Michael Maples

Michael James Maples Sr. (born December 5, 1963) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series and the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 91 and No. 99 Chevrolet for Maples Motorsports, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West driving for the same team.

Racing career Maples first began racing in 1993, driving asphalt late model races at Madera Speedway.

Maples returned to racing in 2019, driving in an IMCA Southern Sport modified after taking a sabbatical that began in 1998 due to familial reasons. Maples also competed in series such as the Sooner Limited Modified Series, and the Touring Outlaw Modified Series from 2019 to 2023.

Maples' No. 99 car at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway in 2024 In 2024, Maples participated in the pre-season test for the ARCA Menards Series at Daytona International Speedway, driving the No. 99 Chevrolet for Fast Track Racing, and placed 53rd in the overall results between the two testing days. Several days after the test, it was announced that Maples would run the full main ARCA and ARCA Menards Series East schedule for Fast Track, driving the No. 99.

In his debut in the main ARCA series at Daytona, Maples qualified in 35th and finished one lap down in 21st despite being involved in a crash between Scott Melton and Willie Mullins with twenty-three laps to go. He would finish eighth in the final points standings, with a best finish of eleventh at Berlin Raceway and Salem Speedway. In the East Series, he would finish seventh in the points after getting a best finish of twelfth in three of the first four races of the season.

In 2025, it was announced that Maples would form his own team, Maples Motorsports, whilst still running full-time. Maples had one top-ten at DuQuoin and finished seventh in the point standings.

Motorsports career results

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 2024 Fast Track Racing 99 Chevy DAY PHO TAL DOV KAN CLT IOW MOH BLN IRP SLM ELK MCH ISF MLW DSF GLN BRI KAN TOL 8th 733 2025 Maples Motorsports DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT MCH BLN ELK LRP DOV IRP IOW GLN ISF MAD DSF BRI SLM KAN TOL 7th 729 2026 DAY PHO KAN TAL GLN TOL MCH POC BER ELK CHI LRP IRP IOW ISF MAD DSF SLM BRI KAN -* -* 91 Ford IRP

ARCA Menards Series East ARCA Menards Series East results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Ref 2024 Fast Track Racing 99 Chevy FIF DOV NSV FRS IOW IRP MLW BRI 7th 332 2025 Maples Motorsports FIF CAR NSV FRS DOV IRP IOW BRI 13th 148 2026 HCY CAR NSV TOL IRP FRS IOW BRI -* -* 91 Ford IRP

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 2024 Fast Track Racing 99 Chevy PHO KER PIR SON IRW IRW SHA TRI MAD AAS KER PHO 74th 15 2025 Maples Motorsports KER PHO TUC CNS KER SON TRI PIR AAS MAD LVS PHO 18th 113 2026 KER PHO TUC SHA CNS TRI SON PIR AAS MAD LVS PHO KER -* -*