Danny Efland
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Born | Daniel Efland (1988-10-04) October 4, 1988 (age 35) Irmo, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
63 races run over 6 years | |||||||
2013 position | 50th | ||||||
Best finish | 21st (2012) | ||||||
First race | 2007 Camping World 200 (Loudon) | ||||||
Last race | 2013 5-hour Energy 200 (Dover) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
10 races run over 2 years | |||||||
2013 position | 102nd | ||||||
Best finish | 102nd (2013) | ||||||
First race | 2009 Toyota Tundra 200 (Nashville) | ||||||
Last race | 2013 EnjoyIllinois.com 225 (Joliet) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of July 24, 2022. |
Daniel Efland (born October 4, 1988) is an American professional stock car racing driver, engineer and crew chief who works for Legacy Motor Club as the engineer for the No. 43 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 driven by Erik Jones in the NASCAR Cup Series. He formerly competed as a driver in USAR Pro Cup, what is now the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the NASCAR Truck Series.
Racing career
From 1999 to 2002, Efland won 7 state championships as well as 5 National World Karting Association championships. Moving on to the Pro 4 Mod class at Florence Motor Speedway in 2002, he won the track championship as well as rookie of the year honors.[1] He won his first late model race in 2005, and went on to win 8 more races in 2006.
In 2007, Efland made his Busch Series debut at New Hampshire International Speedway. Driving the No. 01 Chevrolet for JD Motorsports, he started 36th and finished 40th after retiring due to handling problems. He ran two more races that season and failed to finish either of them. In 2008, he returned to JD and competed in 18 races. Success was hard to find and he only managed a best finish of 23rd at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
Efland made two start and park efforts for Corrie Stott Racing in the Camping World Truck Series in 2009, finishing 33rd and 31st. Efland returned to the Nationwide Series to run a limited schedule in 2010 and 2011, scoring a best career finish of 16th at Darlington Raceway.
Efland planned to run a partial 2012 schedule in the No. 4 Chevrolet for JD Motorsports.[2]
To date in 2012, Danny has finished both Nationwide Daytona races in 13th position. He also picked up a strong finish at Talladega in 16th position.
It was announced on January 21, 2013 that Efland would return to the No. 4 JD Motorsports Chevrolet in 27 of the 33 races for the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series season,[3] but he was released from the team in late March. He also returned to the Truck Series at Kansas Speedway, driving the No. 6 for Eddie Sharp Racing.[4]
In March 2014, Efland joined Richard Childress Racing, working as an engineer for the team's No. 33 Chevrolet in the Nationwide Series.
In 2022, Efland worked for Petty GMS Motorsports as the engineer for the No. 43 car driven by Erik Jones. In the race at Pocono, Efland served as the interim crew chief for the team after crew chief Dave Elenz was suspended for the race due to a rocker box assembly violation.[5] Efland would continue with the team, now Legacy Motor Club after Jimmie Johnson became a co-owner of the team, in 2023 as the engineer for Jones and the No. 43 car in 2023 and would serve as the car's interim crew chief at the Chicago Street Course when Dave Elenz served the second race of a two-race suspension.
Personal life
Efland graduated with honors from Dutch Fork High School and graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in engineering.
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.)
Nationwide Series
Camping World Truck Series
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||
2009 | Corrie Stott Racing | 02 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM | KEN | IRP | NSH 33 | BRI | CHI | IOW | GTW | NHA | LVS 31 | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 115th | 0 | [12] | |||||||||||||
2013 | MAKE Motorsports | 6 | Chevy | DAY | MAR | CAR | KAN 28 | 102nd | 01 | [13] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | CLT 20 | DOV 33 | MCH 33 | BRI | MSP | IOW | CHI 33 | LVS | TAL DNQ | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | TEX 31 | KEN 33 | IOW 33 | ELD | POC |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
- ^ "Danny Efland Biography". Archived from the original on 2010-05-22. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
- ^ "JD Motorsports To Field Second Series Team In 2012". SPEEDtv.com. Fox Sports. February 8, 2012. Archived from the original on February 11, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
- ^ "Danny Efland Returns to JD Motorsports for 2013 NNS Season". Catchfence. Danny Efland Press Release. January 21, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
- ^ "Danny Efland Picks Up New Sponsor For Eddie Sharp Racing / MAKE Motorsports Entry At Kansas Speedway". Catchfence.com. April 19, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ^ "NASCAR hits Nos. 42 and 43 Cup cars with L1-level penalties at Pocono Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 23, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "Danny Efland – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "Danny Efland – 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "Danny Efland – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "Danny Efland – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "Danny Efland – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "Danny Efland – 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "Danny Efland – 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "Danny Efland – 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Danny Efland driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Danny Efland crew chief statistics at Racing-Reference
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