Deac McCaskill

Deac McCaskill
Born (1977-09-26) September 26, 1977 (age 47)
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Achievements2016 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Champion
2008, 2010 Thunder Road 200 Winner
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish139th (2007)
First race2007 Kroger 200 (IRP)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics up to date as of January 31, 2022.

Deac McCaskill (born September 26, 1977) is an American professional stock car racing driver from Raleigh, North Carolina. He currently drives the No. 08 Puryear Tanklines Chevrolet in the Late Model Stock class at South Boston Speedway in Virginia.

McCaskill is a former champion of the CARS Late Model Stock Tour, having won the championship in 2016.[1]

Early years

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McCaskill began race car driving at age 12 at the Wake County Speedway in Raleigh, North Carolina. In his first start, he finished 10th out of 28 ars. He would eventually win his first race in his 6th start at the bullring. At the age of 16, he became the youngest winner in the Limited Late Model class in his first start at Southern National Raceway Park in Kenly, North Carolina. At 18 years old, McCaskill won his first Late Model Stock race at Orange County Speedway, and then finishing 2nd in points that year. Later that year, McCaskill qualified on the pole out of 128 cars at the Richmond International Raceway, and followed that up with a 5th-place finish.

Professional career

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In 2000, McCaskill was once again a bridesmaid with a second-place finish in points at Orange County Speedway. He won 4 races that year to make his career total 50 by the time the year was over. In 2001 and 2002, McCaskill had 2 wins and a 7th and 3rd-place finish in points at Orange County Speedway. The 2003 season brought 6 wins in 13 starts at Orange County Speedway, as well as a 4th-place finish at Martinsville Speedway.

In 2004, McCaskill won the LMSC Championship at Southern National Speedway, and had a 4th-place finish in the UARA STARS Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. In 2005, McCaskill returned to Bristol and nabbed a 2nd-place finish. He made 10 more starts in the UARA STARS in 2005 and got 2 wins. In 2006, McCaskill outran NASCAR Nextel Cup Series star Denny Hamlin at Southern National Speedway's annual event, the Thanksgiving Classic. He also won the 2006 track championship at Southern National.

2007 saw McCaskill's first ever NASCAR start in the Busch Series at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Driving the No. 9 Puryear Tank Lines Dodge for Evernham Motorsports, McCaskill started 42nd and worked his way up the top 10 using pit strategy. He eventually led 5 laps and was the highest running non Cup driver, in 8th place, until Steve Wallace wrecked him on lap 153. In 2008, McCaskill finished 3rd in the Late Model Stock points at South Boston Speedway.

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.)

Busch Series

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NASCAR Busch 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 34 35 NBSC Pts Ref
2007 Evernham Motorsports 9 Dodge DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP
35
CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 139th 63 [2]

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour

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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. ** – All laps led.)

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 CLMSCTC Pts Ref
2015 McCaskill Motorsports 08 Ford SNM
2*
ROU
10
HCY
13
SNM
1**
TCM
6
ROU
2
CON
7
MYB
2*
HCY
7
2nd 289 [3]
8 MMS
20
2016 08 SNM
1**
ROU
2*
HCY
2
TCM
2*
GRE
6
ROU
2
CON
4
MYB
5
HCY
1
SNM
7
1st 316 [4]
2017 8 CON
5
4th 329 [5]
08 DOM
2
DOM
11
HCY
3
HCY
4
BRI
28
AND ROU
2
TCM
4
ROU
1*
CON
3
SBO
1*
3 HCY
11
2018 08 TCM
6
MYB
14
HCY
5
BRI
8
3rd 322 [6]
JR Motorsports 88 Chevy ROU
1*
Tommy Lemons Jr. 22 Ford ACE
17
CCS
11
KPT
5
OCS
2*
SBO
2
60 HCY
6
McCaskill Motorsports 22 Ford WKS
4
2019 08 SNM
3
HCY
7
ROU
23
ACE
3
MMS
7
LGY
1
DOM
7
CCS
2
ROU
5
SBO
23
3rd 274 [7]
2 HCY
10
2020 08 SNM
2
15th 161 [8]
Chevy ACE
27
HCY
12
HCY
14
DOM
R&S Race Cars 19 Toyota FCS
6
LGY CCS FLO
7
GRE
4
2021 McCaskill Motorsports 08 Chevy DIL
9
HCY
4
OCS
2
ACE
14
CRW
2
LGY
3
DOM
21
MMS
14
TCM
14
FLC
10
WKS
1*
SBO
9
5th 321 [9]
49M HCY
10
2022 08 Ford CRW
8
HCY GPS AAS
2
FCS
10
LGY
9
DOM ACE
22
MMS
1*
NWS TCM
19
ACE SBO
7
CRW 16th 218 [10]
99M HCY
5
2023 08 SNM
1
FLC
17
HCY
5
ACE
13
NWS
35
LGY
15
DOM CRW TCM
21
WKS
20
AAS
8
SBO
1**
TCM
4
CRW 14th 256 [11]
08N HCY
11
ACE
2024 08 SNM
3
HCY
23
AAS
23
OCS
16
ACE
16
TCM
3
LGY
9
DOM
28
CRW
15
WCS
19
FLC SBO TCM
24
NWS 18th 189 [12]
08M HCY
26
NWS ACE
2025 08 AAS
20
WCS
22
CDL OCS ACE NWS LGY DOM CRW HCY
9
AND FLC SBO TCM NWS -* -* [13]

References

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  1. ^ "Deac McCaskill Claims 2016 CARS LMSC Championship". RACE22.com. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  2. ^ "Deac McCaskill – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Deac McCaskill – 2015 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  4. ^ "Deac McCaskill – 2016 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  5. ^ "Deac McCaskill – 2017 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  6. ^ "Deac McCaskill – 2018 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  7. ^ "Deac McCaskill – 2019 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  8. ^ "Deac McCaskill – 2020 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  9. ^ "Deac McCaskill – 2021 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  10. ^ "Deac McCaskill – 2022 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  11. ^ "Deac McCaskill - 2023 Season Results - Solid Rock Carriers CARS Late Model Stock Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  12. ^ "Deac McCaskill - 2024 Season Results - zMAX CARS Late Model Stock Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  13. ^ "Deac McCaskill - 2025 Season Results - zMAX CARS Late Model Stock Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
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