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Chris Lowden

{{Short description|American professional stock car racing driver and nightclub owner}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

|name=Chris Lowden

|nationality={{flagicon|USA}} American

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1965|3|22}}

|birth_place=Las Vegas, Nevada

|updated=January 29, 2022

| Total_ARCA_Races = 1

| Years_In_ARCA = 1

| ARCA_Car_Team =

| Best_ARCA_Pos =

| First_ARCA_Race = 2022 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)

| Last_ARCA_Race =

| First_ARCA_Win =

| Last_ARCA_Win =

| ARCA_Wins = 0

| ARCA_Top_Tens = 0

| ARCA_Poles = 0

| Total_ARCA_West_Races = 4

| Years_In_ARCA_West = 2

| ARCA_West_Car_Team =

| Best_ARCA_West_Pos = 39th (2020)

| First_ARCA_West_Race = 2020 Star Nursery 150 (Las Vegas Bullring)

| Last_ARCA_West_Race = 2022 NAPA Auto Parts 150 (Irwindale)

| First_ARCA_West_Win =

| Last_ARCA_West_Win =

| ARCA_West_Wins = 0

| ARCA_West_Top_Tens = 0

| ARCA_West_Poles = 0

|image=Chris Lowden Roseville 2022.jpg|caption=Lowden's No. 11 ARCA car at All American Speedway in 2022}}

Chris Lowden (born March 22, 1965) is an American professional stock car racing driver and owner of Las Vegas country music venue Stoney's Rockin' Country. He last competed full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West in 2022, driving the No. 11 Chevrolet SS for his team, Lowden Motorsports.

Racing career

= ARCA Menards Series West =

In 2020, he would race in a one-off event for Kart Idaho Racing at the 2020 Star Nursery 150, retiring and finishing 15th due to brake issues.{{Cite web|title=2020 Star Nursery 150 - The Third Turn|url=https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2020_Star_Nursery_150|access-date=2022-01-19|website=www.thethirdturn.com|language=en}}

In 2021, he was scheduled to once again for the team in the 2021 NAPA Auto Care 150,{{Cite web|date=2021-10-08|title=NOTEBOOK: West Series primed to produce new All American Speedway winner|url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2021/10/08/notebook-west-series-primed-to-produce-new-all-american-speedway-winner/|access-date=2022-01-30|website=ARCA|language=en-US}} but was replaced by Andrew Tuttle.

In 2022, Lowden would announce that he would race full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving for his own team with assistance from Kart Idaho Racing.{{Cite web|last=Delforge|first=Vincent|date=2022-01-26|title=Chris Lowden Full-Time in ARCA Menards Series West|url=https://kickinthetires.net/nascar/arca/chris-lowden-full-time-in-arca-menards-series-west-kickin-the-tires/|access-date=2022-01-30|website=Kickin' the Tires|language=en-US}}

Stoney's Rockin' Country

In 2007, Lowden would open up Stoney's Rockin' Country, after a restaurant Lowden and his friends went to at New Frontier Hotel and Casino shut down due to the closing of the casino.{{Cite web|date=2018-06-13|title=Q&A: Stoney's Founder Chris Lowden Talks Expanding Presence And Footprint|url=https://musicrow.com/2018/06/qa-stoneys-founder-chris-lowden-talks-expanding-presence-and-footprint/|access-date=2022-01-30|website=MusicRow.com|language=en-US}} In 2012, the venue would move to Town Square. In 2016, Chris was sued by investors for fraud and racketeering.{{Cite web|title=Jakub P. Medrala of Donath & Medrala, PLLC, and Telia U. Williams of Telia Law File a Shareholder Derivative Lawsuit Against the Top Brass of the World Famous Stoney's Rockin' Country {{!}} Donath & Medrala Law Firm Blog|url=http://www.domelaw.com/blog/jakub-p-medrala-of-donath-medrala-pllc-and-telia-u-williams-of-telia-law-file-a-shareholder-derivative-lawsuit-against-the-top-brass-of-the-world-famous-stoneys-rockin-countr/|access-date=2016-06-22|website=www.domelaw.com}}

In 2018, the nightclub was nominated for Nightclub of the Year by the Academy of Country Music.{{Cite web|title=Stoney's Rockin' Country nominated for Nightclub of the Year – It's The Norm|url=https://vegas-to-you.com/TheNorm/stoneys-rockin-country-nominated-for-nightclub-of-the-year/|access-date=2022-01-30|website=vegas-to-you.com}} In May of the same year, the nightclub would open a satellite office in Nashville, Tennessee.{{Cite web|date=2018-05-17|title=Stoney's Rockin' Country Launches Nashville Satellite Office|url=https://musicrow.com/2018/05/stoneys-rockin-country-launches-nashville-satellite-office/|access-date=2022-01-30|website=MusicRow.com|language=en-US}}

Personal life

Lowden's father, Paul Lowden, is a casino magnate, and his mother, Sue Lowden, was a former state senator.{{Cite web|date=2017-05-23|title=Founder Chris Lowden discusses rise of Stoney's Rockin' Country|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/music/founder-chris-lowden-discusses-rise-of-stoneys-rockin-country/|access-date=2022-01-30|website=Las Vegas Review-Journal|language=en-US}}

Motorsports career results

=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

2022

! Lowden Motorsports

! 21

! Chevy

| DAY

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO
{{small|31}}

| TAL

| KAN

| CLT

| IOW

| BLN

| ELK

| MOH

| POC

| IRP

| MCH

| GLN

| ISF

| MLW

| DSF

| KAN

| BRI

| SLM

| TOL

! 120th

! 13

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/lowdech02/2022/A/|title=Chris Lowden – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=March 12, 2022}}

== ARCA Menards Series West ==

(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="18"| ARCA Menards Series West results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! {{Tooltip|AMSWC|ARCA Menards Series West classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2020

! Kart Idaho Racing

! 11

! Chevy

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LVS
{{small|15}}

| MMP

| MMP

| IRW

| EVG

| DCS

| CNS

| LVS

| AAS

| KCR

| PHO

! 35th

! 29

! {{Cite web|title=Chris Lowden – 2020 ARCA Menards Series West Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/lowdech02/2020/AW/|url-status=live|access-date=January 29, 2022|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506093753/https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/lowdech02/2020/AW/ |archive-date=2021-05-06 }}

rowspan=2| 2022

! rowspan=2| Lowden Motorsports

! 21

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO
{{small|31}}

| colspan=10|

! rowspan=2| 15th

! rowspan=2| 216

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/lowdech02/2022/AW/|title=Chris Lowden – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=March 12, 2022}}

11

|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRW
{{small|13}}

| KCR

| PIR

| SON

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

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

| PIR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AAS
{{small|20}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LVS
{{small|24}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO
{{small|30}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Racing-Reference driver|Chris_Lowden}}

{{Lowden Jackson Motorsports}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lowden, Chris}}

Category:1965 births

Category:Living people

Category:ARCA Menards Series drivers

Category:NASCAR drivers

Category:Racing drivers from Las Vegas