Robby Lyons

Robert Lyons (born January 22, 1989) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 61 Toyota Supra for MBM Motorsports. He has also competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in the past.

Robby Lyons
BornRobert Lyons
(1989-01-22) January 22, 1989
Clearwater, Florida
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
5 races run over 2 years
Car no., teamNo. 61 (MBM Motorsports)
2020 position47th
Best finish47th (2020)
First race2019 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead)
Last race2020 Unhinged 300 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
17 races run over 4 years
2020 position89th
Best finish32nd (2018)
First race2017 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)
Last race2020 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of February 5, 2021.

Racing career

Early career

Lyons started his racing career at the age of six, racing dirt bikes. Lyons raced dirt bikes for over a decade, winning two Florida championships. [1] After injuring both legs in a crash when he was fifteen, Lyons quit bike racing at eighteen.[2] He then moved to Legends car racing[3] after seeing former motocross racer Ricky Carmichael transition.[4] After Legends cars, Lyons competed in the Pro All-Stars Series in 2014.[5] In December 2014, Lyons tested at Daytona International Speedway in an ARCA Racing Series car that was prepared by both Rick Ware Racing and MacDonald Motorsports.[6] In early 2015, Lyons joined Chad Finley and his team as a development driver to compete in the 2015 CARS Tour;[7] Lyons wound up only running three of the races.[8] Lyons made a return to the CARS Tour in 2017[9] and also competed in the Short Track Nationals at Bristol Motor Speedway.[10]

NASCAR

Lyons announced on November 9, 2017 that he would be making his NASCAR debut in the Camping World Truck Series, driving for Premium Motorsports at Phoenix International Raceway.[11] His effort was led by former NASCAR driver Brian Keselowski as crew chief.[12] The pairing came together after Lyons and Premium owner Jay Robinson met at Charlotte Motor Speedway in fall 2017.[4] After accidents eliminated the majority of the field, Lyons finished 12th in his Truck debut.[13] In his debut, Lyons was almost wrecked by teammate Jason Hathaway near the end of the race but survived.[14] During the week after the Phoenix race, Lyons was approved for all of NASCAR's 1.5-mile tracks, leading to a second race with Premium a week later for the Truck season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway,[4] where he finished 24th.[15]

On January 23, 2018, it was announced that Lyons would drive Premium's No. 15 truck full-time in 2018.[16] However, Lyons was replaced by Reed Sorenson for Dover race due to sponsorship. He was scheduled to race at Texas before being pulled for Sorenson for health issues. Following medical tests in June, Lyons revealed he was suffering from neurological issues affecting his heart rate and blood pressure, forcing him out of competing in the month's races. Later on, after listening to Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s story about concussions, Lyons got treatment after recognizing symptoms and got treatment for concussions.[17] Eventually, Lyons and Premium split and in summer 2018, Lyons purchased his own trucks, which debuted at Talladega Superspeedway with the number 33, owner points coming from Reaume Brothers Racing.[2] The Talladega truck was purchased from Josh Reaume, while Lyons also acquired a couple old Brad Keselowski Racing chassis.[17]

Lyons during Xfinity Series practice at Daytona International Speedway in 2020.

In 2019, Lyons joined Chad Finley Racing for a part-time schedule in the No. 42 Silverado, sharing the truck with owner Chad Finley.[18] At the end of the season, he made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in the Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead–Miami Speedway with Rick Ware Racing.[19]

Lyons joined JD Motorsports for the first three Xfinity races in 2020.[20] He also raced at Talladega. He returned to the Truck Series in June at Pocono Raceway, driving for Diversified Motorsports Enterprises.[21]

In 2021, Lyons returned to the Xfinity Series, joining MBM Motorsports to drive their No. 61 Toyota for the season-opener at Daytona as well as the possibility of additional races later in the year.[22]

Personal life

Lyons grew up in Clearwater, Florida. He soon took after his dad Bob Lyons who was a well known drag racer and became a dirt bike racer until the age of 18. After moving to stock car racing, Lyons became good friends with Xfinity Series driver Garrett Smithley.[4] Lyons is also a user of the online racing simulator iRacing.[23] He graduated from Indian Rocks Christian School.[24]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series
NASCAR Xfinity 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 NXSC Pts Ref
2019 Rick Ware Racing 17 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH CLT DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM
28		 101st 01 [25]
2020 JD Motorsports 15 Chevy DAY
17		 LVS
23		 CAL
23		 PHO DAR CLT BRI ATL HOM HOM TAL
19		 POC IND KEN KEN TEX KAN ROA DAY DOV DOV DAY DAR RCH RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT KAN TEX MAR PHO 47th 66 [26]
2021 MBM Motorsports 61 Toyota DAY
 DAY HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR TAL DAR DOV COA CLT MOH TEX NSH POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IND MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT TEX KAN MAR PHO -* -* [27]

* Season still in progress

Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series
NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck 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 NGTC Pts Ref
2017 Premium Motorsports 49 Chevy DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO
12		 HOM
24		 85th 01 [28]
2018 15 DAY
13		 ATL
25		 LVS
18		 MAR
24		 DOV KAN
26		 CLT
23		 TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN
22		 ELD POC MCH BRI MSP LVS 32nd 140 [29]
Reaume Brothers Racing 33 Chevy TAL
14		 MAR TEX PHO HOM
27
2019 Chad Finley Racing 42 Chevy DAY
30		 ATL LVS MAR TEX DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN POC ELD MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR PHO HOM 92nd 7 [30]
2020 Diversified Motorsports Enterprises 97 Chevy DAY LVS CLT ATL HOM POC
20		 KEN TEX KAN
26		 KAN
21		 MCH DAY DOV GTW DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL
26		 KAN TEX MAR PHO
29		 89th 01 [31]

1 Ineligible for series points

References
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