Ward Burton

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Ward Burton
Ward Burton 2019.jpg
Burton in 2019
BornJohn Edward Burton III
(1961-10-25) October 25, 1961 (age 62)
South Boston, Virginia, U.S.
Achievements 2002 Daytona 500 Winner
2001 Southern 500 Winner
Led Busch Series in poles in 1993
NASCAR Cup Series career
375 races run over 13 years
Best finish9th (1999)
First race 1994 Pontiac Excitement 400 (Richmond)
Last race 2007 Subway 500 (Martinsville)
First win 1995 AC Delco 400 (Rockingham)
Last win 2002 New England 300 (Loudon)
WinsTop tens Poles
5827
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
161 races run over 10 years
Best finish6th (1993)
First race 1990 Pontiac 200 (Richmond)
Last race 2007 Carfax 250 (Michigan)
First win 1992 Goodwrench 200 (Rockingham)
Last win 1993 Slick 50 300 (Atlanta)
WinsTop tens Poles
4507
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish59th (2012)
First race 2012 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona)
WinsTop tens Poles
010
Statistics current as of April 17, 2013.

John Edward "Ward" Burton III (born October 25, 1961) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He has five career wins in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, including the 2002 Daytona 500 and the 2001 Southern 500. A member of the Burton racing family, he is the older brother of fellow NASCAR driver and NASCAR on NBC broadcaster Jeff Burton, the father of current NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Jeb Burton, and the uncle of current NASCAR Cup Series driver Harrison Burton. He currently operates the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation, a conservation and sportsmans' organization.

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NASCAR Busch Series career

Burton began his NASCAR Busch Series career in the 1990 season and competed full-time for four seasons. In his first season, he had 23 starts with three Top 10 finishes, ending the season in 21st place. His results improved steadily over the next three years. For his second season, he had 29 starts with two Top 5 finishes and 10 Top 10 finishes, completing the season in 18th place.

Burton's third season in 1992 brought his first win on February 29 at Rockingham in the number 27 Gwaltney car owned by Alan Dillard. He completed the season in eighth place overall with one win, three Top 5 finishes and 10 Top 10 finishes. His final full-time season in 1993 brought three more wins, nine Top’s 5, and 10 Top 10’s, ending up in sixth place in the final points standings. In 1995, Burton started driving for Buz McCall in the No. 95 Caterpillar, Inc.-sponsored Chevrolet after John Tanner was released. He drove for Bill Davis Racing in 1996 for eight starts in the No. 22 MBNA-sponsored Pontiac. Burton did not start another Busch Series race until 1999 when he ran five more races for Bill Davis with a sponsorship from Siemens. He accumulated three Top 5 and five Top 10 finishes including a second-place finish at Dover International Speedway. He also ran one race for Innovative Motorsports and their No. 47 Chevrolet.

In 2000, Burton ran five more races for Davis with a sponsorship from Polaris Industries and one race with Innovative Motorsports. He then ran two races in 2001 for Tommy Baldwin Jr.'s new team with a Pillsbury sponsorship.

On January 2, 2007 Brewco Motorsports Inc. announced Burton would drive the No. 27 Kleenex-sponsored Ford Fusion in the Busch Series in 2007. Burton was to drive 20 races for Brewco Motorsports and Kleenex, beginning with the Orbitz 300 at Daytona International Speedway. He was released late in the season.

NASCAR Cup career

Burton's 1997 MBNA racecar WardBurton1997Pocono.jpg
Burton's 1997 MBNA racecar
Burton's crew working on his 2004 car Nascarphx13.jpg
Burton's crew working on his 2004 car
Burton's No. 4 car in 2007 WardBurton4MonteCarlo2007.jpg
Burton's No. 4 car in 2007

1994–1999

Burton moved up to the Winston Cup Series in 1994. He ran 26 of 31 races in the No. 31 Hardee's-sponsored Chevy for A.G. Dillard Motorsports, winning his first career pole at Charlotte Motor Speedway and finishing 35th in standings. He returned to the No. 31 ride in 1995 but he was released on August 20, one day after finishing 6th at Michigan. The next weekend at Bristol, he moved to the No. 22 Bill Davis Racing MBNA-sponsored Pontiac after 21 races, and he won the AC-Delco 400 at Rockingham toward the end of that season. Caterpillar became the new primary sponsor for the car in 1999, when he picked up a career high 9th-place points finish, with 6 top five finishes and 16 top ten finishes. He scored three second place finishes that season, at Las Vegas, Darlington and Rockingham, and on all three occasions brother Jeff won the race.

