Shane S. Lee (born July 4, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 35 and

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/ Ford Mustangs for

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. He has also competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the

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Racing career

Early years

Racing at

Hickory Speedway Hickory Motor Speedway is a short track located in Hickory, North Carolina. It is one of stock car racing's most storied venues, and is often referred to as the "World's Most Famous Short Track" and the "Birthplace of the NASCAR Stars". The tr ...

in his youth, Lee was simultaneously Most Popular Driver and Rookie of the Year in the track's Limited Late Model class in 2012. He was Rookie of the Year in the

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in 2013.

ARCA Racing Series

Lee, at the beginning of the 2016 ARCA Racing Series, tested with

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in preparation of making his first start in the Lucas Oil 200. The original schedule called for Lee to run nine races. He ran ten, winning the pole at

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but otherwise struggling to finish in the top ten early in the season. He picked up his performance later in the season, which translated to a full-time ARCA ride with

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for 2017. With a constant teammate in

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, Lee led laps in four races and scored a top five in his first road course race on his way to a third-place points finish behind champion

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and teammate Sargeant.

NASCAR

On March 23, 2016, it was announced that Lee would make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut for

SS-Green Light Racing SS-Green Light Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, fielding the No. 07 Ford primarily for Joe Graf Jr. and the No. 08 for primarily for David Starr. They also have a tech ...

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in April of that year. He finished seventeenth in his debut and ran another race for SS-Green Light at

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before signing with

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to drive their No. 24 truck at

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late in the season. He finished sixteenth and on the lead lap in that race, marking his third consecutive lead-lap finish. After focusing on the

in 2017, it was announced on January 24, 2018 that Lee would drive part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for Richard Childress Racing, splitting the organization's No. 3 car with Austin and

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, and Brendan Gaughan. Issues plagued his early runs, with a blown tire ruining a potential Top 5 in his debut at

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and a shortage of gas hindering his effort at

Talladega Superspeedway Talladega Superspeedway, nicknamed “'Dega”, and formerly named Alabama International Motor Speedway (AIMS) from 1969 to 1989, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base ...

. At Pocono, Lee had a solid run finishing 12th, and then finishing 16th at Iowa. At Daytona in July, Lee had a great run. He was in the Top 10 for the majority of the race, finishing a career-best sixth-place finish. Then at the second Iowa race, he finished 13th. In May 2019, Lee joined the newly-formed

H2 Motorsports H2 Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing team owned by Matt Hurley. The team operated part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, fielding the No. 28 Toyota Supra for Shane Lee. The team shutdown before the start of the 2020 se ...

to run the remaining Xfinity schedule (with the exception of the road courses) in the No. 28 Circuit City-sponsored Toyota starting with the

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at Iowa in June. Although he had signed a deal with H2 for the entirety of the

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season, he was released by the team for "performance-based" reasons before the Sport Clips VFW 200 at Darlington in August. In 2022, he returned to the Xfinity series driving for

. At Daytona, he finished 33rd. Atlanta, he finished 17th. Martinsville, he finished 27th. He scored a 14th place finish at Talladega.

Personal life

Lee attended Gaston Community College.

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

Camping World Truck Series

Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points

ARCA Racing Series

References

External links

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