Karl W. Weber (born November 17, 1996) is an American former professional stock car racing driver and current author.
| Karl Weber | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | November 17, 1996 Ambia, Indiana |
| Debut season | 2013 |
| Starts | 20 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Best finish | 10th in 2014 |
| Last updated on: October 27, 2022. | |
Early life
editWeber was born in Ambia, Indiana on November 17, 1996, and grew up on his family's farm where he would work on the weekdays.[1]
Racing career
editWeber first started racing in Sportsman class cars in New Castle, Indiana. He would then compete in numerous national karting series before racing in super late models.[2]
Weber would make his ARCA Racing Series debut in 2013 at the age of sixteen.[3] He would drive the No. 3 Chevrolet for RACE 101 in two races that season at Madison International Speedway, where he would finish eleventh, and at Iowa Speedway, where he would finish last due to a crash on the second lap of the race.
Weber would rejoin RACE 101 for the 2014 season, running 17 of the 20 races on the schedule. He would run a majority of his races in the team's No. 3 entry, earning two top-10 finishes at Toledo Speedway and Pocono Raceway, finishing tenth in both events. Although he was not eligible to compete on tracks over 1.5 miles (besides Pocono and Kentucky) due to him not being eighteen, he would also run the No. 50 entry for the team in select events as a start and park to help fund the No. 3 entry when that ride was occupied by another driver. Those events were at Michigan and Springfield (where the No. 3 was run by Ron Cox), and Chicagoland (where it was run by Jerry Tunney). He would also run for Hixson Motorsports in a collaboration with RACE 101 at DuQuoin.
Weber would make one more start in the ARCA series at the season-opener at Daytona International Speedway, driving for RACE 101 again in the No. 3 entry as a teammate to Sarah Cornett-Ching. He would ultimately struggle to keep up with the lead draft of the cars at the front and finished 25th, albeit on the lead lap.[4]
Writing career
editAfter his fathers' death in a farming accident, and the subsequent suspending of all farming operations, Weber would later pursue a writing career, publishing a series of sci-fi novels titled The Annabelle Perkins Saga.[5]
Personal life
editAfter retiring from racing after 2015, Weber would attend and graduate from Purdue University with a bachelor's degree in agribusiness in 2019.
Motorsports results
editARCA Racing Series
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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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 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | RACE 101 | 3 | Chevy | DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | ELK | POC | MCH | ROA | WIN | CHI | NJM | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD 11 |
DSF | IOW 31 |
SLM | KEN | KAN | 90th | 245 | [6] | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | DAY | MOB 19 |
SLM 14 |
TAL | TOL 10 |
NJE 13 |
POC 10 |
ELK 17 |
WIN 11 |
IRP 14 |
POC 12 |
BLN 11 |
MAD 20 |
SLM 18 |
KEN 28 |
KAN | 10th | 2735 | [7] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | MCH 27 |
CHI 27 |
ISF 29 |
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| Hixson Motorsports | 3 | Chevy | DSF 28 |
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| 2015 | RACE 101 | DAY 25 |
MOB | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | CHI | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | KEN | KAN | 123rd | 105 | [8] | ||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Karl W. Weber – Spy Guys and Gals". Spy Guys and Gals. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ "Ambia's Weber excelling on ARCA circuit". Journal and Courier. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ "Karl W. Weber – Spy Guys and Gals". Spy Guys and Gals. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ "Heartache on Valentine's Day for Weber in ARCA Racing Opener at Daytona". Speedway Digest. February 18, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ "Karl Weber Author". Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ "Karl Weber – 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ "Karl Weber – 2014 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ "Karl Weber – 2015 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
External links
edit- Karl Weber driver statistics at Racing-Reference