Andy Seuss

Andrew T. Seuss (born March 15, 1987) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. As a driver, he won two consecutive championships in 2014 and 2015 in the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour, and also competed in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Truck Series, Whelen Modified Tour, ARCA Menards Series and what is now the ARCA Menards Series East. As an owner, he owns KLAS Motorsports, which fields the No. 71 car part-time in the ARCA Menards Series for Andy Jankowiak.

Racing career Early years Seuss started in go-kart racing, running at Sugar Hill Speedway in Weare, New Hampshire. He later moved up to late model racing.

Whelen Southern Modified Tour Early years Seuss started competing in 2006, at the age of nineteen. He ran four races in that season, finishing half of them and recording the best finish of fourth in his final start of the season at Motor Mile Speedway. In 2007, Seuss ran four more races, leading 116 of 157 laps and recording his first win at Music City Motorplex. However, he recorded two last place finishes, one because of withdrawal and one because of shock problems.

Full-time In 2008, Seuss went full-time, grabbing his first pole in the second race of the season. However, he crashed out of that race en route to the last place finish. He won the final race of the season to cap off his first season with longtime team owner David Riggs, and his first season with Advance Auto Parts as a sponsor. In 2009, Seuss stayed with Riggs, scoring wins from the pole at Myrtle Beach Speedway and Caraway Speedway, as well as non-pole wins at South Boston Speedway and Lanier Speedway. He finished second in the series' point standings. In 2010, Advance Auto Parts departed as a sponsor, but Seuss and Riggs picked up Q Racing Oil as a primary sponsor. Seuss scored two wins, both at Caraway Speedway, but a last-race crash sent him from second to fourth in the point standings. In 2011, Seuss did not return to Riggs' team, instead of running the first four races with Brian Fishel and the final ten races with Eddie Harvey. Those final ten races included three poles and four wins, and Seuss once again finished as the series' runner-up in the point standings. For 2012, Seuss stayed with Harvey's team, but was plagued by inconsistency, scoring only one win and finishing fifth in points. With no full-season sponsor in 2013, Seuss soldiered on, not scoring his first win until the ninth race but then winning that one and the two after it to rally to third in the point standings.

Championship seasons

Ideal Finance signed on to sponsor Seuss in 2014, and Seuss responded with a first-race win, and not holding the top spot in the standings for only one race. He won his first championship that season on the back of a season in which he never finished a race outside of the top ten. In 2015, Seuss started with an opening-race crash, but rebounded by winning the race after that. He moved into the lead in the point standings after a win in the penultimate race at South Boston. A sixth-place finish in the final race of the season secured another championship for Seuss.

After the championships Coming off back-to-back championships was no easy task, as new sponsors signed on for the beginning of the season. Seuss led over forty laps in that opening race but finished fifth. The 2016 season included a pole and a win, as well as finishing in the top ten in every race and completing every lap of the season save for one at South Boston. However, a third consecutive title was not in the cards, as Seuss finished the season third in points, losing by about twenty to winner Burt Myers.

Whelen Modified Tour Seuss has been a part-time competitor in the series since 2006, never running more than six races a season. His first top five in the series came at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 2013 driving for Eddie Harvey. In 2017, when the Southern Modified Tour disbanded, Seuss ran a partial schedule with Harvey and others while also running some ARCA Racing Series events.

ARCA Menards Series Seuss debuted in the ARCA Racing Series in 2015, driving the No. 76 for Bryan Dauzat at Talladega Superspeedway. Seuss finished 21st, two laps down. His second start came five races later, driving the No. 40 for Roger Carter, and he finished two positions higher than in his debut, recording a nineteenth at Chicagoland Speedway. In 2016, Seuss returned to Talladega, this time driving for Chris Our. However, brake issues hampered his efforts and he finished 31st. Seuss continued his superspeedway efforts with Our in 2017, running Daytona and Talladega, finishing second at Talladega just behind Justin Haley. The car Seuss ran at Daytona was originally from Diamond Ridge Motorsports and the 1997 NASCAR Busch Series.

Seuss returned to ARCA in 2023, this time as a team owner. He and Kevin Lapierre purchased driver Andy Jankowiak's team, Jankowiak Motorsports, on January 19, 2023, allowing Jankowiak to focus on the driver role. The team was renamed KLAS Motorsports (the initials of the two new owners). in 2017 behind the wheel of No. 31 Chevrolet SS for Marsh Racing. He started fifteenth and finished thirteenth.

Truck Series In 2013, Seuss attempted to make his Camping World Truck Series debut at Rockingham Speedway for FDNY Racing, but failed to qualify. Two years later, he failed to qualify at Talladega Superspeedway. Seuss broke through in 2016, failing to qualify at Charlotte Motor Speedway with FDNY Racing's No. 28, but then got into the race when MAKE Motorsports sold the ride in their No. 1 entry to Seuss and FDNY Racing. Seuss completed only twenty laps until a crash sent him home in last place.

Cup Series On June 28, 2019, it was announced that Seuss would make his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in July, driving the team's No. 51 entry.

