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Stephen Leicht

{{Short description|American racing driver (born 1987)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

| name = Stephen Leicht

| image = Stephen leicht (33347650308).jpg

| caption = Leicht at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2019

| birth_name = Stephen Russell Leicht

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|01|09}}

| birth_place = Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.

| achievements = 2005 American Speed Association Late Model Champion

| awards = 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year

| Total_Cup_Races = 18

| Years_In_Cup = 4

| Cup_Car_Team =

| Prev_Cup_Pos = 63rd

| Previous_Year = 2017

| Best_Cup_Pos = 41st (2012)

| First_Cup_Race = 2006 Pennsylvania 500 (Pocono)

| Last_Cup_Race = 2017 Overton's 400 (Pocono)

| First_Cup_Win =

| Last_Cup_Win =

| Cup_Wins = 0

| Cup_Top_Tens = 0

| Cup_Poles = 0

| Total_Busch_Races = 161

| Years_In_Busch = 11

| Busch_Car_Team =

| Prev_Busch_Pos = 51st

| Prev_Busch_Year = 2021

| Best_Busch_Pos = 7th (2007)

| First_Busch_Race = 2005 Sam's Town 250 (Memphis)

| Last_Busch_Race = 2021 Dead On Tools 250 (Martinsville)

| First_Busch_Win = 2007 Meijer 300 (Kentucky)

| Last_Busch_Win =

| Busch_Wins = 1

| Busch_Top_Tens = 17

| Busch_Poles = 0

| Total_Truck_Races = 4

| Years_In_Truck = 1

| Truck_Car_Team =

| Prev_Truck_Pos = 98th

| Prev_Truck_Year = 2012

| Best_Truck_Pos = 98th (2012)

| First_Truck_Race = 2012 VFW 200 (Michigan)

| Last_Truck_Race = 2012 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)

| First_Truck_Win =

| Last_Truck_Win =

| Truck_Wins = 0

| Truck_Top_Tens = 0

| Truck_Poles = 0

| Total_ARCA_Races = 3

| Years_In_ARCA = 2

| Best_ARCA_Pos = 85th (2006)

| First_ARCA_Race = 2006 ARCA Daytona 200 (Daytona)

| Last_ARCA_Race = 2023 General Tire 150 (Charlotte)

| First_ARCA_Win = 2006 PFG Lester 150 (Nashville)

| ARCA_Wins = 1

| ARCA_Top_Tens = 1

| ARCA_Poles = 0

| updated = May 10, 2024

}}

Stephen Russell Leicht (born January 9, 1987) is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 31 Chevrolet for Rise Motorsports. He has previously competed in the NASCAR Cup Series (where he was the 2012 Rookie of the Year) NASCAR Xfinity Series and the NASCAR Truck Series. Leicht also has over 150 feature event wins in quarter midgets and go-kart racing.

Racing career

=Early career=

When he was seven years old, he began racing quarter midgets and began advancing into go-karts. At the age of 11, Leicht was participating in the Go Kart Nationals, when he collided with the flag stand and was sent flying from his racecar. He suffered a burst spleen as a result of the accident, and was kept out of racing for six months.

At the age of 12, he began racing stock cars and got his GED to focus full-time on racing, and was named Motorsports Magazines Rising Star of the Year in 2000. At the age of 15, he ran his first full year in the American Racing Association and was named Rookie of the Year.

=NASCAR and ARCA career=

In 2005, he moved to Wisconsin to work with veteran American Speed Association crew chief Howie Lettow.{{Cite web|last=Jim|first=Tretow|title=Howie Lettow Remembered|url=http://www.speed51.com/2010_Stories/Specials/Obit_lettow_tretow_8_19.html|publisher=Speed 51|access-date=August 21, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716115021/http://www.speed51.com/2010_Stories/Specials/Obit_lettow_tretow_8_19.html|archive-date=July 16, 2011}} Leicht collected five wins en route to winning the national championship in the American Speed Association Late Model series for WalTom Racing. He won both races that he attempted in the American StockCar League. He finished first or second in thirteen of sixteen events that entered between the two series. He started eighth in his Busch series debut at Memphis Motorsports Park, and finished thirteenth. He ran another race at Phoenix, starting seventeenth and finishing nineteenth.

