Anderson began racing in karts as an eight-year-old. He raced in Legends and Late Model cars as his career developed. He graduated from Belmont Abbey College with a degree in business and marketing.
Anderson made his NASCAR debut in the K&N Pro Series East in 2013, with one start at Richmond. He also competed in two CARS X-1R Pro Cup Series races and various Late Model events that year. In 2014, he made a K&N Pro Series East start at Richmond with plans for a full season, but financial difficulties with his car owner forced the team to close. Anderson then sold a Super Late Model to pay off the team’s debts and protect his own credit. He debuted in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Phoenix in 2014, driving the No. 50 truck for MAKE Motorsports, and followed that with a start for Mike Harmon Racing at Homestead-Miami.
In 2015, Anderson drove for Mike Harmon Racing in the Truck Series, running nearly the full season and finishing nineteenth in driver points with a best finish of thirteenth at Michigan. He also made his Xfinity Series debut for Harmon at Bristol. In 2016, Anderson joined Bolen Motorsports for a full Truck Series schedule, achieving eight top-twenty finishes. A “Fueled by Fans” campaign helped fund the team with sponsorship from over 120 fans, enabling a new motor for the team. He finished in the top-twenty in the championship standings for a second consecutive year and ran five Xfinity races.
In 2017, Anderson started off by failing to qualify at Daytona with Mike Harmon Racing. While raising funds, Anderson started and parked RSS Racing's second car. He partnered with TJL Motorsports, using their owner points while bringing his own equipment, and finished in the top 20 in the CWTS driver points for a third straight season.
In the 2020 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season opener at Daytona, Anderson nearly won his first Truck race, escaping numerous wrecks. He passed Grant Enfinger on the final lap, but Enfinger hindered his momentum, enabling Enfinger to win with Anderson finishing second. At Talladega in 2022, Anderson survived a fiery crash, sustaining second-degree burns.
On January 31, 2018, Anderson announced the formation of Jordan Anderson Racing and a full-time Truck Series schedule in 2018, using the No. 3, which he chose in connection with Junior Johnson. JAR acquired trucks from Niece Motorsports and Brad Keselowski Racing. In 2019, Anderson competed in a full Truck Series schedule, with Carson Hocevar driving the No. 3 at Eldora. JAR signed Wally Rogers as crew chief midway through the 2019 season. In the 2020 Daytona race, Anderson finished second to Grant Enfinger after a last-lap pass attempt was thwarted.
Ahead of the 2021 season, Anderson moved his team to a full-time Xfinity schedule, while continuing to race part-time in the Truck Series. He again finished second in the Daytona Truck race, beaten by Ben Rhodes. He initially failed to qualify for the Xfinity opener due to rain canceling qualifying, and subsequently missed nine races before qualifying resumed. He switched to Truck Series points to compete in the Darlington race, finishing tenth. He scaled back his Xfinity driving schedule to allow more experienced drivers to pilot the No. 31 car and improve the team’s owner points. In 2022, JAR signed Myatt Snider to drive the No. 31 full-time, while Anderson continued to compete part-time in the Truck Series. He attempted to qualify for an Xfinity race in a new second car, the No. 32, at Michigan, but was unsuccessful. In 2023, Anderson’s only start as a driver was at Daytona in the No. 27 car, with his father-in-law, Larry McReynolds, coming out of retirement to serve as crew chief. Jeb Burton scored a win for the team at Talladega, marking the first NASCAR win for Jordan Anderson Racing. In 2024, Anderson ran Daytona, Talladega, and Atlanta in his No. 32 car. In 2025, Anderson drove his No. 32 car in the Xfinity Series season-opener at Daytona and returned to the Truck Series for the first time since 2022 at Indianapolis Raceway Park.
Anderson is described as one of the hardest-working drivers in the sport, with a hands-on, grassroots approach to his career and sponsorship. In January 2021, he became engaged to Kendall McReynolds, the daughter of Larry McReynolds. They married in April 2022.
This article is based solely on the supplied corpus: a Wikipedia article about Jordan Anderson. No external sources were consulted. Information regarding races prior to 2013, detailed statistics for races outside of those specifically mentioned, and information about competitors beyond those directly involved in Anderson's races were not included.
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