Parker Retzlaff

Parker Edward Retzlaff (; born May 21, 2003) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 99 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Viking Motorsports and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 62 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro for Halmar Friesen Racing.

Racing career

Early career

In 2012, at nine years old, Retzlaff competed in the Wisconsin Junior Sprints, where he won the mid-season championship. He competed in the Wisconsin Bandolero Series in 2013, finishing third in points, and winning the championship a year later. He would rank second in state points from 2015 to 2016.

Retzlaff ran full-time in the ARCA Midwest Tour in 2017, where he ranked fourteenth in points and ranked second in the Midwest Truck Series asphalt trucks. And for 2018, he finished sixth in the overall standings of the Midwest Truck Series.

ARCA Retzlaff would sign with Visconti Motorsports for two races in the 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East (now ARCA Menards Series East), driving the No. 74. He would finish tenth at Memphis International Raceway, for his first ever top-ten, and would finish fifth at Gateway Motorsports Park, scoring his first ever top-five. Retzlaff made his 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West debut, running the race's paired event with the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, at Gateway Motorsports Park. He finished in fifth.

In 2020, Retzlaff would sign with Cook-Finley Racing full-time, driving in the No. 42. He earned five top-tens and one top-twenty, finishing fourth in the standings.

Retzlaff would return to Cook-Finley Racing in 2021 but only ran for a partial schedule. He would finish fourth at the Southern National Motorsports Park, making it his best career ARCA Menards Series East finish. Retzlaff made his ARCA Menards Series debut in 2020 for CFR, driving in paired events with the East series. His best finish of the season was eighth at Toledo Speedway. He returned in 2021, driving in the paired East series race at the Milwaukee Mile. He would finish eleventh.

In 2023, Retzlaff returned to ARCA competition and drove for Young's Motorsports in the road course races at Portland and Sonoma.

NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series

2022 On December 3, 2021, Retzlaff would sign with RSS Racing for a part-time effort in the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 38. He hopes to have a full-time program in 2023. At the 2022 United Rentals 200, his first start, Retzlaff would qualify an impressive sixth. He quickly fell back after the first restart. A fuel pump issue would end Retzlaff's race on lap 158, finishing 36th. He would score his best career finish at the 2022 ToyotaCare 250, after starting and finishing the race in tenth. On September 15, 2022, it was revealed that Retzlaff and RSS Racing had mutually parted ways. On September 20, it was announced that Retzlaff would drive the No. 02 for Our Motorsports at the Texas fall race.

2023 On January 4, 2023, Jordan Anderson Racing announced that Retzlaff will drive their No. 31 car full-time for the 2023 season. In the season-opener race at Daytona, Retzlaff earned a career-best fourth-place finish. Overall, Retzlaff scored no wins, one top-five, and seven top-tens with an average finish of 17.9 and finished sixteenth in the standings.

2024 On November 2, 2023, it was announced that Retzlaff will return to JAR for the 2024 season. Retzlaff scored his and JAR's first career poles at Richmond and at Martinsville, although he would finish 21st in the points standings with only four top-ten finishes.

On November 14, 2024, Retzlaff announced that he would not return to JAR.

2025: New career best NXS finish

On December 18, 2024, it was announced that Retzlaff would move to Alpha Prime Racing, competing in the No. 4 Chevrolet. On April 19, Retzlaff drove his No. 4 car to a third place finish at Rockingham, which tied his best finish from last season's opening race at Daytona, but hours later, race winner Jesse Love got disqualified in post race inspection, bringing his finish up to second place, which is a new career best finish for Retzlaff.

On November 3, 2025, it was revealed that Retzlaff would not return to APR for the 2026 season.

2026

On November 7, 2025, it was announced that Retzlaff will join Viking Motorsports for the 2026 season, driving the No. 99 Chevrolet.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series On September 26, 2022, it was revealed that Retzlaff would make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at Talladega Superspeedway, driving the No. 20 for Young's Motorsports.

NASCAR Cup Series On May 30, 2024, it was originally announced that Retzlaff would make his NASCAR Cup Series debut at Daytona International Speedway in August, driving the No. 62 Chevrolet for Beard Motorsports. However, on August 5, 2024, it was announced that Retzlaff would drive the No. 66 for MBM Motorsports during the Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway, as he was required to make a non-superspeedway start before Daytona. Retzlaff started 37th and finished 35th, six laps down. At the 2024 Coke Zero Sugar 400, Retzlaff scored an impressive seventh-place finish after pushing Harrison Burton to the lead under an overtime finish.

Personal life Retzlaff currently resides in his hometown of Rhinelander, Wisconsin. He is a fan of NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson, and enjoys playing basketball, working on race cars, and occasionally racing on his iRacing sim during his free time.

