Patrick Staropoli | |||||||
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Born | Plantation, Florida, U.S. | November 10, 1989||||||
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
2016 position | 77th | ||||||
Best finish | 77th (2016) | ||||||
First race | 2016 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead) | ||||||
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Patrick Staropoli (born November 10, 1989) is an American ophthalmologist and professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 07 for Young's Motorsports in a partnership with SS-Green Light Racing.
Racing career
A Jeff Gordon fan as a child,[1] Staropoli began kart racing at the age of 13 with the support of his father Nick, a mechanic who raced at the defunct Hialeah Speedway.[2] Moving through series, he started late model racing in 2010.[3]
In 2013, he won the Peak Stock Car Dream Challenge, a reality television program in which the winner joined Michael Waltrip Racing's driver development program.[4] Along with runner-up Chase Briscoe and Logan Ruffin, Staropoli raced for Bill McAnally Racing in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West,[5] finishing fifth in his debut at Spokane County Raceway.[6] The following season, he won his first race at Irwindale Speedway.[7]
In 2016, Staropoli joined Young's Motorsports and SS-Green Light Racing for his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at Homestead–Miami Speedway.[1] He finished 31st after being involved in three incidents, including two spins, in the race.[8]
Medical career
After graduating summa cum laude from Harvard University in 2012, Staropoli attended the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine. He graduated Alpha Omega Alpha from the Miller School of Medicine in May 2017, and entered a residency at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the Miller School in June 2018.[3][2]
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.)
Camping World Truck Series
NASCAR Camping World Truck 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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||
2016 | Young's Motorsports | 07 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | DOV | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | KEN | ELD | POC | BRI | MCH | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM 31 |
77th | 2 | [9] |
K&N Pro Series East
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Bill McAnally Racing | 99 | Toyota | NSM 11 |
DAY 8 |
BRI 6 |
GRE | RCH | IOW | BGS | FIF | LGY | NHA | COL | IOW | GLN | VIR | GRE | DOV | 28th | 107 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | NSM | GRE | BRI | IOW | BGS | LGY | COL | NHA | IOW | GLN | MOT | VIR | RCH 35 |
DOV 24 |
52nd | 29 | [11] |
K&N Pro Series West
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | NKNPSWC | Pts | Ref | |
2013 | Bill McAnally Racing | 99 | Toyota | PHO | S99 | BIR | IOW | L44 | SON | CNS | IOW | EVG | SPO 5 |
MMP | SMP | AAS 6 |
KCR | PHO | 35th | 77 | [12] | |
2014 | PHO | IRW 1 |
S99 | IOW 3 |
KCR | SON | SLS | CNS | IOW | EVG | KCR | MMP | AAS | PHO | 29th | 88 | [13] |
ARCA Racing Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Racing 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 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Empire Racing | 82 | Ford | DAY 21 |
MOB | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | CHI | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | KEN | KAN | 114th | 125 | [14] |
References
- ^ a b Davis, Craig (November 14, 2016). "UM med student Patrick Staropoli to make NASCAR truck debut at Homestead". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ a b "Patrick Staropoli". Miami Alumni Association. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ a b "About Patrick". Patrick Staropoli. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ Cote, Greg (November 17, 2016). "Meet 'Dr. Speed': He's a Harvard grad and med student. He's also a NASCAR driver". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ McFadin, Daniel (March 1, 2018). "The road to NASCAR can be dirty". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ Komarnicki, Russ (August 13, 2013). "Staropoli Snags 5th in K&N West Series Debut". Peak Auto. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "Patrick Staropoli wins NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Race at Irwindale Speedway". K&N Engineering. April 3, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "2016 Ford EcoBoost 200". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "Patrick Staropoli – 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "Patrick Staropoli – 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "Patrick Staropoli – 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "Patrick Staropoli – 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "Patrick Staropoli – 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "Patrick Staropoli – 2015 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
External links
- Patrick Staropoli driver statistics at Racing-Reference