Caleb Roark

Caleb Roark
Born	(1993-01-13) January 13, 1993 (age 31) Abingdon, Virginia
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2014 position	115th
Best finish	115th (2014)
First race	2014 Get To Know Newton 250 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
31 races run over 6 years
2016 position	65th
Best finish	34th (2014)
First race	2011 Kroger 250 (Martinsville)
Last race	2016 DC Solar 350 (Las Vegas)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics current as of October 1, 2016.

Caleb Roark (born January 13, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver.^[1]

Racing career

Early career

Born in Abingdon, Virginia,^[2]

Nationwide Series

On May 16, 2014, Roark made his Nationwide Series debut at the Iowa Speedway. Roark partnered up with the now closed Viva Motorsports and earned himself a 32nd-place finish after dropping out of the race due to a vibration.^[3]

Camping World Truck Series

Roark made his NASCAR debut at the Martinsville Speedway in 2011 for SS-Green Light Racing in the No. 07 Chevrolet. After starting 32nd, Roark would gain 13 positions to finish 19th and earn his best career finish in any NASCAR start. After Roark's strong run at Martinsville, Roark made two more starts with the team in 2011 at the Iowa Speedway and Chicagoland Speedway to finish 24th and 22nd within the 36 trucks in the lineup.^[4] Roark only attempted two truck series races in the next two seasons^[5][6] for SS-Green Light Racing before leaving the team at the end of the 2013 season.

2014

After two seasons of minimal NASCAR participation, fellow Truck Series competitor Jennifer Jo Cobb had offered Roark a ride in the No. 0 Grimes Irrigation & Construction Chevrolet for a 10-race deal. His debut with Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing came at Gateway Motorsports Park where Roark started and finished in the 31st position after dropping out of the race from a vibration. Roark was unable to complete a race in 2014 while start and parking.^[7]

2015

Cobb kept Roark in the No. 0 for the 2015 season with new sponsorship from the Driven2Honor.org and shared the ride with Adam Edwards, who is also a part-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver. Roark's season started out disappointing with three consecutive last place finishes, including failing to qualify at the Dover International Speedway and being swapped out at Gateway by Edwards. While start and parking, Roark had a best finish of 28th at the Michigan International Speedway. He continued to complete more laps in 2015 as the season came to a close giving him a total of $85,026 by the end of the year, nearly $2,000 more than 2014.

2016

It was announced at the start of the 2016 season that Jennifer Jo Cobb would not be running Roark's iconic No. 0 for future races, leaving Roark without a ride. He would remain a free agent until Cobb sold the No. 10 truck to Roark in which he would continue his start and park efforts with Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing.

On September 24, during the first lap of the UNOH 175 from the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Roark was attempting to pull onto pit road to park his truck when he spun into the sand barrels that protects the butt-end of the wall, damaging the truck. Roark also competed in 7 more races throughout the season with his last being at Las Vegas.

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

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
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	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	NNSC	Pts	Ref
2014	SS-Green Light Racing	55	Chevy	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TXS	DAR	RCH	TAL	IOW 32	CLT	DOV	MCH	ROA	KEN	DAY	NHA	CHI	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	KAN	CLT	TEX	PHO	HOM	115th	0	[8]

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
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
2011	SS-Green Light Racing	07	Chevy	DAY	PHO	DAR	MAR 19	NSH	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	KEN	IOW 24	NSH	IRP	POC	MCH	BRI	ATL	CHI 22	NHA	KEN	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	HOM	47th	67	[9]
2012	MB Motorsports	63	Ford	DAY DNQ	MAR	CAR	KAN	CLT	DOV	TEX	KEN	IOW	CHI	POC	MCH	BRI	ATL												74th	12	[10]
	SS-Green Light Racing	07	Chevy															IOW 32	KEN	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM
2013			Toyota	DAY	MAR	CAR	KAN	CLT	DOV	TEX	KEN	IOW	ELD	POC	MCH	BRI	MSP	IOW	CHI	LVS 28	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM				65th	16	[11]
2014	JJC Racing	0	Chevy	DAY	MAR	KAN	CLT	DOV	TEX	GTW 31	KEN			POC 31	MCH 29	BRI		CHI 28	NHA 28	LVS 29	TAL	MAR	TEX 30	PHO	HOM 36				34th	135	[12]
			Ram									IOW 35	ELD				MSP 28
2015			Chevy	DAY	ATL	MAR	KAN 32	CLT	DOV	TEX	GTW	IOW 32	KEN	ELD	POC 32	MCH 28	BRI DNQ	MSP	CHI 31	NHA 31	LVS 30	TAL	MAR	TEX 32	PHO DNQ	HOM			41st	104	[13]
2016		10		DAY	ATL	MAR	KAN	DOV	CLT	TEX	IOW	GTW 31		ELD DNQ	POC 32	BRI	MCH 30	MSP 32	CHI 32	NHA 32	LVS 31	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM			65th	12	[14]
		1											KEN 32

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

References

1. "Caleb Roark Career Statistics – Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
2. Gregory, Allen (March 31, 2011). "NASCAR: Abingdon teen Caleb Roark anxious for NASCAR debut". Bristol Herald Courier. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
3. "Caleb Roark – 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results – Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
4. "Caleb Roark – 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results – Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
5. "Caleb Roark – 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results – Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
6. "Caleb Roark – 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results – Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
7. "Caleb Roark – 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results – Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
8. "Caleb Roark – 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
9. "Caleb Roark – 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
10. "Caleb Roark – 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
11. "Caleb Roark – 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
12. "Caleb Roark – 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
13. "Caleb Roark – 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
14. "Caleb Roark – 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.

External links

• Caleb Roark driver statistics at Racing-Reference