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Jason White (NASCAR)
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Jason White is the driver for the #23 GunBroker.com
Chevy Silverado for Joe Denette Motorsports in the NASCAR
Camping World Truck Series. He has been racing in NASCAR since 1999.
circuit. In a five-year stretch, Jason won six Virginia state titles and finished in the World Karting Association
top-ten for three different classes of vehicles.
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The runs earned him a spot on Felix Sabates' #82 Chevy in a fill-in role in 2000. He ran the Channellock Chevy at South Boston
, putting in his career best of 21st position. Then, he was 28th at Myrtle Beach
.
White next returned in 2002, running a race at Nashville for Frank Cicci. He finished 43rd at Nashville after an early engine problem. Fred Bickford then picked White up for three races, beginning with a 28th place finish at New Hampshire
. His best run came at Nazareth
, where he finished 22nd before adding a 37th at Charlotte
White's busiest year was 2003, when he earned 29th in points after a splitting rides at Davis Motorsports and Jay Robinson Racing
. He ran mainly for JRR early in the year, finishing a best of 23rd at Gateway
. Beginning at Nashville in June, White took over the #0 Davis Motorsports Chevy full-time. He ran solidly in that race, earning his best career finish of 17th. He would record one other top-20 finish at Pikes Peak
, trying to do his best with the low-budget team. White was released following the Memphis race in favor of Kertus Davis
.
White returned to the series in four races in 2004, all for MacDonald Motorsports
. After a pair of 33rds and a 42nd at Richmond, White earned his best run of the year at Milwaukee
, finishing 29th. It was also the site of his best qualifying effort of the year: 28th.
In 2006, Jason White teamed up with the new Ashton Gray Racing. Despite being fast in practice, the team broke before qualifying in the spring Nashville race, meaning the team's debut would come at Nashville in June. He was 36th in that race and 30th at Milwaukee. Then at Gateway Jason finished 41st due to engine problems. Next race is the Emerson Radio 250 at Richmond International Raceway. White's team is expected to make five to seven more starts in 2006.
, where he had an impressive sixteenth place run. He then followed that up with a 13th place run at Martinsville
, which would end up being his best career finish. He had one other top-20 for the team: an 18th at Pikes Peak. Later in the year, White made a one-race start for Troxell Racing. His run in Kansas
resulted in a 36th place finish, the last place truck.
White only made two starts in 2002. First, he ran the #0 Loni Richardson-owned Chevy at Texas
, finishing 22nd. Then, he joined the Ware Racing Enterprises
team at Kentucky
. However, he only managed 34th after electrical problems.
White would make two more starts in 2003, running 30th at Dover
(running the #35 Ford) and 35th at Kansas (running the #93 Troxell Racing vehicle). He did not finish either event and would turn to the Nationwide Series for his attention, as he has not raced in the series since.
In 2007 Jason was scheduled to run two races with MB Motorsports along with sponsor GunBroker.com, but resulted in a one-race deal at Daytona. In April, it was announced that Jason would run the rest of 2007 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule for the #7 Pennington Motorsports Dodge Ram (former Chevrolet Silverado, changed brand mid season 2007) sponsored by Hooters Energy Drink. For 2008, White joined SS-Green Light Racing and brought along GunBroker.com as a sponsor and had a fair, but uneventful season, which placed him in a Toyota for one race. In 2009, Jason signed up with Gunbroker Racing to drive a full-season in the number 23, Gunbroker.com Dodge Ram. Jason scored his season best finish at Kansas in May, placing in the top 10. White also led 86 laps at the O'Reilly 200
at Bristol Motor Speedway
but finished 14th after a late pit stop. In September Jason white had his career best qualifying effort and career best finish of 3rd at Las Vagas Motor Speedway. For 2010 White and GunBroker moved to SS-Green Light Racing, where they started off the season on a high note by winning the pole for the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway
. White had his best season to date, grabbing 3 top fives and 7 top 10s en route to finishing 10th in points. White and GunBroker.com left SS-Green Light Racing at season's end and moved to the upstart Joe Denette Motorsports
On August 7, White made his debut in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Pocono Raceway, driving the number 32 for FAS Lane Racing
.
GunBroker.com
Gunbroker.com is an Atlanta, Georgia United States based auction website specializing in the sale of firearms. It was founded in 1999 by Steven F. Urvan, who serves as the CEO and Chief Technology Officer...
Chevy Silverado for Joe Denette Motorsports in the NASCAR
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
Camping World Truck Series. He has been racing in NASCAR since 1999.
