Eric Scott Norris (born May 20, 1965) is an American former stock car racing driver and stuntman. He won the 2002 NASCAR Winston West Series Championship.
Norris is also a director and directed several episodes of the TV-series Walker, Texas Ranger, which starred his father, Chuck Norris.
Early life Norris was born on May 20, 1965, in Redondo Beach, California, the son of martial artist and Walker, Texas Ranger star Chuck Norris and Dianne (née Holecheck). Norris began racing in 1982 with his father in the SCORE Off-Road Series but retired to study at Arizona State University.
Career 1983–1997: Formula Ford Series to Craftsman Truck Series, and early film work Following his graduation, Norris began racing at Willow Springs Raceway and the Formula Ford Series.
On September 27, 1985, Invasion U.S.A. premiered with his father as the lead. In it, Norris is credited for stunts.
In 1986, Norris played roles in The Delta Force and Invaders from Mars. That year, Norris was a stunt player on Avenging Force.
In 1988, Norris was a stunt player for the motion pictures starring his father Hero and the Terror.
In 1990, Norris returned as a stunt player for his father in Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection.
In 1990, Norris was credited for stunts in Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time and Necessary Roughness. That year, Norris got a stunt performer credit in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.
In 1992, Norris appeared in Universal Soldier.
On December 3, 1993, Norris played the role of a thug in the film Rescue Me. That year, Norris is credited for utility stunt on Benefit of the Doubt and Best of the Best II. Also that year, Norris was as a stunt player for the films Sidekicks, where he also played a biker, and Three of Hearts.
Norris' father went on to star in the long lasting hit TV show Walker, Texas Ranger,(1993–2001) where, he acted in nineteen episodes, directed nine, and produced four.
In 1994, Norris provided stunts for the film Hellbound.
Norris made his Craftsman Truck Series debut in 1997, running five races in the No. 02 Wolverine Vinyl Siding Ford F-150 for Ultra Motorsports. His best finish that season came at Watkins Glen International, where he finished 13th.
1998–present: continued racing and stunt work in films From 1998 to 2000, Norris worked with his father on Logan's War: Bound by Honor (1998), The President's Man (2000), and The President's Man: A Line in the Sand.
Norris ran again in 1999, when he ran both races at Texas Motor Speedway. He finished 35th in the first race, which he ran with Ultra's No. 02 Ford, and 22nd in the second race, driving the No. 4 Coca-Cola Dodge Ram for Bobby Hamilton Racing. That season, he began running in the West Series full-time, finishing tenth in points.
In 2000, Norris worked on the television film Also that year, he made one start in the No. 5 Ultra truck at Texas, but finished 35th after being caught up in a lap 2 crash. He also won his first NASCAR race at Mesa Marin Raceway in the West Series and finished seventh in the series points.
Norris ran the No. 32 Jani-King Chevrolet Silverado for Matt Stowe in three 2001 races. His best finish of the season was a seventeenth at Texas. In the fall, a 23rd at California Speedway was the first time that Norris ran at a track other than Texas since 1997. He finished fifth in the standings in the West Series, but did not win another race. He won the championship by 119 points in 2002, winning twice and finishing in the top-ten for every race during the season.
Norris did not return to the Craftsman Truck Series until 2004, when once again, Jim Smith and Ultra Motorsports gave Norris a two-race deal. Norris was 36th in his first start at Texas, but in his next start at Homestead-Miami, Norris finished 14th.
In 2005, Norris ran four races, all for Green Light Racing. In his first start of the year at Texas, Norris had his best career weekend to date, churning in his best career start and best career finish of twelfth. There, he also led his first career lap. He only finished one of the other three starts, which was a twentieth at Kansas Speedway.
Norris made his Busch Series debut in 2005, running a pair of races for MacDonald Motorsports. He qualified 35th and finished 41st in his debut at California in February, after the No. 72 P4OT.com Chevy broke an engine. Norris then returned at Las Vegas, finishing 35th, ten laps off the pace.
Norris returned to Green Light early in 2006, running their No. 07 truck at California. However, an early crash put him to 35th in the results. Norris competed in some more races for Green Light in 2006 with some good runs.
Ever since, Norris consistently works in the stunt department in both films and television. Some these credits includes Mike Judge's Office Space (1999), Jon Turteltaub's National Treasure (2004), Ben Affleck's The Town (2010) among many others.
In 2015, Norris was nominated at the 67th Emmy Awards for Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series or Movie for his participation as a stunt coordinator on the hit show Sons of Anarchy created by Kurt Sutter.
