John Aramendia Jr. (born August 10, 1999) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series driving the No. 63 Chevrolet for Spraker Racing Enterprises.
John Aramendia | |||||||
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Born | John Aramendia Jr. August 10, 1999 New Braunfels, Texas | ||||||
ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
ARCA no., team | No. 63 (Spraker Racing Enterprises) | ||||||
Best finish | 110th (2024) | ||||||
First race | 2024 Hard Rock Bet 200 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
ARCA West no., team | No. 63 (Spraker Racing Enterprises) | ||||||
Best finish | 77th (2024) | ||||||
First race | 2024 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of March 11, 2024. |
Racing career
editAramendia has previously competed in series such as the Red River Modified Tour Factory Stock Division, the CRA JEGS All-Stars Tour, and the Show Me The Money Pro Late Model Series.[1]
In 2023, Aramendia joined Ben Kennedy Racing to participate in various late-model events that year.[2]
In 2024, Aramendia participated in the pre-season test at Daytona International Speedway, driving the No. 63 Chevrolet for Spraker Racing Enterprises,[3] and placed 38th in the overall results between the two testing days.[4] A month later, Aramendia made his debut in the series, driving the No. 63 at the season opening race at Daytona, where he qualified in 28th but finished in 39th after being involved in a multi-car crash three laps into the race.[5][6][7] Aramendia and Spraker then entered in the following race at Phoenix Raceway.[8] After placing 31st in the lone practice session,[9] he qualified for the race in 31st, but finished in 34th due to overheating issues.[10][11][12] He was originally entered in the race at Talladega Superspeedway, but withdrew a couple days after the entry list was released.[13][14][15]
Personal life
editAramendia's father is the owner of 1st Call Plumbing, Heating and Air, formerly Aramendia Plumbing, Heating and Air, a plumbing company based in San Antonio, Texas.[16][17] He is also the nephew of former NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Joe Aramendia.[18]
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 |
2024 | Spraker Racing Enterprises | 63 | Chevy | DAY 39 |
PHO 34 |
TAL Wth |
DOV | KAN | CLT | IOW | MOH | BLN | IRP | SLM | ELK | MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF | GLN | BRI | KAN | TOL | 110th | 15 | [19] |
ARCA Menards Series West
editARCA Menards Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref |
2024 | Spraker Racing Enterprises | 63 | Chevy | PHO 34 |
KER | PIR | SON | IRW | IRW | SHA | TRI | MAD | AAS | KER | PHO | 77th | 10 | [20] |
References
edit- ^ "John Aramendia". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "'Hello, I'm Johnny Crash': Ben Kennedy Racing introduces new Late Model racer for 2023". The Daytona Beach News Journal. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "Entry list for the 2024 ARCA Menards Series pre-race practice at Daytona" ARCA Racing, NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2024
- ^ "ARCA Menards Series 2024 pre-race practice: Complete results". ARCA Racing. February 5, 2024.
- ^ "Qualifying results: Daytona ARCA 200 at Daytona International Speedway". ARCA Racing. February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Starting lineup: Daytona ARCA 200 at Daytona International Speedway". ARCA Racing. February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Race results: Daytona ARCA 200 at Daytona International Speedway". ARCA Racing. February 18, 2024.
- ^ "PIT BOX: Another full field of ARCA Menards Series, West Series stars ready to take on Phoenix Raceway". ARCARacing.com. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "Practice results: General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway". ARCARacing.com. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "Qualifying results: General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway". ARCARacing.com. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "Starting lineup: General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway". ARCARacing.com. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "Race results: General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway". ARCARacing.com. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "Entry list: General Tire 200 at Talladega Superspeedway". ARCARacing.com. April 16, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Entry List: 2024 General Tire 200". Frontstretch. April 16, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ Branscum, Benjamine (January 4, 2024). "36 Cars Featured on ARCA Menards Series Entry List for Talladega". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Flux: Aramendias start new family business minus the family name". My San Antonio. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "Aramendia Motorsports". CarsAndRacingStuff.com. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "Behind the Wheel". Aramendia Motorsports. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "John Aramendia – 2024 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "John Aramendia – 2024 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
External links
edit- John Aramendia driver statistics at Racing-Reference