park. He will continue to drive the 99 truck for Roush through 2008. He has also tested Busch Series cars for Roush. On April 28, 2007 Darnell won the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway for his first Craftsman Truck Series win. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... The 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will begin on February 17, 2006 at Daytona International Speedway with the Florida Dodge Dealers 200, and end on November 17, 2006 with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ... The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season. ... Memphis Motorsports Park is a race track located in Millington, Tennessee, approximately twenty miles north of downtown Memphis. ... The OReilly Auto Parts 250 is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that takes place at Kansas Speedway. ... Kansas Speedway is a speedway in Kansas City, in the U.S. state of Kansas. ... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ...

References

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Categories: 1982 births | ARCA drivers | Living people | NASCAR drivers | NASCAR Rookies of the Year | People from Illinois | Roush Racing drivers Outside Roush headquarters. ... The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... David Ragan (born December 24, 1985 in Kannapolis, North Carolina) is a stock car racer who drives the #6 AAA Ford in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup series for Roush Fenway Racing and who will be running for the 2007 Rookie of the Year award. ... Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. ... Matt Kenseth in the garage deep in thought. ... James Christopher Jamie McMurray (born June 3, 1976 in Joplin, Missouri) is a NASCAR driver. ... Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and Busch Series driver for Roush Racing. ... NASCAR Busch Series logo The Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs second division (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level, the Nextel... Todd Kluever from Sun Prairie, Wisconsin was born July 6, 1978. ... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... Travis Kvapil (pronounced kwah-pil) (born March 1, 1976 in Janesville, Wisconsin) is a German-American NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. ... T.J. Bell (born August 25, 1980 is an American race car driver from Sparks, Nevada. ... Danny OQuinn (born May 7, 1985) is a professional stock car racer from Coeburn, Virginia. ... Peter Shepherd (born 1985) is a NASCAR driver from Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. ... Robert Yates Racing is a NASCAR racing team based in Mooresville, North Carolina, which is near Charlotte. ... No Fear Racing is a NASCAR Nextel Cup series team racing the #60 SoBe No Fear Energy Drink Ford Fusion driven Boris Said. ... Outside Roush headquarters. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Jack Roush (born April 19, 1942) is the founder, CEO, and owner of Roush Racing, a NASCAR team headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is Chairman of the Board of Roush Enterprises. ... Robbie Reiser (born June 24, 1938) in Allenton, Wisconsin is a stock car racing crew chief and (former racer) for the Roush Racing team in NASCARs Nextel Cup series. ... John W Henry. ... Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959 in Batesville, Arkansas) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver for Ginn Racing, driving the #01 U.S. Army Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series for Roush Fenway Racing, Hendrick... Fenway Sports Group (FSG) is a company headquarted in Boston, Massachusetts established by New England Sports Ventures in 2004. ...

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NASCAR career

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Pre-NASCAR career