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Colin Garrett

{{short description|American racing driver (born 2000)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Colin Garrett

| image = Collin garrett (51413133317).jpg

| caption = Garrett at Daytona International Speedway in 2021

| birth_name = Colin Kaywood Garrett

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|7|6}}

| birth_place = South Boston, Virginia, U.S.

| related to =

| current series = NASCAR K&N Pro Series East

| first year = 2018

| current team =

| car number = 18

| engine =

| crew chief =

| former teams = Hunt-Sellers Racing
Sam Hunt Racing

| starts = 22

| championships = 0

| wins = 0

| poles = 0

| best finish = 8th

| year = 2019

| last finish = 8th (2019)

| prev series = CARS Pro Late Model Tour
CARS Late Model Stock Tour

| prev series years = 2018–2019
2018

| titles =

| title years =

| awards =

| award years =

| module =

{{Infobox NASCAR driver|embed=yes

| achievements =

| Total_Busch_Races = 12

| Years_In_Busch = 3

| Busch_Car_Team =

| Prev_Busch_Pos = 43rd

| Prev_Busch_Year = 2021

| Best_Busch_Pos = 43rd (2021)

| First_Busch_Race = 2019 ToyotaCare 250 (Richmond)

| Last_Busch_Race = 2021 Dead On Tools 250 (Martinsville)

| First_Busch_Win =

| Last_Busch_Win =

| Busch_Wins = 0

| Busch_Top_Tens = 0

| Busch_Poles = 0

| Total_Truck_Races = 2

| Years_In_Truck = 2

| Truck_Car_Team =

| Prev_Truck_Pos = 64th

| Prev_Truck_Year = 2023

| Best_Truck_Pos = 64th (2023)

| First_Truck_Race = 2019 World of Westgate 200 (Las Vegas)

| Last_Truck_Race = 2023 XPEL 225 (Austin)

| First_Truck_Win =

| Last_Truck_Win =

| Truck_Wins = 0

| Truck_Top_Tens = 0

| Truck_Poles = 0

| updated = August 9, 2023

}}

}}

Colin Kaywood Garrett (born July 6, 2000) is an American professional racing driver who last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 07 Chevrolet Camaro for SS-Green Light Racing, as well as in the TC America Series in TCX for Rooster Hall Racing in a BMW M2 CS Cup car.{{Cite web |date=April 9, 2022 |title=Rooster Hall returns to SRO America |url=https://www.tcamerica.us/news/432/rooster-hall-returns-to-sro-america}} He has also competed in the NASCAR Truck Series, NASCAR K&N Pro Series East (now the ARCA Menards Series East) and the CARS Tour in the past.

Racing career

=NASCAR=

Garrett began racing in 2015 at the age of 14, competing in the Pure Stock division at South Boston Speedway. He was awarded the UNOH Youth Achievement Award in 2016 and 2017 at SoBo and in 2017 won the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Limited Late Model division championship at SoBo. In 2017, he also competed in select Late Model Stock Car events at numerous tracks, earning two pole awards and a win at Dominion Raceway. {{cite web |last1=Soquet |first1=William |title=K&N EAST: Colin Garrett's Cinderella run ends halfway through at South Boston |url=http://brock.lastcar.info/2018/05/k-east-colin-garretts-cinderella-run.html |website=LASTCAR |publisher=Blogger |accessdate=June 29, 2019}}

==K&N Pro Series East==

File:Colin Garrett NJMP.png in 2018]]

Garrett ran 12 of the 14 races in 2018, driving the No. 18 Toyota for Hunt-Sellers Racing.{{cite web|url=https://speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/latest-news/47947-colin-garrett-joins-sam-hunt-racing-for-2019-k-n-east-campaign|title=Colin Garrett Joins Sam Hunt Racing for 2019 K&N East Campaign|last=Wilson|first=Steven|date=January 30, 2019|access-date=April 27, 2019}} His highest finish was P3 in the season’s fourth race at South Boston Speedway. The team ran a Days of Thunder throwback scheme for the King Cadillac GMC Throwback 100 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, imitating Russ Wheeler's paint scheme.{{cite web |last1=Soquet |first1=William |title=K&N EAST: Colin Garrett can't quite replicate the success of Russ Wheeler |url=http://brock.lastcar.info/2018/07/k-east-colin-garrett-cant-quite.html |website=LASTCAR |publisher=Blogger |accessdate=June 29, 2019}} Garrett's 2018 season was originally supposed to be a part-time effort with sporadic races throughout the year, but eventually expanded to include all of the races from Langley on forward.{{cite web |last1=Soquet |first1=William |title=K&N EAST: Colin Garrett finishes last due to flat right-rear, claims LASTCAR championship |url=http://brock.lastcar.info/2018/10/k-east-colin-garrett-finishes-last-due.html |website=LASTCAR |publisher=Blogger |accessdate=June 29, 2019}}

