Daryl Harr

{{short description|Canadian racing driver}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver|Best_Busch_Pos=40th (2012)|Busch_Car_Team=|Busch_Poles=0|Busch_Top_Tens=0|Busch_Wins=0|First_Busch_Race=2009 Bashas' Supermarkets 200 (Phoenix)|First_Busch_Win=|Last_Busch_Race=2014 Treatmyclot.com 300 (Auto Club)|Last_Busch_Win=|Prev_Busch_Pos=56th|Prev_Busch_Year=2014|Total_Busch_Races=21|Years_In_Busch=6|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1982|5|5}}|birth_name=|birth_place=St. Albert, Alberta, Canada|caption=|image=|name=Daryl Harr|updated=June 1, 2017|achievements=2002 CASCAR West Series champion}}

Daryl Harr (born May 5, 1982) is a Canadian professional stock car racing driver. The St. Albert, Alberta native has competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, K&N Pro Series West, CASCAR and the Pirelli World Challenge.

Racing career

=CASCAR=

Harr started racing in the CASCAR West Series{{Cite news|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/1998/CW|title=Driver Daryl Harr 1998 CASCAR West Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|newspaper=Racing-Reference|access-date=2017-05-31}} and CASCAR Super Series{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/1998/CS|title=Driver Daryl Harr 1998 CASCAR Super Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}} in 1998 at age sixteen. He ran the full season a year later{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/1999/CW|title=Driver Daryl Harr 1999 CASCAR West Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}} while also dabbling in the East Series{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/1999/CE|title=Driver Daryl Harr 1999 CASCAR East Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}} and the four-race Super Series schedule.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/1999/CS|title=Driver Daryl Harr 1999 CASCAR Super Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}} Harr again ran the full West season again in 2000, finishing third in points.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2000/CW|title=Driver Daryl Harr 2000 CASCAR West Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}} He also drove the Super Series, finishing seventh in points.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2000/CS|title=Driver Daryl Harr 2000 CASCAR Super Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}} After the CASCAR reorganization in 2000, Harr focused mainly on the West Series and ran only a small schedule in the newly expanded Super Series. He recorded his first West win in 2000.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2000/CW|title=Driver Daryl Harr 2000 CASCAR West Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}} In 2001, Harr finished out of the top ten only once and finished third in points.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2001/CW|title=Driver Daryl Harr 2001 CASCAR West Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}} The following year, he won a quarter of the races in the eight-race season and won his first championship.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2002/CW|title=Driver Daryl Harr 2002 CASCAR West Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.autoserviceworld.com/jobbernews/cascar-report-cascar-honours-champions-sponsors-voice-support/|title=CASCAR Report: CASCAR Honours Champions, Sponsors Voice Support - Auto Service World|work=Auto Service World|access-date=2017-05-31|language=en-US}} 2003 was Harr's last full-time season, and he won two races en route to a second-place points finish.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2003/CW|title=Driver Daryl Harr 2003 CASCAR West Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}} After focusing mainly on the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, he came back for a majority of races in 2006 and won the season opening race.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2006/CW|title=Driver Daryl Harr 2006 CASCAR West Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}} After NASCAR purchased CASCAR in 2006 to form the Canadian Tire Series, Harr returned for sporadic races.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/rquery?id=harrda01&trk=t0&series=T|title=Driver Daryl Harr's NASCAR Pinty's Series races - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}}

=K&N Pro Series West=

Harr's lone venture into the K&N Pro Series West in 2001 ended in a crash at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2001/P|title=Driver Daryl Harr 2001 NASCAR Winston West Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}} Harr expanded his schedule in 2002, his CASCAR championship-winning season.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2002/P|title=Driver Daryl Harr 2002 NASCAR Winston West Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}} He continued to run part-time while focusing on CASCAR in 2003.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2003/P|title=Driver Daryl Harr 2003 NASCAR Winston West Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}} In his first full season, Harr finished seventh in the 2004 point standings.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2004/P|title=Driver Daryl Harr 2004 NASCAR West Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}} He claimed his first top five in the series in 2005.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2005/P|title=Driver Daryl Harr 2005 NASCAR West Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}} He scaled back to a partial schedule in 2006 while running mainly in Canada.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2006/P|title=Driver Daryl Harr 2006 NASCAR Autozone West Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}} Returning to the series for the majority of races in 2007, recurring mechanical issues hampered Harr's efforts.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2007/P|title=Driver Daryl Harr 2007 NASCAR West Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}} Running the full schedule for his family team in 2008, Harr led his first laps in the series.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2008/P|title=Driver Daryl Harr 2008 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}} After a disappointing 2009 season{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2009/P|title=Driver Daryl Harr 2009 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}} and a part-time effort in 2010,{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2010/P|title=Driver Daryl Harr 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}} he returned for the full 2011 season, finishing eighth in points.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2011/P|title=Driver Daryl Harr 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}} He missed two races in 2012 while running seven Nationwide Series starts.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2012/P|title=Driver Daryl Harr 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}} Saving the best for last, Harr had arguably his best season in 2013, scoring five top tens.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2013/P|title=Driver Daryl Harr 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}} After a couple of races in 2014, Harr left the series.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2014/P|title=Driver Daryl Harr 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}}

