Robby Lyons

Robert Lyons II (born January 22, 1989) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 42 Chevrolet SS for Cook Racing Technologies. He has also competed part-time NASCAR Xfinity Series and in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in the past.

Racing career Early career Lyons started his racing career at the age of six, racing dirt bikes. Lyons raced dirt bikes for over a decade, winning two Florida championships. After injuring both legs in a crash when he was fifteen, Lyons quit bike racing at eighteen. He then moved to Legends car racing after seeing former motocross racer Ricky Carmichael transition. After Legends cars, Lyons competed in the Pro All-Stars Series in 2014. In December 2014, Lyons tested at Daytona International Speedway in an ARCA Racing Series car that was prepared by both Rick Ware Racing and MacDonald Motorsports. In early 2015, Lyons joined Chad Finley and his team as a development driver to compete in the 2015 CARS Tour; Lyons wound up only running three of the races. Lyons made a return to the CARS Tour in 2017 and also competed in the Short Track Nationals at Bristol Motor Speedway.

NASCAR Lyons announced on November 9, 2017 that he would be making his NASCAR debut in the Camping World Truck Series, driving for Premium Motorsports at Phoenix International Raceway. His effort was led by former NASCAR driver Brian Keselowski as crew chief. The pairing came together after Lyons and Premium owner Jay Robinson met at Charlotte Motor Speedway in fall 2017. In his debut, Lyons was almost wrecked by teammate Jason Hathaway near the end of the race but survived. During the week after the Phoenix race, Lyons was approved for all of NASCAR's 1.5-mile tracks, leading to a second race with Premium a week later for the Truck season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway,

On January 23, 2018, it was announced that Lyons would drive Premium's No. 15 truck full-time in 2018. However, Lyons was replaced by Reed Sorenson for Dover race due to sponsorship. He was scheduled to race in Texas before being pulled for Sorenson for health issues. Following medical tests in June, Lyons revealed he was suffering from neurological issues affecting his heart rate and blood pressure, forcing him out of competing in the month's races. Later on, after listening to Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s story about concussions, Lyons got treatment after recognizing symptoms and got treatment for concussions. Eventually, Lyons and Premium split and in summer 2018, Lyons purchased his trucks, which debuted at Talladega Superspeedway with the No. 33, owner points coming from Reaume Brothers Racing. At the end of the season, he made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in the Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead–Miami Speedway with Rick Ware Racing.

Lyons joined JD Motorsports for the first three Xfinity races in 2020. He also raced at Talladega. He returned to the Truck Series in June at Pocono Raceway, driving for Diversified Motorsports Enterprises.

In 2021, Lyons returned to the Xfinity Series, joining MBM Motorsports to drive their No. 61 Toyota for the season-opener at Daytona as well as the possibility of additional races later in the year.

Personal life Lyons grew up in Clearwater, Florida. He soon took after his dad Bob Lyons who was a well known drag racer and became a dirt bike racer until the age of 18. After moving to stock car racing, Lyons became good friends with Xfinity Series driver Garrett Smithley. He graduated from Indian Rocks Christian School.

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 Pts Ref 2019 Rick Ware Racing 17 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH CLT DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM28 101st 01 2020 JD Motorsports 15 Chevy DAY17 LVS23 CAL23 PHO DAR CLT BRI ATL HOM HOM TAL19 POC IND KEN KEN TEX KAN ROA DAY DOV DOV DAY DAR RCH RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT KAN TEX MAR PHO 47th 66 2021 MBM Motorsports 61 Toyota DAY DAY HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR TAL DAR DOV COA CLT MOH TEX NSH POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IND MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT TEX KAN MAR PHO 67th 12

Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors 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 Pts Ref 2017 Premium Motorsports 49 Chevy DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO12 HOM24 85th 01 2018 15 DAY13 ATL25 LVS18 MAR24 DOV KAN26 CLT23 TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN22 ELD POC MCH BRI MSP LVS 32nd 140 Reaume Brothers Racing 33 Chevy TAL14 MAR TEX PHO HOM27 2019 Chad Finley Racing 42 Chevy DAY30 ATL LVS MAR TEX DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN POC ELD MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR PHO HOM 92nd 7 2020 Diversified Motorsports Enterprises 97 Chevy DAY LVS CLT ATL HOM POC20 KEN TEX KAN26 KAN21 MCH DAY DOV GTW DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL26 KAN TEX MAR PHO29 89th 01

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 2023 Cook Racing Technologies 42 Chevy DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH IOW POC MCH IRP GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 99th 27

CARS Super Late Model Tour (key)

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points