Dean Thompson (racing driver)
| Dean Thompson | |||||||
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2023 position 20th | | ||||||
| Best finish | 20th (2023) | ||||||
| First race | 2021 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 SpeedyCash.com 250 (Texas) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 7 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 56th (2021) | ||||||
| First race | 2021 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 2023 Sioux Chief Fast Track 150 (Kansas) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
| 9 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 13th (2021) | ||||||
| First race | 2021 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 2022 General Tire 200 (Sonoma) | ||||||
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Dean K. Thompson (born August 30, 2001) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 5 Toyota Tundra for Tricon Garage. He has previously competed in the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series West.
Racing career
Thompson began racing at the age of 5, racing quarter midgets at
Irwindale Speedway. In 2020 and 2021, he won the Irwindale Speedway LKQ Pick Your Part Late Model Championship with 6 wins and 14 top 5 finishes in 2020, and one win and 13 top fives in 2021. He also won rookie of the year in the Spears SRL Southwest Tour Series.[1]
In 2021, Thompson moved up to the ARCA Menards Series West, driving full-time for High Point Racing, the team he drove for in the Spears Southwest Tour in 2020. HPR also formed an alliance with Sunrise Ford Racing to help their team as it was their first time fielding a car in the West Series.[2] Thompson's best finish was 2nd at Irwindale Speedway, winning the pole and leading most of the race, only to get passed after a late restart. He finished the year with two poles, one top 5, and two top 10 finishes.
On October 18, 2021, it was announced that Thompson would be driving for
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season-finale at Phoenix Raceway.[3] On November 2, Niece announced that Thompson would drive full-time for the team in the Truck Series in 2022.[1] Although the team did not announce his number in that announcement, it was expected that he would continue to drive the No. 44, but with Kris Wright having been announced to drive the No. 44 full-time in 2022, Thompson would drive the No. 40 truck, replacing Ryan Truex. On December 5, 2022, Tricon Garage announced that Thompson will drive their No. 5 truck full-time in the 2023 season.[4] On April 1, 2023, Thompson was injured in a scary crash at Texas Motor Speedway during the SpeedyCash.com 250. It would result in him being transported by ambulance on a stretcher. On November 17, it was announced that Thompson will return to Tricon Garage for the 2024 season.[5]
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.)
Craftsman Truck Series
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2021 | Niece Motorsports | 44 | Chevy | DAY | DRC | LVS | ATL | BRD | RCH | KAN | DAR | COA | CLT | TEX | NSH | POC | KNX | GLN | GTW | DAR | BRI | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO 21 |
73rd | 16 | [6] | |
| 2022 | 40 | DAY 36 |
LVS 11 |
ATL 34 |
COA 29 |
MAR 36 |
BRD 16 |
DAR 15 |
KAN 22 |
TEX 29 |
CLT 28 |
GTW 14 |
SON 24 |
KNX 23 |
NSH 14 |
MOH 27 |
POC 24 |
IRP 29 |
RCH 35 |
KAN 23 |
BRI 32 |
TAL 34 |
HOM 23 |
PHO 21 |
23rd | 279 | [7] | ||
| 2023 | Tricon Garage | 5 | Toyota | DAY 36 |
LVS 16 |
ATL 30 |
COA 35 |
TEX 28 |
BRD 12 |
MAR 21 |
KAN 32 |
DAR 9 |
NWS 35 |
CLT 3 |
GTW 34 |
NSH 33 |
MOH 33 |
POC 8 |
RCH 25 |
IRP 32 |
MLW 15 |
KAN 15 |
BRI 35 |
TAL 3 |
HOM 16 |
PHO 7 |
20th | 370 | [8] |
| 2024 | DAY 24 |
ATL 10 |
LVS 30 |
BRI 23 |
COA 9 |
MAR 33 |
TEX 16 |
KAN | DAR | NWS
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CLT | GTW | NSH | POC
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IRP | RCH
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MLW
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BRI | KAN
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TAL | HOM
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MAR | PHO
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-* | -* | [9] | |||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
ARCA Menards Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2021 | High Point Racing | 51 | Ford | DAY | PHO 15 |
TAL | KAN | TOL | CLT | MOH | POC | ELK | BLN | IOW | WIN | GLN | MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF | BRI | SLM | 56th | 65 | [10] | |
| Niece Motorsports | 40 | Chevy | KAN 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Venturini Motorsports | 25 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN 2 |
KAN 8 |
BRI | SLM | TOL | 24th | 199 | [11] | ||||||||||||
| 15 | CLT 2 |
BLN | ELK | POC 4 |
MCH | IRP | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | ||||||||||||||||
| 55 | MOH 10 |
IOW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ARCA Menards Series West
| ARCA Menards Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref |
| 2021 | High Point Racing | 51 | Ford | PHO 15 |
SON 6 |
IRW 2* |
CNS 11 |
IRW | PIR | LVS 14 |
AAS 17 |
PHO 22 |
13th | 225 | [12] | |||
| 2022 | Niece Motorsports | 40 | Chevy | PHO | IRW | KCR | PIR | SON 15 |
IRW | EVG | PIR | AAS | LVS | PHO | 59th | 29 | [13] | |
| 2023 | Venturini Motorsports | 20 | Toyota | PHO | IRW | KCR
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PIR | SON | IRW | SHA | EVG | AAS | LVS | MAD | PHO 2 |
39th | 42 | [14] |
References
- ^ a b "Dean Thompson Joins the Niece Motorsports Lineup for a Full Time Effort in 2022". jayski.com. November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (February 2, 2021). "Dean Thompson and High Point Racing Competing for ARCA West Championship in 2021". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ "Dean Thompson to run Phoenix Truck race with Niece Motorsports". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. October 18, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ Utter, Jim (December 5, 2022). "Dean Thompson joins Tricon Toyota NASCAR Truck program". Motorsport.com. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (October 23, 2023). "Dean Thompson Returning for Second Season at TRICON Garage in 2024". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ "Dean Thompson – 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Dean Thompson – 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "Dean Thompson – 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ "Dean Thompson – 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ "Dean Thompson – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ "Dean Thompson – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ "Dean Thompson – 2021 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ "Dean Thompson – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- ^ "Dean Thompson – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Official profile at Tricon Garage
- Dean Thompson driver statistics at Racing-Reference