C. J. McLaughlin

{{short description|American racing driver (born 1992)}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

| name = C. J. McLaughlin

| image = Mclaughlin racing.jpg

| caption = McLaughlin (inside car wearing helmet) during ARCA Racing Series testing at Daytona International Speedway in 2016

| birth_name = Charles Joseph McLaughlin

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|7|1}}

| birth_place = Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S.

| achievements =

| awards =

| Total_Busch_Races = 46

| Years_In_Busch = 7

| Busch_Car_Team = No. 91/92 (DGM Racing)

| Prev_Busch_Pos = 50th

| Prev_Busch_Year = 2024

| Best_Busch_Pos = 39th (2022, 2023)

| First_Busch_Race = 2019 ROXOR 200 (New Hampshire)

| Last_Busch_Race = 2025 Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250 (Atlanta)

| First_Busch_Win =

| Last_Busch_Win =

| Busch_Wins = 0

| Busch_Top_Tens = 1

| Busch_Poles = 0

| Total_Truck_Races = 5

| Years_In_Truck = 2

| Truck_Car_Team =

| Prev_Truck_Pos = 108th

| Prev_Truck_Year = 2021

| Best_Truck_Pos = 108th (2021)

| First_Truck_Race = 2019 M&M's 200 (Iowa)

| Last_Truck_Race = 2021 Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 (Las Vegas)

| First_Truck_Win =

| Last_Truck_Win =

| Truck_Wins = 0

| Truck_Top_Tens = 0

| Truck_Poles = 0

| Total_ARCA_Races = 6

| Years_In_ARCA = 3

| ARCA_Car_Team =

| Best_ARCA_Pos = 36th (2019)

| First_ARCA_Race = 2018 Shore Lunch 200 (IRP)

| Last_ARCA_Race = 2023 General Tire 150 (Charlotte)

| First_ARCA_Win =

| Last_ARCA_Win =

| ARCA_Wins = 0

| ARCA_Top_Tens = 1

| ARCA_Poles = 0

| Total_ARCA_East_Races = 1

| Years_In_ARCA_East = 1

| ARCA_East_Car_Team =

| Best_ARCA_East_Pos = 44th (2023)

| First_ARCA_East_Race = 2023 General Tire 125 (Dover)

| Last_ARCA_East_Race =

| First_ARCA_East_Win =

| Last_ARCA_East_Win =

| ARCA_East_Wins = 0

| ARCA_East_Top_Tens = 0

| ARCA_East_Poles = 0

| updated = February 22, 2025

}}

Charles Joseph McLaughlin (born July 1, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 91/92 Chevrolet SS for DGM Racing with Jesse Iwuji Motorsports. He previously competed in the NASCAR Truck Series and the ARCA Menards Series.

Racing career

McLaughlin tested an ARCA Racing Series car for Hamilton Hughes Racing in early 2016.{{cite web |title=Official Test Entry List now published |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/articles/1999408-morning-session-at-daytona-delayed-official-entry-list-now-published |website=ARCAracing.com |accessdate=February 4, 2019}}

In June 2019, McLaughlin finished 23rd in his first NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race in the M&M's 200 at Iowa Speedway, driving the No. 33 for Reaume Brothers Racing.{{cite web|url=https://theracingexperts.com/four-drivers-make-their-truck-debut-in-mms-200|title=Four drivers make their Truck debut in M&Ms 200|work=The Racing Experts|date=June 16, 2019|accessdate=July 17, 2019}} The following month, he made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in the ROXOR 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for RSS Racing.{{cite web|last=Bonkowski|first=Jerry|url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/07/15/preliminary-entry-lists-for-nascar-at-new-hampshire/|title=Preliminary entry lists for NASCAR at New Hampshire|publisher=NBC Sports|date=July 15, 2019|accessdate=July 17, 2019}} McLaughlin remained with RSS for the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, running a 20-race schedule with the team.{{cite web|last=Handy|first=Sarah|url=https://kickinthetires.net/cj-mclaughlin-will-return-to-the-nascar-xfinity-series-with-rss-racing-in-2020/|title=CJ McLaughlin will return to the NASCAR Xfinity Series with RSS Racing in 2020|publisher=Kickin' the Tires|date=November 22, 2019|accessdate=November 22, 2019}}

On April 21, 2021, McLaughlin appeared on a podcast and announced that he would return to Reaume Brothers Racing to compete in five Truck Series races for the team, beginning at Kansas in the No. 34. His schedule also included the race at Charlotte. He also revealed that he would be competing in the Xfinity Series for five races, one of them being New Hampshire, but he did not announce which team he would be driving for.{{cite web |first=Joy |last=Tomlinson |url=https://www.frontstretch.com/2021/04/21/cj-mclaughlin-set-to-return-to-truck-and-xfinity-series/ |title=CJ McLaughlin Set to Return to Truck and Xfinity Series |website=Frontstretch |date=April 21, 2021 |access-date=April 26, 2021}} He would end up driving for both MBM Motorsports and Mike Harmon Racing in the Xfinity Series in 2021.