In 2006, Leicht ran ARCA Re/Max Series events for Yates Racing and WalTom Racing. He earned his first career ARCA series win in his second career start at Nashville Superspeedway in April. [https://web.archive.org/web/20060510210314/http://www.arcaracing.com/content/view/2962/2/]. He also made four Busch series starts in 2006, posting two Top 10 qualifying efforts. On July 23, he made his first Nextel Cup Series start in the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway for Yates Racing, qualifying 36th and finishing 33rd, one lap behind.

In 2007, Leicht ran the full NASCAR Busch Series schedule. He won his first race at Kentucky Speedway and finished 7th in the final drivers' points ranking. At the end of the season, Robert Yates Racing released Leicht from his contract because of sponsorship and finance issues. 2008 saw Leicht land a part-time stint in Richard Childress' No. 21 Nationwide car, sharing driving duties with Bobby Labonte. Leicht ran four races with a best finish of seventh at Phoenix International Raceway. However, after Talladega, a lack of sponsorship sidelined Leicht until Texas in the fall, where he finished 18th.

File:StephenLeichtChevroletMilwaukeeMile2009.jpg

In 2009, Leicht drove the No. 29 Chevrolet Impala in 13 races. Leicht was originally slated to run 23 events, but his races were nearly halved by the addition of Clint Bowyer as co-driver. He ran nine total races and had six top-ten finishes. He was released from RCR at the end of the year and signed to attempt 29 races for D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports in the No. 91 car in 2010, but was released after two races.

Leicht competed in his first NASCAR race since 2009 (and his first Sprint Cup start since 2006) in Tommy Baldwin Racing's No. 36 Chevrolet in 2011, while regular driver Dave Blaney piloted the team's second car, the No. 35 Chevrolet. The move gave Leicht a guaranteed start while Blaney had to qualify on time. Blaney finished 19th while Leicht finished 24th despite running in the Top 10 most of the race.

Leicht drove for Joe Falk at Richmond in April 2012, qualifying 40th and finishing 35th, running at the end but finishing nine laps down. After skipping Talladega, he filed to compete for Rookie of the Year in the Sprint Cup Series,{{cite web|url=http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120526/nascar/120529846|title=Sprint Cup Series adds Stephen Leicht to rookie of the year candidates|last=Pearce|first=Al|date=May 26, 2012|work=AutoWeek|access-date=2012-08-28}} with plans to run the majority of the remainder of the season in the No. 33, except for the June race in Michigan, when Richard Childress Racing driver Austin Dillon drove the No. 33.{{cite web|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/tony-glover-nascar-crew-chief-joins-joe-falk-team-050612|title=Glover back on scene with No. 33 team|last=Spencer|first=Lee|date=May 6, 2012|work=Fox Sports|access-date=2012-05-17}}

File:Stephen Leicht Pocono 2017.jpg in 2017]]

Leicht's best finish of 2012 was 26th at Watkins Glen, ending on the lead lap. He attempted 21 races and competed in 15, and won the series Rookie of the Year award for 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.autoweek.com/article/20121118/nascar01/121119824|title=Keslowski wins the Sprint Cup and more NASCAR notes from Homestead|last=Pearce|first=Al|date=November 18, 2012|work=AutoWeek|access-date=2012-11-25}} After a four-year absence in NASCAR, on January 10, 2017, Leicht received a ride to drive the No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro for Obaika Racing starting at Daytona. However, Leicht moved to Obaika's primary No. 97 car for Daytona, causing the No. 77 to withdraw. Leicht attempted the first six races in the 97 as a start and park operation. Leicht only qualified for four races, failing to qualify at Daytona and Texas. Leicht was left without a ride when the 97 scaled back its schedule after the sixth race. Leicht raced at Charlotte in the No. 93 for RSS Racing, start and parking the car. In July, Leicht made his return to the Cup Series at Pocono, driving the No. 83 for BK Racing.{{cite web|url=http://www.jayski.com/stats/2017/pdfs/21poc2017entry.pdf|title=Entry List – Numerical: Pocono Raceway – 44th Annual Overton's 400|work=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=July 29, 2017}}

On January 22, 2018, it was announced that Leicht is tabbed as a full-time driver for a newly formed team JP Motorsports. Leicht finished 15th after avoiding multiple crashes at Daytona. He was replaced by Jennifer Jo Cobb at Talladega since she brought sponsorship. On May 22, 2018, it was announced that Leicht and JP Motorsports parted ways and was replaced by Brandon Hightower. On July 28, Leicht returned to No. 93 for RSS Racing at Iowa Speedway start and parked it. The following week, Leicht drove the No. 74 for Mike Harmon Racing at Watkins Glen International, where he didn't qualify for the race.

