Tristan McKee
American racing driver (born 2010)
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Tristan McKee (born August 3, 2010) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series and the ARCA Menards Series West, full-time in the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 77 Chevrolet SS for Pinnacle Racing Group, part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 77 Chevrolet Silverado RST for Spire Motorsports, and full-time in the Mazda MX-5 Cup, driving the No. 7 for BSI Racing.
Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.
2020 INEX Summer Shootout Bandolero Bandit Champion
2020 Thursday Thunder Bandolero Bandit Champion
2026 Battle at Berlin Winner
| Tristan McKee | |||||||
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McKee at Phoenix Raceway in 2025 | |||||||
| Born | August 3, 2010 Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
| Achievements | 2025 Cube 3 Architecture TA2 Series Champion 2020 INEX Summer Shootout Bandolero Bandit Champion 2020 Thursday Thunder Bandolero Bandit Champion 2026 Battle at Berlin Winner | ||||||
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Truck no., team | No. 77 (Spire Motorsports) | ||||||
| First race | 2026 Black's Tire 250 (Richmond) | ||||||
| Last race | 2026 Team EJP 175 (New Hampshire) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 11 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. 77 (Pinnacle Racing Group) | ||||||
| Best finish | 25th (2025) | ||||||
| First race | 2025 General Tire 100 at The Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
| Last race | 2026 Atlas 200 (Madison) | ||||||
| First win | 2025 General Tire 100 at The Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
| Last win | 2026 Atlas 200 (Madison) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| 8 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| ARCA East no., team | No. 77 (Pinnacle Racing Group) | ||||||
| Best finish | 47th (2025) | ||||||
| First race | 2025 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
| Last race | 2026 JR & CO. 150 (Iowa) | ||||||
| First win | 2026 Cook Out 200 (Hickory) | ||||||
| Last win | 2026 JR & CO. 150 (Iowa) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| ARCA West no., team | No. 77 (Pinnacle Racing Group) | ||||||
| Best finish | 44th (2025) | ||||||
| First race | 2025 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 2026 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of August 28, 2026. | |||||||
Racing career
McKee has previously competed in series such as the CARS Pro Late Model Tour, where he became the series' youngest winner at Dillon Motor Speedway in 2023 at the age of twelve,[1] the CARS Late Model Stock Tour, the Carolina Pro Late Model Series, and the All-Pro Limited Late Model Series.[2]
On January 16, 2025, it was announced that McKee had signed with Spire Motorsports as a development driver.[3][4] In this deal, McKee would run a partial schedule in the CARS Tour in the Late Model Stock Tour and the Pro Late Model Tour, where he would drive for Matt Piercy Racing,[5] a full schedule in the Trans Am Series, where he would drive for Team SLR,[6] and select races in the ARCA Menards Series.[7]
ARCA Menards Series
On July 24, 2025, it was announced that McKee would make his debut in the ARCA Menards Series at Watkins Glen International, driving the No. 77 Chevrolet for Spire Motorsports.[8] He would also make his debut in the ARCA Menards Series West for Spire at the season ending race at Phoenix Raceway.[9] McKee started fourth at Watkins Glen, going on to win the race in his first career ARCA start. He was the second-youngest winner in ARCA history at fifteen years and five days.[10] On August 19, it was announced that McKee would run for Pinnacle Racing Group in the No. 82 Chevrolet for three races in ARCA, beginning at Madison International Speedway.[11][12]
On December 17, 2025, it was announced that McKee will run half of the ARCA Menards Series schedule, as well as full-time in the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 77 for PRG.[13] He won at Hickory, Rockingham and the ARCA / ARCA East combination races at Toledo and Iowa. In the main series, he won at Madison.
NASCAR
Craftsman Truck Series
On July 30, 2026 it was announced that McKee will make multiple starts in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, his first being at Richmond Raceway, driving the No. 77 Chevrolet for Spire Motorsports.[14]
Personal life
McKee's father, Lane, is a former motorcycle racer.[15]
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Craftsman Truck Series
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| 2025 | Spire Motorsports | 77 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | MCH | BLN | ELK | LRP | DOV | IRP | IOW | GLN 1 |
ISF | 25th | 163 | [17] | ||||||
| Pinnacle Racing Group | 82 | Chevy | MAD 11 |
DSF | BRI 2 |
SLM | KAN | TOL 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 77 | DAY | PHO 2 |
KAN | TAL | GLN 18 |
TOL 1* |
MCH | POC | BER | ELK | CHI | LRP 7 |
IRP 32 |
IOW 1* |
ISF | MAD 1* |
DSF | SLM | BRI | KAN | -* | -* | [18] | ||
ARCA Menards Series East
ARCA Menards Series West
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | CLMSCTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2024 | Tristan McKee Inc. | 7M | Chevy | SNM | HCY | AAS | OCS | ACE | TCM | LGY | DOM | CRW | HCY | NWS 20 |
ACE | WCS | FLC | SBO | TCM | NWS 7 |
N/A | 0 | [23] |
| 2025 | Matt Piercy Racing | 7 | Chevy | AAS 18 |
WCS 19 |
CDL 19 |
OCS | ACE | NWS 2 |
LGY 4 |
DOM 4 |
15th | 320 | [24] | |||||||||
| LowCountry Motorsports | CRW 3 |
HCY 22* |
AND 7 |
FLC | SBO 7 |
TCM | NWS | ||||||||||||||||
CARS Pro Late Model Tour
(key)
| CARS Pro Late Model Tour results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | CPLMTC | Pts | Ref | |||
| 2023 | N/A | 7 | Chevy | SNM 24 |
9th | 195 | [25] | |||||||||||||||
| Ford | HCY 10 |
ACE 20 |
NWS 4 |
TCM 7 |
DIL 1 |
CRW 8 |
WKS DNS |
HCY 16 |
TCM 16 |
SBO | TCM | CRW | ||||||||||
| 2024 | Setzer Racing & Development | 6 | Chevy | SNM 4 |
HCY 24 |
OCS 9 |
ACE 7 |
TCM 15 |
CRW 1** |
HCY 15 |
NWS 1* |
TCM 16* |
NWS 15 |
5th | 323 | [26] | ||||||
| 6M | ACE 12* |
FLC 4 |
SBO 2* |
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| 2025 | LowCountry Motorsports | 7 | Chevy | AAS 2* |
CDL 1 |
OCS | ACE | CRW 16 |
HCY | HCY 3 |
AND 15 |
FLC | SBO 7 |
TCM | NWS Wth |
9th | 252 | [27] | ||||
| 7M | NWS 6 |
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ASA STARS National 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.)