Morgen John Baird was born on March 3,1993 and is an American professional stock car racing driver.
22 Facts About Morgen Baird
Morgen Baird currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No 22 Ford F-150 for Reaume Brothers Racing.
Morgen Baird has previously competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the ARCA Menards Series.
Morgen Baird moved up to mini-cup racing the following year at Jackson Speedway, where he finished second in the points.
Morgen Baird ran the Great Lakes Super Mini-Cup Series during that time, and despite missing an opening race due to age restrictions, he won a race at Owosso Speedway.
In 2009, Morgen Baird moved up to the GLS Series, finishing runner-up in the points and winning rookie of the year honors that season.
Morgen Baird went on to win the title the following year with five feature race wins, seven poles, twelve top-5s, and eight heat race wins.
Morgen Baird won the title again in 2011 with twelve poles, six feature race wins, six heat race wins, and eight poles, and won the title for two more years in 2012 and 2013.
Morgen Baird moved to dwarf cars in 2014, driving for Finishline Racing in the MCR Dwarf Series, finishing third in the points that year whilst winning rookie of the year honors.
Morgen Baird departed the team to race in his own equipment in 2015, and finished fourth in the points that year.
In 2016, Morgen Baird made his ARCA Racing Series debut at Michigan Speedway driving the No 64 Chevrolet for Hixson Motorsports, where he finished 17th.
Morgen Baird repeated that finish in his next start at Chicagoland Speedway.
Morgen Baird joined Jent Motorsports at Kansas Speedway driving the No 14 Ford and finished 22nd.
Morgen Baird made two starts at Michigan for the next two years in ARCA, driving for Fast Track Racing with a best finish of 19th in 2018.
In 2019, Morgen Baird ran at Salem Speedway for Fast Track in the No 11, finishing 16th due to a radio issue.
Morgen Baird made two more starts that year, finishing 11th at Michigan, and 13th at Chicagoland.
Morgen Baird made a one-off start at Michigan the following year in the No 10 Ford, finishing 15th due to brake issues.
In 2021, Morgen Baird got his first top-10 finish at Michigan, finishing seventh on the lead lap after starting in that same position.
Morgen Baird finished in the top-10 at the track again in 2022, finishing tenth.
Morgen Baird then ran only one race for Fast Track in 2023, finishing a career best sixth at Michigan.
On March 27,2024, it was announced that Morgen Baird would make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at Richmond Raceway, driving the No 6 Chevrolet for JD Motorsports.
However, two days later, it was announced that Morgen Baird would postpone his debut in the series due to his fiance going into induced labor with their soon to be born child; he would be replaced by Garrett Smithley.