Chris Cockrum

Christopher R. Cockrum (born December 24, 1986) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 25 Chevrolet Camaro for ACG Motorsports.

Chris Cockrum
Cockrum at Daytona International Speedway in 2018
Born	Christopher R. Cockrum (1986-12-24) December 24, 1986 (age 37) Conyers, Georgia
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
19 races run over 6 years
2021 position	109th
Best finish	44th (2016)
First race	2014 History 300 (Charlotte)
Last race	2020 NASCAR Racing Experience 300 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
10 races run over 4 years
2014 position	85th
Best finish	40th (2013)
First race	2011 Good Sam Club 200 (Atlanta)
Last race	2014 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics current as of December 28, 2021.

Racing career

 

Cockrum's No. 93 RSS truck at Rockingham in 2012 after finishing a pit stop

Cockrum began his racing career at the age of 8, competing in kart racing events; he transitioned to full-bodied stock cars at 16. He moved to the ARCA Re/Max Series in 2006, making his series debut at Kentucky Speedway in Mark Gibson's No. 56 car.^[1] He ran nine races in the series between 2006 and 2010, posting a best finish of twelfth at Daytona International Speedway in 2010 in his family-owned No. 28 car.^[2]

Cockrum moved up to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2011, making his debut in the at Atlanta Motor Speedway for Turn One Racing, finishing 24th.^[3] He drove in the first four races of the 2012 season for RSS Racing,^[4] posting a best finish of 16th in the season-opening event at Daytona before leaving the team.^[5]

The 2013 season saw Cockrum joining SS-Green Light Racing for the Truck Series season opener at Daytona,^[6] finishing 15th, his best career run in the series.^[7]

In 2014, Cockrum ran the season-opening Truck Series race at Daytona International Speedway; in May, he announced he would attempt to make his debut in the Nationwide Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway.^[8]

 

Cockrum's No. 25 in the garage area at Charlotte in October 2016

 

Cockrum's No. 25 at the Daytona season-opener in 2017

In 2015, Cockrum joined MBM Motorsports to drive the No. 13 Chevrolet for one race at Daytona, where he finished career best finish 21st. Cockrum also raced at his hometown track Atlanta where he finished 29th, driving the No. 15 Chevrolet for RWR. Cockrum joined a new Xfinity Series team Deese Racing Enterprises, driving the No. 35 Chevrolet to attempt to qualify at Talledega but he failed to. Cockrum formed his team to race at the fall Daytona race but he failed to qualify.

In 2019, Cockrum scored his first Xfinity Series top-ten at Talladega Superspeedway, driving the No. 17 car.^[9]

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
2014	Rick Ware Racing	87	Chevy	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	DAR	RCH	TAL	IOW	CLT 35	DOV	MCH	ROA	KEN	DAY	NHA	CHI	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI											114th	0^1	^[10]
			Ford																								ATL 29	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	KAN	CLT	TEX	PHO	HOM
2015	MBM Motorsports	13	Chevy	DAY 21																																	49th	38	^[11]
	Rick Ware Racing	15	Chevy		ATL 29	LVS	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH
	Deese Racing Enterprises	35	Chevy									TAL DNQ	IOW	CLT	DOV	MCH	CHI
	Chris Cockrum Racing	37	Chevy															DAY DNQ	KEN	NHA	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI	ROA	DAR	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM
2016		25		DAY 28	ATL 29	LVS	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL 37	DOV	CLT	POC	MCH 32	IOW	DAY	KEN	NHA 29	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI	ROA	DAR	RCH QL^†	CHI			CLT 35	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM	44th	56	^[12]
	Rick Ware Racing		Ford																											KEN QL^‡	DOV
2017	Chris Cockrum Racing		Chevy	DAY 28	ATL 34	LVS	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL 33	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	IOW	DAY 26	KEN	NHA	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI	ROA	DAR	RCH	CHI 30	KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM	53rd	34	^[13]
2018				DAY DNQ	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	DOV	CLT	POC	MCH	IOW	CHI	DAY	KEN	NHA	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI	ROA	DAR	IND	LVS	RCH	CLT	DOV	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM	N/A	0	^[14]
2019	ACG Motorsports	17		DAY 31	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL 10	DOV	CLT	POC	MCH	IOW	CHI																			47th	51	^[15]
		25																	DAY 19	KEN	NHA	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI	ROA	DAR	IND	LVS	RCH	CLT	DOV	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM
2020				DAY 34	LVS	CAL	PHO	DAR	CLT	BRI	ATL	HOM	HOM	TAL	POC	IND	KEN	KEN	TEX	KAN	ROA	DAY	DOV	DOV	DAY	DAR	RCH	RCH	BRI	LVS	TAL	CLT	KAN	TEX	MAR	PHO	70th	3	^[16]
2021				DAY DNQ	DAY	HOM	LVS	PHO	ATL	MAR	TAL	DAR	DOV	COA	CLT	MOH	TEX	NSH	POC	ROA	ATL	NHA	GLN	IND	MCH	DAY	DAR	RCH	BRI	LVS	TAL	CLT	TEX	KAN	MAR	PHO	109th	-	^[17]
^† – Qualified but replaced by Austin Theriault · ^‡ – Qualified for Todd Peck

