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Christopher R. Windom (born December 24, 1990) is an American professional racing driver. Windom was the seventh driver to complete a United States Auto Club (USAC) Triple Crown by winning titles in sprint cars, midget cars, and Silver Crown.
Chris Windom | |||||||
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![]() Windom racing in a USAC Midget in 2014 | |||||||
Born | Christopher R. Windom December 24, 1990 Canton, Illinois | ||||||
Achievements | 2016 USAC Silver Crown Series Champion 2017 USAC Sprint Car National Championship Champion 2020 USAC National Midget Championship Champion 2006 USSA Mel Kenyon Midget Series Champion 2011, 2018 USAC Indiana Sprint Week Champion 2017, 2018 USAC Eastern Storm Champion | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
2021 position | 37th | ||||||
Best finish | 37th (2021) | ||||||
First race | 2021 Food City Dirt Race (Bristol Dirt) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
6 races run over 3 years | |||||||
2021 position | 106th | ||||||
Best finish | 44th (2018) | ||||||
First race | 2017 Eldora Dirt Derby (Eldora) | ||||||
Last race | 2021 Corn Belt 150 (Knoxville) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of December 31, 2021. |
Windom won the 2017 USAC National Sprint Car Championship, the 2016 USAC Silver Crown Championship, and the 2020 National Midget Car championship.[1] He is also a two-time Indiana Sprint Week (2011, 2018) and Eastern Storm (2017, 2018) champion, and a two-time winner of the Little 500 (2011, 2015).
Windom also participates in stock car racing, making seven starts from 2011 to 2015 in the ARCA Menards Series and three starts in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2017 for MB Motorsports and one in 2018 for DGR-Crosley, with a best finish of 14th at Eldora Speedway. In 2021, he joined Rick Ware Racing for his NASCAR Cup Series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway's dirt event, where he finished 33rd after suffering an engine failure.[2][3] He also ran the Corn Belt 150 at Knoxville in place of Michael Annett in the No. 02 for Young's Motorsports.[4]
On March 27, 2018, it was announced that Windom would make his Indy Lights debut driving for Belardi Auto Racing in the Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with support from Jonathan Byrd's Racing, the same group that supported fellow sprint car driver Bryan Clauson venture into Indy Lights and the IndyCar Series.[5] Windom, however, crashed during the first morning testing session on May 21 and the damage to the car forced Windom to withdraw from the event.[6]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
NASCAR Cup 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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NCSC | Pts | Ref |
2021 | Rick Ware Racing | 15 | Chevy | DAY | DAY | HOM | LVS | PHO | ATL | BRI 33 |
MAR | RCH | TAL | KAN | DAR | DOV | COA | CLT | SON | NSH | POC | POC | ROA | ATL | NHA | GLN | IND | MCH | DAY | DAR | RCH | BRI | LVS | TAL | CLT | TEX | KAN | MAR | PHO | 37th | 4 | [7] |
NASCAR Camping World Truck 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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||
2017 | MB Motorsports | 36 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | IOW | KEN | ELD 19 |
POC | MCH | BRI DNQ |
MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | 51st | 34 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||
63 | MAR 32 |
TEX | PHO | HOM 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | DGR-Crosley | 54 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS | MAR | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | CHI | KEN | ELD 14 |
POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM 24 |
44th | 49 | [9] | |||||||||||||||
2021 | Young's Motorsports | 02 | Chevy | DAY | DAY | LVS | ATL | BRI | RCH | KAN | DAR | COA | CLT | TEX | NSH | POC | KNX 15 |
GLN | GTW | DAR | BRI | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | 106th | 01 | [10] |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Racing 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 | 21 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||
2011 | Win-Tron Racing | 32 | Dodge | DAY | TAL | SLM | TOL | NJE | CHI | POC | MCH | WIN | BLN | IOW | IRP | POC | ISF 3 |
MAD | DSF 13 |
SLM | KAN | TOL | 60th | 380 | [11] | |||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Toyota | DAY 8 |
MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | ELK | POC | MCH | WIN | NJE | IOW | CHI | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | SLM | DSF | 72nd | 295 | [12] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | KAN 25 |
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2013 | Roulo Brothers Racing | 17 | Ford | DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | ELK | POC | MCH | ROA | WIN | CHI | NJE | POC | BLN | ISF 6 |
MAD | DSF 5 |
IOW | SLM | KEN | KAN | 63rd | 410 | [13] | |||||||||||||||||
2015 | Lira Motorsports | 36 | Ford | DAY | MOB | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | CHI | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | KEN 8 |
KAN | 95th | 190 | [14] |
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