| Austin Beers | |
|---|---|
Beers' No. 64 car at Richmond Raceway in 2024 | |
| Born | March 23, 2003 |
| NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | KLM Motorsports |
| Years active | 2021–present |
| Car number | 64 |
| Crew chief | Ron Yuhas |
| Starts | 70 |
| Championships | 1 |
| Wins | 5 |
| Poles | 10 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2025 |
| Finished last season | 1st (2025) |
| Statistics up to date as of October 23, 2025. | |
Austin Beers (born March 23, 2003) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, driving the No. 64 for KLM Motorsports. He is the 2025 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion.[1]
Beers is the son of Eric Beers, who competed in the series from 1997 to 2012.[2]
Beers made his debut in the series in 2021, driving the No. 64 for Mike Murphy and KLM Motorsports while driving a partial schedule, where he earned one top-ten finish at Richmond Raceway. He then ran the full-schedule with Murphy in 2022, where he finished fifth in the points with seven top-ten finishes and won rookie of the year honors.[3][4]
Beers has also competed in series such as the Modified Racing Series, the Tri-Track Open Modified Series, the Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour, and the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.[5] He has driven for his family owned team, Dave Delange, Jimmy Zacharias, Prestige Motorsports, BRE Racing with Michael Boehler, and Jimmy Paige among others. He made his debut in SK Modifieds at Stafford Motor Speedway in 2024 driving for former competitor Tom Bolles.[citation needed]
Motorsports results
[edit]NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Whelen Modified Tour
[edit]| NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car Owner | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | NWMTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | KLM Motorsports | 64 | Chevy | MAR | STA | RIV | JEN | OSW | RIV | NHA | NRP | STA | BEE | OSW 20 |
RCH 7 |
RIV 15 |
STA 13 |
28th | 121 | [6] | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | NSM 11 |
RCH 11 |
RIV 13 |
LEE 7 |
JEN 12 |
MND 8 |
RIV 9 |
WAL 7 |
NHA 11 |
CLM 11 |
TMP 16 |
LGY 3 |
OSW 12 |
RIV 6 |
TMP 11 |
MAR 8 |
5th | 548 | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | NSM 8 |
RCH 1* |
MON 4 |
RIV 17 |
LEE 3 |
SEE 8 |
RIV 10 |
WAL 9* |
NHA 4 |
LMP 1* |
THO 4 |
LGY 2* |
OSW 2 |
MON 2 |
RIV 4 |
NWS 14 |
THO 10* |
MAR 31 |
3rd | 677 | [8] | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | NSM 6 |
RCH 26 |
THO 7 |
MON 2 |
RIV 2 |
SEE 2* |
NHA 9 |
MON 10 |
LMP 1* |
THO 8 |
OSW 5 |
RIV 5 |
MON 10 |
THO 4 |
NWS 3 |
MAR 4 |
4th | 611 | [9] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | NSM 5 |
THO 4 |
NWS 5 |
SEE 3 |
RIV 8 |
WMM 5 |
LMP 1 |
MON 5 |
MON 9 |
THO 7 |
RCH 2* |
OSW 4 |
NHA 9 |
RIV 1 |
THO 3 |
MAR 2 |
1st | 649 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||
SMART Modified Tour
[edit]| SMART Modified Tour Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car Owner | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | SMTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Jensen Motorsports | 179 | N/A | FLO | CRW | SBO | TRI | ROU | HCY | FCS | CRW | JAC | CAR | CRW | DOM | SBO | NWS 5 |
45th | 36 | [11] | |||||||||||||||||
Race of Champions Modified Series
[edit]| Race of Champions Modifed Series Results | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car Owner | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Standings | Pts | Ref |
| 2018 | Beers Motorsports | 19 | N/A | LMP | LKE | LMP | JUK | HOL | LMP | CHE | LMP | SPN | LMP | LKE
23 |
39th | 62 | |||
| 2019 | Beers Motorsports | 19 | N/A | CHE
16 |
SPN
19 |
LKE | LMP
14 |
JUK
18 |
SPN
14 |
CHE
17 |
LMP
12 |
SPN
18 |
LMP
18 |
LKE
5 |
12th | 601 | |||
| 2020 | DeLange Racing | 45 | N/A | CHE | SPN | LKE
9 |
HOL | SPN | LKE
4 |
SPN | LKE
3 |
MAH
2 |
2nd | 448 | |||||
| 2021 | DeLange Racing | 45 | N/A | MAH
2 |
CHE
3 |
LKE | HOL | SPN
10 |
CHE
2 |
HOL
9 |
SPN
5 |
LKE
6 |
1st | 664 | |||||
| 2022 | DeLange Racing | 45 | N/A | CHE | SPN
5 |
LMP
7 |
SPN
23 |
HOL
4 |
LMP
2 |
CHE
3 |
SPN
4 |
LKE | LMP
3 |
2nd | 731 | ||||
| 2023 | DeLange Racing
Beers Motorsports Zacharias Racing |
45
9 71 |
N/A | MAH
9 |
LKE | CHE
1 |
LOR
7 |
SPN
20 |
LMP | HOL | SPN | LMP
4 |
CHE
1 |
SPN
11 |
LKE
6 |
LMP
7 |
5th | 854 | |
| 2024 | DeLange Racing
Beers Motorsports Zacharias Racing |
45
9 71 |
N/A | LKE | MAH
9 |
MAH | CHE
2 |
LMP | EVA | HOL
5 |
SPN | CHE
15 |
SPN | LKE
3 |
LMP | 11th | 481 | ||
| 2025 | DeLange Racing
Beers Motorsports Zacharias Racing |
45
9 71 |
N/A | LKE | MAH
1 |
CHE
2 |
SPN | LMP
8 |
EVA
2 |
SPN
15 |
HOL
5 |
CHE
3 |
LMP
4 |
SPN
25 |
LKE
7 |
THO
8 |
2nd | 1004 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Austin Beers wins the 2025 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship". NASCAR. October 23, 2025. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
- ^ "Northampton's Austin Beers continues to rise through the racing ranks". The Morning Call. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ "Austin Beers To Run Full-Time For KLM Motorsports On Whelen Mod Tour In 2022". Race Day CT. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 2022 special award winners". NASCAR. December 8, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "Austin Beers". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "Austin Beers – 2021 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "Austin Beers – 2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "Austin Beers – 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "Austin Beers – 2024 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "Austin Beers – 2025 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ^ "Austin Beers - 2024 Season Results - SMART Modified Tour Powered by Pace-O-Matic". The Third Turn. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Austin Beers driver statistics at Racing-Reference