Steve Lewis Jr. (born January 18, 1999) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series driving the No. 62 Chevrolet for Steve Lewis Racing.
| Steve Lewis Jr. | |||||||
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| Born | Steve Lewis Jr. January 18, 1999 Ransomville, New York | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. 62 (Steve Lewis Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 64th (2023) | ||||||
| First race | 2023 Brandt 200 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 Hard Rock Bet 200 (Daytona) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of March 15, 2024. | |||||||
Racing career
editFrom 2017 to 2022, Lewis competed in various dirt modified series such as the Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series, the DIRTcar 358-Modified Series, a series where he would finish eighth in points in 2021, and the Mighty TQ Midgets of Western New York.[1]
In the fall of 2022, Lewis contacted Kyle Sieg and purchased an intermediate ARCA Menards Series car from RSS Racing that would need a new motor, transmission, and rear end and converted it into a superspeedway car with help from fellow driver Andy Jankowiak.[2] Lewis would take part in pre-season testing at Daytona International Speedway in January and would finish 36th and 45th in the time sheets for Friday and Saturday respectively.[3][4] He would then be approved to race by ARCA afterwards.[2] He would make his debut in the series in the season opening race at Daytona in the No. 62 Chevrolet. After starting 24th, he would go on to finish 13th.[2]
Personal life
editLewis currently resides in his hometown of Ransomville, New York, where he continues to run dirt modifieds.[2]
Motorsports career results
editARCA Menards Series
edit(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 |
| 2023 | Steve Lewis Racing | 62 | Chevy | DAY 13 |
PHO | TAL 22 |
KAN | CLT | BLN | ELK | MOH | IOW | POC | MCH | IRP | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | 64th | 53 | [5] |
| 2024 | DAY 14 |
PHO | TAL | DOV | KAN | CLT | IOW | MOH | BLN | IRP | SLM | ELK | MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF | GLN | BRI | KAN | TOL | 88th | 30 | [6] | |||
References
edit- ^ "Steve Lewis Jr". The Third Turn. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Steve Lewis Jr.'s Unlikely Journey to ARCA Racing at Daytona". The Podium Finish. 3 March 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ "ARCA Menards Series 2023 pre-race practice: Friday results". ARCA Menards Series. Press Release. January 13, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ "Daytona Practice Results: January 2023 (ARCA Menards Series)". Racing News.co. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ "Steve Lewis Jr. – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ "Steve Lewis Jr. – 2024 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
External links
edit- Steve Lewis Jr. driver statistics at Racing-Reference