Brett Moffitt

Brett Bradley Moffitt (born August 7, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 1 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro for Tricon Garage and the No. 4 Chevrolet Silverado RST for Hettinger Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 19 Toyota GR Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing.

Moffitt won Rookie of the Year Honors in 2015 in the NASCAR Cup Series and won the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship.

Racing career

Early years

Moffitt began his racing career at the age of ten in kart racing competition. Following several years of competition in karts and dirt track racing, Moffitt began competing on asphalt in 2008, driving in the American Speed Association's Late Model North Series. He made his debut in NASCAR touring series competition in 2009, driving in the K&N Pro Series East – then known as the Camping World East Series – for a team owned by Andy Santerre; winning the pole in his first race at Greenville-Pickens Speedway, he became the youngest driver ever to do so in the series. He went on to score two wins over the course of the season, finishing the year third in series points. the mark stood until the following season, when it was eclipsed by Bubba Wallace in March 2010. thumb

Toyota development For the 2010 season, Moffitt moved to Joe Gibbs Racing; he scored two wins during the year on his way to finishing second in points at the end of the season. A lack of sponsorship funding from HRE meant that for the final races of the season, starting at New Hampshire, the team associated with Michael Waltrip Racing to field Moffitt's car. He nearly won the 2012 K&N Pro Series East Championship, and was leading the final lap of the race and made contact with eventual winner Tyler Reddick, Moffitt crashed and lost the championship to Kyle Larson.

In August 2012, Moffitt made his debut in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, driving for RAB Racing at Iowa Speedway in the U.S. Cellular 250. He finished ninth in the event.

In 2013, Moffitt again drove the K&N Pro Series East with Hattori Racing Enterprises. Moffit scored five top-five finishes and ten top-tens in fourteen races and finished the season runner-up in championship points.

Moffit was employed as a test driver for Michael Waltrip Racing. Moffitt ran for IVR again at Michigan, Indianapolis, Bristol, Atlanta, Charlotte, Texas, and the season finale at Homestead.

In 2015, Moffitt drove in the No. 55 at Atlanta because MWR's regular driver, Brian Vickers, had off-season surgery to repair a patch placed over a hole in his heart. Moffitt played an impressive race, leading one lap, spending some time up in the top ten, and ultimately finished eighth for his first-ever Sprint Cup top-ten. Moffitt returned to the No. 55 at Fontana due to Vickers being sidelined with more blood clots, also declaring for Rookie of the Year at this time. He returned to the 55 at Martinsville and Texas.

Moffitt drove the No. 34 for Front Row Motorsports at Las Vegas and Phoenix because their regular driver David Ragan drove for Joe Gibbs Racing while JGR driver Kyle Busch was injured. It was announced that Moffitt will again replace Vickers for the next five races as he takes blood thinner medication and cannot race while using it. Moffitt was then replaced by Michael Waltrip for the Talladega race. Ragan became the driver of the 55 at the Kansas race after Erik Jones took over the 18 ride. Later in the week, Front Row Motorsports announced that Moffitt would return to the team at Kansas and become the primary driver of the 34 for the rest of the 2015 season, except at Sonoma, Watkins Glen, and Talladega.

Moffitt ended up running 31 races and won the 2015 NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year honors over contenders Jeb Burton, Matt DiBenedetto, and Alex Kennedy.

On December 10, 2015, it was learned that Moffitt would not return to the No. 34 Ford Fusion in 2016, being replaced by 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Chris Buescher for the 2016 season.

2016–present In 2016, Moffitt was picked up by Red Horse Racing to race at Kentucky in the No. 11 Toyota Tundra. He started 2nd and finished 31st after blowing an engine. Moffitt returned to the truck for Pocono and Bristol and finished third and second, respectively. On August 27, Moffitt won at Michigan in his fourth start in the No. 11 (and sixth career start) after passing both William Byron and Red Horse Racing teammate Timothy Peters on the final lap of the Career For Veterans 200. Moffitt also made a fifth start in the No. 11 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, finishing 16th. Matt Tifft, the driver Moffitt was substituting for, returned to the 11 at Chicagoland Speedway after recovering from brain surgery earlier that year.

