Chris Cockrum

{{Short description|American racing driver (born 1986)}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

| name = Chris Cockrum

| image = Chris cockrum (27271021128) (cropped).jpg

| caption = Cockrum at Daytona International Speedway in 2018

| birth_name = Christopher R. Cockrum

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|12|24}}

| birth_place = Conyers, Georgia, U.S.

| achievements =

| awards =

| Total_Busch_Races = 19

| Years_In_Busch = 6

| Busch_Car_Team =

| Prev_Busch_Pos = 109th

| Prev_Busch_Year = 2021

| Best_Busch_Pos = 44th (2016)

| First_Busch_Race = 2014 History 300 (Charlotte)

| Last_Busch_Race = 2020 NASCAR Racing Experience 300 (Daytona)

| First_Busch_Win =

| Last_Busch_Win =

| Busch_Wins = 0

| Busch_Top_Tens = 1

| Busch_Poles = 0

| Total_Truck_Races = 10

| Years_In_Truck = 4

| Truck_Car_Team =

| Prev_Truck_Pos = 85th

| Prev_Truck_Year = 2014

| Best_Truck_Pos = 40th (2013)

| First_Truck_Race = 2011 Good Sam Club 200 (Atlanta)

| Last_Truck_Race = 2014 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona)

| First_Truck_Win =

| Last_Truck_Win =

| Truck_Wins = 0

| Truck_Top_Tens = 0

| Truck_Poles = 0

| updated = December 28, 2021

}}

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

File:Chris Cockrum RSS Racing Chevrolet Rockingham 2012.jpg 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.rockdalecitizen.com/news/2010/feb/13/driven-to-succeedconyers-man-crafts-professional/|title=Driven to succeed: Conyers man crafts professional racing career|last=Rohr|first=Karen J.|date=February 13, 2010|work=The Rockdale Citizen|access-date=2013-02-24|location=Conyers, GA}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/rquery?id=cockrch01&trk=t0&series=A|title=Chris Cockrum - ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=USA Today Sports Media Group|access-date=2013-02-24}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.wsbradio.com/weblogs/doug-fireball-turnbulls-race-blog/2012/jan/19/scanner-chatter-conyers-cockrum-verge-big-break/|title=Scanner Chatter: Conyers' Cockrum on verge of big break|last=Turnbull|first=Doug|work=WSB|location=Atlanta, GA|date=January 19, 2012|access-date=2013-02-24|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508013336/http://www.wsbradio.com/weblogs/doug-fireball-turnbulls-race-blog/2012/jan/19/scanner-chatter-conyers-cockrum-verge-big-break/|archive-date=May 8, 2012}} He drove in the first four races of the 2012 season for RSS Racing,{{cite web|url=http://www.rotoworld.com/headlines/nas/19064/chris-cockrum-to-run-daytona-for-sieg-racing|title=Chris Cockrum to run Daytona for Sieg Racing|date=January 23, 2012|work=Rotoworld|publisher=NBC Sports|access-date=2013-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125050234/http://www.rotoworld.com/headlines/nas/19064/chris-cockrum-to-run-daytona-for-sieg-racing|archive-date=January 25, 2012|url-status=dead}} posting a best finish of 16th in the season-opening event at Daytona before leaving the team.{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cockrch01/2012/C|title=Chris Cockrum - 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=USA Today Sports Media Group|access-date=2013-02-24}}

The 2013 season saw Cockrum joining SS-Green Light Racing for the Truck Series season opener at Daytona,{{cite web|url=http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-truck/news/starr-set-to-return-to-ss-green-light-racing-for-2013/|title=Starr set to return to SS Green Light Racing for 2013|date=February 16, 2013|work=Motorsport.com|access-date=2013-02-24}} finishing 15th, his best career run in the series.{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/rquery?id=cockrch01&trk=t0&series=C|title=Chris Cockrum - NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=USA Today Sports Media Group|access-date=2013-02-24}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.wsbradio.com/weblogs/wsbradioraceblog/2014/may/18/race-capsule-million-dollar-mcmurray-does-all-star/|title=Race Capsule: Million dollar McMurray does the All-Star dance|last=Turnbull|first=Doug|date=May 18, 2014|work=WSB|access-date=2014-05-19|location=Atlanta, GA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520002626/http://www.wsbradio.com/weblogs/wsbradioraceblog/2014/may/18/race-capsule-million-dollar-mcmurray-does-all-star/|archive-date=May 20, 2014|url-status=dead}}

File:Chris cockrum (30129890802).jpg in October 2016]]

File:Chris Cockrum Daytona 2017.jpg 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.{{cite web |last1=Bearden |first1=Aaron |title=Beat Breakdown: MoneyLion 300 |url=https://motorsportsbeat.com/beat-breakdown-money-lion-300/ |website=Motorsports Beat |date=28 April 2019 |access-date=29 April 2019}}

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=42| 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=2| 2014

