Draft:Chuck Buchanan Jr

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Charles Buchanan Jr.
Born (1961-08-12) August 12, 1961 (age 62)
Hildebran, North Carolina
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
0 races run over 4 years
ARCA Menards Series career
7 races run over 4 years
ARCA no., teamNo. 87 (Charles Buchanan Racing)
Best finish60th (2023)
First race2020 Lucas Oil 200 Driven by General Tire (Dayona)
Last race2024 General Tire 200 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
30 races run over 12 years
ARCA East no., teamNo. 87 (Charles Buchanan Racing)
Best finish18th (2019)
First race2011 Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140 (Greenville-Pickens)
Last race2023 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
Statistics current as of May 12, 2024.

Charles Buchanan Jr. (born August 12, 1961) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 87 Chevrolet for his own team, Charles Buchanan Racing. He has also attempted to compete in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in the past.

Racing career[edit]

Truck Series[edit]

In 2014, Buchanan Jr. attempted to qualify for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville in October, but failed to make the field after being the slowest truck in qualifying and having no owner points, being a new team.

He returned to the Truck Series in 2015 and attempted both races at Martinsville, but he again did not qualify for them. Buchanan Jr. was on the entry list for the Bristol night race, but withdrew.

He was entered for Martinsville again in 2016 but withdrew, likely due to the large entry list and the fact that the team was unlikely to make the race.

Buchanan Jr, having unsuccessfully attempted to qualify for three races in the Truck Series plus withdrawing from two others, partnered with Jennifer Jo Cobb to drive her team's No. 10 at the Martinsville race in 2017. A full season team, the No. 10 truck had owner points, so Buchanan Jr. would have a better chance of qualifying, which is presumably why he ended up doing this instead of fielding his own No. 87 team again. Buchanan used his own Ford truck that weekend instead of one of Cobb's Chevrolets.[1] This did not seem to work, as he never made a qualifying run and missed the race. He has not attempted to make another Truck race since then.

East Series[edit]

For over a decade, Buchanan Jr. has driven part-time in the ARCA Menards Series East, fielding his own team in a few races each year, often at tracks which are closest to his hometown of Hildebran, North Carolina. His series debut in the then NASCAR K&N Pro Series East came in 2011 at Greenville-Pickens Speedway. The only other attempt he made that year would result in a DNQ at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

2012 saw Buchanan Jr. attempting four races and qualifying for three of them. He did not make the race at New Hampshire for the second straight year. In the three races where he was in the field, he finished 34th at Richmond Raceway, 30th at Rockingham Speedway, and 20th at CNB Bank Raceway Park in Pennsylvania in the East Series' first race there since the 1980s.

Buchanan Jr. returned in 2013, again making four attempts, but only ended up qualifying for one race that season, the event at Virginia International Raceway. His three DNQs came at Bristol, Richmond, and Langley Speedway. However, in 2014, Buchanan qualified for all of his attempts, which were the exact four races he attempted in 2013, as well as Columbus Motor Speedway in Ohio. In those five races, Buchanan Jr's best finish came at Langley, where he finished the race in 19th.

He had an ever better year in 2015, running at the finish of the race in all but one of his starts. He made a total of four starts that year, which again were at the same tracks he ran in 2013 (Bristol, Langley, VIR, and Richmond). He earned what was his best finish of his career at that time, a 13th, at the VIR road course. He was originally scheduled to run the season-opener at New Smyrna Speedway in Florida, but he withdrew.

Buchanan Jr. did not end up running any races in the series in 2016, as he withdrew from the race at Dominion Raceway.

Making four starts in 2017, Buchanan Jr. only was running at the finish of one of them, which was the event at Memphis International Raceway. He failed to finish at Langley and both races of the South Boston doubleheader. He was also set to attempt Bristol and Berlin Raceway, but would withdraw from both events.

