American racing driver (born 1986)
NASCAR driver
Christopher R. Cockrum (born December 24, 1986) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series , driving the No. 25 Chevrolet Camaro for ACG Motorsports .
Racing career
Cockrum's No. 93 RSS truck at Rockingham in 2012 after finishing a pit stop
Cockrum began his racing career at the age of 8, competing in kart racing events; he transitioned to full-bodied stock cars at 16. He moved to the ARCA Re/Max Series in 2006, making his series debut at Kentucky Speedway in Mark Gibson 's No. 56 car.[ 1] He ran nine races in the series between 2006 and 2010, posting a best finish of twelfth at Daytona International Speedway in 2010 in his family-owned No. 28 car.[ 2]
Cockrum moved up to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2011, making his debut in the at Atlanta Motor Speedway for Turn One Racing , finishing 24th.[ 3] He drove in the first four races of the 2012 season for RSS Racing ,[ 4] posting a best finish of 16th in the season-opening event at Daytona before leaving the team.[ 5]
The 2013 season saw Cockrum joining SS-Green Light Racing for the Truck Series season opener at Daytona,[ 6] finishing 15th, his best career run in the series.[ 7]
In 2014, Cockrum ran the season-opening Truck Series race at Daytona International Speedway; in May, he announced he would attempt to make his debut in the Nationwide Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway .[ 8]
Cockrum's No. 25 in the garage area at Charlotte in October 2016
Cockrum's No. 25 at the Daytona season-opener in 2017
In 2015, Cockrum joined MBM Motorsports to drive the No. 13 Chevrolet for one race at Daytona, where he finished career best finish 21st. Cockrum also raced at his hometown track Atlanta where he finished 29th, driving the No. 15 Chevrolet for RWR. Cockrum joined a new Xfinity Series team Deese Racing Enterprises , driving the No. 35 Chevrolet to attempt to qualify at Talledega but he failed to. Cockrum formed his team to race at the fall Daytona race but he failed to qualify.
In 2019, Cockrum scored his first Xfinity Series top-ten at Talladega Superspeedway , driving the No. 17 car.[ 9]
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
Camping World Truck Series
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
ARCA Racing Series
(key ) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. )
References
^ Rohr, Karen J. (February 13, 2010). "Driven to succeed: Conyers man crafts professional racing career" . The Rockdale Citizen . Conyers, GA. Retrieved 2013-02-24 .
^ "Chris Cockrum - ARCA Racing Series Results" . Racing-Reference . USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-02-24 .
^ Turnbull, Doug (January 19, 2012). "Scanner Chatter: Conyers' Cockrum on verge of big break" . WSB . Atlanta, GA. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-24 .
^ "Chris Cockrum to run Daytona for Sieg Racing" . Rotoworld . NBC Sports. January 23, 2012. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-24 .
^ "Chris Cockrum - 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results" . Racing-Reference . USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-02-24 .
^ "Starr set to return to SS Green Light Racing for 2013" . Motorsport.com . February 16, 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-24 .
^ "Chris Cockrum - NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results" . Racing-Reference . USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-02-24 .
^ Turnbull, Doug (May 18, 2014). "Race Capsule: Million dollar McMurray does the All-Star dance" . WSB . Atlanta, GA. Archived from the original on May 20, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-19 .
^ Bearden, Aaron (28 April 2019). "Beat Breakdown: MoneyLion 300" . Motorsports Beat . Retrieved 29 April 2019 .
^ "Chris Cockrum – 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2020 .
^ "Chris Cockrum – 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2020 .
^ "Chris Cockrum – 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2020 .
^ "Chris Cockrum – 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2020 .
^ "Chris Cockrum – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2020 .
^ "Chris Cockrum – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2020 .
^ "Chris Cockrum – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2020 .
^ "Chris Cockrum – 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 28, 2021 .
^ "Chris Cockrum – 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2020 .
^ "Chris Cockrum – 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2020 .
^ "Chris Cockrum – 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2020 .
^ "Chris Cockrum – 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2020 .
^ "Chris Cockrum – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2020 .
^ "Chris Cockrum – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2020 .
^ "Chris Cockrum – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2020 .
^ "Chris Cockrum – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2020 .
^ "Chris Cockrum – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2020 .
External links
Personnel NASCAR Xfinity Series
Former drivers Partnerships and affiliations Formerly known as Chris Cockrum Racing
Personnel NASCAR Xfinity Series
Drivers Crew chiefs
(07) Paul Clapprood
(14) Jason Miller / Rusty Ebersole
Former personnel
Gene Christensen
Jeff Lefcourt
Ken Smith
Steve Urvan
Former drivers Partnerships and affiliations
Personnel NASCAR Xfinity Series
Drivers Crew chiefs
(28) Mike Scearce / R. B. Bracken / Joe Williams Jr. / Matt Noyce
(29) Steve Addington
(38) Kevin Johnson
(39) Matt Noyce / Joe Williams Jr.
Former drivers
Partnerships and affiliations