Jennifer Jo Cobb

Jennifer Jo Cobb (born June 12, 1973) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. She last competed part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 10 truck for her own team, Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing. She has also previously competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, ARCA Menards Series and the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series.

Racing career Cobb started racing in 1991 at Lakeside Speedway. Her father, Joe Cobb, races at Lakeside Speedway in the modified division. Since 2002, she has made nine starts in the ARCA Racing Series, including three top-10s in three starts in 2004 while driving for Keith Murt.

In 2004, Cobb made her NASCAR debut in the Busch Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway. She drove the No. 50 Vassarette Chevrolet for Keith Coleman Racing and finished 43rd due to a crash on lap 2.

In 2006, Cobb created a line of clothing for female race fans called Driver Boutique. Proceeds from the sales of this line go towards her racing efforts, and she has attempted to qualify for various Busch and ARCA races in 2007 with the Driver Boutique sponsorship.

On July 19, 2008, she competed in the Camping World Truck Series event at the Built Ford Tough 225. She started in 35th and finished 26 driving the No. 74 Dodge for The Annexus Group completing 144 laps. On April 27, 2009 she competed at the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 driving the No. 73 Dodge for Derrike Cope Inc. She started 34th and completed 72 laps before experiencing engine trouble, finishing 26th out of 35 drivers winning a purse of $10,680.

In 2010, Cobb announced that she would run full-time in the truck series, after purchasing the assets of the No. 10 truck team from Rick Crawford, whose Circle Bar Racing downsized from a two-truck operation to one — Crawford's own No. 14 (which would also close down early in the season). Cobb kept the same truck number and owner points from Circle Bar. Also that year, Cobb became the highest female points finisher in history in any of the three major NASCAR Series to that time, achieving 17th place.

For 2011, Cobb continued racing her own No. 10 truck full-time in the Camping World Truck Series, and also drove the first five races in the Nationwide Series in the No. 79 for 2nd Chance Motorsports. On the truck side, Cobb became the highest finishing female in Truck Series history by finishing 6th at the 2011 NextEra Energy Resources 250. She would hold this record for nine years, when Natalie Decker broke the record with a fifth-place finish, also at the season-opening Daytona race, in 2020. Cobb later announced that she would run the full season with 2nd Chance Motorsports in their No. 79 Ford and run for Rookie of the Year. Cobb later gave her truck's owners points to Chase Mattioli and his team while she also started her own driver development program with Cody Cambensy planning to drive in the Truck Series in 2011. She later left 2nd Chance Motorsports after a dispute with owner Rick Russell over whether to start and park after losing their second car at Las Vegas. Rick Ware Racing later gave her a ride in the No. 41.

In early 2011, Cobb for her own team called Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing and partnered with U.S. Army Family and MWR Command to launch Driven 2 Honor, a promotion honoring women in the U.S. military. Cobb hosted two female service members and their guests at the first five Nationwide races of the 2011 NASCAR season.

2012–2018

In 2012 Cobb ran the entire Camping World Truck Series schedule in the No. 10, along with selected Nationwide Series races in the No. 13. She returned to the Camping World Truck Series for 2013.

For the 2014 season, Cobb again ran in the Truck Series in her own No. 10 Chevrolet Silverado. The team began the season with a 21st-place finish in the NextEra Energy Resources 250. At the SFP 250 Cobb raced to 13th place which earned her highest finish of the season, she then had another strong run at the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Charlotte) finishing 16th. However, since that 16th-place finish, the team has seen a decline in performance as they have only managed to eclipse a best of 20th on three occasions (Dover, Kentucky, and Michigan).

Cobb also ran one race in the No. 87 car for Rick Ware Racing at the Kansas Lottery 300 finishing 24th, which was her first Nationwide Series start of 2014.

On May 29, 2015, Cobb angrily approached the race car driven by Tyler Reddick on foot after apparently by being spun out by Reddick's truck at the Lucas Oil 200. It was expected that Cobb would be the first driver penalized under the new NASCAR rule instituted after Kevin Ward Jr. died in a similar incident. She wound up receiving a $5,000 fine from the officials.

During practice for the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 250 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Cobb crashed and was subsequently caught on camera removing a cell phone from her truck. Cobb was given a P3 penalty by NASCAR for having a non-engine electronic component in her truck. As a result, Cobb was fined $5,000, plus an additional $2,500 for an infraction occurring while still on probation for the incident with Reddick. Cobb was the first driver penalized by NASCAR under the no cell phone rule since it was implemented following the 2012 Daytona 500.

In 2018, Cobb joined Racing Total for her NASCAR Whelen Euro Series debut at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia.

2020–present In 2020, Cobb led a career-high 16 laps at Talladega Superspeedway before finishing 24th.

