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Eric Norris
Norris at the Milwaukee Mile in 1997
Born
Eric Scott Norris

(1965-05-20) May 20, 1965 (age 59)
Redondo Beach, California, U.S.
SpouseStephanie Norris
Children4
FatherChuck Norris
RelativesMike Norris (brother)
Aaron Norris (uncle)
Achievements2002 NASCAR Winston West Series Champion
AwardsWest Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2019)
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish112th (2005)
First race2005 Stater Brothers 300 (California)
Last race2005 Sam's Town 300 (Las Vegas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
19 races run over 8 years
Best finish42nd (1997)
First race1997 Pennzoil Discount Center 200 (New Hampshire)
Last race2007 Sam's Town 400 (Texas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West career
Years active1996–2004, 2012
Car number31
Starts66
Wins3
Poles2
Best finish1st in 2002

Eric Scott Norris (born May 20, 1965) is an American former stock car racing driver and stuntman. He won the 2002 NASCAR Winston West Series Championship.

Norris is also a director and directed several episodes of the TV-series Walker, Texas Ranger, which starred his father, Chuck Norris.

Early life

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Norris was born on May 20, 1965, in Redondo Beach, California, the son of Dianne (née Holecheck) and Walker, Texas Ranger star Chuck Norris. Norris began racing in 1982 with his father in the SCORE Off-Road Series, but retired to study at Arizona State University.[1]

Career

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1983–1997: Formula Ford Series to Craftsman Truck Series, and early film work

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Following his graduation, he began racing at Willow Springs Raceway and the Formula Ford Series.

On September 27, 1985, Invasion U.S.A. premiered with his father as the lead. In it, Norris is credited for stunts.[2]

In 1986, Norris played roles in The Delta Force and Invaders from Mars.[3][4] That year, Norris was a stunt player on Avenging Force.[5]

In 1988, Norris was a stunt player for the motion pictures starring his father Hero and the Terror.[6]

In 1990, Norris returned as a stunt player for his father in Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection.[7]

In 1990, Norris was credited for stunts in Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time and Necessary Roughness.[8][9] That year, Norris got a stunt performer credit in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.[10]

In 1992, Norris appeared in Universal Soldier.[11]

On December 3, 1993, Norris played the role of a thug in the film Rescue Me.[12] That year, Norris is credited for utility stunt on Benefit of the Doubt and Best of the Best II.[13][14] Also that year Norris was as a stunt player for the films Sidekicks, where he also played a biker,[15] and Three of Hearts.[16]

Norris' father went on to star in the long lasting hit TV show Walker, Texas Ranger,(1993-2001) where, he acted in nineteen episodes, directed nine, and produced four.[17]

In 1994 Norris provided stunts for the film Hellbound.[18]

Norris made his Craftsman Truck Series debut in 1997, running five races in the No. 02 Wolverine Vinyl Siding Ford F-150 for Ultra Motorsports. His best finish that season came at Watkins Glen International, where he finished 13th.[19]

1998–present: continued racing and stunt work in films

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From 1998 to 2000, Norris worked with his father on Logan's War: Bound by Honor (1998),[20] The President's Man (2000),[21] and The President's Man: A Line in the Sand.[22]

Norris ran again in 1999, when he ran both races at Texas Motor Speedway. He finished 35th in the first race, which he ran with Ultra's No. 02 Ford, and 22nd in the second race, driving the No. 4 Coca-Cola Dodge Ram for Bobby Hamilton Racing.[23] That season, he began running in the West Series full-time, finishing tenth in points.

In 2000, Norris worked on the television film Also that year, he made one start in the No. 5 Ultra truck at Texas, but finished 35th after being caught up in a lap 2 crash.[24] He also won his first NASCAR race at Mesa Marin Raceway in the West Series and finished seventh in the series points.[citation needed]

Norris ran the No. 32 Jani-King Chevrolet Silverado for Matt Stowe in three 2001 races. His best finish of the season was a 17th at Texas. In the fall, a 23rd at California Speedway was the first time that Norris ran at a track other than Texas since 1997.[25] He finished fifth in the standings in the West Series, but did not win another race.[26] He won the championship by 119 points in 2002, winning twice and finishing in the top ten for every race during the season.[27]

Norris did not return to the Craftsman Truck Series until 2004, when once again, Jim Smith and Ultra Motorsports gave Norris a two-race deal. Norris was 36th in his first start at Texas, but in his next start at Homestead-Miami, Norris finished 14th.[28]

In 2005, Norris ran four races, all for Green Light Racing. In his first start of the year at Texas, Norris had his best career weekend to date, churning in his best career start and best career finish of 12th. There, he also led his first career lap. He only finished one of the other three starts, which was a 20th at Kansas Speedway.[29]

He made his Busch Series debut in 2005, running a pair of races for MacDonald Motorsports. He qualified 35th and finished 41st in his debut at California in February, after the No. 72 P4OT.com Chevy broke an engine. Norris then returned at Las Vegas, finishing 35th, ten laps off the pace.[30]

Norris returned to Green Light early in 2006, running their No. 07 truck at California. However, an early crash put him to 35th in the results. Norris competed in some more races for Green Light in 2006 with some good runs.[31]

Ever since, Norris consistently works in the stunt department in both films and television. Some these credits includes Mike Judge's Office Space (1999), Jon Turteltaub's National Treasure (2004), Ben Affleck's The Town (2010) among many others.[32][additional citation(s) needed]

In 2015, Norris was nominated at the 67th Emmy Awards for Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series or Movie for his participation as a stunt coordinator on the hit show Sons of Anarchy created by Kurt Sutter.[33]

Personal life

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Norris and his brother Mike are the two sons of the union of actor Chuck Norris and Dianne Holecheck. Through his father, Norris is the nephew of Aaron Norris, the stepson of Gena Norris, and has a half brother and two half sisters.