In 2019, Garrett returned to Sam Hunt Racing and the No. 18, but switched from Toyota to Chevrolet. They competed in 10 of 12 events with a best finish of P6.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rotoworld.com/auto-racing/nascar/player/48539/colin-garrett|title = Colin Garrett - Sam Hunt Racing-26-NXS - news and analysis, statistics, game logs, depth charts, contracts, injuries}}{{cite web|url=https://speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/speedway-news/49592-improved-garrett-excited-about-returning-home-to-south-boston-speedway-for-nascar-k-n-doubleheader|title=Improved Garrett Excited About Returning Home To South Boston Speedway For NASCAR K&N Doubleheader|last=Wilson|first=Steven|date=April 25, 2019|access-date=April 27, 2019}}

==Xfinity Series==

In April 2019, Garrett made his debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.{{cite web|url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/04/10/colin-garrett-to-make-xfinity-debut-at-richmond/|title=Colin Garrett to make Xfinity debut at Richmond|last=McFadin|first=Daniel|date=April 10, 2019|access-date=April 27, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/tag/colin-garrett/|title=Updated entry lists for NASCAR at Richmond Raceway|last=McFadin|first=Daniel|date=April 10, 2019|access-date=April 27, 2019}} He drove the No. 66 Toyota for MBM Motorsports at Richmond Raceway. They started P24 and finished P26, three laps down.{{cite web|url=https://www.richmond.com/sports/auto-racing/cole-custer-wins-xfinity-race-to-kick-off-nascar-weekend/article_8c5ba18b-1ae0-5800-a82c-c4c658f6cfb7.html|title=Cole Custer wins Xfinity race to kick off NASCAR weekend in Richmond|last=Phillips|first=Michael|date=April 12, 2019|access-date=April 27, 2019}}

For the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Garrett and Sam Hunt Racing made their first start together in the series. They started P15 and finished P21, one lap down.

Garrett would go on to drive part-time for Sam Hunt Racing in the Xfinity Series in 2020 and 2021.

Garrett returned to the Xfinity Series in 2023, replacing Katherine Legge in the SS-Green Light Racing No. 07 car in the race at the Indianapolis road course after Legge's sponsor, Blast Equality Collab, did not want to be on the car due to their members' connection with the writers' strike going on at the time.{{cite web |first=Dustin |last=Albino |url=https://www.jayski.com/2023/08/08/katherine-legge-not-competing-for-ss-greenlight-racing-at-indianapolis/ |title=Katherine Legge not competing for SS GreenLight Racing at Indianapolis |website=Jayski's Silly Season Site |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |date=August 8, 2023 |access-date=August 9, 2023}}

==Truck Series==

Garrett ran his first NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race in the 2019 World of Westgate 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, driving the No. 38 Chevrolet for Niece Motorsports starting P21 and finishing P24, 3 laps down, due to transmission issues.{{cite web|url=http://niecemotorsports.com/niece-motorsports/colin-garrett-world-of-westgate-200-race-advance/|title=Colin Garrett – World of Westgate 200 Race Advance|work=Niece Motorsports|date=September 11, 2019|accessdate=September 11, 2019}}

He returned to Niece and the Truck Series in October 2020 at Kansas Speedway starting P20 and finishing P24, 4 laps down, after being involved in an early crash.{{cite press release|url=https://www.speedwaymedia.com/2020/10/14/colin-garrett-clean-harbors-200-race-advance/|title=Colin Garrett – Clean Harbors 200 Race Advance|work=Niece Motorsports|publisher=Speedway Media|date=October 14, 2020|accessdate=October 14, 2020}}

