Logan Misuraca (born June 5, 1999) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series and East Series, driving the No. 9 Chevrolet SS for Rev Racing.
| Logan Misuraca | |||||||
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| Born | June 5, 1999 Sanford, Florida | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. 9 (Rev Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 61st (2023) | ||||||
| First race | 2023 BRANDT 200 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2023 Sunset Hill Shooting Range 150 (Pocono) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| ARCA East no., team | No. 9 (Rev Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 42nd (2022) | ||||||
| First race | 2022 Race to Stop Suicide 200 (New Smyrna) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of September 17, 2024. | |||||||
Racing career
editEarly career
editMisuraca started her racing career at age four, driving Quarter Midgets, before quickly moving up to Go-Karts. She later put her driving on hold to become a crew chief to learn the basics of alterations, benefits, and marketing strategies with her father, Dennis Misuraca. She later was skilled in working on a 360 winged Sprint Car.[1]
After taking some time off from racing in order to focus on dancing in high school, Misuraca drove an asphalt legend car for about 2 years. In 2020, she joined ARCA Menards Series team Lira Motorsports and Race Car Solutions, where she had the opportunity to test and race in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series in her home state of Florida.[2]
ARCA
editOn November 13, 2020, Lira Motorsports announced they would return to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East for the 2021 season with Misuraca driving part-time in each series for the team with her first start being at the East Series season-opener at New Smyrna Speedway.[3] In preparation for the season, Misuraca and Lira Motorsports entered ARCA's preseason test session at Daytona International Speedway in January. Misuraca was initially on the entry list in a No. 33 car for Lira, but the car was later withdrawn from the test session.[4] She and the team were then not entered at New Smyrna as had been planned, leading to speculation that her deal with Lira had fallen through. Misuraca confirmed this in an interview in April of that year.[5] Soon after, she joined On Point Motorsports to potentially drive their No. 30 at some point in the season with series title sponsor Camping World sponsoring the truck. Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis made efforts during the season to get all trucks in each race sponsored as Camping World would sponsor any truck in a race that did not have a sponsor.[6] She filmed a video at the Camping World store in Concord, North Carolina to try to get the attention of Camping World and Lemonis and get them to sponsor her.[7] Ultimately, this was unsuccessful as no deal was put together and Misuraca would not make any NASCAR and ARCA starts in 2021.
On February 15, 2022, Misuraca would make her ARCA Menards Series East debut in the season-opener at New Smyrna in the No. 60 car for Josh Williams Motorsports as a last minute replacement for Daniel Escoto, who got sick days before the race.[8] The entry was fielded in a collaboration with Lira Motorsports, the team who she had been scheduled to drive for in the same race in 2021. She would finish seventh in that race.
On October 21, 2022, Misuraca announced that she would run part-time in the main ARCA Series in 2023 starting at the season-opener at Daytona with hopes to run a full season with sponsorship from 1inamillion.life, a company she founded.[9] On November 1, she revealed to Forbes that she would be driving for Ben Kennedy Racing in a No. 1 car.[10] However, on January 16, 2023, it was announced that she would instead drive the No. 63 car for Spraker Racing Enterprises at Daytona and Talladega with sponsorship from Celsius Energy Drink. The part-time car was previously driven by Dave Mader III for the previous five years.[11]
On September 17, 2024, it was revealed that Misuraca will run the ARCA Menards Series/East Series combination race at Bristol Motor Speedway, driving the No. 9 Chevrolet for Rev Racing with sponsorship from Clean Harbors.[12]
Personal life
editWhen Misuraca was only 18 months old, she began her career in dancing. She grew up dancing and competing in dance competitions, winning multiple titles and awards. She was a member of the Lake Mary Marionettes, a National Championship Dance Team, in high school. After she graduated high school, she began working as a dance instructor, and choreographing for her local area.[13]
In preparation for the 2023 ARCA Menards season, Misuraca created 1inaMillion.life to benefit mental health awareness. Her 2023 paint scheme will include pictures of fans who purchase "blocks" for $1 with a portion of proceeds benefiting mental health charities.[9]
Outside of racing, Misuraca is also a driving instructor at Daytona International Speedway for the NASCAR Fan Experience. She currently attends the University of Central Florida, studying in aerospace engineering.[14]
Motorsports career results
editARCA Menards Series
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
| ARCA Menards 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 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2023 | Spraker Racing Enterprises | 63 | Chevy | DAY 18 |
PHO | TAL 28 |
KAN | CLT | BLN | ELK | MOH | IOW | POC 25 |
MCH | IRP | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | 61st | 67 | [15] |
| 2024 | Rev Racing | 9 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | TAL | DOV | KAN | CLT | IOW | MOH | BLN | IRP | SLM | ELK | MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF | GLN | BRI 27 |
KAN | TOL | 108th | 17 | [16] |
* Season still in progress
ARCA Menards Series East
edit| ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref |
| 2022 | Josh Williams Motorsports with Lira Motorsports |
60 | Chevy | NSM 7 |
FIF | DOV | NSV | IOW | MLW | BRI | 42nd | 37 | [17] | |
| 2024 | Rev Racing | 9 | Chevy | FIF | DOV | NSV | FRS | IOW | IRP | MLW | BRI 27 |
59th | 17 | [18] |
References
edit- ^ "About Logan - Logan Misuraca Racing". Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ "(Facebook post)". Facebook. Lira Motorsports. May 4, 2020.
At the track today with Logan Misuraca behind the wheel of our pro late model for her first time. Michael Lira and Jamie Skinner helping her learn the track fast! She can't wait to be out there again! Contact us to set up a private test session in one of our late models.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (November 18, 2020). "Lira Motorsports Making ARCA Menards Series and NASCAR Truck Series Return in 2021 with Logan Misuraca". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ "ARCA Menards Series Daytona Test Entry List (Web Archive from 1/8/2021)". ARCARacing.com/Web Archive. January 8, 2021. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ Hammack, Leon (April 10, 2021). "Logan Misuraca Working Hard Behind The Scenes". Working on my Redneck. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Logan Misuraca. April 16, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
Call me Cinderella, I found our best fit @marcuslemonis! Let's finalize this deal. #30. Even MIRACLES take a little time
- ^ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Logan Misuraca. April 20, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
Good Morning @marcuslemonis! We stopped by Camping World in Concord yesterday and filmed this video as an example of content we can put together. Lets put together a full content schedule to fully activate the partnership leading up to race day.
- ^ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Michael Lira. February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
Daniel Escoto was originally entered in the 60 car but he's sick.
- ^ a b Fenwick, Adam (October 21, 2022). "Logan Misuraca building awareness around mental health as she looks ahead to the 2023 ARCA season". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ Clash, Jim (November 1, 2022). "Logan Misuraca's Challenging Path To Nascar". Forbes. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ Christie, Toby (January 16, 2023). "Logan Misuraca Set to Run ARCA Races at Daytona and Talladega With Backing From CELSIUS Energy". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ "Rev Racing to Field Logan Misuraca at Bristol Motor Speedway". Rev Racing. September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Faculty - Energize Dance". Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ Stein, Danielle (April 20, 2023). "Sanford native Logan Misuraca's career is in the fast lane". MyNews13.com. Spectrum News 13. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Logan Misuraca – 2023 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ "Logan Misuraca – 2024 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Logan Misuraca – 2022 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "Logan Misuraca – 2024 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
External links
edit- Official website
- Logan Misuraca driver statistics at Racing-Reference