Craig Lutz

Craig Lutz (born July 27, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, driving the No. 46 for Russell Goodale. Lutz started racing Late Models before moving up to the SK Modified division at Stafford Motor Speedway, Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, and the Waterford Speedbowl, where he won multiple feature races.^{[citation needed]}

Craig Lutz
Lutz's No. 46 car at Richmond Raceway in 2024
Born	(1994-07-27) July 27, 1994 (age 31) Miller Place, New York, U.S.
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour career
Debut season	2014
Current team	Russell Goodale
Years active	2014–present
Car number	46
Crew chief	Douglas Ogiejko
Starts	140
Championships	0
Wins	5
Poles	3
Best finish	4th in 2019, 2020
Finished last season	5th (2024)
Statistics up to date as of July 23, 2024.

Lutz is a long-time competitor of the Modified Tour, having competed in the series since 2014.^[1][2] He has also competed in series such as the Modified Racing Series, the Tri-Track Open Modified Series, and the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.^[3]

Motorsports results

NASCAR

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

Whelen Modified Tour

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results
Year	Car owner	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	NWMTC	Pts	Ref
2014	Terry Zacharias	71	Chevy	TMP	STA	STA	WFD 28	RIV	NHA	MND	STA	TMP	BRI	NHA	STA	TMP						49th	16	[4]
2015	Renee Lutz	56	Chevy	TMP	STA	WAT	STA	TMP	RIV	NHA	MON	STA	TMP 18	BRI	RIV 21	NHA 11	STA	TMP 21				38th	105	[5]
2016				TMP 26	STA 21	WFD 11	STA 14	TMP 23	RIV 16	NHA 21	MND 13	STA 10	TMP 21	BRI	RIV 7	OSW 10	SEE 14	NHA 22	STA 13	TMP 25		17th	437	[6]
2017			Toyota	MYR 29																		10th	429	[7]
			Chevy		TMP 19	STA 7	LGY 12	TMP 22	RIV 12	NHA
	Russell Goodale	46	Chevy								STA 8	TMP 12	BRI 17	SEE 13	OSW 7	RIV 18	NHA 27	STA 9	TMP 20
2018				MYR 9	TMP 2	STA 5	SEE 10	TMP 7	LGY 27	RIV 6	NHA 19	STA 6	TMP 8	BRI 11	OSW 11	RIV 13	NHA 17	STA 2	TMP 12			5th	541	[8]
2019				MYR 20	SBO 10	TMP 13	STA 2	WAL 26	SEE 3	TMP 3*	RIV 5	NHA 10	STA 5	TMP 3	OSW 4	RIV 3	NHA 10	STA 1	TMP 12			4th	585	[9]
2020				JEN 2	WMM 8	WMM 11	JEN 1	MND 10	TMP 12	NHA 5	STA 13	TMP 1										4th	342	[10]
2021				MAR 33	STA 5	RIV 13	JEN 3	OSW 17	RIV 23	NHA 26	NRP 22	STA 20	BEE	OSW	RCH							15th	295	[11]
	Danny Watts Jr.	82	Chevy													RIV 23
	Tim Thilburg	63	Chevy														STA 5
2022	Danny Watts Jr.	82	Chevy	NSM 6	RCH 15	RIV 26	LEE 14	JEN 10	MND 15	RIV 15	WAL 11	NHA 10	CLM 13	TMP 1*	LGY 9	OSW 3	RIV 7	TMP 23	MAR 23			8th	508	[12]
2023				NSM 18	RCH 28	MON 17	RIV 9	LEE 12	SEE 11	RIV 14	WAL 23	NHA 30	LMP	THO 5	LGY 9	OSW 16	MON 9	RIV 8	NWS 34	THO 8	MAR 26	7th	471	[13]
2024	Russell Goodale	46	Chevy	NSM 12	RCH 7	THO 6	MON 4	RIV 7	SEE 19	NHA 22	MON 12*	LMP 6	THO 3	OSW 9	RIV 2	MON 4	THO 8	NWS 12	MAR 6			5th	575	[14]
2025				NSM 2	THO 13	NWS 1*	SEE 13	RIV 5	WMM 6	LMP 9	MON 9	MON 12	THO 12	RCH	OSW	RIV	NHA	THO	MAR			-*	-*	[15]