Derek Thorn (born April 25, 1986) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the SRL Southwest Tour.[1] He won the championship in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West with Sunrise Ford Racing in 2013[2] and again in 2018 in a one-off season with SFR.[3] In 2022, Thorn won the 55th Annual Snowball Derby.[4]

Derek Thorn
Thorn's car on pit road at Sonoma Raceway in 2018
Nationality American
Born (1986-04-25) April 25, 1986 (age 38)
K&N Pro Series West career
Debut season2008
Current teamSunrise Ford Racing
Car number6
EngineFord
Former teamsShawn Keep Racing, Byron Campbell Motorsports, Bill McAnally Racing
Starts51
Championships2
Wins7
Poles5
Best finish1st in 2013, 2018
Finished last season1st (2018)
Championship titles
2022
2019
2013, 2018
2012–13, 2017
2017
Snowball Derby
Snowflake 100
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
SRL Southwest Tour
Winter Showdown
Awards
36 (as of 2019)Winningest SRL Southwest Tour driver
Last updated on: December 7, 2019.

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. ** – All laps led.)

Nationwide Series

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NASCAR Nationwide 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 NNSC Pts Ref
2013 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH
DNQ
TAL DAR CLT DOV IOW MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM N/A 0 [5]

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 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2008 Shawn Keep 80 Ford GRE
24
IOW
DNQ
SBO
20
GLN NHA
24
TMP MCM
5
ADI LRP MFD
7
NHA
15
DOV STA 23rd 797 [6]

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 15 NKNPSWC Pts Ref
2008 Shawn Keep 80 Ford AAS PHO CTS IOW
DNQ
CNS SON IRW DCS EVG MMP IRW AMP AAS N/A 0 [7]
2011 Byron Campbell Motorsports 44 Chevy PHO
3
AAS MMP IOW LVS
28
SON IRW
2
EVG 16th 869 [8]
Sunrise Ford Racing 9 Ford PIR
3
CNS MRP SPO AAS
11
PHO
5
2012 6 PHO
5
LHC
1*
MMP
12
S99
7
IOW
5
BIR
4
LVS
14
SON
2
EVG
3
CNS
2
PIR
5
SMP
1
AAS
4
PHO
27
3rd 568 [9]
66 IOW
10
2013 6 PHO
4
S99
1**
BIR
2*
IOW
5
L44
4
SON
1
CNS
1*
IOW
4
EVG
3*
SPO
2
MMP
9
SMP
2
AAS
2*
KCR
6
PHO
15
1st 622 [10]
2017 Bill McAnally Racing 43 Toyota TUS KCR IRW IRW SPO OSS CNS SON
28
IOW EVG DCS MER AAS 31st 54 [11]
Sunrise Ford Racing 22 Ford KCR
6
2018 6 KCR
2
TUS
2
TUS
3
OSS
2
CNS
1*
SON
8
DCS
5
IOW
2
EVG
1
GTW
3
LVS
3
MER
4
AAS
3
KCR
5
1st 586 [12]

References

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  1. ^ Weaver, Matt (October 25, 2020). "Derek Thorn Earns Sixth Southwest Tour Win at Kern". Short Track Scene. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  2. ^ Broussal, Jeannie (November 9, 2013). "Lakeport driver Thorn snags K&N Pro Series West title". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  3. ^ Griffith, Mike (October 27, 2018). "Thorn wins K&N West championship as Kraus dominates finale at Kern County Raceway". Bakersfield.com. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  4. ^ White, Brandon (December 4, 2022). "Two-time West Series champion Derek Thorn finally wins Snowball Derby". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "Derek Thorn – 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  6. ^ "Derek Thorn – 2008 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  7. ^ "Driver Derek Thorn 2008 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Driver Derek Thorn 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Driver Derek Thorn 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Driver Derek Thorn 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Driver Derek Thorn 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  12. ^ "Driver Derek Thorn 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Champion
2013
2018
Succeeded by