2000–2007

In the 2000 season, he won the Mall.com 400 at Darlington Raceway and had seventeen Top 10 finishes to finish 10th in the final points standings. Bill Davis Racing switched to Dodge in the next season, when he won the Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway and had ten Top 10 finishes to finish 14th in the final points standings. Burton had also led the most laps in that year's Daytona 500 but retired after 173 laps after having been involved in the Big One.

In the 2002 Daytona 500, Burton drove among the lead cars and was among the lead pack late in the race. However, he took the lead because Sterling Marlin, who was in front of him at the time, climbed out of his car and tried to fix a damaged right-front fender during a red flag, drawing a penalty as repairs are prohibited during red flag conditions except for non-points paying races. As Marlin was sent to the back of the field at the restart, Burton inherited the lead and maintained it, holding off Elliott Sadler and Geoffrey Bodine for the win. [1]

He also won the New England 300 at New Hampshire but due to numerous mechanical failures, he fell to 25th in the point standings, but after his win in Loudon, however, 2002 would mark the first and only time in his career that he would win multiple races in a single season. At Bristol, he was involved in a wreck where he threw his brakepads at Dale Earnhardt Jr. for wrecking him in turn 3 late in the race. 2003 was a season of poorer finishes for Burton. He only had four Top 10s, and he left Bill Davis Racing with four races left in the season to begin driving the No. 0 NetZero-sponsored Pontiac for Haas CNC Racing. He finished the season 21st in the final points standings.

In the 2004 season, Burton raced Haas CNC Racing's No. 0 NetZero HiSpeed-sponsored car to three Top 10 finishes but was released from the team with two races left in the season. He spent the next two seasons as a free agent. He returned to the Sprint Cup series late in the 2006 season, driving the No. 4 Lucas Oil-sponsored Chevrolet for Morgan-McClure Motorsports. His first race with the team was the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 22, 2006. He started 35th and finished 26th as the last car on the lead lap. On November 5, 2006 at Texas Motor Speedway in his next driving opportunity, he started 37th and finished 25th. On December 12, Burton signed with Morgan-McClure Motorsports to drive the No. 4 car full-time in 2007. That year, his performance was lackluster, posting a best finish of 14th. On November 12, he was released from Morgan-McClure Motorsports so that the team could "evaluate performance." Morgan-McClure closed up shop shortly afterward.

Following his release, Burton did not officially retire; however, it was not until 2012 that he returned to NASCAR, signing with Hillman Racing to run in the season-opening Camping World Truck Series race at Daytona International Speedway, as well as selected races later in the year as a teammate to his son Jeb. [2]

Burton joined Turner Scott Motorsports as a driver coach for the team starting in 2013, where he assisted with driver development for the Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series teams. However, just prior to the start of the 2014 season, the primary sponsor of the team defaulted on a payment, and the team was shut down. [3]

Virginia Board of Game and Inland Fisheries

Burton (left) in 2007 Ward Burton at American Heroes Memorial Day Lowe's Motor Speedway May 8 2007.jpg
Burton (left) in 2007

On November 1, 2005, then Virginia Governor Mark Warner appointed Burton to the Virginia Board of Game and Inland Fisheries. [4] As a resident of Halifax County, Virginia, Burton assumed the seat on the board for Virginia's 5th Congressional District that was formerly held by C. Wilson McNeely, IV, who resigned after six years of service.

Burton, an avid sportsman and conservationist, is the founder and president of the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation, and he has been a spokesperson for Virginia's 34 state parks since 2003.

