Michael Maples | |||||||
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Born | Choctaw, Oklahoma | December 5, 1963||||||
ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
6 races run over 1 year | |||||||
ARCA no., team | No. 99 ( Fast Track Racing) | ||||||
First race | 2024 Hard Rock Bet 200 ( Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 General Tire 150 ( Charlotte) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
4 races run over 1 year | |||||||
ARCA East no., team | No. 99 ( Fast Track Racing) | ||||||
First race | 2024 Pensacola 150 ( Pensacola) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 Dutch Boy 150 ( Flat Rock) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
ARCA West no., team | No. 99 ( Fast Track Racing) | ||||||
First race | 2024 General Tire 150 ( Phoenix) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of May 20, 2024. |
Michael Maples (born December 5, 1963) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series and the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 99 Chevrolet for Fast Track Racing, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West driving for the same team.
Maples first began racing in 1993, driving asphalt late model races at Madera Speedway. [1]
Maples returned to racing in 2019, driving in an IMCA Southern Sport modified after taking a sabbatical that began in 1998 due to familial reasons. [1] Maples also competed in series such as the Sooner Limited Modified Series, and the Touring Outlaw Modified Series from 2019 to 2023. [2]
In 2024, Maples participated in the pre-season test for the ARCA Menards Series at Daytona International Speedway, driving the No. 99 Chevrolet for Fast Track Racing, [3] and placed 53rd in the overall results between the two testing days. [4] Several days after the test, it was announced that Maples will run the full main ARCA and ARCA Menards Series East schedule for Fast Track, driving the No. 99. [1] [5] [6]
In his debut in the main ARCA series at Daytona, Maples qualified in 35th and finished one lap down in 21st despite being involved in a crash between Scott Melton and Willie Mullins with twenty-three laps to go. [7] [8] [9]
( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All 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 |
2024 | Fast Track Racing | 99 | Chevy |
DAY 21 |
PHO 29 |
TAL 22 |
DOV 14 |
KAN 19 |
CLT 20 |
IOW | MOH | BLN | IRP | SLM | ELK | MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF | GLN | BRI | KAN | TOL | -* | -* | [10] |
ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref |
2024 | Fast Track Racing | 99 | Chevy |
FIF 12 |
DOV 14 |
NSV 12 |
FRS 12 |
IOW | IRP | MLW | BRI | -* | -* | [11] |
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 |
2024 | Fast Track Racing | 99 | Chevy |
PHO 29 |
KER | PIR | SON | IRW | IRW | SHA | TRI | MAD | AAS | KER | PHO | -* | -* | [12] |