Gage Rodgers

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{{Infobox NASCAR driver

|name=Gage Rodgers

|birth_name= Gage Rodgers

|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|2003|10|25}}

|birth_place=Coldwater, Michigan, U.S.

| Total_ARCA_Races = 3

| Years_In_ARCA = 1

| ARCA_Car_Team =

| Best_ARCA_Pos = 56th (2023)

| First_ARCA_Race = 2023 Brandt 200 (Daytona)

| Last_ARCA_Race = 2023 Henry Ford 200 (Michigan)

| First_ARCA_Win =

| Last_ARCA_Win =

| ARCA_Wins = 0

| ARCA_Top_Tens = 1

| ARCA_Poles = 0

| updated = May 29, 2023

}}

Gage Rodgers (born October 25, 2003) is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series driving the No. 68 Ford for Kimmel Racing and the No. 12 Chevrolet and No. 10 Toyota for Fast Track Racing.

Racing career

Since the age of five, Rodgers had competed in various kart racing events at Daytona Speedweeks and the World Karting Association Grand Nationals. Through 2018 to 2021, he would compete in pro late model events across the Southeast United States driving for the Adkins Family Racing Team.{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailyreporter.com/story/sports/2022/01/18/coldwaters-gage-rodgers-completes-arca-menards-series-test-daytona-international-speedway/6565122001/ |title=Coldwater's Gage Rodgers completes ARCA Menards Series Test at Daytona International Speedway |work=The Daily Reporter |access-date=May 29, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailyreporter.com/story/sports/2023/01/26/coldwater-alumnus-gage-rodgers-set-to-race-in-arca-menard-series-race/69843800007/ |title=Coldwater alumnus Gage Rodgers set to race in ARCA Menard Series race |work=The Daily Reporter |access-date=May 29, 2023}}

In 2022, Rodgers participated in pre-season testing for the ARCA Menards Series at Daytona International Speedway driving the No. 69 Ford for Kimmel Racing with a Legacy Roush-Yates engine in his car. He was able to obtain his ARCA Super Speedway license after turning in a lap speed of 175.956 mph, his best speed across the two days of testing.{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailyreporter.com/story/sports/2022/01/18/coldwaters-gage-rodgers-completes-arca-menards-series-test-daytona-international-speedway/6565122001/ |title=Coldwater's Gage Rodgers completes ARCA Menards Series Test at Daytona International Speedway |work=The Daily Reporter |access-date=May 29, 2023}}

Rodgers would return with the team for pre-season testing the following year, this time driving the No. 68, where he would finish 35th in the Friday session and 23rd in the Saturday session.{{cite web |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/01/13/arca-menards-series-2023-pre-race-practice-friday-results/ |title=ARCA Menards Series 2023 pre-race practice: Friday results |website=ARCA Menards Series |publisher=Press Release |date=January 13, 2023 |access-date=May 29, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/01/14/arca-menards-series-2023-pre-race-practice-saturday-results/ |title=ARCA Menards Series 2023 pre-race practice: Saturday results |website=ARCA Menards Series |publisher=Press Release |date=January 14, 2023 |access-date=May 29, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://racingnews.co/2023/01/15/daytona-practice-results-january-2023-arca-menards-series/ |title=Daytona Practice Results: January 2023 (ARCA Menards Series) |work=Racing News.co |access-date=May 29, 2023}} He would then make his ARCA Menards Series debut with the team at the season opening race at Daytona a month later.{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailyreporter.com/story/sports/2023/01/26/coldwater-alumnus-gage-rodgers-set-to-race-in-arca-menard-series-race/69843800007/ |title=Coldwater alumnus Gage Rodgers set to race in ARCA Menard Series race |work=The Daily Reporter |access-date=May 29, 2023}} After starting 37th, he would go on to finish on the lead lap in 26th. He would then join Fast Track Racing in the No. 12 Chevrolet at Kansas Speedway three months later, where he would finish 25th due to electrical issues.{{cite web|url=http://brock.lastcar.info/2023/05/arca-tinkle-loses-oil-pressure-as-fast.html |title=ARCA: Tinkle loses oil pressure as Fast Track sweep bottom three |work=LASTCAR.info|access-date=May 29, 2023}}

Personal life

Rodgers is a graduate of Coldwater High School, and is currently a Supply Chain student at Central Michigan University{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailyreporter.com/story/sports/2023/01/26/coldwater-alumnus-gage-rodgers-set-to-race-in-arca-menard-series-race/69843800007/ |title=Coldwater alumnus Gage Rodgers set to race in ARCA Menard Series race |work=The Daily Reporter |access-date=May 29, 2023}} where he is a member of Sigma Pi fraternity.{{cite magazine|date=Spring 2023|volume=106|number=3|magazine=The Emerald of Sigma Pi|title=Rodgers Reps Sigma Pi at Daytona Speedway|page=27|url=https://issuu.com/sigmapihq/docs/the_emerald_-_spring_2023|accessdate=August 17, 2023}}

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. ** – All 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
rowspan=3\| 2023 ! Kimmel Racing ! 68 ! Ford \| style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| DAY {{small\|26}} \| PHO \| TAL \| colspan=17\| ! rowspan=3\| 56th ! rowspan=3\| 72 ! rowspan=3\| {{Cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/rodgega01/2023/A/\|title=Gage Rodgers – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results\|website=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=May 29, 2023}}
rowspan=2\| Fast Track Racing ! 12 ! Chevy \| colspan=3\| \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| KAN {{small\|25}} \| CLT \| BLN \| ELK \| MOH \| IOW \| POC \| colspan=10\|
10 ! Toyota \| colspan=10\| \| style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| MCH {{small\|9}} \| IRP \| GLN \| ISF \| MLW \| DSF \| KAN \| BRI \| SLM \| TOL

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

rowspan=3| 2023

! Kimmel Racing

! 68

! Ford

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

| PHO

| TAL

| colspan=17|

! rowspan=3| 56th

! rowspan=3| 72

! rowspan=3| {{Cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/rodgega01/2023/A/|title=Gage Rodgers – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=May 29, 2023}}

rowspan=2| Fast Track Racing

! 12

! Chevy

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN
{{small|25}}

| CLT

| BLN

| ELK

| MOH

| IOW

| POC

| colspan=10|