Beginnings
White began racing go-carts when he was eleven, and has been racing part-time since. Before moving to Busch Series, White dominated the Virginia go-kartKart racing
Kart racing or karting is a variant of open-wheel motorsport with small, open, four-wheeled vehicles called karts, go-karts, or gearbox/shifter karts depending on the design. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits...
circuit. In a five-year stretch, Jason won six Virginia state titles and finished in the World Karting Association
World Karting Association
The World Karting Association, or WKA, is the largest sanctioning body for kart racing racing in North America. The WKA was founded in 1971 and is located directly behind Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The WKA is believed to currently have approximately 5,000 members...
top-ten for three different classes of vehicles.
Nationwide Series
White made his first starts in 1999, running the #28 for Larry Lockamy. He started 28th and finished 26th in a solid debut at IRP. He was then 43rd after an early crash at BristolBristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961...
.
The runs earned him a spot on Felix Sabates' #82 Chevy in a fill-in role in 2000. He ran the Channellock Chevy at South Boston
South Boston Speedway
South Boston Speedway or "SoBo" is a short track located just outside South Boston, Virginia, U.S.A.. SoBo is located approximately sixty miles east of another area familiar to most NASCAR fans, Martinsville. It is owned by Mattco, Inc, the Mattioli family trust that owns Pocono Raceway, with...
, putting in his career best of 21st position. Then, he was 28th at Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach Speedway
The Myrtle Beach Speedway, originally named Rambi Raceway, was built in 1958 and is located on U.S. Route 501 near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.The speedway is a semi-banked asphaltic oval track that spans...
.
White next returned in 2002, running a race at Nashville for Frank Cicci. He finished 43rd at Nashville after an early engine problem. Fred Bickford then picked White up for three races, beginning with a 28th place finish at New Hampshire
New Hampshire International Speedway
New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic...
. His best run came at Nazareth
Nazareth Speedway
Nazareth Speedway was an auto racing track in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania which operated from 1910 to 2004. The track is often associated with local drivers Mario and Michael Andretti. It was associated with Frankie Schneider in its earlier dirt track history....
, where he finished 22nd before adding a 37th at Charlotte
Lowe's Motor Speedway
Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the Sprint All-Star Race...
White's busiest year was 2003, when he earned 29th in points after a splitting rides at Davis Motorsports and Jay Robinson Racing
Jay Robinson Racing
Jay Robinson Racing is a racing team that competes in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Currently, they field the #28 MAXelence Chevrolet Impala for Derrike Cope. Formed in 1995, they moved to the Nationwide Series in 2000, where they have attempted both full-time and part-time schedules.- Car #28...
. He ran mainly for JRR early in the year, finishing a best of 23rd at Gateway
Gateway International Raceway
Gateway Motorsports Park is a race track in Madison, Illinois, USA, just east of St. Louis, Missouri. After being shuttered by former owner Dover Motorsports Inc., on Nov. 3, 2010, it was announced Sept. 8, 2011, that the facility would re-open and host an NHRA Full Throttle Series event Oct. 5-7,...
. Beginning at Nashville in June, White took over the #0 Davis Motorsports Chevy full-time. He ran solidly in that race, earning his best career finish of 17th. He would record one other top-20 finish at Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak International Raceway
Pikes Peak International Raceway, also known as PPIR, is a participant focused racetrack located in Fountain, Colorado, south of Colorado Springs and north of Pueblo...
, trying to do his best with the low-budget team. White was released following the Memphis race in favor of Kertus Davis
Kertus Davis
Kertus Davis is a NASCAR driver. He is currently the competition director for JD Motorsports.- Prior to NASCAR/USAR :...
.
White returned to the series in four races in 2004, all for MacDonald Motorsports
MacDonald Motorsports
MacDonald Motorsports is a NASCAR team owned by former driver Randy MacDonald and his wife Pat. They field the #81 Eagle Convenience Stores/Heartland Harley Davidson Dodge Challenger for Donnie Neuenberger, Scott Wimmer and rookie Blake Koch in the NASCAR Nationwide Series...
. After a pair of 33rds and a 42nd at Richmond, White earned his best run of the year at Milwaukee
Milwaukee Mile
The Milwaukee Mile is a -long oval race track in West Allis, Wisconsin that seats about 40,000 spectators. It operated as a dirt track until 1953. The track was paved in 1954....
, finishing 29th. It was also the site of his best qualifying effort of the year: 28th.
