Austin Wayne Self
Self atDaytona International Speedway in 2017
Born	(1996-03-05)March 5, 1996 (age 29) Austin, Texas, U.S.
NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career
148 races run over 8 years
2023 position	70th
Best finish	12th (2018)
First race	2016NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona)
Last race	2023O'Reilly Auto Parts 150 (Mid-Ohio)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 15 0
Statistics up to date as of November 5, 2023.

Austin Wayne Self (born March 5, 1996) is an American professionalstock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in theNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 22Ford F-150 for his family team,AM Racing. He has also competed in theARCA Menards Series, previously driving full-time in it for two years before moving up to the Truck Series, although he has continued to drive in the series part-time, most recently in2022, where he drove the No. 32 Chevrolet for AM Racing.

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Self scored his first win at Winchester Speedway in June 2015,^[1] finishing second in the standings for that same year. As a career, Self totaled 45 starts for two teams.

In December 2015, it was announced that Self would compete for Rookie of the Year honors and run the entire schedule withAM Racing, driving the No. 22 Toyota Tundra owned by his father Tim Self.^[2] After failing to qualify for the third race of the season at Martinsville, Self took the place ofTommy Joe Martins, who damaged his truck in qualifying and was not able to race. Ironically, he recorded his highestCamping World Truck Series finish at that time, finishing 15th.^[3]

In his rookie season of 2016, Self was penalized two times in the first three races. After the first race atDaytona, he was given a warning for an illegal triangular filler panel. After the third race atMartinsville, he was given a warning for trailing arm infractions.^[4]

After his family team merged withWin-Tron Racing, Self began driving trucks out of the Win-Tron shop in Mooresville, NC beginning with the thirteenth race of the season at Bristol.

Self started the 2017 season on a high note when he finished second at Daytona. However, AM Racing did not enter the following week's race at Atlanta as they planned to focus on building the team.^[5] In May, Self joinedNiece Motorsports and the No. 45 Chevrolet at Kansas.^[6] At Pocono, Self joinedMartins Motorsports and drove the No. 44 truck to a 16th-place finish.^[7] Self continued to drive primarily for Martins, returning to AM Racing forCanadian Tire Motorsport Park and Niece forTalladega Superspeedway.

On October 30, 2017, it was announced that Self joinedNiece Motorsports for the entirety of the2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season.^[8]

Following the Homestead race, AM Racing and Niece Motorsports parted ways allowing AM Racing to field full-time for Self in 2019.

After running the first three races of the year and missing the next two, Self was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR on April 1, 2019, after the fifth event of the season. Self was suspended for violating the sanctioning body's substance abuse policy.^[9] After completing NASCAR's "Road to Recovery" rehab program, Self was reinstated on April 30.^[10]

In May 2017, Self joinedMBM Motorsports for hisXfinity Series debut atCharlotte Motor Speedway.^[11] However, as the team withdrew at Cup, ownerCarl Long took over the No. 40 ride for the race, delaying Self's debut.^[12] On August 15, 2022, it was announced that Self would drive a second entry forJordan Anderson Racing atWatkins Glen International.^[13]

He is a native of Austin, Texas. Self is also the brother-in-law ofNASCAR team owner/part-time driverJordan Anderson.

On January 31, 2016, Self was charged with simple physical assault and underage alcohol consumption for an incident in July 2015.^[14]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

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¹ Ineligible for series points

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

• Austin Wayne Self driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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