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Parker Retzlaff

Parker Edward Retzlaff (born May 21, 2003) /raɪtzˈlɒf/ is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. He also drives part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 66 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for MBM Motorsports and the No. 62 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Beard Motorsports.

Parker Retzlaff
Retzlaff at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024
BornParker Edward Retzlaff
(2003-05-21) May 21, 2003 (age 21)
Rhinelander, Wisconsin, U.S.
NASCAR Cup Series career
2 races run over 1 year
First race2024 Cook Out 400 (Richmond)
Last race2024 Coke Zero Sugar 400 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
74 races run over 3 years
2024 position21th
Best finish16th (2023)
First race2022 United Rentals 200 (Phoenix)
Last race2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 12 2
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2022 position98th
Best finish98th (2022)
First race2022 Chevrolet Silverado 250 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series career
4 races run over 3 years
Best finish44th (2020)
First race2020 Royal Truck & Trailer 200 (Toledo)
Last race2023 General Tire 100 at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
14 races run over 3 years
Best finish4th (2020)
First race2019 Monaco Cocktails Gateway Classic 125 (Gateway)
Last race2021 Sprecher 150 (Milwaukee)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 11 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
3 races run over 2 years
Best finish30th (2023)
First race2019 Monaco Cocktails Gateway Classic 125 (Gateway)
Last race2023 General Tire 200 (Sonoma)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
Statistics current as of November 2, 2024.

Racing career

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Early career

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2018 Midwest Truck

In 2012, at nine years old, Retzlaff competed in the Wisconsin Junior Sprints, where he won the mid-season championship. He competed in the Wisconsin Bandolero Series in 2013, finishing 3rd in points, and winning the championship a year later. He would rank 2nd in state points from 2015 to 2016.

He ran full-time in the ARCA Midwest Tour in 2017, where he ranked 14th in points and ranking 2nd in the Midwest Truck Series asphalt trucks. And for 2018, he finished sixth in the overall standings of the Midwest Truck Series.[1][2]

ARCA

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Retzlaff would sign with Visconti Motorsports for two races in the 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East (now ARCA Menards Series East), driving the No. 74. He would finish 10th at Memphis International Raceway, for his first-ever top 10, and would finish 5th at Gateway Motorsports Park, scoring his first-ever top 5.[3][4] Retzlaff made his 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West debut, running the race's paired event with the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, at Gateway Motorsports Park. He finished in 5th.[5]

In 2020, Retzlaff would sign with Cook-Finley Racing full-time, driving in the No. 42. He earned 5 top 10s, and one top 20, finishing 4th in the standings.[6]

He would return to Cook-Finley Racing in 2021 but only ran for a partial schedule. He would finish 4th at the Southern National Motorsports Park, making it his best career ARCA Menards Series East finish. Retzlaff made his ARCA Menards Series debut in 2020 for CFR, driving in paired events with the East series. His best finish of the season was 8th at Toledo Speedway. He returned in 2021, driving in the paired East series race at the Milwaukee Mile. He would finish 11th.

In 2023, Retzlaff returned to ARCA competition and drove for Young's Motorsports in the road course races at Portland and Sonoma.

NASCAR Xfinity Series

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Retzlaff at Auto Club Speedway in 2023

2022

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On December 3, 2021, Retzlaff would sign with RSS Racing for a part-time effort in the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 38. He hopes to have a full-time program in 2023.[7] At the 2022 United Rentals 200, his first start, Retzlaff would qualify an impressive 6th. He quickly fell back after the first restart. A fuel pump issue would end Retzlaff's race on lap 158, finishing 36th. He would score his best career finish at the 2022 ToyotaCare 250, after starting and finishing the race in 10th.[8] On September 15, 2022, it was revealed that Retzlaff and RSS Racing had mutually parted ways. On September 20, it was announced that Retzlaff would drive the No. 02 for Our Motorsports at the Texas fall race.[9]

2023

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On January 4, 2023, Jordan Anderson Racing announced that Retzlaff will drive their No. 31 car full-time for the 2023 season.[10] In the season-opener race at Daytona, Retzlaff earned a career-best 4th place finish.[11] Overall, Retzlaff scored no wins, one top five, and seven top tens with an average finish of 17.9 and finished 16th in the standings.

2024

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On November 2, 2023, it was announced that Retzlaff will return to JAR for the 2024 season.[12]

Retzlaff scored his and JAR's first career poles at Richmond and at Martinsville.

