Derek White
White at Road America in 2013
Born (1970-12-09) December 9, 1970 (age 53)
Kahnawake, Quebec
Awards2010 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2015 position73rd
Best finish73rd (2015)
First race2015 5-hour Energy 301 (Loudon)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
22 races run over 5 years
2016 position78th
Best finish36th (2015)
First race2012 NAPA Auto Parts 200 (Montreal)
Last race2016 Boyd Gaming 300 (Las Vegas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
6 races run over 6 years
2014 position77th
Best finish71st (2009)
First race2009 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
Last race2014 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Pinty's Series career
35 races run over 6 years
2014 position34th
Best finish14th (2010)
First race2009 Tufoil 250 (Saint-Eustache)
Last race2014 Pinty's Presents the Clarington 200 (Mosport)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
Statistics current as of March 5, 2016.

Derek White (born December 9, 1970) is a Canadian professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 13 Toyota Camry and No. 40 Dodge Challenger as an owner/driver for MBM Motorsports.

In March 2016, White was arrested and charged for smuggling tobacco from the United States into Canada. He was eventually suspended indefinitely by NASCAR. He was reinstated to compete in 2024 returning to MBM Motorsports

Racing career

White's No. 24 at Road America in 2013

Early career and regional stock car racing

White spent 30 years drag racing in Canada, before deciding to switch to stock car racing in 2009.[1] That year, he ran five races in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, with a best finish of 11th in his series debut at Autodrome Saint-Eustache.[2] The following year, he ran eleven of thirteen races, recording a top ten at the season-opener at Delaware Speedway.[3] At the end of the year, he was named Rookie of the Year.[4]

In 2014, White made a start in the American Canadian Tour, competing in the season-ending race at Airborne Speedway; he finished 22nd after starting 33rd.[5]

National series

In 2009, White made his Camping World Truck Series debut for Mario Gosselin at Martinsville Speedway, finishing 23rd after starting 34th.[6]

In 2012, White was hired by SR² Motorsports to run as a road course ringer for the Nationwide Series race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. In the No. 24, he finished a career-high 18th. Before the 2014 Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway, White formed Motorsports Business Management with driver Carl Long as principal.[1] The team made its racing debut as MBM Motorsports at the race with Matt Carter as driver of the No. 13.[7] For six more races in 2014, White fielded rides for himself, Long and Mike Wallace, failing to qualify for four and not finishing all six races they had qualified.[8][9][10]

White turning left at Road America in 2015

In 2015, White and Long were joined by team owners Rick Ware and Curtis Key as partners,[11] and the team eventually added the No. 40 team.[7] Before the Winn-Dixie 300 at Talladega Superspeedway, White was penalized 15 drivers and owners points for an unsecured ballast.[12]

White racing in his Cup debut at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 2015

On July 13, White announced that he would make his Sprint Cup Series debut at the 5-hour Energy 301 in Loudon for Circle Sport, the first Native American to attempt a Cup Series race in series history.[13] After qualifying 42nd, he finished 39th, eleven laps down.[14]

Personal life

From Kahnawake, Quebec,[15] White is of Mohawk descent.[4]

On March 30, 2016, White turned himself in for his involvement in a tobacco smuggling ring. The circle, targeted by Sûreté du Québec's MYGALE project, began in 2014 and had smuggled at least 158 transports to Canada, including 2,294 tons of tobacco worth $530 million.[16] The tobacco was then sold to First Nations persons in the country.[17] On April 4, he was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR.[18]

In 2019, White was acquitted on one of the two charges of fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud. However, he was found guilty of fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud and profiting from organized crime for not paying excise tax on tobacco that was imported from the United States. He appealed, and on 1 November 2023, convictions against White and another accused were overturned. They had argued that Excise Tax Act tariffs on imports were not applicable to Mohawk people based on their Constitution Act Section 35 rights as well as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples rights to trade tobacco tax-free. They argued that the Mohawk nation has the right to control its economy based on based on exercise of treaty rights from 1664 through to 1764.[19]

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.)

