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C. E. Falk

{{short description|American stock car racing driver}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

| name = C. E. Falk III

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|11|05}}

| birth_place = Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.

| achievements = 2012 Virginia Triple Crown Champion (inaugural season)
2018 ValleyStar Credit Union 300 Winner
2010, 2011, 2014 Hampton Heat 200 Winner
2010 Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown Winner
2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 Langley Speedway Track Champion

| awards =

| Total_Truck_Races = 5

| Years_In_Truck = 2

| Truck_Car_Team =

| Prev_Truck_Pos = 47th

| Prev_Truck_Year = 2012

| Best_Truck_Pos = 47th (2012)

| First_Truck_Race = 2010 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)

| Last_Truck_Race = 2012 Pocono Mountains 125 (Pocono)

| First_Truck_Win =

| Last_Truck_Win =

| Truck_Wins = 0

| Truck_Top_Tens = 0

| Truck_Poles = 0

| updated = November 17, 2012

}}

C. E. Falk III (born November 5, 1987) is an American professional stock car racing driver. Son of former NASCAR competitor Eddie Falk and nephew of current team owner Joe Falk, he currently competes regularly at the famed Langley Speedway. He married Kaliegh Rey Shidler on New Year's Eve in 2014.

Career

=Short tracks=

A native of Virginia's Hampton Roads region and a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte,{{cite web|url=http://hamptonroads.com/2009/08/falk-goes-winless-langley-points-leader|title=Falk goes from winless at Langley to points leader|last=Long|first=Dustin|date=August 21, 2009|work=The Virginian-Pilot|accessdate=2012-06-28|location=Norfolk, VA}} Falk began his professional racing career in 2006 in the Hooters Pro Cup Series; he ran six races with a best finish of eleventh at Montgomery Motor Speedway.{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/rquery?id=falkc.01&trk=t0&series=US|title=C.E. Falk – CARS Pro Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=USA Today Sports Media Group|accessdate=2012-06-28}} Moving full-time to short track competition at Langley Speedway in Virginia, Falk soon established himself at the track, becoming regarded as one of the best drivers ever to compete at the well-known facility.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailypress.com/2012/06/23/langley-speedway-diversity-drive-revving-up-in-nascar/|title=Langley Speedway: Diversity drive revving up in NASCAR|date=June 23, 2012|work=Daily Press|access-date=2012-06-28|location=Newport News, VA}} After a winless 2008, he won more than half the track's races on his way to the 2009 series championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailypress.com/2010/07/13/ce-falk-remains-humble-upon-his-rise-to-stardom-at-langley-speedway/|title=C.E. Falk remains humble upon his rise to stardom at Langley Speedway|last=O'Brien|first=Marty|date=July 13, 2010|work=Daily Press|access-date=2012-06-28|location=Newport News, VA}}

Falk won the 2010 Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown charity race at Southside Speedway, defeating an all-star field including Sprint Cup Series drivers Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch and Bobby Labonte; Falk passed Hamlin on the final lap for the win, holding off a charging Stewart to take what Falk described it as the biggest win of his career.{{cite web|url=http://aol.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2010-04-30/notebook-knaus-gustafson-re-sign-hendrick|title=Virginia racer thwarts Hamlin|last=Spencer|first=Reid|date=April 30, 2010|work=Sporting News|accessdate=2012-06-29}}{{cite web|url=http://articles.dailypress.com/2010-05-02/sports/dp-spt_rir-notebook_0502may02_1_mark-wertz-falk-southside-speedway|title=Falk savors charity win over Denny Hamlin and Tony Stewart|last=O'Brien|first=Marty|date=May 2, 2010|work=Daily Press|accessdate=2012-06-28|location=Newport News, VA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927195022/http://articles.dailypress.com/2010-05-02/sports/dp-spt_rir-notebook_0502may02_1_mark-wertz-falk-southside-speedway|archive-date=September 27, 2011|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.roanoke.com/sports/racing/wb/284606|title=C.E. Falk rides notoriety of win over NASCAR's Denny Hamlin|last=Long|first=Dustin|date=April 27, 2011|work=The Roanoke Times|accessdate=2012-06-28|location=Roanoke, VA}} The win boosted Falk's stock among NASCAR team owners; later that year he would win his second Langley track championship, while in 2011 he would capture a third consecutive title.{{cite web|url=http://hometracks.nascar.com/Three-Time_Langley-Speedway_Champ_Falk_Continues_Ascent|title=Langley Champ Falk Continues Ascent|last=Schaefer|first=Paul|date=December 1, 2011|work=NASCAR.com|publisher=Turner Sports|accessdate=2012-06-28}}

Falk also competes at other Southeastern short tracks, being a regular at South Boston Speedway; in 2012 he broadened his racing to a variety of tracks in pursuit of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national short-track championship.{{cite web|url=http://www2.wsls.com/sports/2012/jun/18/falk-proves-point-late-model-victory-sobo-ar-1994856/|title=Falk proves a point with Late Model victory at SoBo|last=Sordelett|first=Damien|date=June 18, 2012|publisher=WSLS-TV|accessdate=2012-06-28|location=Roanoke, VA}}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