Norris has lived with his wife, Stephanie, since circa 1993 and they have four children together: three daughters, Camrynn (b. 1995), Chloe (b. 1998) and Chantz (b. 2000), and one son Cash (b. 2010). The family lives in California.

Filmography

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Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Busch Series

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NASCAR Busch 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 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NBSC Pts Ref
2005 MacDonald Motorsports 72 Chevy DAY CAL
41 		MXC LVS
35 		ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 112th 98 [34]
2008 Richardson-Haas Motorsports 14 Ford DAY CAL
Wth 		LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO MXC TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN 95th 191 [35]

Craftsman Truck Series

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 21 22 23 24 25 26 NCTC Pts Ref
1997 Ultra Motorsports 02 Ford WDW TUS HOM PHO POR EVG I70 NHA
37 		TEX BRI NZH MLW
22 		LVL CNS HPT IRP FLM
DNQ 		NSV
DNQ 		GLN
13 		RCH
DNQ 		MAR SON MMR CAL
31 		PHO LVS 42nd 553 [36]
12 NSV
22
1999 HOM PHO EVG MMR MAR MEM PPR I70 BRI TEX
34 		PIR GLN MLW NSV NZH MCH NHA IRP GTY HPT RCH LVS LVL 75th 158 [37]
Bobby Hamilton Racing 4 Dodge TEX
22 		CAL
2000 Ultra Motorsports 5 Ford DAY HOM PHO MMR MAR PIR GTY MEM PPR EVG TEX KEN GLN MLW NHA NZH MCH IRP NSV CIC RCH DOV TEX
35 		CAL 110th 58 [38]
2001 Matt Stowe 32 Chevy DAY HOM MMR MAR GTY DAR PPR DOV TEX
17 		MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA IRP NSH CIC NZH RCH SBO TEX
32 		LVS PHO CAL
23 		62nd 273 [39]
2004 Ultra Motorsports 7 Dodge DAY ATL MAR MFD CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS CAL TEX
36 		MAR PHO DAR HOM
14 		67th 176 [40]
2005 Ron Rhodes Racing 48 Dodge DAY CAL ATL MAR GTY
DNQ 		MFD CLT DOV 50th 360 [41]
Green Light Racing 07 Chevy TEX
12 		MCH MLW KAN KEN
32 		MEM IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS
20 		MAR ATL
35 		TEX PHO HOM
2006 DAY CAL
35 		ATL MAR GTY CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 86th 58 [42]
2007 08 DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX
20 		MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 89th 103 [43]

K&N Pro Series West

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NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NKNPSWC Pts Ref
1996 98 Ford TUS
14 		AMP MMR SON MAD POR TUS EVG CNS MAD MMR SON MMR PHO LVS 59th 118 [44]
1998 SMS Motorsports 67 Ford TUS
23 		LVS
DNQ 		14th 1441 [45]
Matt Stowe 32 Ford PHO
14 		CAL
20 		HPT
12 		MMR
22 		AMP
13 		POR CAL
12 		PPR
18 		EVG
9 		SON
5 		MMR
8 		LVS
36
1999 TUS
19 		LVS
12 		PHO
18 		CAL
12 		PPR
4 		MMR
8 		IRW
10 		EVG
18 		POR
12 		IRW
19 		RMR
12 		LVS
6 		MMR
17 		MOT
3 		11th 1821 [46]
2000 PHO
19 		MMR
23 		LVS
3 		CAL
4 		LAG
6 		IRW
12 		POR
6 		EVG
15 		IRW
18 		RMR
11 		MMR
1 		IRW
12 		7th 1621 [47]
2001 PHO
2 		LVS
22 		TUS
11 		MMR
4 		CAL
11 		IRW
20 		LAG
2 		KAN
7 		EVG
16 		CNS
3 		IRW
9 		RMR
14 		LVS
8 		IRW
9 		5th 1945 [48]
2002 PHO
3 		LVS
10 		CAL
1* 		KAN
3 		EVG
1 		IRW
2 		S99
4 		RMR
7 		DCS
2 		LVS
2 		1st 1665 [49]
2003 Bill McAnally Racing 16 Chevy PHO LVS CAL
7 		MAD TCR EVG IRW S99 RMR DCS PHO MMR 41st 146 [50]
2004 Gene Monaco 85 Chevy PHO MMR CAL
11 		S99 EVG IRW S99 RMR DCS PHO CNS MMR IRW 54th 130 [51]
2012 Jim Offenbach 31 Chevy PHO LHC MMP S99 IOW BIR LVS SON
15 		EVG CNS IOW PIR SMP AAS PHO 67th 29 [52]

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde 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 21 22 ARSC Pts
1998 Matt Stowe 14 Ford DAY ATL SLM CLT MEM MCH POC SBS TOL PPR POC KIL FRS ISF ATL DSF SLM TEX
26 		WIN CLT TAL ATL NA -
2000 28 Ford DAY SLM AND CLT KIL FRS MCH POC TOL KEN BLN POC WIN ISF KEN DSF SLM CLT
34 		TAL ATL 137th 60

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Sporting positions
Preceded by NASCAR Winston West Series champion
2002 		Succeeded by
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