Further achievements in conservation

Personal life

Burton was born in Danville, Virginia but considers South Boston, Virginia his hometown. Burton and his wife, Tabitha, have three children: Jeb, Sarah, and Ashton. His nephew is Alexander Burton. He owns several thousand acres of hunting land in rural Virginia close to his hometown of South Boston, Virginia. He also has a home in Nags Head, North Carolina.

Burton's family ancestry can be traced back through Colonial Virginia where the landing of his earliest ancestor Richard Burton came over to the Jamestown Colony. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation in Brookneal, Virginia. [5]

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.)

Nextel Cup Series

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NNCCPtsRef
1994 A.G. Dillard Motorsports 31 Chevy DAY
DNQ
CAR
DNQ
RCH
35
ATL
40
DAR
21
BRI
25
NWS
DNQ
MAR
16
TAL
DNQ
SON
36
CLT
37
DOV
37
POC
42
MCH
29
DAY
36
NHA
42
POC
2
TAL
DNQ
IND
31
GLN
24
MCH
29
BRI
36
DAR
34
RCH
25
DOV
27
MAR
35
NWS
18
CLT
41
CAR
9
PHO
21
ATL
41
35th1971 [6]
1995 DAY
15
CAR
9
RCH
22
ATL
DNQ
DAR
25
BRI
21
NWS
24
MAR
25
TAL
32
SON
21
CLT
41
DOV
38
POC
19
MCH
18
DAY
35
NHA
39
POC
11
TAL
20
IND
35
GLN
19
MCH
6
22nd2926 [7]
Bill Davis Racing 22 Pontiac BRI
34
DAR
4
RCH
11
DOV
21
MAR
21
NWS
DNQ
CLT
7
CAR
1
PHO
42
ATL
5
1996 DAY
26
CAR
41
RCH
13
ATL
15
DAR
38
BRI
33
NWS
DNQ
MAR
DNQ
TAL
27
SON
10
CLT
11
DOV
16
POC
35
MCH
35
DAY
41
NHA
25
POC
22
TAL
33
IND
36
GLN
32
MCH
35
BRI
8
DAR
40
RCH
37
DOV
7
MAR
DNQ
NWS
DNQ
CLT
7
CAR
17
PHO
22
ATL
12
33rd2411 [8]
1997 DAY
8
CAR
23
RCH
24
ATL
12
DAR
18
TEX
7
BRI
18
MAR
18
SON
10
TAL
42
CLT
36
DOV
34
POC
38*
MCH
35
CAL
28
DAY
26
NHA
36
POC
15
IND
19
GLN
41
MCH
28
BRI
17
DAR
27
RCH
7
NHA
23
DOV
22
MAR
7
CLT
8
TAL
DNQ
CAR
26
PHO
42
ATL
9
24th2987 [9]
1998 DAY
25
CAR
11
LVS
18
ATL
24
DAR
11
BRI
17
TEX
15
MAR
28
TAL
8
CAL
12
CLT
34
DOV
29
RCH
19
MCH
8
POC
24
SON
40
NHA
23
POC
34
IND
34
GLN
21
MCH
37
BRI
37
NHA
31
DAR
12
RCH
28
DOV
33
MAR
11
CLT
2
TAL
30
DAY
7
PHO
14
CAR
7
ATL
14
16th3352 [10]
1999 DAY
24
CAR
28
LVS
2
ATL
8
DAR
8
TEX
16
BRI
9
MAR
27
TAL
32
CAL
6
RCH
9
CLT
8
DOV
22
MCH
4
POC
29
SON
35
DAY
7
NHA
15
POC
40
IND
6
GLN
43
MCH
43
BRI
9
DAR
2
RCH