File:01StephenLeicht2019CTECH180.jpg]]

In February 2019, it was announced that Leicht will drive the No. 01 full-time for JD Motorsports.{{cite web|url=https://speedsport.com/nascar/xfinity-series/leicht-back-nascar-jd-motorsports/|title=Leicht Set For Full Xfinity Slate With JD Motorsports|work=JD Motorsports|date=February 5, 2019|access-date=February 7, 2019}} After one season with JD, Leicht moved over to Carl Long's MBM Motorsports No. 61 car for 2020 having his best finish of 21st at the Pennzoil 150.{{cite web|last=Kristl|first=Mike|url=https://www.frontstretch.com/2020/01/22/stephen-leicht-joining-mbm-motorsports/|title=Stephen Leicht Joining MBM Motorsports|publisher=Frontstretch|date=January 22, 2020|access-date=January 24, 2020}}

For 2021 he would attempt five races in the No. 61 MBM Motorsports Toyota and three races in the No.13. The first race for Leicht was the Super Start Batteries 188, he also was scheduled to drive in the Pit Boss 250 but failed to qualify. He was also scheduled to drive in the B&L Transport 170, but he was replaced by David Starr after Starr DNQed in the No. 13 also for MBM Motorsports.

After being without a ride in 2022, Leicht returned to racing in 2023 in ARCA, returning to the series for the first time since 2006, driving the No. 31 car for Rise Motorsports.{{cite web |first=Mark |last=Kristl |url=https://frontstretch.com/2023/01/08/arca-team-rise-motorsports-forms-with-rita-goulet-stephen-leicht/ |title=ARCA Team Rise Motorsports Forms with Rita Goulet, Stephen Leicht |website=Frontstretch |date=January 8, 2023 |access-date=January 10, 2023}}

Personal life

After finding himself out of a ride after winning Cup Series Rookie of the year in 2012, Leicht worked for a time at a car dealership in Cornelius, North Carolina for a short period of time.{{cite web |last1=Albino |first1=Dustin |title=Eyes on Xfinity: Stephen Leicht Overcoming Depression, Looking for Redemption |url=https://www.frontstretch.com/2019/09/11/eyes-on-xfinity-stephen-leicht-overcoming-internal-depression-looking-for-redemption/ |website=Frontstretch |access-date=September 13, 2019 |date=September 11, 2019}} During downswings in his racing career, Leicht suffered from clinical depression and eventually went to counseling to treat it.

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.)

==NASCAR Cup Series==

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

! colspan=43| Monster Energy NASCAR Cup 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

! 24

! 25

! 26

! 27

! 28

! 29

! 30

! 31

! 32

! 33

! 34

! 35

! 36

! {{Tooltip|MENCC|Monster Energy NASCAR Cup classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2006

! Robert Yates Racing

! 90

! Ford

| DAY

| CAL

| LVS

| ATL

| BRI

| MAR

| TEX

| PHO

| TAL

| RCH

| DAR

| CLT

| DOV

| POC

| MCH

| SON

| DAY

| CHI

| NHA

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC
33

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| IND
DNQ

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| CAL

| RCH

| NHA

| DOV

| KAN

| TAL

| CLT

| MAR

| ATL

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! 78th

! 0

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/leichst01/2006/W|title=Stephen Leicht – 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 15, 2020}}

rowspan=2| 2011

! rowspan=2| Tommy Baldwin Racing

! 36

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| DAY

| PHO

| LVS

| BRI

| CAL

| MAR

| TEX

| TAL

| RCH

| DAR

| DOV

| CLT

| KAN

| POC

| MCH

| SON

| DAY

| KEN

| NHA

| IND

| POC

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| ATL

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
24

| colspan=10|

! rowspan=2| 46th

! rowspan=2| 20

! rowspan=2|{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/leichst01/2011/W|title=Stephen Leicht – 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 15, 2020}}

