Jordan Anderson (racing driver)

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Jordan Anderson
Anderson at Texas Motor Speedway in 2019
BornJordan L. Anderson
(1991-04-15) April 15, 1991 (age 33)
Forest Acres, South Carolina, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg)
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
22 races run over 6 years
Car no., teamNo. 32 (Jordan Anderson Racing)
2023 position54th
Best finish54th (2023)
First race2015 Food City 300 (Bristol)
Last race2021 Kansas Lottery 300 (Kansas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
Phoenix)
Last race2022 Chevy Silverado 250 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 6 0
Statistics current as of August 21, 2023.

Jordan L. Anderson[1] (born April 15, 1991)[2] is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 32 Chevrolet Camaro for his team, Jordan Anderson Racing.

Racing career

Anderson's 2016 No. 66 Truck at the NASCAR Hall of Fame

Anderson began racing in

bad checks and the team was forced to close down. Anderson then sold one of his own personally-owned Super Late Models to pay off the debt of his former car owner to keep his name clear of any debts.[3]

As a rookie in the Camping World Truck Series, he drove the No. 50 Living Integrity

Xfinity Series debut for Harmon.[4]

In 2016, Anderson joined Bolen Motorsports for the full Truck schedule, driving the No. 66 Silverado with sponsorship from Columbia, SC – Famously Hot.[5] After securing the last qualifying spot to race at Daytona in February, the team went on to log 8 Top 20 finishes throughout the season. Anderson's truck garnered national attention in September as it was funded thanks in part to a "Fueled by Fans" campaign with over 120 fans sponsoring the truck to pay for a new motor for the team.[6] Anderson would go on to finish in the Top 20 in the championship standings by only a mere point in the series for a second straight year. He also ran five Xfinity races in 2016, four for Obaika Racing and the season finale for Precision Performance Motorsports.[7]

Dover International Speedway.[10] Starting at Kansas, Anderson teamed up with TJL Motorsports to use TJL's owner points while bringing his own equipment to the track.[11] He missed two races due to TJL having other drivers signed to drive, but otherwise ran the rest of the season and would go on to finish in the top 20 in the CWTS driver points for a third straight season.[12] Besides his spring SponsorJordan.com initiative, Anderson received additional help throughout the season from former NASCAR driver Kenny Wallace after Gateway[13] and ran another fan-funded campaign to close out the season.[14]

On January 31, 2018, Anderson announced his intentions to run full-time in the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season using the number 3 and running under his own Jordan Anderson Racing banner.[15] Anderson chose the number 3 in connection with Junior Johnson.[16] JAR acquired trucks from Niece Motorsports, who switched from Toyota to Chevrolet before 2018[17] and Brad Keselowski Racing, who ceased operations at the end of 2017. As for the first half of the 2018 season Anderson has an average finish of 19.7th and is 2 top 20 finishes away from tying his record of 8 top 20 finishes from the 2016 season.[18] In early July at the Charlotte Motor Speedway during Roval testing it was announced that Ryan Newman would race for the team at Eldora.

For the 2019 season, Anderson competed a full schedule in the Truck Series in his No. 3 JAR truck with the exception of Eldora, where Carson Hocevar drove the No. 3.[19] JAR signed Wally Rogers as crew chief midway through the 2019 season.[20]

In the 2020 season opener at Daytona, Anderson nearly won his first Truck race when he escaped numerous wrecks. On the final lap, he passed leader Grant Enfinger as they exited turn four, but Enfinger hindered his momentum by hitting his door, enabling Enfinger to win as Anderson finished a career-best second.[21]

Anderson moved his team to a full-time Xfinity schedule ahead of the 2021 season, though he continued racing in the Truck Series on a part-time basis.

Pit Boss 250 at the Circuit of the Americas on May 22. On May 4, he switched to Truck Series points in order to compete in the week's Truck race at Darlington; the event was a Triple Truck Challenge round that only allowed the series' points-eligible drivers.[25]
He finished 10th. Anderson would eventually scale to a part-time Xfinity schedule due to making room for more drivers.

At the Talladega playoff race on October 1, 2022, Anderson survived a fiery crash, sustaining second degree burns on his body.[26]

At Talladega on April 22, 2023, just over 6 months after Anderson suffered the fiery crash, Jeb Burton scored the first win for Anderson's team in all of NASCAR in the Xfinity Series race.[27]

Personal life

Anderson graduated from Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, North Carolina, with a degree in business and marketing, and is said to be one of the hardest-working drivers in the sport, with his hands-on, grassroots approach to his career and sponsorship.[3]

In January 2021, Anderson became engaged to Kendall McReynolds, the daughter of former crew chief and NASCAR on Fox analyst Larry McReynolds.[28] The couple was married in April 2022.

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.)

Xfinity Series

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 NXSC Pts Ref
2015 Mike Harmon Racing 74 Dodge
DAY
ATL
LVS
PHO
CAL
TEX
BRI
RCH
TAL
IOW
CLT
DOV
MCH
CHI
DAY
KEN
NHA
IND
IOW
GLN
MOH
BRI
36
ROA
DAR
RCH
CHI
KEN
DOV
CLT
KAN
TEX
PHO
HOM
115th 01 [29]
2016 Obaika Racing 77 Chevy
DAY
ATL
LVS
PHO
CAL
TEX
BRI
RCH
TAL
DOV
CLT
POC
MCH
IOW
DAY
KEN
NHA
IND
IOW
GLN
MOH

