15 Facts About Lance Hooper

Lance Allen Hooper was born on June 1,1967 and is a race car driver and crew chief in NASCAR as well as several touring divisions.

Lance Hooper last served as the driver and crew chief of the No 44 Key Motorsports Chevy in the Truck Series in 2009.

Lance Hooper first began racing in 1990 in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, and was named Rookie of the Year at Saugus Speedway.

Lance Hooper went on to win the track championship there the next two years.

Lance Hooper soon caught the eye of owner Richard Jackson, owner of Precision Products Racing, and the two ran six races together in 1997 in the Winston Cup Series.

Lance Hooper ran one Busch Series race for Jackson, and made an unsuccessful attempt at the Brickyard 400 with Fenley-Moore Motorsports after replacing Jeff Davis during qualifying.

Lance Hooper returned to the sport regularly in 2000, running 13 races in the Craftsman Truck Series for Marty Walsh and four races for Alumni Motorsports in the Busch Series, including an outside pole qualifying run.

Lance Hooper made 18 Truck Series races in 2001, and had a tenth-place finish at Nazareth Speedway.

Lance Hooper reunited with Jackson competed in a Cup race at Dover for Dark Horse Motorsports.

Lance Hooper ran every truck race in 2002, despite switching from Ware Racing Enterprises to Team Racing mid-season.

Lance Hooper ran his most recent Cup race to date that year, finishing 31st at Bristol Motor Speedway for Junie Donlavey.

In 2003, Lance Hooper began running his own entry in the Truck Series with fan-based sponsorships.

Lance Hooper ran five races with ThorSport Racing, and had two top-twenty finishes in the No 13 Silverado.

Lance Hooper did not race again for five years, choosing to become a crew chief at the Truck level, working with ThorSport and Key Motorsports.

Lance Hooper returned to the driver's seat in 2009 in the Trucks to drive the No 44 entry for his then-employer, Key Motorsports, before finishing the year at Tagsby Racing.