34
NHA
8
DOV
11
MAR
13
CLT
5
TAL
4
CAR
2
PHO
13
HOM
14
ATL
11
9th4062 [11]
2000 DAY
8
CAR
3
LVS
23
ATL
8
DAR
1*
BRI
3
TEX
14
MAR
11
TAL
10
CAL
6
RCH
6
CLT
13
DOV
8
MCH
6
POC
27
SON
21
DAY
7
NHA
18
POC
28
IND
28
GLN
22
MCH
9
BRI
11
DAR
6
RCH
8
NHA
30
DOV
40
MAR
43
CLT
10
TAL
22
CAR
8
PHO
12
HOM
39
ATL
3
10th4152 [12]
2001 Dodge DAY
35*
CAR
16
LVS
21
ATL
11
DAR
12
BRI
5
TEX
21
MAR
22
TAL
33
CAL
42
RCH
21
CLT
9
DOV
14
MCH
38
POC
40
SON
6
DAY
4
CHI
20
NHA
20
POC
38
IND
6
GLN
41
MCH
33
BRI
12
DAR
1
RCH
12
DOV
33
KAN
41
CLT
3
MAR
3
TAL
21
PHO
13
CAR
6
HOM
13
ATL
5
NHA
42
14th3846 [13]
2002 DAY
1
CAR
13
LVS
21
ATL
7
DAR
31
BRI
25
TEX
43
MAR
14
TAL
15
CAL
18
RCH
30*
CLT
42
DOV
37
POC
33
MCH
42
SON
40
DAY
9
CHI
41
NHA
1
POC
14
IND
30
GLN
20
MCH
29
BRI
37
DAR
6
RCH
8
NHA
38
DOV
43
KAN
43
TAL
10
CLT
33
MAR
5*
ATL
16
CAR
40
PHO
19
HOM
12
25th3362 [14]
2003 DAY
38
CAR
18
LVS
25
ATL
18
DAR
29
BRI
33
TEX
12
TAL
7
MAR
25
CAL
21
RCH
11
CLT
10
DOV
37
POC
8
MCH
30
SON
16
DAY
30
CHI
19
NHA
25
POC
19
IND
26
GLN
6
MCH
14
BRI
13
DAR
19
RCH
15
NHA
39
DOV
29
TAL
14
KAN
21
CLT
28
MAR
18
21st3550 [15]
Haas CNC Racing 0 Pontiac ATL
13
PHO
41
CAR
18
HOM
32
2004 Chevy DAY
17
CAR
9
LVS
26
ATL
13
DAR
18
BRI
28
TEX
32
MAR
22
TAL
40
CAL
10
RCH
20
CLT
16
DOV
19
POC
17
MCH
30
SON
24
DAY
40
CHI
19
NHA
29
POC
31
IND
39
GLN
37
MCH
30
BRI
18
CAL
31
RCH
40
NHA
25
DOV
37
TAL
10
KAN
30
CLT
19
MAR
28
ATL
30
PHO
40
DAR HOM 32nd2929 [16]
2006 Morgan-McClure Motorsports 4 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR
26
ATL TEX
25
PHO
28
HOM
DNQ
53rd252 [17]
2007 DAY
DNQ
CAL
DNQ
LVS
43
ATL
DNQ
BRI
18
MAR
DNQ
TEX
DNQ
PHO
36
TAL
36
RCH
35
DAR
DNQ
CLT
DNQ
DOV
41
POC
33
MCH
DNQ
SON
DNQ
NHA
43
DAY
DNQ
CHI
41
IND
14
POC
43
GLN
DNQ
MCH
20
BRI
33
CAL
DNQ
RCH
DNQ
NHA
41
DOV
DNQ
KAN
DNQ
TAL
DNQ
CLT
43
MAR
38
ATL
DNQ
TEX
DNQ
PHO
DNQ
HOM 47th939 [18]
Daytona 500
YearTeamManufacturerStartFinish
1994 A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet DNQ
1995 2115
1996 Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 1326
1997 178
1998 925
1999 1824
2000 68
2001 Dodge 1035
2002 191
2003 1738
2004 Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 1917
2007 Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet DNQ

