Erik Darnell | |||||||
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Born | Erik Louis Darnell December 2, 1982 Beach Park, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||
Achievements | 2003 Wisconsin Challenge Series Champion | ||||||
Awards | 2006 Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
9 races run over 2 years | |||||||
2011 position | 51st | ||||||
Best finish | 47th (2009) | ||||||
First race | 2009 Pep Boys Auto 500 (Atlanta) | ||||||
Last race | 2011 Good Sam RV Insurance 500 (Pocono) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
52 races run over 5 years | |||||||
2012 position | 17th | ||||||
Best finish | 17th (2012) | ||||||
First race | 2008 Corona México 200 (Mexico City) | ||||||
Last race | 2012 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
77 races run over 5 years | |||||||
2021 position | 66th | ||||||
Best finish | 4th (2008) | ||||||
First race | 2004 Black Cat Fireworks 200 (Milwaukee) | ||||||
Last race | 2021 LiftKits4Less.com 200 (Darlington) | ||||||
First win | 2007 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 (Kansas) | ||||||
Last win | 2008 Cool City Customs 200 (Michigan) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of December 30, 2021. |
Erik Louis Darnell (born December 2, 1982) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He is the grandson of former USAC and NASCAR driver Bay Darnell, who also started three NASCAR races (including one for Holman Moody).[1] Darnell formerly drove for Roush Fenway Racing, joining the team in 2005 after being a co-winner on the Discovery Channel program Roush Racing: Driver X, along with David Ragan.