Eric Caudell

Eric Caudell (born January 2, 1967) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 7 Ford/Toyota for his team, CCM Racing. He has competed in ARCA since 2015, including running full-time for one season in 2017, where he finished tenth in points. He also made one Truck Series start in 2014 at Iowa.

Eric Caudell
Caudell in 2019
Born	(1967-01-02) January 2, 1967 (age 57) Piedmont, Oklahoma
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish	79th (2014)
First race	2014 American Ethanol 200 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series career
66 races run over 10 years
ARCA no., team	No. 7 (CCM Racing)
Best finish	10th (2017)
First race	2015 International Motorsports Hall of Fame 200 (Talladega)
Last race	2024 Reese's 150 (Kansas)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 3 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
4 races run over 3 years
ARCA East no., team	No. 22 (CCM Racing)
Best finish	30th (2021)
First race	2021 Shore Lunch 150 (Iowa)
Last race	2024 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics current as of October 21, 2024.

Racing career

Caudell's No. 2 car in 2017 for Hixson Motorsports at Road America.

Caudell's No. 2 car in 2019 for CCM Racing at Madison.

Caudell had raced for many years in the United States Super Truck Series until the series shut down.^[1]

Caudell made his Truck Series debut in 2014, driving the No. 12 for Cefalia Motorsports. He finished 28th.

In 2017, Caudell competed in a full season in the ARCA Racing Series in the No. 2 for Hixson Motorsports, a team he previously drove part-time for in the series in 2016. Also, his crew chief that year was Crystal Bates,^[2] one of the few female crew chiefs in stock car racing. He ended up finishing tenth in points.

For 2020, it was announced that Caudell and his No. 7 team would be returning to ARCA in ten races: Daytona, Talladega, Chicagoland, Lucas Oil, Elko, Iowa, Springfield, DuQuoin, Bristol, Memphis, and Kansas.^[3] In addition, Caudell and his team participated in ARCA's Daytona testing in January 2020 leading up to the race there the following month. Caudell and his former Hixson Motorsports teammate Rick Tackman shared his No. 7 car during the test session.^[4]

In 2021, Caudell returned for another part-time schedule in his No. 7 car.^[5] He also made his debut in the ARCA Menards Series East (formerly the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East) that year as his schedule included the three combination races (Iowa, Milwaukee, and Bristol) that the main ARCA Series had with the East Series.

Personal life

Caudell graduated from the University of Oklahoma, earning a degree in Management Information Systems.^[1]

He lives in Piedmont, Oklahoma and in addition to racing and has worked as an energy trading software consultant for Murphy USA for over twenty years.^[1]

Outside of racing, Caudell serves as a marketing consultant in the oil industry by trade.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World 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	NCWTC	Pts	Ref
2014	Cefalia Motorsports	12	Chevy	DAY	MAR	KAN	CLT	DOV	TEX	GTW	KEN	IOW 28	ELD	POC	MCH	BRI	MSP	CHI	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM	79th	16	[6]

