The House
Family-run. Driver-built. Championship-proven.
Lee Faulk Racing Development is a Mooresville, North Carolina–based stock car team with one job: turn raw young talent into race-ready professionals. Equipment, coaching, shop time, seat time. Whatever it takes to earn the next ride.
Leadership
The Faulks
Founder & Team Owner
Lee Faulk
Lee Faulk is a three-generation motorsports patriarch from Denver, North Carolina. Originally from Florida, he was among the most dominant competitors in his home state during the 1970s, winning countless races across the modified and late model divisions.
Faulk made three NASCAR Cup Series starts, most notably the 1988 Miller High Life 400 at Richmond Raceway, driving the #32 Oldsmobile for Bob Clark Motorsports. He also competed in the NASCAR Busch Series before returning to Florida to continue racing regionally.
In the mid-1990s, Faulk transitioned from driving to building — founding what would become Lee Faulk Racing and Development as a chassis-building operation in High Springs, Florida. When the family relocated to North Carolina in the mid-2000s, the operation pivoted to driver development.
In June 2021, Faulk suffered a massive heart attack while at his shop in Denver, NC. He received emergency treatment for coronary artery disease and made a full recovery.
- ▸Florida short-track champion (1970s–1980s)
- ▸3 NASCAR Cup Series starts (1988)
- ▸NASCAR Busch Series competitor
- ▸Founded LFRD in the mid-1990s
- ▸Heart attack survivor (2021) — full recovery
Co-Owner & Operations Lead
Michael Faulk
Michael Faulk, Lee's son, is the co-owner and operations lead of Lee Faulk Racing and Development. University of Florida educated, Michael began as his father's crew chief and spotter before he was twelve years old.
Michael went on to race professionally himself, and his early racing success attracted outside investors that ultimately brought the Faulk family to North Carolina to pursue Hooters Pro Cup and ARCA opportunities.
Today, Michael manages the day-to-day operations of LFRD's 7,500-square-foot facility in Denver, North Carolina, overseeing driver evaluations, race preparation, and the team's competitive programs across multiple series.
- ▸University of Florida educated
- ▸Crew chief & spotter by age 12
- ▸Professional racing career
- ▸Manages 7,500 sq ft facility in Denver, NC
History
Milestones
- 1970s
Florida Dominance
Lee Faulk establishes himself as one of Florida's most dominant short-track racers in the modified and late model divisions.
- 1988
NASCAR Cup Debut
Faulk makes his NASCAR Cup Series debut at the Miller High Life 400 at Richmond Raceway, driving the #32 Oldsmobile for Bob Clark Motorsports.
- ~1995
LFRD Founded
Lee Faulk Racing begins as a chassis-building operation in High Springs, Florida, constructing modifieds, sportsman cars, and late models.
- ~2006
Move to North Carolina
The Faulk family relocates to Denver, NC and pivots from chassis building to a full-service driver development program.
- 2013
Stenhouse & Larson at Richmond
LFRD fields entries for Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Kyle Larson in the Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown at Richmond.
- 2019
Legends Car Program
LFRD extends the development ladder downward with a Legends Car program.
- 2021
Lee's Heart Attack & Recovery
Lee Faulk suffers a heart attack at the shop but makes a full recovery. Michael takes increasing operational leadership.
- 2026
Six-Driver Roster
LFR signs its largest and most diverse driver roster to date.
The Shop
Mooresville, NC
Headquartered in the heart of Race City USA, our Mooresville facility is where cars get built, drivers get coached, and weekends get won. It's also where the door stays open for the next kid with talent and no shortcut to the top.
Facility
- Location
- Mooresville, North Carolina
- Focus
- Driver development, Late Model Stock, Big 10, Trans Am TA2
- Phone
- 704-799-2382