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Colin Garrett

Colin Kaywood Garrett (born July 6, 2000) is an American professional racing driver who last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 07 Chevrolet Camaro for SS-Green Light Racing, as well as in the TC America Series in TCX for Rooster Hall Racing in a BMW M2 CS Cup car.[1] He has also competed in the NASCAR Truck Series, NASCAR K&N Pro Series East (now the ARCA Menards Series East) and the CARS Tour in the past.

Colin Garrett
Garrett at New Jersey Motorsports Park in 2018
BornColin Kaywood Garrett
(2000-07-06) July 6, 2000 (age 24)
South Boston, Virginia
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East career
Debut season2018
Car number18
Former teamsHunt-Sellers Racing
Sam Hunt Racing
Starts22
Championships0
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish8th in 2019
Finished last season8th (2019)
Previous series
2018–2019
2018		CARS Pro Late Model Tour
CARS Late Model Stock Tour
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
12 races run over 3 years
2021 position43rd
Best finish43rd (2021)
First race2019 ToyotaCare 250 (Richmond)
Last race2021 Dead On Tools 250 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
2 races run over 2 years
2023 position64th
Best finish64th (2023)
First race2019 World of Westgate 200 (Las Vegas)
Last race2023 XPEL 225 (Austin)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of August 9, 2023.

Racing career

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NASCAR

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Garrett began racing in 2015 at the age of 14, competing in the Pure Stock division at South Boston Speedway. He was awarded the UNOH Youth Achievement Award in 2016 and 2017 at SoBo and in 2017 won the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Limited Late Model division championship at SoBo. In 2017, he also competed in select Late Model Stock Car events at numerous tracks, earning two pole awards and a win at Dominion Raceway. [2]

K&N Pro Series East

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Garrett's No. 18 East Series car at New Jersey Motorsports Park in 2018

Garrett ran 12 of the 14 races in 2018, driving the No. 18 Toyota for Hunt-Sellers Racing.[3] His highest finish was P3 in the season’s fourth race at South Boston Speedway. The team ran a Days of Thunder throwback scheme for the King Cadillac GMC Throwback 100 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, imitating Russ Wheeler's paint scheme.[4] Garrett's 2018 season was originally supposed to be a part-time effort with sporadic races throughout the year, but eventually expanded to include all of the races from Langley on forward.[5]

In 2019, Garrett returned to Sam Hunt Racing and the No. 18, but switched from Toyota to Chevrolet. They competed in 10 of 12 events with a best finish of P6.[6][7]

Xfinity Series

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In April 2019, Garrett made his debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.[8][9] He drove the No. 66 Toyota for MBM Motorsports at Richmond Raceway. They started P24 and finished P26, three laps down.[10]

For the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Garrett and Sam Hunt Racing made their first start together in the series. They started P15 and finished P21, one lap down.

Garrett would go on to drive part-time for Sam Hunt Racing in the Xfinity Series in 2020 and 2021.

Garrett returned to the Xfinity Series in 2023, replacing Katherine Legge in the SS-Green Light Racing No. 07 car in the race at the Indianapolis road course after Legge's sponsor, Blast Equality Collab, did not want to be on the car due to their members' connection with the writers' strike going on at the time.[11]

Truck Series

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Garrett ran his first NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race in the 2019 World of Westgate 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, driving the No. 38 Chevrolet for Niece Motorsports starting P21 and finishing P24, 3 laps down, due to transmission issues.[12]

He returned to Niece and the Truck Series in October 2020 at Kansas Speedway starting P20 and finishing P24, 4 laps down, after being involved in an early crash.[13]

On June 8, 2022, it was announced that Garrett would drive the No. 30 truck for On Point Motorsports in the DoorDash 250 at Sonoma, replacing Tate Fogleman, who had been scheduled to drive that truck full-time in 2022 but was taken out of the truck for this race. However, due to the late notice of this opportunity, Garrett was unable to receive his drug test back in time to be able to compete. Josh Bilicki filled in starting P26 and finishing P30 due to a crash.[14]

Touring Cars

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TC America

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Colin would make the transition to sports car racing in 2022[15] with the move to TC America in the TCX class. There he would win in his third start and finish on the podium 11 out of 14 races with 7 wins. He finished second in the championship after coming back from a 59-point deficit winning, 4 races in a row, and would ultimately lose the championship by 2 points in Indianapolis.[16]

In 2023, it was announced Garrett would return to Rooster Hall Racing for TC America in TCX. He would go on to win the season opener at Sonoma Raceway[17] and take the points lead, leading it for the remainder of the year.[18] Along with 13 podiums and 6 wins out of 14 races, he would win the 2023 TCX Championship.[19]

Grand Touring

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GT4 America

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After a successful season in TC America in 2022,[20] Rooster Hall Racing made the decision to bring Garrett aboard the GT4 program alongside 3x Guinness Book of World Records holder[21][22] Johan Schwartz for 2023.[23] The duo would go on to finish on the podium twice during the 2023 season in their BMW M4 GT4.[24]

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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

