American stock car racing driver and spotter
NASCAR driver
Lawrence Brandon McReynolds
[1]
(born May 21, 1991) is an American professional
stock car racing
driver and the spotter for
Ross Chastain
and the No. 1
Trackhouse Racing Team
in the
NASCAR Cup Series
.
[2]
As a driver, he has competed in the
NASCAR Xfinity Series
for
JGL Racing
, and has also competed in the
K&N Pro Series East
and
West
as well as the
ARCA Menards Series
. He is the son of
NASCAR on Fox
analyst and former crew chief
Larry McReynolds
.
Racing career
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UARA-STARS Series
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The one notable event from McReynolds'
UARA-Stars
tenure was the 2009 Bailey's 300 at
Martinsville Speedway
.
Jake Crum
won the race, with McReynolds finishing second. McReynolds and Crum disagreed on tactics used throughout the race which culminated in both getting in to each other on the backstretch after the race. McReynolds captured eight victories during his time on the tour, which was from 2008 to 2010.
[3]
K&N Pro Series
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McReynolds made a combined total of 44 starts, 29 in the West, 15 in the East from 2011 to 2015. He scored a best finish of third twice in the East, and won two races in the West series in 2015. Both wins came from the pole at
Iowa
.
[4]
[5]
[6]
In November 2017 it was announced that McReynolds will run a partial
K&N Pro Series East
schedule in 2018 with longtime NASCAR Modified owners John Visconti and Marie Visconti. Visconti Motorsports had an alliance with
Tommy Baldwin Racing
, whom McReynolds had previously run with. The team raced whenever McReynolds was not helping with
Noah Gragson's
team in the
Camping World Truck Series
.
[7]
McReynolds captured his first K&N Pro Series East win and Visconti Motorsports first win at New Hampshire in September, beating
Derek Kraus
and
Riley Herbst
on a late restart.
[8]
ARCA Racing Series
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McReynolds logged seven starts from 2010 to 2012, emerging victorious once, at
Talladega Superspeedway
in 2012, passing
Matt Lofton
on the final circuit. He returned to the series in 2019 for a partial superspeedway slate with KBR Development.
[9]
Camping World Truck Series
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In his one start in the series, McReynolds finished 18th at
Texas Motor Speedway
in 2012.
[10]
Xfinity Series
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McReynolds made his Xfinity (then Nationwide) debut in 2010, finishing 19th in Eddie Smith's
Dodge
. It would be another six years before his next start, a 23rd at Talladega for
JGL Racing
. His dad Larry was in the booth for FOX broadcasting the race.
[11]
Later in 2016, McReynolds returned to the JGL No. 24 machine, crashing in the
U.S. Cellular 250
.
[12]
McReynolds did not return to NASCAR competition in 2017.
[13]
Pinty's Series
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In his one start in the series, McReynolds finished 9th at
Riverside International Speedway
in 2018.
[14]
Spotting
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In
2017
, McReynolds took on the role of spotter and driver coach to
Noah Gragson
's
Kyle Busch Motorsports
team in the
Camping World Truck Series
.
[15]
After he was unable to find a ride in any NASCAR series in 2020, McReynolds returned to spotting in 2021, replacing
Tony Raines
(another former driver-turned spotter) as the spotter of the No. 1
Trackhouse Racing Team
Chevy in the
NASCAR Cup Series
, which will be driven by
Ross Chastain
.
[2]
McReynolds has dipped his toe in to broadcasting like his father, serving as a guest analyst for a
K&N Pro Series West
race on
NBCSN
in 2017.
[16]
Personal life
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He is an avid
deer
hunter.
[1]
Motorsports career results
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NASCAR
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(
key
) (
Bold
? Pole position awarded by qualifying time.
Italics
? Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * ? Most laps led.
)
Xfinity Series
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Camping World Truck Series
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K&N Pro Series East
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K&N Pro Series West
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Pinty's Series
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*
Season still in progress
1
Ineligible for series points
ARCA Menards Series
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(
key
) (
Bold
? Pole position awarded by qualifying time.
Italics
? Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * ? Most laps led.
