Derek White

Derek White (born December 9, 1970) is a Canadian professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 53 Chevrolet Camaro for Joey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen, part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 69 Ford F-150/Ram 1500 for MBM Motorsports, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 66 Ford for MBM. He has previously competed in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series.

In March 2016, White was arrested and charged with smuggling tobacco from the United States into Canada, and was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR a few days later. He was eventually reinstated by NASCAR after the Canadian Superior Court overturned his case.

Racing career

Early career and regional stock car racing White spent thirty years drag racing in Canada before deciding to switch to stock car racing in 2009. That year, he ran five races in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, with a best finish of eleventh in his series debut at Autodrome Saint-Eustache. The following year, he ran eleven of thirteen races, recording a top-ten at the season-opener at Delaware Speedway. At the end of the year, he was named Rookie of the Year.

National series In 2009, White made his Camping World Truck Series debut for Mario Gosselin at Martinsville Speedway, finishing 23rd after starting 34th.

In 2012, White was hired by SR² Motorsports to run as a road course ringer for the Nationwide Series race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. In the No. 24, he finished a career-high eighteenth. Before the 2014 Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway, White formed Motorsports Business Management with driver Carl Long as principal. For six more races in 2014, White fielded rides for himself, Long and Mike Wallace, failing to qualify for four and not finishing all six races they had qualified.

In 2015, White and Long were joined by team owners Rick Ware and Curtis Key as partners, and the team eventually added the No. 40 team.

On July 13, White announced that he would make his Sprint Cup Series debut at the 5-hour Energy 301 in Loudon for Circle Sport, the first Native American to attempt a Cup Series race in series history. After qualifying 42nd, he finished 39th, eleven laps down.

In 2025, it was revealed that White would return to NASCAR, this time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at North Wilkesboro Speedway, driving the No. 2 Ford for Reaume Brothers Racing. After starting in 26th due to qualifying being cancelled to due inclement weather, he went on to finish in 33rd after failing to maintain minimum speed shortly after the halfway point of the race. A few weeks later, it was revealed that White will make his debut in the ARCA Menards Series at Michigan International Speedway, driving the No. 31 Toyota for Rise Motorsports. He also drove the No. 69 MBM Motorsports Ford for the race at Watkins Glen, and he obtained his first top-twenty finish, that being he finished nineteenth.

Personal life From Kahnawake, Quebec, White is of Mohawk descent.

On March 30, 2016, White turned himself in for his involvement in a tobacco smuggling ring. The circle, targeted by Sûreté du Québec's MYGALE project, began in 2014 and had smuggled at least 158 transports to Canada, including 2,294 tons of tobacco worth $530 million. The tobacco was then sold to First Nations persons in the country. On April 4, he was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR.

In 2019, White was acquitted on one of the two charges of fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud. However, he was found guilty of fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud, and profiting from organized crime for not paying excise tax on tobacco that was imported from the United States. He appealed, and on 1 November 2023, convictions against White and another accused were overturned. They had argued that the Excise Tax Act tariffs on imports were not applicable to Mohawk people based on their Constitution Act Section 35 rights, as well as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples rights to trade tobacco tax-free. They argued that the Mohawk nation has the right to control its economy based on the exercise of treaty rights from 1664 through to 1764.

Motorsports career results

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

Sprint Cup Series NASCAR Sprint Cup 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 34 35 36 Pts Ref 2015 Circle Sport 33 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL KAN CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY KEN NHA39 IND POC GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH CHI NHA DOV CLT KAN TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 73rd 01