=Nationwide Series=

Scaling back his K&N Pro Series West schedule in 2009, Harr attempted five races with Rick Ware Racing. He made his debut at Phoenix International Raceway, the only race he made all season, finishing 37th.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2009/B|title=Driver Daryl Harr 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}} Harr attempted three races the following year with his family team but failed to qualify for all three.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2010/B|title=Driver Daryl Harr 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}} An early-season partnership with Jimmy Means Racing ensued in 2011, in which Harr finished one of his three starts.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2011/B|title=Driver Daryl Harr 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}} JD Motorsports signed Harr to run a partial schedule in 2012, and he ran seven races in the team's flagship No. 4, including the series' lone Canadian race, at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, where he recorded a best finish of 23rd.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2012/B|title=Driver Daryl Harr 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}} Running four more races in 2013 with JD, harr ran both events at Phoenix, his most successful oval track.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2013/B|title=Driver Daryl Harr 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}} In late 2013 it was announced that Harr would pilot a second car part-time for JD in 2014.{{Cite news|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-xs/news/good-news-for-landon-cassill/?d=3647&dm=1|title=Good news for Landon Cassill|work=Motorsport.com|access-date=2017-05-31|language=en}} Harr wound up piloting the new No. 87 car for three races.{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2014/B|title=Driver Daryl Harr 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=2017-05-31}} For one of those races, the Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Harr teamed up with former National Football League placekicker Nick Lowery{{Cite web|url=http://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2014/03/08/nascar-driver-daryl-harr-teams-up-with-former-nfl-kicker-in-anti-bullying-campaign/|title=NASCAR driver Daryl Harr teams up with former NFL kicker in anti-bullying campaign|last=Estrada|first=Chris|date=2014-03-08|website=MotorSportsTalk|access-date=2017-05-31}} to help with Lowery's "Champions for Bullying" initiative,{{Cite news|url=http://www.racing.ap.org/redding/article/nascars-harr-joins-anti-bullying-campaign|title=NASCAR's Harr joins anti-bullying campaign|date=2014-03-08|work=Auto Racing|access-date=2017-05-31|language=en-US}} thought to be one of the largest programs of its kind.{{Cite web|url=http://nickloweryfoundation.org/nascar.pdf|title=NASCAR's rising star Daryl Harr and Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Famer Nick Lowery teaming up with JD Motorsports|website=Nick Lowery Foundation}} By doing so, Harr became the first NASCAR driver to join a bullying initiative.{{Cite news|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-xs/news/harr-joins-chiefs-star-in-anti-bullying-campaign/?d=3647&dm=1|title=Harr joins Chiefs star in anti-bullying campaign|work=Motorsport.com|access-date=2017-05-31|language=en}}

=Road racing=

After leaving stock car racing in 2014, Harr started participating in road racing, a longstanding passion for him. He also wanted to inspire younger Canadians to get into racing.{{Cite web|url=http://www.racecanada.biz/index.php/news2/grass-roots/2908-daryl-harr-mobil-1-and-toyota-back-on-the-podium-at-castrol-raceway|title=Daryl Harr, Mobil 1 And Toyota Back On The Podium At Castrol Raceway|website=www.racecanada.biz|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-05-31}} He started racing in the Pirelli World Challenge in 2016.

Personal life

Harr's father Carl also raced in CASCAR, the NASCAR Pinty's Series and NASCAR K&N Pro Series East.{{cite web |title=WEST: Dowler takes title |url=https://www.motorsport.com/us/nascar-cdn/news/west-dowler-takes-title/1103174/ |website=www.motorsport.com |access-date=4 December 2018 |date=29 September 2000}}

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.)

