Chris Lawson (NASCAR)

Chris Lawson
NationalityUnited States American
BornChristopher W. Lawson
(1985-11-06) November 6, 1985 (age 39)
Medway, Ohio
ARCA Racing Series career
Debut season2011
Former teamsFast Track Racing
Starts1
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish132nd in 2011
Finished last season132nd (2011)
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
4 races run over 4 years
2011 position88th
Best finish88th (2011)
First race2009 Kroger 200 (IRP)
Last race2011 Scotts EZ Seed 300 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2009 position89th
Best finish89th (2009)
First race2009 Heluva Good! 200 (New Hampshire)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Last updated on: December 12, 2024.

Christopher W. Lawson (born November 6, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing crew chief who works for Front Row Motorsports as the crew chief of their No. 34 Ford Mustang Dark Horse in the NASCAR Cup Series driven by Todd Gilliland. He previously worked with Gilliland in the NASCAR West Series for Bill McAnally Racing, where the duo won two consecutive championships in 2016 and 2017 and twelve races together, as well as in the Truck Series for FRM. He is the 2022 Truck Series championship-winning crew chief with driver Zane Smith at FRM. Prior to becoming a crew chief, Lawson was a driver for underfunded, start and park teams in NASCAR and ARCA until 2011.

Racing career

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Driving career

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Lawson gained notoriety in 2011 as the driver who replaced Jennifer Jo Cobb at Bristol Motor Speedway in the 2nd Chance Motorsports No. 79 entry after Cobb left the team on the day of the race after a dispute with team owner Rick Russell on being told to start and park in that race.[1] Rookie of the year contender Charles Lewandoski was initially set to be the team's substitute driver, but was unable to get prepared in the car in time for the start of the race, so Russell then got Lawson to jump in Cobb's car and start and park it.[2] Lawson had failed to qualify for the Bristol race in another start and park entry, the No. 03 for R3 Motorsports. He was the only DNQ for the race, and was still at the track when it was about to start. This race would end up being Lawson's last as a driver.

Crew chiefing career

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In 2019, Lawson served as Tanner Gray's crew chief in the ARCA Menards Series for DGR-Crosley.[3]

On December 12, 2024, Front Row Motorsports announced that Lawson would be returning to their team in 2025 as the crew chief of the No. 34 car in the Cup Series where he would reunite with Todd Gilliland.[4]

Motorsports career 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.)

Nationwide Series

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NASCAR Nationwide 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 35 NNSC Pts Ref
2007 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Ford DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM
DNQ 		TEX PHO HOM N/A 0 [5]
2009 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Chevy DAY CAL LVS BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP
36 		IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH
DNQ 		DOV KAN CAL CLT MEM TEX PHO
DNQ 		HOM 141st 55 [6]
2010 Ford DAY CAL LVS BRI
DNQ 		NSH PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT 122nd 83 [7]
Chevy NSH
40 		KEN ROA NHA
DNQ 		DAY CHI GTY
DNQ 		IRP
41 		IOW GLN MCH BRI
DNQ 		CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT GTY TEX PHO HOM
2011 R3 Motorsports 03 Dodge DAY PHO LVS BRI
DNQ 		88th 3 [8]
2nd Chance Motorsports 79 Ford BRI
41 		CAL TEX TAL NSH RCH DAR DOV IOW CLT CHI MCH ROA DAY KEN NHA NSH IRP IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM

Camping World Truck Series

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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 23 24 25 NCWTC Pts Ref
2009 Fast Track Racing Enterprises 47 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI CHI IOW GTW NHA
33 		LVS MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM 106th 64 [9]

ARCA Racing 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 Racing 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 ARSC Pts Ref
2011 Fast Track Racing 18 Dodge DAY
22 		TAL SLM TOL NJE CHI POC MCH WIN BLN IOW IRP POC ISF MAD DSF SLM KAN TOL 132nd 120 [10]

References

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  1. ^ "Cobb replaced for refusing to 'start and park'". Fox Sports. March 19, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "UPDATE: Jennifer Jo Cobb Refused to Start-and-Park, Stands up for what is Right". Speedway Digest. STS Motorsports Inc. March 19, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "David Gilliland says massive NASCAR penalty was the result of a '100 percent legal' ARCA test". Autoweek. 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  4. ^ "Chris Lawson to crew chief Todd Gilliland in 2025". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. December 12, 2024.
  5. ^ "Chris Lawson – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "Chris Lawson – 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  7. ^ "Chris Lawson – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  8. ^ "Chris Lawson – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  9. ^ "Chris Lawson – 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  10. ^ "Chris Lawson – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
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