Bret Holmes

Bret Holmes (born May 8, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and ARCA Menards Series for his family team Bret Holmes Racing. He won the 2020 ARCA Menards Series championship with BHR.

Bret Holmes
Holmes in 2018
Nationality American
Born (1997-05-08) May 8, 1997
Munford, Alabama
ARCA Menards Series career
Debut season2016
Current teamBret Holmes Racing
Car number23
EngineChevrolet
Crew chiefShane Huffman
Former teamsEmpire Racing, Ken Schrader Racing
Starts81
Championships1 (2020)
Wins1
Poles1
Best finish1st in 2020
Finished last season1st (2020)
Previous series
2020ARCA Menards Series East
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
Truck no., teamNo. 32 (Bret Holmes Racing)
Last updated on: October 16, 2020.

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, but 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 in 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]

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.)

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 NCWTC Pts Ref
2021 Bret Holmes Racing 32 Chevy DAY DAY LVS ATL BRI RCH KAN DAR COA CLT TEX NSH POC KNX GLN GTW MSP BRI LVS TAL MAR PHO

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
2016 Bret Holmes Racing 23 Chevy DAY NSH
5		 SLM TAL
9		 TOL NJE POC MCH MAD WIN IOW IRP
6		 POC BLN
4		 ISF DSF SLM
3		 CHI KEN
7		 KAN
26		 21st 1310 [7]
2017 DAY
6		 NSH
13		 SLM
7		 TAL
22		 TOL
24		 ELK
4		 POC
14		 MCH
4		 MAD
7		 IOW
9		 IRP
8		 POC
14		 WIN
8		 ISF
20		 ROA
10		 DSF
12		 SLM
7		 CHI
10		 KEN
21		 KAN
10		 6th 4450 [8]
2018 DAY
24		 NSH
10		 SLM
13		 TAL
27		 TOL
5		 CLT
7		 POC
13		 MCH
20		 MAD
7		 GTW
10		 CHI POC
10		 10th 2865 [9]
Ken Schrader Racing 52 Ford IOW
8		 ELK
Toyota ISF
6		 BLN
12		 DSF SLM IRP KAN
2019 Bret Holmes Racing 23 Chevy DAY
18		 FIF
6		 SLM
10		 TAL
14		 NSH
5		 TOL
7		 CLT
8		 MCH
3		 MAD
5		 CHI
3		 ELK
9		 IOW
8		 POC
7		 ISF
3		 DSF
9		 KAN
4		 3rd 4880 [10]
Toyota POC
5		 GTW
10		 SLM
4		 IRP
8
2020 Chevy DAY
9		 TAL
3		 POC
4		 IRP
7		 KEN
2		 IOW
3		 KAN
1*		 TOL
4		 TOL
3		 MCH
2*		 GTW
6		 I44
2		 TOL
4		 BRI
8		 WIN
3		 MEM
3*		 ISF
3		 KAN
2		 1st 953 [11]
Toyota PHO
15
Ford DAY
8

ARCA Menards Series East
ARCA Menards Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 AMSEC Pts Ref
2020 Bret Holmes Racing 23 Chevy NSM TOL
3		 DOV TOL
4		 BRI
8		 FIF 10th 118 [12]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References
  1. "About Bret Holmes". Official website of Bret Holmes. Digital Momentum. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  2. "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.
  3. Kristl, Mark (2020-07-25). "Bret Holmes Earns First Career ARCA Victory at Kansas". Frontstretch. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  4. Gillispie, Zach (October 16, 2020). "Corey Heim Wins Kansas, Bret Holmes Completes Dream Season to Claim 2020 ARCA Championship". Frontstretch. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  5. 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.
  6. "Holmes & Mayer Going Truck Series Racing". Speed Sport. January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  7. "Bret Holmes – 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  8. "Bret Holmes – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  9. "Bret Holmes – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  10. "Bret Holmes – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  11. "Bret Holmes – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  12. "Bret Holmes – 2020 ARCA Menards East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
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