35

| colspan=26|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CHI
DNQ

| NHA

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| TAL

| MAR

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

2012

! Circle Sport

! 33

! Chevy

| DAY

| PHO

| LVS

| BRI

| CAL

| MAR

| TEX

| KAN

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
35

| TAL

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAR
DNQ

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
39

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
35

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
33

| MCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SON
41

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KEN
41

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
42

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA
32

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IND
31

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| POC
DNQ

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GLN
26

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MCH
DNQ

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
40

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ATL
DNQ

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
36

| CHI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA
34

| DOV

| TAL

| CLT

| KAN

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR
34

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TEX
DNQ

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO
35

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| HOM
DNQ

! 41st

! 117

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/leichst01/2012/W|title=Stephen Leicht – 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 15, 2020}}

2017

! BK Racing

! 83

! Toyota

| DAY

| ATL

| LVS

| PHO

| CAL

| MAR

| TEX

| BRI

| RCH

| TAL

| KAN

| CLT

| DOV

| POC

| MCH

| SON

| DAY

| KEN

| NHA

| IND

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC
32

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| CHI

| NHA

| DOV

| CLT

| TAL

| KAN

| MAR

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! 63rd

! 01

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/leichst01/2017/W|title=Stephen Leicht – 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 15, 2020}}

==Xfinity Series==

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

! colspan=42| NASCAR Xfinity 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

! 24

! 25

! 26

! 27

! 28

! 29

! 30

! 31

! 32

! 33

! 34

! 35

! {{Tooltip|NXSC|NASCAR Xfinity Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2005

! rowspan=3| Robert Yates Racing

! rowspan=3| 90

! rowspan=3| Ford

| DAY

| CAL

| MXC

| LVS

| ATL

| NSH

| BRI

| TEX

| PHO

| TAL

| DAR

| RCH

| CLT

| DOV

| NSH

| KEN

| MLW

| DAY

| CHI

| NHA

| PPR

| GTY

| IRP

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| CAL

| RCH

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MEM
13

| TEX

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO
15

| HOM

! 86th

! 242

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/leichst01/2005/B|title=Stephen Leicht – 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 15, 2020}}

2006

| DAY

| CAL

| MXC

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LVS
18

| ATL

| BRI

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TEX
20

| NSH

| PHO

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL
31

| RCH

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR
25

| CLT

| DOV

| NSH

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| KEN
10

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MLW
13

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
26

| CHI

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA
33

| MAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GTY
38

| IRP

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GLN
36

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH
33

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
35

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAL
33

| RCH

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DOV
23

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KAN
12

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT
14

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MEM
19

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TEX
19

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO
27

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOM
27

! 32nd

! 1790

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/leichst01/2006/B|title=Stephen Leicht – 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 15, 2020}}

2007

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
33

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAL
20

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MXC
27

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LVS
18

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
29

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI
20

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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TEX
20

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO
28

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
28

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
24

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR
26

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT
10

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
34

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSH
33

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| KEN
1

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MLW
14

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA
25

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
27

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CHI
10

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GTY
23

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IRP
24

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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GLN
17

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH
26

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI
20

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAL
29

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
21

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
41

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KAN
19

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT
18

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MEM
12

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TEX
10

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO
19

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

! 7th

! 3603

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/leichst01/2007/B|title=Stephen Leicht – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 15, 2020}}

rowspan=2| 2008

! rowspan=3| Richard Childress Racing

! 21

! rowspan=3| Chevy

| DAY

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAL
10

| LVS

| ATL

| BRI

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NSH
12

| TEX

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| PHO
7

| MXC

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
34

| RCH

| DAR

| CLT

| DOV

| NSH

| KEN

| colspan=16|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TEX
18

| PHO

| HOM

! rowspan=2| 60th

! rowspan=2| 577

! rowspan=2|{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/leichst01/2008/B|title=Stephen Leicht – 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 15, 2020}}

