Derek Thorn
| Derek Thorn | |
|---|---|
 Thorn's car on pit road at Sonoma Raceway in 2018 | |
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | April 25, 1986 |
| K&N Pro Series West career | |
| Debut season | 2008 |
| Current team | Sunrise Ford Racing |
| Car number | 6 |
| Engine | Ford |
| Former teams | Shawn Keep Racing, Byron Campbell Motorsports, Bill McAnally Racing |
| Starts | 51 |
| Championships | 2 |
| Wins | 7 |
| Poles | 5 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2013, 2018 |
Finished last season | 1st (2018) |
| Championship titles | |
| 2022 2019 2013, 2018 2012–13, 2017 2017 | Snowball Derby Snowflake 100 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West SRL Southwest Tour Winter Showdown |
| Awards | |
| 36 (as of 2019) | Winningest SRL Southwest Tour driver |
| Statistics up to date as of December 7, 2019. | |
Derek Thorn (born April 25, 1986) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the SRL Southwest Tour and the ASA STARS National Tour. He won the championship in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West with Sunrise Ford Racing in 2013 and again in 2018 in a one-off season with SFR. In 2022, Thorn won the 55th Annual Snowball Derby.
Motorsports career results
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | NASCAR Camping World West Series | Shawn Keep | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| NASCAR Camping World East Series | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 797 | 23rd | ||
| 2011 | NASCAR K&N Pro Series West | Byron Campbell Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 869 | 16th |
| Sunrise Ford Racing | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 2012 | NASCAR K&N Pro Series West | Sunrise Ford Racing | 15 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 568 | 3rd |
| 2013 | NASCAR K&N Pro Series West | Sunrise Ford Racing | 15 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 622 | 1st |
| NASCAR Nationwide Series | Jimmy Means Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
| 2017 | NASCAR K&N Pro Series West | Bill McAnally Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 31st |
| Sunrise Ford Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 2018 | NASCAR K&N Pro Series West | Sunrise Ford Racing | 14 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 586 | 1st |
| 2020 | CARS Super Late Model Tour | N/A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2023 | ASA STARS National Tour | Paul Shafer Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 158 | 22nd |
| 2024 | ASA STARS National Tour | Paul Shafer Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 59th |
| 2025 | ASA STARS National Tour | Highlands Motorsports | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 558 | 7th |
| 2026 | ASA STARS National Tour | Highlands Motorsports | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 389* | 5th* |
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
Nationwide Series
| NASCAR Nationwide Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | NNSC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2013 | Jimmy Means Racing | 52 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH DNQ |
TAL | DAR | CLT | DOV | IOW | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | N/A | 0 | |||
K&N Pro Series East
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Shawn Keep | 80 | Ford | GRE 24 |
IOW DNQ |
SBO 20 |
GLN | NHA 24 |
TMP | MCM 5 |
ADI | LRP | MFD 7 |
NHA 15 |
DOV | STA | 23rd | 797 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
K&N Pro Series West
| NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | NKNPSWC | Pts | Ref |
| 2008 | Shawn Keep | 80 | Ford | AAS | PHO | CTS | IOW DNQ |
CNS | SON | IRW | DCS | EVG | MMP | IRW | AMP | AAS | N/A | 0 | |||
| 2011 | Byron Campbell Motorsports | 44 | Chevy | PHO 3 |
AAS | MMP | IOW | LVS 28 |
SON | IRW 2 |
EVG | 16th | 869 | ||||||||
| Sunrise Ford Racing | 9 | Ford | PIR 3 |
CNS | MRP | SPO | AAS 11 |
PHO 5 |
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| 2012 | 6 | PHO 5 |
LHC 1* |
MMP 12 |
S99 7 |
IOW 5 |
BIR 4 |
LVS 14 |
SON 2 |
EVG 3 |
CNS 2 |
PIR 5 |
SMP 1 |
AAS 4 |
PHO 27 |
3rd | 568 | ||||
| 66 | IOW 10 |
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| 2013 | 6 | PHO 4 |
S99 1** |
BIR 2* |
IOW 5 |
L44 4 |
SON 1 |
CNS 1* |
IOW 4 |
EVG 3* |
SPO 2 |
MMP 9 |
SMP 2 |
AAS 2* |
KCR 6 |
PHO 15 |
1st | 622 | |||
| 2017 | Bill McAnally Racing | 43 | Toyota | TUS | KCR | IRW | IRW | SPO | OSS | CNS | SON 28 |
IOW | EVG | DCS | MER | AAS | 31st | 54 | |||
| Sunrise Ford Racing | 22 | Ford | KCR 6 |
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| 2018 | 6 | KCR 2 |
TUS 2 |
TUS 3 |
OSS 2 |
CNS 1* |
SON 8 |
DCS 5 |
IOW 2 |
EVG 1 |
GTW 3 |
LVS 3 |
MER 4 |
AAS 3 |
KCR 5 |
1st | 586 | ||||
CARS Super Late Model Tour
(key)
| CARS Super Late Model Tour results | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | CSLMTC | Pts | Ref | |||||
| 2020 | N/A | 43T | Toyota | SNM | HCY | JEN | HCY | FCS | BRI | FLC | NSH 22* |
N/A | 0 | ||||||
ASA STARS National Tour
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
| ASA STARS National Tour results | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ASNTC | Pts | Ref | |||||
| 2023 | Paul Shafer Motorsports | 7T | Chevy | FIF 23 |
MAD | 22nd | 158 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Toyota | NWS 9 |
HCY | MLW | AND | WIR | TOL | WIN | |||||||||||||||
| 7T | NSV 2 |
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| 2024 | 7 | N/A | NSM | FIF | HCY | MAD | MLW | AND | OWO | TOL | WIN | NSV 21 |
59th | 39 | |||||||||
| 2025 | Highlands Motorsports | 96T | Chevy | NSM 14 |
FIF 12 |
7th | 558 | ||||||||||||||||
| 96 | Ford | DOM 2 |
HCY 13 |
NPS 15 |
MAD 10 |
SLG 10 |
AND 18 |
OWO 12 |
TOL 15 |
WIN 18 |
NSV 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2026 | NSM 18 |
FIF 21 |
HCY 6 |
SLG 11 |
MAD 5 |
NPS 8 |
OWO 10 |
TRI 15 |
WIN 8 |
NSV 18 |
NSM | -* | -* | ||||||||||
References
- ↑ Weaver, Matt (October 25, 2020). "Derek Thorn Earns Sixth Southwest Tour Win at Kern". Short Track Scene. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ↑ Broussal, Jeannie (November 9, 2013). "Lakeport driver Thorn snags K&N Pro Series West title". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
- ↑ Griffith, Mike (October 27, 2018). "Thorn wins K&N West championship as Kraus dominates finale at Kern County Raceway". Bakersfield.com. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ↑ White, Brandon (December 4, 2022). "Two-time West Series champion Derek Thorn finally wins Snowball Derby". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ↑ "Derek Thorn – 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- ↑ "Derek Thorn – 2008 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
- ↑ "Driver Derek Thorn 2008 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ↑ "Driver Derek Thorn 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ↑ "Driver Derek Thorn 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ↑ "Driver Derek Thorn 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ↑ "Driver Derek Thorn 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ↑ "Driver Derek Thorn 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ↑ "Derek Thorn – 2020 CARS Pro Late Model Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ↑ "Derek Thorn - 2023 Season Results - ASA STARS National Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Derek Thorn - 2024 Season Results - ASA STARS National Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Derek Thorn - 2025 Season Results - ASA STARS National Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Derek Thorn - 2026 Season Results - ASA STARS National Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
External links
- Derek Thorn driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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