Colby Evans Bio
Colby Evans (born July 2, 2001) is an American professional stock car racing driver and crew member. He last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 86 Ford for Clubb Racing Inc. Evans is a self-funded racer from the Midwest who combines a working knowledge of race operations with a personal goal of competing at higher national levels.
Based in Iowa, Evans has built a reputation inside the stock car community through years of behind-the-scenes work on race teams before getting behind the wheel himself. He is active on social media, where he documents his journey and highlights the efforts of smaller teams and short-run operations in the sport.
Early Life and Background
Colby Evans was born on July 2, 2001, in Prole, Iowa, in the United States. He grew up in a small community in the heart of the Midwest, surrounded by dirt tracks and short ovals that have long produced stock car talent. His early years were shaped by the close-knit racing culture common in Iowa, where local short tracks operate as gathering places for families and competitors.
From a young age, Evans was drawn to the garage area as much as the grandstands. He became involved in racing as a teenager, choosing to learn the mechanical and operational side of the sport before ever driving a race car. That hands-on foundation has informed his later work as a driver and given him a practical understanding of how race teams function at every level.
Path to NASCAR
Rather than following the traditional late-model or asphalt ladder common in many regions, Evans carved out his own path to stock car racing by working as a crew member for lower-funded teams. He served in that role for outfits across NASCAR and the ARCA Racing Series, including MBM Motorsports, Hill Motorsports, Norm Benning Racing, Brad Smith Motorsports, and Wayne Peterson Racing. The experience exposed him to the business realities of running a race team and the discipline required to prepare a car for a national series event.
Along the way, Evans launched a social media page dedicated to start-and-park drivers and teams, showcasing the underdog side of stock car racing. He also began driving in dirt track events in the 2020s and entered a stock car race at Salem Speedway in a chassis with ties to Michael Waltrip and Bill Davis Racing. He purchased a Car of Tomorrow chassis in late 2024 with plans to run it in several vintage racing events in 2025, signaling a long-term commitment to remaining active in the sport.
Colby Evans Career
Early Career
Evans’ first formal chapter in racing came in the form of crew work, where he spent his teenage years and early twenties supporting smaller teams across the ARCA Racing Series and NASCAR’s national touring divisions. Teams like MBM Motorsports, Hill Motorsports, Norm Benning Racing, Brad Smith Motorsports, and Wayne Peterson Racing provided him with a steady stream of track time in the garage rather than the cockpit. That period allowed him to learn setup trends, pit procedures, and race-day logistics from the inside.
He supplemented the crew work by launching a social media presence focused on start-and-park teams, helping shine a light on drivers and operators who often operate away from the spotlight. In the early 2020s, he transitioned toward driving, first in dirt track events and later in a stock car race at Salem Speedway behind the wheel of a car previously used by Michael Waltrip and Bill Davis Racing.
ARCA Menards Series Breakthrough
Evans set his sights on the ARCA Menards Series as the natural next step in his driving career, initially targeting a 2024 debut at tracks such as Iowa Speedway, Elko Speedway, Indianapolis Raceway Park, and Kansas Speedway. Those plans shifted into 2025, when on June 25, 2025, he announced his ARCA debut driving Clubb Racing Inc.’s No. 86 Ford at Iowa. The entry marked the first national-series start of his driving career and the realization of a long-held personal goal.
Describing his mindset before the debut, Evans said, “it’s now or never, you got all of this money saved in the bank, do it. It’s just living the dream and if I’m a start and park legend, I’m a start and park legend. If I never win I never win…but I can say, I competed in a freaking stock car race.” The quote captured the spirit of his campaign with Clubb Racing Inc. and his commitment to competing regardless of results.
Clubb Racing Inc. Era
Evans joined Clubb Racing Inc. for his ARCA Menards Series program, piloting the team’s No. 86 Ford. The partnership is built around a part-time schedule, and Evans’ work with the team represents the meeting of his years of crew experience and his ambition as a driver. The Clubb Racing Inc. entry is operated on a modest budget typical of start-and-park efforts, and Evans has been open about embracing that model as a path into national-series competition.
Driving Style and Strengths
Evans brings a crew-member’s perspective to the driver’s seat, with a working knowledge of car preparation, race-day adjustments, and team communication. His on-track experience to this point has been shaped by short oval and dirt track racing, which favors aggressive restarts, mechanical sympathy, and patience on long runs. Those traits fit the start-and-park format he has chosen, where completing the planned run and learning each lap are the primary goals.
Notable Races and Milestones
His most significant milestone to date is his ARCA Menards Series debut driving the No. 86 Ford for Clubb Racing Inc. at Iowa Speedway in 2025, the first national-series start of his driving career. The Salem Speedway stock car appearance in a former Michael Waltrip and Bill Davis Racing chassis stands as an earlier career marker, while his purchase of a Car of Tomorrow chassis in late 2024 points to future vintage racing plans.
Colby Evans Family
Family Background and Racing Lineage
Evans was raised in Prole, Iowa, where he grew up around the local short-track racing scene. Public details about his parents and broader family are limited, and no well-known racing lineage in his family has been publicly documented.
Personal Life
Colby Evans resides in Iowa and continues to balance his racing efforts with crew work for other teams. He is active on Facebook and Instagram, where he shares updates on his driving program and his work supporting smaller stock car operations.
2025 Season Performance
The 2025 season represents Evans’ first year as a driver in a national stock car series. He announced his ARCA Menards Series debut on June 25, 2025, joining Clubb Racing Inc. to drive the No. 86 Ford at Iowa Speedway. The campaign is part-time in nature, consistent with his approach of funding his own opportunities and building experience one race at a time.
Outside of the ARCA program, Evans plans to run a Car of Tomorrow chassis purchased in late 2024 in several vintage racing events during 2025. That parallel schedule is designed to keep him active on track and to broaden his experience across different car types. The combination of national series starts and vintage racing gives him a full calendar of seat time for the year.
Looking ahead, Evans has framed the 2025 season as a learning year focused on completion, exposure, and laying the groundwork for future opportunities. With his Clubb Racing Inc. partnership in place and additional vintage events on the schedule, the season offers a platform to grow as a driver while staying connected to the smaller-team world he has long supported from the pit box.