Christopher M. Hacker (born November 15, 1999) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the

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, driving the No. 30 Toyota Tundra for On Point Motorsports and the No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado for

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and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 38 Ford Mustang for

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Racing career

Early career

In 2008, Hacker started his racing career when he was 8 years old, racing in

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, where he ranked 2nd in his home state. From 2009 to 2011, he competed in the Bandolero bandits, where he won the Indiana state championship in 2010 and 2011. After two championship seasons in Bandoleros, he moved up to the INEX Legend Cars in 2012, where he won the Indianapolis Speedrome Championship in the Young Lions category. In 2013, he moved up from Legend Cars to the

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Sportsman category, where he became the youngest driver to ever to win a CRA event at age 13. He returned to the CRA for 2014, competing in the JEGS All-Star category, where he won the Sportsman of the Year Award.

ARCA Menards Series West

In 2020, Hacker signed with

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with a collaboration with Cram Racing Enterprises for one race in the

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, the Arizona Lottery 100 at

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. He started 24th and finished 15th.

ARCA Menards Series

On August 28, 2020, Hacker announced on

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that he would be competing part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2021 for an unknown amount of races, and two

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races for Cram Racing Enterprises starting at Daytona. On January 11, 2021, Hacker had tested positive for

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, and was forced to quarantine, missing the ARCA test session at Daytona. Due to missing the crucial test session, this eliminated Hacker from competing at Daytona. Hacker was set to make his first official

debut at

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for the 2021 General Tire 150. Hacker started 12th and finished 10th, his first career top 10 in his first

start in 2021.

Craftsman Truck Series

On June 1, 2021, Hacker announced on Twitter that he would run his first truck race with Cram Racing Enterprises at

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on June 18. However, two days later, he would announce that he and Cram Racing Enterprises had parted ways due to "unforeseen circumstances." Hacker made his debut in the Camping World Truck Series on August 20, 2021, at World Wide Technology at Gateway in the Toyota 200. He was set to drive the number 34 truck for

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. Hacker started strong but had an oil line problem which put him multiple laps down. Hacker started 31st and finished 27th. On September 7, 2021, it was announced that Hacker would drive two races for

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, and Martinsville. Hacker remained with Reaume for the 2022 season. On July 21, 2022, it was announced that Hacker would drive for On Point Motorsports in the TSport 200 at

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, with sponsorship coming from TJ's Team Foundation. Hacker returned to On Point Motorsports in

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, and will run four races with sponsorship from

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Xfinity Series

On March 27, 2023, Hacker announced that he will make his

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debut at

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, driving the 38 car for

. Hacker would have a decent performance, running inside the top 20 for a majority of the race, and finishing in 14th.

Personal life

Hacker is known as the first NASCAR driver born with a

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(nerve damage) and has weak and limited movement in his left arm. He's had three surgeries, and years of occupational and physical therapies, and still struggles with arm movement. Hacker has raised money that has helped pay for nearly 50 kids to attend a Brachial Plexus Injury camp. This allows kids to meet others with the same disability and to receive support from each other and hear inspirational stories from others that have suffered from this. Hacker was one of those speakers in 2014. After his first top 10 in the ARCA Menards series,

showed its support for the young driver, granting him tons of fans. Hacker would name the newly found fanbase "HackNation".

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Xfinity Series

Craftsman Truck Series

Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points

ARCA Menards Series

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

ARCA Menards Series West

References

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