Casey Carden (born February 11, 1989) is an American professional

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driver and team owner who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series and

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, driving the No. 03 Ford for Clubb Racing Inc., and the No. 31 Chevrolet SS for

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Racing career

Carden first began racing in go-karts, where he would win multiple championships before progressing to formula cars in the

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. In 2014, he would compete in several events for series like the Lamborghini Super Trofeo and the

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. He would also go on to race in the American Endurance Racing Series with his own team, Casey Carden Motorsports, where they would win in their class seven times in 2017, eight times in 2018, and two times in 2019. In 2022, Carden would make his debut in the ARCA Menards Series at

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, driving the No. 3 Ford for Clubb Racing Inc., where he would finish 23rd after running one lap due to brake issues. He would make another start for the team at

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, this time in the No. 03, where he would finish on the lead lap in fifteenth. It was also during this year that he would run at the season ending race at Road Atlanta for Stoner Car Care Racing in the

, driving the No. 09

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alongside Ramin Abdolvahabi. On December 2, 2022, it was announced that Carden would run up to five races for Clubb Racing Inc. in 2023, alongside plans for him to run full-time in 2024. He would make his oval track debut at

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, where he would start fourteenth and finish seventeenth due to a valve spring issue. He returned for the following race at Mid-Ohio, where he would finish eighteenth due to an accident. He was scheduled to make his

debut at

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, which also served as a companion event with the main ARCA series. He would end up withdrawing from the race due to an engine failure in practice, and would be classified in 25th place. On August 15, it was announced that Carden would attempt to qualify for his

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debut for

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Personal life

Carden graduated from the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

with a degree in consumer economics.

Motorsports results

NASCAR

(

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

Xfinity Series

ARCA Menards Series

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

ARCA Menards Series East

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carden, Casey Living people 1989 births Racing drivers from Georgia (U.S. state) NASCAR drivers ARCA Menards Series drivers University of Georgia alumni