2

| colspan=16|

| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| MLW
QL†

| NHA

| DAY

| CHI

| GTY

| IRP

| CGV

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| CAL

| RCH

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| MEM
QL†

| colspan=3|

2009

! 29

| DAY

| CAL

| LVS

| BRI

| TEX

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NSH
11

| PHO

| TAL

| RCH

| DAR

| CLT

| DOV

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KEN
31

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

| NHA

| DAY

| CHI

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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IRP
13

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| IOW
10

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

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

| ATL

| RCH

| DOV

| KAN

| CAL

| CLT

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

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! 43rd

! 1185

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/leichst01/2009/B|title=Stephen Leicht – 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 15, 2020}}

2010

! D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports

! 91

! Chevy

| DAY

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CAL
DNQ

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| LVS
DNQ

| BRI

| NSH

| PHO

| TEX

| TAL

| RCH

| DAR

| DOV

| CLT

| NSH

| KEN

| ROA

| NHA

| DAY

| CHI

| GTY

| IRP

| IOW

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| CGV

| ATL

| RCH

| DOV

| KAN

| CAL

| CLT

| GTY

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! NA

! –

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/leichst01/2010/B|title=Stephen Leicht – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 15, 2020}}

2012

! The Motorsports Group

! 47

! Chevy

| DAY

| PHO

| LVS

| BRI

| CAL

| TEX

| RCH

| TAL

| DAR

| IOW

| CLT

| DOV

| MCH

| ROA

| KEN

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
42

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA
42

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHI
41

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IND
43

| IOW

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GLN
42

| CGV

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| BRI
DNQ

| ATL

| RCH

| CHI

| KEN

| DOV

| CLT

| KAN

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

| colspan=2|

! 128th

! 01

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/leichst01/2012/B|title=Stephen Leicht – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 15, 2020}}

rowspan=3| 2017

! Obaika Racing

! 97

! Chevy

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
DNQ

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
38

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LVS
39

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO
37

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAL
39

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TEX
DNQ

| style="background:#DFC484;"| BRI
Wth

| RCH

| TAL

| colspan=26|

! rowspan=3| 82nd

! rowspan=3| 22

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rowspan=2| RSS Racing

! 93

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| colspan=9|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
40

| DOV

| POC

| MCH

| IOW

| DAY

| KEN

| NHA

| IND

| IOW

| GLN

| MOH

| BRI

| ROA

| DAR

| RCH

| CHI

| KEN

| DOV

| CLT

| KAN

| TEX

| PHO

| colspan=3|

39

| colspan=32|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOM
35

| colspan=2|

rowspan=5| 2018

! JP Motorsports

! 55

! Toyota

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
15

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
32

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LVS
30

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO
31

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAL
31

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TEX
37

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
28

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH
37

| TAL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
33

| CLT

| POC

| MCH

| IOW

| CHI

| DAY

| KEN

| NHA

| colspan=17|

! rowspan=5| 43rd

! rowspan=5| 81

! rowspan=5|{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/leichst01/2018/B|title=Stephen Leicht – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 15, 2020}}

RSS Racing

! 93

! Chevy

| colspan=18|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IOW
39

| colspan=16|

rowspan=2| Mike Harmon Racing

! rowspan=2| 74

! Dodge

| colspan=19|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| GLN
DNQ

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MOH
37

|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROA
33

| DAR

| IND

| LVS

| RCH

| CLT

| colspan=7|

Chevy

| colspan=21|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
31

| colspan=13|

B. J. McLeod Motorsports

! 99

! Chevy

| colspan=28|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
40

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN
32

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TEX
37

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO
38

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| HOM
DNQ

| colspan=2|

rowspan=3| 2019

! rowspan=3| JD Motorsports

! 01

! rowspan=3| Chevy

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
38

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
25

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LVS
27

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO
31

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAL
22

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TEX
22

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
32

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH
18

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL
24

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DOV
26

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT
15

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC
23

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH
20

|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CHI
21

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

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KEN
24

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GLN
20

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MOH
32

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI
19

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROA
34

|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IND
23

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LVS
21

|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT
19

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
23

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KAN
27

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TEX
19

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO
21

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOM
24

| colspan=2|

! rowspan=3| 18th

! rowspan=3| 449

! rowspan=3|{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/leichst01/2019/B|title=Stephen Leicht – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 15, 2020}}