In April 2021, it was announced that Cobb would make her NASCAR Cup Series debut in the spring race at Talladega, driving the No. 15 for Rick Ware Racing. However, NASCAR announced on April 19 that she would not be approved to run the race. This was likely due to how the race itself would have been her first time in a Cup car because of the lack of practice and qualifying. NASCAR also did not approve James Davison and Keith McGee to make their Cup and Truck Series debuts, respectively, at Talladega in 2020 for the same reason. J. J. Yeley would replace Cobb in the RWR No. 15 in the race. That year she withdrew from the Rackley Roofing 200. 2022 began with Cobb again missing the season opener at Daytona. The week of the second race at Las Vegas, Cobb released a statement that she would be scaling her operation back to part time, citing funding and equipment issues.

2025 was the first season since her debut in 2008 that she did not compete in the Truck Series.

Personal life Cobb is married to, but currently separated from, NASCAR crew chief and former driver Eddie Troconis, who was Cobb's crew chief in the Xfinity Series in 2012. They married in 2015. Cobb had reportedly been dating spotter Clayton Hughes at the time of Troconis' arrest in January 2022 for assaulting Hughes.

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.)

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 34 35 Pts Ref 2004 Keith Coleman Racing 50 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL GTY RCH NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO DAR HOM43 149th 34 2005 Red Cactus Racing 73 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPRDNQ GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM N/A - 2006 Jay Robinson Racing 49 Ford DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN43 CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 149th 34 2007 Mike Harmon Racing 44 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KANDNQ CLT MEM TEX PHODNQ HOMDNQ N/A - 2008 CFK Motorsports 78 Dodge DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO MXC TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN30 CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 127th 73 2009 Derrike Cope Inc. 79 Dodge DAY CAL LVS BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KANDNQ CAL CLT MEM TEX PHO N/A - Mike Harmon Racing 84 Dodge HOMDNQ 2010 Baker Curb Racing 27 Ford DAY CAL LVS BRI NSH PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT NSH KEN ROA NHA DAY43 116th 95 Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing 13 Ford CHIDNQ GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN34 CAL CLT GTY TEX PHO HOM 2011 2nd Chance Motorsports 79 Ford DAYDNQ PHO32 LVS31 BRIQL† 29th 202 Rick Ware Racing 41 Ford CAL38 TEX29 TAL37 NSH RCH Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing 13 Ford DAR32 DOV37 IOW26 CLT31 CHI MCH32 ROA29 DAY36 IRP42 Dodge KEN32 NHA35 NSH29 IOW33 GLN CGV BRIDNQ ATL29 RCHDNQ CHIDNQ DOV KANDNQ CLT TEX PHODNQ HOMDNQ 2012 DAY PHODNQ LVS36 BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT 130th 01 Chevy KAN22 TEXDNQ PHO HOM 2013 Rick Ware Racing 23 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV IOW MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN26 CLT TEX PHO HOM 124th 01 2014 87 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX DAR RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN24 CLT TEX PHO HOM 112th 01 2015 Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing 10 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH CHI DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN29 TEX PHO HOM 110th 01 2016 Rick Ware Racing 25 Chevy DAY ATL LVS 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 KAN29 TEX PHO HOM 123rd 01 2017 B. J. McLeod Motorsports 78 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL CLT DOV POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN35 TEX PHO HOM 113th 01 2018 JP Motorsports 55 Toyota DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL29 DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH CLT DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM 107th 01 † – Qualified but replaced by Chris Lawson

