Eric Caudell
Eric Caudell (born January 2, 1967) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 7 Ford for his own team, CCM Racing. He has competed in ARCA for the past five years, including running full-time for one season in 2017, where he finished tenth in points. He also made one Truck Series start in 2014 at Iowa.
| Eric Caudell | |||||||
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 Caudell in 2019 | |||||||
| Nationality |  | ||||||
| Born | January 2, 1967 Piedmont, Oklahoma | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| Debut season | 2019 | ||||||
| Current team | CCM Racing | ||||||
| Car number | 7 | ||||||
| Engine | Ford | ||||||
| Crew chief | Jeremy Petty | ||||||
| Former teams | Carter 2 Motorsports, Hamilton-Hughes Racing, Hixson Motorsports | ||||||
| Starts | 46 | ||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||
| Poles | 0 | ||||||
| Best finish | 10th in 2017 | ||||||
| Finished last season | 18th (2019) | ||||||
| NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 79th (2014) | ||||||
| First race | 2014 American Ethanol 200 (Iowa) | ||||||
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| Last updated on: January 20, 2020. | |||||||
Racing career
Caudell had raced for many years in the United States Super Truck Series until the series shut down.[1]
Caudell made his Truck Series debut in 2014, driving the No. 12 for Cefalia Motorsports. He finished 28th.
In 2017, Caudell competed in a full season in the ARCA Racing Series in the No. 2 for Hixson Motorsports, a team he previously drove part-time for in the series in 2016. Also, his crew chief that year was Crystal Bates,[2] one of the few female crew chiefs in stock car racing. He ended up finishing tenth in points.
For 2020, it was announced that Caudell and his No. 7 team would be returning to ARCA in ten races: Daytona, Talladega, Chicagoland, Lucas Oil, Elko, Iowa, Springfield, DuQuoin, Bristol, Memphis, and Kansas.[3] In addition, Caudell and his team participated in ARCA's Daytona testing in January 2020 leading up to the race there the following month. Caudell and his former Hixson Motorsports teammate Rick Tackman shared his No. 7 car during the test session.[4]
Personal life
Caudell graduated from the University of Oklahoma, earning a degree in Management Information Systems.[1]
He lives in Piedmont, Oklahoma and in addition to racing and has worked as an energy trading software consultant for Murphy USA for over twenty years.[1]
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 21 | 22 | NCWTC | Pts | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Cefalia Motorsports | 12 | Chevy | DAY | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | KEN | IOW 28 |
ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 79th | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
* 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Carter 2 Motorsports | 40 | Dodge | DAY | MOB | NSH | SLM | TAL 33 |
TOL | NJE | POC 27 |
MCH | CHI | SLM 25 |
47th | 490 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 97 | WIN 18 |
IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Ford | KEN 29 |
KAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Hamilton-Hughes Racing | 64 | Chevy | DAY DNQ |
38th | 700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dodge | NSH 26 |
SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | MAD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hixson Motorsports | 2 | Chevy | WIN 16 |
IOW | IRP | POC | BLN 20 |
KAN 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | ISF 14 |
DSF | SLM | CHI | KEN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2 | DAY 36 |
NSH 22 |
SLM 20 |
TAL 35 |
TOL 27 |
ISF 26 |
ROA 28 |
DSF 17 |
SLM 20 |
10th | 3220 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ford | ELK 18 |
POC 26 |
MCH 18 |
MAD 18 |
IOW 19 |
IRP 28 |
POC 30 |
WIN 21 |
CHI 20 |
KEN 24 |
KAN 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Dodge | DAY | NSH 20 |
SLM | TAL | TOL | CLT | POC | MCH | MAD | GTW 18 |
CHI 21 |
IOW | ELK | POC | ISF | BLN | DSF | SLM 23 |
IRP | KAN 11 |
27th | 710 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | CCM Racing | Ford | DAY 33 |
FIF | SLM | TAL | 18th | 1450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dodge | NSH 14 |
TOL | CLT | POC | MCH | MAD 13 |
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| 7 | Toyota | GTW 12 |
CHI 14 |
IOW 13 |
POC | IRP 20 |
KAN 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dodge | ELK 13 |
ISF 20 |
DSF | SLM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Ford | DAY 17 |
PHO | TAL 14 |
POC | IRP | KEN | IOW | KAN | GTW | MAD | GLN | ISF | DSF | BRI | MEM | KAN | SLM | MOH | MCH | ELK | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- Radebaugh, Don (December 19, 2017). "Energy trading software consultant Caudell looking for space to race". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- Radebaugh, Don (April 23, 2017). "Crew chief Crystal Bates ready for Salem". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- "Eric Caudell planning on a partial schedule; looking at two cars". ThePitLane.org. January 18, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- "Daytona Test Entry List". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
External links
- Eric Caudell driver statistics at Racing-Reference