Parker Retzlaff

Parker Retzlaff
Parker Retzlaff
	Retzlaff in 2018
Born	Parker Retzlaff; May 21, 2003; Rhinelander, Wisconsin
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
	4 races run over 1 year
Car no., team	No. 38 (RSS Racing)
First race	2022 United Rentals 200 (Phoenix)
Last race	2022 A-GAME 200 (Dover)
ARCA Menards Series career
	3 races run over 2 years
Best finish	44th (2020)
First race	2020 Royal Truck & Trailer 200 (Toledo)
Last race	2022 Sprecher 150 (Milwaukee)
ARCA Menards Series East career
	14 races run over 3 years
Best finish	4th (2020)
First race	2019 Monaco Cocktails Gateway Classic 125 (Gateway)
Last race	2021 Sprecher 150 (Milwaukee)
ARCA Menards Series West career
	1 race run over 1 year
First race	2019 Monaco Cocktails Gateway Classic 125 (Gateway)
	Statistics current as of April 28, 2022.

Parker Retzlaff (born May 21, 2003) /raɪtzˈlɒf/ is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 38 Ford Mustang for RSS Racing. He also competes full-time in the ENASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series, driving the No. 6 Ford Mustang for RFK Racing.

Racing career

Early career

2018 Midwest Truck

In 2012, at nine years old, Retzlaff competed in the Wisconsin Junior Sprints, where he won the mid-season championship. He competed in the Wisconsin Bandolero Series in 2013, finishing 3rd in points, and winning the championship a year later. He would rank 2nd in state points from 2015 to 2016.

He ran full-time in the ARCA Midwest Tour in 2017, where he ranked 14th in points and ranking 2nd in the Midwest Truck Series asphalt trucks. And for 2018, he finished sixth in the overall standings of the Midwest Truck Series.[1][2]

ARCA Menards Series East

Retzlaff would sign with Visconti Motorsports for two races in the 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East (now ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 74. He would finish 10th at Memphis International Raceway, for his first-ever top 10, and would finish 5th at Gateway Motorsports Park, scoring his first-ever top 5.[3][4]

In 2020, Retzlaff would sign with Cook-Finley Racing full-time, driving in the No. 42. He earned 5 top 10s, and one top 20, finishing 4th in the standings.[5]

He would return to Cook-Finley Racing in 2021 but only ran for a partial schedule. He would finish 4th at the Southern National Motorsports Park, making it his best career ARCA Menards Series East finish.

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West

Retzlaff made his 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West debut, running the race's paired event with the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, at Gateway Motorsports Park. He finished in 5th.[6]

ARCA Menards Series

Retzlaff made his ARCA Menards Series debut in 2020 for Cook-Finley Racing, driving in paired events with the East series. His best finish of the season was 8th at Toledo Speedway. He returned in 2021, driving in the paired East series race at the Milwaukee Mile. He would finish 11th.

NASCAR Xfinity Series

On December 3, 2021, Retzlaff would sign with RSS Racing for a part-time effort in the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 38. He hopes to have a full-time program in 2023.[7] At the 2022 United Rentals 200, his first start, Retzlaff would qualify an impressive 6th. He quickly fell back after the first restart. A fuel pump issue would end Retzlaff's race on lap 158, finishing 36th. He would score his best career finish at the 2022 ToyotaCare 250, after starting and finishing the race in 10th.[8]

Personal life

Retzlaff currently resides in his hometown of Rhinelander, Wisconsin. He is a fan of NASCAR Cup Series driver, Kyle Larson, and enjoys playing basketball, and working on race cars, and playing on his iRacing sim during his freetime.[9]

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	Driver	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
2022	RSS Racing	38	Ford	DAY	CAL	LVS	PHO 36	ATL	COA	RCH 10	MAR 12	TAL	DOV 17	DAR	TEX	CLT	PIR	NSH	ROA	ATL	NHA	POC	IND	MCH	GLN	DAY	DAR	KAN	BRI	TEX	TAL	CLT	LVS	HOM	MAR	PHO	-*	-*	[10]

