Trevor Bayne (born Febraury 19, 1991) is an American Stock car driver in the Monster Energy Cup Series driving the the #6 Advocare Ford for Roush Fenway Racing. Bayne won the Daytona 500 in just his 2nd career start.
It was announced on November 12, 2013 that Bayne was diagnosed with MS, but says he will continue to race.
NASCAR career[]
For the 2008 season Bayne drove the 1 for Dale Earnhardt Incorporated in the NASCAR Camping World East Series. He had 6 Top 5's, two poles and one win at Thompson International Speedway winning from the pole in just his 6th start. He finished second in that seasons Toyota All-Star Showdown. In the 2009 Scotts Turf Builder 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway, he made his first career start for Means Racing in the #52 Taco Bell Chevrolet. Also in 2009, Bayne agreed to race in the #99 Aarons Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing for 8 races, and in his first start for the team, he qualified on the outside pole at Nashville Superspeedway, but a crash relegated him to a bad finish. He finished 12th at Kentucky Speedway and The Milwaukee Mile. He got his career best finish at O'Reilly Raceway Park when he finished 7th after getting his first career pole for that race. Bayne also qualified on the outside pole at Michigan, his first start on a track larger than 1.5 miles. Bayne is also the first driver to compete in one of the top three NASCAR series to be born in 1991.