Ray Black Jr. | |||||||
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Black at Road America in 2016
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Born |
Montgomery, Alabama |
May 17, 1991 ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
41 races run over 3 years | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 07 (SS-Green Light Racing) | ||||||
2016 position | 19th | ||||||
Best finish | 19th (2016) | ||||||
First race | 2015 O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge (Texas) | ||||||
Last race | 2017 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 (Bristol) | ||||||
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
31 races run over 3 years | |||||||
2016 position | 99th | ||||||
Best finish | 11th (2015) | ||||||
First race | 2014 Kroger 250 (Martinsville) | ||||||
Last race | 2016 American Ethanol E15 225 (Chicagoland) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of April 22, 2017. |
Raymond "Ray" Black Jr. (born May 17, 1991) is an American professional driver. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 07 Chevrolet Camaro for SS-Green Light Racing.
Born in Montgomery, Alabama, he moved to Palm Coast, Florida when he was nine years old. After playing racing video games on his PlayStation, Black developed an interest in racing professionally at age 14. In 2006, Black began racing in the Florida Mini Cup Racing Association's Junior All-Star division, winning the championship after finishing in the top five in every race. In 2013, he began racing Pro Late Models.
In 2014, Black made his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at Martinsville Speedway for SS-Green Light Racing, driving the No. 07. Due to qualifying being rained out, Black started 29th based on his team's owners points standing in 2013. Black finished 24th, five laps behind race winner Matt Crafton. Black made six additional starts for the team in 2014, with a best finish of 18th at Chicagoland Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway, the former being where he led his only lap of the season. On December 16, Black announced he would compete full-time in the Truck Series with SS-Green Light for 2015, competing for Rookie of the Year honors. In the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway, Black finished fifth after avoiding a crash on the backstretch.
In November, Black made his Xfinity Series debut at Texas, driving the No. 15 for Rick Ware Racing. On January 13, 2016, Black announced he would drive the No. 07 Chevrolet Camaro full-time for SS-Green Light Racing.