Jason Leffler

Jason Leffler is a former NASCAR Pepsi Cup Series racer last competing in the number 02 Interstate Batteries car for JGR in 2007 and a former NASCAR Mountain Dew National Series racer last competing in the number 19 Interstate Batteries car for JGR in 2009. He last competed in the NASCAR Sierra Mist Truck Series in 2022 with a Hattori Racing in the number 06 Clorox and Scotts truck. He last competed in the NASCAR Fanta ARCA Series in 2016 for Venturini Motorsports in the number 15 Clorox and Scotts car.

## Career

### NASCAR Pepsi Cup Series

2001-2004 Is TBA.

In 2005, Jason was taken in by Joe Gibbs Racing to drive the newly added number 11 Fedex car for the team. Jason got no top 5s, 1 top 10, an average finish of 19.9 and finished 26th in the standings.

In 2006, Denny Hamlin replaced Jason in the 11 car and has been there ever since but Jason went to the newly added 4th JGR car being the number 02 Interstate Batteries car. That season Jason got 1 top 5, 2 top 10s, an average finished of 17.9 and finished 24th in the standings.

In 2007 Jason looked to carry his decent improvement of a 2006 season into the 2007 season for the 02 JGR Interstate Batteries car team but did the opposite with no top 5s, 1 top 10 at Dover in the Spring and an average finish of 28.9 finishing 30th in the standings with 8 DNFS.

### NASCAR Mountain Dew National Series

1999-2004 Is TBA.

In 2005, when JGR signed him in the Cup Series to drive the 11 car, Jason was given 5 races in the National Series at Daytona, Atlanta, Texas, Talladega, and Homestead in the number 02 Fedex car. He got no top 5s and 2 top 10s at Talladega and Homestead with an average finish of 14.5 with the other two tracks of Daytona and Atlanta finishing in 11th and 15th.

In 2006, he was moved to the 02 Interstate Batteries car in the Cup so for 10 more races now this season but with the Interstate Batteries colors and sponsor. Jason got 2 top 5s, 4 top 10s, an average finish of 12.1 and improved a lot in cup as well.

In 2007, Jason had a horrible season in cup but in the National Series he ran 15 races with 4 top 5s, 11 top 10s, an average finish of 11.9 and started to be a contender for wins in the series.

In 2008 he was kicked out of his Cup ride for Joey Logano a young prospect but he was kept in the now number 19 Interstate Batteries and Combos car. Interstate Batteries sponsored 28 races and Combos sponsored the final 5 races of the season. Jason was able to get 11 top 5s, 20 top 10s, an average finish of 9.9, no DNFS, and 7th in the season standings. He also got a win at the 2008 Heluva Good! 200 over teammate Denny Hamlin who was part-time in this series but also full-time in Cup.

In 2009, Jason had an amazing season with 19 top 5s, 2 DNFS, 11 top 10s, 1 top 15, an average finish of 7.9, and won the 2009 CarQuest Auto Parts 300 and the 2009 CarFax 250. He got 4th in the standings.

In 2010, Jason got kicked out 7 races in with 4 top 5s and 2 top 10s with 1 top 15 and placed 2nd in the standings currently due to Interstate Batteries and Combos leaving to go to Kyle Busch in Cup and National Series only.

### NASCAR Sierra Mist Truck Series

ANYTIME BEFORE 2010 TBA.

After 7 races Tayler Malsam left KBM in 2010 and Jason was signed for the rest of the season by Kyle Busch. He got 4 top 5s and 11 top 10s with a 18th points finish in this. Toyota was paying for sponsorship all races Jason ran.

(TANNER GRAY DROVE THE 17 IN ALL HIS RACES. RYAN PREECE AND OTHER PART-TIMERS DROVE A DIFFERENT NUMBER FOR DGR.)

In 2016 Venturini made their truck debut with Jason at the Eldora Dirt Derby and Jason qualified 9th and finished in 8th in the number 15 Clorox and Scotts truck. They raced at Talladega later that year qualifying 18th and finishing 14th 1 lap down.

In 2017 he made 4 more starts with Venturini in the number 15 Clorox and Scotts truck at Daytona, Atlanta, Eldora, and Homestead. He got these finishing spots in order of 18th, 18th, 4th, and 10th.

In 2018, KBM bought the Venturini Truck Team and the number 15 back from them. They used it for many part-time drivers but also Jason in the Eldora Dirt Derby which he started 10th in and finished 7th in.

In 2019, he did the same with the number 15 KBM truck at Eldora but also with the same sponsors of Clorox and Scotts. He started 19th and finished 22nd.

In 2020 the Eldora Dirt Derby wasn't held and isn't held anymore so Jason decided to do local dirt track racing around his hometown.

In 2021 Jason returned to this time Hattori Racing in the 04 truck with the same sponsors of Clorox and Scotts to run the Knoxville race. He started 22nd and finished 34th.

In 2022 the same thing took place and he started 9th this time and finished 2nd.

In 2023 if the race returns he will also return.

### NASCAR Fanta ARCA Series

In 2011, funding still wasn't there to bring Jason back to the JGR National Series program and the KBM truck program didn't have any spots open. New sponsor Dollar General wanted to stick with Jason for a full-time ARCA campaign with the number 15 car. He got 8 top 5s and 11 top 10s. He finished 4th in the standings with an average finish of 8.4. He won the 2011 Prairie Meadows 200.

In 2012, he returned to the number 15 Dollar General car for Venturini Motorsports again and won the 2012 Kansas Lottery 98.9 but still lost the championship to Chris Buescher with second in the standings having an average finish of 9.9 and 7 top 5s and 10 top 10s with 2 top 15s.

In 2013, he won no races and got only 4 top 5s and 9 top 10s with multiple top 15 and 20 finishes and a few DNFS. He had an average finish of 14.9 and got 8th in the season standings.

In 2014, Dollar General left as sponsorship but Clorox and Scotts joined at the right time to be sponsors as Jason had an brakeout season winning the 2014 ARCA Mobile 200, 2014 Great Railing 150, SuperChevyStores.com Allen Crowe 100, and the ZLOOP 150. He beat Mason Michel for the championship and signed a 2 year contract extension with Venturini Motorsports and his sponsors Clorox and Scotts for 2 more full-time ARCA seasons at least. He would also make some select starts in the truck series as Venturini Motorsports made their truck debut over the next 2 years with him.

In 2015, Jason had another great season winning the 2015 Troop Aid 200, 2015 Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care, 2015 Pocono ARCA 200, 2015 Corrigan Oil Co. 250, and 2015 Scott 150. Grant Enfinger still beat him for the championship as Jason got 5 top 5s and 9 top 10s up to his final win on the season but as the season went on in the final part of the year he only got 2 top 5s and 4 top 10s.

In 2016 he won no races, got 0 top 5s and 10s and an average finish of 18.9 with 4 DNFS. He got 19th in the standings. He had many top 15s and top 20s.

Following the seasons end, he was released from Venturini Motorsports and never raced in ARCA again.