Erik Darnell
- January 5, 2024
- Race Car Driver
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Erik Darnell |
| Occupation | Race Car Driver |
| Date Of Birth | Dec 2, 1982(1982-12-02) |
| Age | 42 |
| Birthplace | Beach Park |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Illinois |
| Horoscope | Sagittarius |
Erik Darnell Biography
| Name | Erik Darnell |
| Birthday | Dec 2 |
| Birth Year | 1982 |
| Place Of Birth | Beach Park |
| Home Town | Illinois |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
Erik Darnell is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on December 2, 1982 in Beach Park, Illinois, United States. American racing car driver, who was named the 2006 Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year.
He was a co-driver his time with He alternated with Bobby LaBonte, driving the
96 Academy Sports + Outdoors Ford for the Atlanta, Talladega, and Texas races
in 2009., driving the #96 Academy Sports + Outdoors Ford for the Atlanta, Talladega, and Texas races in 2009.
Erik began racing at the age of 12 in the River Vally Kart Club. He won the championship in the purple plate class in his second year of competition, later racing Allison Legacy Series cars after go karts. His first year of super late models was at Illiana Motor Speedway, with Erik finishing 3rd in the final standings with 1 win. Erik beat the best Wisconsin super late model drivers to win the 2003 Wisconsin Challenge Series championship. At that time his five wins were the most in the series’ history. He set the super late model track record at Lake Geneva Raceway in 2004.
Darnell drove in his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Milwaukee in 2004, finishing 26th. He also raced in numerous NASCAR touring series races.
His grandfather was an USAC driver, and the father of his was an ASA driver.
Erik Darnell Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Race Car Driver |
| House | Living in own house. |
Erik Darnell is one of the richest Race Car Driver from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Erik Darnell 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He began racing when was 12 years old at the River Valley Kart Club.
He was the co-winner of The Discovery Channel programme Roush Racing”Driver X.
Erik Darnell (born December 2, 1982) is an American stock car racing driver. He is the grandson of former USAC and NASCAR driver Bay Darnell, who also started three NASCAR races (including one for Holman Moody). Darnell formerly ran for Roush Fenway Racing, joining the team in 2005 after being a co-winner on the Discovery Channel program Roush Racing: Driver X, along with David Ragan.
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For 2009, Darnell planned to compete in 15 NASCAR Nationwide Series races, sharing the car with Cup Series driver David Ragan. Darnell ran for Rookie of the Year and Darnell ran his first of 15 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Richmond International Raceway where he finished 12th. Also, Darnell competed in seven of the final 11 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. He ran the car at Atlanta, Loudon, Kansas, Talladega, Texas, Phoenix, and Homestead. Darnell competed in the #96 Academy Sports + Outdoors Ford for the Atlanta, Talladega, and Texas races. He alternated the ride with Bobby Labonte.
Facts & Trivia
Erik Ranked on the list of most popular Race Car Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Erik Darnell celebrates birthday on December 2 of every year.
In 2011, Darnell returned to the Cup Series, driving for Whitney Motorsports in several races; for 2012, he competed for Key Motorsports in the Nationwide Series.
Top Facts about Erik Darnell
- Erik Darnell is an American racing driver born on December 2, 1982.
- He has competed in various NASCAR series since 2004.
- Darnell has one win and 38 top-ten finishes in the NASCAR Truck Series.
- He also has four top-ten finishes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
- In addition to NASCAR, Darnell has raced in ARCA and IMSA series.
- His best finish at the Daytona International Speedway was third place in the Truck Series race in 2008.
- Darnell retired from full-time racing after the 2019 season but still competes occasionally.
- He currently works as a spotter for Roush Fenway Racing’s No.17 team.
- Throughout his career, Darnell earned over $3 million in prize money.
- He is known for his consistency and clean driving style on track.