Austin Beers
Austin Beers | |
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![]() Beers' No. 64 car at Richmond Raceway in 2024 | |
Nationality | American |
Born | (2003-03-23) March 23, 2003 (age 21) Northampton, Pennsylvania |
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour career | |
Debut season | 2021 |
Current team | KLM Motorsports |
Years active | 2021–present |
Car number | 64 |
Crew chief | Ron Yuhas |
Starts | 45 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 2 |
Poles | 7 |
Best finish | 3rd in 2023 |
Finished last season | 3rd (2023) |
Last updated on: July 16, 2024. |
Austin Beers (born March 23, 2003) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, driving the No. 64 for Mike Murphy. He is the son of Eric Beers, who competed in the series from 1997 to 2012.[1]
Beers made his debut in the series in 2021, driving the No. 64 for Mike Murphy and KLM Motorsports while driving a partial schedule, where he earned one top-ten finish at Richmond Raceway. He then ran the full-schedule with Murphy in 2022, where he finished fifth in the points with seven top-ten finishes and won rookie of the year honors.[2][3]
Beers has also competed in series such as the Modified Racing Series, the Tri-Track Open Modified Series, the Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour, and the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.[4]
Motorsports results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Whelen Modified Tour
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Car owner | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | NWMTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||
2021 | KLM Motorsports | 64 | Chevy | MAR | STA | RIV | JEN | OSW | RIV | NHA | NRP | STA | BEE | OSW 20 | RCH 7 | RIV 15 | STA 13 | 28th | 121 | [5] | |||||||||||||||||
2022 | NSM 11 | RCH 11 | RIV 13 | LEE 7 | JEN 12 | MND 8 | RIV 9 | WAL 7 | NHA 11 | CLM 11 | TMP 16 | LGY 3 | OSW 12 | RIV 6 | TMP 11 | MAR 8 | 5th | 548 | [6] | ||||||||||||||||||
2023 | NSM 8 | RCH 1* | MON 4 | RIV 17 | LEE 3 | SEE 8 | RIV 10 | WAL 9* | NHA 4 | LMP 1* | THO 4 | LGY 2* | OSW 2 | MON 2 | RIV 4 | NWS 14 | THO 10* | MAR 31 | 3rd | 677 | [7] | ||||||||||||||||
2024 | NSM 6 | RCH 26 | THO 7 | MON 2 | RIV 2 | SEE 2* | NHA 9 | MON 10 | LMP 1* | THO 8 | OSW | RIV | MON | NWS | THO | MAR | -* | -* | [8] |
References
- ^ "Northampton's Austin Beers continues to rise through the racing ranks". The Morning Call. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ "Austin Beers To Run Full-Time For KLM Motorsports On Whelen Mod Tour In 2022". Race Day CT. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 2022 special award winners". NASCAR. December 8, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "Austin Beers". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "Austin Beers – 2021 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "Austin Beers – 2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "Austin Beers – 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "Austin Beers – 2024 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
External links
- Austin Beers driver statistics at Racing-Reference