In 2022, McLaughlin returned to RSS Racing to drive part-time for the team in the Xfinity Series in the team's Nos. 38 and 28 cars. He did not run any Truck Series races that year.

File:C.J. McLaughlin Xfinity Auto Club 2023.jpg in 2023]]

File:C.J. McLaughlin 38 Xfinity Las Vegas 2024.jpg in 2024.]]

On January 30, 2023, it was announced that McLaughlin would run 18 races in either the No. 35 car or No. 53 car for Emerling-Gase Motorsports in the Xfinity Series in 2023.{{cite web |first=Joseph |last=Srigley |url=https://tobychristie.com/2023/01/30/cj-mclaughlin-joins-emerling-gase-motorsports-for-part-time-xfinity-campaign/ |title=CJ McLaughlin Joins Emerling-Gase Motorsports for Part-Time Xfinity Campaign in 2023 |website=TobyChristie.com |date=January 30, 2023}} After it was announced on February 2 that team co-owner Joey Gase would drive the No. 53 car at Daytona, it was also revealed that McLaughlin, along with Brad Perez and other EGM co-owner Patrick Emerling, would drive the No. 53 with the No. 35 car having one full-time driver.{{cite web |first=Joseph |last=Srigley |url=https://tobychristie.com/2023/02/02/mcgruff-the-crime-dog-riding-with-joey-gase-in-xfinity-race-at-daytona/ |title=McGruff The Crime Dog Riding with Joey Gase in Xfinity Race at Daytona |website=TobyChristie.com |date=February 2, 2023 |access-date=February 3, 2023}}

In 2024, McLaughlin started the Xfinity Series season driving part-time for RSS Racing in their No. 38 car. That year, Don Sackett, CEO of longtime sponsor SciAps, entered into a team ownership collaboration with RSS, and the entry was fielded under the banner of Viking Motorsports. After McLaughlin competed in the early part of the season, Matt DiBenedetto took over driving duties for the remainder of the year.{{cite web |first=Dustin |last=Albino |url=https://www.jayski.com/2024/05/01/matt-dibenedetto-starts-over-as-a-humbled-racer-with-viking-motorsports/ |title=Matt DiBenedetto starts over as a humbled racer with Viking Motorsports |website=Jayski's Silly Season Site |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |date=May 1, 2024 |access-date=July 24, 2024}} McLaughlin later returned to the Xfinity Series with SS-Green Light Racing for three races: Daytona in August in the No. 14 car, and Atlanta in September and Talladega in October in the No. 07 car. He was sponsored by Main Street Auto for these events.{{cite web |first=Joseph |last=Srigley |url=https://tobychristie.com/nascar/xfinity-series/cj-mclaughlin-joins-ss-greenlight-racing-for-three-race-deal-in-no-14/ |title=CJ McLaughlin Joins SS-GreenLight Racing for Three-Race Deal |website=TobyChristie.com |date=July 23, 2024}}

Personal life

McLaughlin graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology with a degree in mechanical engineering.{{cite web |last1=Sherwin |first1=Andrew |title=#PETM82 - ARCA driver @Cjmclaughlin! |url=http://www.petmpodcast.com/2017/01/28/petm82-arca-driver-cjmclaughlin/ |website=www.petmpodcast.com |date=January 28, 2017 |accessdate=February 4, 2019}}

He is not related to former NASCAR driver Mike McLaughlin and his son Max, who has also competed in the Truck and ARCA Series in recent years.

