Luke Fenhaus
| Luke Fenhaus | |||||||
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 Fenhaus in 2019 | |||||||
| Born | April 8, 2004 Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | 2022 CARS Pro Late Model Tour Champion (Inaugural season) 2021 Alive for 5 Super Late Model Series Champion 2021 Dells Icebreaker Winner 2021 Slinger Nationals Winner | ||||||
| Awards | 2018 Midwest Truck Series Rookie of the Year 2022 CARS Pro Late Model Tour Rookie of the Year (Inaugural season) | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. 28 (Pinnacle Racing Group) | ||||||
| Best finish | 30th (2023) | ||||||
| First race | 2023 Calypso Lemonade 150 (Iowa) | ||||||
| Last race | 2023 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
| First win | 2023 Calypso Lemonade 150 (Iowa) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| 8 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| ARCA East no., team | No. 28 (Pinnacle Racing Group) | ||||||
| Best finish | 2nd (2023) | ||||||
| First race | 2023 Pensacola 200 (New Smyrna) | ||||||
| Last race | 2023 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
| First win | 2023 Music City 200 (Nashville) | ||||||
| Last win | 2023 Calypso Lemonade 150 (Iowa) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of July 15, 2023. | |||||||
Luke Fenhaus (born April 8, 2004) is an American professional racing driver who currently competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series East and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 28 Chevrolet SS for Pinnacle Racing Group. He also has previously competed in the Superstar Racing Experience and from 2019 to 2021 was apart of the Kulwicki Driver Development program.
Racing career
Fenhaus was inspired to race after watching his cousin, father and grandfather race snowmobiles on ice oval tracks. He would start racing snowmobiles and then began racing on pavement in go-kart and bandolero racing. At age 14, he began competing in late model racing events at State Park Speedway in his hometown of Wausau, Wisconsin. Growing up, he watched races at the track and was inspired by Tim Sauter and his success in races there. He was part of the Alan Kulwicki driver development program and would win the Lodi Memorial and the 2018 track championship at State Park Speedway.
After winning the 2021 Slinger Nationals, Fenhaus earned a spot in the Superstar Racing Experience race at Slinger Speedway. He competed in the race against many current and former NASCAR and IndyCar drivers and finished second (behind Marco Andretti) and led the most laps.
In January 2022, Fenhaus drove a stock car for the first time as he tested an ARCA Menards Series car in the series' preseason test session at Daytona International Speedway for Fast Track Racing. He did not end up running any ARCA races for Fast Track or another team in 2022.
In the CARS Tour, Fenhaus drove the No. 96 Chevrolet for Highlands Motorsports in 2022 and won the championship in their Pro Late Model Tour.
On March 3, 2023, it was announced that Fenhaus would run the full season in the ARCA Menards Series East for the new Pinnacle Racing Group team in their No. 28 car.
Personal life
Fenhaus' cousin, father and grandfather raced snowmobiles on ice oval tracks and he started his racing career racing snowmobiles before racing on pavement. He was inspired by drivers Tim Sauter (from watching him race at State Park Speedway) and Kevin Harvick (which is why he chose to race the No. 4 in late models and uses the same font that Harvick does in the Cup Series).
In 2022, Fenhaus graduated early from Wausau East High School and moved from Wisconsin to North Carolina (where NASCAR teams are located).
Motorsports career results
ARCA Menards Series
() (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2023 | Pinnacle Racing Group | 28 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | BLN | ELK | MOH | IOW 1 |
POC | MCH | IRP 2 |
GLN | ISF | MLW 6 |
DSF | KAN | BRI 29 |
SLM | TOL | 30th | 143 | |
ARCA Menards Series East
| ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref |
| 2023 | Pinnacle Racing Group | 28 | Chevy | FIF 2 |
DOV 3 |
NSV 1 |
FRS 5 |
IOW 1 |
IRP 2 |
MLW 6 |
BRI 29 |
2nd | 362 | |
CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour
() (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
| CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | CLMSCTC | Pts | Ref | |
| 2022 | Luke Fenhaus Racing | 4F | Chevy | CRW | HCY | GPS | AAS | FCS | LGY | DOM | HCY 28 |
ACE | MMS | NWS | TCM | ACE | SBO | CRW | 78th | 5 | ||
CARS Pro Late Model Tour
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| CARS Pro Late Model Tour results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | CPLMTC | Pts | Ref | ||||
| 2022 | Highlands Motorsports | 96 | Chevy | CRW 2* |
HCY 3 |
GPS 4 |
FCS 2* |
TCM 4 |
HCY 2 |
ACE 2 |
MMS 4 |
TCM 2 |
ACE 3 |
SBO 2 |
CRW 6 |
1st | 366 | |||||
Superstar Racing Experience
() * – Most laps led. 1 – Heat 1 winner. 2 – Heat 2 winner.
| Superstar Racing Experience results | |||||||||
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| Year | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | SRXC | Pts |
| 2021 | 4 | STA | KNX | ELD | IRP | SLG 2 |
NSV | 15th | 41 |