Thad Moffitt

Thad Moffitt
Nationality United States American
Born (2000-09-12) September 12, 2000
Related to Lee Petty (great-grandfather)
Richard Petty (grandfather)
Maurice Petty (great-uncle)
Kyle Petty (uncle)
Ritchie Petty (uncle)
Adam Petty (cousin)
ARCA Racing Series career
Debut season 2017
Current team Empire Racing Group
Car no. 46
Engine Ford
Starts 8
Championships 0
Wins 0
Poles 0
Best finish 45th in 2017

Thaddeus "Thad" Moffitt (born September 12, 2000) is an American stock car racing driver. He is the grandson of seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Richard Petty, and he currently competes part-time in the ARCA Racing Series, driving the No. 46 Ford Fusion for Empire Racing, a team which has an alliance with Richard Petty Motorsports.

Racing career

Early career

Growing up in a racing family, Moffitt cut his teeth in go-karts at age fourteen and later moved up to quarter midgets and limited late models,[1] running at tracks like Caraway Speedway and Ace Speedway.[2] Speaking about having racers in the family, he said that advice will be given upon request but also that older relatives wanted him to develop without help.[3] Moffitt was the 2016 Southeast Limited Late Model champion,[4] and won his first late model race earlier that year.[5]

ARCA Racing Series

Moffitt made his ARCA Racing Series debut in April 2017 at Fairgrounds Speedway, driving a car reminiscent of one driven by his grandfather Richard Petty, for Empire Racing Group, a satellite team of Richard Petty Motorsports.[6] He ran three races in 2017.[7] Moffitt's best finish was eleventh, at Lucas Oil Raceway.[8]

In early 2018, Moffitt tested at Daytona International Speedway[7] and announced races at Fairgrounds Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Lucas Oil with the potential for more races to be added later.[1] In his second start of the year, at Salem Speedway, Moffitt was involved in two incidents, one with Natalie Decker and one with Jack Dossey III.[9] Moffitt rebounded from a mid-race spin in his next race to claim his first top ten, finishing tenth in the Menards 200.[10]

Personal life

Moffitt attended Wheatmore High School before deciding to switch to online schooling midway through his high school career.[2]

Motorsports career results

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 ARSC Pts Ref
2017 Empire Racing Group 46 Ford DAY NSH
16		 SLM TAL TOL
23		 ELK POC MCH MAD IOW IRP
11		 POC WIN ISF ROA DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 45th 440 [11]
2018 DAY NSH
14		 SLM
16		 TAL TOL
10		 CLT POC
25		 MCH MAD GTW CHI IOW ELK POC ISF BLN DSF SLM -* -* [12]
Chevy IRP
15		 KAN

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. 1 2 "Thad Moffitt to Race ARCA Racing Series Events and Late Model with Performance Plus Motor Oil". Speedway Digest. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 Hardin, Ed. "Ed Hardin: Thad Moffitt, Richard Petty's grandson, is racing to catch up". Winston-Salem Journal. BH Media Geoup. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "4th-gen Petty...Thad Moffitt first to file entry for Nashville". ARCAracing.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Weaver, Matt. "Richard Petty's grandson, Thad Moffitt, will make his ARCA debut this weekend". Autoweek. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  5. ↑ Marquis, Andy. "Thad Moffitt Continues the Petty Family Legacy in Late Modles". Short Track Scene. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Thad Moffitt has helmet fit for 'The King' in ARCA debut". NASCAR.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  7. 1 2 McFadin, Daniel. "Thad Moffitt, Richard Petty's grandson, makes Daytona debut in ARCA test". NASCAR on NBC. NBC Sports. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Thad Moffitt Set For Three ARCA Events". Speed Sport. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  9. ↑ de la Bastide, Ken (22 April 2018). "Eckes gets ARCA win at Salem". The Herald Bulletin. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  10. ↑ Eberly, Brian. "Thad Moffitt Recovers From Spin to Earn First ARCA Top-10". Motorsports Tribune. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "Driver Thad Moffitt 2017 ARCA Racing Series". Racing Reference. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "Driver Thad Moffitt 2018 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
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