Matt Waltz
| Matt Waltz | |||||||
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| Born |
October 6, 1989 Newport News, Virginia | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 7 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 97/77 (Obaika Racing) | ||||||
| 2016 position | 51st | ||||||
| Best finish | 51st (2016) | ||||||
| First race | 2015 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 (Richmond) | ||||||
| Last race | 2016 O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge (Texas) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of November 5, 2016. | |||||||
Matthew "Matt" Waltz (born October 6, 1989) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the Nos. 97 and 77 Chevrolet Camaros for Obaika Racing.[1][2]
Racing career
Xfinity Series
Waltz began his NASCAR career in a one race deal driving the No. 70 Chevrolet Camaro for Derrike Cope Racing at Richmond International Raceway in fall 2015. He started 37th and finished 33rd after retiring with electrical issues.[3] He attempted another race later in the season with DCR, at Phoenix International Raceway, but failed to qualify.[4] In 2016, Waltz debuted with Obaika Racing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, qualifying 39th and finishing 28th. Two races later at Iowa Speedway, rear gear problems dropped him to a 35th place finish.[5]
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
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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 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | |||
| 2015 | Derrike Cope Racing | 70 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | RCH 33 |
CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO DNQ |
HOM | 78th | 11 | |||
| 2016 | Obaika Racing | 97 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | IOW | DAY | KEN | NHA 28 |
IND | IOW 35 |
GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | RCH | CHI | KAN 37 |
PHO | HOM | 51st | 41 | |||||||
| 77 | KEN 36 |
DOV 35 |
CLT | TEX 34 |
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* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
- ↑ Sports, Fox. "Matt Waltz - NASCAR Driver". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ↑ "Matt Waltz Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ↑ "XFINITY Debut Has Matt Waltz Wanting More". RACE22.com. 2015-09-16. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ↑ "Matt Waltz 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ↑ "Matt Waltz 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
External links
- Matt Waltz driver statistics at Racing-Reference