Justin Michael Grant (born November 12, 1990) is an American racing driver. Grant is the 2020 USAC Silver Crown National Champion and the 2022 USAC National Sprint Car Champion.

Racing career

Midget Racing Grant spent his early career racing midgets in California. At the age of 16, he was crowned the 2007 Bay Cities Racing Association (BCRA) Midget champion.

Chili Bowl Grant was tapped to drive the #39BC for Clauson-Marshall Racing in the 2017 Chili Bowl. He won his preliminary qualifying night and started on the pole of the Saturday night feature, where he ultimately finished third behind Christopher Bell and Daryn Pittman.

In 2019, Grant started racing the RAMS Racing/Rockwell Security in the 4a Bullet by Spike/SR-11. In his first Chili Bowl with the new team, Justin won his Friday night preliminary race. On Saturday he started 5th, and finished 3rd behind, Christopher Bell and Kyle Larson.

Sprint Car racing

Grant moved to Indiana in 2009 at the age of 18, initially living and working in sprint car owner Jeff Walker's shop. In 2010, he was named USAC National Sprint Car Series Rookie of the Year, driving for car owner Kenny Baldwin. Over the next several years, he spent time driving for owners Walker, Baldwin, Mark Hery, Rick Pollock, Andrew Elson, Tony Epperson, and Steve & Carla Phillips.

At the tail end of the 2016 season, Grant joined Sam McGhee Motorsports and entered the most successful period of his USAC career, recording 18 top-five finishes in his first 21 USAC races with the team.

Silver Crown Racing In 2017, Grant's car owner Chris Carli teamed up with Hemelgarn Racing in the USAC Silver Crown series. After becoming the first driver in USAC history to win the midget and sprint car openers in the same year, Grant had a chance to become the only driver to win the opener for all three series, but engine trouble in the Sumar Classic at the Terre Haute Action Track left that honor unclaimed.

Grant won 2020 USAC Silver Crown championship; he had no wins during the season.

He scored his 100th national series win at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway dirt track.

Motorsports career results

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USAC Sprint Car results Year Team Car # 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 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 Rank Points 2012 Hery 40 OCA OCAC OCA3 GAS ELD LAWC LPS TSS BLM THAT LER GRNDDNP NESDNP BDS PRS WIL ANG GASDNQ KOKDNQ LAW THAT LPS BLM TSS EAG10 VAL US36 OSK OSK I96 HAR KOKDNQ KOK21 KOKDNQ TCS THAT RIV TSS ELDDNP LAW DCRP DCRP CAN CAN PASDNP PASDNP 2013 Walker 11 OCA16 OCA21 OCA13 LAW13 ELDC GAS20 US36C EAGC KOKDNQ KOKDNP KOKDNP 34R4 THAT14 I30DNP RIVDNP TSSDNP Pollock 21x TSSDNQ BLMDNP GRNDDNP PVSC PRSDNP SUSDNP THATC I96DNP LPSDNP THAT23 LPSDNQ BLM7 TSSC OSK5 Elson 27a GAS14 KOK24 LAW7 ELD8 LAW5 Baldwin 5 CAN15 CAN3 PAS10 PASDNF 2014 Hery 40 OCA6 OCA2 LAW1 ELD8 GAS12 TSS6 EAG2 JUN10 THAT20 GRND4 LINC NES7 PRS7 SUSC AMSC DCS8 ANG14 LPSDNP GAS2 KOK2 LAWC THAT6 LPSDNF BLM7 TSS20 KOK22 KOK2 KOK6 TSSDNP THAT13 ELD3 LAW4 PAS15 PAS26 CAN10 CAN6 7th 1508 2015 Hery 40 OCA5 OCA12 OCA6 EAS22 EAS4 LAW9 BLM15 TSS19 EAGDNP LAKDNP ELDDNF ELD1 GAS11 NES12 PRS8 SUS7 LPSDNP GAS19 LAW3 10th 1282 Baldwin 5 THAT8 LPSDNQ TSS8 AMSDNF CED4 ANG6 KOKDNP KOK13 KOK24 KOK7 THAT14 TSS21 ELDDNQ LAW13 PAS9 PAS18 PAS11 ARIDNQ ARI17 2016 Baldwin 5 OCA7 OCA6 OCA5 LAW9 BLM15 TSS12 MON10 ELD17 ELDDNP 14th 1073 Epperson 2E GAS15 BRODNP THAT10 GRNDDNP LINDNP LINDNP NESDNP PRSDNP SUSDNP JACDNP EAGDNP LAKDNP LAKDNP LPSDNP Phillips 71p GAS15 KOKDNQ LAW6 LPS17 BLMDNQ TSSDNP THATDNP Sam McGhee 17 BAD3 BAD2 KOK5 KOK8 KOK6 KOK2 TSS8 ELD1 LAW5 THAT5 ARIDNP ARIDNP PASDNP PASDNP PASDNP 2017 Sam McGhee 11 OCAC OCA1 OCA2 LAW3 BLM4 TSS3 PLY1 MONC ELD1 ELD4 GRAC PEVC THATC I803 KNX1 GRND5 LIN20 WGS4 PRS2 SUS3 THATC LPSC KOKDNF LAW14 GAS8 BLM16 TSS4 LPS6 LAK2 RAN3 KOKDNQ KOK22 KOK8 KOK6 THAT4 TSS10 ELD5 MONDNF LAW3 THAT7 ARI19 ARI8 PAS9 PAS4 PAS2 2nd 2284