On February 17, 2017, it was announced that Moffitt would drive the first two races for Red Horse in 2017, behind the wheel of the No. 7. Moffitt was looking to run the full schedule, but on May 22, team owner Tom DeLoach announced the closure of Red Horse until sponsorship can be found, leaving Moffitt and teammate Timothy Peters without rides; at the time of the team's shutdown, Moffitt was tenth in points. In July, Moffitt joined GMS Racing's No. 96 team for his Xfinity Series return at Iowa Speedway. A month later, he signed with BK Racing to run the Cup races at Watkins Glen and Michigan in the team's No. 83 Camry. In September, Moffitt and BK formed an agreement for him to race for the team through the remainder of the season.

In 2018, it was announced that Moffitt would be driving the No. 16 truck full-time for Hattori Racing Enterprises. In the second race of the season at Atlanta, a caution came out to set up an overtime restart. After pit stops, Moffitt lined up third behind new race leader Myatt Snider. On the restart, Moffitt went three-wide into turn one and took the lead. Moffitt ended up pulling away to get the win, in a move reminiscent of the one he made to get his first Truck Series win in the 2016 Michigan race. Another win came in early summer at Iowa, where Moffitt outdueled Noah Gragson. The win solidified Moffitt's playoff positioning, which had been in danger when the team almost didn't go to Texas earlier in the season (NASCAR rules mandate a driver starts all races to be eligible for the playoffs); concerns about the team missing the Chicagoland race in late June were also raised, which would have forfeited his playoff eligibility. However, FR8Auctions.com announced it would sponsor him at Chicagoland and Kentucky. At Chicagoland, John Hunter Nemechek ran out of fuel on the last lap, allowing Moffitt to win his third race of the season. At Michigan, Moffitt fought in the closing laps for the lead with Johnny Sauter, before being able to make a last-lap pass coming off the final turns to eek past Sauter for his fourth win of the season. Moffitt made another late-race pass on a restart at Phoenix to win his fifth race of the season and lock himself into the Championship 4 at Homestead–Miami Speedway. He would then win the next week at Homestead, winning his first championship in the process.

On December 6, 2018, Moffitt was released by Hattori Racing Enterprises since the team needed to secure a driver who could bring funding for the 2019 season. On January 10, 2019, it was announced that Moffitt would replace Johnny Sauter as the driver of the GMS Racing No. 24 Chevrolet. The deal started when GMS president Mike Beam contacted Moffitt around the 2018 winter holidays; Moffitt previously had lower-tier offers on the table from teams who hoped to replicate the elevation in success that Moffitt brought HRE in 2018.

Despite not leading a lap and finishing second in June's M&M's 200 at Iowa, Moffitt was declared the winner after unofficial winner Ross Chastain's truck failed post-race inspection, thus making Moffitt the declared winner. Moffitt became the first winner to achieve a win like this in any of the top-three series since Dale Jarrett was disqualified from a Busch Series victory in 1995. Moffitt also became the first race winner in any NASCAR series to achieve a victory in this way since NASCAR Euro Series driver Lucas Lasserre was awarded the victory at the second Elite 1 race at Franciacorta in 2018 after initial race winner Alon Day was disqualified for failing post-race inspection. Moffitt scored the first playoff win at Bristol. He then scored off a very dominant victory at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Canada, in which he led all but 19 laps of the race, holding off Alex Tagliani for the win. He qualified for the Truck Series Championship Round, where he finished third.

In 2020, Moffitt joined Our Motorsports for what was intended to be a four-race Xfinity schedule, but he eventually drove full-time except Bristol, which Patrick Emerling drove, Homestead R2, where he was scheduled to drive but replaced by Jairo Avila Jr., and Road America and Daytona RC, which were run by road course ringer Andy Lally. Moffitt led much of the championship race at Phoenix, but elected to stay out after a caution with two laps remaining, resulting in him falling back on the final restart as he finished tenth and third in the standings.

