Max Gresham

American stock car racing driver
NASCAR driver
Max Gresham
Born (1993-04-30) April 30, 1993 (age 30)
Stockbridge, Georgia
Achievements2011 K&N Pro Series East Champion
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
53 races run over 4 years
2014 position32nd
Best finish16th (2013)
First race2011 Smith's 350 (Las Vegas)
Last race2014 WinStar World Casino & Resort 350 (Texas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 5 0
Statistics current as of October 31, 2014.

Max Gresham (born April 30, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He was the winner of the 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East championship.

Personal life and early career

Born in Stockbridge, Georgia in 1993, Gresham's racing career started at age 8.[1] He has won track championships at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway, and won the Legends Car Semi-Pro National Championship in 2006 at the age of 13.[1] He graduated from high school in 2011.[2]

Racing career

K&N Pro Series East and ARCA Racing Series

Starting in 2009 and running through the 2011 racing season, Gresham competed in the K&N Pro Series East, a NASCAR regional touring series, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing.[3] He won four races during his career in the K&N Pro Series East, with the first coming at South Boston Speedway in April 2010; he also won once in twelve starts in the ARCA Racing Series, at Mansfield Motorsports Park.[1]

In 2011, Gresham won the K&N Pro Series East series championship by 63 points over Darrell Wallace Jr.[4][5] Gresham's K&N Pro Series East championship was the second won by Joe Gibbs Racing, following the team's winning the 2007 series championship with Joey Logano.[4][5]

Camping World Truck Series

Gresham at Rockingham in 2012

Gresham made his debut in the Camping World Truck Series in 2011 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.[2][3] He made three starts late in the season in the series, finishing 54th in the final season standings,[6] in preparation for 2012, when he will be competing for Rookie of the Year in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 24 for Joe Denette Motorsports as a teammate to four-time Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday Jr.[3] However, Gresham's performance in the Trucks failed to live up to expectations, and he parted ways with JDM after eight races in the 2012 season.[7] He signed with Eddie Sharp Racing to run selected races later in the year shortly thereafter;[8] he returned to ESR for the full 2013 season.[9] His team ESR shut down midway the season, but his ride was secured by SGR allowing him to finish the season. He finished 16th in the point standings, including a best finish of 3rd at Charlotte.

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 24 25 NCWTC Pts Ref
2011 Turn One Racing 66 Chevy DAY PHO DAR MAR NSH DOV CLT KAN TEX KEN IOW NSH IRP POC MCH BRI ATL CHI NHA KEN LVS
25
TAL MAR
25
TEX HOM
31
54th 51 [10]
2012 Joe Denette Motorsports 24 Chevy DAY
26
MAR
19
CAR
18
KAN
22
CLT
24
DOV
30
TEX
21
KEN
30
IOW CHI POC MCH BRI 24th 291 [11]
Eddie Sharp Racing 8 Chevy ATL
22
IOW KEN
23
LVS TAL MAR
11
TEX
12
PHO HOM
23
2013 DAY
24
MAR
30
CAR
16
KAN
25
CLT
3
DOV
28
TEX
22
KEN
31
IOW
15
ELD
10
POC
13
16th 579 [12]
Sharp Gallaher Racing MCH
18
BRI
15
MSP
24
IOW
13
CHI
19
LVS
10
TAL
8
MAR
11
TEX
18
PHO
15
HOM
22
2014 GMS Racing 23 Chevy DAY MAR KAN CLT
31
DOV TEX GTW KEN
11
IOW ELD POC MCH BRI
12
MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR
22
TEX
7
PHO HOM 32nd 137 [13]

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 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2009 Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Toyota GRE TRI IOW SBO
5
GLN NHA TMP ADI
16
LRP NHA
9
DOV 27th 408 [14]
2010 GRE
23
SBO
1*
IOW
1
MAR
17
NHA
21
LRP
3
LEE
16
JFC
12
NHA
24
DOV
18*
8th 1303 [15]
2011 GRE
21
SBO
3
RCH
4*
IOW
2
BGS
4
JFC
1*
LGY
3
NHA
1*
COL
7
GRE
5
NHA
7
DOV
3
1st 1937 [16]

Camping World West Series

NASCAR Camping World West Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NCWWSC Pts Ref
2009 Joe Gibbs Racing 11 Toyota CTS AAS PHO MAD IOW DCS SON IRW PIR MMP CNS IOW
3
AAS 47th 165 [17]