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	24	25	NCWTC	Pts	Ref
2011	Turn One Racing	66	Chevy	DAY	PHO	DAR	MAR	NSH	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	KEN	IOW	NSH	IRP	POC	MCH	BRI	ATL 24	CHI	NHA	KEN	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	HOM	68th	20	^[18]
2012	RSS Racing	93	Chevy	DAY 16	MAR 27	CAR 29	KAN 26	CLT	DOV	TEX	KEN	IOW	CHI	POC	MCH	BRI	ATL	IOW	KEN	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM				44th	78	^[19]
2013	SS-Green Light Racing	07	Toyota	DAY 15	MAR	CAR	KAN			TEX 28	KEN	IOW	ELD	POC	MCH	BRI	MSP	IOW	CHI	LVS	TAL 34	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM				40th	77	^[20]
			Chevy					CLT 22	DOV
2014	Rick Ware Racing	74	Chevy	DAY 35	MAR	KAN	CHA	DOV	TEX	GTW	KEN	IOW	ELD	POC	MCH	BRI	MSP	CHI	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM				86th	9	^[21]

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing 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	ARSC	Pts	Ref
2006	Mark Gibson Racing	56	Chevy	DAY	NSH DNQ	SLM	WIN	KEN 19	TOL	POC	MCH	KAN	KEN DNQ	BLN	POC	GTW	NSH DNQ	MCH	ISF	MIL	TOL	DSF	CHI DNQ	SLM	TAL	IOW	97th	235	^[22]
2007		13		DAY DNQ	USA																						96th	225	^[23]
		21														KEN DNQ	POC	NSH	ISF	MIL	GTW	DSF	CHI DNQ	SLM	TAL	TOL
	Hagans Racing	9	Chevy			NSH 26	SLM	KAN 36	WIN	KEN	TOL	IOW	POC	MCH	BLN
2008	ACG Motorsports	87	Chevy	DAY DNQ	SLM	IOW	KAN	CAR	KEN	TOL	POC	MCH	CAY														120th	140	^[24]
	Mark Gibson Racing	21	Chevy											KEN 37	BLN	POC	NSH 32	ISF	DSF	CHI	SLM	NJM	TAL	TOL
2009	ACG Motorsports	28	Chevy	DAY 33	SLM	CAR	TAL	KEN	TOL	POC	MCH	MFD	IOW	KEN 17	BLN	POC	ISF	CHI	TOL	DSF	NJE	SLM	KAN	CAR			103rd	210	^[25]
2010				DAY 12	PBE	SLM	TEX	TAL	TOL	POC	MCH	IOW	MFD	POC	BLN	NJE	ISF	CHI 15	DSF	TOL	SLM	KAN	CAR				66th	325	^[26]

References

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2. "Chris Cockrum - ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
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17. "Chris Cockrum – 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
18. "Chris Cockrum – 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
19. "Chris Cockrum – 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
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22. "Chris Cockrum – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
23. "Chris Cockrum – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
24. "Chris Cockrum – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
25. "Chris Cockrum – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
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External links

• Chris Cockrum on Facebook
• Chris Cockrum driver statistics at Racing-Reference