Chris Lowden (born March 22, 1965) is an American professional stock car racing driver and owner of Las Vegas country music venue Stoney's Rockin' Country. He last competed full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West in 2022, driving the No. 11 Chevrolet SS for his team, Lowden Motorsports.
| Chris Lowden | |||||||
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 Lowden's No. 11 ARCA car at All American Speedway in 2022 | |||||||
| Born | March 22, 1965 Las Vegas, Nevada | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| First race | 2022 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 39th (2020) | ||||||
| First race | 2020 Star Nursery 150 (Las Vegas Bullring) | ||||||
| Last race | 2022 NAPA Auto Parts 150 (Irwindale) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of January 29, 2022. | |||||||
Racing career
editARCA Menards Series West
editIn 2020, he would race in a one-off event for Kart Idaho Racing at the 2020 Star Nursery 150, retiring and finishing 15th due to brake issues.[1]
In 2021, he was scheduled to once again for the team in the 2021 NAPA Auto Care 150,[2] but was replaced by Andrew Tuttle.
In 2022, Lowden would announce that he would race full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving for his own team with assistance from Kart Idaho Racing.[3]
Stoney's Rockin' Country
editIn 2007, Lowden would open up Stoney's Rockin' Country, after a restaurant Lowden and his friends went to at New Frontier Hotel and Casino shut down due to the closing of the casino.[4] In 2012, the venue would move to Town Square. In 2016, Chris was sued by investors for fraud and racketeering.[5]
In 2018, the nightclub was nominated for Nightclub of the Year by the Academy of Country Music.[6] In May of the same year, the nightclub would open a satellite office in Nashville, Tennessee.[7]
Personal life
editLowden's father, Paul Lowden, is a casino magnate, and his mother, Sue Lowden, was a former state senator.[8]
Motorsports career results
editARCA Menards Series
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Menards 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 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2022 | Lowden Motorsports | 21 | Chevy | DAY | PHO 31 |
TAL | KAN | CLT | IOW | BLN | ELK | MOH | POC | IRP | MCH | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | 120th | 13 | [9] |
ARCA Menards Series West
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Menards Series West results | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref |
| 2020 | Kart Idaho Racing | 11 | Chevy | LVS 15 |
MMP | MMP | IRW | EVG | DCS | CNS | LVS | AAS | KCR | PHO | 35th | 29 | [10] |
| 2022 | Lowden Motorsports | 21 | Chevy | PHO 31 |
15th | 216 | [11] | ||||||||||
| 11 | IRW 13 |
KCR | PIR | SON | IRW 12 |
EVG 12 |
PIR | AAS 20 |
LVS 24 |
PHO 30 | |||||||
References
edit- ^ "2020 Star Nursery 150 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
- ^ "NOTEBOOK: West Series primed to produce new All American Speedway winner". ARCA. 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ Delforge, Vincent (2022-01-26). "Chris Lowden Full-Time in ARCA Menards Series West". Kickin' the Tires. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ "Q&A: Stoney's Founder Chris Lowden Talks Expanding Presence And Footprint". MusicRow.com. 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ "Jakub P. Medrala of Donath & Medrala, PLLC, and Telia U. Williams of Telia Law File a Shareholder Derivative Lawsuit Against the Top Brass of the World Famous Stoney's Rockin' Country | Donath & Medrala Law Firm Blog". www.domelaw.com. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "Stoney's Rockin' Country nominated for Nightclub of the Year – It's The Norm". vegas-to-you.com. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ "Stoney's Rockin' Country Launches Nashville Satellite Office". MusicRow.com. 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ "Founder Chris Lowden discusses rise of Stoney's Rockin' Country". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2017-05-23. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ "Chris Lowden – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ "Chris Lowden – 2020 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ "Chris Lowden – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
External links
edit- Chris Lowden driver statistics at Racing-Reference