Vinnie Miller

Vance Matthew "Vinnie" Miller[1] (born August 16, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 78 Chevrolet Camaro/Toyota Supra for B. J. McLeod Motorsports. He has previously driven for JD Motorsports in the Xfinity Series, Bolen Motorsports in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, MDM Motorsports in the K&N Pro Series East and the ARCA Racing Series, and Wauters Motorsports in the CARS Super Late Model Tour.

Vinnie Miller
Miller at Road America in 2018
Born	Vance Matthew Miller (1997-08-16) August 16, 1997 Metamora, Michigan
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
85 races run over 4 years
Car no., team	No. 78 (B. J. McLeod Motorsports)
2019 position	23rd
Best finish	23rd (2019)
First race	2017 TheHouse.com 300 (Chicagoland)
Last race	2020 UNOH 188 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2017 position	83rd
Best finish	83rd (2017)
First race	2017 Fred's 250 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0
Statistics current as of August 8, 2020.

Racing career

Early years

After starting racing with quarter midgets at age five,[2] Miller spent his formative years racing on Michigan short tracks,[3] some being the same as Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers Brad Keselowski and Erik Jones.[4] He focused on Owosso Speedway, driving late models.[2] Miller also competed in super late models, Pro All Stars Series, New Smyrna Speedway's Speedweeks and the 602 Tour.[5]

In 2015, he signed with Wauters Motorsports to run super late models in the CARS Super Series, PASS Late Model Series and the Southern Super Series.[6] During the CARS series, Miller split his time between Wauters and Crooks Racing, scoring a best finish of twelfth at Concord Speedway with Crooks.[7] He drove for his own team in 2016, only finishing one of his five CARS attempts.[8]

Developmental series

Miller signed with MDM Motorsports for a limited ARCA Racing Series schedule in 2017.[2] The pairing came about through Miller's agent, whom he raced with in Michigan for five years.[9] In six races he scored four top tens, two coming on short tracks and two coming on superspeedways.[10] During his home race at Michigan International Speedway, he would start from the front row and lead laps for the first time in ARCA competition, leading six in total before being involved in an accident with Riley Herbst while the two were racing for the lead.[10] Miller also competed in six races for MDM in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, scoring top tens in both races at South Boston Speedway.[11]

NASCAR

Miller in the JD Motorsports car in 2018

Miller signed with JD Motorsports for his NASCAR debut, which would come in the Xfinity Series in the No. 0 car replacing regular driver Garrett Smithley at Chicagoland Speedway.[12][5] He finished 29th, seven laps down.[13] Later on, Miller signed with Bolen Motorsports to make his Camping World Truck Series debut at Talladega Superspeedway.[14] He avoided a last-lap wreck to score a seventh-place finish, tying the best finish for the team up to that point.[15]

On November 28, 2017, it was announced that Miller would become the full-time driver of JD Motorsports' No. 01 entry in 2018, inheriting the ride driven by Harrison Rhodes in 2017.[16][17]

On September 22, 2018, it was announced that Miller left JD Motorsports and would join the No. 78 entry for B. J. McLeod Motorsports for the remaining six races of the season and a full schedule in 2019. The deal for 2019 had been worked out during the summer, and JDM team owner Johnny Davis granted Miller a release from his team to get acclimated to the BJMM team earlier.[18] Late in his rookie season, Miller highlighted road course racing as something he would like to improve at for his sophomore season.[18]

Personal life

Miller grew up residing in the town of Metamora, Michigan, and graduated from Brandon High School in the nearby town of Ortonville.[6] He is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys hunting, fishing, boating, and snowmobiling when away from the racetrack.[9] He also enjoys golfing and diving.[19] He has stated that, were he not a race car driver, he would like to become a welder.[9]

He credits his late grandfather Vance Weedon and his grandmother Julie Weedon for getting him involved in racing and for being the biggest influences on his life.[19]

He currently resides in the town of Cornelius, North Carolina.[19]

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.)