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 2008 Derrike Cope Inc. 74 Dodge DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN33 CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN26 IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 90th 85 2009 73 DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN26 CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI CHI IOW GTW NHA LVS MAR 92nd 85 Boys Will Be Boys Racing 50 Dodge TAL36 TEX PHO HOM 2010 Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing 10 Ford DAY34 ATL21 MAR26 NSH25 KAN28 DOV22 CLT18 TEX14 MCH21 IOW25 GTY20 IRP26 POC27 NSH19 DAR14 BRI28 CHI22 KEN23 NHA22 LVS21 MAR33 TAL23 TEX24 PHO23 HOM24 17th 2326 2011 DAY6 PHO DAR MAR NSHDNQ DOV CLT KAN27 TEX KEN30 IOW NSH23 IRP32 POC MCH BRIDNQ ATL23 CHI29 NHA35 TALDNQ MARDNQ HOM35 90th 01 Dodge KEN20 LVS18 TEX20 2012 Ford DAYDNQ 27th 248 8 Ram MAR34 10 CARDNQ KAN25 CLT26 DOV26 TEX32 IOW29 CHI23 POC36 MCH22 BRIDNQ ATLDNQ IOW30 KEN16 LVS28 TAL27 MAR TEX27 PHODNQ HOM31 0 KENDNQ 2013 10 Chevy DAY35 KAN17 DOV27 25th 262 Ram MAR36 CAR31 CLTDNQ TEX27 KEN26 IOW32 ELD BRIDNQ MSP23 IOW26 CHI28 LVS23 TALDNQ MARDNQ TEX29 PHO25 HOMDNQ Ford POC32 MCH25 2014 Chevy DAY21 KAN13 CLT16 TEX20 KEN24 IOW30 POC24 MCH20 CHI21 NHA22 LVS22 TAL18 TEX24 PHO23 HOM32 16th 444 Ram MAR27 DOV20 GTW27 ELDDNQ BRI27 MSP23 MAR28 2015 Chevy DAY18 ATL26 MAR24 KAN19 CLT19 DOV32 TEX19 GTW20 IOW21 KEN23 ELD27 POC26 MCH19 BRI25 MSP20 CHI23 NHA22 LVS21 TAL32 MAR31 TEX24 PHO22 HOM26 17th 473 2016 DAYDNQ ATL29 MAR KAN24 DOV30 CLT28 TEXDNQ KEN24 HOMDNQ 30th 113 1 IOW28 GTW29 ELD26 POC28 BRI MCH17 MSP24 CHI22 NHA25 LVS27 TALDNQ MAR TEX30 PHO24 2017 10 DAYDNQ ATLDNQ MAR KAN27 CLT27 DOV30 TEX19 GTW30 KEN21 ELD POC18 MCH22 BRI30 MSP27 CHI24 NHA24 LVS18 TAL19 MAR28 TEX22 PHO27 25th 221 0 IOWDNQ HOM31 2018 10 DAY31 ATL26 LVS24 MAR29 DOV22 KAN22 CLT26 TEX24 IOW22 GTW22 CHI24 KEN29 ELDDNQ POC22 MCH23 BRIDNQ MSP29 LVS12 TAL11 MAR29 TEX24 PHO31 HOM28 20th 271 2019 DAYDNQ ATL22 LVS27 MAR TEX18 DOV25 CLTDNQ TEX18 GTW24 CHI21 KEN22 POC21 ELD19 MCH19 BRI22 MSP23 LVS24 TAL27 MAR27 PHODNQ HOM28 21st 268 0 KAN23 IOW25 2020 10 DAYDNQ LVSDNQ CLT26 ATL36 HOM27 POC32 KEN37 TEX29 KAN31 KAN32 MCH28 DAY31 DOV29 GTW31 DAR30 RCH36 BRI28 LVS34 TAL24 KAN29 TEX24 MAR29 PHO31 30th 158 2021 DAY18 DAY35 LVS29 ATL38 BRI33 RCH38 DAR24 COADNQ KNX25 35th 107 Ford KAN37 CLT33 TEX31 NSHWth POC31 GLN36 GTW38 DAR36 BRI27 LVS27 TAL31 MAR36 PHODNQ 2022 Chevy DAYDNQ LVS ATL COA MAR BRI DAR KAN TEX CLT GTW SONWth KNO TAL32 HOM PHO 77th 5 Ford NSHDNQ MOH POC IRP RCH KAN BRI 2023 Chevy DAY LVS ATL COA TEX BRI MAR KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH MOH POC RCH IRP MLW KAN34 BRI TALDNQ HOM PHO 80th 3 2024 DAYDNQ ATL LVS BRI COA MAR TEX KAN32 DAR NWS CLTDNQ GTW NSH POC IRP RCH MLW BRI KAN31 TAL HOM MAR PHO 68th 11

Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1 results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts Ref 2019 Alex Caffi Motorsport 1 Ford VAL VAL FRA FRA BRH BRH MOS MOS VEN HOC HOC ZOL ZOL 44th 20

Whelen Euro Series – Elite 2 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 2 results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts Ref 2018 Racing-Total 10 Chevy VAL VAL FRA FRA BRH BRH TOU TOU HOC HOC ZOL ZOL 38th 38 2019 Racing-Total JJCR VAL VAL FRA FRA BRH BRH MOS MOS VEN HOC HOC ZOL ZOL 41st 17

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points

ARCA Racing Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Racing 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 2002 Roberts-Albright Racing 0 Pontiac DAY ATL NSH SLM KEN CLT KAN16 POC MCH TOL SBO KEN BLN POC NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL CLT 130th 150 2003 Cunningham Motorsports 4 Ford DAY ATL NSH SLM TOL KEN CLT BLN KAN33 MCH LER POC POC NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL CLT SBO 179th 65 2004 KLM Motorsports 19 Chevy DAY NSH SLM KEN TOL CLT KAN9 POC MCH SBO BLN KEN GTW POC LER NSH7 ISF TOL DSF CHI10 SLM TAL 54th 560 2007 Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing 82 Chevy DAYDNQ USA NSH SLM KAN25 WIN KEN TOL IOW POC MCH BLN KEN POC NSH ISF MIL GTW DSF CHI SLM TAL TOL 137th 130 2008 Rick Markle Racing 68 Dodge DAY SLM IOW KEN CAR KEN TOL POC MCH CAY KEN BLN POC NSH ISF DSF CHI19 SLM NJE TAL TOL 122nd 135 2009 Hylton Motorsports 08 Ford DAY SLM CAR TAL KEN TOL POC MCH MFD IOW KEN BLN POC ISF CHI TOL DSF NJE SLM KAN39 CAR 154th 35 2010 Bowsher-Mooi Motorsports 21 Chevy DAY19 PBE SLM TEX TAL TOL POC MCH IOW MFD POC BLN NJE ISF CHI DSF TOL SLM KAN CAR 101st 145