Darwin Peters Jr.

Darwin Peters Jr.
BornDarwin L. Peters Jr.
(1964-11-07) November 7, 1964 (age 60)
Olean, New York
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2019 position76th
Best finish76th (2019)
First race2019 Eldora Dirt Derby (Eldora)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

Darwin L. Peters Jr. (born November 7, 1964) is an American professional stock car racing mechanic, crew chief, and driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 74 Chevrolet Silverado for Lou Goss Racing.[1]

Racing career

Peters has worked for various NASCAR teams in technical roles. In 2017, working at TJL Motorsports, he served as Mike Harmon's crew chief for the Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.[2] In 2019, he was a mechanic for MBM Motorsports.[3]

As a driver, Peters made his debut at Eldora Speedway driving the No. 74 Chevrolet Silverado for Lou Goss Racing in a partnership with Mike Harmon Racing.[2][4] He started 30th after finishing 5th of 7 cars in the Last Chance Qualify and finished 17th in the main event.

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.)

Gander Outdoors Truck Series

NASCAR Gander Outdoors 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 23 NGOTC Pts Ref
2019 Lou Goss Racing 74 Chevy DAY ATL LVS MAR TEX DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN POC ELD
17
MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR PHO HOM 76th 20 [5]

References

  1. ^ racing information at Racing Reference
  2. ^ a b Beard, Brock (July 31, 2019). "PREVIEW: Dirt trackers and road ringers rise again at Eldora and Watkins Glen". LASTCAR. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Team Event Rosters – Richmond Raceway – Friday, September 20, 2019 – 39th Annual Go Bowling 250" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 20, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "FEATURE: Darwin "JR" Peters, Jr. a throwback to NASCAR's mechanics-turned-racers". LASTCAR. May 12, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "Darwin Peters, Jr. – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2020.