Jake Garcia
Steven Jacob Garcia is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 98 Ford F-150 for ThorSport Racing.
Racing career
Garcia made his midget racing debut in 2016, driving in the USAC Eastern Midget Series. He raced in midget cars for three years, and made his first late model debut in 2018 for the Champion Racing Association. He would continue running late model races in 2019, where he won the track championship at Five Flags Speedway in pro late models. In 2020, he ran full time in the Southern Super Series, and won Rookie of the Year honors. He would win the championship a year later, making him the youngest champion in the series at sixteen years old. He would continue to have success in late model racing. He also competed in CARS Tour.ARCA Menards Series West
On October 26, 2021, Garcia would sign with David Gilliland Racing and would drive in the final race of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series West at Phoenix Raceway. He started 4th and finished 6th.NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
2022
On March 16, 2022, McAnally–Hilgemann Racing announced that Garcia would drive five races for the team in the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, starting at Martinsville Speedway on April 7. The number would be 35, which is his late model number.However, qualifying was rained out, and since the No. 35 team didn't have any points, Garcia failed to make the race.
Garcia made his Truck debut at Gateway Motorsports Park on June 4, 2022. He ran around midpack until a collision with Tanner Gray put him multiple laps down. He finished 29th.
2023
On December 6, 2022, McAnally–Hilgemann Racing announced that Garcia would run full-time for the team in 2023, continuing to run the No. 35 truck. Because of age restrictions, Garcia missed the season-opener race at Daytona. NASCAR granted him a waiver that will still make him eligible for the playoffs. In his first race of the season at Las Vegas, he scored his first career top-ten. He scored seven top-tens throughout the regular season, but failed to make the playoffs. On October 16, it was announced that Garcia would not return to McAnally–Hilgemann Racing for the 2024 season and would be seeking new opportunities. Garcia finished his rookie year thirteenth in the final standings.2024
On November 15, 2023, it was announced that Garcia will move to ThorSport Racing for the 2024 season, driving the No. 13, replacing Hailie Deegan, who is moving up to the Xfinity Series full-time. Garcia struggled throughout the season, only scoring two top-ten finishes, his best being a sixth place at Charlotte. Garcia finished the season seventeenth in the standings.2025
Garcia started the 2025 season with a twelfth-place finish at Daytona. At Rockingham, Garcia would earn his first career pole. Garcia was able to qualify for the Playoffs, his first career appearance, but would be eliminated in the first round.NASCAR Xfinity Series
On April 20, 2025, it was revealed that Garcia would attempt to make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at Talladega Superspeedway, driving the No. 29 Ford for RSS Racing. Unfortunately, Garcia failed to qualify and he has not attempted since in that season.Personal life
Garcia attended Athens Academy and graduated in the class of 2023.Motorsports career results
NASCAR
Xfinity Series
Craftsman Truck Series
Season still in progressIneligible for series points