Xfinity Series In October 2019, Seuss and Our Motorsports partnered to run the full 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule in the No. 02, with Seuss also working as the team's director of operations. However, after sixteen races with Brett Moffitt primarily driving the car, Seuss left the team on July 22, 2020.

Personal life Seuss attended Pinkerton Academy and New Hampshire Technical Institute. In 2014, after finishing fifth in the season finale at Charlotte Motor Speedway to clinch the Southern Modified Tour championship, Seuss proposed to his girlfriend Jen. The two married in June 2015. Their first son Lyle was born in fall 2016.

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 Pts Ref 2013 FDNY Racing 28 Chevy DAY MAR CARDNQ KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP IOW CHI LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM NA - 2015 FDNY Racing 28 Chevy DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TALDNQ MAR TEX PHO HOM NA - 2016 1 DAY ATL MAR KAN DOV CLT32 TEX IOW GTW KEN ELD POC BRI MCH MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 78th 1

Whelen Modified Tour NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results Year Car owner No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pts Ref 2006 Steve Seuss 70 Chevy TMP STA JEN TMP STA NHADNQ HOL RIV STA TMP MAR TMP NHA39 WFD TMP STA 64th 80 2007 TMP STA WTO STA TMP NHA19 TSA RIV STA TMP9 MAN24 MAR NHA8 TMP STA TMP 42nd 477 2008 TMP STA STA TMP33 NHA18 SPE RIV STA TMP21 MAN14 TMP NHA MAR CHE STA TMP21 40th 494 2009 TMP17 STADNQ STA16 NHA21 SPE RIV STA21 BRI TMP15 NHA MAR STA TMP 32nd 606 2010 TMP36 STA26 STA10 MAR20 NHA23 LIM MON RIV STA TMP BRI NHA34 STA TMP 36th 532 2011 TMP STA STA MND17 TMP NHA19 RIV STA NHA20 BRI DEL TMP LRP NHA STA TMP 35th 321 2012 TMP STA MND14 STA WFD NHA7 STA TMP BRI TMP RIV NHA24 STA 29th 99 John Lukosavage 11 Chevy TMP32 2013 Eddie Harvey Racing 11 Chevy TMP STA STA WFD RIV NHA4 32nd 77 2015 TMP STA WFD STA TMP RIV NHA27 NHA15 STA TMP 36th 113 Robert Katon Jr. 13 Chevy MND8 STA TMP13 BRI RIV 2016 Steve Seuss 70 Chevy TMP STA WFD STA TMP RIV NHA16 MND STA TMP BRI RIV OSW SEE NHA STA TMP 46th 28 2017 Eddie Harvey Racing 11 Chevy MYR3 TMP17 STA LGY22 TMP28 RIV 26th 213 57 TMP26 STA SEE TMP LGY RIV NHA27 STA TMP BRI13 OSW RIV NHA4 STA TMP 2019 97 MYR8 SBO TMP STA WAL SEE TMP RIV 37th 98 Steve Seuss 70 Chevy NHA12 STA TMP OSW RIV Danny Watts Racing 82 Chevy NHA14 STA TMP 2020 Steve Seuss 70 Chevy JEN WMM WMM JEN MND TMP NHA6 STA TMP 40th 39 2021 MAR17 STA RIV JEN OSW RIV NHA6 NRP STA BEE OSW RCH RIV STA 39th 65 2022 NSM RCH RIV LEE JEN MND RIV WAL NHA22 CLM TMP LGY OSW RIV TMP MAR 64th 22 2023 NSM RCH MON RIV LEE SEE RIV WAL NHA LMP THO LGY OSW MON RIV NWS THO MAR 43rd 74 2024 NSM RCH THO MON RIV SEE NHA MON LMP THO OSW RIV MON THO NWS MAR 46th 72 2025 NSM THO NWS SEE RIV WMM LMP MON MON THO RCH OSW NHA RIV THO MAR 36th 97 2026 NSM MAR THO SEE RIV OXF SEE CLM WMM MON THO NHA STA OSW RIV THO -* -*

Whelen Southern Modified Tour NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour results Year Car owner No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts Ref 2006 Steve Seuss 70 Chevy CRW22 GRE CRW DUB14 CRW BGS MAR CRW ACE CRW19 HCY DUB4 SNM 26th 484 2018 DAY19 NSH SLM TAL10 TOL CLT16 POC MCH MAD GTW CHI IOW ELK POC ISF BLN DSF SLM IRP KAN 44th 465 2019 DAY9 FIF SLM TAL8 NSH TOL 30th 550 Ford CLT11 POC MCH MAD GTW CHI ELK IOW POC ISF DSF SLM IRP KAN 2020 Chevy DAY28 PHO TAL POC IRP KEN IOW KAN TOL TOL MCH DAY GTW L44 TOL BRI WIN MEM ISF KAN 88th 16

SMART Modified Tour SMART Modified Tour results Year Car owner No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts Ref 2021 Steve Seuss 70 N/A CRW FLO SBO FCS CRW DIL CAR CRW DOM PUL HCY ACE 32nd 28

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