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Jerry Pitts Racing

{{short description|NASCAR team}}

{{Infobox NASCAR team

| Team_name = Jerry Pitts Racing

| Logo =

| Owner_names = Jerry Pitts
Brian Pitts

| Base = Pahrump, Nevada, U.S.

| Series = ARCA Menards Series
ARCA Menards Series West

| Drivers = ARCA Menards Series:
5. Eric Johnson Jr.
ARCA Menards Series West:
5. Eric Johnson Jr.
7. Gavin Ray (part-time)

| Sponsors = ARCA Menards Series:
5. Sherwin-Williams
ARCA Menards Series West:
5. Sherwin-Williams
7. TBA

| Manufacturer = Toyota
Ford

| Opened = 2019

| Closed =

| Debut = ARCA Menards Series:
2021 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
ARCA Menards Series West:
2020 Star Nursery 150 (Las Vegas)

| Final = ARCA Menards Series:
2024 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
ARCA Menards Series West:
{{Latest ARCA West Race}}

| Races = 68

| Drivers_champ = 0

| Wins = 1

| Poles = 1

}}

Jerry Pitts Racing (JPR), also called JP Racing, is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the ARCA Menards Series and the ARCA Menards Series West. In the ARCA Menards Series, they field the No. 5 Toyota Camry part-time for Eric Johnson Jr.. In the ARCA Menards Series West, they field the No. 5 Toyota full-time for Eric Johnson Jr., and the No. 7 Toyota part-time for Gavin Ray. The team is owned by former Gene Price Motorsports crew chief, Jerry Pitts, along with his brother Brian.

History

Before the team was founded, Pitts formerly co-owned Jefferson Pitts Racing, alongside fellow and former Gene Price Motorsports crew chief, Jeff Jefferson. In August 2019, it was announced that Jefferson and Pitts would form their own separate teams following the end of the season. Jefferson would remain at his base in Naches, Washington, while Pitts would relocate to Pahrump, Nevada, his hometown.{{cite web |date=August 14, 2019 |title=Jefferson Pitts Racing Taking Separate Paths |url=https://www.newswire.com/news/jefferson-pitts-racing-taking-separate-paths-20970717 |access-date=May 29, 2024 |website=Newswire}}

ARCA Menards Series

= Car No. 5 history =

On December 23, 2024, it was announced that Eric Johnson Jr. would be driving the No. 5 part-time in 2025.{{Cite web |last=bubbajohnsonjr74 |date=December 23, 2024|title=Breaking: Jerry Pitts Racing Taps Eric Johnson Jr. to Drive Their Flagship No.5 Toyota Full-Time in The 2025 NASCAR ARCA Menards Series West |url=https://www.ericjrracing.com/post/breaking-jerry-pitts-racing-taps-eric-johnson-jr-to-drive-their-flagship-no-5-toyota-full-time-in |access-date=December 23, 2024 |website=Ericjrracing |language=en}}

== Car No. 5 results ==

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

! colspan="27" |ARCA Menards Series results

Year

!Driver

!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

2025

! Eric Johnson Jr.

! 5

! Toyota

| DAY

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

| TAL

| KAN

| CLT

| MCH

| BLN

| ELK

| LRP

| DOV

| IRP

| IOW

| GLN

| ISF

| MAD

| DSF

| BRI

| SLM

| KAN

| TOL

!

!

!

= Car No. 7 history =

Takuma Koga (2021–present)

Since 2021, the team has competed in the ARCA Menards Series/ARCA Menards Series West combination race at Phoenix Raceway, with Takuma Koga driving the No. 7 entry, as part of a full-time West Series schedule. Koga's best finish in the race was an 18th-place finish in 2022.

== Car No. 7 results ==

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

! colspan="27" |ARCA Menards Series results

Year

!Driver

!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

2021

! rowspan="4" |Takuma Koga

! rowspan="4" |7

! rowspan="4" |Toyota

|DAY

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

|TAL

|KAN

|TOL

|CLT

|MOH

|POC

|ELK

|BLN

|IOW

|WIN

|GLN

|MCH

|ISF

|MLW

|DSF

|BRI

|SLM

|KAN

!64th

!21

!{{Cite web |title=ARCA Menards Series Owner Standings For 2021 - Racing Reference |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/owner-points/2021/A/ |access-date=May 29, 2024 |website=Racing-Reference.info}}

