Jason White (NASCAR)

::"For other people named Jason White, see Jason White (disambiguation)"Infobox NASCAR driver
Name = Jason White
Birthdate = birth date and age|1979|6|5 | Birthplace = Richmond, Virginia
Previous_Year = 2007
Prev_Busch_Pos = 159th | Best_Busch_Pos = 29th - 2003 (Busch Series)
First_Busch_Race = 1999 Kroger 200 (IRP)
Last_Busch_Race = 2007 Kroger 200 (IRP)
Truck_Car_Team = #08 - SS-Green Light Racing
First_Truck_Race = 2001 OSH 250 (Mesa Marin)
Previous_Year = 2007
Prev_Truck_Pos = 28th
Best_Truck_Pos = 28th - 2007 (Craftsman Truck Series)
Updated_On = September 16, 2008

Jason White (born June 5 1979 in Richmond, Virginia, is a part-time NASCAR Busch Series driver. He drives the #08 GunBroker.com Dodge for SS-Green Light Racing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. He has been racing in NASCAR since 1999.

Beginnings

White began racing go-carts when he was eleven, and has been racing part-time since. Before moving to Busch Series, White dominated the Virginia go-kart circuit. In a five-year stretch, Jason won six Virginia state titles and finished in the World Karting Association top-ten for three different classes of vehicles.

Busch Series

White made his first starts in 1999, running the #28 for Larry Lockamy. He started 28th and finished 26th in a solid debut at IRP. He was then 43rd after an early crash at Bristol.

The runs earned him a spot on Felix Sabates' #82 Chevy in a fill-in role in 2000. He ran the Channellock Chevy at South Boston, putting in his career best of 21st position. Then, he was 28th at Myrtle Beach.

White next returned in 2002, running a race at Nashville for Frank Cicci. He finished 43rd at Nashville after an early engine problem. Fred Bickford then picked White up for three races, beginning with a 28th place finish at New Hampshire. His best run came at Nazareth, where he finished 22nd before adding a 37th at Charlotte

White's busiest year was 2003, when he earned 29th in points after a splitting rides at Davis Motorsports and Jay Robinson Racing. He ran mainly for JRR early in the year, finishing a best of 23rd at Gateway. Beginning at Nashville in June, White took over the #0 Davis Motorsports Chevy full-time. He ran solidly in that race, earning his best career finish of 17th. He would record one other top-20 finish at Pikes Peak, trying to do his best with the low-budget team. White was released following the Memphis race in favor of Kertus Davis.

White returned to the series in four races in 2004, all for MacDonald Motorsports. After a pair of 33rds and a 42nd at Richmond, White earned his best run of the year at Milwaukee, finishing 29th. It was also the site of his best qualifying effort of the year: 28th.

In 2006, Jason White teamed up with the new Ashton Gray Racing. Despite being fast in practice, the team broke before qualifying in the spring Nashville race, meaning the team's debut would come at Nashville in June. He was 36th in that race and 30th at Milwaukee. Then at Gateway Jason finished 41st due to engine problems. Next race is the Emerson Radio 250 at Richmond International Raceway. White's team is expected to make five to seven more starts in 2006.

Craftsman Truck Series

White made his first few starts in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2001, racing in seven events. He ran the #86 NWTF Ford in six races. His first career start came at Mesa Marin, where he had an impressive sixteenth place run. He then followed that up with a 13th place run at Martinsville, which would end up being his best career finish. He had one other top-20 for the team: an 18th at Pikes Peak. Later in the year, White made a one-race start for Troxell Racing. His run in Kansas resulted in a 36th place finish, the last place truck.

White only made two starts in 2002. First, he ran the #0 Loni Richardson-owned Chevy at Texas, finishing 22nd. Then, he joined the Ware Racing Enterprises team at Kentucky. However, he only managed 34th after electrical problems.

White would make two more starts in 2003, running 30th at Dover (running the #35 Ford) and 35th at Kansas (running the #93 Troxell Racing vehicle). He did not finish either event and would turn to the Busch Series for his attention, as he has not raced in the series since.

In 2007 Jason was scheduled to run two races with MB Motorsports along with sponsor [http://www.gunbroker.com/User/Racing/GBRacing.asp GunBroker.com] , but resulted in a one-race deal at Daytona. In April, it was announced that Jason would run the rest of 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule for the #7 Pennington Motorsports Dodge Ram (former Chevrolet Silverado, changed brand mid season 2007) sponsored by Hooters Energy Drink. For 2008, White joined SS-Green Light Racing and brought along GunBroker.com as a sponsor.

External links

* [http://www.racing-reference.info/driver?id=whiteja02 Jason White's Career Stats]
* [http://www.ashtongrayracing.com Official Jason White Website]