| Bo LeMastus | |||||||
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 LeMastus racing in ARCA at Road America in 2017 | |||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||
| Full name | James LeMastus | ||||||
| Born | January 8, 1963 Jasper, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||
| Stadium Super Trucks career | |||||||
| Debut season | 2021 | ||||||
| Car number | 42 | ||||||
| Starts | 8 | ||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||
| Podiums | 0 | ||||||
| Poles | 0 | ||||||
| Best finish | 9th in 2021 | ||||||
| Finished last season | 9th (2021) | ||||||
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 12 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2018 position | 27th | ||||||
| Best finish | 27th (2018) | ||||||
| First race | 2018 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2018 JAG Metals 350 (Texas) | ||||||
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| Previous series | |||||||
| 2013–2018 | ARCA Racing Series | ||||||
| Last updated on: December 9, 2021. | |||||||
James "Bo" LeMastus[1] (born January 8, 1963) is an American businessman, professional racing driver, and former team owner. He races in the Stadium Super Trucks and formerly competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and ARCA Racing Series. He was also the co-owner of DGR-Crosley until 2021.
LeMastus is the CEO of Crosley Brands.
Business career
LeMastus began as an intern at Modern Marketing Concepts in 1983, while studying for a business degree at Western Kentucky University. LeMastus later became CEO of the company. In 1994, the company acquired the Crosley name from the former company operated by Powel Crosley Jr.[2][3][4][5]
In October 1998, LeMastus and a group of investors purchased the defunct Charlestown Motor Speedway stock car track in Indiana, converting it into the Podium One Motoplex motocross track.[6][7] In 2018, LeMastus purchased Salem Speedway and the adjacent Salem Municipal Airport in Indiana, partnering with fellow ARCA drivers Bill and Will Kimmel in the venture.[8]
Racing career
Early career
LeMastus initially competed in the AMA Motocross Championship from 1987 to 1999. He later competed in Sports Car Club of America-sanctioned road course racing.[9]
Stock car racing
In 2013, LeMastus purchased the equipment of Mark Gibson Racing and made his stock car debut at Daytona International Speedway in the ARCA Racing Series.[9][10] He ran his first full season in the series in 2015, finishing sixth in points.[9]
In 2018, LeMastus made his debut in the season-opener at Daytona. He was involved in a pile-up, and ended up finishing 30th after starting 16th.[11][12] LeMastus continued to own DGR-Crosley with David Gilliland until 2021, though he remained involved in the team in a marketing role.[13]
Off-road racing
In 2021, LeMastus joined the Stadium Super Trucks weekend at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.[14] His series debut ended with his truck flipping and sliding into the wall, which resulted in a red flag that cut nearly half the race distance due to time constraints.[15] At the first Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course weekend in June, he was involved in a fight with Bill Hynes in response to LeMastus' aggressive driving style towards Max Gordon, resulting in LeMastus throwing his steering wheel at Hynes before Hynes threw LeMastus' helmet to the ground twice.[16] LeMastus increased his SST involvement for August's Music City Grand Prix as Crosley provided naming rights for the series, dubbing it the Crosley Stadium Super Trucks, and sponsored him and four other drivers (Jacob Abel, Arie Luyendyk Jr., Ricky Johnson, Jeff Ward).[17][18]
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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 | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | DGR-Crosley | 54 | Toyota | DAY 30 |
ATL 17 |
LVS | MAR | DOV | KAN 19 |
CHI 15 |
KEN 20 |
ELD | POC 20 |
MSP 22 |
TAL 29 |
MAR | TEX 32 |
PHO | HOM | 27th | 168 | [19] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | CLT DNQ |
TEX 26 |
IOW | GTW | MCH 17 |
BRI | LVS 30 |
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ARCA Racing Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Racing 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 | ARSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2013 | Crosley Sports Group | 42 | Dodge | DAY 16 |
MOB 21 |
SLM 17 |
TAL 31 |
TOL 32 |
ELK Wth |
POC | MCH | ROA 19 |
WIN | CHI | NJE | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | IOW | SLM | KEN | KAN | 30th | 905 | [20] |
| 2014 | DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | ELK | WIN | CHI | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM | KEN 18 |
KAN 13 |
56th | 305 | [21] | ||||
| 2015 | DAY 23 |
MOB 20 |
NSH 14 |
SLM 21 |
TAL 9 |
TOL 15 |
NJE 12 |
POC 13 |
MCH 10 |
CHI 17 |
WIN 17 |
IOW 13 |
IRP 17 |
BLN 22 |
DSF 17 |
KEN 10 |
KAN 18 |
6th | 4120 | [22] | |||||||
| Toyota | POC 8 |
ISF 11 |
SLM 9 |
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| 2016 | Dodge | DAY 6 |
TAL 26 |
NJE 19 |
19th | 1380 | [23] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Toyota | NSH 10 |
SLM 15 |
TOL 10 |
POC 17 |
MCH 33 |
MAD | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | CHI | KEN | KAN | ||||||||||
| 2017 | Dodge | DAY 25 |
NSH | SLM | TAL 10 |
22nd | 1190 | [24] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Toyota | TOL 12 |
ELK | POC | MCH | MAD | IOW | IRP | POC | ISF 22 |
KEN 25 |
KAN | ||||||||||||||||
| Kimmel Racing | 69 | Toyota | WIN 11 |
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| Venturini Motorsports | 55 | Toyota | ROA 13 |
DSF | SLM 12 |
CHI | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Chad Bryant Racing | 77 | Ford | DAY 31 |
NSH | SLM | 84th | 175 | [25] | ||||||||||||||||||
| DGR-Crosley | 54 | Toyota | TAL 26 |
TOL | CLT | POC | MCH | MAD | GTW | CHI | IOW | ELK | POC | ISF | BLN | DSF | SLM | IRP | KAN | ||||||||
Stadium Super Trucks
(key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.)
