Parker Retzlaff
Retzlaff at Daytona International Speedway in 2023
Born (2003-05-21) May 21, 2003
Rhinelander, Wisconsin, U.S.
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
21 races run over 2 years
Car no., teamNo. 31 (Jordan Anderson Racing)
2022 position33rd
Best finish16th (2023)
First race2022 United Rentals 200 (Phoenix)
Last race2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 8 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2022 position98th
Best finish98th (2022)
First race2022 Chevrolet Silverado 250 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series career
3 races run over 2 years
Best finish44th (2020)
First race2020 Royal Truck & Trailer 200 (Toledo)
Last race2021 Sprecher 150 (Milwaukee)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
14 races run over 3 years
Best finish4th (2020)
First race2019 Monaco Cocktails Gateway Classic 125 (Gateway)
Last race2021 Sprecher 150 (Milwaukee)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 11 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
1 race run over 1 year
ARCA West no., teamNo. 02 (Young's Motorsports)
First race2019 Monaco Cocktails Gateway Classic 125 (Gateway)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of March 11, 2023.

Parker Retzlaff (born May 21, 2003) /raɪtzˈlɒf/ is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 31 Chevrolet Camaro for Jordan Anderson Racing, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 02 Chevrolet SS for Young's Motorsports.

Racing career

Early career

2018 Midwest Truck

In 2012, at nine years old, Retzlaff competed in the Wisconsin Junior Sprints, where he won the mid-season championship. He competed in the Wisconsin Bandolero Series in 2013, finishing 3rd in points, and winning the championship a year later. He would rank 2nd in state points from 2015 to 2016.

He ran full-time in the ARCA Midwest Tour in 2017, where he ranked 14th in points and ranking 2nd in the Midwest Truck Series asphalt trucks. And for 2018, he finished sixth in the overall standings of the Midwest Truck Series.[1][2]

ARCA

Retzlaff would sign with Visconti Motorsports for two races in the 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East (now ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 74. He would finish 10th at Memphis International Raceway, for his first-ever top 10, and would finish 5th at Gateway Motorsports Park, scoring his first-ever top 5.[3][4] Retzlaff made his 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West debut, running the race's paired event with the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, at Gateway Motorsports Park. He finished in 5th.[5]

In 2020, Retzlaff would sign with Cook-Finley Racing full-time, driving in the No. 42. He earned 5 top 10s, and one top 20, finishing 4th in the standings.[6]

He would return to Cook-Finley Racing in 2021 but only ran for a partial schedule. He would finish 4th at the Southern National Motorsports Park, making it his best career ARCA Menards Series East finish. Retzlaff made his ARCA Menards Series debut in 2020 for CFR, driving in paired events with the East series. His best finish of the season was 8th at Toledo Speedway. He returned in 2021, driving in the paired East series race at the Milwaukee Mile. He would finish 11th.

In 2023, Retzlaff returned to ARCA competition and drove for Young's Motorsports in the road course races at Portland and Sonoma.

NASCAR Xfinity Series

Retzlaff at Auto Club Speedway in 2023

2022

On December 3, 2021, Retzlaff would sign with RSS Racing for a part-time effort in the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 38. He hopes to have a full-time program in 2023.[7] At the 2022 United Rentals 200, his first start, Retzlaff would qualify an impressive 6th. He quickly fell back after the first restart. A fuel pump issue would end Retzlaff's race on lap 158, finishing 36th. He would score his best career finish at the 2022 ToyotaCare 250, after starting and finishing the race in 10th.[8] On September 15, 2022, it was revealed that Retzlaff and RSS Racing had mutually parted ways. On September 20, it was announced that Retzlaff would drive the No. 02 for Our Motorsports at the Texas fall race.[9]

2023

On January 4, 2023, Jordan Anderson Racing announced that Retzlaff will drive their No. 31 car full-time for the 2023 season.[10] In the season-opener race at Daytona, Retzlaff earned a career-best 4th place finish.[11]

2024

On November 2, 2023, it was announced that Retzlaff will return to JAR for the 2024 season.[12]

