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Joey Iest

{{Short description|American racing driver}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

|name=Joey Iest

|image=Joey Iest Roseville 2023.jpg

|caption=Iest at All American Speedway in 2023

|birth_name=Joey Iest

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|2003|2|12}}

|birth_place=Madera, California

| Total_ARCA_Races = 5

| Years_In_ARCA = 2

| ARCA_Car_Team =

| Best_ARCA_Pos = 33rd (2021)

| 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_East_Races = 8

| Years_In_ARCA_East = 1

| ARCA_East_Car_Team =

| Best_ARCA_East_Pos = 5th (2021)

| First_ARCA_East_Race = 2021 Jeep Beach 175 (New Smyrna)

| Last_ARCA_East_Race = 2021 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)

| First_ARCA_East_Win =

| Last_ARCA_East_Win =

| ARCA_East_Wins = 0

| ARCA_East_Top_Tens = 6

| ARCA_East_Poles = 0

| Total_ARCA_West_Races = 27

| Years_In_ARCA_West = 4

| ARCA_West_Car_Team =

| Best_ARCA_West_Pos = 5th (2021, 2022)

| First_ARCA_West_Race = 2020 Star Nursery 150 (Las Vegas Bullring)

| Last_ARCA_West_Race = 2023 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 (Phoenix)

| First_ARCA_West_Win = 2021 NAPA Auto Parts Colorado 150 (Colorado)

| Last_ARCA_West_Win =

| ARCA_West_Wins = 1

| ARCA_West_Top_Tens = 14

| ARCA_West_Poles = 0

| updated = October 10, 2024

}}

Joey Iest (born February 12, 2003) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 88 Ford Fusion for Naake-Klauer Motorsports.

Racing career

= Early career =

Joey started racing in 2012, at nine years old, after his grandfather bought him a used quarter midget. He had raced at his local home track, Madera Speedway. He didn't have any background coming into racing but got help from trainer Rusty Lomier throughout his five years of racing in quarter midgets.

Throughout 2012 to 2016, Joey has competed in Senior Honda, Light 160, and Light World Formula events, and finished off his quarter midget career with two national championships.

Joey moved up to USAC HPD Focus Midget Series in 2017, racing at Madera Speedway. He would win Rookie of the Year in his first season.

Joey returned to the HPD Focus Midget Series in 2018, competing on dirt and asphalt tracks. He was allowed to drive a junior late model race at Madera Speedway for Naake-Klauer Motorsports later in the year. He started in the back but managed to finish in 6th. He would go on to drive the final 4 races of the 2018 season and would go full-time racing for Naake-Klauer in 2019.{{cite web|title=About - Joey Iest Racing|url=https://joeyiestracing.com/about/|access-date=November 2, 2021}}

2019 would be a very successful year for Joey, as he won the 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model Series championship with Naake-Klauer Motorsports, along with winning the USAC Western Speed 2 Midget Series championship, getting seven wins in only seven starts.{{cite press release|date=October 10, 2019|title=Joey Iest Crowned 2019 Madera Speedway 51FIFTY Junior Late Model Champion|url=https://www.newswire.com/news/joey-iest-crowned-2019-madera-speedway-51fifty-junior-late-model-21013020|access-date=November 2, 2021|website=News Wire}}

For 2020, he competed full-time in the SRL Southwest Tour, where he won his first career race at Stockton 99 Speedway, finishing in front of two former SRL champions, Jeremy Doss, and Cole Moore.{{cite web|date=June 1, 2020|title=Congratulations to Joey Iest|url=https://www.srlsouthwesttour.com/congratulations-to-joey-iest/|access-date=November 2, 2021|website=SRL Southwest Tour}}

= ARCA Menards Series West =

File:Joey Iest Roseville 2022.jpg in 2022]]

On February 11, 2020, one day before his 17th birthday, Joey made his first career ARCA Menards Series West start at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for Naake-Klauer Motorsports. He would start 3rd and finish 14th.{{cite web|date=February 11, 2020|title=2020 Star Nursery 150|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2020_Star_Nursery_150/AW/|access-date=November 2, 2021|website=Racing-Reference}} He was expected to make four more starts that season, but only made three after withdrawing from the ENEOS 125 at Irwindale Speedway. His best finish from that season would be 11th at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on September 26, 2020.