O'Reilly Auto Parts Series NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts 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 SR² Motorsports 00 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLNDNQ 52nd 64 24 CGV18 BRI ATL Toyota RCH34 CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN34 TEX PHO29 HOM 2013 DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV IOW MCH ROA36 KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN25 MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 71st 27 2014 JGL Racing 28 Dodge DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX36 DAR 117th 01 MBM Motorsports 13 Toyota RCH34 TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 2015 40 Dodge DAY22 ATL PHO39 TEX39 BRI40 RCH TAL26 IOW CLT DOV MCH CHI DAYDNQ ROA38 DAR RCH CHI37 KEN DOV CLT KAN 36th 126 13 Toyota LVS28 CAL33 KEN36 Dodge NHA27 IND IOW GLN MOH BRI HOM35 Chevy TEX31 PHO 2016 40 Dodge DAYDNQ ATL 78th 5 13 LVS36 PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 2026 Joey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen 53 Chevy DAY ATL COA PHO LVS DAR MAR CAR BRI KAN TAL TEX GLN32 DOV CLT NSH POC COR SON CHI ATL IND IOW DAY DAR GTW BRI LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*

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 24 25 Pts Ref 2009 DGM Racing 12 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI CHI IOW GTW NHA LVS MAR26 TAL TEX PHO24 71st 176 92 HOMDNQ 2010 White Motorsports 96 Chevy DAY ATL MAR NSH KANDNQ DOV CLT TEX MCH IOW GTY IRP POC NSH DAR BRI CHI KEN NHA LVS MAR TAL TEX PHO 116th 64 Rick Ware Racing 6 Chevy HOM33 2011 Ray Hackett Racing 76 Ford DAY PHO DAR MAR NSH DOV CLT KAN TEX KEN IOW NSH IRP POC MCH BRI ATL CHI NHA KEN LVS TAL MAR TEXDNQ HOMDNQ N/A — 2012 DAYDNQ MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW CHI POC MCH BRI ATL IOW KEN LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM N/A — 2013 SS-Green Light Racing 81 Chevy DAY MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP21 IOW CHI LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 103rd 01 2014 MAKE Motorsports 50 Chevy DAY MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL26 MAR TEX PHO 78th 18 MBM Motorsports 82 Chevy HOM27 2025 Reaume Brothers Racing 2 Ford DAY ATL LVS HOM MAR BRI CAR TEX KAN NWS33 CLT NSH MCH POC LRP IRP 50th 29 MBM Motorsports 69 Ford GLN19 RCH DAR BRI NHA30 ROV TAL MAR PHO 2026 DAY ATL STP35 DAR CAR BRI TEX GLN DOV CLT NSH MCH COR LRP NWS IRP RCH -* -* Ram NHADNQ BRI KAN CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM

Canadian Tire Series NASCAR Canadian Tire Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts Ref 2009 White Motorsports 99 Chevy ASE11 DEL MSP ASE16 MPS EDM SAS MSP CTR14 CGV33 BAR RIS KWA20 24th 533 2010 DEL7 MSP17 ASE15 TOR31 EDM19 MPS17 SAS17 MSP16 CGV15 BAR RIS KWA19 14th 1236 Dodge CTR14 2011 Chevy MSP12 ICAR13 DEL20 MSP TOR16 MPS SAS CTR7 CGV25 BAR RIS14 KWA26 16th 909 2012 10 MSP14 ICAR24 MSP DEL MPS EDM SAS 27th 123 99 CTR14 CGV23 BAR RIS KWA22 2013 MSP28 DEL MSP KWA20 33rd 68 DJK Racing 28 Chevy ICAR16 MPS SAS ASE CTR RIS MSP BAR 2014 White Motorsports 00 Chevy MSP20 ACD MSP25 BAR KWA 34th 71 88 ICAR16 EIR SAS ASE CTR RIS 2015 00 MSP ACD SSS ICAR EIR SAS ASE14 CTR RIS MSP KWA 43rd 30

ARCA Menards Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All 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 Pts Ref 2025 Rise Motorsports 31 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT MCH17 BLN ELK LRP DOV IRP IOW GLN ISF MAD DSF BRI SLM KAN TOL 116th 27 2026 MBM Motorsports 66 Ford DAY39 PHO KAN TAL15 GLN TOL MCH POC BER ELK CHI LRP IRP IOW ISF MAD DSF SLM BRI KAN -* -*