==Nationwide Series==

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

!colspan=42| NASCAR Nationwide 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

! 34

! 35

! {{Tooltip|NNSC|NASCAR Nationwide Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2009

! Rick Ware Racing

! 31

! Chevy

| DAY

| CAL

| LVS

| BRI

| TEX

| NSH

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

| TAL

| RCH

| DAR

| CLT

| DOV

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

| KEN

| MLW

| NHA

| DAY

| CHI

| GTY

| IRP

| IOW

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

| MCH

| BRI

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

| ATL

| RCH

| DOV

| KAN

| CAL

| CLT

| MEM

| TEX

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

| HOM

! 142nd

! 52

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2009/B|title=Daryl Harr – 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

2010

! Harr Racing

! 02

! Chevy

| DAY

| CAL

| LVS

| BRI

| NSH

| PHO

| TEX

| TAL

| RCH

| DAR

| DOV

| CLT

| NSH

| KEN

| ROA

| NHA

| DAY

| CHI

| GTY

| IRP

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

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| CGV

| ATL

| RCH

| DOV

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

| CAL

| CLT

| GTY

| TEX

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

| HOM

! NA

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2010/B|title=Daryl Harr – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

rowspan=2| 2011

! Means Motorsports

! 52

! Chevy

| DAY

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO
39

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

| BRI

| CAL

| TEX

| TAL

| NSH

| RCH

| DAR

| DOV

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

| CLT

| CHI

| MCH

| ROA

| DAY

| KEN

| NHA

| NSH

| IRP

| IOW

| GLN

| CGV

| BRI

| ATL

| RCH

| CHI

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| TEX

| colspan=3|

! rowspan=2| 68th

! rowspan=2| 34

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2011/B|title=Daryl Harr – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

Harr Racing

! 02

! Chevy

| colspan=32|

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

| HOM

|

2012

! rowspan=3| JD Motorsports

! rowspan=2| 4

! rowspan=3| Chevy

| DAY

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

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

| BRI

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

| TEX

| RCH

| TAL

| DAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IOW
28

| CLT

| DOV

| MCH

| ROA

| KEN

| DAY

| NHA

| CHI

| IND

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

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

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

| BRI

| ATL

| RCH

| CHI

| KEN

| DOV

| CLT

| KAN

| TEX

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

| HOM

| colspan=2|

! 40th

! 123

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2012/B|title=Daryl Harr – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

2013

| DAY

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

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

| BRI

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

| TEX

| RCH

| TAL

| DAR

| CLT

| DOV

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

| MCH

| ROA

| KEN

| DAY

| NHA

| CHI

| IND

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

| GLN

| MOH

| BRI

| ATL

| RCH

| CHI

| KEN

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| TEX

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

| HOM

| colspan=2|

! 47th

! 89

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2013/B|title=Daryl Harr – 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

2014

! 87

| DAY

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO
36

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

| BRI

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

| TEX

| DAR

| RCH

| TAL

| IOW

| CLT

| DOV

| MCH

| ROA

| KEN

| DAY

| NHA

| CHI

| IND

| IOW

| GLN

| MOH

| BRI

| ATL

| RCH

| CHI

| KEN

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

| colspan=2|

! 56th

! 37

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2014/B|title=Daryl Harr – 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

==Canadian Tire Series==

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! colspan=45| NASCAR Canadian Tire Series results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! {{Tooltip|NCTSC|NASCAR Canadian Tire Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2007

! Harr Racing

! 71

! Chevy

| HAM

| MSP

| BAR

| MPS

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

| CGV

| MSP

| CTR

| HAM

| BAR

| RIS

| KWA

|

! 50th

! 88

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2007/T|title=Daryl Harr – 2007 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

rowspan=2| 2009

! rowspan=3| Harr Racing

! 71

! rowspan=3| Chevy

| ASE

| DEL

| MSP

| ASE

| MPS

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| EDM
14

| SAS

| MSP

| CTR

| colspan=4|

! rowspan=2| 32nd

! rowspan=2| 259

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2009/T|title=Daryl Harr – 2009 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

31

| colspan=9|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CGV
9

| BAR

| RIS

| KWA

2010

! 1

| DEL

| MSP

| ASE

| TOR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| EDM
22

| MPS

| SAS

| CTR

| MSP

| CGV

| BAR

| RIS

| KWA

! 53rd

! 97

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2010/T|title=Daryl Harr – 2010 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

=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=45| 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

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

! Pts

! Ref

2010

! Harr Racing

! 02

! Chevy

| DAY

| PBE

| SLM

| TEX

| TAL

| TOL

| POC

| MCH

| IOW

| MFD

| POC

| BLN

| NJE

| ISF

| CHI

| DSF

| TOL

| SLM

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

| CAR

! 108th

! 135

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/harrda01/2010/A|title=Daryl Harr – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

References

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