File: Joey Iest ARCA Sonoma 2021.jpg in 2021]]

Joey returned to Naake-Klauer Motorsports for a full-time schedule in the 2021 ARCA Menards Series West season. On July 31, 2021, Joey captured his first career ARCA Menards Series West win at Colorado National Speedway, after leading the final 18 laps.{{cite web|last=Haislop|first=Tadd|date=August 1, 2021|title=Joey Iest earns first ARCA Menards win with West Series victory at Colorado National|url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2021/08/01/joey-iest-earns-first-arca-menards-win-with-west-series-victory-at-colorado-national/|access-date=November 2, 2021|website=ARCA Racing}}

= ARCA Menards Series East =

On December 18, 2020, it was announced that Joey will be driving part-time in the 2021 ARCA Menards Series East season for David Gilliland Racing. He was scheduled to run at least six races for the team but eventually announced he'll be driving the full eight races of the season. He earned six top ten's, with his best finish of 2nd at Southern National Motorsports Park.{{cite web|last=Srigley|first=Joseph|date=December 18, 2020|title=Joey Iest Running At Least Six ARCA Menards Series East Events for DGR-Crosley in 2021|url=https://tobychristie.com/2020/12/18/joey-iest-running-at-least-six-arca-menards-series-east-events-for-dgr-crosley-in-2021/|access-date=November 2, 2021|website=TobyChristie.com}}

= ARCA Menards Series =

Joey drove four races in the 2021 ARCA Menards Series season, all of which had a collaboration with ARCA Menards Series East, and ARCA Menards Series West races. His best finish would be 8th at the Milwaukee Mile.

Motorsports career results

= ARCA Menards Series =

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="2" |2021

!Naake-Klauer Motorsports

!54W

! rowspan="3" |Ford

| DAY

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

| TAL

| KAN

| TOL

| CLT

| MOH

| POC

| ELK

| BLN

| colspan="10"|

! rowspan="2" |33rd

! rowspan="2" |113

! rowspan="2" |{{cite web|title=Joey Iest – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/iestjo01/2021/A/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|accessdate=October 31, 2021}}

David Gilliland Racing

! rowspan=2| 54

| colspan=10|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |IOW
{{small|20}}

| WIN

| GLN

| MCH

| ISF

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

| DSF

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

| SLM

| KAN

2022

! Naake-Klauer Motorsports

| DAY

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

| TAL

| KAN

| CLT

| IOW

| BLN

| ELK

| MOH

| POC

| IRP

| MCH

| GLN

| ISF

| MLW

| DSF

| KAN

| BRI

| SLM

| TOL

! 90th

! 31

! {{Cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/iestjo01/2022/A/|title=Joey Iest – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=March 13, 2022}}

== ARCA Menards Series East ==

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

! colspan="15" |ARCA Menards Series East results

Year

!Team

!No.

!Make

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!AMSC

!Pts

!Ref

2021

!David Gilliland Racing

!54

!Ford

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

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

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

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

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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |IOW
{{small|20}}

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

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

!5th

!380

!{{cite web|title=Joey Iest – 2021 ARCA Menards Series East results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/iestjo01/2021/AE/|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|accessdate=November 2, 2021}}

== ARCA Menards Series West ==

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

2020

! rowspan="4" |Naake-Klauer Motorsports

! rowspan="3" |54

!Toyota

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

|MMP

|MMP

|IRW

|EVG

|DCS

|CNS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |LVS
{{small|11}}

|AAS

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |PHO
{{small|12}}

|

!14th

!126

!{{cite web|title=Joey Iest – 2020 ARCA Menards Series West Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/iestjo01/2020/AW/|access-date=November 2, 2021|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2021

! rowspan=3| Ford

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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |SON
{{small|20}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO
{{small|17}}

| colspan="3" |

! 5th

! 430

!{{cite web|title=Joey Iest – 2021 ARCA Menards Series West Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/iestjo01/2021/AW/|access-date=November 2, 2021|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2022

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|

! 5th

! 518

! {{Cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/iestjo01/2022/AW/|title=Joey Iest – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 19, 2022}}

2023

! 88

| PHO

| IRW

| KCR

| PIR

| SON

| IRW

| SHA

| EVG

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

| LVS

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

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO
{{small|25}}

! 22nd

! 100

! {{Cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/iestjo01/2023/AW/|title=Joey Iest – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=October 1, 2023}}

2024

! Shockwave Motorsports

! 05

! Toyota

| PHO

| KER

| PIR

| SON

| IRW

| IRW

| SHA

| TRI

| MAD

| AAS

| KER

| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| PHO
{{small|RL†}}

! N/A

! 0

! {{Cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/iestjo01/2024/AW/|title=Joey Iest – 2024 ARCA Menards Series West Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 7, 2024}}

colspan=32| † – Relieved for David Smith

References

External links

  • {{Racing-Reference driver|Joey_Iest}}

{{Naake-Klauer Motorsports}}

{{David Gilliland Racing}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Iest, Joey}}

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