| Claire Decker | |||||||
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 Decker in 2015 | |||||||
| Born | (1995-02-22)February 22, 1995 (age 30) Eagle River, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||
| Awards | 2014 NASCARDrive for Diversity participant | ||||||
| NASCARXfinity Series career | |||||||
| Best finish | 126th (2016) | ||||||
| NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2016 position | 105th | ||||||
| Best finish | 105th (2016) | ||||||
| First race | 2016Alpha Energy Solutions 250 (Martinsville) | ||||||
| Last race | 2016Speediatrics 200 (Iowa) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of April 18, 2016. | |||||||
Claire Decker (born February 22, 1995)[1] is an American professionalstock car racing driver. Decker was a 2014 participant in theNASCARDrive for Diversity.[2]
Decker raced in northern Wisconsin. She moved from Super Stock cars to Super Late models.[3] Decker raced Super Late models in the TUNDRA touring series of Wisconsin in 2013.[4] She has won the 2014Dick Trickle 99 (+ 1) super late model race atMarshfield Motor Speedway.[5][6]
Decker attempted to qualify for her first NASCAR race with her sister Paige Decker and her cousin Natalie Decker in the Martinsville race. Claire and Paige qualified for the race, becoming the second set of sisters to race against each other afterAmber Cope andAngela Cope.[5] Natalie's time was not fast enough to make the race. Decker started 31st and finished 27th.[7]
Decker is the daughter of Allen Decker who comes from a family of snowmobile racing riders.[8] Four Decker brothers raced snowmobiles in the 1970s; Allen Decker was afactory rider forBombardier along with teammateJacques Villeneuve for the 1979-80 season.[8] The Decker family raced snowmobiles against theDanica Patrick family during the 1970s.[8] Sue Decker, Claire's aunt, introducedDanica Patrick's parents.[8]
Her sisterPaige Decker also races for her family's Decker Racing team. They are joined on the team by their younger cousin NASCAR Drive for Diversity driverNatalie Decker. Natalie's father (and Claire's uncle) is Chuck Decker, the former owner of the Eagle River Derby Track which hosts theWorld Championship Snowmobile Derby.[9]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCARXfinity 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 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2016 | Obaika Racing | 77 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | IOW DNQ | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | 126th | - | [10] | ||
| NASCARCamping 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 | JJC Racing | 10 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR 27 | KAN | DOV | CLT | TEX | IOW 32 | GTW | KEN | ELD | POC | BRI | MCH | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 105th | 01 | [11] | |||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
