Jairo Avila Jr. (born May 11, 1995) is a Colombian-American professional

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driver. He last competed part-time in the

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, driving the No. 02 Chevrolet Camaro for

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and the No. 99

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for

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Racing career

NASCAR Xfinity Series

Avila made his

debut in 2018. He drove the No. 78 Chevrolet for

at Bristol Motor Speedway, where he finished 20th after starting 27th. He returned to the team for the

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race, driving the No. 8 Chevrolet instead. He finished 18th after starting 32nd. In 2019, Avila drove the No. 99 Chevrolet for B. J. McLeod Motorsports at Las Vegas. He finished 25th after starting 24th. Avila joined

in June 2020, driving the No. 02 in the second race at

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. Brett Moffitt had driven the car in the weekend's first event, with the driver switch meaning Avila had to start at the rear.

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West

Avila made his

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debut in the

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in 2014, driving the No. 39 Ford at the

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race. He finished 7th after starting 11th. Afterwards, he ran the next four races, in the No. 38 Chevrolet/Ford at

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and

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, and the No. 36 Ford/Toyota at

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and

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NASCAR K&N Pro Series East

Avila ran the first 11 races in the

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season. He drove the No. 42 Toyota for

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. He had an average start of 14th and an average finish of 16th throughout the season.

ARCA Racing Series

In 2015, Avila participated in two ARCA Racing Series races. He drove the No. 58 Ford at Pocono, finishing 16th after starting 25th. He then drove the No. 36 Ford at Kansas, finishing 10th after starting 15th.

Motorsports career 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

K&N Pro Series East

K&N Pro Series West

ARCA Racing Series

(

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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Avila, Jairo Jr. Living people 1995 births NASCAR drivers Racing drivers from California Racing drivers from Los Angeles Sportspeople from Alhambra, California American sportspeople of Colombian descent ARCA Menards Series drivers