)
References
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- ^
a
b
"Getting to Know: Brandon McReynolds ? POPULAR SPEED"
.
www.popularspeed.com
. Retrieved
2017-11-17
.
- ^
a
b
"Some spotters switching teams for 2021"
.
Jayski's Silly Season Site
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. December 6, 2020
. Retrieved
December 23,
2020
.
- ^
"2017 Short Track Draft Presented by PFC Brakes: Picks 26-51 | Speed 51 | 100% Short Track Racing"
.
speed51.com
. Retrieved
2017-11-17
.
- ^
Brandon McReynolds 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results
http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/mcreybr01/2015/P
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Brandon McReynolds 2014 NASCRA K&N Pro Series East Results
http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/mcreybr01/2014/E
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Brandon McReynolds 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro East Series Results
http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/mcreybr01/2012/E
- ^
"McReynolds Returning to K&N East With New Car Owner"
.
speed51.com
. Retrieved
2017-11-17
.
- ^
"Brandon McReynolds Wins K&N Pro Series East Apple Barrel 125 At NHMS"
.
www.racedayct.com
. 22 September 2018
. Retrieved
2 November
2018
.
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Seelman, Jacob (24 April 2019).
"McReynolds Bringing A Team Mentality To Talladega"
.
Speed Sport
. Retrieved
26 April
2019
.
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Brandon McReynolds 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results
http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/mcreybr01/2012/C
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Brandon McReynolds 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results
http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/mcreybr01/2010/B
- ^
"Brandon McReynolds 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results - Racing-Reference.info"
.
racing-reference.info
. Retrieved
2016-11-22
.
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"NASCAR 101: Who Didn't Return to NASCAR in 2017?"
.
www.frontstretch.com
. 9 November 2017
. Retrieved
2017-11-17
.
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Brandon McReynolds 2018 NASCAR Pinty's Series Results
https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/mcreybr01/2018/T
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Wilson, Steven (June 20, 2017).
"Noah Gragson It's Deja vu All Over Again at Iowa B."
Retrieved
November 17,
2017
.
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"NASCAR AMERICA ANNOUNCES 2018 NASCAR HALL OF FAME CLASS ? LIVE ? THIS WEDNESDAY, MAY 24 AT 5:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN"
.
NBC Sports Pressbox
. 2017-05-22
. Retrieved
2017-09-15
.
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"Brandon McReynolds ? 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
April 7,
2023
.
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"Brandon McReynolds ? 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
April 7,
2023
.
- ^
"Brandon McReynolds ? 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
April 7,
2023
.
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"Driver Brandon McReynolds 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results"
.
Racing Reference
. Retrieved
7 May
2018
.
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"Driver Brandon McReynolds 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results"
.
Racing Reference
. Retrieved
8 May
2018
.
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"Driver Brandon McReynolds 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results"
.
Racing Reference
. Retrieved
8 May
2018
.
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"Driver Brandon McReynolds 2014 NASCAR K&N pro Series East results"
.
Racing Reference
. Retrieved
8 May
2018
.
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"Driver Brandon McReynolds 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results"
.
Racing Reference
. Retrieved
8 May
2018
.
- ^
"Driver Brandon McReynolds 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results"
.
Racing Reference
. Retrieved
8 May
2018
.
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"Driver Brandon McReynolds 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results"
.
Racing Reference
. Retrieved
8 May
2018
.
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"Driver Brandon McReynolds 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results"
.
Racing Reference
. Retrieved
6 April
2019
.
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"Brandon McReynolds ? 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
August 2,
2018
.
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"Brandon McReynolds ? 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
August 2,
2018
.
- ^
"Brandon McReynolds ? 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
August 2,
2018
.
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"Brandon McReynolds ? 2018 NASCAR Pinty's Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
April 7,
2023
.
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"Brandon McReynolds ? 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
April 7,
2023
.
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"Brandon McReynolds ? 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
April 7,
2023
.
- ^
"Brandon McReynolds ? 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
April 7,
2023
.
- ^
"Brandon McReynolds ? 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
April 7,
2023
.
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Years active
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Years active
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- 2002?2005 (GIC?Mixon Motorsports)
- 2014?2018 (JGL Racing)
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Personnel
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- James Whitener
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