Racing Spec Miatas, Pardus won the 2017 SCCA National Championship Runoffs on a last-lap pass.[1] Pardus was also selected by Mazda Motorsports as a finalist to compete at the Mazda Road to 24 Shootout in late 2017.[2] In 2019, Pardus started the Super Tour off with a win at Sebring International Raceway in January, competing in the Central Florida region of the SCCA.[3] He went on to win the SCCA Majors Southeast Conference Championship that year, topping a series with over 150 entrants.[4]
Pardus in his Xfinity Series debut in 2019 at Road America
In August 2019, Pardus made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in the 2019 CTECH Manufacturing 180 at Road America. While the start came with his family Pardus Racing Inc. team, Pardus' car was an old Chip Ganassi Racing chassis, was powered by an Earnhardt Childress Engines engine, and the at-track effort was headed by Tony Furr, who served as crew chief.[5] He returned to the series in July 2020 for the Pennzoil 150 on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, driving for DGM Racing.[6] After starting 19th, Pardus ended the race in tenth for his first top-ten finish in NASCAR.[7] At the SCCA Runoffs that year, Pardus avoided a first-lap melee and went from seventh to the lead on the final lap to claim his second Runoffs victory in the Spec Miata class. In doing so, he also garnered the 2020 Super Sweep award for the Spec Miata division, awarded to any driver who wins the Runoffs, point standings and a major conference championship in the same season.[8]
In 2021, Pardus returned to DGM for the second year in a row to run the road course races in the Xfinity Series. In his first race on his schedule, the Daytona Road Course, he was entered in the team's No. 91, a new part-time fourth car for them, but due to there being over 40 cars on the entry list and the race not having qualifying, the No. 91 was excluded and missed the field as a result of being too low in owner points. DGM then moved Pardus to their full-time No. 90 car, which was to be driven by Caesar Bacarella that weekend until he was replaced by Pardus.[9] He came back to the 91 at the Pit Boss 250. Pardus posted his best finish of 7th at the Charlotte Roval.
In 2023, Pardus returned to driving for his own team in the Xfinity Series, which he last did in 2019. However, "Inc." was no longer a part of the re-started Pardus family team's name and the No. 43, which the team used in 2019, was taken by Alpha Prime Racing starting in 2023, so the team switched to the No. 50, a number that Pardus' father Dan used in the Cup Series in 1999 driving for Midwest Transit Racing. The first Xfinity Series race Preston and his team will run in 2023 is Circuit of the Americas.[10]
His family owns Danus Utilities, Inc., an underground utility company that Pardus works for when he is not racing. Danus Utilities has also sponsored his race cars.[6]
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^"U.S. Majors Tour Southeast Conference 2019 Point Champions". SCCA. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
^Kelly, Godwin. "Volusia's Pardus Racing seeks to make NASCAR debut in in[sic] Xfinity race". Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
^ abSrigley, Joseph (July 3, 2020). "Preston Pardus Looking to Use Advantage of Indy Road Course Experience to Record Solid Finish in Saturday's Pennzoil 150". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
^Cain, Holly (July 4, 2020). "Chase Briscoe Earns Hard-Fought NASCAR Xfinity Win at Indianapolis". Autoweek. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
^"Pardus Conquers 77-Car Spec Miata Field". Speed Sport. October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
^Srigley, Joseph (February 16, 2021). "Preston Pardus Returning to NASCAR Xfinity Series, DGM Racing at Daytona's Road Course". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
^ abKelly, Godwin (May 8, 2013). "Family affair: Former NASCAR driver Pardus introduces his kids to Daytona". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
^"Preston Pardus – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
^"Preston Pardus – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
^"Preston Pardus – 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
^"Preston Pardus – 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^"Preston Pardus – 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
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October 21, 2023
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Preston J Pardus born February 15 1997 is an American professional racing driver who competes in the Sports Car Club of America as well as part time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series driving the No 50 Chevrolet Camaro for his own team Pardus Racing Pardus won the Spec Miata class at the 2017 SCCA National Championship Runoffs and claimed the 2020 Super Sweep in the Spec Miata division He is the son of former NASCAR driver Dan Pardus Preston PardusPardus in 2019BornPreston J Pardus 1997 02 15 February 15 1997 age 26 New Smyrna Beach FloridaAchievements2020 SCCA Super Sweep Spec Miata 2017 SCCA National Championship Runoffs champion Spec Miata NASCAR Xfinity Series career16 races run over 4 yearsCar no teamNo 50 Pardus Racing 2022 position42ndBest finish36th 2021 First race2019 CTECH Manufacturing 180 Road America Last race2022 Henry 180 Road America Wins Top tens Poles0 3 0Statistics current as of March 3 2023 Contents 1 Racing career 2 Personal life 3 Motorsports career results 3 1 SCCA National Championship Runoffs 3 2 NASCAR 3 2 1 Xfinity Series 4 References 5 External linksRacing career EditRacing Spec Miatas Pardus won the 2017 SCCA National Championship Runoffs on a last lap pass 1 Pardus was also selected by Mazda Motorsports as a finalist to compete at the Mazda Road to 24 Shootout in late 2017 2 In 2019 Pardus started the Super Tour off with a win at Sebring International Raceway in January competing in the Central Florida region of the SCCA 3 He went on to win the SCCA Majors Southeast Conference Championship that year topping a series with over 150 entrants 4 nbsp Pardus in his Xfinity Series debut in 2019 at Road AmericaIn August 2019 Pardus made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in the 2019 CTECH Manufacturing 180 at Road America While the start came with his family