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==

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

! colspan=40| NASCAR Xfinity 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

! {{Tooltip|NXSC|NASCAR Xfinity Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

rowspan=4| 2019

! RSS Racing

! 39

! Chevy

| DAY

| ATL

| LVS

| PHO

| CAL

| TEX

| BRI

| RCH

| TAL

| DOV

| CLT

| POC

| MCH

| IOW

| CHI

| DAY

| KEN

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

| IOW

| GLN

| MOH

| colspan=12|

! rowspan=4| 45th

! rowspan=4| 55

! rowspan=4| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/mclauc.01/2019/B|title=C. J. McLaughlin – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 12, 2019}}

B. J. McLeod Motorsports

! 99

! Toyota

| colspan=21|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI
23

| ROA

| DAR

| IND

| colspan=8|

rowspan=3| RSS Racing

! 93

! rowspan=3| Chevy

| colspan=25|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LVS
31

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KAN
24

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TEX
27

| PHO

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOM
31

38

| colspan=26|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH
31

| ROV

| DOV

| colspan=4|

rowspan=3| 2020

! 93

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
27

| LVS

| CAL

| PHO

| DAR

| CLT

| BRI

| ATL

| HOM

| HOM

| TAL

| POC

| IRC

| KEN

| KEN

| TEX

| KAN

| ROA

| DRC

| DOV

| DOV

| DAY

| DAR

| RCH

| RCH

| BRI

| LVS

| TAL

| colspan=4|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO
37

! rowspan=3| 56th

! rowspan=3| 36

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/mclauc.01/2020/B|title=C. J. McLaughlin – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 7, 2020}}

rowspan=2| B. J. McLeod Motorsports

! 99

! Chevy

| colspan=28|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROV
29

| KAN

| colspan=3|

78

! Toyota

| colspan=30|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TEX
20

| MAR

|

rowspan=3| 2021

! rowspan=2| MBM Motorsports

! 66

! Ford

| DAY

| DRC

| HOM

| LVS

| PHO

| ATL

| MAR

| TAL

| DAR

| DOV

| COA

| CLT

| MOH

| TEX

| NSH

| POC

| ROA

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
37

| colspan=15|

! rowspan=3| 66th

! rowspan=3| 13

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/mclauc.01/2021/B|title=C. J. McLaughlin – 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 27, 2021}}

61

! Toyota

| colspan=18|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA
37

| GLN

| IRC

| MCH

| DAY

| DAR

| colspan=9|

Mike Harmon Racing

! 74

! Chevy

| colspan=24|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH
40

| BRI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LVS
32

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

| ROV

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TEX
35

| KAN

| MAR

| PHO

rowspan=2| 2022

! rowspan=2| RSS Racing

! 38

! rowspan=2| Ford

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
35

| CAL

| colspan=9|

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

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
23

| PIR

| NSH

| ROA

| ATL

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA
13

| POC

| IRC

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
37

| GLN

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KAN
34

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI
24

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TEX
10

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL
29

| ROV

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LVS
30

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOM
31

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR
24

| PHO

! rowspan=2| 39th

! rowspan=2| 143

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/mclauc.01/2022/B/|title=C. J. McLaughlin – 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=February 26, 2022}}

28

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LVS
24

| PHO

| ATL

| COA

| RCH

| MAR

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TAL
DNQ

| DOV

| DAR

| colspan=11|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
DNQ

| DAR

| colspan=9|

rowspan=5| 2023

! rowspan=4| Emerling-Gase Motorsports

! 35

! Ford

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
31

| colspan=32|

! rowspan=5| 39th

! rowspan=5| 103

! rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/mclauc.01/2023/B/|title=C. J. McLaughlin – 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=February 22, 2023}}

rowspan=3| 53

! Chevy

|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAL
37

| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| LVS
QL

| PHO

| ATL

| COA

| RCH

| MAR

| colspan=9|

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

| POC

| ROA

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MCH
DNQ

| IRC

| GLN

| DAY

| DAR

| colspan=8|

Ford

| colspan=8|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
13

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DOV
34

| DAR

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CLT
DNQ

| PIR

| SON

| colspan=19|

Toyota

| colspan=14|

| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| NSH
PR

| CSC

| ATL

| colspan=16|

rowspan=2| RSS Racing

! 28

! rowspan=2| Ford

| colspan=25|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KAN
22

| BRI

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

| ROV

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LVS
29

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOM
37

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
13

| PHO

rowspan=3| 2024

! 38

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
DNQ

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
35

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LVS
33

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| PHO
DNQ

| COA

| RCH

| MAR

| TEX

| TAL

| DOV

| DAR

| CLT

| PIR

| SON

| IOW

| NHA

| NSH

| CSC

| POC

| IND

| MCH

| colspan=12|

! rowspan=3| 50th

! rowspan=3| 47

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/mclauc.01/2024/B/|title=C. J. McLaughlin – 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=February 17, 2024}}

