Austin McDaniel

Austin McDaniel (born May 20, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 57 Chevrolet for Brother-In-Law Racing.

Austin McDaniel
Born	(1994-05-20) May 20, 1994 (age 31) Harrisburg, North Carolina, U.S.
ARCA Menards Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish	102nd (2024)
First race	2024 General Tire 150 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics up to date as of May 21, 2024.

Racing career

McDaniel has competed in series such as the CARS Late Model Stock Tour, where he finished fifth in points in 2016, the Southeast Limited Late Model Series, the UARA STARS Late Model Series, and the Paramount Kia Big 10 Challenge.^[1] He is also a two-time track champion at Hickory Motor Speedway.^[2][3]

In 2024, McDaniel participated in the pre-season test for the ARCA Menards Series at Daytona International Speedway, driving the No. 75 Chevrolet for Brother-In-Law Racing,^[4] and placed 57th in the overall results between the two testing days.^[5] Several months later, it was revealed that McDaniel would make his series debut at Charlotte Motor Speedway, driving the No. 57 for BILR, having originally been tabbed to drive the No. 75.^[2][3][6][7] After placing 22nd in the lone practice session,^[8] he qualified in 24th and finished ten laps down in 21st.^[9][10]

Motorsports career results

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 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
2024	Brother-In-Law Racing	57	Chevy	DAY	PHO	TAL	DOV	KAN	CLT 21	IOW	MOH	BLN	IRP	SLM	ELK	MCH	ISF	MLW	DSF	GLN	BRI	KAN	TOL	102nd	23	[11]

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour

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

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	CLMSCTC	Pts	Ref
2015	David Traylor	12M	Chevy	SNM 22	ROU 26	HCY 2	SNM 8	TCM 8	MMS 8	ROU 7	CON 21	MYB 12	HCY 11							7th	216	[12]
2016				SNM 17	ROU 9	HCY 4	TCM 8	GRE 7	ROU 6	CON 6	MYB 9	HCY 6	SNM							5th	226	[13]
2017				CON 2	DOM	DOM	HCY 2	HCY 3*	BRI	AND	ROU	TCM 13	ROU	HCY 3	CON 6	SBO				12th	174	[14]
2018				TCM 10	MYB	ROU	HCY 16	BRI	ACE	CCS	KPT									22nd	58	[15]
		17M										HCY 16	WKS	OCS	SBO
2019		12		SNM	HCY 9	ROU	ACE	MMS	LGY	DOM	CCS									36th	38	[16]
		5M										HCY 19	ROU	SBO
2023	David Traylor	12M	Chevy	SNM	FLC	HCY	ACE	NWS	LGY	DOM	CRW	HCY 21	ACE	TCM 11	WKS	AAS	SBO	TCM	CRW	36th	34	[17]