=National touring series=

File:C.E. Falk Toyota Richmond 2013 DHSTS.jpg

Falk made his debut in NASCAR's national touring series in 2010, competing in the Camping World Truck Series for two events. Driving for Rick Ware Racing, he made his debut at Martinsville Speedway; starting 30th,{{cite web|url=http://hamptonroads.com/2010/10/harvick-bowyer-swap-crews-martinsville|title=Harvick, Bowyer swap crews for Martinsville|last=Long|first=Dustin|date=October 23, 2010|work=The Virginian-Pilot|accessdate=2012-06-28|location=Norfolk, VA}} he finished 25th.{{cite web|url=http://hamptonroads.com/2010/11/gordonjohnson-pit-crew-switch-stirs-debate|title=Gordon-Johnson pit crew switch stirs debate|last=Long|first=Dustin|date=November 10, 2010|work=The Virginian-Pilot|accessdate=2012-06-28|location=Norfolk, VA}} In his second race in the series at Phoenix International Raceway, Falk started 26th and finished 28th.{{cite news|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/falkc.01/2010/C|title=C.E. Falk - 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=USA Today Sports Media Group|accessdate=2012-06-28}}

In 2012, in addition to seeking a fourth consecutive Langley Speedway championship, an effort derailed by a pair of disqualifications over the course of the season, Falk sought to break into more regular NASCAR touring competition; when his uncle purchased the former Richard Childress Racing No. 33 Sprint Cup Series team, he stated that Falk would likely be among the drivers to compete in the car at some point during the 2012 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailypress.com/2012/04/02/joe-falk-purchasing-no-33-cup-team-ce-falk-elliott-sadler-among-drivers/|title=Joe Falk purchasing No. 33 Cup team|last=O'Brien|first=Marty|date=April 2, 2012|work=Daily Press|access-date=2012-06-28|location=Newport News, VA|archive-date=2013-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219012120/http://articles.dailypress.com/2012-04-02/sports/dp-spt-langley-falk-0403-20120402_1_martinsville-race-nasa-langley-wind-tunnel-champ-kart|url-status=live}} In May, Falk was voted the top driver among NASCAR regional and touring series competitors;{{cite web|url=http://hometracks.nascar.com/CE-Falk_Adds_Hunter_Index_To_Strong_NWAAS_Start|title=Falk adds Hunter Index to strong start|last=Christley|first=Jason|date=May 4, 2012|work=NASCAR.com|publisher=Turner Sports|accessdate=2012-06-28}} in late June, Falk joined Hillman Racing to drive the team's No. 27 truck at Kentucky Speedway in the Camping World Truck Series.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailypress.com/2012/06/26/ce-falk-eager-to-compete-in-camping-world-truck-series-225/|title=C.E. Falk eager to compete in Camping World Truck Series 225|last=O'Brien|first=Marty|date=June 26, 2012|work=Daily Press|access-date=2012-06-28|location=Newport News, VA}} Falk crashed his truck in practice for the event; borrowing a backup truck, he started and parked in the race, finishing 34th.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-spt-local-roundup-golf-tennis-20120628,0,1118830.story|title=Handling problem ruins Falk in Truck race|date=June 29, 2012|work=Daily Press|accessdate=2012-06-29|location=Newport News, VA}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Falk later ran races for the team at Chicagoland Speedway and Pocono Raceway, finishing 16th at the latter track.{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/falkc.01/2012/C|title=C.E. Falk - 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=USA Today Sports Media Group|accessdate=2012-08-14}}

In 2013, Falk competed in the inaugural UNOH Battle at the Beach at Daytona International Speedway, racing in the Whelen All-American Series portion of the event. Falk led 61 laps of the race before being wrecked by Kyle Larson for the win; he recovered to finish third, his performance attracting interest from teams in NASCAR's upper-level series.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailypress.com/2013/02/19/loss-at-daytona-might-be-more-beneficial-than-win-for-ce-falk/|title=Loss at Daytona might be more beneficial than win for C.E. Falk|last=O'Brien|first=Marty|date=February 19, 2013|work=Daily Press|access-date=2013-02-25|location=Newport News, VA}}

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.)

==Camping World Truck Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

!colspan=45| 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

! {{Tooltip|NCWTC|NASCAR Camping World Truck classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

rowspan=2| 2010

! rowspan=2| Rick Ware Racing

! 47

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| DAY

| ATL

| MAR

| NSH

| KAN

| DOV

| CLT

| TEX

| MCH

| IOW

| GTY

| IRP

| POC

| NSH

| DAR

| BRI

| CHI

| KEN

| NHA

| LVS

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR
25

| TAL

| TEX

| colspan=2|

! rowspan=2| 79th

! rowspan=2| 167

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|title=C.E. Falk – 2010 Camping World Truck Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/falkc.01/2010/C/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 11, 2023}}

6

| colspan=23|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO
28

| HOM

2012

! Hillman Racing

! 27

! Chevy

| DAY

| MAR

| CAR

| KAN

| CLT

| DOV

| TEX

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KEN
34

| IOW

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHI
29

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC
16

| MCH

| BRI

| ATL

| IOW

| KEN

| LVS

| TAL

| MAR

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

| colspan=3|

! 47th

! 53

! {{cite web|title=C.E. Falk – 2012 Camping World Truck Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/falkc.01/2012/C/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 11, 2023}}

* Season still in progress

1 Ineligible for series points

References

{{reflist|2}}

External links

  • {{Official website|1=http://web.me.com/cefalk14/Site/Welcome.html}}
  • {{Racing-Reference driver|C_E_Falk}}
  • [https://archive.today/20130127095621/http://langley-speedway.com/c_e_falk.html C. E. Falk] at Langley Speedway

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{{Succession box

| before= Kyle Busch

| title= Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown winner

| years= 2010

| after= Denny Hamlin

}}

{{s-end}}

{{Rick Ware Racing}}

{{Hillman Racing}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Falk, C. E.}}

Category:Living people

Category:1987 births

Category:Sportspeople from Norfolk, Virginia

Category:Racing drivers from Virginia

Category:NASCAR drivers

Category:CARS Tour drivers

Category:University of North Carolina at Charlotte alumni

Category:Sportspeople from Virginia Beach, Virginia