K&N Pro Series West

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	NKNPSWC	Pts	Ref
2019	Visconti Motorsports	74	Toyota	LVS	IRW	TUS	TUS	CNS	SON	DCS	IOW	EVG	GTW 5	MER	AAS	KCR	PHO	N/A	-	[11]

ARCA Menards Series

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

ARCA Menards 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	AMSC	Pts	Ref
2020	Cook-Finley Racing	42	Toyota	DAY	PHO	TAL	POC	IRP	KEN	IOW	KAN	TOL	TOL	MCH	DAY	GTW	L44	TOL 8	BRI 19	WIN	MEM	ISF	KAN	44th	61	[12]
2021	Cook-Finley Racing	42	Toyota	DAY	PHO	TAL	KAN	TOL	CLT	MOH	POC	ELK	BLN	IOW	WIN	GLN	MCH	ISF	MLW 11	DSF	BRI	SLM	KAN	92nd	33	[13]

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	AMSWC	Pts	Ref
2019	Visconti Motorsports	74	Toyota	NSM	BRI	SBO	SBO	MEM 10	NHA	IOW	GLN	BRI	GTW 5	NHA	DOV	24th	73	[14]
2020	Cook-Finley Racing	42		NSM 8	TOL 7	DOV 7	TOL 8	BRI 19	FIF 10							4th	305	[15]
2021	Cook-Finley Racing	42		NSM 9	FIF 6	NSV 7	DOV 12	SMP 4	IOW	MLW 11	BRI					7th	266	[16]

Images

2013 Bandolero
2015 Bandolero
2018 Midwest Truck at Madison International Speedway

References

"About - Parker Retzlaff". Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
Persike, Eileen (January 26, 2021). "Racing toward his goal". starjournalnow.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
"Visconti Motorsports welcomes new driver for K&N East debut at Memphis". May 29, 2019. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
"Parker Retzlaff chases first ARCA East top-five at Five Flags". Speedway Digest. February 25, 2021. Archived from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
"Opportunity Knocks For Parker Retzlaff". ARCA. January 30, 2021. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
"Visconti Motorsports welcomes new driver for K&N East debut at Memphis". May 29, 2019. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
Estrada, Chris (December 3, 2021). "Xfinity: Parker Retzlaff joins RSS Racing for part-time 2022 run". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
Manderfeld, Noah (April 2, 2022). "Rhinelander native Parker Retzlaff finishes 10th in 2nd career Xfinity Series start". WSAW TV.
"About - Parker Retzlaff". December 3, 2021. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
"Parker Retzlaff – 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
"Parker Retzlaff – 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
"Parker Retzlaff – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
"Parker Retzlaff - 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
"Parker Retzlaff – 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
"Parker Retzlaff – 2020 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
"Parker Retzlaff – 2021 ARCA Menards East Series Results". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

External links

Parker Retzlaff driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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[1] "About - Parker Retzlaff". Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

[2] Persike, Eileen (January 26, 2021). "Racing toward his goal". starjournalnow.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.

[3] "Visconti Motorsports welcomes new driver for K&N East debut at Memphis". May 29, 2019. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

[4] "Parker Retzlaff chases first ARCA East top-five at Five Flags". Speedway Digest. February 25, 2021. Archived from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.

[5] "Opportunity Knocks For Parker Retzlaff". ARCA. January 30, 2021. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

[6] "Visconti Motorsports welcomes new driver for K&N East debut at Memphis". May 29, 2019. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

[7] Estrada, Chris (December 3, 2021). "Xfinity: Parker Retzlaff joins RSS Racing for part-time 2022 run". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

[8] Manderfeld, Noah (April 2, 2022). "Rhinelander native Parker Retzlaff finishes 10th in 2nd career Xfinity Series start". WSAW TV.

[9] "About - Parker Retzlaff". December 3, 2021. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

[10] "Parker Retzlaff – 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 14, 2022.

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[13] "Parker Retzlaff - 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

[14] "Parker Retzlaff – 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

[15] "Parker Retzlaff – 2020 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

[16] "Parker Retzlaff – 2021 ARCA Menards East Series Results". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.