Craig Lutz

Craig Lutz (born July 27, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, driving the No. 12 for Elite Racing. Lutz started racing Late Models before moving up to the SK Modified division at Stafford Motor Speedway, Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, and the Waterford Speedbowl, where he won multiple feature races.

In 2026, it was revealed that Lutz would participate in the pre-season test for the ARCA Menards Series at Daytona International Speedway, driving for Fast Track Racing as a part on the Road to Daytona program, where he set the 44th quickest time between the two sessions held.

Lutz is a long-time competitor of the Modified Tour, having competed in the series since 2014. He has also competed in series such as the Modified Racing Series, the Tri-Track Open Modified Series, and the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.

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

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 2014 Terry Zacharias 71 Chevy TMP STA STA WFD RIV NHA MND STA TMP BRI NHA STA TMP 49th 16 2015 Renee Lutz 56 Chevy TMP STA WAT STA TMP RIV NHA MON STA TMP BRI RIV NHA STA TMP 38th 105 2016 TMP STA WFD STA TMP RIV NHA MND STA TMP BRI RIV OSW SEE NHA STA TMP 17th 437 2017 Toyota MYR 10th 429 Chevy TMP STA LGY TMP RIV NHA Russell Goodale 46 Chevy STA TMP BRI SEE OSW RIV NHA STA TMP 2018 MYR TMP STA SEE TMP LGY RIV NHA STA TMP BRI OSW RIV NHA STA TMP 5th 541 2019 MYR SBO TMP STA WAL SEE TMP RIV NHA STA TMP OSW RIV NHA STA TMP 4th 585 2020 JEN WMM WMM JEN MND TMP NHA STA TMP 4th 342 2021 MAR STA RIV JEN OSW RIV NHA NRP STA BEE OSW RCH 15th 295 Danny Watts Jr. 82 Chevy RIV Tim Thilburg 63 Chevy STA 2022 Danny Watts Jr. 82 Chevy NSM RCH RIV LEE JEN MND RIV WAL NHA CLM TMP LGY OSW RIV TMP MAR 8th 508 2023 NSM RCH MON RIV LEE SEE RIV WAL NHA LMP THO LGY OSW MON RIV NWS THO MAR 7th 471 2024 Russell Goodale 46 Chevy NSM RCH THO MON RIV SEE NHA MON LMP THO OSW RIV MON THO NWS MAR 5th 575 2025 NSM THO NWS SEE RIV WMM LMP MON MON THO RCH OSW NHA RIV THO MAR 3rd 612 2026 NSM MAR THO SEE RIV OXF SEE CLM WMM -* -* Elite Racing 12 N/A MON THO 31 NHA STA OSW RIV THO