J.R. Patton
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J. R. Patton is a current part-time Craftsman Truck Series
driver. He drives the #63 MB Motorsports
Ford. Patton is currently a senior at New Mexico State University
, where he is majoring in business marketing
. He has run in the Buck Baker
Driving School. He is the only known Native American driver to compete in NASCAR.
Patton made seven starts late in 2004
for Fiddleback Racing. In his debut, Patton ran a second Fiddleback truck (#66) to a fifteenth place finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
. Patton drove for the rest of 2004, but the 15th at Vegas would prove to be Patton's best. He also finished all but one of his starts.
In 2006
, MB Motorsports announced Patton would take over its #63 Ford entry for a limited schedule. Despite five attempts, Patton missed every race he tried to make.
Craftsman Truck Series
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing...
driver. He drives the #63 MB Motorsports
MB Motorsports
MB Motorsports is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team based in Foristell, Missouri owned by Mike Mittler. The team is one of few to field entries every year since the Series' inception in 1995...
Ford. Patton is currently a senior at New Mexico State University
New Mexico State University
New Mexico State University at Las Cruces , is a major land-grant university in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States...
, where he is majoring in business marketing
Business marketing
Business Marketing is the practice of individuals, or organizations, including commercial businesses, governments and institutions, facilitating the sale of their products or services to other companies or organizations that in turn resell them, use them as components in products or services they...
. He has run in the Buck Baker
Buck Baker
Elzie Wylie Baker Sr. , better known as Buck Baker, was an American race car driver.-Racing career:...
Driving School. He is the only known Native American driver to compete in NASCAR.
Patton made seven starts late in 2004
2004 in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
The 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season began on February 13 and ended on November 19. Bobby Hamilton of Bobby Hamilton Racing won the championship.See also: 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, 2004 NASCAR Busch Series- Full-time 2004 teams :...
for Fiddleback Racing. In his debut, Patton ran a second Fiddleback truck (#66) to a fifteenth place finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada near Las Vegas, is a complex of multiple tracks for automobile racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.-History:...
. Patton drove for the rest of 2004, but the 15th at Vegas would prove to be Patton's best. He also finished all but one of his starts.
In 2006
2006 in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
The 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season began on February 17, 2006 at Daytona International Speedway with the GM Flex Fuel 250, and ended on November 17, 2006 with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Todd Bodine of Germain Racing was declared champion...
, MB Motorsports announced Patton would take over its #63 Ford entry for a limited schedule. Despite five attempts, Patton missed every race he tried to make.