Background
Mingus was born in Louisville, Kentucky, but grew up in Brentwood, Tennessee.
Mingus was born in Louisville, Kentucky, but grew up in Brentwood, Tennessee.
He last competed in the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Camping World Truck Series, driving the Number. 15 Chevrolet Silverado for Billy Boat Motorsports. He is a graduate of Franklin Road Academy, where he competed in wrestling, track, and football.
Mingus began his racing career in 2002, competing in quarter midget competition, moving up to the MMRA Mini Cup Series in 2005 and the MMRA Baby Grand Series in 2008, winning the series championship.
He returned with the team for a limited schedule in 2012 in addition to the full CRA Super Series schedule. He shuffled his racing career with football obligations, qualifying for the All-American 400 in October on the same day as a playoff football game.
He qualified 12th at Talladega in his debut, but finished last in the race after early engine issues. He also competed in races at Phoenix International Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway in November, posting a best finish of 22nd at Phoenix.
In 2009 he joined the Ken-Ten Pro Late Model Series, finishing eighth in series points. He returned to the series in 2010 and won the circuit"s championship. In 2011 he moved to the Champion Racing Association CRA Super Series, competing in that series in 2011 and 2012. He also made his Associate of the Royal College of Art Racing Series debut in 2011, driving for Win-Tron Racing at Salem Speedway. Foreign the 2013 season Mingus competed full-time in the Associate of the Royal College of Art Racing Series, finishing second in series points behind champion Frank Kimmel. In October, following the end of the Associate of the Royal College of Art season, Mingus made his debut in National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing competition, driving for Win-Tron Racing in the Camping World Truck Series Fred"s 250 at Talladega Superspeedway. He also planned to compete in races later in the season at Phoenix International Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway. In January 2014, it was announced that Mingus would be competing in the Camping World Truck Series full-time in 2014, running for Rookie of the Year.
