Brayton Laster
Brayton Laster (born August 28, 2002), nicknamed The Pizza Man, is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 01 Toyota Camry for Fast Track Racing.
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Laster at Daytona International Speedway in 2022 | |||||||
| Born | August 28, 2002 Greenwood, Indiana | ||||||
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2022 position | 64th | ||||||
| Best finish | 64th (2022) | ||||||
| First race | 2022 Clean Harbors 150 (Knoxville) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 5 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. 01 (Fast Track Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 67th (2022) | ||||||
| First race | 2022 Lucas Oil 200 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2023 Calypso Lemonade 150 (Iowa) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of July 31, 2023. | |||||||
Racing career
Early racing career
Laster would start racing go-karts at the age of eight at the Indianapolis Speedrome. Four years later, he would move on to racing Ford Thunderbirds and other various types of stock cars.[1][2] According to Laster's dad, Dane, he would describe Brayton's equipment as a Frankenstein-esque vehicle, saying that "There’s times where I look back and I feel bad about some of the stuff I put him in over the years. But he’s had to drive his heart out, he’s had to learn to work on it to get speed out of it."[1]
For most of his career, Laster has driven the No. 13 along with green paint, both racing superstitions that are rumored to give bad luck. Laster said that he wanted both qualities as a satire to both superstitions.[3]
ARCA Menards Series
Laster made his ARCA Menards Series debut in 2022 in the Lucas Oil 200 at the Daytona International Speedway.[4] Laster had a strong run, finishing 13th.[5]
Camping World Truck Series
On April 28, it was announced that Laster will make his truck debut in the Corn Belt 150 at Knoxville with Reaume Brothers Racing.[6]
Personal life
Laster is nicknamed "The Pizza Man" for his love of pizza. According to Laster, he was self-proclaimed obsessed with pizza, which started with the Indianapolis Speedrome selling pizza for concessions. It then "became my identity", and he was reported wearing numerous clothes that looked like pizza throughout middle school, earning the nickname from teachers. The nickname eventually moved over to his racing career.[2]
Laster currently is an online student at Liberty University.
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
Camping World Truck Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCAR Camping World 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 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Reaume Brothers Racing | 33 | Chevy | DAY | LVS | ATL | COA | MAR | BRI | DAR | KAN | TEX | CLT | GTW | SON | KNX 27 | NSH | MOH | POC | IRP | RCH | KAN | BRI | TAL | HOM | PHO | 64th | 10 | [7] | |||||||||||||||
ARCA Menards Series
| 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 | ||
| 2022 | Mullins Racing | 03 | Ford | DAY 13 | PHO | TAL 26 | KAN | CLT | IOW | BLN | ELK | MOH | POC | IRP | MCH | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | 67th | 49 | [8] | ||
| 2023 | Clubb Racing Inc. | DAY 27 | PHO | TAL | KAN | -* | -* | [9] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fast Track Racing | 12 | Ford | CLT 19 | BLN | ELK | MOH | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01 | Chevy | IOW 20 | POC | MCH | IRP 20 | GLN | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rise Motorsports | 31 | Chevy | ISF 10 | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | |||||||||||||||||||
ARCA Menards Series East
References
- ^ a b Cusumano, Cole (June 14, 2022). "Pizza Party: Brayton Laster brings excitement to Truck Series in Knoxville debut". News From The Pits. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ a b Ackley, J. A. (August 26, 2021). "Brayton Laster: His Wonderfully Whimsical World". Outside Groove. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ Benoit, Tyler (July 30, 2022), Special Delivery, retrieved July 10, 2022
- ^ Staff, Speedway Digest (January 27, 2022). "FROM TIKTOK TO DAYTONA: Brayton Laster Joins Mullins Racing For Daytona ARCA Opener". www.speedwaydigest.com. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ Staff, Speedway Digest (February 21, 2022). "RECAP: Strong Week In Florida For Mullins Racing". speedwaydigest.com. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ "Brayton Laster to Make Truck Series Debut at Knoxville Raceway". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. May 18, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ "Brayton Laster – 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ "Brayton Laster – 2022 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ "Brayton Laster – 2023 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ "Brayton Laster – 2023 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
External links
- Brayton Laster driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Official Website