Sprint Cup Series

NASCAR Sprint Cup 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 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NSCC Pts Ref
2015 Circle Sport 33 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL KAN CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY KEN NHA
39 		IND POC GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH CHI NHA DOV CLT KAN TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 73rd 01 [20]

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity 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 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts Ref
2012 SR² Motorsports 00 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN
DNQ 		52nd 64 [21]
24 CGV
18 		BRI ATL
Toyota RCH
34 		CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN
34 		TEX PHO
29 		HOM
2013 DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV IOW MCH ROA
36 		KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN
25 		MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 71st 27 [22]
2014 JGL Racing 28 Dodge DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX
36 		DAR 117th 01 [23]
MBM Motorsports 13 Toyota RCH
34 		TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM
2015 40 Dodge DAY
22 		ATL PHO
39 		TEX
39 		BRI
40 		RCH TAL
26 		IOW CLT DOV MCH CHI DAY
DNQ 		ROA
38 		DAR RCH CHI
37 		KEN DOV CLT KAN 36th 126 [24]
13 Toyota LVS
28 		CAL
33 		KEN
36
Dodge NHA
27 		IND IOW GLN MOH BRI HOM
35
Chevy TEX
31 		PHO
2016 40 Dodge DAY
DNQ 		ATL 78th 5 [25]
13 LVS
36 		PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck 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 21 22 23 24 25 NCWTC Pts Ref
2009 DGM Racing 12 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI CHI IOW GTW NHA LVS MAR
26 		TAL TEX PHO
24 		71st 176 [26]
92 HOM
DNQ
2010 White Motorsports 96 Chevy DAY ATL MAR NSH KAN
DNQ 		DOV CLT TEX MCH IOW GTY IRP POC NSH DAR BRI CHI KEN NHA LVS MAR TAL TEX PHO 116th 64 [27]
Rick Ware Racing 6 Chevy HOM
33
2011 Ray Hackett Racing 76 Ford DAY PHO DAR MAR NSH DOV CLT KAN TEX KEN IOW NSH IRP POC MCH BRI ATL CHI NHA KEN LVS TAL MAR TEX
DNQ 		HOM
DNQ 		NA - [28]
2012 DAY
DNQ 		MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW CHI POC MCH BRI ATL IOW KEN LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM NA - [29]
2013 SS-Green Light Racing 81 Chevy DAY MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP
21 		IOW CHI LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 103rd 01 [30]
2014 MAKE Motorsports 50 Chevy DAY MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL
26 		MAR TEX PHO 78th 18 [31]
MBM Motorsports 82 Chevy HOM
27

Canadian Tire Series

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NCTSC Pts Ref
2009 White Motorsports 99 Chevy ASE
11 		DEL MSP ASE
16 		MPS EDM SAS MSP CTR
14 		CGV
33 		BAR RIS KWA
20 		24th 533 [32]
2010 DEL
7 		MSP
17 		ASE
15 		TOR
31 		EDM
19 		MPS
17 		SAS
17 		MSP
16 		CGV
15 		BAR RIS KWA
19 		14th 1236 [33]
Dodge CTR
14
2011 Chevy MSP
12 		ICAR
13 		DEL
20 		MSP TOR
16 		MPS SAS CTR
7 		CGV
25 		BAR RIS
14 		KWA
26 		16th 909 [34]
2012 10 MSP
14 		ICAR
24 		MSP DEL MPS EDM SAS 27th 123 [35]
99 CTR
14 		CGV
23 		BAR RIS KWA
22
2013 MSP
28 		DEL MSP KWA
20 		33rd 68 [36]
DJK Racing 28 Chevy ICAR
16 		MPS SAS ASE CTR RIS MSP BAR
2014 White Motorsports 00 Chevy MSP
20 		ACD MSP
25 		BAR KWA 34th 71 [37]
88 ICAR
16 		EIR SAS ASE CTR RIS
2015 00 MSP ACD SSS ICAR EIR SAS ASE
14 		CTR RIS MSP KWA 43rd 30 [38]

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