Jennifer Jo Cobb posts best start since 2015
Jennifer Jo Cobb qualified 16th for Friday night’s NextEra Energy 250 at Daytona, which is her best start since 2015.
Cobb ran a time of 50.371 seconds which, at the time, put her fourth of 21 drivers that had posted a time. Cobb’s time held up, leading to her best qualifying effort since qualifying 11th for the 2015 NextEra Energy 250 at Daytona.
Cobb plans to run the full season with sponsorship for from Fastener Supply Company. In 2020, she ran 21 races, posting a best finish of 24th at Texas Motor Speedway in October.
Cobb has made 211 NCWTS starts, with a best finish of sixth in the 2011 NextEra Energy 250. Friday night’s NextEra Energy 250 will be Cobb’s 208th start driving for her own team.
SOURCES:
NASCAR
Racing-Reference.Info
Discover more from The Racing Experts
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
Jonathan Fjeld View All
Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
Currently, he resides in Albuquerque, N.M., where he works for KOB 4, an NBC station. He works as a digital producer and does on-air reports. He loves spending time with friends and family, playing and listening to music, exploring new places, being outdoors, reading books and writing among other activities. You can email him at fjeldjonathan@gmail.com