Personal life Norris and his brother Mike are the two sons of the union of actor Chuck Norris and first wife Dianne Holecheck. Through his father, Norris is the nephew of Aaron Norris, the stepson of Gena Norris, and has a half brother and two half sisters.
Norris has lived with his wife, Stephanie, since circa 1993 and they have four children together. The family lives in California.
Filmography
The Delta Force (1986) – Andy, U.S. Navy Diver Invaders from Mars (1986) – MP #2 Universal Soldier (1992) – GR86 Rescue Me (1992) – Thug Sidekicks (1992) – Biker #5 Top Dog (1995) – Border Patrol Officer The Guardian (2006) – Navy Guy
Motorsports career results NASCAR (key) (Bold– Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics– Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. *– Most laps led.)
Nationwide Series NASCAR Nationwide Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Pts Ref 2005 MacDonald Motorsports 72 Chevy DAY CAL41 MXC LVS35 ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 112th 98 2008 Richardson-Haas Motorsports 14 Ford DAY CALWth LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO MXC TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 95th 191
Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Pts Ref 1997 Ultra Motorsports 02 Ford WDW TUS HOM PHO POR EVG I70 NHA37 TEX BRI NZH MLW22 LVL CNS HPT IRP FLMDNQ NSVDNQ GLN13 RCHDNQ MAR SON MMR CAL31 PHO LVS 42nd 553 12 NSV22 1999 HOM PHO EVG MMR MAR MEM PPR I70 BRI TEX34 PIR GLN MLW NSV NZH MCH NHA IRP GTY HPT RCH LVS LVL 75th 158 Bobby Hamilton Racing 4 Dodge TEX22 CAL 2000 Ultra Motorsports 5 Ford DAY HOM PHO MMR MAR PIR GTY MEM PPR EVG TEX KEN GLN MLW NHA NZH MCH IRP NSV CIC RCH DOV TEX35 CAL 110th 58 2001 Matt Stowe 32 Chevy DAY HOM MMR MAR GTY DAR PPR DOV TEX17 MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA IRP NSH CIC NZH RCH SBO TEX32 LVS PHO CAL23 62nd 273 2004 Ultra Motorsports 7 Dodge DAY ATL MAR MFD CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS CAL TEX36 MAR PHO DAR HOM14 67th 176 2005 Ron Rhodes Racing 48 Dodge DAY CAL ATL MAR GTYDNQ MFD CLT DOV 50th 360 Green Light Racing 07 Chevy TEX12 MCH MLW KAN KEN32 MEM IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS20 MAR ATL35 TEX PHO HOM 2006 DAY CAL35 ATL MAR GTY CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 86th 58 2007 08 DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX20 MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 89th 103
K&N Pro Series West NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts Ref 1996 98 Ford TUS14 AMP MMR SON MAD POR TUS EVG CNS MAD MMR SON MMR PHO LVS 59th 118 1998 SMS Motorsports 67 Ford TUS23 LVSDNQ 14th 1441 Matt Stowe 32 Ford PHO14 CAL20 HPT12 MMR22 AMP13 POR CAL12 PPR18 EVG9 SON5 MMR8 LVS36 1999 TUS19 LVS12 PHO18 CAL12 PPR4 MMR8 IRW10 EVG18 POR12 IRW19 RMR12 LVS6 MMR17 MOT3 11th 1821 2000 PHO19 MMR23 LVS3 CAL4 LAG6 IRW12 POR6 EVG15 IRW18 RMR11 MMR1 IRW12 7th 1621 2001 PHO2 LVS22 TUS11 MMR4 CAL11 IRW20 LAG2 KAN7 EVG16 CNS3 IRW9 RMR14 LVS8 IRW9 5th 1945 2002 PHO3 LVS10 CAL1* KAN3 EVG1 IRW2 S994 RMR7 DCS2 LVS2 1st 1665 2003 Bill McAnally Racing 16 Chevy PHO LVS CAL7 MAD TCR EVG IRW S99 RMR DCS PHO MMR 41st 146 2004 Gene Monaco 85 Chevy PHO MMR CAL11 S99 EVG IRW S99 RMR DCS PHO CNS MMR IRW 54th 130 2012 Jim Offenbach 31 Chevy PHO LHC MMP S99 IOW BIR LVS SON15 EVG CNS IOW PIR SMP AAS PHO 67th 29
ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Pts 1998 Matt Stowe 14 Ford DAY ATL SLM CLT MEM MCH POC SBS TOL PPR POC KIL FRS ISF ATL DSF SLM TEX26 WIN CLT TAL ATL NA - 2000 28 Ford DAY SLM AND CLT KIL FRS MCH POC TOL KEN BLN POC WIN ISF KEN DSF SLM CLT34 TAL ATL 137th 60
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