Shane Backes
| Shane Backes | |||||||
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Backes at Phoenix Raceway in 2025 | |||||||
| Born | April 19, 1976 Evans, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 68th (2025) | ||||||
| First race | 2025 General Tire 100 at The Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
| Last race | 2025 Owens Corning 200 (Toledo) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 22nd (2025) | ||||||
| First race | 2025 Star Nursery 150 (Las Vegas Bullring) | ||||||
| Last race | 2025 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of November 2, 2025. | |||||||
Shane Backes (born April 19, 1976) is an American professional stock car racing driver who currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 67 Chevrolet for Maples Motorsports.
Racing career
Backes first began racing at the age of eleven, and has previously competed in the International Hot Rod Association.[1]
In 2025, it was revealed that Backes would make his debut in the ARCA Menards Series at Watkins Glen International, driving the No. 00 Toyota for VWV Racing.[2] However, the entry was withdrawn a couple days later, and Backes was then tabbed to drive the No. 67 Chevrolet for Maples Motorsports.[3] After placing 25th in the lone practice session,[4] he qualified in 23th and finished in 24th after suffering a crash midway through the race.[5][6][7] Later on, he returned with Maples at Madison International Speedway,[8] where after placing nineteenth in practice,[9] he qualified in 21st, and finished in seventeenth despite being involved in an incident with Lawless Alan early in the race.[10][11][12] Backes would also run with the team at the season ending race at Toledo Speedway.[13] He made his ARCA Menards Series West debut for the team at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring.
Motorsports results
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | VWV Racing | 00 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | MCH | BLN | ELK | LRP | DOV | IRP | IOW | GLN Wth |
68th | 66 | [14] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maples Motorsports | 67 | Chevy | GLN 24 |
ISF | MAD 17 |
DSF | BRI | SLM | KAN | TOL 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ARCA Menards Series West
| ARCA Menards Series West results | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref | |||
| 2025 | Maples Motorsports | 67 | Chevy | KER | PHO | TUC | CNS | KER | SON | TRI | PIR | AAS | MAD | LVS 14 |
PHO 24 |
22nd | 100 | [15] | |||
References
- ^ "ARCA driver Shane Backes signs partnership with Boilermakers Union". Boilmakers. September 28, 2025.
- ^ "What We Know About the 2026 ARCA Silly Season". Frontstretch. August 5, 2025.
- ^ "Entry list: General Tire 100 at the Glen". ARCA Racing. September 28, 2025.
- ^ "Practice results: General Tire 100 at the Glen". ARCA Racing. September 28, 2025.
- ^ "Qualifying results: General Tire 100 at the Glen". ARCA Racing. September 16, 2025.
- ^ "Race results: General Tire 100 at the Glen". ARCA Racing. September 16, 2025.
- ^ "ARCA: Brad Smith finishes last again at Watkins Glen despite opening lap drama". LASTCAR.info. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
- ^ "Entry list: Badger 200 at Madison International Speedway". ARCA Racing. September 28, 2025.
- ^ "Practice results: Badger 200 at Madison International Speedway". ARCA Racing. September 28, 2025.
- ^ "Qualifying results: Badger 200 at Madison International Speedway". ARCA Racing. September 28, 2025.
- ^ "Race results: Badger 200 at Madison International Speedway". ARCA Racing. September 28, 2025.
- ^ "Max Reaves Leads Wire-to-Wire, Wins ARCA Race at Madison". Frontstretch. August 5, 2025.
- ^ "ARCA Teams Filling Out 2025 Lineups". Frontstretch. 15 September 2025. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ^ "Shane Backes – 2025 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- ^ "Shane Backes – 2025 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
External links
- Shane Backes driver statistics at Racing-Reference