Davey Callihan | |||||||
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Born | (1989-08-17)August 17, 1989 (age 35) Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||
ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 74th (2023) | ||||||
First race | 2023Menards 250 (Elko) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 37th (2021) | ||||||
First race | 2021Southern National 200 presented by Solid Rock Carriers (Kenly) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of August 10, 2023. |
Davey Callihan (born August 17, 1989) is an American professionalstock car racing driver who last competed part-time in theARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 01Toyota forFast Track Racing.
Callihan first began racing in go karts and motorcycles before transitioning over to stock cars in 2010. He would go on to mainly compete atDominion Raceway in the Virginia Racer class, where he would finish third in the standings with two wins in 2020.[1]
In 2021, Callihan would make his debut in theARCA Menards Series East atSouthern National Motorsports Park, driving the No. 3Ford forMullins Racing, having previously ran with the team during the pre-season test atDaytona International Speedway earlier in the year.[1] He would start eleventh and finish three laps down in ninth place.
In 2022, would compete in various late-model events, including making his debut in theCARS Late Model Stock Tour at Dominion, where he would finish 21st to due a mechanical issue.[2] It was also during this year that he was involved in an incident following a qualifying heat race for the Virginia Late Model Triple Crown Series event atMartinsville Speedway, where he would make contact withAndrew Grady whilst fighting for a transfer spot late in the race.[3][4][5] Following the race, Grady would run over to Callihan's car, where he would proceed to punch Callihan while he was still sitting in his car. Grady would then proceed to kick Callihan's car as he was carried away by a staff member.[6] Grady would later go on to claim that Callihan had been giving him obscene gestures as he was walking over to the latters car, although Callihan denied this claim, and that Calliham "had no business driving a late-model, let alone a lawn mower".[7] Grady would fail to qualify for the event while Callihan would go on to finish 22nd in the main event.
In 2023, it was announced that Callihan would make his debut in the mainARCA Menards Series atElko Speedway, driving the No. 01Toyota forFast Track Racing in collaboration withMullins Racing.[3] He would start eighth and finish on the lead lap in sixth place despite being involved in a collision withFrankie Muniz late in the race.[8][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 |
2023 | Fast Track Racing | 01 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | BLN | ELK 6 | MOH | IOW | POC | MCH | IRP | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | 74th | 38 | [10] |
ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref |
2021 | Mullins Racing | 3 | Ford | NSM | FIF | NSV | DOV | SNM 9 | IOW | MLW | BRI | 37th | 35 | [11] |