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
Truck no., team No. 59 (Lira Motorsports)
2015 position 18th
Best finish 18th (2015)
First race 2014 Kroger 250 (Martinsville)
Last race 2015 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

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. 59 Ford F-150 for Lira Motorsports, and part-time in the ARCA Racing Series, driving the No. 59 Ford Fusion for Lira 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, along with running the ARCA race at Talladega Superspeedway.[16]

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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