2022

|DAY

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

|TAL

|KAN

|CLT

|IOW

|BLN

|ELK

|MOH

|POC

|IRP

|MCH

|GLN

|ISF

|MLW

|DSF

|KAN

|BRI

|SLM

|TOL

!61st

!26

!{{Cite web |title=ARCA Menards Series Owner Standings For 2022 - Racing Reference |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/owner-points/2022/A/ |access-date=May 29, 2024 |website=Racing-Reference.info}}

2023

|DAY

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |PHO
{{small|19}}

|TAL

|KAN

|CLT

|BLN

|ELK

|MOH

|IOW

|POC

|MCH

|IRP

|GLN

|ISF

|MLW

|DSF

|KAN

|BRI

|SLM

|TOL

!64th

!25

!{{Cite web |title=ARCA Menards Series Owner Standings For 2023 - Racing Reference |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/owner-points/2023/A/ |access-date=May 29, 2024 |website=Racing-Reference.info}}

2024

|DAY

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

|TAL

|DOV

|KAN

|CLT

|IOW

|MOH

|BLN

|IRP

|SLM

|ELK

|MCH

|ISF

|MLW

|DSF

|GLN

|BRI

|KAN

|TOL

!69th

!50

!{{Cite web |title=ARCA Menards Series Owner Standings For 2024 - Racing Reference |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/owner-points/2024/A/ |access-date=May 29, 2024 |website=Racing-Reference.info}}

ARCA Menards Series West

File:Dustin Ash ARCA Madera 2023.jpg's No. 5 car at Madera Speedway in 2023.|left]]

= Car No. 5 history =

== Multiple drivers (2021–present) ==

In 2021, the team would run a second entry part-time, fielding the No. 5 car for Kyle Keller at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring. Keller started 8th and finished 5th in the race. They returned in 2022, fielding the car for Jacob Smith at the same track, where he started 11th and finished 9th.{{Cite web |date=October 7, 2022 |title=Jacob Smith Ascends to ARCA Menards Series West For Las Vegas Debut |url=https://kickinthetires.net/nascar/arca-series/jacob-smith-ascends-to-arca-menards-series-west-for-las-vegas-debut/ |access-date=May 29, 2024 |website=Kickin' The Tires}} Smith was originally scheduled to run four races for the team in 2023, but did not end up happening.{{Cite web |last=Srigley |first=Joseph |date=January 11, 2023 |title=Jacob Smith Competing in At Least Four ARCA West Races with Jerry Pitts Racing |url=https://tobychristie.com/nascar-regional/arca-menards-series/arca-menards-series-west/jacob-smith-competing-in-at-least-four-arca-west-races-with-jerry-pitts-racing/ |access-date=May 29, 2024 |website=TobyChristie.com}} The entry was increased to seven races that year, with Xfinity Series driver Riley Herbst running the road course races at Portland and Sonoma,{{Cite web |last=Fenwick |first=Adam |date=June 1, 2023 |title=NOTEBOOK: Five NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers are returning to their ARCA roots at Portland |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/06/01/notebook-five-nascar-xfinity-series-drivers-are-returning-to-their-arca-roots-at-portland/ |access-date=May 29, 2024 |website=ARCA}} late model driver Kole Raz at Shasta and Evergreen, Buddy Shepherd at Roseville, and Dustin Ash at The Bullring and Madera. They scored a third-place effort with Herbst at Sonoma, along with Raz in his two starts. The team returned part-time for 2024, where Raz would give the them their first career West Series win at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway, holding off Trevor Huddleston in a close finish.{{Cite web |last=Branscum |first=Benjamine |date=April 21, 2024 |title=Kole Raz Out Duels Trevor Huddleston, Takes The Checkered At Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway |url=https://tobychristie.com/nascar-regional/arca-menards-series/kole-raz-out-duels-trevor-huddleston-takes-the-checkered-at-kevin-harvicks-kern-raceway/ |access-date=May 29, 2024 |website=TobyChristie.com}} 2023 ARCA West champion Sean Hingorani was announced as the driver for Portland. Hingorani would score the teams first pole at Tri-City.{{Cite web |date=October 26, 2024 |title=2024 NAPA Auto Care 150 Qualifying Results |url= https://www.racing-reference.info/qual-results/2024-08/AW/ |access-date=December 23, 2024 |website=Racing-Reference.info}}

On December 23, 2024, it was announced that Eric Johnson Jr. would be driving the No. 5 full-time in 2025.

== Car No. 5 results ==

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

! colspan="19" |ARCA Menards Series West results

Year

!Driver

!No.