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity 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	NXSC	Pts	Ref
2017	JD Motorsports	0	Chevy	DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	IOW	DAY	KEN	NHA	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI	ROA	DAR	RCH	CHI 29	KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM	73rd	8	[20]
2018		01		DAY 20	ATL 31	LVS 24	PHO 33	CAL 27	TEX 39	BRI 33	RCH 31	TAL 17	DOV 22	CLT 28	POC 31	MCH 25	IOW 31	CHI 27	DAY 19	KEN 29	NHA 27	IOW 29	GLN 35	MOH 36	BRI 32	ROA 27		IND 17	LVS 26	RCH 37							27th	279	[21]
		0																									DAR 37
	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	78	Chevy																												CLT 31	DOV 25	KAN 22	TEX 27	PHO 36	HOM 40
2019			Toyota	DAY 25								TAL 19							DAY 11																		23rd	358	[22]
			Chevy		ATL 32	LVS 26	PHO 23	CAL 25	TEX 25	BRI 24	RCH 27		DOV 32	CLT 23	POC 25	MCH 28	IOW 32	CHI 29		KEN 25	NHA 27	IOW 20	GLN 36		BRI 21		DAR 28	IND 26	LVS 30			DOV 20	KAN 30
		5																						MOH 25		ROA 28				RCH 35	CLT 25			TEX 24	PHO 31	HOM 26
2020		78	Toyota	DAY 14										TAL 21																							-*	-*	[23]
			Chevy		LVS 28	CAL 15	PHO 27	DAR 29	CLT 23	BRI 12	ATL 31	HOM 34	HOM 29		POC 18	IND 32	KEN 23	KEN 28	TEX 25	KAN 30		DAY	DOV	DOV	DAY	DAR	RCH	RCH	BRI	LVS	TAL	CLT	KAN	TEX	MAR	PHO
		5																			ROA 34

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
2017	Bolen Motorsports	66	Chevy	DAY	ATL	MAR	KAN	CLT	DOV	TEX	GTW	IOW	KEN	ELD	POC	MCH	BRI	MSP	CHI	NHA	LVS	TAL 7	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM	83rd	0^1	[24]

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	NKNPSEC	Pts	Ref
2017	MDM Motorsports	41	Toyota	NSM 13	GRE	BRI 16	SBO 10	SBO 3	MEM	BLN	TMP	NHA 21	IOW 26	GLN	LGY	NJM	DOV	13th	175	[25]

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

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	MDM Motorsports	8	Toyota	DAY	NSH 25	SLM	TAL																	28th	1020	[26]
		41						TOL 9	ELK	POC 10	MCH 10	MAD	IOW 6	IRP	POC	WIN	ISF	ROA	DSF	SLM	CHI	KEN 13	KAN

References

1. "Vinnie Miller Joins Crooks Racing". Crooks Racing. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
2. "Late model ace Vinnie Miller in for 6 ARCA races with MDM". ARCA Racing. February 8, 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
3. Weaver, Matt (November 28, 2017). "JD Motorsports names Vinnie Miller to full-time NASCAR Xfinity Series entry". Autoweek. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
4. "Vinnie Miller to Drive No. 01 Jd Motorsports Nascar Xfinity Series Entry Full-time in 2018". JD Motorsports. November 28, 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
5. "Vinnie Miller to debut with JDM at Chicago". Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 12, 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
6. "Vinnie Miller to Make CARS Series Debut with Wauters Motorsports at Tri County Motor Speedway | Wauters Motorsports". www.wautersmotorsports.com. June 11, 2015. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
7. "Driver Vinnie Miller 2015 CARS Super Late Model Tour Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
8. "Driver Vinnie Miller 2016 CARS Super Late Model Tour Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
9. Hammock, Leon (2017-03-10). "Fender To Fender With Vinnie Miller". Working On My Redneck ™. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
10. "Driver Vinnie Miller 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
11. "Driver Vinnie Miller 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
12. "Vinnie Miller to make Xfinity debut this weekend at Chicagoland". NASCAR Talk. 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
13. "Driver Vinnie Miller 2017 NASCAR XFINITY Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
14. "ARCA rookie Vinnie Miller to make NASCAR Truck debut at 'Dega". ARCA Racing. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
15. "Vinnie Miller Survives Chaos to Earn Top 10 in Truck Series Debut". www.frontstretch.com. 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
16. Herbst, Alex (2017-11-29). "NASCAR: Vinnie Miller to join JD Motorsports in 2018". Beyond the Flag. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
17. McCubbin, Ashley (November 28, 2017). "Vinnie Miller Set for Full XFINITY Series Schedule – POPULAR SPEED". www.popularspeed.com. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
18. "#PETM165 - My Cousin Vinnie!". PETMpodcast.com. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
19. "Vinnie Miller – JD Motorsports". www.teamjdmotorsports.com. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
20. "Vinnie Miller – 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
21. "Vinnie Miller – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
22. "Vinnie Miller – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
23. "Vinnie Miller – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
24. "Vinnie Miller – 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
25. "Vinnie Miller – 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
26. "Vinnie Miller – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 27, 2019.

External links

• Vinnie Miller on Twitter
• Vinnie Miller driver statistics at Racing-Reference