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Mason Mitchell
Born (1994-06-25) June 25, 1994 (age 30)
West Des Moines, Iowa
Achievements2014 ARCA Racing Series Champion
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2014 position66th
Best finish66th (2014)
First race2014 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series career
56 races run over 8 years
ARCA no., teamNo. 23 (Sigma Performance Services)
Best finish1st (2014)
First race2012 Prairie Meadows 200 (Iowa)
Last race2024 Atlas 150 (Iowa)
First win2014 Ansell ActivArmr 150 (Chicagoland)
Last win2015 Full Throttle S'loonshine 98.9 (Kansas)
Wins Top tens Poles
3 45 7
ARCA Menards Series East career
2 races run over 2 years
ARCA East no., teamNo. 23 (Sigma Performance Services)
Best finish45th (2015)
First race2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame 150 (Bowman Gray)
Last race2024 Atlas 150 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
1 race run over 1 year
ARCA West no., teamNo. 23 (Sigma Performance Services)
First race2024 MMI Oil Workers 150 (Bakersfield)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of September 5, 2024.

Mason Mitchell (born June 25, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver, team owner, and boxer. He currently competes part-time in Dirt Trucks as an owner/driver, driving the No. 10G Chevrolet Silverado for Mason Mitchell Motorsports, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series and the ARCA Menards Series East and West, driving the No. 23 Chevrolet SS for Sigma Performance Services. He is the 2014 ARCA Racing Series champion.

Racing career

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Mitchell's No. 17 ARCA car at Road America in 2013

Mitchell started racing when he was five, riding dirt bikes. Three years later, he switched to cars, competing in the Central States Region Supercups and other series Minicup Series at age ten, winning the Midwest championship; he won 75 career Minicup races, and when he was 11, won the Jamaica Raceway track championship. When he was 13, he started racing late models, and joined the American Speed Association's Challenge Series National Tour two years later.[1]

In 2012, Mitchell made his ARCA Racing Series debut for Eddie Sharp Racing at home track Iowa Speedway; after starting ninth, he finished tenth.[2] The following year, Mitchell attempted the full season; despite missing a race and racing for four different team owners, he recorded 13 top tens,[3] two poles[4] and finished sixth in points.[3]

In 2015, Mitchell debuted in the K&N Pro Series East Bowman Gray Stadium, driving the No. 1 Toyota for Hattori Racing Enterprises; after qualifying 16th, he finished eighth.[5]

Mason Mitchell Motorsports

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In late 2013, he formed Mason Mitchell Motorsports (MMM), hiring NASCAR crew chief Brad Parrott to serve the same role with Mitchell.[6] The team began competing full-time in 2014. During the year, he recorded a win at Chicagoland Speedway, along with 12 top fives 18 top tens, five poles[7] and an average finish of 5.8.[8] He claimed the points lead after eight races and held on to win the series championship[4] with a 255-point margin over runner-up Grant Enfinger.[9] Mitchell became the first Iowa native to win an ARCA title in 40 years, the third-youngest champion in series history[7] and the third owner/driver to win the championship.[10] Mitchell also won the Fast Track Award, S&S Volvo Laps Completed, Hoosier Speedway Challenge, R.E. Lightning Challenge and the Menards Pole Award.[7]

After the 2014 ARCA season had ended, Mitchell made his Camping World Truck Series debut with MMM in the Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.[8] Mitchell, who had to qualify for the race based on his time, made the race with a lap time of 32.588 seconds and speed of 165.705 miles per hour (266.676 km/h), and he started the race in 18th.[11] Mitchell finished the race in 16th.[12]

In 2015, defending ARCA Rookie of the Year Austin Wayne Self[13] and Ryan London, crew chief of Enfinger,[14] joined MMM, and Mitchell scaled back his schedule, driving part-time.[13] During the season, Mitchell drove the No. 78, and scored a hometown victory at Iowa in July.[15] He also competed for Venturini Motorsports' No. 55 Toyota at Berlin Raceway, finishing second.[16] Later in the year, the team also fielded the No. 88 for Truck Series driver John Wes Townley at Kansas Speedway.[17] At the same race, Mitchell recorded his third career win.[18]

In 2016, MMM driver Gus Dean won his first career ARCA race at Talladega Superspeedway in the No. 98 GREE Cooling Products Chevrolet after beating Josh Williams to the line.[19] Dean would later compete in select events with MMM before moving to Win-Tron Racing in 2017 with the GREE sponsorship.

The team ceased operations from their Mooresville, North Carolina shop on July 30, 2018 and their assets were purchased by Empire Racing.[20]

ARCA return

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After a six-year hiatus from racing in ARCA, it was announced on March 22, 2024, that Mitchell will return to the series part-time in 2024, running the West Series race at Irwindale Speedway and the East Series combination race at Iowa Speedway, driving the No. 23 car for Sigma Performance Services.[21]

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.)

