# Derek White (racing driver)

Derek White (born December 9, 1970) is a Canadian professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 13 Toyota Camry and No. 40 Dodge Challenger as an owner/driver for MBM Motorsports.
In March 2016, White was arrested and charged for smuggling tobacco from the United States into Canada. He was eventually suspended indefinitely by NASCAR. He was reinstated to compete in 2024 returning to MBM Motorsports.

## Racing career
### Early career and regional stock car racing

White spent 30 years drag racing in Canada, before deciding to switch to stock car racing in 2009. That year, he ran five races in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, with a best finish of 11th in his series debut at Autodrome Saint-Eustache. The following year, he ran eleven of thirteen races, recording a top ten at the season-opener at Delaware Speedway. At the end of the year, he was named Rookie of the Year.
In 2014, White made a start in the American Canadian Tour, competing in the season-ending race at Airborne Speedway; he finished 22nd after starting 33rd.

### National series

In 2009, White made his Camping World Truck Series debut for Mario Gosselin at Martinsville Speedway, finishing 23rd after starting 34th.
In 2012, White was hired by SR² Motorsports to run as a road course ringer for the Nationwide Series race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. In the No. 24, he finished a career-high 18th. Before the 2014 Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway, White formed Motorsports Business Management with driver Carl Long as principal. The team made its racing debut as MBM Motorsports at the race with Matt Carter as driver of the No. 13. For six more races in 2014, White fielded rides for himself, Long and Mike Wallace, failing to qualify for four and not finishing all six races they had qualified.
In 2015, White and Long were joined by team owners Rick Ware and Curtis Key as partners, and the team eventually added the No. 40 team. Before the Winn-Dixie 300 at Talladega Superspeedway, White was penalized 15 drivers and owners points for an unsecured ballast.
On July 13, White announced that he would make his Sprint Cup Series debut at the 5-hour Energy 301 in Loudon for Circle Sport, the first Native American to attempt a Cup Series race in series history. After qualifying 42nd, he finished 39th, eleven laps down.

## Personal life

From Kahnawake, Quebec, White is of Mohawk descent.
On March 30, 2016, White turned himself in for his involvement in a tobacco smuggling ring. The circle, targeted by Sûreté du Québec's MYGALE project, began in 2014 and had smuggled at least 158 transports to Canada, including 2,294 tons of tobacco worth $530 million. The tobacco was then sold to First Nations persons in the country. On April 4, he was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR.
In 2019, White was acquitted on one of the two charges of fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud. However, he was found guilty of fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud and profiting from organized crime for not paying excise tax on tobacco that was imported from the United States. He appealed, and on 1 November 2023, convictions against White and another accused were overturned. They had argued that Excise Tax Act tariffs on imports were not applicable to Mohawk people based on their Constitution Act Section 35 rights as well as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples rights to trade tobacco tax-free. They argued that the Mohawk nation has the right to control its economy based on exercise of treaty rights from 1664 through to 1764.

## 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.)

#### Sprint Cup Series

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NSCC | Pts | Ref |
| 2015 | Circle Sport | 33 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | KAN | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | KEN | NHA 39 | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | CHI | NHA | DOV | CLT | KAN | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 73rd | 0$^1$ | |

#### Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts |
| 2012 | SR² Motorsports | 00 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH | TAL | DAR | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 52nd | 64 |
| 2012 | SR² Motorsports | 24 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CGV 18 | BRI | ATL | | | | | | | | | | | | 52nd | 64 |
| 2012 | SR² Motorsports | 24 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RCH 34 | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN 34 | TEX | PHO 29 | HOM | 52nd | 64 |
| 2013 | SR² Motorsports | 24 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH | TAL | DAR | CLT | DOV | IOW | MCH | ROA 36 | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN 25 | MOH | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | 71st | 27 |
| 2014 | JGL Racing | 28 | Dodge | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX 36 | DAR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 117th | 0$^1$ |
| 2014 | MBM Motorsports | 13 | Toyota | | | | | | | | RCH 34 | TAL | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | 117th | 0$^1$ |
| 2015 | MBM Motorsports | 40 | Dodge | DAY 22 | ATL | | PHO 39 | | TEX 39 | BRI 40 | RCH | TAL 26 | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | CHI | DAY DNQ | | | | | | | | ROA 38 | DAR | RCH | CHI 37 | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | | | | 36th | 126 |
| 2015 | MBM Motorsports | 13 | Toyota | | | LVS 28 | | CAL 33 | | | | | | | | | | | KEN 36 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 36th | 126 |
| 2015 | MBM Motorsports | 13 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NHA 27 | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | | | | | | | | | | | HOM 35 | 36th | 126 |
| 2015 | MBM Motorsports | 13 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TEX 31 | PHO | | 36th | 126 |
| 2016 | MBM Motorsports | 40 | Dodge | DAY DNQ | ATL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 78th | 5 |
| 2016 | MBM Motorsports | 13 | Dodge | | | LVS 36 | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | IOW | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | 78th | 5 |

#### Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2009 | DGM Racing | 12 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM | KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI | CHI | IOW | GTW | NHA | LVS | MAR 26 | TAL | TEX | PHO 24 | | 71st | 176 | |
| 2009 | DGM Racing | 92 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | HOM DNQ | 71st | 176 | |
| 2010 | White Motorsports | 96 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR | NSH | KAN DNQ | DOV | CLT | TEX | MCH | IOW | GTY | IRP | POC | NSH | DAR | BRI | CHI | KEN | NHA | LVS | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | | 116th | 64 | |
| 2010 | Rick Ware Racing | 6 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | HOM 33 | 116th | 64 | |
| 2011 | Ray Hackett Racing | 76 | Ford | DAY | PHO | DAR | MAR | NSH | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | KEN | IOW | NSH | IRP | POC | MCH | BRI | ATL | CHI | NHA | KEN | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX DNQ | HOM DNQ | NA | - | |
| 2012 | Ray Hackett Racing | 76 | Ford | DAY DNQ | MAR | CAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | KEN | IOW | CHI | POC | MCH | BRI | ATL | IOW | KEN | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | | | | NA | - | |
| 2013 | SS-Green Light Racing | 81 | Chevy | DAY | MAR | CAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | KEN | IOW | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP 21 | IOW | CHI | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | | | | 103rd | 0$^1$ | |
| 2014 | MAKE Motorsports | 50 | Chevy | DAY | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | KEN | IOW | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL 26 | MAR | TEX | PHO | | | | | 78th | 18 | |
| 2014 | MBM Motorsports | 82 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | HOM 27 | | | | | | 78th | 18 |

#### Canadian Tire Series

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | NCTSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2009 | White Motorsports | 99 | Chevy | ASE 11 | DEL | MSP | ASE 16 | MPS | EDM | SAS | MSP | CTR 14 | CGV 33 | BAR | RIS | KWA 20 | 24th | 533 | |
| 2010 | White Motorsports | 99 | Chevy | DEL 7 | MSP 17 | ASE 15 | TOR 31 | EDM 19 | MPS 17 | SAS 17 | | MSP 16 | CGV 15 | BAR | RIS | KWA 19 | 14th | 1236 | |
| 2010 | White Motorsports | 99 | Dodge | | | | | | | | CTR 14 | | | | | | | | | | 14th | 1236 |
| 2011 | White Motorsports | 99 | Chevy | MSP 12 | ICAR 13 | DEL 20 | MSP | TOR 16 | MPS | SAS | CTR 7 | CGV 25 | BAR | RIS 14 | KWA 26 | | 16th | 909 | |
| 2012 | White Motorsports | 10 | Chevy | MSP 14 | ICAR 24 | MSP | DEL | MPS | EDM | SAS | | | | | | | 27th | 123 | |
| 2012 | White Motorsports | 99 | Chevy | | | | | | | | CTR 14 | CGV 23 | BAR | RIS | KWA 22 | | 27th | 123 | |
| 2013 | White Motorsports | 99 | Chevy | MSP 28 | DEL | MSP | | | | | | | | | KWA 20 | | 33rd | 68 | |
| 2013 | DJK Racing | 28 | Chevy | | | | ICAR 16 | MPS | SAS | ASE | CTR | RIS | MSP | BAR | | | | 33rd | 68 | |
| 2014 | White Motorsports | 00 | Chevy | MSP 20 | ACD | | | | | | | MSP 25 | BAR | KWA | | | 34th | 71 | |
| 2014 | White Motorsports | 88 | Chevy | | | ICAR 16 | EIR | SAS | ASE | CTR | RIS | | | | | | | | 34th | 71 | |
| 2015 | White Motorsports | 00 | Chevy | MSP | ACD | SSS | ICAR | EIR | SAS | ASE 14 | CTR | RIS | MSP | KWA | | | 43rd | 30 | |