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Giles Thornton

{{Short description|American racing driver}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

|name=Giles Thornton

|image=

|caption=

|nationality={{flagicon|USA}} American

|birth_name=

|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1998|4|7}}

|birth_place=Whitefish, Montana

| Total_ARCA_East_Races = 1

| Years_In_ARCA_East = 1

| ARCA_East_Car_Team =

| Best_ARCA_East_Pos = 59th (2014)

| First_ARCA_East_Race = 2014 Granite State 100 (Loudon)

| Last_ARCA_East_Race =

| First_ARCA_East_Win =

| Last_ARCA_East_Win =

| ARCA_East_Wins = 0

| ARCA_East_Top_Tens = 1

| ARCA_East_Poles = 0

| Total_ARCA_West_Races = 21

| Years_In_ARCA_West = 2

| ARCA_West_Car_Team =

| Best_ARCA_West_Pos = 9th (2013)

| First_ARCA_West_Race = 2013 G-Oil 150 (Stockton)

| Last_ARCA_West_Race = 2014 Casino Arizona 100 (Phoenix)

| First_ARCA_West_Win =

| Last_ARCA_West_Win =

| ARCA_West_Wins = 0

| ARCA_West_Top_Tens = 8

| ARCA_West_Poles = 0

| updated = November 25, 2024

}}

Giles Thornton (born April 7, 1998) is an American former professional stock car racing driver who has competed in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West.{{cite web|url=https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2013/may/02/nascar-thornton-ready-to-race-6/|title=NASCAR: Thornton ready to race |work=Daily Inter Lake|access-date=November 25, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://race22.online/thornton-anxious-for-nascar-kn-west-pro-series-debut/|title=Thornton Anxious for NASCAR K&N West Pro Series Debut |work=RACE22.com|access-date=November 25, 2024}} He is also the youngest driver to compete in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, having made his debut in the series in 2013 at the age of fifteen years and 90 days.{{cite web|url=https://www.al.com/sports/2013/06/rick_crawford_to_drive_in_nasc.html|title=Rick Crawford to drive in NASCAR races in France |work=AL.com|access-date=November 25, 2024}}

Thornton has also previously competed in series such as the Southeast Limited Late Model Series, the Inland Northwest Super Stock Association, and the Western Speed Association Championship Series.{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Giles_Thornton|title=Giles Thornton |work=The Third Turn|access-date=November 25, 2024}}

Motorsports results

=NASCAR=

(key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

==K&N Pro Series East==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=23| 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

! 15

! 16

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

! Pts

! Ref

2014

! TTC Racing

! 12

! Ford

| NSM

| DAY

| BRI

| GRE

| RCH

| IOW

| BGS

| FIF

| LGY

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA
{{small|18}}

| COL

| IOW

| GLN

| VIR

| GRE

| DOV

! 59th

! 26

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/thorngi01/2014/E/|title=Giles Thorton – 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 25, 2024}}

==K&N Pro Series West==

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

! colspan=23| NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! {{Tooltip|NKNPSWC|NASCAR K&N Pro Series West classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2013

! rowspan=3| TTC Racing

! rowspan=3| 12

! rowspan=2| Toyota

| PHO

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| S99
{{small|7}}

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

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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| L44
{{small|12}}

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

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CNS
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| IOW
{{small|5}}

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

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SRP
{{small|4}}

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

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

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

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

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

! 9th

! 433

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/thorngi01/2013/P/|title=Giles Thorton – 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 25, 2024}}

rowspan=2| 2014

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

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

|

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

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

| SON

| SLS

| CNS

| IOW

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| EVG
{{small|5}}

| KCR

| MMP

| AAS

| colspan=2|

! rowspan=2| 13th

! rowspan=2| 245

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/thorngi01/2014/P/|title=Giles Thorton – 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 25, 2024}}

Ford

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| S99
{{small|3}}

| colspan=10|

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

|

==Whelen Euro Series - Elite 1==

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

!colspan=22| NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 1 results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! {{Tooltip|NWES|NASCAR Whelen Euro Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2013

! Scorpus Racing

! 9

! Chevy

| NOG

| NOG

| DIJ

| DIJ

| BRH

| BRH

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOU
{{small|23}}

| MNZ

| MNZ

| BUG

| BUG

! 43rd

! 48

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/thorngi01/2013/E1/|title=Giles Thorton – 2013 NASCAR Whelen Euro Elite 1 Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 25, 2024}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Racing-Reference driver|Giles_Thornton}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thornton, Giles}}

Category:Living people

Category:1998 births

Category:Racing drivers from Montana

Category:NASCAR drivers