On June 8, 2022, it was announced that Garrett would drive the No. 30 truck for On Point Motorsports in the DoorDash 250 at Sonoma, replacing Tate Fogleman, who had been scheduled to drive that truck full-time in 2022 but was taken out of the truck for this race. However, due to the late notice of this opportunity, Garrett was unable to receive his drug test back in time to be able to compete. Josh Bilicki filled in starting P26 and finishing P30 due to a crash.{{cite web |first=Toby |last=Christie |url=https://tobychristie.com/2022/06/08/tate-fogleman-is-out-colin-garrett-is-in-on-point-motorsports-no-30-at-sonoma/ |title=Tate Fogleman is out, Colin Garrett is in On Point Motorsports No. 30 at Sonoma |website=TobyChristie.com |date=June 8, 2022}}

=Touring Cars=

==TC America==

Garrett transitioned to sports car racing in 2022{{Cite web |date=April 9, 2022 |title=Rooster Hall returns to SRO America |url=https://www.tcamerica.us/news/432/rooster-hall-returns-to-sro-america |website=TC America}} with the move to TC America in the TCX class. There he would win in his third start and finish on the podium 11 out of 14 races with 7 wins. He finished second in the championship after coming back from a 59-point deficit winning, 4 races in a row, and would ultimately lose the championship by 2 points in Indianapolis.{{Cite web |title=2022 Standings TCAM TCX Drivers |url=https://www.tcamerica.us/standings?filter_season_id=7&filter_standing_type=19_15_drivers}}

In 2023, it was announced Garrett would return to Rooster Hall Racing for TC America in TCX. He would go on to win the season opener at Sonoma Raceway{{Cite web |date=April 1, 2023 |title=Sonoma Raceway Race One: BMW, Hyundai and Subaru Start 2023 Strong |url=https://www.tcamerica.us/news/542/sonoma-raceway-race-one-bmw-hyundai-and-subaru-start-2023-strong?filter_team_news=0}} and take the points lead, leading it for the remainder of the year.{{Cite web |title=2023 STANDINGS TC AMERICA POWERED BY SKIP BARBER RACING TCX DRIVERS |url=https://www.tcamerica.us/standings?filter_season_id=8&filter_standing_type=20_20_drivers}} Along with 13 podiums and 6 wins out of 14 races, he would win the 2023 TCX Championship.{{Cite web |title=TC America powered by Skip Barber Crowns Champions in Indianapolis Celebration |url=https://www.tcamerica.us/news/623/tc-america-powered-by-skip-barber-crowns-champions-in-indianapolis-celebration?filter_team_news=0}}

= Grand Touring =

== GT4 America ==

After a successful season in TC America in 2022,{{Cite web |date=October 25, 2022 |title=SRO America Wraps Up 2022 Season with Awards Gala in Indy |url=https://www.tcamerica.us/news/512/2022-sro-motorsports-america-season-recap-and-awards?filter_team_news=0}} Rooster Hall Racing made the decision to bring Garrett aboard the GT4 program alongside 3x Guinness Book of World Records holder{{Cite web |date=December 11, 2017 |title=Greatest cumulative distance vehicle drift in 8 hours (wet surface) |work=Guinness World Records |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/486561-greatest-distance-vehicle-drift-in-8-hours}}{{Cite web |date=December 11, 2017 |title=Longest twin vehicle drift (water assisted) |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/118909-longest-twin-vehicle-drift}} Johan Schwartz for 2023.{{Cite web |last=Haueter |first=David |date=March 26, 2023 |title=SRO America Season Opens Next Weekend |url=https://bimmerlife.com/2023/03/26/sro-america-season-opens-next-weekend/}} The duo would go on to finish on the podium twice during the 2023 season in their BMW M4 GT4.{{Cite web |title=2023 STANDINGS PIRELLI GT4 AMERICA PRO-AM DRIVERS |url=https://www.gt4-america.com/standings?filter_season_id=8&filter_standing_type=22_27_drivers}}

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=2| 2019

! MBM Motorsports

! 66

! Toyota

| DAY

| ATL

| LVS

| PHO

| CAL

| TEX

| BRI

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

| TAL

| DOV

| CLT

| POC

| MCH

| IOW

| CHI

| DAY

| KEN

| NHA

| IOW

| GLN

| MOH

| BRI

| ROA

| DAR

| IND

| LVS

| RCH

| CLT

| DOV

| KAN

| TEX

| PHO

|

! rowspan=2| 63rd

! rowspan=2| 27

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/garreco01/2019/B|title=Colin Garrett – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 28, 2019}}

rowspan=3| Sam Hunt Racing

! rowspan=3| 26

! rowspan=3| Toyota

| colspan=32|

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

2020

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

| LVS

| CAL

| PHO

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR
{{small|37}}

| CLT

| BRI

| ATL

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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOM
{{small|14}}

