Memphis Villarreal
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Memphis Villarreal | |||||||
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Born | Memphis A. Villarreal February 10, 2002 Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
6 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Truck no., team | No. 20 (Young's Motorsports) | ||||||
Best finish | 49th (2023) | ||||||
First race | 2023 Long John Silver's 200 (Martinsville) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 North Carolina Education 200 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of May 31, 2024. |
Memphis A. Villarreal[1] (born February 10, 2002) is an American professional stock car racing driver and crew chief. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 20 Chevrolet Silverado for Young's Motorsports. Villarreal also has crew chiefed in the Truck Series for G2G Racing, a team he also previously drove for in the series.
Racing career
[edit]Driving career
[edit]Villarreal competed in the Allison Legacy Series and began in asphalt, but later made a transition to dirt track racing as a cost saving measure. In 2019, he competed in pro late model racing. In 2020, he drove for his own team, MAV Motorsports (standing for his initials).[1]
On February 2, 2023, G2G Racing owner Tim Viens stated in an interview with TobyChristie.com that Villarreal would run at least 7 races with the team during the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season, beginning at Circuit of the Americas. At the time, Villarreal and ARCA driver Dale Quarterley were both scheduled to make their Truck Series debuts for G2G in the race at COTA, with one of them in the No. 46 and the other in the No. 47.[2] However, the team would only end up fielding one truck at COTA, the No. 46, with Quarterley driving and Villarreal's debut was postponed to the race at Martinsville,[3] where he would finish 24th. Villarreal would run another race with G2G at Nashville, finishing 35th.[4]
He later competed 2 races for Reaume Brothers Racing.[5][6][7]
In 2024, Villarreal returned to the Truck Series part-time again driving the No. 20 Chevrolet for Young's Motorsports. His first race of the year was at his home track of Texas Motor Speedway.[8][9] He was involved in a crash and went out of the race and finished 33rd. He made another start in that truck at Charlotte and finished 29th.[10]
Crew chiefing career
[edit]When G2G Racing fielded their part-time second truck, the No. 47, in the spring Truck Series race at Kansas in 2023, Villarreal crew chiefed it in that race. The truck was driven by G2G team owner Tim Viens who finished 36th (last place) in the race.[11]
Motorsports career results
[edit]NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Craftsman Truck Series
[edit]NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
2023 | G2G Racing | 46 | Toyota | DAY | LVS | ATL | COA | TEX | BRI | MAR 24 |
KAN | DAR | NWS | CLT | GTW | NSH 35 |
MOH | POC | RCH | IRP | MLW | KAN | 49th | 27 | [12] | ||||
Reaume Brothers Racing | 33 | Ford | BRI 33 |
TAL | HOM 29 |
PHO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | Young's Motorsports | 20 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | BRI | COA | MAR | TEX 33 |
KAN | DAR | NWS | CLT 29 |
GTW | NSH | POC | IRP | RCH | MLW | BRI | KAN | TAL | HOM | MAR | PHO | -* | -* | [13] |
* Season still in progress
References
[edit]- ^ a b Whipple, Phil (April 22, 2020). "Memphis Villarreal revved up for new season". Race On Texas. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ Christie, Toby (February 2, 2023). "Johnny Sauter and Tim Viens Set to Run Daytona Truck Race For G2G Racing". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "Memphis Villarreal making Truck Series debut at Martinsville with G2G Racing". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 11, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ Christie, Toby (June 20, 2023). "Memphis Villarreal Excited For Second NASCAR Truck Series Start". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ^ "Memphis Villarreal Returns to NCTS With RBR Debut". Reaume Brothers Racing. September 12, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ^ "Memphis Villarreal returns to Reaume Brothers Racing for Homestead-Miami Speedway". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. October 17, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ^ Damcott, Anthony (October 21, 2023). "Reaume Brothers Racing Gives Update on Injured Crew Member". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ^ Christie, Toby (April 10, 2024). "Memphis Villarreal to Drive No. 20 Young's Motorsports Truck for Texas". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "Memphis Villarreal joins Young's Motorsports for truck race at Texas". Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 10, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ^ Folsom, Chase (May 20, 2024). "Entry List: 2024 North Carolina Education Lottery 200". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ^ "Memphis Villarreal Crew Chief Stats". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "Memphis Villarreal – 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "Memphis Villarreal – 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Memphis Villarreal driver statistics at Racing-Reference