Jake Drew
{{short description|American racing driver (born 2000)}}
{{Infobox NASCAR driver
| name = Jake Drew
| image = Jake Drew Phoenix 2021.jpg
| caption = Drew at Phoenix Raceway in 2021
| birth_name = Jacob Drew
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|3|12}}
| birth_place = Fullerton, California, U.S.
| achievements = 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Champion
| awards =
| Total_Truck_Races = 6
| Years_In_Truck = 1
| Truck_Car_Team =
| Prev_Truck_Pos =
| Prev_Truck_Year =
| Best_Truck_Pos = 31st (2023)
| First_Truck_Race = 2023 Rackley Roofing 200 (Nashville)
| Last_Truck_Race = 2023 Craftsman 150 (Phoenix)
| First_Truck_Win =
| Last_Truck_Win =
| Truck_Wins = 0
| Truck_Top_Tens = 1
| Truck_Poles = 0
| Total_ARCA_Races = 2
| Years_In_ARCA = 2
| ARCA_Car_Team =
| Best_ARCA_Pos = 76th (2022)
| First_ARCA_Race = 2021 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
| Last_ARCA_Race = 2022 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
| First_ARCA_Win =
| Last_ARCA_Win =
| ARCA_Wins = 0
| ARCA_Top_Tens = 1
| ARCA_Poles = 0
| Total_ARCA_West_Races = 21
| Years_In_ARCA_West = 3
| ARCA_West_Car_Team =
| Best_ARCA_West_Pos = 1st (2022)
| First_ARCA_West_Race = 2021 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
| Last_ARCA_West_Race = 2023 Shasta 150 (Shasta)
| First_ARCA_West_Win = 2022 Portland 112 (Portland)
| Last_ARCA_West_Win = 2022 Portland 100 (Portland)
| ARCA_West_Wins = 4
| ARCA_West_Top_Tens = 17
| ARCA_West_Poles = 7
| updated = August 12, 2024
}}
Jacob Drew (born March 12, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 66 Ford F-150 for ThorSport Racing and the No. 61 Toyota Tundra for Hattori Racing Enterprises, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 41 Ford Fusion for Lowden Jackson Motorsports. He is the 2022 ARCA Menards Series West champion.
Racing career
File:Jake Drew ARCA Sonoma 2021.jpg in 2021]]
File:Jake Drew ARCA Sonoma 2022.jpg in 2022.]]
=ARCA Menards Series West=
Drew made his ARCA Menards Series West debut in 2021, running full time for Sunrise Ford Racing. Drew had a phenomenal year, collecting 7 top-tens, 4 top-fives, and 3 pole awards. Drew finished a best of second place at Irwindale Speedway and the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring. Drew was tied for the championship with Jesse Love, however, Love won the tiebreaker, placing Drew second in the standings.{{cite web | url=https://www.arcaracing.com/videos/wild-finish-jesse-love-steals-west-series-championship-as-ty-gibbs-wins-at-phoenix/ | title=Wild finish: Jesse Love steals West Series championship as Ty Gibbs wins at Phoenix }}
Drew returned to Sunrise Ford for another full time season in 2022, this time driving the No. 6 car. Drew would have a breakout season, earning four wins, nine top fives, and ten top tens, eventually winning the championship.{{Cite web |last=Fenwick |first=Adam |date=November 4, 2022 |title=Jake Drew wins 2022 ARCA Menards Series West championship |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2022/11/04/jake-drew-2022-arca-menards-series-west-championship/ |access-date=November 16, 2022 |website=ARCA}}{{Cite web |last=White |first=Brandon |date=November 4, 2022 |title=Jake Drew claims first ARCA West title; Sammy Smith overcomes penalty for season-ending victory at Phoenix |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2022/11/04/jake-drew-claims-first-arca-west-title-sammy-smith-overcomes-penalty-for-season-ending-victory-at-phoenix/ |access-date=November 16, 2022 |website=ARCA}}
After SFR suspended their ARCA West operations after the season, Drew was unable to find a full-time ride for 2023. On July 12, 2023, it was announced that Drew would return to the West Series, driving the No. 41 car for Lowden Jackson Motorsports at Shasta Speedway.{{Cite web |last=Haislop |first=Tadd |date=July 12, 2023 |title=Jake Drew to join Lowden-Jackson Motorsports for West Series race at Shasta Speedway |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/07/12/jake-drew-lowden-jackson-motorsports-west-series-shasta-speedway/ |access-date=July 13, 2023 |website=ARCA}}
=ARCA Menards Series=
Drew made his ARCA Menards Series debut, running in the race's paired event with the West Series at the Phoenix Raceway. Drew finished 18th.
=Craftsman Truck Series=
Drew made his debut in 2023 at Nashville Superspeedway in the No. 66 Ford, driving for ThorSport Racing where he finished 12th.{{Cite web |last=Srigley |first=Joseph |date=June 24, 2023 |title=Jake Drew Notches 12th-Place in Debut at Nashville; Hopeful for Future Truck Series Opportunities |url=https://tobychristie.com/2023/06/24/jake-drew-notches-12th-place-in-debut-at-nashville-hopeful-for-future-truck-series-opportunities/ |access-date=July 13, 2023 |website=TobyChristie.com}}
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.)
==Craftsman Truck Series==
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! 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 classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
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rowspan=2| 2023
! 66 ! Ford | DAY | LVS | ATL | COA | TEX | BRD | MAR | KAN | DAR | NWS | CLT | GTW | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NSH | MOH | POC | RCH | colspan=7| ! rowspan=2| 31st ! rowspan=2| 116 |
Hattori Racing Enterprises
! 61 ! Toyota | colspan=16| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IRP | MLW | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| KAN | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL | style="background:#DFC484;"| HOM | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO |
=ARCA Menards Series=
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! 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 |
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2021
! rowspan=2| Sunrise Ford Racing ! 9 ! rowspan=2| Ford | DAY | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO | TAL | KAN | TOL | CLT | MOH | POC | ELK | BLN | IOW | WIN | GLN | MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF | BRI | SLM | KAN ! 103rd ! 26 |
2022
! 6 | DAY | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | IOW | BLN | ELK | MOH | POC | IRP | MCH | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL ! 76th ! 39 |
==ARCA Menards Series West==
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! colspan=23| ARCA Menards Series West results |
Year
! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! {{Tooltip|AMSWC|ARCA Menards Series West classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
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2021
! rowspan=2| Sunrise Ford Racing ! 9 ! rowspan=2| Ford | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SON | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| IRW | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CNS | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| IRW | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| PIR | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| LVS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| AAS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO | colspan=3| ! 2nd ! 438 |
2022
! 6 | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| PHO | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| IRW | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| KCR | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| PIR | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SON | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| IRW | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| EVG | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| PIR | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| AAS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LVS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO | ! 1st ! 621 |
2023
! 41 ! Ford | PHO | IRW | KCR | PIR | SON | IRW | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SHA | EVG | AAS | LVS | MAD | PHO ! 54th ! 28 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Racing-Reference driver|Jake_Drew}}
{{Hattori Racing Enterprises}}
{{ThorSport Racing}}
{{Lowden Jackson Motorsports}}
{{Sunrise Ford Racing}}
{{ARCA Menards Series West Champions}}
{{ARCAROTY}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Drew, Jake}}
Category:ARCA Menards Series drivers