Jake Garcia

ThorSport Racing
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Garcia wound up second in the ROTY chase last season, but he still had a very successful rookie campaign. He would grab three Top-5 and nine Top-10 finishes with his former team at McAnally-Hilgemann Racing. The 18-year-old talent now moves into the No. 13 Ford of ThorSport Racing that was piloted by Hailie Deegan last season. They'll not only have a new driver for 2024, but new sponsors and a new crew chief. So the No. 13 team is hitting the reset button to a good extent. However, it's the same team excellence that we've come to expect from ThorSport Racing. With Garcia behind the wheel, this should easily be a Top-10 team at season's end. Read Past Outlooks
Runner-up Finish in Phoenix
Craftsman Truck Series
November 4, 2023
Garcia finished second in the Craftsman 150 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Phoenix Raceway Friday night.
ANALYSIS
The young driver finished the season strong with a great drive on the Phoenix oval. Garcia would start just outside the Top 10 and work hard to fight his way inside. By stage 2 he was anchored inside the Top 10 and clawing his way forward. The wrecks of the last several laps would help Garcia's cause and he'd find himself restarting among the leaders on the second overtime restart. He'd battle for the win in the closing laps but finish just 0.421-seconds behind race-winner Christian Eckes. It was Garcia's second Top-5 finish of his rookie season.
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
The soon to be 18-year-old (March) dipped his toes into the truck series pool last season to the tune of five starts. Garcia was reasonably competitive in those races, collecting a pair of Top-20 finishes and learning a lot of lessons in that seat time. He now moves to full-time and will compete in what is a very deep rookie class for the upcoming season. The good news is that veteran crew chief, Chad Norris, has been tabbed to guide Garcia this season. The two worked together last year and began establishing some chemistry. Garcia's background is not quite as deep as some of the other rookie drivers this season, so he faces an uphill battle to perform in this team's third truck.
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Going full-time in 2023
Gander Outdoors Truck
December 6, 2022
McAnally Hilgermann Racing announced on Tuesday that Garcia will race full-time in the No. 35 Chevrolet in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series in 2023.
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Gander Outdoors Truck
March 17, 2022
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