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NBGNCPtsRef
1990 Sam Ard Racing 5 Buick DAY RCH
15
CAR
27
MAR
17
HCY DAR
30
BRI
18
NZH
30
MYB
31
OXF NHA BRI
30
RCH
24
MAR
21
21st2271 [19]
Falcon Racing 9 Chevy LAN
13
SBO
26
HCY
12
CLT DOV ROU
13
VOL
25
SBO
6
DUB
7
IRP ROU
16
CLT
7
NHA
27
CAR
22
Sam Ard Racing 5 Chevy DAR
40
65 Pontiac DOV
40
MAR
1991 Henderson Motorsports 75 Olds DAY
DNQ
RCH
34
CAR
26
MAR
9
VOL
24
HCY BRI
29
NZH
12
DOV
4
ROU
13
18th3145 [20]
Chevy DAR
33
CLT
9
Buick LAN
10
SBO
29
A.G. Dillard Motorsports 27 Buick HCY
15
MYB
8
GLN
22
OXF
14
NHA
34
SBO
18
DUB
26
IRP
26
ROU
17
BRI
15
DAR
36
RCH
9
DOV
3
CLT
12*
NHA
22
CAR
24
MAR
6
1992 Chevy DAY
3
TAL
30
MCH
28
8th3648 [21]
Buick CAR
1
RCH
27
ATL
37
MAR
19
DAR
7
BRI
18
HCY
7
LAN
21
DUB
9
NZH
17
CLT
6
DOV
6
ROU
12
MYB
7
GLN
15
VOL
19
NHA
22
IRP
13
ROU
8
NHA
39
BRI
5
DAR
11
RCH
11
DOV
21
CLT
16
MAR
16
CAR
18
HCY
21
1993 2 Chevy DAY
21
CLT
11
GLN
3
TAL
22
IRP
4
MCH
24
NHA
25
DAR
23
DOV
30
ROU
25
CLT
7
CAR
2
ATL
1*
6th3413 [22]
Buick CAR
24
RCH
32
DAR
4
BRI
17
HCY
16
ROU
1*
MAR
1*
NZH
3*
DOV
35
MYB
2
MLW
19
BRI
24
RCH
22
MAR
17
HCY
12
1995 American Equipment Racing 95 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY NHA
13
NZH CLT
11
DOV
31
MYB GLN MLW TAL
36
SBO
5
IRP
8
MCH
8
BRI DAR
3
RCH DOV
12
CLT
38
CAR
4
HOM
31
31st1389 [23]
1996 Fred Turner Racing 22 Pontiac DAY
DNQ
CAR RCH ATL
8
NSV DAR
10
BRI HCY NZH CLT
10
DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NHA TAL IRP MCH
12
BRI DAR
19
RCH
16
DOV
14
CLT
41
CAR
DNQ
HOM 47th919 [24]
1998 Michael Waltrip Racing 14 Ford DAY CAR LVS NSV DAR BRI TEX HCY TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV RCH PPR GLN MLW MYB CAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH
DNQ
DOV CLT GTY CAR ATL HOM NA  [25]
1999 Bill Davis Racing 02 Pontiac DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX NSV BRI TAL CAL
DNQ
NHA RCH NZH CLT DOV
2
SBO GLN MLW MYB PPR GTY IRP MCH
4
BRI DAR
4
CLT
6
CAR MEM PHO HOM
10
53rd851 [26]
Innovative Motorsports 47 Chevy RCH
32
DOV
2000 Bill Davis Racing 22 Pontiac DAY CAR
DNQ
LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSV TAL CAL
34
RCH NHA CLT
34
DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NZH PPR GTY IRP MCH
4
BRI CLT
12
CAR
5
MEM PHO HOM 54th724 [27]
Innovative Motorsports 48 Chevy DAR
5
RCH DOV
2001 Tommy Baldwin Racing 5 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV KEN MLW GLN CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT
8
MEM PHO CAR HOM
7
70th288 [28]
2007 Brewco Motorsports 27 Ford DAY
32
CAL
34
MXC LVS
15
ATL
21
BRI
27
NSH TEX
21
PHO
20
TAL
8
RCH
25
DAR
21
CLT
19
DOV
17
NSH KEN MLW NHA
16
DAY
19
CHI
22
GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH
35
BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 40th1555 [29]

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122NCWTCPtsRef
2012 Hillman Racing 27 Chevy DAY
8
MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW CHI POC MCH BRI ATL IOW KEN LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 59th36 [30]

