Eric Norris
Norris at theMilwaukee Mile in 1997
Born	Eric Scott Norris (1965-05-20)May 20, 1965 (age 60) Redondo Beach, California, U.S.
Spouse	Stephanie Norris
Children	4
Father	Chuck Norris
Relatives	Mike Norris (brother) Aaron Norris (uncle)
NASCAR driver
Achievements	2002 NASCARWinston West Series Champion
Awards	West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2019)
NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish	112th (2005)
First race	2005Stater Brothers 300 (California)
Last race	2005Sam's Town 300 (Las Vegas)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career
19 races run over 8 years
Best finish	42nd (1997)
First race	1997Pennzoil Discount Center 200 (New Hampshire)
Last race	2007Sam's Town 400 (Texas)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCARK&N Pro Series West career
Years active	1996–2004, 2012
Car number	31
Starts	66
Wins	3
Poles	2
Best finish	1st in 2002

Eric Scott Norris (born May 20, 1965) is an American formerstock car racing driver and stuntman. He won the 2002NASCARWinston West Series Championship.

Norris is also a director and directed several episodes of the TV-seriesWalker, Texas Ranger, which starred his father,Chuck Norris.

Norris was born on May 20, 1965, inRedondo Beach, California, the son of martial artist andWalker, Texas Ranger starChuck Norris and Dianne (née Holecheck). Norris began racing in 1982 with his father in theSCORE Off-Road Series, but retired to study atArizona State University.^[1]

Following his graduation, Norris began racing atWillow Springs Raceway and theFormula Ford Series.

On September 27, 1985,Invasion U.S.A. premiered with his father as the lead. In it, Norris is credited for stunts.^[2]

In 1986, Norris played roles inThe Delta Force andInvaders from Mars.^[3][4] That year, Norris was a stunt player onAvenging Force.^[5]

In 1988, Norris was a stunt player for the motion pictures starring his fatherHero and the Terror.^[6]

In 1990, Norris returned as a stunt player for his father inDelta Force 2: The Colombian Connection.^[7]

In 1990, Norris was credited for stunts inBeastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time andNecessary Roughness.^[8][9] That year, Norris got a stunt performer credit inStar Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.^[10]

In 1992, Norris appeared inUniversal Soldier.^[11]

On December 3, 1993, Norris played the role of a thug in the filmRescue Me.^[12] That year, Norris is credited for utility stunt onBenefit of the Doubt andBest of the Best II.^[13][14] Also that year Norris was as a stunt player for the filmsSidekicks, where he also played a biker,^[15] andThree of Hearts.^[16]

Norris' father went on to star in the long lasting hit TV showWalker, Texas Ranger,(1993-2001) where, he acted in nineteen episodes, directed nine, and produced four.^[17]

In 1994, Norris provided stunts for the filmHellbound.^[18]

Norris made hisCraftsman Truck Series debut in 1997, running five races in the No. 02 Wolverine Vinyl SidingFord F-150 forUltra Motorsports. His best finish that season came atWatkins Glen International, where he finished 13th.^[19]

From 1998 to 2000, Norris worked with his father onLogan's War: Bound by Honor (1998),^[20]The President's Man (2000),^[21] andThe President's Man: A Line in the Sand.^[22]

Norris ran again in 1999, when he ran both races atTexas Motor Speedway. He finished 35th in the first race, which he ran with Ultra's No. 02 Ford, and 22nd in the second race, driving the No. 4Coca-ColaDodge Ram forBobby Hamilton Racing.^[23] That season, he began running in the West Series full-time, finishing tenth in points.

In 2000, Norris worked on the television film Also that year, he made one start in the No. 5 Ultra truck at Texas, but finished 35th after being caught up in a lap 2 crash.^[24] He also won his first NASCAR race atMesa Marin Raceway in the West Series and finished seventh in the series points.^{[citation needed]}

Norris ran the No. 32Jani-KingChevrolet Silverado for Matt Stowe in three 2001 races. His best finish of the season was a seventeenth at Texas. In the fall, a 23rd atCalifornia Speedway was the first time that Norris ran at a track other than Texas since 1997.^[25] He finished fifth in the standings in the West Series, but did not win another race.^[26] He won the championship by 119 points in 2002, winning twice and finishing in the top-ten for every race during the season.^[27]

Norris did not return to the Craftsman Truck Series until 2004, when once again,Jim Smith and Ultra Motorsports gave Norris a two-race deal. Norris was 36th in his first start at Texas, but in his next start atHomestead-Miami, Norris finished 14th.^[28]

In 2005, Norris ran four races, all forGreen Light Racing. In his first start of the year at Texas, Norris had his best career weekend to date, churning in his best career start and best career finish of twelfth. There, he also led his first career lap. He only finished one of the other three starts, which was a twentieth atKansas Speedway.^[29]

Norris made his Busch Series debut in 2005, running a pair of races forMacDonald Motorsports. He qualified 35th and finished 41st in his debut at California in February, after the No. 72 P4OT.com Chevy broke an engine. Norris then returned atLas Vegas, finishing 35th, ten laps off the pace.^[30]

Norris returned to Green Light early in 2006, running their No. 07 truck at California. However, an early crash put him to 35th in the results. Norris competed in some more races for Green Light in 2006 with some good runs.^[31]

Ever since, Norris consistently works in the stunt department in both films and television. Some these credits includesMike Judge'sOffice Space (1999),Jon Turteltaub'sNational Treasure (2004),Ben Affleck'sThe Town (2010) among many others.^{[32][additional citation(s) needed]}

In 2015, Norris was nominated at the 67th Emmy Awards for Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series or Movie for his participation as a stunt coordinator on the hit showSons of Anarchy created byKurt Sutter.^[33]

Norris and his brotherMike are the two sons of the union of actorChuck Norris and first wife Dianne Holecheck. Through his father, Norris is the nephew ofAaron Norris, the stepson of Gena Norris, and has a half brother and two half sisters.

Norris has lived with his wife, Stephanie, since circa 1993 and they have four children together: three daughters, Camrynn (b. 1995), Chloe (b. 1998), and Chantz (b. 2000), and one son, Cash (b. 2010). The family lives in California.

• The Delta Force (1986) – Andy, U.S. Navy Diver
• Invaders from Mars (1986) – MP #2
• Universal Soldier (1992) – GR86
• Rescue Me (1992) – Thug
• Sidekicks (1992) – Biker #5
• Top Dog (1995) – Border Patrol Officer
• The Guardian (2006) – Navy Guy

(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.)

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