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

| POC

| IND

| KEN

| KEN

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

| TEX

| ROA

| DAY

| DOV

| DOV

| DAY

| DAR

| RCH

| RCH

| BRI

| LVS

| TAL

| CLT

| KAN

| TEX

| MAR

| PHO

! 48th

! 63

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/garreco01/2020/B|title=Colin Garrett – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 9, 2020}}

2021

| DAY

| DAY

| HOM

| LVS

| PHO

| ATL

| MAR

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

| DAR

| DOV

| COA

| CLT

| MOH

| TEX

| NSH

| POC

| ROA

| ATL

| NHA

| GLN

| IND

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH
{{small|20}}

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

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

| RCH

| BRI

| LVS

| TAL

| CLT

| TEX

| KAN

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
{{small|14}}

| PHO

! 43rd

! 83

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/garreco01/2021/B|title=Colin Garrett – 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 27, 2021}}

2023

! SS-Green Light Racing

! 07

! Chevy

| DAY

| CAL

| LVS

| PHO

| ATL

| COA

| RCH

| MAR

| TAL

| DOV

| DAR

| CLT

| POR

| SON

| NSH

| CSC

| ATL

| NHA

| POC

| ROA

| MCH

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

| GLN

| DAY

| DAR

| KAN

| BRI

| TEX

| CLT

| LVS

| HOM

| MAR

| PHO

! N/A

! 0

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/garreco01/2023/B/|title=Colin Garrett – 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 9, 2023}}

==Craftsman Truck Series==

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

! colspan=30| NASCAR Craftsman 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|NCTC|NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2019

! rowspan=2| Niece Motorsports

! 38

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| DAY

| ATL

| LVS

| MAR

| TEX

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| TEX

| IOW

| GTW

| CHI

| KEN

| POC

| ELD

| MCH

| BRI

| MSP

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

| TAL

| MAR

| PHO

| HOM

! 106th

! 01

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/garreco01/2019/C|title=Colin Garrett – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 19, 2019}}

2020

! 44

| DAY

| LVS

| CLT

| ATL

| HOM

| POC

| KEN

| TEX

| KAN

| KAN

| MCH

| DAY

| DOV

| GTW

| DAR

| RCH

| BRI

| LVS

| TAL

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

| TEX

| MAR

| PHO

! 92nd

! 01

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/garreco01/2020/C|title=Colin Garrett – 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 9, 2020}}

2023

! On Point Motorsports

! 30

! Toyota

| DAY

| LVS

| ATL

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

| TEX

| BRI

| MAR

| KAN

| DAR

| NWS

| CLT

| GTW

| NSH

| MOH

| POC

| RCH

| IRP

| MLW

| KAN

| BRI

| TAL

| HOM

| PHO

! 64th

! 17

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/garreco01/2023/C|title=Colin Garrett – 2023 NASCAR craftsman Truck Series Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=March 25, 2023}}

==K&N Pro Series East==

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

! colspan=21| NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! {{Tooltip|NKNPSEC|NASCAR K&N Pro Series East classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2018

! Hunt-Sellers Racing

! rowspan=2| 18

! Toyota

| NSM

| BRI

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LGY
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SBO
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SBO
{{small|16}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MEM
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NJE
{{small|8}}

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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IOW
{{small|23}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GLN
{{small|22}}

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

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NHA
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
{{small|17}}

! 10th

! 377

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/garreco01/2018/E|title=Colin Garrett – 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Series Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=May 1, 2019}}

rowspan=2| 2019

! Sam Hunt Racing

! Chevy

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NSM
{{small|6*}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SBO
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SBO
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MEM
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NHA
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOW
{{small|13}}

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

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

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GTW
{{small|8}}

| NHA

| DOV

| colspan=2|

! rowspan=2| 8th

! rowspan=2| 344

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/garreco01/2019/E|title=Colin Garrett – 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Series Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=May 1, 2019}}

Rev Racing

! 6

! Toyota

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| SBO
{{small|RL{{sup|†}}}}

| colspan=10|

colspan=21|† – Relieved Ruben Garcia Jr.

{{sup|*}} Season still in progress

{{sup|1}} Ineligible for series points

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{Racing-Reference driver|Colin_Garrett}}

{{SS-Green Light Racing}}

{{On Point Motorsports}}

{{Sam Hunt Racing}}

{{MBM Motorsports}}

{{Niece Motorsports}}

{{Rev Racing}}

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