Cole Denton

Nicholas "Cole" Denton (born July 26, 2010) is an American professional stock car racing driver who currently competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 71 Ford for Jan's Towing Racing.

Racing career Denton first began racing at the age of four, after receiving champ kart for Christmas and began racing the following year. From there, he raced in Bandoleros and Legends Cars, where he won 12 championships in 2022, including the national championship in his division in the INEX East National Championship, after winning 40 of 62 races. Denton went on to raced in the Thursday Thunder Legends Racing Series, where he won championships in 2024 and 2025 in the Young Lion and Semi-Pro divisions respectively. He also ran Legends Cars at Cordele Motor Speedway, where he won four championships.

In 2026, it was announced that Denton will drive full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 71 Ford for Jan's Towing Racing. In April, he won his first series win at Tucson Speedway after starting on the pole and leading the most laps. Two months later in June, he won his second series win at Tri-City Raceway after starting on the pole and leading the most laps.

Personal life Denton's first name, Cole, which was shorted from his given name, Nicolas, was inspired by the character Cole Trickle from the film Days of Thunder.

ARCA Menards Series West ARCA Menards Series West results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts Ref 2026 Jan's Towing Racing 71 Ford KER TUC SHA CNS TRI SON PIR AAS MAD LVS PHO KER -* -* 01 PHO