| Stadium Super Trucks results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | SSTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | STP 9 |
STP 9 |
MOH | MOH | MOH 9 |
MOH 9 |
NSH 11 |
NSH 12 |
LBH 9 |
LBH 8 |
9th | 92 | [26] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
- ^ "Bo LeMastus Finishes Career-Best 6th Place At Daytona". News Now Dubois County. Daytona Beach, Florida. February 13, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^ Ladwig, Boris (November 29, 2018). "Vinyl revival boosts Crosley Brands revenue". Insider Louisville.
- ^ Linter, Jonathan (September 24, 2015). "Racing 'serious business' for LeMastus, Crosley". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^ Wolfe, Bill (January 9, 2002). "New gear from yesteryear: Local firm's retro radios give electronics expo blast of past". The Courier-Journal. Newspapers.com. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^ Lintner, Jonathan (July 12, 2015). "Jukeboxes a hit with drivers at Ky. Speedway". The Courier-Journal. Sparta, Kentucky. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^ Boyd, Terry (March 8, 1999). "Investors hope dirt-bike racing takes off". Sports Business Daily. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
- ^ Ourbin, Steve (April 24, 1999). "New motocross track to open in Charlestown". The Courier-Journal. Newspapers.com. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
- ^ Fenwick, Adam (July 3, 2018). "Bo LeMastus Acquires Salem Speedway". Speed Sport. Salem, Indiana. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^ a b c Mansfield, Linda (February 29, 2016). "MAGAZINE: From Intern, To CEO, To Racer". Speed Sport. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^ "Mobile Int'l Set For ARCA Mobile 200 Action on Saturday". Raceweek Illustrated. March 7, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^ "Bo LeMastus and David Gilliland Team Up for Driver Development with DGR-Crosley". Fan4Racing Blog and Radio. February 15, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- ^ "Sauter dedicates Truck Series win at Daytona to crew chief". newsobserver. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- ^ "David Gilliland and Johnny Gray Form David Gilliland Racing". David Gilliland Racing. January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Nguyen, Justin (April 24, 2021). "Bo LeMastus last-minute entry for St. Petersburg, SST debut". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ Nguyen, Justin (April 24, 2021). "Sheldon Creed holds off Brabham to win St. Pete Race 1, SST opener". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
- ^ Blackstock, Elizabeth (July 4, 2021). "This Stadium Super Trucks Fight Has More Layers Than You Think". Jalopnik. G/O Media. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ "SST Added To Nashville IndyCar Weekend". Stadium Super Trucks. July 14, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ "Crosley Announces Driver Line Up for Crosley Stadium Super Truck Racing Events". Crosley Brands (Press release). Williamson Source. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ "Bo LeMastus – 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- ^ "Driver Bo LeMastus 2013 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing Reference. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ "Driver Bo LeMastus 2014 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing Reference. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ "Driver Bo LeMastus 2015 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing Reference. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ "Driver Bo LeMastus 2016 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing Reference. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ "Driver Bo LeMastus 2017 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing Reference. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ "Driver Bo LeMastus 2018 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing Reference. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ "2021 Overall Point Standings". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
External links
- Bo LeMastus driver statistics at Racing-Reference
This page was last edited on 17 October 2023, at 10:13