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

On September 26, 2022, it was revealed that Retzlaff would make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at Talladega Superspeedway, driving the No. 20 for Young's Motorsports.[13]

Personal life

Retzlaff currently resides in his hometown of Rhinelander, Wisconsin. He is a fan of NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson, and enjoys playing basketball, working on race cars, and occasionally races on his iRacing sim during his free time.[14]

Motorsports career results

Stock car career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Top 5 Top 10 Points Position
2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Visconti Motorsports 1 0 1 1 0 NC†
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East 2 0 1 2 73 24th
2020 ARCA Menards Series Cook-Finley Racing 2 0 0 1 61 44th
ARCA Menards Series East 6 0 0 5 305 4th
2021 ARCA Menards Series Cook-Finley Racing 1 0 0 0 33 92nd
ARCA Menards Series East 6 0 1 4 266 7th
2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series RSS Racing 5 0 0 1 172 33rd
Our Motorsports 4 0 0 0
NASCAR Truck Series Young's Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 NC†
2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Jordan Anderson Racing 12 0 1 7 662 16th

† As Retzlaff was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

NASCAR

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

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Driver 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 NXSC Pts Ref
2022 RSS Racing 38 Ford DAY CAL LVS PHO
36		 ATL COA RCH
10		 MAR
12		 TAL DOV
17		 DAR TEX CLT PIR 33rd 172 [15]
28 NSH
12		 ROA ATL NHA POC IRC MCH GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI
Our Motorsports 02 Chevy TEX
21		 TAL ROV LVS
21		 HOM
16		 MAR PHO
21
2023 Jordan Anderson Racing 31 Chevy DAY
4		 CAL
20		 LVS
37		 PHO
18		 ATL
27		 COA
17		 RCH
16		 MAR
11		 TAL
7		 DOV
17		 DAR
24		 CLT
6		 PIR
17		 SON
38		 NSH
10		 CSC
28		 ATL
16		 NHA
31		 POC
35		 ROA
14		 MCH
9		 IRC
17		 GLN
26		 DAY
7		 DAR
13		 KAN
11		 BRI
15		 TEX
30		 ROV
22		 LVS
14		 HOM
12		 MAR
7		 PHO
13		 16th 662 [16]
2024 DAY ATL LVS PHO COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck 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 NCWTC Pts Ref
2022 Young's Motorsports 20 Chevy DAY LVS ATL COA MAR BRD DAR KAN TEX CLT GTW SON KNX NSH MOH POC IRP RCH KAN BRI TAL
16		 HOM PHO 98th 01 [17]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Menards Series

(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
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
2020 Cook-Finley Racing 42 Toyota DAY PHO TAL POC IRP KEN IOW KAN TOL TOL MCH DAY GTW I44 TOL
8		 BRI
19		 WIN MEM ISF KAN 44th 61 [18]
2021 DAY PHO TAL KAN TOL CLT MOH POC ELK BLN IOW WIN GLN MCH ISF MLW
11		 DSF BRI SLM KAN 92nd 33 [19]
2023 Young's Motorsports 02 Chevy DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH IOW POC MCH IRP GLN
18		 ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 104th 26 [20]

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 AMSEC Pts Ref
2019 Visconti Motorsports 74 Toyota NSM BRI SBO SBO MEM
10		 NHA IOW GLN BRI GTW
5		 NHA DOV 24th 73 [21]
2020 Cook-Finley Racing 42 Toyota NSM
8		 TOL
7		 DOV
7		 TOL
8		 BRI
19		 FIF
10		 4th 305 [22]
2021 NSM
9		 FIF
6		 NSV
7		 DOV
12		 SNM
4		 IOW MLW
11		 BRI 7th 266 [23]

ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 AMSWC Pts Ref
2019 Visconti Motorsports 74 Toyota LVS IRW TUS TUS CNS SON DCS IOW EVG GTW
5		 MER AAS KCR PHO N/A – [24]
2023 Young's Motorsports 02 Chevy PHO IRW KCR PIR
5		 SON
25		 IRW SHA EVG AAS LVS MAD PHO 30th 58 [25]

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