Jon Garrett

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

| name = Jon Garrett

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|5|8}}

| birth_place = Athens, Texas, U.S.

| Total_ARCA_Races = 23

| Years_In_ARCA = 2

| ARCA_Car_Team = No. 66 (Veer Motorsports)

| Best_ARCA_Pos = 5th (2023)

| First_ARCA_Race = 2022 General Tire 200 (Talladega)

| Last_ARCA_Race = 2023 Shore Lunch 200 (Toledo)

| First_ARCA_Win =

| Last_ARCA_Win =

| ARCA_Wins = 0

| ARCA_Top_Tens = 5

| ARCA_Poles = 0

| Total_ARCA_East_Races = 4

| Years_In_ARCA_East = 1

| ARCA_East_Car_Team = No. 66 (Veer Motorsports)

| Best_ARCA_East_Pos = 19th (2023)

| First_ARCA_East_Race = 2023 Calypso Lemonade 150 (Iowa)

| Last_ARCA_East_Race = 2023 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)

| 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 = 1

| Years_In_ARCA_West = 1

| ARCA_West_Car_Team =

| Best_ARCA_West_Pos =

| First_ARCA_West_Race = 2023 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)

| Last_ARCA_West_Race =

| First_ARCA_West_Win =

| Last_ARCA_West_Win =

| ARCA_West_Wins = 0

| ARCA_West_Top_Tens = 0

| ARCA_West_Poles = 0

| updated = January 9, 2024

}}

Jon Garrett (born May 8, 1970) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed full-time in the ARCA Menards Series and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 66 Chevrolet for his own team, Veer Motorsports. He has also previously competed in the ARCA Menards Series West.

Racing career

=Early career=

Garrett is the first member of his family to pursue a career in racing. He started racing in street stock cars on dirt tracks in the early 1990's. He then drove trucks in the American Race Truck Series in his home state of Texas. He stopped racing in 2005 or 2006 due to lack of sponsorship and to spend more time with his children. In 2018, Garrett got back into racing as a sponsor of fellow Texan Bayley Currey when he debuted in NASCAR. In the winter of 2022, he competed in ARCA's offseason testing at Daytona International Speedway for Fast Track Racing after being encouraged to participate by Michael Harper, who drove for Fast Track in the test and in the race at Talladega in 2021 and who was also a T-shirt designer for Currey. This led to Garrett making his first start in the main ARCA Series in the race at Talladega that year driving for FTR as Harper had done the previous year.{{cite web |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/video/catching-up-with-jon-garrett-as-2024-season-approaches/ |title=Catching up with Jon Garrett as 2024 season approaches |website=ARCARacing.com |date=January 2024 |access-date=January 9, 2024}}

=ARCA Menards Series=

Garrett made his ARCA Menards Series debut in 2022 for Fast Track Racing in the General Tire 200 at Talladega Superspeedway, where he would finish 22nd.{{cite web |url=https://speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/racing-news/68818-jon-garrett-set-to-make-arca-menards-series-debut-at-talladega-superspeedway |title=Jon Garrett Set To Make ARCA Menards Series Debut at Talladega Superspeedway |website=Speedwaydigest.com |date=April 19, 2022 |access-date=May 5, 2022}} He would make two more starts that year for the team at Pocono Raceway and Kansas Speedway, getting a best finish of tenth at Kansas.

In 2023, it was announced that Garrett would start his own team in 2023, Veer Motorsports, and would run full-time in the main ARCA Series in the No. 66 Chevrolet. The team would have an alliance with Fast Track Racing.{{cite web|url=https://kickinthetires.net/nascar/jon-garrett-veer-motorsports-set-for-full-time-arca-menards-series-campaign-in-2023/|title=Jon Garrett, Veer Motorsports Set for Full-Time ARCA Menards Series Campaign in 2023 |work=Kickin The Tires|date=14 January 2023 |access-date=May 24, 2023}} In his first race of the year at Daytona International Speedway, Garrett was in the top-ten on the final lap of the race before being involved in a spin coming to the finish that would ultimately place him in 25th position.{{cite web |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/02/27/despite-late-spin-rookie-jon-garrett-happy-with-his-debut-at-daytona/ |title=Despite late spin, rookie Jon Garrett happy with his debut at Daytona |website=ARCA Menards Series |publisher=Press Release |date=February 27, 2023 |access-date=June 18, 2023}} He would go on to finish fifth in the final points standings after scoring five top-ten finishes with a best result of seventh at Salem Speedway.

Garrett revealed at the 2023 Awards Banquet that he and his team would likely only run part-time in 2024 after he said he "broke the bank" running full-time in 2023. They were scheduled to enter the races at Daytona, Talladega, Iowa, and potentially Bristol and other races if sponsorship could be found.{{cite web |first=Benjamine |last=Branscum |url=https://tobychristie.com/2024/01/04/i-broke-the-bank-to-fufill-my-dream-last-year-jon-garrett-talks-funding-issues-heading-into-2024/ |title='I Broke The Bank... To {{sic|nolink=y|reason=error in source|Fufill}} My Dream Last Year,' Jon Garrett Talks Funding Issues Heading Into 2024 |website=TobyChristie.com |date=January 4, 2024 |access-date=January 9, 2024}} However, Garrett has not entered any races since then.

