| Chris Lowden | |||||||
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Lowden's No. 11 ARCA car at All American Speedway in 2022
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| Born | (1965-03-22) March 22, 1965 (age 59) Las Vegas, Nevada | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| First race | 2022 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 39th (2020) | ||||||
| First race | 2020 Star Nursery 150 (Las Vegas Bullring) | ||||||
| Last race | 2022 NAPA Auto Parts 150 (Irwindale) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of January 29, 2022. | |||||||
Chris Lowden (born March 22, 1965) is an American professional stock car racing driver and owner of Las Vegas country music venue Stoney's Rockin' Country. He last competed full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West in 2022, driving the No. 11 Chevrolet SS for his team, Lowden Motorsports.
In 2020, he would race in a one-off event for Kart Idaho Racing at the 2020 Star Nursery 150, retiring and finishing 15th due to brake issues.[1]
In 2021, he was scheduled to once again for the team in the 2021 NAPA Auto Care 150,[2] but was replaced by Andrew Tuttle.
In 2022, Lowden would announce that he would race full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving for his own team with assistance from Kart Idaho Racing.[3]
In 2007, Lowden would open up Stoney's Rockin' Country, after a restaurant Lowden and his friends went to at New Frontier Hotel and Casino shut down due to the closing of the casino.[4] In 2012, the venue would move to Town Square. In 2016, Chris was sued by investors for fraud and racketeering.[5]
In 2018, the nightclub was nominated for Nightclub of the Year by the Academy of Country Music.[6] In May of the same year, the nightclub would open a satellite office in Nashville, Tennessee.[7]
Lowden's father, Paul Lowden, is a casino magnate, and his mother, Sue Lowden, was a former state senator.[8]
(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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2022 | Lowden Motorsports | 21 | Chevy | DAY | PHO 31 |
TAL | KAN | CLT | IOW | BLN | ELK | MOH | POC | IRP | MCH | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | 120th | 13 | [9] |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Menards Series West results | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref |
| 2020 | Kart Idaho Racing | 11 | Chevy | LVS 15 |
MMP | MMP | IRW | EVG | DCS | CNS | LVS | AAS | KCR | PHO | 35th | 29 | [10] |
| 2022 | Lowden Motorsports | 21 | Chevy | PHO 31 |
15th | 216 | [11] | ||||||||||
| 11 | IRW 13 |
KCR | PIR | SON | IRW 12 |
EVG 12 |
PIR | AAS 20 |
LVS 24 |
PHO 30 | |||||||