!Make

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!11

!12

!{{Tooltip|AMSWC|ARCA Menards Series West classification}}

!Pts

!Ref

2021

! Kyle Keller

! rowspan="9" |5

! rowspan="3" |Ford

| PHO

| SON

| IRW

| CNS

| IRW

| PIR

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

| AAS

| PHO

| colspan="3" |

! 37th

! 39

! {{Cite web |title=ARCA Menards Series West Owner Standings For 2021 - Racing Reference |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/owner-points/2021/AW/ |access-date=May 29, 2024 |website=Racing-Reference.info}}

2022

! Jacob Smith

| PHO

| IRW

| KCR

| PIR

| SON

| IRW

| EVG

| PIR

| AAS

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

| PHO

| colspan="1" |

!48th

!35

!{{Cite web |title=ARCA Menards Series West Owner Standings For 2022 - Racing Reference |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/owner-points/2022/AW/ |access-date=May 29, 2024 |website=Racing-Reference.info}}

rowspan="4" |2023

! Riley Herbst

| PHO

| IRW

| KCR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PIR
18

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SON
3

| IRW

| colspan="6" |

! rowspan="4" |14th

! rowspan="4" |245

! rowspan="4" |{{Cite web |title=ARCA Menards Series West Owner Standings For 2023 - Racing Reference |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/owner-points/2023/AW/ |access-date=May 29, 2024 |website=Racing-Reference.info}}

Kole Raz

! rowspan="6" |Toyota

| colspan="6" |

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

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

| colspan="4" |

Buddy Shepherd

| colspan="8" |

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

| colspan="3" |

Dustin Ash

| colspan="9" |

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAD
{{small|18}}

| PHO

rowspan="2" |2024

!Kole Raz

| PHO

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| KER
{{small|1}}

| colspan="2" |

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

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

| colspan="6" |

! rowspan="2" |11th

! rowspan="2" |439

! rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |title=ARCA Menards Series West Owner Standings For 2024 - Racing Reference |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/owner-points/2024/AW/ |access-date=May 29, 2024 |website=Racing-Reference.info}}

Sean Hingorani

| colspan="2" |

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

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

| colspan="2" |

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SHA
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TRI
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAD
{{small|2}}

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

| KER

| PHO

2025

! Eric Johnson Jr.

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

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

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TUC
{{small|2}}

| CNS

| KER

| SON

| TRI

| PIR

| AAS

| MAD

| LVS

| PHO

!

!

!

= Car No. 6 history =

== Caleb Shrader (2024) ==

In 2024, the team would run a third entry for Caleb Shrader at Portland and Sonoma, fielding the No. 6 car and at Tri-City with Jess Havens.

== Car No. 6 results ==

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

! colspan=19 |ARCA Menards Series West results

Year

! Driver

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! {{Tooltip|AMSWC|ARCA Menards Series West classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

rowspan=2| 2024

! Caleb Shrader

! rowspan=3| 6

! rowspan=2| Ford

| PHO

| KER

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PIR
21

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SON
27

| IRW

| IRW

| SHA

| colspan=5|

! rowspan=2| 31st

! rowspan=2| 66

! rowspan=2|

Jess Havens

| colspan=7|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TRI
8

| MAD

| AAS

| KER

| PHO

2025

! Caleb Shrader

! Toyota

| KER

| PHO

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

| CNS

| KER

| SON

| TRI

| PIR

| AAS

| MAD

| LVS

| PHO

! -*

! -*

!

= Car No. 7 history =

== Multiple drivers (2020) ==

JP Racing ran their first race as an independent team in the season-opener at The Bullring, with Austin Reed driving their No. 7 entry. Kris Wright would pilot the car for the road course doubleheader races at the Utah Motorsports Campus, finishing 2nd and 3rd in both races. Devin Dodson drove the entry at Irwindale and Phoenix, with Kyle Keller driving at The Bullring and Kern County.

