Jody Lavender (born December 29, 1979) is an American
stock car racing
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driver. He formerly competed in the
NASCAR Camping World East Series
The ARCA Menards Series East (formerly Busch East Series, Busch North Series, Camping World East Series, and NASCAR K&N Pro Series East) is a regional stock car racing series owned and operated by the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) an ...
. He was born in
Hartsville,
South Carolina
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Racing history
Lavender only competed in one
Busch Series
The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a ...
race, in a family-owned No. 08
Ford
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. He started 34th in 2003 at
Darlington
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, and finished 23rd, two laps down.
He made his debut in the
Craftsman Truck Series
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, and is the only series in NASCAR to race production pickup truck based stock cars. The series is one of th ...
in a one-race deal in 2002, driving for
Troxell Racing
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. Starting last at
Richmond
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, he managed to improve to 33rd in the race after a rear end gear let go.
Lavender was picked up by
Green Light Racing
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, and ran 21 of the 25 races in 2003. However, he never cracked the top-10. He finished all but five of his starts. In those sixteen starts that he was running at the end, he finished in the top-20 eleven times. The highlight of the season was a pair of 13th-place finishes at
Dover
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and
Memphis
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. His worst finish of the year was 27th (out of 36 starters per race). Lavender also led one lap of competition at
Kentucky
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, giving him bonus points toward the 17th-place finish he got in points.
Green Light did not pick him up for 2004, and Lavender was not able to find a ride. Lavender drove the number 88 Chevrolet for JBR in the
NASCAR Camping World East Series
The ARCA Menards Series East (formerly Busch East Series, Busch North Series, Camping World East Series, and NASCAR K&N Pro Series East) is a regional stock car racing series owned and operated by the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) an ...
during the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
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.)
Busch Series
Craftsman Truck Series
References
External links
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1979 births
Living people
People from Hartsville, South Carolina
NASCAR drivers
CARS Tour drivers
Racing drivers from South Carolina