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Jairo Avila Jr. (born May 11, 1995) is a Colombian-American professional stock car racing driver.[1] He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 02 Chevrolet Camaro for Our Motorsports and the No. 99 Toyota Supra for B. J. McLeod Motorsports.

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Racing career

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NASCAR Xfinity Series

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Avila made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in 2018. He drove the No. 78 Chevrolet for B. J. McLeod Motorsports at Bristol Motor Speedway, where he finished 20th after starting 27th. He returned to the team for the Kansas Speedway race, driving the No. 8 Chevrolet instead. He finished 18th after starting 32nd.

In 2019, Avila drove the No. 99 Chevrolet for B. J. McLeod Motorsports at Las Vegas.[2][3] He finished 25th after starting 24th.

Avila joined Our Motorsports in June 2020, driving the No. 02 in the second race at Homestead–Miami Speedway. Brett Moffitt had driven the car in the weekend's first event, with the driver switch meaning Avila had to start at the rear.[4]

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West

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Avila made his NASCAR debut in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West in 2014, driving the No. 39 Ford at the Stateline Speedway race. He finished seventh after starting 11th. Afterwards, he ran the next four races, in the No. 38 Chevrolet/Ford at Colorado and Evergreen, and the No. 36 Ford/Toyota at Iowa and Kern County Raceway Park.

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East

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Avila ran the first 11 races in the 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season.[5] He drove the No. 42 Toyota for Rev Racing.[6] He had an average start of 14th and an average finish of 16th throughout the season.

ARCA Racing Series

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In 2015, Avila participated in two ARCA Racing Series races. He drove the No. 58 Ford at Pocono, finishing 16th after starting 25th. He then drove the No. 36 Ford at Kansas, finishing tenth after starting 15th.

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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

Xfinity Series

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NASCAR Xfinity 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 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts Ref
2018 B. J. McLeod Motorsports 78 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI
20 		ROA DAR IND LVS RCH CLT DOV 54th 36 [7]
8 KAN
18 		TEX PHO HOM
2019 99 DAY ATL LVS
25 		PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT
DNQ 		POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN
38 		NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND HOM
25 		55th 35 [8]
Toyota LVS
27 		RCH CLT DOV KAN TEX PHO
2020 Our Motorsports 02 Chevy DAY LVS CAL PHO DAR CLT BRI ATL HOM HOM
37 		TAL POC IND KEN KEN TEX 67th 6 [9]
B. J. McLeod Motorsports 99 Toyota KAN
32 		ROA DAY DOV DOV DAY DAR RCH RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT KAN TEX MAR PHO

K&N Pro Series East

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NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2016 Rev Racing 42 Toyota NSM
23 		MOB
15 		GRE
12 		BRI
22 		VIR
7 		DOM
12 		STA
19 		COL
14 		NHA
19 		IOW
12 		GLN
21 		GRE NJE DOV 14th 308 [10]

K&N Pro Series West

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NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSWC Pts Ref
2014 Patriot Motorsports Group 39 Ford PHO IRW S99 IOW KCR SON SLS
7 		16th 169 [11]
38 Chevy CNS
10
36 Ford IOW
10
38 EVG
16
36 Toyota KCR
8 		MMP AAS PHO

ARCA Racing Series

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(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 ARSC Pts Ref
2015 Lira Motorsports 58 Ford DAY MOB NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH CHI WIN IOW IRP POC
16 		BLN ISF DSF SLM KEN 71st 330 [12]
36 KAN
10
2016 59 DAY
39 		NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH MAD WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 134th 35 [13]

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Jairo Avila Jr. is an American professional stock car racing driver known for his part-time participation in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. [1] Born on May 11, 1995, in Alhambra, California, Avila is of Colombian descent. He has competed in NASCAR's national series, making eight starts between 2018 and 2020 with teams including BJ McLeod Motorsports and Our Motorsports. [2] [1] He has driven equipment such as the No. 99 Toyota and has been associated with various sponsors in his efforts to advance in stock car racing. [2] His last documented Xfinity Series starts were in 2020, with no national series activity recorded since. [1]

Early life

Background and education

Jairo Avila Jr. was born on May 11, 1995, in Alhambra, California, and is of Colombian descent. [3] No verified information is publicly available regarding his family background, upbringing, or formal education.

Career

Early racing career

Avila began racing go-karts in 2002, competing for six years and earning 18 wins. In 2008, he moved to Bandoleros and won 10 races. From 2009 to 2013, he competed in Legends cars, winning 75 races. In 2013, he also raced a Thunder Roadster, winning 5 times in 5 starts. [3] In 2014, he recorded three top-10 finishes in five Lucas Oil Modified starts and four top-10s in five K&N Pro Series West starts. In 2015, he made two ARCA Racing Series starts with Lira Motorsports (16th at Pocono, 10th at Kansas). In 2016, he competed for Rev Racing in the K&N Pro Series East and ran an ARCA race at Daytona (39th). [3]

NASCAR Xfinity Series

Avila made eight starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series from 2018 to 2020. He primarily drove for BJ McLeod Motorsports, with one start for Our Motorsports in 2020. His best finish was 18th, with an average finish of 27.75. [1] His television appearances have been limited to non-acting roles as himself in NASCAR racing broadcasts, including episodes of NBC NASCAR (2018–2020) and NASCAR on Fox (2019–2020). [4]

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