Cole Whitt

Cole Whitt
Born	June 22, 1991 (1991-06-22) (age 20) Alpine, California
Achievements	2008 USAC National Midget Champion
Awards	2006 Hoosier Sprint Car Rookie of The Year 2010 USAC Super License Award
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career
1 races run over 1 years
Car no., team	# 84 - Red Bull Racing
First race	2011 Kobalt Tools 500 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Nationwide Series career
3 races run over 2 years
2011 position	107th - 2010
Best finish	107th - 2010
First race	2010 WYPALL* 200 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
26 races run over 2 years
Truck no., team	# 60 - Turn One Racing
2011 position	9th
Best finish	9th (2011)
First race	2010 Ford 200 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 11 1
Statistics current as of November 19, 2011.

Cole Whitt (born June 22, 1991 in Alpine, California) is a American stock car driver and development driver for Red Bull Racing Team. After advancing his way through Kart racing, Whitt moved up to sprint cars and became a development driver for Red Bull. After running in the Camping World Series East, Whitt made his NASCAR debut in 2010. He currently drives the #60 Red Bull Chevrolet Silverado for Turn One Racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

History

USAC

Cole Whitt, born to Tobin and Kim Whitt, was inspired to race when he saw one of his cousins with a go-kart. After winning championships in go-karts, Whitt moved up to sprint cars in 2004. Whitt was quickly noticed by Red Bull and was in the semifinals for Red Bull's driver development search. After winning the Hoosier Sprint Rookie of the Year award in 2006, Cole traveled around the United States the next year, running 60 races and gaining top tens in 34 of those starts. To continue his racing career, Whitt and his mother moved to Lebanon, Indiana. Whitt would make history in 2008, becoming the youngest winner of the USAC National Midget Championship, while winning the Hut Hundred. The next year Whitt raced in Silver Crown, Sprints, and Midgets, earning 17 wins driving for Keith Kunz.

NASCAR

Whitt moved up to stock cars in 2010, the same year he won the Super License award for USAC. Whitt ran for the Camping World Series East championship, where he impressed by winning the pole in his first start at Greenville-Pickens Speedway. Whitt eventually finished fourth in points. Whitt was rewarded with making his Nationwide Series debut at Phoenix International Raceway, where he made the race and finished 15th. The next week, Whitt ran both the Nationwide and Truck Series events at Homestead-Miami Speedway, finishing 17th and 28th respectively, running the Truck race for Turn One Racing. Whitt will drive for Turn One in 2011 and will contend for Rookie of the Year. After DNQing the 60 truck at Daytona, Whitt drove the #93 for Sieg Racing before returning to Turn One. Whitt won the pole at Darlington, and became the first rookie to lead the Truck Series points after Charlotte. On November 13, Cole Whitt will debut on Sprint Cup Series, driving the # 84 Red Bull Racing Team at Phoenix International Raceway.

References

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1. ^ Cole Whitt's biography

External links

• Official website
• Cole Whitt at Racing Reference

Persondata
Name	Whitt, Cole
Alternative names
Short description	American race car driver
Date of birth	June 22, 1991
Place of birth	Alpine, California, USA
Date of death
Place of death