Connor Mosack

Connor Mosack is a 22-year-old race driver from Charlotte, North Carolina who is also a student at High Point University. Connor attends High Point on a Presidential Scholarship, has been on the Dean's List 3 times and will graduate in May with a degree in Entrepreneurship.

Even though he has a busy schedule with racing and school, Connor still makes time to be involved in his community. He organized a fundraiser for ContainIt with Covenant Day School that raised over $50,000 in its first year. He is also involved with the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation supporting kids with pediatric cancer.

In 2021 Connor is competing in the Pirelli Trans Am Series driving for TEAM SLR as well as the 2021 ARCA Menards Series.

Biography
Connor Mosack makes the jump to Super Late Model racing this year and will make his first SLM start with Wimmer Motorsports at the World Series of Asphalt Racing. The North Carolina driver is excited for this opportunity and hope to capitalize on the success the Wisconsin based race team has had at New Smyrna Speedway over the years.

“My relationship with Wimmer Motorsports came about through my relationship with Lorin Ranier,” Mosack told Speed51.com. “I’ve seen the success they’ve had in previous years and when he suggested the opportunity, I knew it was the best opportunity I could get.”

“I’m very excited to be able to work with Connor this year at Speedweeks,” said Wimmer Motorsports Owner and Crew Chief Chris Wimmer. “Lorin has always been very good at recognizing talent and I know Connor is no exception. I noticed him down there last year and think he will be a good fit with our program this year at Speedweeks.”

While this will be Mosack’s first trip around New Smyrna Speedway in a Super Late Model, he is no stranger to the track. The 21-year-old driver competed at the World Series of Asphalt racing last year in the Pro Late Model division.

In his six starts, Mosack never finished outside of the top-ten and earned five top-five finishes.

“I am really looking forward to getting back on track for Speedweeks,” said Mosack. “I feel like we had a good performance last year but ended up coming just a little short of where we wanted to be. I feel like I have something left to prove and I’m excited to do it in a Super late Model with a really solid team. Being with this caliber of team, I feel like I will have to win and be in contention for the championship all week.”

With a solid team behind and a year of Speedweeks experience under hid belt, Mosack hopes this can be a breakthrough week in Florida.

“Last year went well for me, but a lack of experience caused me to finish second or third several times instead of being in Victory Lane. All those experience I had not winning those races has show me what to do in those situations in the future and how to be a better driver in order to turn those opportunities into wins. Wimmer has proven they have the speed in the car to win races, so I know tat this opportunity is a chance for me to prove wat I can do. I know that the equipment is among the best out there and so I know there’s no excuse not to get results.”

Along with competing in the Pro Late Model divisions at Speedweeks last year, Mosack was also a mainstay in the CARS Late Model Stock Series driving for JR Motorsports. He picked up three top-five finishes and eight top-ten finishes in 2020.

“Connor’s experience at Speedweeks last year will definitely help us get rolling right away this year,” said Wimmer. “We’ll have time on Thursday to work with him and get the car dialed in for the week. Eventhough he doesn’t have much Super Late Model experience, he does have plenty of stock car experience, so it should be a pretty easy adjustment. We are looking forward to getting down there and getting on the track with him.”

A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Mosack is adding races to an already busy schedule. In addition to ARCA, he is also competing full-time in the Pirelli Trans Am Series for Team SLR. Off the track, the 22-year-old is a senior at High Point University on a presidential scholarship with a focus on entrepreneurship.

Expanding his racing resume, Mosack paired with veteran crew chief Eddie Troconis for a limited schedule in 2021.

ARCA Menards Series career
Mosack competed in the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East, making his debut on May 14 at Dover International Speedway in the latter in the No. 02.

He also appeared for the team at Michigan International Speedway, Milwaukee Mile and Kansas Speedway.

“I am really excited about this opportunity to join Young’s Motorsports and make my ARCA Menards Series East debut at Dover,” Mosack said in a team release. “Tyler (Young, team principal) and the team build fast cars, and I’m looking forward to working with the whole team.

Mosack currently drives full time in the Pirelli Trans Am Series for Team SLR. The Charlotte native also took Rookie of the Year honors in the 2020 CARS Late Model Stock Tour for JR Motorsports. In 10 starts, Mosack earned three top fives and eight top 10s. Additionally, the 22-year-old won 20 of his 42 starts in the INEX U.S. Legend Car series.

Sponsors for Mosack, including any additional races, was be released at a later date. He was paired with crew chief Eddie Troconis.

Other information
Connor Mosack stood out in Legends racing and made a splash early on in the Solid Rock Carriers CARS Tour season but now, the JR Motorsports driver is hoping to get his season back on track at Hickory Motor Speedway after back-to-back races outside the top-five in the series.

The 21-year-old from Charlotte impressed early on in the season when he scored a podium finish at Southern National Motorsports Park. Since then, Mosack has recorded an 11th place finish at Ace Speedway and Hickory Motor Speedway. Despite some recent bad luck, Mosack is confident he will have a good run when the CARS Tour returns to Hickory on Saturday night.

“You know, I think we just have to get the car right,” Mosack told Race22. “We’ve had some good runs in the past couple of weeks. The runs that have been good, we’ve had something break or gotten spun early. The first twin race at Hickory, a couple of weeks ago, we got up to fourth then got wrecked. We’ve had good runs and we’ve had speed, just not as consistently as we’d like to.”

Mosack faced adversity at Ace Speedway after qualifying near the back of the field and dealing with rear end damage and exhaust issues. Two weeks later, at Hickory, Mosack hoped to rebound but feels he made his move too late.

“In the Ace race, we got in the wall kind of early, just a mistake I made,” Mosack said. “It damaged the rear end pretty good. That screwed our race there and kept us from moving forward any. Then we had exhaust fumes get in the car and it was getting tougher to breathe. We were pretty fast the next race at Hickory. I just rode around for too long before we made our run. It was too late to get up as far as we should have, so we learned from that race and can hopefully apply that to this weekend.”

Mosack believes that, in order to rebound, he needs to have better qualifying efforts. In the last two CARS Tour races, Mosack has qualified 23rd and 20th and the need to start toward the front is a point of emphasis for him and JR Motorsports.

“We really need to focus on qualifying well,” Mosack remarked. “I think, if we can start inside the top-10, we’ll have a good chance of finishing up front. If we start up front, we can stay up front and race our way forward. It’s tough to come from the back.”

Prior to moving into Late Model Stocks, Mosack was a standout in Legends racing. In 2018, Mosack won a championship at the Summer Shootout in Charlotte and was victorious Legends Asphalt Nationals in Las Vegas. The following year, he went on to win the Pro Legends championship in the INEX Winter Nationals in Inverness, Florida.

After competing in Late Model Stock Cars last year at Hickory, where he scored seven top-five finishes and 23 top-10 finishes, Mosack joined JR Motorsports and made the leap to the CARS Late Model Stock Tour. Mosack is excited to race in the series against some of the best short track racers in the country.

ARCA Racing Series
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ARCA Menards Series East
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