Austin Beers (born March 23, 2003) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, driving the No. 64 for Mike Murphy. He is the son of Eric Beers, who competed in the series from 1997 to 2012.[1] Beers is neighbors with Matt Hirschman on Mud Lane in Northampton, Pennsylvania.
| Austin Beers | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Beers' No. 64 car at Richmond Raceway in 2024 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | March 23, 2003 Northampton, Pennsylvania |
| NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | KLM Motorsports |
| Years active | 2021–present |
| Car number | 64 |
| Crew chief | Ron Yuhas |
| Starts | 45 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Poles | 7 |
| Best finish | 3rd in 2023 |
| Finished last season | 3rd (2023) |
| Last updated on: July 16, 2024. | |
Beers made his debut in the series in 2021, driving the No. 64 for Mike Murphy and KLM Motorsports while driving a partial schedule, where he earned one top-ten finish at Richmond Raceway. He then ran the full-schedule with Murphy in 2022, where he finished fifth in the points with seven top-ten finishes and won rookie of the year honors.[2][3]
Beers has also competed in series such as the Modified Racing Series, the Tri-Track Open Modified Series, the Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour, and the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.[4] He has driven for his family owned team, Dave Delange, Jimmy Zacharias, Prestige Motorsports, BRE Racing with Michael Boehler, and Jimmy Paige among others. He made his debut in SK Modifieds at Stafford Motor Speedway in 2024 driving for former competitor Tom Bolles.
Motorsports results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Whelen Modified Tour
edit| NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Car owner | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | NWMTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | KLM Motorsports | 64 | Chevy | MAR | STA | RIV | JEN | OSW | RIV | NHA | NRP | STA | BEE | OSW 20 |
RCH 7 |
RIV 15 |
STA 13 |
28th | 121 | [5] | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | NSM 11 |
RCH 11 |
RIV 13 |
LEE 7 |
JEN 12 |
MND 8 |
RIV 9 |
WAL 7 |
NHA 11 |
CLM 11 |
TMP 16 |
LGY 3 |
OSW 12 |
RIV 6 |
TMP 11 |
MAR 8 |
5th | 548 | [6] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | NSM 8 |
RCH 1* |
MON 4 |
RIV 17 |
LEE 3 |
SEE 8 |
RIV 10 |
WAL 9* |
NHA 4 |
LMP 1* |
THO 4 |
LGY 2* |
OSW 2 |
MON 2 |
RIV 4 |
NWS 14 |
THO 10* |
MAR 31 |
3rd | 677 | [7] | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | NSM 6 |
RCH 26 |
THO 7 |
MON 2 |
RIV 2 |
SEE 2* |
NHA 9 |
MON 10 |
LMP 1* |
THO 8 |
OSW 5 |
RIV 5 |
MON 10 |
THO 4 |
NWS 3 |
MAR 4 |
4th | 611 | [8] | ||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Northampton's Austin Beers continues to rise through the racing ranks". The Morning Call. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ "Austin Beers To Run Full-Time For KLM Motorsports On Whelen Mod Tour In 2022". Race Day CT. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 2022 special award winners". NASCAR. December 8, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "Austin Beers". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "Austin Beers – 2021 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "Austin Beers – 2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "Austin Beers – 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "Austin Beers – 2024 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
External links
edit- Austin Beers driver statistics at Racing-Reference