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Joseph Frank Nemechek III is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 24 Toyota Supra for Sam Hunt Racing. Nemechek has made the second most national series starts in NASCAR history. He claimed the record in 2019 after he passed seven-time Cup Series champion Richard Petty, but was surpassed by Kevin Harvick in 2021. Nemechek won the 1992 NASCAR Busch Series championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dave Blaney</span> American racing driver

David Louis Blaney is a semi-retired American professional stock car racing driver. Blaney was a successful sprint car driver before he started racing in NASCAR, competing in both the Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series. For many years, he was a regular at Super Dirt Week in Syracuse, New York, although he never won that event. He owns Sharon Speedway in Hartford Township, Trumbull County, Ohio. His brother Dale Blaney is a sprint car driver. His son, Ryan Blaney, is a NASCAR Cup Series Champion. Dave was also known as the “Buckeye Bullet”.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sterling Marlin</span> American racing driver

Sterling Burton Marlin is an American retired professional stock car racing driver. He last competed in the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour. He formerly competed in the NASCAR Cup Series, winning the Daytona 500 in 1994 and 1995. He is the son of late NASCAR driver Coo Coo Marlin. He is married to Paula and has a daughter, Sutherlin, a son, Steadman, a former NASCAR Xfinity Series driver, and a grandson Stirlin who races for Sterling in Sterling’s No. 114 Super Late Model. Marlin is a member of the NASCAR 75 Greatest Driver’s List.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chad Little</span> American stock car racing driver

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Johnny Benson Jr.</span> American racing driver

Jonathan Thomas Benson Jr. is an American retired stock car racing driver and the son of former Michigan modified driver John Benson Sr. Benson has raced across NASCAR's three national series, and his career highlights include the 1993 American Speed Association AC-Delco Challenge series championship, the 1995 NASCAR Busch Series championship, the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year Award, and the 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Casey Atwood</span> American former stock car racing driver

Casey Lee Atwood is an American former stock car racing driver. A former competitor in NASCAR competition, he is the youngest pole winner in Busch Series history, earning a pole start at the age of 17.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kevin Lepage</span> American stock car racing driver

Kevin Paul Lepage is a retired American professional stock car racing driver, who last drove in NASCAR in 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mike Wallace (racing driver)</span> American stock car racing driver

Michael Samuel Wallace is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 0 Chevrolet Camaro for JD Motorsports. Born in Fenton, Missouri, he is the younger brother of Rusty Wallace, older brother of Kenny Wallace, and uncle of Steve Wallace. His daughter, Chrissy Wallace, and son, Matt Wallace, are also active in racing competition.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tony Raines</span> American racing driver

Floyd Anthony Raines is a retired American professional stock car racing driver. He is a former National Touring Series champion in the now defunct American Speed Association and 1999 Rookie of the Year in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He is currently the spotter for the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Ryan Preece.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jason Keller</span> American racing driver

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ron Hornaday Jr.</span> American stock car racing driver

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Gilliland</span> American racing driver

David Leonard Gilliland is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. Since 2017, he has operated Tricon Garage, a team that races in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. They have also competed in the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series West and CARS Tour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeb Burton</span> American racing driver

John Edward "Jeb" Burton IV is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 27 Chevrolet Camaros for Jordan Anderson Racing. He is the son of Ward Burton, the nephew of Jeff Burton, and the cousin of Jeff's son Harrison Burton. He competed for several seasons as a regular driver at South Boston Speedway, an American racing circuit where his family is historically known for competing, as well as at Ace Speedway. Burton has raced in each of NASCAR's three national series.

Turner Scott Motorsports (TSM), formerly Turner Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing team that last competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series, the Camping World Truck Series, the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and the ARCA Racing Series. The team was based in Mooresville, North Carolina co-owned by Texas businessman Steve Turner and North Carolina businessman Harry Scott Jr. The team fielded cars utilizing Hendrick Motorsports engines. Co-owner Scott also owned the unaffiliated Sprint Cup Series team HScott Motorsports.

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Achievements
Preceded by Daytona 500 Winner
2002
Succeeded by
Michael Waltrip
Preceded by Southern 500 Winner
2001
Succeeded by