Moffitt left GMS after 2020 and joined Niece Motorsports for the 2021 Truck Series season. He also returned to Our and the Xfinity Series on a full-time basis in 2021, though he declared for Truck points. Despite the switch, he joined AM Racing for the Truck race at Knoxville in July, finishing 38th after flipping onto his side down the frontstretch.

In 2023, Moffitt ran full-time with AM Racing, driving the No. 25 Ford Mustang. He also ran one Truck race in 2023, driving the Front Row Motorsports No. 34 Ford to victory lane at Talladega.

In 2024, Moffitt was announced to run part-time in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, namely the spring Kansas race, with Tricon Garage, driving the No. 1 Toyota Tundra. He would go on to finish fifth. Moffitt would also competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 19 car for Joe Gibbs Racing at Iowa. On October 29, 2024, it was announced that Moffitt will drive the No. 4 Chevrolet for Hettinger Racing in the final two races of the Truck Series season after the team had purchased the assets of Bret Holmes Racing. The teams debut did not get off to a good start as Moffitt crashed late in the race and got thirtieth place DNF. The next week at Phoenix, Moffitt would rebound with a sixteenth-place finish.

Personal life Moffitt was born August 7, 1992, in Grimes, Iowa. Moffitt is the youngest of three children to parents Dick and Becky Moffitt (née McDowell). He was homeschooled for his junior and senior years of high school.

In March 2020, Moffitt broke his femur in a motocross accident while riding with friends in North Carolina. He did not miss any Truck races during his recovery as the season had been on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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MAR TEX PHO HOM 61st 01 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 Pts Ref 2012 RAB Racing 99 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH EKL KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW9 GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 71st 35 2017 GMS Racing 96 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL CLT DOV POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW11 GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 103rd 01 2019 JR Motorsports 8 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL13 DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH ROV DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM 91st 01 2020 Our Motorsports 02 Chevy DAY24 LVS15 CAL14 PHO19 DAR11 CLT6 BRI ATL14 HOM35 HOM TAL5 POC7 IRC36 KEN10 KEN17 TEX16 KAN34 ROA DRC DOV15 DOV10 DAY27 DAR33 RCH6 RCH18 BRI26 LVS14 TAL27 ROV38 KAN7 TEX14 MAR13 PHO19 77th 01 2021 DAY2 DRC11 HOM7 LVS34 PHO9 ATL40 MAR12 TAL17 DAR8 DOV13 COA12 CLT25 MOH31 TEX8 NSH23 POC11 ROA31 ATL6 NHA9 GLN26 IRC31 MCH8 DAY11 DAR RCH BRI40 LVS12 TAL26 ROV37 TEX16 KAN6 MAR19 PHO8 21st 495 2022 DAY34 CAL19 LVS8 PHO15 ATL14 COA7 RCH25 MAR37 TAL10 DOV13 DAR13 TEX29 CLT11 PIR20 NSH10 ROA35 ATL20 NHA14 POC18 IRC16 MCH GLN DAY DAR 21st 416 SS-Green Light Racing 07 Ford KAN10 BRI TEX TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 2023 AM Racing 25 Ford DAY29 CAL9 LVS22 PHO13 ATL6 COA34 RCH22 MAR9 TAL12* DOV15 DAR20 CLT29 PIR12 SON12 NSH14 CSC4 ATL11 NHA9 POC8 ROA36 MCH17 IRC10 GLN29 DAY18 DAR25 KAN7 BRI16 TEX10 ROV38 LVS24 HOM35 MAR20 PHO15 15th 680 2024 Joe Gibbs Racing 19 Toyota DAY ATL LVS PHO COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON IOW18 NHA NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 98th 01

Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman 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 ThorSport Racing 13 Toyota DAY MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN14 IOW ELD POC 43rd 57 Hattori Racing Enterprises 16 Toyota MCH17 BRI MSP IOW CHI LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 2016 Red Horse Racing 11 Toyota DAY ATL MAR KAN DOV CLT TEX IOW GTW KEN31 ELD POC3 BRI2 MCH1 MSP16 CHI NHA8 LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 27th 141 2017 7 DAY22 ATL11 MAR6 KAN7 CLT18 DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 31st 126 2018 Hattori Racing Enterprises 16 Toyota DAY26 ATL1 LVS3 MAR3 DOV12 KAN16 CLT4 TEX18 IOW1* GTW14 CHI1 KEN18 ELD5 POC26 MCH1 BRI18 MSP3 LVS11 TAL17 MAR2 TEX3 PHO1 HOM1* 1st 4040 2019 GMS Racing 24 Chevy DAY26 ATL4 LVS2 MAR3 TEX19 DOV2* KAN8 CLT19 TEX11 IOW1 GTW5 CHI1* KEN7 POC5 ELD29 MCH4 BRI1 MSP1* LVS7 TAL4 MAR29 PHO10 HOM5 3rd 4032 2020 23 DAY13 LVS16 CLT4 ATL8 HOM36 POC7 KEN11* TEX5 KAN2 KAN27 MCH6 DRC2 DOV3* GTW2 DAR10 RCH4 BRI2* LVS15 TAL7 KAN1 TEX5 MAR28 PHO10* 3rd 4027 2021 Niece Motorsports 45 Chevy DAY25 DRC25 LVS11 ATL9 BRD24 RCH37 KAN DAR COA CLT TEX NSH POC 101st 02 AM Racing 37 Chevy KNX38 GLN GTW DAR BRI Rackley W.A.R. 25 Chevy LVS25 TAL MAR PHO 2022 AM Racing 22 Chevy DAY LVS ATL COA MAR BRD DAR KAN TEX CLT GTW SON KNX32 NSH MOH POC IRP RCH KAN36 BRI TAL HOM PHO 103rd 01 2023 Front Row Motorsports 34 Ford DAY LVS ATL COA TEX BRD MAR KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH MOH POC RCH IRP MLW KAN BRI TAL1 HOM PHO 87th 01 2024 Tricon Garage 1 Toyota DAY ATL LVS BRI COA MAR TEX KAN5 DAR NWS CLT15 GTW NSH POC IRP RCH MLW BRI KAN TAL HOM 35th 87 Hettinger Racing 4 Chevy MAR30 PHO16

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points Moffitt started the 2021 season running for Truck Series points but switched to the Xfinity Series starting at Talladega in April.

ARCA Re/Max Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Re/Max 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 Pts Ref 2009 Win-Tron Racing 32 Dodge DAY SLM CAR TAL KEN TOL POC MCH MFD IOW KEN BLN POC ISF CHI TOL DSF NJE SLM KAN CAR10 68th 430

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 Pts Ref 2009 Andy Santerre Racing 44 Chevy GRE5 TRI23 IOW4 SBO1* GLN3 NHA27 TMP10 ADI8 LRP9 NHA2 DOV1* 3rd 1625 2010 Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Toyota GRE24 SBO6 MAR1 NHA5 LRP4 LEE3 JFC17 NHA2 DOV1 2nd 1528 02 IOW11 2011 Michael Waltrip Racing 00 Toyota GRE1** SBO24 RCH2 IOW1* BGS16 JFC16 LGY2 NHA2 COL3 GRE2 NHA1* DOV21 3rd 1851 2012 Hattori Racing Enterprises 11 Toyota BRI32 GRE4 RCH1* IOW5* BGS9 JFC3 LGY2* CNB1** COL2 IOW5 NHA16* DOV18* GRE8* CAR21 3rd 512 2013 BRI2 GRE5* FIF4 RCH6 BGS13* IOW2 LGY20 COL7 IOW7 VIR3 GRE9 NHA7 DOV11 RAL24 2nd 503 2018 Hattori Racing Enterprises 1 Toyota NSM BRI LGY SBO SBO MEM NJM THO NHA IOW GLN1 GTW NHA DOV 37th 47

K&N Pro Series West NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts Ref 2009 Andy Santerre Racing 4 Chevy CTS AAS PHO MAD IOW DCS SON IRW PIR MMP CNS IOW4 AAS 49th 160 2010 Joe Gibbs Racing 11 Toyota AAS PHO IOW DCS SON IRW PIR MRP CNS MMP AAS PHO11* 59th 140