* 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
2010 Gresham Motorsports 71 Toyota DAY PBE SLM
6
TEX TAL TOL POC MCH IOW
10
MFD
1*
POC BLN
13
NJE ISF CHI DSF TOL
23
SLM KAN CAR 28th 940 [18]
2011 Venturini Motorsports 25 Chevy DAY TAL SLM
15
TOL NJE CHI POC IRP
11
21st 1360 [19]
Toyota MCH
2
WIN BLN
13
IOW POC
6
ISF MAD DSF KAN
4
TOL
55 Chevy SLM
10
2012 Joe Denette Motorsports 9 Chevy DAY
6
MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH WIN NJE IOW CHI IRP POC BLN ISF MAD SLM DSF KAN 90th 200 [20]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Max Gresham bio". Max Gresham Racing. Archived from the original on May 4, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Truck Preview: Gresham more excited than nervous about debut". The Sporting News. Yahoo! Sports. October 14, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "Max Gresham Joins Joe Denette Motorsports For 2012 NCWTS Season". Iowa Speedway. December 7, 2011. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Wallace Wins, Gresham Wears Crown". National Speed Sport News. September 30, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
  5. ^ a b Pearce, Al (October 1, 2011). "NASCAR: Max Gresham wins K&N East Pro Series title at Dover". AutoWeek. Archived from the original on October 16, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
  6. ^ "2011 Camping World Truck Series Standings". The Sporting News. AOL.com. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
  7. ^ "Max Gresham and Joe Denette part ways". NBC Sports. July 9, 2012. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
  8. ^ "Max Gresham Joins Eddie Sharp Racing for Five Races". Catchfence.com. August 6, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
  9. ^ "Max Gresham to return with Eddie Sharp Racing in 2013". Eddie Sharp Racing. December 6, 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  10. ^ "Max Gresham – 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  11. ^ "Max Gresham – 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  12. ^ "Max Gresham – 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  13. ^ "Max Gresham – 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  14. ^ "Max Gresham – 2009 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  15. ^ "Max Gresham – 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  16. ^ "Max Gresham – 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  17. ^ "Max Gresham – 2009 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  18. ^ "Max Gresham – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  19. ^ "Max Gresham – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  20. ^ "Max Gresham – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.

External links

  • Official website
  • Max Gresham driver statistics at Racing-Reference
Sporting positions
Preceded by NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Champion
2011
Succeeded by
  • v
  • t
  • e
ARCA Menards Series East Champions
   

1987  J. Kourafas
1988  J. Aube
1989  J. Aube
1990  J. Aube
1991  R. Craven
1992  D. McCabe
1993  D. McCabe
1994  D. Shaw
1995  K. Moore
1996  D. Dion

1997  M. Stefanik
1998  M. Stefanik
1999  B. Leighton
2000  B. Leighton
2001  M. Olsen
2002  A. Santerre
2003  A. Santerre
2004  A. Santerre
2005  A. Santerre
2006  M. Olsen

2007  J. Logano
2008  M. Kobyluck
2009  R. Truex
2010  R. Truex
2011  M. Gresham
2012  K. Larson
2013  D. Kwasniewski
2014  B. Rhodes
2014  W. Byron
2016  J. Haley

  • v
  • t
  • e
Years active
2011–2023
Personnel
Former drivers
NASCAR Hall of Fame
NASCAR Truck Series Championships
ARCA Menards Series Championships
ARCA Menards Series East Championships
Buyouts and mergers
Related teams
  • v
  • t
  • e
Years active
2011–2016
Personnel
  • Joe Denette
  • Bob Newberry
NASCAR Hall of Fame
Former drivers
Predecessor teams
  • Joe Denette Motorsports
Partnerships and affiliations
  • v
  • t
  • e
Joe Gibbs Racing
Ownership
Cup Series
Drivers
Crew chiefs
  • (11) Chris Gabehart
  • (19) James Small
  • (20) Adam Stevens
  • (54) Chris Gayle
Xfinity Series
Drivers
Crew chiefs
ARCA Menards Series
Drivers
Crew chiefs
  • (18) Matt Ross
ARCA Menards Series East
Drivers
Crew chiefs
  • (18) Matt Ross
ARCA Menards Series West
Drivers
Crew chiefs
  • (18) Matt Ross
eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series
  • (18) Bobby Zelenski
  • (51) Ray Alfalla
Former personnel
NASCAR Hall of Fame
Former drivers
Winners
Other drivers
NASCAR Cup Series Championships
NASCAR Xfinity Series Championships
Drivers' Championship
Owners' Championship
ARCA Menards Series Championships
ARCA Menards Series East Championships
Daytona 500 wins
Brickyard 400 wins
Coca-Cola 600 wins
Southern 500 wins
GEICO 500 wins
All-Star Race wins
Busch Light Clash wins
Partnerships and affiliations
  • v
  • t
  • e
Venturini Motorsports
Headquarters: Concord, North Carolina
Personnel
ARCA Menards Series
Drivers
Crew chiefs
  • (15) TBA
  • (20) Shannon Rursch
  • (22) TBA
  • (25) Cayden Lapcevich
  • (TBA) Shannon Rursch
ARCA Menards Series East
Drivers
Crew chiefs
ARCA Menards Series West
Drivers
Crew chiefs
Former drivers
Former personnel
ARCA Menards Series Championships
ARCA Menards Series West Championships
Partnerships and affiliations