Riley Gentry
Car: No. 09 | Team: — | Manufacturer: Chevrolet | Status: Full-time CARS Tour LMSC | Hometown: Anderson, SC | Age: —
Career Highlights
Riley Gentry carries on a family racing tradition at Anderson Motor Speedway and across the Southeast short-track circuit. The South Carolina native drives the No. 09 in the 2026 CARS Tour Late Model Stock Car series.
Gentry's connection to Anderson Motor Speedway runs deep. His father was a regular winner in the track's Late Model Stock weekly division, and Riley grew up at the facility before stepping into the car himself. After Greenville-Pickens Speedway ceased operations, Gentry shifted his focus to Anderson, where he continues to carry on his father's legacy.
On the CARS Tour, Gentry has shown flashes of the ability that makes him competitive against the series' best. At North Wilkesboro Speedway — one of the most storied tracks in American racing — he climbed from 29th to ninth in front of a nationally televised audience, a drive that demonstrated both racecraft and composure.
Gentry has been a regular on the 2026 CARS Tour entry lists, competing at Southern National Motorsports Park, Wake County Speedway, and Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. His Anderson roots and his willingness to race the full touring schedule against nationally recognized competition make him one of the grassroots stories on the grid.