Xfinity Series

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NASCAR Xfinity 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 NXSC Pts Ref
2019 MBM Motorsports 66 Toyota DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH
26 		TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH CLT DOV KAN TEX PHO 63rd 27 [25]
Sam Hunt Racing 26 Toyota HOM
21
2020 DAY
DNQ 		LVS CAL PHO DAR
37 		CLT BRI ATL HOM
21 		HOM
14 		TAL
35 		POC IND KEN KEN KAN
16 		TEX ROA DAY DOV DOV DAY DAR RCH RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT KAN TEX MAR PHO 48th 63 [26]
2021 DAY DAY HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR TAL
15 		DAR DOV COA CLT MOH TEX NSH POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IND MCH
20 		DAY
37 		DAR
17 		RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT TEX KAN MAR
14 		PHO 43rd 83 [27]
2023 SS-Green Light Racing 07 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR CLT POR SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC ROA MCH IND
DNQ 		GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX CLT LVS HOM MAR PHO N/A 0 [28]

Craftsman Truck Series

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NASCAR Craftsman 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 NCTC Pts Ref
2019 Niece Motorsports 38 Chevy DAY ATL LVS MAR TEX DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN POC ELD MCH BRI MSP LVS
21 		TAL MAR PHO HOM 106th 01 [29]
2020 44 DAY LVS CLT ATL HOM POC KEN TEX KAN KAN MCH DAY DOV GTW DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL KAN
24 		TEX MAR PHO 92nd 01 [30]
2023 On Point Motorsports 30 Toyota DAY LVS ATL COA
20 		TEX BRI MAR KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH MOH POC RCH IRP MLW KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO 64th 17 [31]

K&N Pro Series East

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NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2018 Hunt-Sellers Racing 18 Toyota NSM BRI LGY
6 		SBO
3 		SBO
16 		MEM
8 		NJE
8 		TMP
13 		NHA
13 		IOW
23 		GLN
22 		GTW
15 		NHA
7 		DOV
17 		10th 377 [32]
2019 Sam Hunt Racing Chevy NSM
6* 		BRI
7 		SBO
6 		SBO
14 		MEM
11 		NHA
9 		IOW
13 		GLN
10 		BRI
15 		GTW
8 		NHA DOV 8th 344 [33]
Rev Racing 6 Toyota SBO
RL†
† – Relieved Ruben Garcia Jr.

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

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  1. ^ "Rooster Hall returns to SRO America". 9 April 2022.
  2. ^ Soquet, William. "K&N EAST: Colin Garrett's Cinderella run ends halfway through at South Boston". LASTCAR. Blogger. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  3. ^ Wilson, Steven (January 30, 2019). "Colin Garrett Joins Sam Hunt Racing for 2019 K&N East Campaign". Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  4. ^ Soquet, William. "K&N EAST: Colin Garrett can't quite replicate the success of Russ Wheeler". LASTCAR. Blogger. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  5. ^ Soquet, William. "K&N EAST: Colin Garrett finishes last due to flat right-rear, claims LASTCAR championship". LASTCAR. Blogger. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Colin Garrett - Sam Hunt Racing-26-NXS - news and analysis, statistics, game logs, depth charts, contracts, injuries".
  7. ^ Wilson, Steven (April 25, 2019). "Improved Garrett Excited About Returning Home To South Boston Speedway For NASCAR K&N Doubleheader". Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  8. ^ McFadin, Daniel (April 10, 2019). "Colin Garrett to make Xfinity debut at Richmond". Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  9. ^ McFadin, Daniel (April 10, 2019). "Updated entry lists for NASCAR at Richmond Raceway". Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  10. ^ Phillips, Michael (April 12, 2019). "Cole Custer wins Xfinity race to kick off NASCAR weekend in Richmond". Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  11. ^ Albino, Dustin (August 8, 2023). "Katherine Legge not competing for SS GreenLight Racing at Indianapolis". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  12. ^ "Colin Garrett – World of Westgate 200 Race Advance". Niece Motorsports. September 11, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  13. ^ "Colin Garrett – Clean Harbors 200 Race Advance". Niece Motorsports (Press release). Speedway Media. October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  14. ^ Christie, Toby (June 8, 2022). "Tate Fogleman is out, Colin Garrett is in On Point Motorsports No. 30 at Sonoma". TobyChristie.com.
  15. ^ "Rooster Hall returns to SRO America". TC America. 9 April 2022.
  16. ^ "2022 Standings TCAM TCX Drivers".
  17. ^ "Sonoma Raceway Race One: BMW, Hyundai and Subaru Start 2023 Strong". 1 April 2023.
  18. ^ "2023 STANDINGS TC AMERICA POWERED BY SKIP BARBER RACING TCX DRIVERS".
  19. ^ "TC America powered by Skip Barber Crowns Champions in Indianapolis Celebration".
  20. ^ "SRO America Wraps Up 2022 Season with Awards Gala in Indy". 25 October 2022.
  21. ^ "Greatest cumulative distance vehicle drift in 8 hours (wet surface)". 11 December 2017.
  22. ^ "Longest twin vehicle drift (water assisted)". 11 December 2017.
  23. ^ Haueter, David (26 March 2023). "SRO America Season Opens Next Weekend".
  24. ^ "2023 STANDINGS PIRELLI GT4 AMERICA PRO-AM DRIVERS".
  25. ^ "Colin Garrett – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  26. ^ "Colin Garrett – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  27. ^ "Colin Garrett – 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  28. ^ "Colin Garrett – 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  29. ^ "Colin Garrett – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  30. ^ "Colin Garrett – 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  31. ^ "Colin Garrett – 2023 NASCAR craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  32. ^ "Colin Garrett – 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  33. ^ "Colin Garrett – 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
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