In 2018, Buchanan Jr. switched to using the No. 87 (the number he had used with his Truck Series team) due to Hailie Deegan and Bill McAnally Racing using the No. 19. He made his first start at New Smyrna, his first race at that track. He later entered Bristol, where he would finish 28th and last after completing only nineteen laps due to electrical issues,[2] the doubleheader at South Boston Speedway, and Gateway Motorsports Park. Buchanan Jr. earned his first top-10 in the East Series with a ninth place finish at the first of the two South Boston races.

Buchanan Jr. had a bit of an unlucky season in 2019, as he only finished one of his five races that year, the April race at Bristol, and did not finish at New Smyrna, the first of the two South Boston races, and the August race at Bristol. He did not start at the second South Boston race.

In 2020, Buchanan Jr. would only make one start in the newly rebranded ARCA Menards East, and it would result in his second career top ten. He placed 10th of 18 cars in the Dover event. He would enter the combo event with the ARCA Menards Series at Bristol, but ultimately withdrew.

In 2021, Buchanan Jr. was slated to run the race at New Symrna, but did not start and was classified last of the 16 cars. He would then run the Bristol combination race later in the season, finishing 21st in the 31 car field.

Buchanan Jr. did not run any East events in 2022, but once again ran the Bristol combination event in 2023, finishing in 19th place in the 32 car field.

ARCA Menards Series[edit]

In 2020, Buchanan participated in the ARCA Menards Series testing at Daytona International Speedway in January and then proceeded to file an entry for the race there in February. This was his debut in the series, and he earned a solid thirteenth place finish, only one lap down.[3] Buchanan also earned the K&N Filters Hard Charger award (passing the most cars) for the race.[4][5] He was originally scheduled to run at Bristol Motor Speedway that year, but had to withdraw due to pending weather and outside obligations.[6]

In 2021, Buchanan Jr. would run the race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where he would finish eight laps down in eighteenth after starting 22nd.[7][8] He would also run the combination race with the ARCA Menards Series East, where he would start 27th and finish eleven laps down in 21st.

After not running in the series the following year, Buchanan Jr. would compete in the season opening race at Daytona, where he would start 29th and finish 28th. He would also make a start a Pocono Raceway later in the year, where he would qualify sixteenth but would finish eighteenth due to mechanical issues. He would then run the combination event with the East series, starting 32nd and finishing 19th.

In 2024, he entered the season opener at Daytona, but failed to make the field for the event. He would then run the race at Talladega, starting 30th and finishing 23rd.

Personal life[edit]

Buchanan Jr. currently owns three Spring Drug Pharmacy stores, a company which serves as his sponsor when he races.[3]

Motorsports career results[edit]

NASCAR[edit]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series[edit]

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
2014 Charles Buchanan Racing 87 Ford DAY MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR
DNQ 		TEX PHO HOM N/A 0 [9]
2015 DAY ATL MAR
DNQ 		KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR
DNQ 		TEX PHO HOM N/A 0 [10]
2017 Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing 10 DAY ATL MAR
DNQ 		KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM N/A 0 [11]

ARCA Menards Series[edit]

(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 AMSC Pts Ref
2020 Charles Buchanan Racing 87 Chevy DAY
13 		PHO TAL POC IRP KEN IOW KAN TOL TOL MCH DAY GTW L44 TOL BRI WIN MEM ISF KAN 66th 31 [12]
2021 Ford DAY PHO TAL KAN TOL CLT
18 		MOH POC ELK BLN IOW WIN GLN MCH ISF MLW DSF BRI
21 		SLM KAN 68th 49 [13]
2023 Charles Buchanan Racing 87 Chevy DAY
28 		PHO TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH IOW 60th 67 [14]
Ford POC
18 		MCH IRP GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI
19 		SLM TOL
2024 Chevy DAY
DNQ 		PHO TAL
23 		DOV KAN CLT IOW MOH BLN IRP SLM ELK MCH ISF MLW DSF GLN BRI KAN TOL -* -* [15]

ARCA Menards Series East[edit]

