| Austin Herzog | |||||||
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Herzog's No. 16 ARCA car atSonoma in 2022 | |||||||
| Born | Austin Herzog (2002-08-06)August 6, 2002 (age 23) Clovis, California, U.S. | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 91st (2022) | ||||||
| First race | 2022General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
| 6 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 13th (2022) | ||||||
| First race | 2018Bakersfield 175 (Kern County) | ||||||
| Last race | 2022General Tire 200 (Sonoma) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of November 2, 2025. | |||||||
Austin Herzog (born August 6, 2002) is an American professionalstock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in theARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 16Chevrolet SS forBill McAnally Racing, and part-time in theARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 16Chevrolet SS for the same team.
Herzog would first race in 2014, at twelve years old, racing in Mini Cups. He raced there for two years, finishing third and fourth in the standings respectably. In 2016, he would make his debut in the 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model Series, getting four wins at Madera Speedway, while getting six fastest lap times. In 2017, he returned to the 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model Series, getting two more wins, and would become the winningest driver in series history. He would make morelate model starts later in the season. Herzog would continue to run late model races in 2018, capturing a win atOrange Show Speedway.[1] 2019 would be Herzog's breakout year, as he would win the 2019 Nut Up Pro Late Model Series championship.[2] Along with that, he would get four more wins at Madera Speedway, while getting a runner-up finish in theSRL Southwest Tour.[3][4][5]
Herzog would sign withJefferson Pitts Racing to drive for one race in the2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West. He would start eleventh and finish in eighth, earning his first ever West series top ten.[6] On January 3, 2022, Herzog signed withBill McAnally Racing to run the full2022 ARCA Menards Series West schedule. He would pilot the 16 car, replacing the 2021 West series championJesse Love.[7] On June 30, 2022, it was announced thatLanden Lewis would drive the No. 16 car for the remainder of the season, leaving Herzog without a ride.[8]
Herzog was born and raised inClovis, California. He is a class of 2020 graduate atClovis High School. His grandfather, Richard, and father, Bryan, also both raced inlate model races.[9]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Menards 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 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2022 | Bill McAnally Racing | 16 | Chevy | DAY | PHO 14 | TAL | KAN | CLT | IOW | BLN | ELK | MOH | POC | IRP | MCH | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | 91st | 30 | [10] |
| ARCA Menards 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 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref |
| 2018 | Jefferson Pitts Racing | 77 | Ford | KCR 8 | TUS | TUS | OSS | CNS | SON | DCS | IOW | EVG | GTW | LVS | MER | AAS | KCR | 38th | 36 | [11] |
| 2022 | Bill McAnally Racing | 16 | Chevy | PHO 14 | IRW 3 | KCR 8 | PIR 9 | SON 6 | IRW | EVG | PIR | AAS | LVS | PHO | 13th | 230 | [12] | |||