Matt Frahm

Matt Frahm (born March 16, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver. The North Salem, New Hampshire, resident has competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and K&N Pro Series East.^[1]

Matt Frahm
Frahm at Road America in 2012
Born	(1990-03-16) March 16, 1990 (age 34) North Salem, New Hampshire
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
15 races run over 4 years
2015 position	75th
Best finish	57th (2012)
First race	2011 New England 200 (Loudon)
Last race	2015 U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0

Racing career

Early years

Frahm began racing at the age of 14. His first major breakthrough came when he started competing in the Pro All Stars Series, in which he ran a limited schedule in 2010.^[2] He has also ran in the Granite State Pro Stock Series, capturing three wins before 2014^[3] and grabbed another victory in the second race of the 2014 season.^[4]

K&N Pro Series East

In 2010, Frahm ran three of the ten races, running a race at Martinsville Speedway and both races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Receiving funding from The Woodworks, he posted finishes of eighth at Martinsville, 29th at the June New Hampshire race after a radiator failure, and 19th in the September New Hampshire race.^[5]

Xfinity Series

Frahm's No. 08 at Road America in 2012

Frahm made his Xfinity debut in 2011, where he made three starts for Go Green Racing in the No. 39 car. He had one crash, at Phoenix International Raceway.^[6] He posted finishes of 26th at New Hampshire and 25th at Lucas Oil Raceway.^[7] In 2012, he made a career-high six starts.^[8] One, at Richmond International Raceway, was for Go Green. His next start, at Darlington Raceway, was for Randy Hill Racing. The next week at Iowa Speedway, Frahm drove the No. 42 car for Curtis Key and The Motorsports Group. After that, Frahm made three more starts for RHR. He start and parked for two, at Road America and Kentucky Speedway. His best finish came in the one that he did not start and park in, a 25th at New Hampshire.^[9] Frahm's next start came at New Hampshire in 2014, driving TriStar Motorsports' No. 44 Toyota Camry. He matched his 2012 finish with another 25th.^[10] Frahm would attempt three more races that season with The Motorsports Group. In his first race for TMG, at Iowa, his No. 46 finished last as a start-and-park entry.^[11] Three races later, he failed to make the field at Bristol. In his final attempt of the season, at Richmond, he finished 39th.^[12] In 2015, Frahm attempted two races with Jimmy Means Racing as a field-filler. He also made one start in the No. 70 for Derrike Cope Racing. Unsponsored for all three of those races, he completed one race, driving for Cope at Iowa, where he was scored 31st.^[13]

Frahm tested with Bryan Dauzat and Brother-In-Law Racing in an ARCA Racing Series car at Daytona International Speedway before the 2018 season, posting a top-ten time the first day.^[14]

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.)

Xfinity Series

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	34	NXSC	Pts	Ref
2011	Go Green Racing	39	Ford	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	TAL	NSH	RCH	DAR	DOV	IOW	CLT	CHI	MCH	ROA	DAY	KEN	NHA 26	NSH	IRP 25	IOW	GLN	CGV	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	DOV	KAN	CLT	TEX	PHO 43	HOM	66th	38	[15]
2012				DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	RCH 32	TAL																											57th	61	[16]
	Randy Hill Racing	08	Ford									DAR 28					ROA 38	KEN	DAY	NHA 25	CHI	IND	IOW	GLN	CGV	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI
	The Motorsports Group	42	Chevy										IOW 38	CLT	DOV	MCH														KEN 42	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM
2014	TriStar Motorsports	44	Toyota	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	DAR	RCH	TAL	IOW	CLT	DOV	MCH	ROA	KEN	DAY	NHA 25	CHI	IND																62nd	28	[17]
	The Motorsports Group	46	Chevy																				IOW 40	GLN	MOH	BRI DNQ	ATL	RCH 39	CHI	KEN	DOV	KAN	CLT	TEX	PHO	HOM
2015	Jimmy Means Racing	79	Chevy	DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	IOW	CLT	DOV	MCH	CHI 39	DAY	KEN	NHA 35	IND																	75th	13	[18]
	Derrike Cope Racing	70	Chevy																			IOW 31	GLN	MOH	BRI	ROA	DAR	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	NKNPSEC	Pts	Ref
2010	Fred Skaff	33	Ford	GRE	SBO	IOW	MAR 8	NHA 29	LRP	LEE	JFC	NHA 19	DOV	31st	324	[5]

References

1. "Matt Frahm Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
2. Hamdan, Nadine Christine. "New Lifestyle Diet Corporation endorses race car driver Matt Frahm in Nascar Nationwide Series". PRLog. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
3. "gspss". gspss. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
4. "A Look at the Numbers: Granite State Pro Stock Series | Speed 51 | 100% Short Track Racing". speed51.com. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
5. "Matt Frahm – 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
6. "2011 Wypall 200 - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
7. "Matt Frahm 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
8. Sports, Fox. "Matt Frahm Stats - Season & Career Statistics". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
9. "Matt Frahm 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
10. "2014 Sta-Green 200 - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
11. "LASTCAR.info: Search results for frahm". Retrieved 2016-05-18.
12. "Matt Frahm 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
13. "Matt Frahm 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
14. "MDM on top in first day open testing at Daytona". ARCA Racing. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
15. "Matt Frahm – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
16. "Matt Frahm – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
17. "Matt Frahm – 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
18. "Matt Frahm – 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.

External links

• Matt Frahm driver statistics at Racing-Reference