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2 2005 sam 's town 250 -lrb- memphis -rrb- october 1 , 2013 17 december 1984 3 11 0 0 bobby east 0 0 2005 chevy silverado 150 -lrb- phoenix -rrb- torrance , california , usa 23rd -lrb- 2006 -rrb- 2004 usac national midget series champion 2004 usac driver-of-the-year 2 2007 ford 300 -lrb- homestead -rrb- 31 2008 -rrb- qwik liner las vegas 350 -lrb- las vegas 52nd -lrb- 2007 -rrb- bobby east
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bobby east

robert `` bobby '' east -lrb- born december 17 , 1984 in torrance , california -rrb- , is an american auto racing driver .
he has raced in the united states auto club , the auto racing club of american , and nascar .
he currently resides in brownsburg , indiana .
in 2001 , east became the youngest driver in usac history to win a feature when he won a usac national midget event at the illiana motor speedway in schererville , indiana at the age of 16 years , six months , and 25 days in 2001 .
east competed full-time in the usac national midget series where he was the champion in 2004 driving the steve lewis racing # 9 .
the car 's chassis was built by his father , bob east , who is legendary short-track car builder of midgets , sprints , and silver crown machines .
the title gave him the distinction of the being the youngest national champion in the series ' history at age 19 .
east was the most victorious driver during the 2004 usac season with 15 victories among the series ' three divisions .
he wound up in victory lane seven times in national midgets , five times in national sprint cars , and once each in the silver crown , western states sprint car , and speedrome regional midget series during the season .
the highlights of the season were winning the hut hundred and the turkey night grand prix .
east has moved on to nascar .
he made his busch series debut at memphis motorsports park in october 2005 , finishing a solid 17th .
he then made his craftsman truck series debut in a roush racing ford at phoenix .
however , he wrecked late in that event .
east currently is a member of ford motor company 's driver development program and competed in the craftsman truck series in 2006 for wood brothers/jtg racing as a teammate to fellow rookie marcos ambrose .
he finished 23rd in points despite missing two races .
in 2007 , east ran with brewco motorsports , splitting time in the # 27 and # 37 cars , and a few arca races as well .
he will race part-time in the craftsman truck series in 2008 , driving the # 09 zaxby 's ford f-150 for jack roush .