4

| colspan=13|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IOW
25

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA
23

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

| colspan=7|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
29

| colspan=8|

15

| colspan=23|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR
26

| colspan=11|

rowspan=3| 2020

! rowspan=5| MBM Motorsports

! 66

! rowspan=5| Toyota

| DAY

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LVS
34

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAL
35

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO
33

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
39

| CLT

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
34

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
36

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOM
36

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOM
38

| TAL

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

|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KEN
35

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KEN
34

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TEX
35

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN
37

| colspan=5|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
35

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
36

| LVS

| TAL

|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN
35

| TEX

| MAR

| PHO

| colspan=2|

! rowspan=3| 35th

! rowspan=3| 138

! rowspan=3|{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/leichst01/2020/B|title=Stephen Leicht – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 9, 2020}}

61

| colspan=12|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IND
21

| colspan=4|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROA
22

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
21

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DOV
22

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DOV
31

| DAY

| colspan=13|

13

| colspan=23|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH
34

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
22

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
24

| colspan=6|

rowspan=2| 2021

! 61

| DAY

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
29

| HOM

| LVS

| PHO

| ATL

| MAR

| TAL

| DAR

| DOV

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| COA
DNQ

| CLT

| MOH

| TEX

| NSH

| POC

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GLN
28

| colspan=4|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
38

| BRI

| LVS

| TAL

| CLT

| TEX

| KAN

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR
21

| colspan=3|

! rowspan=2| 51st

! rowspan=2| 45

! rowspan=2|{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/leichst01/2021/B|title=Stephen Leicht – 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 27, 2021}}

13

| colspan=16|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROA
26

| ATL

| NHA

|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| IND
DNQ

| MCH

| DAY

| DAR

| colspan=8|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| PHO
DNQ

| colspan=2|

colspan=42|† – Qualified for Clint Bowyer

==Camping World Truck Series==

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

! colspan=45| NASCAR Camping World 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

! {{Tooltip|NCWTC|NASCAR Camping World Truck classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

rowspan=2| 2012

! rowspan=2| Hillman Racing

! 25

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| DAY

| MAR

| CAR

| KAN

| CLT

| DOV

| TEX

| KEN

| IOW

| CHI

| POC

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
30

| BRI

| colspan=7|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO
31

| HOM

! rowspan=2| 98th

! rowspan=2| 01

! rowspan=2|{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/leichst01/2012/C|title=Stephen Leicht – 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 15, 2020}}

27

| colspan=13|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
34

| IOW

| KEN

| LVS

| TAL

| MAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TEX
32

| colspan=2|

=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=30| 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

! 21

! 22

! 23

! {{Tooltip|AMSC|ARCA Menards Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

rowspan=2| 2006

! rowspan=2| Robert Yates Racing

! 66

! rowspan=2| Ford

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
25

| colspan=22|

! rowspan=2| 85th

! rowspan=2| 345

! rowspan=2|{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/leichst01/2006/A|title=Stephen Leicht – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 15, 2020}}

55

|

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NSH
1*

| SLM

| WIN

| KEN

| TOL

| POC

| MCH

| KAN

| KEN

| BLN

| POC

| GTW

| NSH

| MCH

| ISF

| MIL

| TOL

| DSF

| CHI

| SLM

| TAL

| IOW

2023

! Rise Motorsports

! 31

! Chevy

| DAY

| PHO

| TAL

| KAN

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
{{small|25}}

| BLN

| ELK

| MOH

| IOW

| POC

| MCH

| IRP

| GLN

| ISF

| MLW

| DSF

| KAN

| BRI

| SLM

| TOL

| colspan=3|

! 112th

! 19

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/leichst01/2023/A|title=Stephen Leicht – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=May 24, 2023}}

{{sup|*}} Season still in progress

{{sup|1}} Ineligible for series points

{{sup|2}} Leicht began the 2017 season racing for Cup Series points but switched to Xfinity Series points before the race at Homestead-Miami Speedway

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