Carson Loftin
American racing driver (born 2008)
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Carson Loftin (born March 28, 2008) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, driving the No. 73 for Paul Hartwig Jr. He also races full-time in the CARS Late Model Stock Tour, driving the No. 22 for Nelson Motorsports, where he won Rookie of the Year honors in 2025.[1][2]
| Carson Loftin | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | March 28, 2008 |
| NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Paul Hartwig Jr. |
| Years active | 2023–present |
| Car number | 73 |
| Crew chief | Paul Hartwig Jr. |
| Starts | 10 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Best finish | 30th in 2024 |
| Finished last season | 49th (2025) |
| Awards | |
| 2025 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Rookie of the Year | |
| Statistics up to date as of February 8, 2026. | |
Loftin is the son of fellow racing driver Brian Loftin, who has also competed in various modified series, having won the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour championship in 2008.[3][4]
Loftin has previously competed in series such as the SMART Modified Tour, where he won five races and finished second in the point standings in 2024, the Carolina Crate Modified Series, and the Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour.[5][6][7][8]
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 | |||||||||||||
| 2023 | Brain Loftin | 23 | Chevy | NSM | RCH | MON | RIV | LEE | SEE | RIV | WAL | NHA | LMP | THO | LGY | OSW | MON | RIV | NWS 25 |
THO | MAR 16 |
56th | 47 | [9] | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | NSM 29 |
RCH 9 |
THO | MON | RIV | SEE | NHA | MON | LMP | THO | OSW | RIV | MON | THO | NWS 9 |
MAR 12 |
30th | 117 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | NSM | THO | NWS 27 |
SEE | RIV | WMM | LMP | MON | MON | THO | RCH 21 |
OSW | NHA | RIV | THO | MAR 26 |
49th | 58 | [11] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | Paul Hartwig Jr. | 73 | N/A | NSM 20 |
MAR | THO | OXF | SEE | RIV | WMM | SEE | CLM | MON | THO | NHA | STA | OSW | RIV | THO | -* | -* | [12] | |||||||||||||||
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 | CLMSCTC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2025 | Nelson Motorsports | 22 | Toyota | AAS 4 |
WCS 23 |
CDL 9 |
OCS 23 |
ACE 12 |
NWS 5 |
LGY 17 |
DOM 24 |
CRW 9 |
HCY 24 |
AND 15 |
FLC 7 |
SBO 3 |
TCM 7 |
NWS 10 |
7th | 442 | [13] | ||
| 2026 | SNM 5 |
WCS | NSV | CRW | ACE | LGY | DOM | NWS | HCY | AND | FLC | TCM | NPS | SBO | -* | -* | [14] | ||||||
SMART Modified Tour
| SMART Modified Tour results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car owner | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | SMTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | N/A | 15CL | N/A | FLO | SNM | CRW | SBO | FCS | CRW | NWS | NWS | CAR | DOM 9 |
HCY 14 |
TRI 12 |
PUL | 27th | 58 | [15] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Brian Loftin | 23 | PSR | FLO 11 |
CRW 16 |
SBO 14 |
HCY 2 |
FCS 8 |
CRW 7 |
ACE 5 |
CAR 7 |
PUL 5 |
TRI 6 |
SBO 2* |
ROU 21 |
3rd | 407 | [16] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | FLO 1 |
CRW 1 |
SBO 13 |
TRI 4 |
ROU 1 |
HCY 1 |
FCS 1 |
CRW 15 |
JAC 4 |
CAR 5 |
CRW 13 |
DOM 6 |
SBO 16 |
NWS 7 |
2nd | 534 | [17] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | FLO | AND 3 |
SBO 5 |
ROU 11 |
HCY | FCS | CRW 3 |
CPS | CAR | 16th | 268 | [18] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grady Jeffreys Jr. | 15 | N/A | CRW 21* |
DOM | FCS 15 |
TRI 1* |
NWS 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | FLO | AND 25 |
SBO | DOM | HCY | WKS | FCR | CRW | PUL | CAR | CRW | ROU | TRI | NWS | -* | -* | [19] | ||||||||||||||||||||