In 2006, Jason White teamed up with the new Ashton Gray Racing. Despite being fast in practice, the team broke before qualifying in the spring Nashville race, meaning the team's debut would come at Nashville in June. He was 36th in that race and 30th at Milwaukee. Then at Gateway Jason finished 41st due to engine problems. Next race is the Emerson Radio 250 at Richmond International Raceway. White's team is expected to make five to seven more starts in 2006.
Camping World Truck Series
White made his first few starts in the Camping World Truck Series in 2001, racing in seven events. He ran the #86 NWTF Ford in six races. His first career start came at Mesa MarinMesa Marin Raceway
Mesa Marin Raceway was a NASCAR affiliated oval racetrack located in Bakersfield, California from 1977 until 2005. It was leveled in the fall of 2005 after being sold to developers....
, where he had an impressive sixteenth place run. He then followed that up with a 13th place run at Martinsville
Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Henry County, near Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved...
, which would end up being his best career finish. He had one other top-20 for the team: an 18th at Pikes Peak. Later in the year, White made a one-race start for Troxell Racing. His run in Kansas
Kansas Speedway
Kansas Speedway is a tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. The speedway was built in 2001 and currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The IndyCar Series also raced at the speedway until 2011...
resulted in a 36th place finish, the last place truck.
White only made two starts in 2002. First, he ran the #0 Loni Richardson-owned Chevy at Texas
Texas Motor Speedway
Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas....
, finishing 22nd. Then, he joined the Ware Racing Enterprises
Ware Racing Enterprises
Rick Ware Racing the self-proclaimed "Biggest Little Team in Motorsports" has competed in every NASCAR sanctioned series, ARCA Series, the WMA Motocross Series, AMA Arenacross, Motocross and Supercross Series, Summer X-Games and Rolex Grand-Am Series since 2008 and is owned by former driver Rick...
team at Kentucky
Kentucky Speedway
Kentucky Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which has hosted ARCA, NASCAR and Indy Racing League racing annually since it opened in 2000. The track is currently owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. and Jerry Carroll, who, along with four other investors, owned...
. However, he only managed 34th after electrical problems.
White would make two more starts in 2003, running 30th at Dover
Dover International Speedway
Dover International Speedway is a NASCAR-sanctioned race track located in Dover, Delaware, owned by, and serving as the corporate headquarters of, Dover Motorsports, Inc. It is co-located with a harness racing track, Dover Downs, and shares the complex with Dover Downs Hotel & Casino...
(running the #35 Ford) and 35th at Kansas (running the #93 Troxell Racing vehicle). He did not finish either event and would turn to the Nationwide Series for his attention, as he has not raced in the series since.
In 2007 Jason was scheduled to run two races with MB Motorsports along with sponsor GunBroker.com, but resulted in a one-race deal at Daytona. In April, it was announced that Jason would run the rest of 2007 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule for the #7 Pennington Motorsports Dodge Ram (former Chevrolet Silverado, changed brand mid season 2007) sponsored by Hooters Energy Drink. For 2008, White joined SS-Green Light Racing and brought along GunBroker.com as a sponsor and had a fair, but uneventful season, which placed him in a Toyota for one race. In 2009, Jason signed up with Gunbroker Racing to drive a full-season in the number 23, Gunbroker.com Dodge Ram. Jason scored his season best finish at Kansas in May, placing in the top 10. White also led 86 laps at the O'Reilly 200
O'Reilly 200
The MemphisTravel.com 200 was a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race that takes place at Memphis Motorsports Park.* 2009 Ron Hornaday* 2008 Ron Hornaday* 2007 Travis Kvapil* 2006 Jack Sprague...
at Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961...
but finished 14th after a late pit stop. In September Jason white had his career best qualifying effort and career best finish of 3rd at Las Vagas Motor Speedway. For 2010 White and GunBroker moved to SS-Green Light Racing, where they started off the season on a high note by winning the pole for the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, one of the most prestigious races in NASCAR. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races of ARCA, AMA Superbike, Grand-Am and Motocross...
. White had his best season to date, grabbing 3 top fives and 7 top 10s en route to finishing 10th in points. White and GunBroker.com left SS-Green Light Racing at season's end and moved to the upstart Joe Denette Motorsports
On August 7, White made his debut in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Pocono Raceway, driving the number 32 for FAS Lane Racing
FAS Lane Racing
FAS Lane Racing is a NASCAR team owned by long-time crew chief Frank Stoddard. It currently fields the #32 U.S. Chrome Ford Fusion for Terry Labonte, Mike Skinner, Ken Schrader, Mike Bliss, and Patrick Carpentier in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.-History:...
.