Camping World Truck Series

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NASCAR Camping World 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 NCWTC Pts Ref
2014 Mason Mitchell Motorsports 48 Ford DAY MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM
16 		66th 28 [22]

ARCA Menards 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 Menards 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 AMSC Pts Ref
2012 Eddie Sharp Racing 6 Chevy DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH WIN NJE IOW
10 		CHI IRP
5 		POC BLN
5 		ISF MAD SLM DSF KAN
7 		31st 785 [23]
2013 Roulo Brothers Racing 99 Ford DAY
13 		MOB
8 		SLM
16 		TAL
25 		TOL
7 		ELK
11 		POC
5 		MCH
19 		WIN
5 		6th 4660 [24]
17 ROA
14
Kimmel Racing 68 Ford CHI
22 		NJE
Empire Racing 82 Ford POC
8 		BLN
5 		ISF
7 		MAD
7 		DSF
6 		IOW
6 		SLM
5 		KEN
2 		KAN
2
2014 Mason Mitchell Motorsports 98 Ford DAY
7 		MOB
3 		SLM
7 		TAL
4 		TOL
2* 		NJE
10 		POC
2 		MCH
2 		ELK
10 		WIN
2* 		CHI
1 		IRP
20 		POC
7 		BLN
10 		ISF
2 		MAD
14 		DSF
4 		SLM
2* 		KEN
3 		KAN
5 		1st 5240 [25]
2015 78 DAY
6 		MOB
19 		NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE KAN
1 		22nd 1260 [26]
Chevy POC
3 		MCH CHI WIN IOW
1* 		IRP POC
Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota BLN
2 		ISF DSF SLM KEN
2016 Mason Mitchell Motorsports 78 Chevy DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH MAD WIN IOW
8 		IRP POC BLN ISF 42nd 570 [27]
98 DSF
6 		SLM CHI KEN KAN
10
2017 88 DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH MAD IOW
14 		IRP POC WIN ISF ROA DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 94th 160 [28]
2018 98 DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI IOW
7 		ELK POC ISF BLN DSF SLM IRP KAN 77th 195 [29]
2024 Sigma Performance Services 23 Chevy DAY PHO TAL DOV KAN CLT IOW
4 		MOH BLN IRP SLM ELK MCH ISF MLW DSF GLN BRI KAN TOL 77th 40 [30]

ARCA Menards Series East

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ARCA Menards Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 AMSEC Pts Ref
2015 Hattori Racing Enterprises 1 Toyota NSM GRE BRI IOW BGS
8 		LGY COL NHA IOW GLN MOT VIR RCH DOV 45th 36 [31]
2024 Sigma Performance Services 23 Chevy FIF DOV NSV FRS IOW
4 		IRP MLW BRI 40th 40 [32]

ARCA Menards Series West

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ARCA Menards Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 AMSWC Pts Ref
2024 Sigma Performance Services 23 Chevy PHO KER
18 		PIR SON IRW IRW SHA TRI MAD AAS KER PHO 65th 26 [33]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

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  1. ^ "Biography". Mason Mitchell Motorsports. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "2012 Prairie Meadows 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Inabinett, Mark (March 18, 2014). "Mason Mitchell's motto for ARCA success: Beat Frank Kimmel every week". The Birmingham News. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Mason Mitchell drives Ford to 2014 ARCA championship". Autoweek. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  5. ^ "2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame 150". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  6. ^ Donnelly, Doug (January 17, 2015). "Mason Mitchell transitions to team owner". ARCA Racing Series. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  7. ^ a b c "Mason Mitchell to be honored at ARCA banquet". Motorsport.com. December 10, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  8. ^ a b Pennell, Jay (November 6, 2014). "ARCA champ Mason Mitchell to make NCWTS debut in Homestead". Foxsports.com. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  9. ^ "ARCA Racing Series standings for 2014". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  10. ^ Covitz, Randy (October 2, 2015). "Mason Mitchell eager to put finishing touches on great ARCA season". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  11. ^ "2014 Ford EcoBoost 200 qualifying results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  12. ^ "2014 Ford EcoBoost 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  13. ^ a b Radebaugh, Don (March 6, 2015). "ARCA Owner, Driver Champ Mitchell sorting through new role at Mason Mitchell Motorsports; debuting new ARCA Racing Series composite body at Mobile". ARCA Racing Series. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  14. ^ "Ryan "Pickle" London Named Crew Chief for Mason Mitchell Motorsports". Mason Mitchell Motorsports. January 13, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  15. ^ "Mason Mitchell wins ARCA Racing Series event at home Iowa track". Fox News Channel. Associated Press. July 17, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  16. ^ "2015 Federated Auto Parts 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  17. ^ "John Wes back in the ARCA saddle for S'loonshine 98.9 at Kansas". ARCA Racing Series. October 13, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  18. ^ "2015 Full Throttle S'loonshine 98.9". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  19. ^ Radebaugh, Don (April 29, 2016). "Gus Dean wins ARCA thriller at Talladega". ARCA Racing Series. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  20. ^ "Empire Racing Group Acquires Mason Mitchell Motorsports". Speed Sport. August 10, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  21. ^ "2014 ARCA Menards Series champion Mason Mitchell returning to ARCA for two events". ARCA Racing. March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  22. ^ "Mason Mitchell – 2014 Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  23. ^ "Mason Mitchell – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  24. ^ "Mason Mitchell – 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  25. ^ "Mason Mitchell – 2014 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  26. ^ "Mason Mitchell – 2015 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  27. ^ "Mason Mitchell – 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  28. ^ "Mason Mitchell – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  29. ^ "Mason Mitchell – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  30. ^ "Mason Mitchell – 2024 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  31. ^ "Mason Mitchell – 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  32. ^ "Mason Mitchell – 2024 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  33. ^ "Mason Mitchell – 2024 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by ARCA Racing Series Champion
2014 		Succeeded by
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