ARCA Menards Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 AMSEC Pts Ref
2011 Charles Buchanan Racing 19 Chevy GRE SBO RCH IOW BGS JFC LGY NHA COL GRE
27 		NHA
DNQ 		DOV 54th 134 [16]
2012 BRI GRE RCH
34 		IOW BGS JFC LGY CNB
20 		COL IOW NHA
DNQ 		DOV GRE CAR
30 		46th 48 [17]
2013 BRI
DNQ 		GRE FIF RCH
DNQ 		BGS IOW LGY
DNQ 		COL IOW VIR
24 		GRE NHA DOV RAL 41st 60 [18]
2014 NSM DAY BRI
35 		GRE RCH
37 		IOW BGS FIF LGY
19 		NHA COL
20 		IOW GLN VIR
24 		GRE DOV 31st 85 [19]
2015 NSM
Wth 		GRE BRI
23 		IOW BGS LGY
23 		COL NHA IOW GLN MOT VIR
13 		RCH
20 		DOV 31st 87 [20]
2016 Ford NSM MOB GRE BRI VIR DOM
Wth 		STA COL NHA IOW GLN GRE NJM DOV 59th 0 [21]
2017 Chevy NSM GRE BRI
Wth 		MEM
15 		BLN
Wth 		TMP NHA IOW GLN LGY
14 		NJM DOV 20th 112 [22]
Ford SBO
18 		SBO
18
2018 87 NSM
21 		GTW
21 		NHA DOV 21st 129 [23]
Chevy BRI
28 		LGY SBO
9 		SBO
12 		MEM NJM THO NHA IOW GLN
2019 Ford NSM
19 		BRI
11 		GTW NHA DOV 18th 139 [24]
Chevy BRI
18 		SBO
16 		SBO
DNS 		MEM NHA IOW GLN
2020 Ford NSM TOL DOV
10 		TOL BRI FIF 34th 34 [25]
2021 Chevy NSM
DNS 		FIF NSV DOV SNM IOW MLW BRI
21 		50th 26 [26]
2023 Charles Buchanan Racing 87 Ford FIF DOV NSV FRS IOW IRP MLW BRI
19 		52nd 25 [27]

* Season still in progress

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Preliminary Entry List Storylines: Martinsville". LASTCAR.info. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "K&N EAST: Buchanan claims last for the eighth time in crowded Bristol race". LASTCAR.info. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Burke native Chuck Buchanan shows well in Daytona debut". Morganton News Herald. 10 February 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "2020 Lucas Oil 200 Driven by General Tire". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. February 8, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "Buchanan wins 'Hard Charger' award for ARCA Daytona race". Morganton News Herald. The News Herald (North Carolina). March 24, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  6. ^ "Buchanan withdraws from Bristol ARCA race". Morganton News Herald. 17 September 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "Chuck Buchanan Jr. entered in Charlotte ARCA race". Morganton News Herald. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  8. ^ "Buchanan 18th, Gibbs victorious in Charlotte ARCA race". Morganton News Herald. 30 May 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  9. ^ "Chuck Buchanan Jr. – 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  10. ^ "Chuck Buchanan Jr. – 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  11. ^ "Chuck Buchanan Jr. – 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  12. ^ "Chuck Buchanan Jr. – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  13. ^ "Chuck Buchanan Jr. – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  14. ^ "Chuck Buchanan Jr. – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  15. ^ "Chuck Buchanan Jr. – 2024 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  16. ^ "Chuck Buchanan Jr. – 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  17. ^ "Chuck Buchanan Jr. – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  18. ^ "Chuck Buchanan Jr. – 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  19. ^ "Chuck Buchanan Jr. – 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  20. ^ "Chuck Buchanan Jr. – 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  21. ^ "Chuck Buchanan Jr. – 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  22. ^ "Chuck Buchanan Jr. – 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  23. ^ "Chuck Buchanan Jr. – 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  24. ^ "Chuck Buchanan Jr. – 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  25. ^ "Chuck Buchanan Jr. – 2020 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  26. ^ "Chuck Buchanan Jr. – 2021 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  27. ^ "Chuck Buchanan Jr. – 2023 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 16, 2023.

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