Russ Lane
{{Short description|American professional stock car driver}}
{{Infobox racing driver|name=Russ Lane|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1996|9|21}}|birth_place=Overland Park, Kansas, U.S.|current series=ARCA Menards Series|first year=2020|current team=Kimmel Racing|car number=69|starts=5|championships=0|wins=0|poles=0|podiums=0|updated=February 20, 2022|former teams=Empire Racing (2020)}}
Russ Lane (born September 21, 1996) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 69 for Kimmel Racing.
Racing career
= National Auto Sport Association =
At the age of 18, he would first race in the National Auto Sport Association, driving a Ford Mustang. He would win the American Iron division in 2019.
= ARCA Menards Series =
With help of Toyota Racing Development employee Jack Irving, Lane was able to buy a car from Venturini Motorsports to race in a future ARCA Menards Series race. While looking for a location to store the car, Empire Racing would offer Lane a mechanic job for the team. He would first make his debut at the 2020 General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 200, retiring in 17th due to a busted oil line.{{Cite web|last=Ackley|first=J. A.|date=2020-07-20|title=Russ Lane: His Unique Path from Road Racing to Ovals|url=https://outsidegroove.com/2020/07/russ-lane-his-unique-path-from-road-racing-to-ovals/|access-date=2022-02-21|website=Outside Groove|language=en-US}} He would then suffer a crash at the 2020 Dutch Boy 150, finishing last in 18th.{{Cite web|last=Soquet|first=William|title=ARCA: Local racer Russ Lane gets first last-place finish in a wreck eerily similar to that of Preece|url=http://brock.lastcar.info/2020/07/arca-local-racer-russ-lane-gets-first.html|access-date=2022-02-21|language=en}} He would then get a new car for the 2020 General Tire 100,{{Cite web|author=Staff Report|date=2020-08-12|title=Russ Lane and Empire Racing Set to Return to ARCA Series at Daytona - The Racing Insiders|url=https://theracinginsiders.com/russ-lane-and-empire-racing-returns-to-arca-series-at-daytona/|access-date=2022-02-21|language=en-US}} finishing 16th.
Lane would race two races in 2021 for Kimmel Racing, finishing 11th and 21st in the first and second races he raced, respectively.
Motorsports career results
= ARCA Menards Series =
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| 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" |2020
! rowspan="2" |Empire Racing ! rowspan="2" |8 |DAY |PHO |TAL | style="background:#EFCFFF;" |POC |IRP |KEN |IOW | style="background:#EFCFFF;" |KAN |TOL |TOL |MCH | colspan="9" | ! rowspan="2" |40th ! rowspan="2" |81 |
| rowspan="2" |Ford
| colspan="11" | | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |DAY |GTW |L44 |TOL |BRI |WIN |MEM |ISF |KAN |
| 2021
!69 |DAY |PHO |TAL |KAN |TOL |CLT | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |MOH |POC |ELK |BLN |IOW |WIN | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |GLN |MCH |ISF |MLW |DSF |BRI |SLM |KAN !65th !56 |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Empire Racing}}
{{Kimmel Racing}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lane, Russ}}
Category:ARCA Menards Series drivers