Bo LeMastus

James "Bo" LeMastus[1] (born January 8, 1963) is an American businessman, and professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the Nos. 17 and 54 Toyota Tundras for DGR-Crosley.[2] LeMastus is the CEO of Crosley Brands.

Bo LeMastus
LeMastus racing in ARCA at Road America in 2017
Born (1963-01-08) January 8, 1963
Jasper, Indiana
NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series career
12 races run over 1 year
2018 position27th
Best finish27th (2018)
First race2018 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona)
Last race2018 JAG Metals 350 (Texas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of November 16, 2018.

Business career

LeMastus began as an intern at Modern Marketing Concepts in 1983, while studying for a business degree at Western Kentucky University. LeMastus later became CEO of the company. In 1994, the company acquired the Crosley name from the former company operated by Powel Crosley Jr..[3][4][5][6]

In October 1998, LeMastus and a group of investors purchased the defunct Charlestown Motor Speedway stock car track in Indiana, converting it into the Podium One Motoplex motocross track.[7][8] In 2018, LeMastus purchased Salem Speedway and the adjacent Salem Municipal Airport in Indiana, partnering with fellow ARCA drivers Bill and Will Kimmel in the venture.[9]

Racing career

ARCA Racing Series

LeMastus initially competed in the AMA Motocross Championship from 1987 to 1999. He later competed in Sports Car Club of America-sanctioned road course racing. In 2013, LeMastus purchased the equipment of Mark Gibson Racing and made his stock car debut at Daytona International Speedway in the ARCA Racing Series.[10][11] He ran his first full season in the series in 2015, finishing sixth in points.[10]

Camping World Truck Series

In 2018, LeMastus made his debut in the season-opener at Daytona. He was involved in a pile-up, and ended up finishing 30th after starting 16th.[12][13]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(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

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 23 NCWTC Pts Ref
2018 DGR-Crosley 54 Toyota DAY
30
ATL
17
LVS MAR DOV KAN
19
CHI
15
KEN
20
ELD POC
20
MSP
22
TAL
29
MAR TEX
32
PHO HOM 27th 168 [14]
17 CLT
DNQ
TEX
26
IOW GTW MCH
17
BRI LVS
30

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Menards Series

(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 ARSC Pts Ref
2013 Crosley Sports Group 42 Dodge DAY
16
MOB
21
SLM
17
TAL
31
TOL
32
ELK
Wth
POC MCH ROA
19
WIN CHI NJE POC BLN ISF MAD DSF IOW SLM KEN KAN 30th 905 [15]
2014 DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH ELK WIN CHI IRP POC BLN ISF MAD DSF SLM KEN
18
KAN
13
56th 305 [16]
2015 DAY
23
MOB
20
NSH
14
SLM
21
TAL
9
TOL
15
NJE
12
POC
13
MCH
10
CHI
17
WIN
17
IOW
13
IRP
17
BLN
22
DSF
17
KEN
10
KAN
18
6th 4120 [17]
Toyota POC
8
ISF
11
SLM
9
2016 Dodge DAY
6
TAL
26
NJE
19
19th 1380 [18]
Toyota NSH
10
SLM
15
TOL
10
POC
17
MCH
33
MAD WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN
2017 Dodge DAY
25
NSH SLM TAL
10
22nd 1190 [19]
Toyota TOL
12
ELK POC MCH MAD IOW IRP POC ISF
22
KEN
25
KAN
Kimmel Racing 69 Toyota WIN
11
Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota ROA
13
DSF SLM
12
CHI
2018 Chad Bryant Racing 77 Ford DAY
31
NSH SLM 84th 175 [20]
DGR-Crosley 54 Toyota TAL
26
TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI IOW ELK POC ISF BLN DSF SLM IRP KAN

References

  1. "Bo LeMastus Finishes Career-Best 6th Place At Daytona". News Now Dubois County. Daytona Beach, Florida. February 13, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  2. "Driver Bo LeMastus 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  3. Ladwig, Boris (November 29, 2018). "Vinyl revival boosts Crosley Brands revenue". Insider Louisville.
  4. Linter, Jonathan (September 24, 2015). "Racing 'serious business' for LeMastus, Crosley". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  5. Wolfe, Bill (January 9, 2002). "New gear from yesteryear: Local firm's retro radios give electronics expo blast of past". The Courier-Journal. Newspapers.com. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  6. Lintner, Jonathan (July 12, 2015). "Jukeboxes a hit with drivers at Ky. Speedway". The Courier-Journal. Sparta, Kentucky. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  7. Boyd, Terry (March 8, 1999). "Investors hope dirt-bike racing takes off". Sports Business Daily. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  8. Ourbin, Steve (April 24, 1999). "New motocross track to open in Charlestown". The Courier-Journal. Newspapers.com. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  9. Fenwick, Adam (July 3, 2018). "Bo LeMastus Acquires Salem Speedway". Speed Sport. Salem, Indiana. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  10. Mansfield, Linda (February 29, 2016). "MAGAZINE: From Intern, To CEO, To Racer". Speed Sport. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  11. "Mobile Int'l Set For ARCA Mobile 200 Action on Saturday". Raceweek Illustrated. March 7, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  12. "Bo LeMastus and David Gilliland Team Up for Driver Development with DGR-Crosley". Fan4Racing Blog and Radio. February 15, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  13. "Sauter dedicates Truck Series win at Daytona to crew chief". newsobserver. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  14. "Bo LeMastus – 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  15. "Driver Bo LeMastus 2013 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing Reference. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  16. "Driver Bo LeMastus 2014 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing Reference. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  17. "Driver Bo LeMastus 2015 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing Reference. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  18. "Driver Bo LeMastus 2016 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing Reference. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  19. "Driver Bo LeMastus 2017 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing Reference. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  20. "Driver Bo LeMastus 2018 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing Reference. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
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