31
BRI ROA
DAR
RCH
121st 01 [30]
97
CHI

29
KEN
DOV

37
CLT

33
KAN
TEX
PHO
Precision Performance Motorsports 46 Chevy
HOM

36
2017 RSS Racing 93 Chevy
DAY
ATL

39
LVS

40
PHO

40
CAL

40
TEX

40
BRI

40
RCH
TAL
106th 01 [31]
Mike Harmon Racing 74 Dodge
CLT

DNQ
B. J. McLeod Motorsports 78 Chevy
DOV

26
POC
MCH
IOW
DAY
KEN
NHA
IND
IOW
GLN
MOH
BRI
ROA
DAR
RCH
CHI
KEN
DOV
CLT
KAN
TEX
PHO
HOM
2021 Jordan Anderson Racing 31 Chevy DAY
DNQ
DAY
DNQ
HOM
DNQ
LVS
DNQ
PHO
DNQ
ATL
DNQ
MAR
DNQ
TAL
DNQ
DAR
DNQ
DOV
DNQ
COA CLT MOH TEX
34
NSH POC ROA ATL NHA
34
GLN IND MCH
15
DAY
22
DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL
5
CLT TEX KAN
20
MAR PHO 81st 02 [32]
2022 32 DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR TEX CLT PIR NSH
ROA
ATL
NHA
POC
IND MCH
DNQ
GLN
DAY
DAR
KAN BRI TEX
TAL
CLT
LVS
HOM MAR PHO N/A 0 [33]
2023 27 DAY CAL LVS PHO
ATL
COA
RCH MAR TAL
DOV
DAR CLT PIR SON NSH CSC
ATL
NHA
POC
ROA
MCH
IRC
GLN
DAY
15
DAR KAN BRI TEX ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 54th 22 [34]
2024 32 DAY
4
ATL

38
LVS PHO
COA
RCH MAR TEX TAL
31
DOV
DAR CLT PIR
SON
IOW
NHA
NSH CSC POC IND
MCH
DAY DAR
ATL
GLN
BRI KAN
TAL
ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO -* -* [35]

Camping World Truck Series

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 23 NCWTC Pts Ref
2014
MAKE Motorsports
50 Chevy
DAY
MAR
KAN
CLT
DOV
TEX
GTW
KEN
IOW
ELD
POC
MCH
BRI MSP
CHI
NHA
LVS
TAL
MAR
TEX
PHO

24
62nd 34 [36]
Mike Harmon Racing 74 Chevy
HOM

30
2015
DAY

DNQ
ATL

23
MAR
KAN

18
CLT
23
DOV
TEX

24
GTW

19
IOW

22
KEN

28
ELD
POC

18
MCH

13
BRI
DNQ
MSP
16
CHI

20
NHA
25
LVS

22
TAL

19
MAR
TEX

21
PHO

29
HOM

29
19th 379 [37]
2016 Bolen Motorsports 66 Chevy
DAY

30
ATL

DNQ
MAR

DNQ
KAN

29
DOV

18
CLT
24
TEX

22
IOW

20
GTW

11
KEN
17
ELD

32
POC

14
BRI
16
MCH

14
MSP
13
CHI

23
NHA
22
LVS
TAL
MAR
TEX

25
HOM

24
20th 212 [38]
Mike Harmon Racing 74 Chevy
PHO

29
2017
DAY

DNQ
17th 316 [39]
Rick Ware Racing 12 Chevy
ATL

28
MAR

31
TJL Motorsports 1 Chevy
KAN

19
CLT
21
DOV

24
TEX

15
GTW

17
IOW
15
KEN
25
ELD
POC

17
MCH

23
BRI
27
MSP
23
CHI

21
NHA
21
LVS

15
TAL
MAR

24
TEX

24
PHO

13
HOM

21
2018 Jordan Anderson Racing 3 Toyota DAY
9
TAL
7
15th 389 [40]
Chevy ATL
24
LVS
17
MAR
22
DOV
18
KAN
25
CLT
20
TEX
19
IOW
23
GTW
23
CHI
17
KEN
19
ELD POC
16
MCH
13
BRI
22
MSP
16
LVS
20
MAR
26
TEX
29
PHO
23
HOM
20
2019 DAY
25
ATL
19
LVS
21
MAR
26
TEX
21
DOV
21
KAN
13
CLT
15
TEX
15
IOW
18
GTW
18
CHI
20
KEN
30
POC
13
ELD MCH
14
BRI
28
MSP
16
LVS
14
TAL
21
MAR
12
PHO
28
HOM
21
16th 397 [41]
2020 DAY
2
LVS
20
CLT
31
ATL
37
HOM
31
POC
17
KEN
24
TEX
28
KAN
30
KAN
15
MCH
32
DAY
35
DOV
24
GTW
17
DAR
24
RCH
24
BRI
23
LVS
32
TAL
6
KAN
30
TEX
13
MAR
19
PHO
22
18th 323 [42]
2021 DAY
2
DAY LVS
27
ATL
25
BRI RCH KAN
30
DAR
10
COA CLT
TEX
NSH POC KNX GLN
RL
GTW
37
DAR
26
BRI LVS TAL
11
MAR PHO
23
39th 79 [43]
2022 DAY
DNQ
LVS
26
ATL

18
COA MAR BRI DAR KAN TEX
14
CLT GTW
16
SON
KNO
NSH MOH
POC
IRP RCH KAN BRI TAL
36
HOM
PHO
39th 75 [44]
– Relieved Bobby Reuse

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2013 MacDonald Motorsports 49 Toyota BRI GRE
25
FIF
RCH
BGS IOW LGY COL IOW VIR GRE NHA
DOV
RAL 71st 19 [45]
2014 Andrew Bloom 91 Toyota NSM DAY BRI GRE
RCH

33
IOW BGS FIF LGY NHA COL IOW GLN VIR GRE
DOV
70th 11 [46]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
2 Switched from Xfinity to Truck points before the spring Darlington race

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