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Morgen Baird

Morgen John Baird (born March 3, 1993) [1] is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 53 Ford Mustang for Joey Gase Motorsports. He has competed in select ARCA Menards Series races since 2016.

Morgen Baird
BornMorgen John Baird
(1993-03-03) March 3, 1993 (age 31)
Grass Lake, Michigan
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
Car no., teamNo. 53 (Joey Gase Motorsports)
ARCA Menards Series career
13 races run over 8 years
Best finish35th (2019)
First race2016 Corrigan Oil 200 (Michigan)
Last race2023 Henry Ford Health 200 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 3 0
Statistics current as of November 12, 2023.

Racing career

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Baird began racing in go-karts in Jackson, Michigan, at the age of twelve, and he won in his second start in the Jr. Sportsman class, before moving up to the Jr. Can class, where he won the championship in 2007.

Baird moved up to mini-cup racing the following year at Jackson Speedway, where he finished second in the points. three feature wins and three heat wins. He also ran the Great Lakes Super Mini-Cup Series during that time, and despite missing an opening race due to age restrictions, he won a race at Owosso Speedway. In 2009, Baird moved up to the GLS Series, finishing runner-up in the points and winning rookie of the year honors that season. He went on to win the title the following year with five feature race wins, seven poles (with four of them setting new track records), twelve top-5s, and eight heat race wins. He won the title again in 2011 with twelve poles, six feature race wins, six heat race wins, and eight poles, and won the title for two more years in 2012 and 2013.

Baird moved to dwarf cars in 2014, driving for Finishline Racing in the MCR Dwarf Series, finishing third in the points that year whilst also winning rookie of the year honors. He departed the team to race in his own equipment in 2015, and finished fourth in the points that year.[2]

In 2016, Baird made his ARCA Racing Series debut at Michigan Speedway driving the No. 64 Chevrolet for Hixson Motorsports, where he finished 17th. He repeated that finish in his next start at Chicagoland Speedway. He joined Jent Motorsports at Kansas Speedway driving the No. 14 Ford and finished 22nd. It was also during this year that he made two starts in the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing in the pro late model division.[3] He made two starts at Michigan for the next two years in ARCA, driving for Fast Track Racing with a best finish of 19th in 2018.

In 2019, Baird ran at Salem Speedway for Fast Track in the No. 11, finishing 16th due to a radio issue. He made two more starts that year, finishing 11th at Michigan, and 13th at Chicagoland.[4] He made a one-off start at Michigan the following year in the No. 10 Ford, finishing 15th due to brake issues.

In 2021, Baird got his first top-10 finish at Michigan, finishing seventh on the lead lap after starting in that same position. He finished in the top-10 at the track again in 2022, finishing tenth. It was also during this year that Baird joined Venturini Motorsports in the No. 55 Toyota at the season finale at Toledo Speedway. In a car that shared visual similarities to the No. 20 car of Jesse Love in that same event, he did not start the race and was classified in 24th. He then ran only one race for Fast Track in 2023, finishing a career best sixth at Michigan.

On March 27, 2024, it was announced that Baird would make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at Richmond Raceway, driving the No. 6 Chevrolet for JD Motorsports.[5] However, two days later, it was announced that Baird would postpone his debut in the series due to his fiancé going into induced labor with their soon to be born child; he would be replaced by Garrett Smithley.[6] On August 12, it was announced that Baird would instead make his debut at Michigan, this time driving the No. 53 for Joey Gase Motorsports.[7]

Personal life

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Baird currently resides in Jackson, Michigan.[8]

Motorsports 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
2024 JD Motorsports 6 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO COA RCH
Wth 		MAR TEX TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND 73rd 4 [9]
Joey Gase Motorsports 53 Ford MCH
DNQ 		DAY DAR ATL
33 		GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO

ARCA Menards Series

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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.)

ARCA Menards 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 AMSC Pts Ref
2016 Hixson Motorsports 64 Chevy DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH
17 		MAD WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM CHI
17 		KEN 60th 410 [10]
Jent Motorsports 14 Ford KAN
22
2017 Fast Track Racing 10 Toyota DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH
21 		MAD IOW IRP POC WIN ISF ROA DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 103rd 125 [11]
2018 11 DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL CLT POC MCH
19 		MAD GTW CHI IOW ELK POC ISF BLN DSF SLM IRP KAN 97th 140 [12]
2019 Ford DAY FIF SLM
16 		TAL NSH TOL CLT POC 35th 490 [13]
Toyota MCH
11 		MAD GTW CHI
13 		ELK IOW POC ISF DSF SLM IRP KAN
2020 10 Ford DAY PHO TAL POC IRP KEN IOW KAN TOL TOL MCH
15 		DAY GTW I44 TOL BRI WIN MEM ISF KAN 75th 29 [14]
2021 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN TOL CLT MOH POC ELK BLN IOW WIN GLN MCH
7 		ISF MLW DSF BRI SLM KAN 80th 37 [15]
2022 11 DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT IOW BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH
10 		GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM 61st 54 [16]
Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota TOL
24
2023 Fast Track Racing 11 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH IOW POC MCH
6 		IRP GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 75th 38 [17]

References

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  1. ^ https://twitter.com/morgenbaird
  2. ^ "BIO". Morgen Baird Racing. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Morgen Baird - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "'This is where I belong': Grass Lake racer uses Founders Brewing aid to keep NASCAR dream alive". MLive.com. 9 June 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  5. ^ Srigley, Joseph (March 27, 2024). "Morgen Baird Making Xfinity Series Debut with JD Motorsports at Richmond". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  6. ^ Srigley, Joseph (March 29, 2024). "Morgen Baird Returning Home as Fiancé Induced Into Labor; Postponing Xfinity Debut". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  7. ^ "Morgen Baird making Xfinity Series debut at Michigan for Joey Gase Motorsports". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. August 12, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  8. ^ "BIO". Morgen Baird Racing. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  9. ^ "Morgen Baird – 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  10. ^ "Morgen Baird – 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  11. ^ "Morgen Baird – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  12. ^ "Morgen Baird – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  13. ^ "Morgen Baird – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  14. ^ "Morgen Baird – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  15. ^ "Morgen Baird – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  16. ^ "Morgen Baird – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  17. ^ "Morgen Baird – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
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