File:Takuma Koga ARCA Madera 2023.jpg

== Takuma Koga (2021–present) ==

On January 20, 2021, it was announced that Japanese driver Takuma Koga would pilot the No. 7 car full-time for the upcoming season, as the team switched from running Fords to Toyotas.{{Cite web |last=Srigley |first=Joseph |date=January 20, 2021 |title=Takuma Koga Joins Jerry Pitts Racing for 2021 ARCA West Campaign |url=https://tobychristie.com/nascar-regional/arca-menards-series/takuma-koga-joins-jerry-pits-racing-for-2021-arca-west-campaign/ |access-date=May 29, 2024 |website=TobyChristie.com}} Koga started out the season with a 23rd-place finish at Phoenix. Throughout the season, he scored four top ten finishes, with a 5th-place effort at Portland. He ended the season 8th in points. 2022 was an improvement for Koga, scoring five top ten finishes with two top fives, ironically both coming from Portland. During the October race at The Bullring, Koga made his 100th career West Series start.{{Cite web |last=Fenwick |first=Adam |date=October 13, 2022 |title=NOTEBOOK: Takuma Koga set for 100th West Series start Friday in Las Vegas |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2022/10/13/notebook-takuma-koga-set-for-100th-west-series-start-friday-in-las-vegas/ |access-date=May 29, 2024 |website=ARCA}} He ended with a career-best 6th in points. 2023 was an up-and-down year for Koga, scoring four top tens and a 9th-place points finish.

== Car No. 7 results ==

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

! colspan="19" |ARCA Menards Series West results

Year

!Driver

!No.

!Make

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!11

!12

!{{Tooltip|AMSWC|ARCA Menards Series West classification}}

!Pts

!Ref

rowspan="4" |2020

! Austin Reed

! rowspan="9" |7

! rowspan="4" |Ford

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

| colspan="11" |

! rowspan="4" |12th

! rowspan="4" |313

! rowspan="4" |{{Cite web |title=ARCA Menards Series West Owner Standings For 2020 - Racing Reference |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/owner-points/2020/AW/ |access-date=May 29, 2024 |website=Racing-Reference.info}}

Kris Wright

|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MMP
2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MMP
3

| colspan="9" |

Devin Dodson

| colspan="3" |

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| IRW
5

| EVG

| DCS

| CNS

| colspan="3" |

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO
16

|

Kyle Keller

| colspan="7" |

| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | LVS
4

| AAS

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | KCR
6

| colspan="2" |

2021

! rowspan="4" |Takuma Koga

! rowspan="5" |Toyota

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| colspan="3" |

!8th

!378

!

2022

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

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

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

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SON
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRW
{{small|18}}

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

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

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

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

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

|

!7th

!490

!

2023

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO
{{small|19}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LVS
{{small|19}}

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

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

!10th

!516

!

2024

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO
{{small|19}}

!7th

!472

!

2025

! Gavin Ray

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

| PHO

| TUC

| CNS

| KER

| SON

| TRI

| PIR

| AAS

| MAD

| LVS

| PHO

!

!

! {{Cite web |title=ARCA Menards Series West Owner Standings For 2025 - Racing Reference |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/owner-points/2025/AW/ |access-date=January 25, 2025 |website=Racing-Reference.info}}

= Car No. 70 history =

File:Kyle Keller ARCA Madera 2023.jpg

== Kyle Keller (2023) ==

In 2023, Kyle Keller returned to JPR and ran a full season with the team in the No. 70 car. In the previous year, he ran for his own team in a partnership with JPR.{{Cite web |last=Fenwick |first=Adam |date=April 26, 2023 |title=Development-focused: Kyle Keller juggling racing and managing a driver development program on the West Coast |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/04/26/development-focused-kyle-keller-juggling-racing-and-managing-a-driver-development-program-on-the-west-coast/ |access-date=May 29, 2024 |website=ARCA}} Keller started out the season with a 5th-place finish at Phoenix. He earned six top tens throughout the season and finished 8th in points. Keller left the team at the end of the season to join the newly formed Kennealy Keller Motorsports, a team which he co-owns with Robbie Kennealy.{{Cite web |last=Branscum |first=Benjamine |date=September 1, 2023 |title=Kennealy Keller Motorsports Announces Launch of ARCA West Development Team for 2024 |url=https://tobychristie.com/nascar-regional/kennealy-keller-motorsports-announces-2024-arca-plans-mother-and-daughter-ownership/ |access-date=May 29, 2024 |website=TobyChristie.com}}

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

! colspan="19" |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

rowspan=3| 2023

! rowspan=3| Kyle Keller

! rowspan="3" | 70

! Toyota

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

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

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

| colspan=9|

! rowspan=3| 9th

! rowspan=3| 548

! rowspan=3|

Chevy

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PIR
{{small|20}}

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

| colspan=7|

Ford

| colspan=5|

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

References

External links

{{Racing-Reference owner|Jerry_Pitts}}

{{Jerry Pitts Racing}}

Category:ARCA Menards Series teams

Category:NASCAR teams