Bret Holmes
Stacy Bret Holmes (born May 5, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 32 Chevrolet Silverado for Bret Holmes Racing and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 23 Chevrolet SS for BHR. He won the 2020 ARCA Menards Series championship with BHR.
Bret Holmes | |||||||
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Born | Stacy Bret Holmes May 5, 1997 Munford, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||
Achievements | 2020 ARCA Menards Series Champion 2015 Show Me The Money Pro Late Model Series Champion | ||||||
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
36 races run over 3 years | |||||||
Truck no., team | No. 32 (Bret Holmes Racing) | ||||||
2022 position | 33rd | ||||||
Best finish | 33rd (2022) | ||||||
First race | 2021 Bucked Up 200 (Las Vegas) | ||||||
Last race | 2023 Love's RV Stop 250 (Talladega) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
88 races run over 8 years | |||||||
ARCA no., team | No. 23 (Bret Holmes Racing) | ||||||
Best finish | 1st (2020) | ||||||
First race | 2016 Music City 200 (Fairgrounds) | ||||||
Last race | 2023 General Tire 200 (Talladega) | ||||||
First win | 2020 Dawn Ultra 150 (Kansas) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
4 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 14th (2020) | ||||||
First race | 2020 Herr's Potato Chips 200 (Toledo) | ||||||
Last race | 2021 Shore Lunch 150 (Iowa) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of September 30, 2023. |
Racing career
Holmes began racing when he ran in go-kart events starting at age 8 and for four years in total, earning 60 wins altogether during that time. After that, he competed in racing series on both dirt and asphalt, which included winning the championship in the Crate Late Model Division. He later raced in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series.[1]
Holmes began racing in ARCA in 2016, intending to compete in the season opener at Daytona for Empire Racing in the No. 18 Ford, however, he withdrew for unknown reasons. He had previously driven with them in ARCA's preseason testing at the track in January.[2]
After initially planning a part-time ARCA schedule in 2020 with Bret Holmes Racing, Holmes ran well at the beginning of the season and shifted to a full schedule. He claimed his first career win at Kansas Speedway after leading 82 laps of the 100 lap event.[3] Holmes went on to finish the season with four top-five finishes in the final four races. He won the series championship by twelve points over Michael Self.[4][5]
In 2021, Bret Holmes Racing expanded to include a part-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team for Holmes and Sam Mayer.[6]
On October 1, 2022, at the Chevy Silverado 250 at Talladega, Holmes had narrowly beaten Rackley WAR driver Matt DiBenedetto to the line, but was classified as third during the caution.[7]
Personal life
Holmes was studying building science at Auburn University in addition to racing in ARCA in 2017.[1]
He lives in Munford, Alabama. Bret's father, Stacy Holmes, also is a former racing driver, where he often competed at the Talladega Short Track, where he held the track record until Bret himself broke it in 2013.[1]
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.)
Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||
2021 | Bret Holmes Racing | 32 | Chevy | DAY | DRC | LVS 37 |
ATL 32 |
BRD | RCH | KAN 27 |
DAR | COA | CLT 36 |
TEX | NSH DNQ |
POC | KNX | GLN | GTW | DAR | BRI | LVS 11 |
TAL 15 |
MAR 22 |
PHO | 38th | 81 | [8] | ||||||||||||||||
2022 | DAY 35 |
LVS 8 |
ATL | COA | MAR 24 |
BRD | DAR | KAN | TEX 15 |
CLT | GTW | SON | KNX | NSH DNQ |
MOH | POC | IRP | RCH 15 |
KAN 17 |
BRI | TAL 3 |
HOM 33 |
PHO | 33rd | 148 | [9] | ||||||||||||||||||
2023 | DAY 31 |
LVS 34 |
ATL 13 |
COA 23 |
TEX 23 |
BRD 20 |
MAR 22 |
KAN 14 |
DAR 23 |
NWS 15 |
CLT 21 |
GTW 14 |
NSH 34 |
MOH 32 |
POC 29 |
RCH 29 |
IRP 25 |
MLW 19 |
KAN 20 |
BRI 27 |
TAL 16 |
HOM | PHO | -* | -* | [10] |
* 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.)
References
- "About Bret Holmes". Official website of Bret Holmes. Digital Momentum. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- "ARCA: Sean Corr, Bret Holmes and Dylan Martin to Represent Empire Racing Group in Daytona International Speedway ARCA Test". OnPitRoad.com. MH Themes. January 15, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- Kristl, Mark (July 25, 2020). "Bret Holmes Earns First Career ARCA Victory at Kansas". Frontstretch. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- Gillispie, Zach (October 16, 2020). "Corey Heim Wins Kansas, Bret Holmes Completes Dream Season to Claim 2020 ARCA Championship". Frontstretch. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- Haislop, Tadd (October 17, 2020). "First Impressions: Bret Holmes Clinches ARCA Menards Series Championship As Corey Heim Cruises To Win At Kansas". ARCARacing.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- "Holmes & Mayer Going Truck Series Racing". Speed Sport. January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- "Matt DiBenedetto Survives Last-Lap Carnage, Crashes Across Start-Finish Line for First NASCAR Victory at Talladega". TobyChristie. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. October 1, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- "Bret Holmes – 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- "Bret Holmes – 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- "Bret Holmes – 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- "Bret Holmes – 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- "Bret Holmes – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- "Bret Holmes – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- "Bret Holmes – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- "Bret Holmes – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- "Bret Holmes – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- "Bret Holmes – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- "Bret Holmes – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- "Bret Holmes – 2020 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- "Bret Holmes – 2021 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Bret Holmes driver statistics at Racing-Reference