Korbin Forrister

Korbin Forrister
Born (1992-11-16) November 16, 1992
Cedartown, Georgia
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
2 races run over 1 year
2015 position 104th
Best finish 104th (2015)
First race 2015 Kansas Lottery 300 (Kansas)
Last race 2015 DAV 200 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
29 races run over 3 years
Truck no., team No. 5 (Wauters Motorsports)
2016 position 71st
Best finish 18th (2015)
First race 2014 Kroger 250 (Martinsville)
Last race 2016 Fred's 250 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of October 22, 2016.

Korbin Forrister (born November 16, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 5 Toyota Tundra for Wauters Motorsports.

Racing career

Forrister first started in dirt track racing, winning a track championship when he was nine. He also played baseball while in high school, but decided to pursue a full-time racing career upon graduating.[1]

In 2012, Forrister attempted to make his stock car debut at Mobile International Speedway in the ARCA Racing Series for Chris Lafferty Motorsports, but failed to qualify.[2] He later made his debut at Toledo Speedway, driving the No. 68 for Kimmel Racing.[3] After starting 27th, he finished 28th after suffering from clutch problems on lap 119.[4] He attempted a total of nine races in 2012, only finishing once at Kansas Speedway.[5] The following year, he ran four races, with a best finish of 14th at Mobile.[6]

In 2014, Forrister made his Camping World Truck Series debut at Martinsville Speedway;[7] after starting 34th, he finished 26th, 14 laps behind race winner Matt Crafton.[8] He had a best finish of 15th at Phoenix International Speedway during the season. The following year, he joined SS-Green Light Racing to compete in 15 races.[9] At Eldora Speedway, he began running a Donald Trump-based paint scheme to support Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, although the campaign was not sponsoring Forrister's team.[10] During the race, Forrister struggled, spinning three times on laps 8, 27 and 149; he finished the race 24th, one lap down.[11] Later in the year, he debuted in the Xfinity Series for SS-Green Light at Kansas Speedway,[12] but crashed with Jennifer Jo Cobb[13] and finished 31st.[14] He made another Xfinity start at Phoenix, driving the No. 15 for Rick Ware Racing, and finished 32nd.[15]

In 2016, Forrister joined Lira Motorsports to drive the No. 59 at the Truck Series season opener in Daytona and Atlanta, along with running the ARCA race at Talladega Superspeedway.[16] Forrister failed to qualify both races in the Truck Series.

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

Camping World Truck Series

* Season still in progress
1 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.)

References

  1. ↑ "Korbin Forrister". Korbin Forrister. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2012 Mobile ARCA 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Kimmel Racing Adds Korbin Forrister for Four Races". ARCA Racing Series. May 14, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  4. ↑ "2012 Menards 200 Presented by Federated Car Care". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  5. ↑ "2012 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  6. ↑ "2013 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Korbin Forrister and Tilted Kilt Set for Martinsville Speedway". Catchfence. March 25, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  8. ↑ "2014 Kroger 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  9. ↑ "NCWTS: Korbin Forrister Joins SS Green Light Racing for 15 Truck Races in 2015". Race Chaser Online. February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  10. ↑ Pockrass, Bob (July 22, 2015). "Korbin Forrister to run unsponsored Donald Trump scheme for Eldora race". ESPN. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Trump gets dumped: Rough night for NCWT promoting The Donald". Foxsports.com. July 23, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  12. ↑ Turnbull, Doug (October 20, 2015). "Logano spins blocking Kenseth to win Kansas, blocks other contenders heading to 'Dega". Performance Racing Network. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  13. ↑ Scott, David (October 17, 2015). "Kyle Bush edges teammate Matt Kenseth for victory in Kansas". The News & Observer. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  14. ↑ "2015 Kansas Lottery 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  15. ↑ "2015 DAV 200 Honoring America's Veterans". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Korbin Forrister Signs with Lira Motorsports and Readies for a Strong 2016 Season". Lira Motorsports. Retrieved February 13, 2016.

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