rowspan=2| SS-Green Light Racing

! 14

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| colspan=21|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
19

| DAR

| colspan=10|

07

| colspan=23|

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

| GLN

| BRI

| KAN

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
17

| ROV

| LVS

| HOM

| MAR

| PHO

rowspan=2| 2025

! rowspan=2| DGM Racing
with Jesse Iwuji Motorsports

! 92

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
DNQ

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

| COA

| PHO

| LVS

| HOM

| MAR

| DAR

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TEX
DNQ

| colspan=21|

! rowspan=2| -*

! rowspan=2| -*

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/mclauc.01/2025/B/|title=C. J. McLaughlin – 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=February 15, 2025}}

91

| colspan=8|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI
33

| CAR

| TAL

|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
29

| NSH

| MXC

| POC

| ATL

| CSC

| SON

| DOV

| IND

| IOW

| GLN

| DAY

| PIR

| GTW

| BRI

| KAN

| ROV

| LVS

| TAL

| MAR

| PHO

colspan=42| – Qualified but replaced by Patrick Emerling – Practiced but replaced by Joey Gase before qualifying

==Camping World Truck Series==

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

! colspan=30| 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

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

! Pts

! Ref

2019

! Reaume Brothers Racing

! 33

! Chevy

| DAY

| ATL

| LVS

| MAR

| TEX

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| TEX

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IOW
23

| GTW

| CHI

| KEN

| POC

| ELD

| MCH

| BRI

| MSP

| LVS

| TAL

| MAR

| PHO

| HOM

! 109th

! 01

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/mclauc.01/2019/C|title=C. J. McLaughlin – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 10, 2019}}

rowspan=2| 2021

! rowspan=2| Reaume Brothers Racing

! 34

! rowspan=2| Toyota

| DAY

| DRC

| LVS

| ATL

| BRD

| RCH

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KAN
34

| DAR

| COA

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
27

| TEX

| NSH

| POC

| KNX

| GLN

| GTW

| DAR

| colspan=6|

! rowspan=2| 108th

! rowspan=2| 01

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/mclauc.01/2021/C|title=C. J. McLaughlin – 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 31, 2021}}

33

| colspan=17|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI
26

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LVS
20

| TAL

| MAR

| PHO

|

{{sup|*}} Season still in progress

{{sup|1}} Ineligible for series points

=ARCA Menards Series=

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

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

! colspan=27| ARCA Menards 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

! {{Tooltip|AMSC|ARCA Menards Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2018

! Fast Track Racing

! 10

! Toyota

| DAY

| NSH

| SLM

| TAL

| TOL

| CLT

| POC

| MCH

| MAD

| GTW

| CHI

| IOW

| ELK

| POC

| ISF

| BLN

| DSF

| SLM

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IRP
20

| KAN

! 90th

! 155

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/mclauc.01/2018/A|title=C. J. McLaughlin – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 10, 2019}}

rowspan=2| 2019

! rowspan=2| Our Motorsports

! rowspan=2| 09

! Chevy

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
24

| FIF

| SLM

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
11

| NSH

| TOL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
25

| POC

| colspan=12|

! rowspan=2| 36th

! rowspan=2| 490

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/mclauc.01/2019/A|title=C. J. McLaughlin – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 10, 2019}}

Ford

| colspan=8|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH
10

| MAD

| GTW

| CHI

| ELK

| IOW

| POC

| ISF

| DSF

| SLM

| IRP

| KAN

2023

! Fast Track Racing

! 01

! Chevy

| DAY

| PHO

| TAL

| KAN

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
26

| BLN

| ELK

| MOH

| IOW

| POC

| MCH

| IRP

| GLN

| ISF

| MLW

| DSF

| KAN

| BRI

| SLM

| TOL

! 114th

! 18

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/mclauc.01/2023/A|title=C. J. McLaughlin – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=May 26, 2023}}

==ARCA Menards Series East==

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

! colspan=15| ARCA Menards Series East results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! {{Tooltip|AMSEC|ARCA Menards Series East classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2023

! Fast Track Racing

! 12

! Toyota

| FIF

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
13

| NSV

| FRS

| IOW

| IRP

| MLW

| BRI

! 44th

! 31

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/mclauc.01/2023/AE|title=C. J. McLaughlin – 2023 ARCA Menards Series East Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=May 2, 2023}}

References

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