! rowspan=2| Rick Ware Racing

! rowspan=2| 87

! Chevy

| DAY

| PHO

| LVS

| BRI

| CAL

| TEX

| DAR

| RCH

| TAL

| IOW

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
{{small|35}}

| DOV

| MCH

| ROA

| KEN

| DAY

| NHA

| CHI

| IND

| IOW

| GLN

| MOH

| BRI

| colspan=10|

! rowspan=2| 114th

! rowspan=2| 01

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cockrch01/2014/B|title=Chris Cockrum – 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 12, 2020}}

Ford

| colspan=23|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
{{small|29}}

| RCH

| CHI

| KEN

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

rowspan=4| 2015

! MBM Motorsports

! 13

! Chevy

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|21}}

| colspan=32|

! rowspan=4| 49th

! rowspan=4| 38

! rowspan=4| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cockrch01/2015/B|title=Chris Cockrum – 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 12, 2020}}

Rick Ware Racing

! 15

! Chevy

|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
{{small|29}}

| LVS

| PHO

| CAL

| TEX

| BRI

| RCH

| colspan=25|

Deese Racing Enterprises

! 35

! Chevy

| colspan=8|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TAL
{{small|DNQ}}

| IOW

| CLT

| DOV

| MCH

| CHI

| colspan=19|

rowspan=2| Chris Cockrum Racing

! 37

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| colspan=14|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
{{small|DNQ}}

| KEN

| NHA

| IND

| IOW

| GLN

| MOH

| BRI

| ROA

| DAR

| RCH

| CHI

| KEN

| DOV

| CLT

| KAN

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

rowspan=2| 2016

! rowspan=4| 25

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|28}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
{{small|29}}

| LVS

| PHO

| CAL

| TEX

| BRI

| RCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
{{small|37}}

| DOV

| CLT

| POC

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
{{small|32}}

| IOW

| DAY

| KEN

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA
{{small|29}}

| IND

| IOW

| GLN

| MOH

| BRI

| ROA

| DAR

| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| RCH
{{small|QL}}

| CHI

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
{{small|35}}

| KAN

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! rowspan=2| 44th

! rowspan=2| 56

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cockrch01/2016/B|title=Chris Cockrum – 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 12, 2020}}

Rick Ware Racing

! Ford

| colspan=26|

| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| KEN
{{small|QL}}

| DOV

| colspan=5|

2017

! rowspan=2| Chris Cockrum Racing

! rowspan=6| Chevy

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|28}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
{{small|34}}

| LVS

| PHO

| CAL

| TEX

| BRI

| RCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
{{small|33}}

| CLT

| DOV

| POC

| MCH

| IOW

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|26}}

| KEN

| NHA

| IND

| IOW

| GLN

| MOH

| BRI

| ROA

| DAR

| RCH

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CHI
{{small|30}}

| KEN

| DOV

| CLT

| KAN

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! 53rd

! 34

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cockrch01/2017/B|title=Chris Cockrum – 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 12, 2020}}

2018

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
{{small|DNQ}}

| ATL

| LVS

| PHO

| CAL

| TEX

| BRI

| RCH

| TAL

| DOV

| CLT

| POC

| MCH

| IOW

| CHI

| DAY

| KEN

| NHA

| IOW

| GLN

| MOH

| BRI

| ROA

| DAR

| IND

| LVS

| RCH

| CLT

| DOV

| KAN

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! N/A

! 0

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cockrch01/2018/B|title=Chris Cockrum – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 12, 2020}}

rowspan=2| 2019

! rowspan=4| ACG Motorsports

! 17

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|31}}

| ATL

| LVS

| PHO

| CAL

| TEX

| BRI

| RCH

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TAL
{{small|10}}

| DOV

| CLT

| POC

| MCH

| IOW

| CHI

| colspan=18|

! rowspan=2| 47th

! rowspan=2| 51

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cockrch01/2019/B|title=Chris Cockrum – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 12, 2020}}

rowspan=3| 25

| colspan=15|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
{{small|19}}

| KEN

| NHA

| IOW

| GLN

| MOH

| BRI

| ROA

| DAR

| IND

| LVS

| RCH

| CLT

| DOV

| KAN

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

2020

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|34}}

| LVS

| CAL

| PHO

| DAR

| CLT

| BRI

| ATL

| HOM

| HOM

| TAL

| POC

| IND

| KEN

| KEN

| TEX

| KAN

| ROA

| DAY

| DOV

| DOV

| DAY

| DAR

| RCH

| RCH

| BRI

| LVS

| TAL

| CLT

| KAN

| TEX

| MAR

| PHO

! 70th

! 3

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cockrch01/2020/B|title=Chris Cockrum – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 9, 2020}}

2021

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
{{small|DNQ}}

| DAY

| HOM

| LVS

| PHO

| ATL

| MAR

| TAL

| DAR

| DOV

| COA

| CLT

| MOH

| TEX

| NSH

| POC

| ROA

| ATL

| NHA

| GLN

| IND

| MCH

| DAY

| DAR

| RCH

| BRI

| LVS

| TAL

| CLT

| TEX

| KAN

| MAR

| PHO

! 109th

! -

! {{cite news|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cockrch01/2021/B|title=Chris Cockrum – 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 28, 2021}}

colspan=42| – Qualified but replaced by Austin Theriault · – Qualified for Todd Peck

