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Deac McCaskill (born September 26, 1977) is an American professionalstock car racing driver fromRaleigh, North Carolina. He currently drives the No. 08 Puryear TanklinesChevrolet in the Late Model Stock class atSouth Boston Speedway inVirginia.

McCaskill is a former champion of theCARS Late Model Stock Tour, having won the championship in 2016.^[1]

McCaskill began race car driving at the age of twelve at theWake County Speedway in Raleigh, North Carolina. In his first start, he finished tenth out of 28 cars. He would eventually win his first race in his sixth start at the bullring. At the age of sixteen, he became the youngest winner in the Limited Late Model class in his first start atSouthern National Raceway Park inKenly, North Carolina. At eighteen years old, McCaskill won his first Late Model Stock race atOrange County Speedway, and then finishing second in points that year. Later that year, McCaskill qualified on the pole out of 128 cars at theRichmond International Raceway, and followed that up with a fifth place finish.

In 2000, McCaskill was once again a bridesmaid with a second-place finish in points atOrange County Speedway. He won four races that year to make his career total fifty by the time the year was over. In 2001 and 2002, McCaskill had two wins and a seventh and third-place finish in points at Orange County Speedway. The 2003 season brought six wins in thirteenstarts at Orange County Speedway, as well as a fourth-place finish atMartinsville Speedway.

In 2004, McCaskill won the LMSC Championship at Southern National Speedway, and had a fourth place finish in the UARA STARS Race atBristol Motor Speedway. In 2005, McCaskill returned to Bristol and nabbed a second place finish. He made ten more starts in the UARA STARS in 2005 and got two wins. In 2006, McCaskill outranNASCAR Nextel Cup Series starDenny Hamlin at Southern National Speedway's annual event, the Thanksgiving Classic. He also won the 2006 track championship at Southern National.

2007 saw McCaskill's first everNASCAR start in theBusch Series atIndianapolis Raceway Park. Driving the No. 9 Puryear Tank LinesDodge forEvernham Motorsports, McCaskill started 42nd and worked his way up the top-ten using pit strategy. He eventually led five laps and was the highest running non Cup driver, in eighth place, until he was involved in a crash withSteve Wallace on lap 153. In 2008, McCaskill finished third in the Late Model Stock points atSouth Boston Speedway.

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

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

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• Deac McCaskill driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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