ARCA Menards Series

(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
2015	Carter 2 Motorsports	40	Dodge	DAY	MOB	NSH	SLM	TAL 33	TOL	NJE	POC 27	MCH	CHI								SLM 25			47th	490	[7]
		97												WIN 18	IOW	IRP	POC	BLN	ISF	DSF
		40	Ford																			KEN 29	KAN
2016	Hamilton-Hughes Racing	64	Chevy	DAY DNQ																				38th	700	[8]
			Dodge		NSH 26	SLM	TAL	TOL	NJE	POC	MCH	MAD
	Hixson Motorsports	2	Chevy										WIN 16	IOW	IRP	POC	BLN 20						KAN 19
		11																ISF 14	DSF	SLM	CHI	KEN
2017		2		DAY 36	NSH 22	SLM 20	TAL 35	TOL 27									ISF 26	ROA 28	DSF 17	SLM 20				10th	3220	[9]
			Ford						ELK 18	POC 26	MCH 18	MAD 18	IOW 19	IRP 28	POC 30	WIN 21					CHI 20	KEN 24	KAN 23
2018			Dodge	DAY	NSH 20	SLM	TAL	TOL	CLT	POC	MCH	MAD	GTW 18	CHI 21	IOW	ELK	POC	ISF	BLN	DSF	SLM 23	IRP	KAN 11	27th	710	[10]
2019	CCM Racing		Ford	DAY 33	FIF	SLM	TAL																	18th	1450	[11]
			Dodge					NSH 14	TOL	CLT	POC	MCH	MAD 13
		7	Toyota											GTW 12	CHI 14		IOW 13	POC				IRP 20	KAN 18
			Dodge													ELK 13			ISF 20	DSF	SLM
2020			Ford	DAY 17	PHO	TAL 14	POC	IRP	KEN	IOW											MEM 14			18th	217	[12]
	Kimmel Racing	69	Toyota								KAN 12	TOL	TOL	MCH	DAY	GTW	L44	TOL	BRI
	CCM Racing	7																		WIN 8			KAN 10
			Chevy																			ISF 16
2021			Ford	DAY 16	PHO	TAL 9													MLW 21	DSF	BRI	SLM		25th	171	[13]
			Toyota				KAN 14	TOL	CLT	MOH	POC	ELK	BLN	IOW 14	WIN	GLN	MCH	ISF					KAN 19
2022			Ford	DAY 36	PHO	TAL 27	KAN	CLT	IOW	BLN	ELK	MOH	POC	IRP	MCH	GLN	ISF							69th	47	[14]
			Chevy															MLW 22	DSF	KAN	BRI	SLM	TOL
2023			Toyota	DAY 34	PHO	TAL 23	KAN	CLT	BLN	ELK	MOH	IOW	POC	MCH	IRP	GLN	ISF	MLW	DSF	KAN	BRI	SLM	TOL	90th	32	[15]
2024				DAY Wth	PHO	TAL 15	DOV	KAN	CLT	IOW	MOH	BLN	IRP	SLM	ELK	MCH	ISF	MLW						47th	89	[16]
			Ford																DSF Wth	GLN
	Fast Track Racing	12	Chevy																		BRI 14
	CCM Racing	7	Chevy																			KAN 14	TOL

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	AMSEC	Pts	Ref
2021	CCM Racing	7	Toyota	NSM	FIF	NSV	DOV	SNM	IOW 14			30th	53	[17]
			Ford							MLW 21	BRI
2022		22	Chevy	NSM	FIF	DOV Wth	NSV	IOW				53rd	22	[18]
		7							MLW 22	BRI
2024	Fast Track Racing	12	Chevy	FIF	DOV	NSV	FRS	IOW	IRP	MLW	BRI 14	51st	30	[19]

^* Season still in progress

References

1. Radebaugh, Don (December 19, 2017). "Energy trading software consultant Caudell looking for space to race". ARCARacing.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
2. Radebaugh, Don (April 23, 2017). "Crew chief Crystal Bates ready for Salem". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
3. "Eric Caudell planning on a partial schedule; looking at two cars". ThePitLane.org. January 18, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
4. "Daytona Test Entry List". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
5. "Eric Caudell, CCM Racing Prepare For Talladega, Remainder Of 2021 Season". ARCARacing.com. April 20, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
6. "Eric Caudell – 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
7. "Eric Caudell – 2015 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
8. "Eric Caudell – 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
9. "Eric Caudell – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
10. "Eric Caudell – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
11. "Eric Caudell – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
12. "Eric Caudell – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
13. "Eric Caudell – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
14. "Eric Caudell – 2022 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
15. "Eric Caudell – 2023 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
16. "Eric Caudell – 2024 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
17. "Eric Caudell – 2021 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
18. "Eric Caudell – 2022 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
19. "Eric Caudell – 2024 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2024.

External links

• Eric Caudell driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• https://www.arcaracing.com/drivers/eric-caudell/