==Camping World Truck Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=32| 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

2011

! Turn One Racing

! 66

! Chevy

| DAY

| PHO

| DAR

| MAR

| NSH

| DOV

| CLT

| KAN

| TEX

| KEN

| IOW

| NSH

| IRP

| POC

| MCH

| BRI

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
{{small|24}}

| CHI

| NHA

| KEN

| LVS

| TAL

| MAR

| TEX

| HOM

! 68th

! 20

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cockrch01/2011/C|title=Chris Cockrum – 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 12, 2020}}

2012

! RSS Racing

! 93

! Chevy

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
{{small|16}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR
{{small|27}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAR
{{small|29}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KAN
{{small|26}}

| CLT

| DOV

| TEX

| KEN

| IOW

| CHI

| POC

| MCH

| BRI

| ATL

| IOW

| KEN

| LVS

| TAL

| MAR

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

| colspan=3|

! 44th

! 78

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cockrch01/2012/C|title=Chris Cockrum – 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 12, 2020}}

rowspan=2| 2013

! rowspan=2| SS-Green Light Racing

! rowspan=2| 07

! Toyota

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
{{small|15}}

| MAR

| CAR

| KAN

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TEX
{{small|28}}

| KEN

| IOW

| ELD

| POC

| MCH

| BRI

| MSP

| IOW

| CHI

| LVS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
{{small|34}}

| MAR

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

| colspan=3|

! rowspan=2| 40th

! rowspan=2| 77

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cockrch01/2013/C|title=Chris Cockrum – 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 12, 2020}}

Chevy

| colspan=4|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
{{small|22}}

| DOV

| colspan=19|

2014

! Rick Ware Racing

! 74

! Chevy

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|35}}

| MAR

| KAN

| CHA

| DOV

| TEX

| GTW

| KEN

| IOW

| ELD

| POC

| MCH

| BRI

| MSP

| CHI

| NHA

| LVS

| TAL

| MAR

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

| colspan=3|

! 86th

! 9

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cockrch01/2014/C|title=Chris Cockrum – 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 12, 2020}}

{{sup|*}} Season still in progress

{{sup|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.)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=30| 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

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! {{Tooltip|ARSC|ARCA Racing Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2006

! rowspan=3| Mark Gibson Racing

! 56

! rowspan=3| Chevy

| DAY

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| NSH
{{small|DNQ}}

| SLM

| WIN

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KEN
{{small|19}}

| TOL

| POC

| MCH

| KAN

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| KEN
{{small|DNQ}}

| BLN

| POC

| GTW

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| NSH
{{small|DNQ}}

| MCH

| ISF

| MIL

| TOL

| DSF

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CHI
{{small|DNQ}}

| SLM

| TAL

| IOW

! 97th

! 235

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cockrch01/2006/A|title=Chris Cockrum – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 11, 2020}}

rowspan=3| 2007

! 13

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
{{small|DNQ}}

| USA

| colspan=21|

! rowspan=3| 96th

! rowspan=3| 225

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cockrch01/2007/A|title=Chris Cockrum – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 11, 2020}}

21

| colspan=12|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| KEN
{{small|DNQ}}

| POC

| NSH

| ISF

| MIL

| GTW

| DSF

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CHI
{{small|DNQ}}

| SLM

| TAL

| TOL

Hagans Racing

! 9

! Chevy

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NSH
{{small|26}}

| SLM

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN
{{small|36}}

| WIN

| KEN

| TOL

| IOW

| POC

| MCH

| BLN

| colspan=11|

rowspan=2| 2008

! ACG Motorsports

! 87

! Chevy

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
{{small|DNQ}}

| SLM

| IOW

| KAN

| CAR

| KEN

| TOL

| POC

| MCH

| CAY

| colspan=13|

! rowspan=2| 120th

! rowspan=2| 140

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cockrch01/2008/A|title=Chris Cockrum – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 11, 2020}}

Mark Gibson Racing

! 21

! Chevy

| colspan=10|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KEN
{{small|37}}

| BLN

| POC

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSH
{{small|32}}

| ISF

| DSF

| CHI

| SLM

| NJM

| TAL

| TOL

| colspan=2|

2009

! rowspan=2| ACG Motorsports

! rowspan=2| 28

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|33}}

| SLM

| CAR

| TAL

| KEN

| TOL

| POC

| MCH

| MFD

| IOW

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KEN
{{small|17}}

| BLN

| POC

| ISF

| CHI

| TOL

| DSF

| NJE

| SLM

| KAN

| CAR

| colspan=2|

! 103rd

! 210

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cockrch01/2009/A|title=Chris Cockrum – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 11, 2020}}

2010

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
{{small|12}}

| PBE

| SLM

| TEX

| TAL

| TOL

| POC

| MCH

| IOW

| MFD

| POC

| BLN

| NJE

| ISF

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CHI
{{small|15}}

| DSF

| TOL

| SLM

| KAN

| CAR

| colspan=3|

! 66th

! 325

! {{cite news|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cockrch01/2010/A|title=Chris Cockrum – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 11, 2020}}

References

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