Christian Rose
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June 14, 1995
Martinsburg, West Virginia, U.S.
| Christian Rose | |||||||
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.jpg) Rose's No. 32 car during the ARCA race at Dover Motor Speedway in 2024 | |||||||
| Born | Christian Rauch Rose June 14, 1995 Martinsburg, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||||
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 50th (2023) | ||||||
| First race | 2023 Worldwide Express 250 (Richmond) | ||||||
| Last race | 2023 Craftsman 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 48 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 3rd (2023) | ||||||
| First race | 2022 Lucas Oil 200 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 Owens Corning 200 (Toledo) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| 15 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 7th (2022) | ||||||
| First race | 2022 Race to Stop Suicide 200 (New Smyrna) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
| 7 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 27th (2021) | ||||||
| First race | 2021 Star Nursery 150 (Las Vegas Bullring) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of November 8, 2024. | |||||||
Christian Rauch Rose (born June 14, 1995) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed full-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 32 Ford Fusion for AM Racing. He has also previously competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
Rose made his ARCA Menards Series West debut in 2021. He made his debut at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring, finishing tenth. He followed that up, finishing seventh at the All-American Speedway.
In 2022, Rose entered in Phoenix in the combination race with the West Series and later on attempted the second race at Irwindale.[1]
Rose made his ARCA Menards Series East debut in 2022 at New Smyrna Speedway. He would drive in the rest of the East Series races that year except for Iowa.[1]
On January 10, 2023, AM Racing announced that Rose would drive full-time for the team in the main ARCA Series in 2023 in their No. 32 car as well as run part-time in the Truck Series for the team.[2] He finished third in the ARCA points standings with thirteen top-ten finishes with a best finish of third at Salem Speedway. He ran two Truck Series races for AM at Richmond Raceway and Phoenix Raceway, finishing 32nd and sixteenth, respectively.
On April 22, 2023, Jamie Little stated during the broadcast of the ARCA race at Talladega that Rose would make his Xfinity Series debut sometime in 2023 for AM Racing, the team Rose drove for in ARCA which expanded into the Xfinity Series that year fielding a full-time car, the No. 25, for Brett Moffitt, although nothing would come to fruition.[3]
On October 7, 2023, it was announced that Rose would return to AM Racing for the 2024 ARCA season.[4] He finished fifth in the points after earning ten top-ten finishes.
On December 16, 2024, it was announced that Rose will run full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 44 Chevrolet for Niece Motorsports.[5] However, on February 10, 2025, it was announced that Rose would not run full-time in the Truck Series due to unforeseen sponsorship changes.[6][7] He has not raced since.
Personal life
Prior to beginning his racing career, Rose played college baseball at the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore.[8]