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=3\| 2022 ! rowspan=3\| Fast Track Racing ! 11 ! rowspan=2\| Ford \| DAY \| PHO \| style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| TAL {{small\|21}} \| KAN \| CLT \| IOW \| BLN \| ELK \| MOH \| colspan=11\| ! rowspan=3\| 44th ! rowspan=3\| 87 ! rowspan=3\| {{cite web \|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/garrejo01/2022/A/ \|title=Jon Garrett – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results \|website=Racingreference.com\| access-date=May 5, 2022}}
rowspan=2\| 10 \| colspan=9\| \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| POC {{small\|14}} \| IRP \| MCH \| GLN \| ISF \| MLW \| DSF \| colspan=4\|
Chevy \| colspan=16\| \| style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| KAN {{small\|10}} \| BRI \| SLM \| TOL
2023 ! Veer Motorsports ! 66 ! Chevy \| style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| DAY {{small\|25}} \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| PHO {{small\|20}} \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| TAL {{small\|27}} \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| KAN {{small\|13}} \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| CLT {{small\|14}} \| style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| BLN {{small\|10}} \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| ELK {{small\|11}} \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| MOH {{small\|12}} \| style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| IOW {{small\|10}} \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| POC {{small\|12}} \| style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| MCH {{small\|10}} \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| IRP {{small\|14}} \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| GLN {{small\|19}} \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| ISF {{small\|9}} \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| MLW {{small\|21}} \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| DSF {{small\|15}} \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| KAN {{small\|12}} \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| BRI {{small\|26}} \| style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| SLM {{small\|7}} \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| TOL {{small\|15}} ! 5th ! 778 ! {{cite web \|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/garrejo01/2023/A/ \|title=Jon Garrett – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results \|website=Racingreference.com\| access-date=February 21, 2023}}

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| 2022

! rowspan=3| Fast Track Racing

! 11

! rowspan=2| Ford

| DAY

| PHO

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL
{{small|21}}

| KAN

| CLT

| IOW

| BLN

| ELK

| MOH

| colspan=11|

! rowspan=3| 44th

! rowspan=3| 87

! rowspan=3| {{cite web |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/garrejo01/2022/A/ |title=Jon Garrett – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results |website=Racingreference.com| access-date=May 5, 2022}}

rowspan=2| 10

| colspan=9|

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

| IRP

| MCH

| GLN

| ISF

| MLW

| DSF

| colspan=4|

Chevy

| colspan=16|

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

| BRI

| SLM

| TOL

2023

! Veer Motorsports

! 66

! Chevy

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

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
{{small|27}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ISF
{{small|9}}

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

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

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
{{small|26}}

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

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

! 5th

! 778

! {{cite web |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/garrejo01/2023/A/ |title=Jon Garrett – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results |website=Racingreference.com| access-date=February 21, 2023}}

==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 ! {{Tooltip\|AMSEC\|ARCA Menards Series East classification}} ! Pts ! Ref
2023 ! Veer Motorsports ! 66 ! Chevy \| FIF \| DOV \| NSV \| FRS \| style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| IOW {{small\|10}} \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| IRP {{small\|14}} \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| MLW {{small\|21}} \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| BRI {{small\|26}} ! 19th ! 105 ! {{cite web \|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/garrejo01/2023/AE/ \|title=Jon Garrett – 2023 ARCA Menards Series East Results \|website=Racingreference.com\| access-date=July 16, 2023}}

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

! {{Tooltip|AMSEC|ARCA Menards Series East classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2023

! Veer Motorsports

! 66

! Chevy

| FIF

| DOV

| NSV

| FRS

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

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

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
{{small|26}}

! 19th

! 105

! {{cite web |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/garrejo01/2023/AE/ |title=Jon Garrett – 2023 ARCA Menards Series East Results |website=Racingreference.com| access-date=July 16, 2023}}

==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
2023 ! Veer Motorsports ! 66 ! Chevy \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| PHO {{small\|20}} \| IRW \| KCR \| PIR \| SON \| IRW \| SHA \| EVG \| AAS \| LVS \| MAD \| PHO ! 62nd ! 24 ! {{cite web \|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/garrejo01/2023/AW/ \|title=Jon Garrett – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results \|website=Racingreference.com\| access-date=March 14, 2023}}

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

2023

! Veer Motorsports

! 66

! Chevy

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

| IRW

| KCR

| PIR

| SON

| IRW

| SHA

| EVG

| AAS

| LVS

| MAD

| PHO

! 62nd

! 24

! {{cite web |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/garrejo01/2023/AW/ |title=Jon Garrett – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results |website=Racingreference.com| access-date=March 14, 2023}}

References

External links

{{Racing-Reference driver|Jon_Garrett}}

Category:Living people

Category:ARCA Menards Series drivers

Category:NASCAR drivers

Category:Racing drivers from Texas

Category:1970 births