Pardus Racing Inc team Pardus car was an old Chip Ganassi Racing chassis was powered by an Earnhardt Childress Engines engine and the at track effort was headed by Tony Furr who served as crew chief 5 He returned to the series in July 2020 for the Pennzoil 150 on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course driving for DGM Racing 6 After starting 19th Pardus ended the race in tenth for his first top ten finish in NASCAR 7 At the SCCA Runoffs that year Pardus avoided a first lap melee and went from seventh to the lead on the final lap to claim his second Runoffs victory in the Spec Miata class In doing so he also garnered the 2020 Super Sweep award for the Spec Miata division awarded to any driver who wins the Runoffs point standings and a major conference championship in the same season 8 nbsp Pardus in the DGM Racing No 90 car at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval in 2021 nbsp Pardus in the DGM Racing No 91 car at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course in 2022In 2021 Pardus returned to DGM for the second year in a row to run the road course races in the Xfinity Series In his first race on his schedule the Daytona Road Course he was entered in the team s No 91 a new part time fourth car for them but due to there being over 40 cars on the entry list and the race not having qualifying the No 91 was excluded and missed the field as a result of being too low in owner points DGM then moved Pardus to their full time No 90 car which was to be driven by Caesar Bacarella that weekend until he was replaced by Pardus 9 He came back to the 91 at the Pit Boss 250 Pardus posted his best finish of 7th at the Charlotte Roval In 2023 Pardus returned to driving for his own team in the Xfinity Series which he last did in 2019 However Inc was no longer a part of the re started Pardus family team s name and the No 43 which the team used in 2019 was taken by Alpha Prime Racing starting in 2023 so the team switched to the No 50 a number that Pardus father Dan used in the Cup Series in 1999 driving for Midwest Transit Racing The first Xfinity Series race Preston and his team will run in 2023 is Circuit of the Americas 10 Personal life EditPardus father Dan formerly competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASCAR Busch Series and ARCA Re Max Series 11 He graduated from Spruce Creek High School in 2015 11 His family owns Danus Utilities Inc an underground utility company that Pardus works for when he is not racing Danus Utilities has also sponsored his race cars 6 Motorsports career results EditSCCA National Championship Runoffs Edit Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status2015 Daytona Mazda Miata Mazda Spec Miata 19 5 Running2017 Indianapolis Mazda Miata Mazda Spec Miata 1 2 Running2018 Sonoma Mazda Miata Mazda Spec Miata 5 10 Running2019 VIR Mazda Miata Mazda Spec Miata 2 2 Running2020 Road America Mazda Miata Mazda Spec Miata 1 9 Running2021 Indianapolis Mazda Miata Mazda Spec Miata 1 2 RunningNASCAR Edit key Bold Pole position awarded by qualifying time Italics Pole position earned by points standings or practice time Most laps led Xfinity Series Edit NASCAR Xfinity Series resultsYear 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 Ref2019 Pardus Racing Inc 43 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA36 DAR IND LVS RCH CLT27 DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM 73rd 11 12 2020 DGM Racing 36 Chevy DAY LVS CAL PHO DAR CLT BRI ATL HOM HOM TAL POC IND10 KEN KEN TEX KAN ROA8 DAY31 DOV DOV DAY DAR RCH RCH BRI LVS TAL 44th 74 13 90 CLT32 KAN TEX MAR PHO2021 91 DAY DAYDNQ COA14 CLT 36th 127 14 90 DAY33 HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR TAL DAR DOV MOH25 TEX NSH POC ROA16 ATL NHA GLN23 IND35 MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT7 TEX KAN MAR18 PHO2022 91 DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA14 RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR TEX CLT PIR NSH ROA11 ATL NHA POC IND29 MCH GLN21 DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL CLT21 LVS HOM MAR PHO 42nd 100 15 2023 Pardus Racing 50 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA36 RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR CLT CSC12 ATL NHA POC ROA MCH IRC24 GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX ROVDNQ LVS HOM MAR PHO 16 SS Green Light Racing 08 Ford PIR31 SON NSH Season still in progress 1 Ineligible for series pointsReferences Edit Preston Pardus Tops 72 Car Spec Miata Field Speed Sport Retrieved August 28 2019 100 000 Mazda Road to 24 Shootout Finalists Announced BFGoodrich Racing Retrieved November 22 2017 SCCA Super Tour Season Begins in Sebring Speed Sport Retrieved August 28 2019 U S Majors Tour Southeast Conference 2019 Point Champions SCCA Retrieved April 6 2020 Kelly Godwin Volusia s Pardus Racing seeks to make NASCAR debut in in sic Xfinity race Daytona Beach News Journal Retrieved August 28 2019 a b Srigley Joseph July 3 2020 Preston Pardus Looking to Use Advantage of Indy Road Course Experience to Record Solid Finish in Saturday s Pennzoil 150 TobyChristie com Retrieved July 3 2020 Cain Holly July 4 2020 Chase Briscoe Earns Hard Fought NASCAR Xfinity Win at Indianapolis Autoweek Retrieved July 4 2020 Pardus Conquers 77 Car Spec Miata Field Speed Sport October 9 2020 Retrieved October 10 2020 Srigley Joseph February 16 2021 Preston Pardus Returning to NASCAR Xfinity Series DGM Racing at Daytona s Road Course TobyChristie com Retrieved February 17 2021 Twitter post Twitter Preston Pardus March 3 2023 a b Kelly Godwin May 8 2013 Family affair Former NASCAR driver Pardus introduces his kids to Daytona The Daytona Beach News Journal Retrieved August 19 2019 Preston Pardus 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved August 28 2019 Preston Pardus 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved November 9 2020 Preston Pardus 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved December 26 2021 Preston Pardus 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved March 3 2023 Preston Pardus 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results Racing Reference NASCAR Digital Media LLC Retrieved March 25 2023 External links EditPreston Pardus driver statistics at Racing Reference Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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