Thad Moffitt

Thad Moffitt
Moffitt in 2018
BornThaddeus D. Moffitt
(2000-09-12) September 12, 2000 (age 23)
Trinity, North Carolina
Achievements2016 Southeast Limited Late Model Series Challenger Division Champion
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
4 races run over 1 year
2022 position46th
First race2022 NextEra Energy 250 (Daytona)
Last race2022 Clean Harbors 150 (Knoxville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series career
45 races run over 6 years
Best finish4th (2021)
First race2017 Music City 200 (Nashville Fairgrounds)
Last race2022 General Tire 200 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 26 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
3 races run over 1 year
Best finish15th (2021)
First race2021 Shore Lunch 150 (Iowa)
Last race2021 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish38th (2021)
First race2021 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of November 5, 2022.

Thaddeus D. Moffitt (born September 12, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 43 Chevrolet Silverado for Reaume Brothers Racing and the No. 20 Silverado for Young's Motorsports and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 44 Chevrolet SS for Ferrier-McClure Racing.

Racing career

Early career

Growing up in a racing family, Moffitt cut his teeth in go-karts at age fourteen and later moved up to quarter midgets and limited late models, running at tracks like Caraway Speedway and Ace Speedway. Speaking about having racers in the family, he said that advice will be given upon request but also that older relatives wanted him to develop without help. Moffitt was the 2016 Southeast Limited Late Model champion, and won his first late model race earlier that year.

ARCA Menards Series

Moffitt's No. 46 car at Pocono Raceway in 2018

Moffitt made his ARCA Racing Series debut in April 2017 at Fairgrounds Speedway, driving a car reminiscent of one driven by his grandfather Richard Petty, for Empire Racing, a satellite team of Richard Petty Motorsports. He ran three races in 2017. Moffitt's best finish was eleventh, at Lucas Oil Raceway.

In early 2018, Moffitt tested at Daytona International Speedway and announced races at Fairgrounds Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Lucas Oil with the potential for more races to be added later in the year. In his second start of the year, at Salem Speedway, Moffitt was involved in two incidents, one with Natalie Decker and one with Jack Dossey III. Moffitt rebounded from a mid-race spin in his next race to claim his first top ten, finishing tenth in the race at Toledo.

On January 9, 2020, it was announced that Moffitt would join DGR-Crosley for the season-opening race at Daytona, and would then run all races on the schedule until sponsorship dried up, plus Memphis, which the team had previously signed a sponsor for. He claimed three top five finishes over thirteen races, with a career-best finish of fourth at Memphis.

In January 2021, it was announced that Moffitt would return to ARCA with the renamed David Gilliland Racing team for at least eleven races that year. He proceeded to compete in almost the entire season, only being replaced by Taylor Gray for the dirt races and Canadian J. P. Bergeron for the final two events. At Michigan, Moffitt was involved in controversy after his retaliation attempt against Drew Dollar for a previous wreck resulted in a crash which injured Tim Richmond.

NASCAR Truck Series

On February 10, 2022, it was announced that Moffitt will make his Camping World Truck Series debut at Daytona for Reaume Brothers Racing in collaboration with GMS Racing, running a paint scheme that pays tribute to Richard Petty's 1992 retirement season.

Personal life

Moffitt was born on September 12, 2000, to Brian Moffitt and Rebecca Petty-Moffitt in Trinity, North Carolina. His mother, Rebecca, is the youngest daughter of NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Richard Petty. Throughout his childhood, Moffitt played football and other organized sports. In his mid-teens, Moffitt began competing in Kart racing before moving to Late model racing in 2016. Moffitt had attended Wheatmore High School before deciding to switch to online schooling midway through his high school career.

In 2019, Moffitt traveled to England to run a 1981 edition of grandfather Richard Petty's racecar at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Despite sharing the same last name, he is not related to fellow NASCAR competitor Brett Moffitt.

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.)

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 NCWTC Pts Ref
2022 Reaume Brothers Racing 43 Chevy DAY
18
LVS
29
ATL
32
COA MAR BRI DAR KAN TEX CLT GTW SON 46th 38
Young's Motorsports 20 Chevy KNX
31
NSH MOH POC IRP RCH KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO

ARCA Menards Series

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

ARCA Menards Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 AMSC Pts Ref
2017 Empire Racing 46 Ford DAY NSH
16
SLM TAL TOL
23
ELK POC MCH MAD IOW IRP
11
POC WIN ISF ROA DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 45th 440
2018 DAY NSH
14
SLM
16
TAL TOL
10
CLT POC
25
MCH MAD GTW CHI IOW ELK POC ISF BLN DSF SLM 26th 780
Chevy IRP
15
KAN
2019 DAY
27
FIF SLM TAL
25
NSH
9
TOL CLT
10
POC MCH MAD GTW
9
23rd 1110
Ford CHI
9
ELK IOW POC
11
ISF DSF SLM IRP KAN
2020 DGR-Crosley 46 Ford DAY
5
PHO
18
TAL
6
POC
20
IRP
5
KEN
15
IOW
10
KAN
10
TOL
12
TOL
8
MCH
9
DAY
11
GTW L44 TOL BRI WIN MEM
4
ISF KAN 9th 539
2021 David Gilliland Racing DAY
21
PHO
3
TAL
6
KAN
6
TOL
5
CLT
7
MOH
3
POC
5
ELK
9
BLN
12
IOW
6
WIN
4
GLN
11
MCH
8
ISF MLW
9
DSF BRI
25
SLM KAN 4th 666
2022 Ferrier-McClure Racing 44 Chevy DAY PHO TAL
4
KAN CLT IOW BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 74th 40

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AMSEC Pts Ref
2021 David Gilliland Racing 46 Ford NSM FIF NSV DOV SNM IOW
6
MLW
9
BRI
25
15th 143

ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 AMSWC Pts Ref
2021 David Gilliland Racing 46 Ford PHO
3
SON IRW CNS IRW PIR LVS AAS PHO 38th 42

* Season still in progress


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