Parker Eatmon — Driver Profile
Car: No. 71 | Team: Hettinger Racing | Manufacturer: Chevrolet Status: Full-time LMSC / Part-time NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (Niece Motorsports) | Hometown: Wilson, North Carolina | Age: 19
Career Highlights
Parker Eatmon arrived on the CARS Tour in 2026 with a resume built on dominance in the Legends Cars ranks. The Wilson, North Carolina native won the 2021 US Legends Cars Young Lions national championship, racking up more than 20 feature wins in a single season. He followed that with a Rookie of the Year campaign at South Boston Speedway in 2022 and a runner-up finish in the Virginia Late Model Triple Crown.
Eatmon's breakthrough moment on the national stage came at the Thanksgiving Classic 250 at Southern National Motorsports Park, one of the premier late model events on the East Coast calendar. The win validated his transition from Legends to full-size late models and signaled that his speed would translate to bigger tracks and stronger fields.
In the 2026 CARS Tour LMSC season, Eatmon made an immediate statement at the Tootsies Music City Showdown at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. He led all but 10 of the race's laps before Caden Kvapil got by him late to steal the win. The runner-up finish — against one of the best LMSC fields of the year — established Eatmon as a legitimate contender rather than a developmental entry.
Off the CARS Tour, Eatmon has secured a part-time ride with Niece Motorsports in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series for 2026, giving him a dual-series schedule that few 19-year-olds on the short track ladder can match. The combination of CARS Tour consistency and Truck Series exposure makes him one of the most closely watched young drivers in the Southeast.