Motorsports career results

Stock car career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Top 5 Top 10 Points Position 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Visconti Motorsports 1 0 1 1 0 NC† NASCAR K&N Pro Series East 2 0 1 2 73 24th 2020 ARCA Menards Series Cook-Finley Racing 2 0 0 1 61 44th ARCA Menards Series East 6 0 0 5 305 4th 2021 ARCA Menards Series Cook-Finley Racing 1 0 0 0 33 92nd ARCA Menards Series East 6 0 1 4 266 7th 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series RSS Racing 5 0 0 1 172 33rd Our Motorsports 4 0 0 0 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Young's Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 NC† 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Jordan Anderson Racing 33 0 1 7 662 16th 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Beard Motorsports 1 0 0 1 0 NC† MBM Motorsports 1 0 0 0 NASCAR Xfinity Series Jordan Anderson Racing 33 0 2 4 468 21st 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Alpha Prime Racing 32 0 1 3 479 22nd † As Retzlaff was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

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

Cup Series NASCAR 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 2024 MBM Motorsports 66 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO BRI COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND RCH35 MCH 48th 01 Beard Motorsports 62 Chevy DAY7 DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO

O'Reilly Auto Parts Series NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series results Year Driver 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 2022 RSS Racing 38 Ford DAY CAL LVS PHO36 ATL COA RCH10 MAR12 TAL DOV17 DAR TEX CLT PIR 33rd 172 28 NSH12 ROA ATL NHA POC IRC MCH GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI Our Motorsports 02 Chevy TEX21 TAL ROV LVS21 HOM16 MAR PHO21 2023 Jordan Anderson Racing 31 Chevy DAY4 CAL20 LVS37 PHO18 ATL27 COA17 RCH16 MAR11 TAL7 DOV17 DAR24 CLT6 PIR17 SON38 NSH10 CSC28 ATL16 NHA31 POC35 ROA14 MCH9 IRC17 GLN26 DAY7 DAR13 KAN11 BRI15 TEX30 ROV22 LVS14 HOM12 MAR7 PHO13 16th 662 2024 DAY3 ATL5 LVS35 PHO35 COA11 RCH16 MAR37 TEX22 TAL30 DOV10 DAR31 CLT14 PIR9 SON11 IOW32 NHA26 NSH17 CSC34 POC33 IND35 MCH20 DAY34 DAR36 ATL12 GLN14 BRI37 KAN21 TAL30 ROV12 LVS22 HOM23 MAR36 PHO34 21st 468 2025 Alpha Prime Racing 4 Chevy DAY29 ATL27 COADNQ PHO11 LVS21 HOM17 MAR12 DAR20 BRI18 CAR2 TAL38 TEX14 CLT37 NSH37 MXC35 POC22 ATL37 CSC24 SON28 DOV19 IND14 IOW13 GLN22 DAY38 PIR30 GTW8 BRI16 KAN27 ROV16 LVS30 TAL7 MAR29 PHO27 22nd 479 2026 Viking Motorsports 99 Chevy DAY14 ATL2 COA30 PHO14 LVS12 DAR8 MAR11 CAR8 BRI9 KAN36 TAL9 TEX5 GLN7 DOV38 CLT12 NSH12 POC15 COR7 SON5 CHI14 ATL3 IND11 IOW13 DAY14 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 2022 Young's Motorsports 20 Chevy DAY LVS ATL COA MAR BRD DAR KAN TEX CLT GTW SON KNX NSH MOH POC IRP RCH KAN BRI TAL16 HOM PHO 98th 01 2026 Halmar Friesen Racing 62 Toyota DAY ATL STP DAR CAR BRI TEX GLN DOV CLT NSH11 MCH COR LRP NWS IRP RCH NHA BRI KAN CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points

ARCA Menards Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most 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 2020 Cook-Finley Racing 42 Toyota DAY PHO TAL POC IRP KEN IOW KAN TOL TOL MCH DAY GTW I44 TOL8 BRI19 WIN MEM ISF KAN 44th 61 2021 DAY PHO TAL KAN TOL CLT MOH POC ELK BLN IOW WIN GLN MCH ISF MLW11 DSF BRI SLM KAN 92nd 33 2023 Young's Motorsports 02 Chevy DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH IOW POC MCH IRP GLN18 ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 104th 26

ARCA Menards Series East ARCA Menards Series East results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts Ref 2019 Visconti Motorsports 74 Toyota NSM BRI SBO SBO MEM10 NHA IOW GLN BRI GTW5 NHA DOV 24th 73 2020 Cook-Finley Racing 42 Toyota NSM8 TOL7 DOV7 TOL8 BRI19 FIF10 4th 305 2021 NSM9 FIF6 NSV7 DOV12 SNM4 IOW MLW11 BRI 7th 266

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 14 Pts Ref 2019 Visconti Motorsports 74 Toyota LVS IRW TUS TUS CNS SON DCS IOW EVG GTW5 MER AAS KCR PHO N/A — 2023 Young's Motorsports 02 Chevy PHO IRW KCR PIR5 SON25 IRW SHA EVG AAS LVS MAD PHO 30th 58