Craig Jonser

Craig Langley Jonser (born March 30, 1988 in New Fairfield, Connecticut) is a TM Master Cup and ASCC driver. Jonser has driven for three different teams in his career, the most recent being his own team, SCARABS Motors. Jonser started his racing career back in 2005 on local New England short tracks and at the famous Lime Rock Park before attempting to drive in Master Cup. In 2008 he made his debut in the #81 Game Stop Lenard after winning the TM Lights race in Italy. Moving to Andrew Craig Racing for 2009, he had a difficult year in the No. 5 MHL Gasnier, having to qualify his way in for a majority of the season, and failing most of the time.

Despite a strong second place run at Italy late in the season, Jonser moved to a part-time ride at McDermott Motorsports in 2010, where he remained in 2011, while at the same time running a few races for Tutino late in the season. As a result of the races run with Tutino, Jonser broke his contract with McDermott and announced he would be leaving the team following the 2011 season.

Unable to get a ride for 2012, Jonser announced he would be racing in the ASCC for Tri-Oval Racing in the #00, and only attempting the one-off events in Master Cup with his self-funded team, SCARABS Motors with former street racer, Stephen Cicero. However, after failing to pass pre-q race inspection at Indianapolis, Jonser kicked Cicero out of the car and replaced him with his test driver, Archer Bomgartner. Despite a strong run in the 2012 Round of Decatur Pre-Qualifying race, Jonser failed to make it through qualifying, thus netting him his first season without a start since he joined the series. His ASCC Season was mostly fruitless, despite getting a pole at Houston where he subsequently wrecked himself out of the lead.

For the 2013 TM Master Cup season, Jonser announced he would run his self-funded SCARABS Racing 89 car for an Independents Trophy run, running at the Rounds of California, France, South Carolina, and Victoria, along with the Independents-only event in Colorado, and the three special events at Karjala, Indianapolis, and Decatur. Despite finishing 5th in the Independent's Trophy, Jonser would shut his Cup team down to focus on his ASCC career.

From 2015 to 2018, Jonser would run for Owen DeGarmo's TM Light's team, and would serve as the team anchor during that time. His strong runs with the team were rewarded with a return to Master Cup in 2019, driving the DeGarmo Enterprises #81, a throwback to his first number in Master Cup. His long time sponsor, SCARABS, announced a return as well, along with a co-sponsorship with McDonald's for select races.