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USAC Midget results Year Team Car # 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 Rank Points 2016 Gardner 38 DUQDNQ KOKC KOKC MONDNP GAS13 LPSDNP BLMDNP LAWDNP KOKDNP RIVDNP RIVDNP JEFDNP SOLDNP BHBDNP BHBDNP SUSC PVSC LANDNP LINC ELDDNP GRADNP GRADNP GRADNP WCSDNQ VENDNP DUQDNP - - 2017 Clauson-Marshall 39BC DUQ1 KOK6 KOK20 GRAC MON7 GAS15 LPS5 BLM2 LAW7 KOK4 MAC4 LIN6 SPR11 JEF22 SOL2 BHB5 BHB7 SUS1 PVSDNF LANCDNF LIND5 ELDDNF WCSC BAK5 VEN7 5th 1316 2018 Clauson-Marshall 17BC DUQ5 KOK5 KOKC MON17 GASC LPS2 BLMC LAWDNF KOKDNF RDR6 SOL3 JEF1 JEF9 SWT7 PVSDNF LIND LANC SUS ELD BAK VEN 5th* 679*

*Season still in progress

USAC Silver Crown results Year Team Car # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points 2015 Chris Carli 8 TOLDNP IND5 IRPDNP IOWDNP THAT6 IRPDNP BHB3 SPR17 DUQ4 ELD6 SYR8 9th 304 2016 Chris Carli 8 THAT2 TOLC IND16 IRP6 WGS5 GMP6 IRP7 SAL5 SPRC DUQ19 ELD2 3rd 474 2017 Hemelgarn Racing 91 THAT22 PHXDNF INDC IRPDNF WGS9 IRP6 TOL10 SAL7 SPR1 DUQ6 ELD6 4th 470 2018 Hemelgarn Racing 91 PHX3 THAT1 TOL10 INDDNF IRP6 MAD3 SAL6 SPR3 DUQ IRP ELD 2nd* 446*

*Season still in progress

Chili Bowl results Prelim Night Championship Night Year Team Car # Heat Start Heat Finish Feature Start Feature Finish Feature Start Feature Finish 2012 Gardner 35 1 1 14 C-main C-main (7) 2015 Gardner 38 3 2 10 17 C-main (14) C-main (DNF) 2016 Gardner 38 6 2 9 8 23 DNF 2017 Clauson-Marshall Racing 39BC 8 3 1 1 1 3 2018 Clauson-Marshall Racing 39BC 4 1 2 1 4 7

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