On November 14, 2024, Retzlaff announced that he would not return to JAR.[13]

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

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On September 26, 2022, it was revealed that Retzlaff would make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at Talladega Superspeedway, driving the No. 20 for Young's Motorsports.[14]

NASCAR Cup Series

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On May 30, 2024, it was originally announced that Retzlaff would make his NASCAR Cup Series debut at Daytona International Speedway in August, driving the No. 62 Chevrolet for Beard Motorsports.[15][16] However, on August 5, 2024, it was announced that Retzlaff would drive the No. 66 for MBM Motorsports during the Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway, as he was required to make a non-superspeedway start before Daytona.[17][18] Retzlaff started 37th and finished 35th 6 laps down. At the 2024 Coke Zero Sugar 400, Retzlaff scored an impressive seventh place finish after pushing Harrison Burton to the lead under an overtime finish.[19]

Personal life

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Retzlaff currently resides in his hometown of Rhinelander, Wisconsin. He is a fan of NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson, and enjoys playing basketball, working on race cars, and occasionally races on his iRacing sim during his free time.[20]

Motorsports career results

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Stock car career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Top 5 Top 10 Points Position
2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Visconti Motorsports 1 0 1 1 0 NC†
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East 2 0 1 2 73 24th
2020 ARCA Menards Series Cook-Finley Racing 2 0 0 1 61 44th
ARCA Menards Series East 6 0 0 5 305 4th
2021 ARCA Menards Series Cook-Finley Racing 1 0 0 0 33 92nd
ARCA Menards Series East 6 0 1 4 266 7th
2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series RSS Racing 5 0 0 1 172 33rd
Our Motorsports 4 0 0 0
NASCAR Truck Series Young's Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 NC†
2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Jordan Anderson Racing 33 0 1 7 662 16th
2024 NASCAR Cup Series MBM Motorsports and Beard Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0 NC†
NASCAR Xfinity Series Jordan Anderson Racing 33 0 2 4 468 21st

† As Retzlaff was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Cup Series

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NASCAR Cup 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 34 35 36 NCSC Pts Ref
2024 MBM Motorsports 66 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO BRI COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND RCH
35 		MCH 48th 01 [21]
Beard Motorsports 62 Chevy DAY
7 		DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO

Xfinity Series

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NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Driver 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 NXSC Pts Ref
2022 RSS Racing 38 Ford DAY CAL LVS PHO
36 		ATL COA RCH
10 		MAR
12 		TAL DOV
17 		DAR TEX CLT PIR 33rd 172 [22]
28 NSH
12 		ROA ATL NHA POC IRC MCH GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI
Our Motorsports 02 Chevy TEX
21 		TAL ROV LVS
21 		HOM
16 		MAR PHO
21
2023 Jordan Anderson Racing 31 Chevy DAY
4 		CAL
20 		LVS
37 		PHO
18 		ATL
27 		COA
17 		RCH
16 		MAR
11 		TAL
7 		DOV
17 		DAR
24 		CLT
6 		PIR
17 		SON
38 		NSH
10 		CSC
28 		ATL
16 		NHA
31 		POC
35 		ROA
14 		MCH
9 		IRC
17 		GLN
26 		DAY
7 		DAR
13 		KAN
11 		BRI
15 		TEX
30 		ROV
22 		LVS
14 		HOM
12 		MAR
7 		PHO
13 		16th 662 [23]
2024 DAY
3 		ATL
5 		LVS
35 		PHO
35 		COA
11 		RCH
16 		MAR
37 		TEX
22 		TAL
30 		DOV
10 		DAR
31 		CLT
14 		PIR
9 		SON
11 		IOW
32 		NHA
26 		NSH
17 		CSC
34 		POC
33 		IND
35 		MCH
20 		DAY
34 		DAR
36 		ATL
12 		GLN
14 		BRI
37 		KAN
21 		TAL
30 		ROV
12 		LVS
22 		HOM
23 		MAR
36 		PHO
34 		21st 468 [24]

Camping World Truck Series

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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 NCWTC Pts Ref
2022 Young's Motorsports 20 Chevy DAY LVS ATL COA MAR BRD DAR KAN TEX CLT GTW SON KNX NSH MOH POC IRP RCH KAN BRI TAL
16 		HOM PHO 98th 01 [25]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Menards Series

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards 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 AMSC Pts Ref
2020 Cook-Finley Racing 42 Toyota DAY PHO TAL POC IRP KEN IOW KAN TOL TOL MCH DAY GTW I44 TOL
8 		BRI
19 		WIN MEM ISF KAN 44th 61 [26]
2021 DAY PHO TAL KAN TOL CLT MOH POC ELK BLN IOW WIN GLN MCH ISF MLW
11 		DSF BRI SLM KAN 92nd 33 [27]
2023 Young's Motorsports 02 Chevy DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH IOW POC MCH IRP GLN
18 		ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 104th 26 [28]

ARCA Menards Series East

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ARCA Menards Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 AMSEC Pts Ref
2019 Visconti Motorsports 74 Toyota NSM BRI SBO SBO MEM
10 		NHA IOW GLN BRI GTW
5 		NHA DOV 24th 73 [29]
2020 Cook-Finley Racing 42 Toyota NSM
8 		TOL
7 		DOV
7 		TOL
8 		BRI
19 		FIF
10 		4th 305 [30]
2021 NSM
9 		FIF
6 		NSV
7 		DOV
12 		SNM
4 		IOW MLW
11 		BRI 7th 266 [31]

ARCA Menards Series West

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ARCA Menards Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 AMSWC Pts Ref
2019 Visconti Motorsports 74 Toyota LVS IRW TUS TUS CNS SON DCS IOW EVG GTW
5 		MER AAS KCR PHO N/A – [32]
2023 Young's Motorsports 02 Chevy PHO IRW KCR PIR
5 		SON
25 		IRW SHA EVG AAS LVS MAD PHO 30th 58 [33]

Images

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References

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