Steve Park

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Steve Park
StevePark1999 (cropped).jpg
Park in 1999
Born (1967-08-23) August 23, 1967 (age 56)
East Northport, New York, U.S.
Achievements1992, 1993 World Series of Asphalt Tour-Type Modified Champion
2013 UNOH Battle at the Beach Winner
Awards 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year
2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Most Popular Driver
NASCAR Cup Series career
183 races run over 9 years
2011 position52nd
Best finish11th (2000)
First race 1997 The Bud At The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Last race 2011 Aaron's 499 (Talladega)
First win 2000 Global Crossing @ The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Last win 2001 KMart/Dura Lube 400 (Rockingham)
WinsTop tens Poles
2354
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
56 races run over 8 years
Best finish3rd (1997)
First race 1990 Pontiac 300 (Nazareth)
Last race 2006 Kroger 200 (IRP)
First win 1997 BellSouth Mobility / Opryland 320 (Nashville Speedway)
Last win 1997 Autolite Platinum 250 (Richmond)
WinsTop tens Poles
3291
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
65 races run over 7 years
Best finish9th (2004)
First race 1996 Cummins 200 (IRP)
Last race 2010 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)
First win 2005 American Racing Wheels 200 (California)
WinsTop tens Poles
1161
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
Years active1990, 1996, 2006–2010
Starts42
Wins3
Poles1
Best finish5th in 2009
Previous series
1986–1996
2004–2005		 Whelen Modified Tour
Statistics current as of June 13, 2012.

Stephen Brian Park (born August 23, 1967) [1] is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He won races in NASCAR's two top Northeast touring series (Modified and K&N East) and all three national divisions (Truck, Busch, Cup Series). Park was born in East Northport, New York as the youngest of four sons.

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Park began racing not in an entry-level class, but in NASCAR Modifieds on Long Island of longtime National Modified Championship contender Bob Park. After establishing himself in weekly Modified racing at Riverhead Raceway, he advanced to the Featherlite Modified Series. He won several races and became a championship contender before moving on to the Busch Series. He won twice in NASCAR's highest division.

NASCAR career

1996–1997

Park was initially hired by seven-time Winston Cup Champion Dale Earnhardt in 1996. Initially, Park refused to return Dale's phone messages, who was calling with interest to hire Park, thinking his friends were pranking him. However, after finally being convinced that the real Dale Earnhardt was calling him, Park made one start in the No. 31 Busch Series (now known as the Xfinity Series) car in Charlotte in October that resulted in a 29th-place finish. Park was then given a full-time ride in Earnhardt's No. 3 AC-Delco-sponsored car for the 1997 season. Throughout the season, Park posted three wins at Nashville, Michigan, and Richmond, walking away with Rookie of the Year honors with a third-place finish in the final points standings.

1997–1999

Park came to the Winston Cup Series (now known as NASCAR Cup Series) as the driver for the No. 14 team of Dale Earnhardt Inc. (DEI) in 1997. He attempted eight races in this car, qualifying for four of them. He also ran a race in the No. 40 car at Martinsville Speedway for Felix Sabates. In the 1998 season, Park switched to the No. 1 Chevrolet for DEI and drove the first two races, but he failed to qualify at the third race of the year at Las Vegas. During practice for the fourth event of the year at Atlanta, Park suffered a tire failure and had three hard hits before his car came to rest. He sustained a broken leg, broken collarbone, broken shoulder blade, and two chipped front teeth. [2] Park returned later in the year at Indianapolis and ran the rest of the year. He posted a best finish of 11th at Michigan and Dover. [3]

In 1999, his first of only two full Winston Cup seasons, Park finished 30 of 34 races. He went out with handling problems during the Daytona 500 and Charlotte, an engine failure at the other Daytona race, and a crash at Sears Point. In the Sears Point crash, Park spun in turn two and backed into an embankment, thrusting his car up into the air and over onto the top of a tire barrier. Park posted a best finish of sixth in the Kmart 400 at Michigan and finished 14th in the point standings. [4]

2000–2001

Park's 2001 Cup car at Dover (at the time being driven by Kenny Wallace) Kenny Wallace DEI Chevrolet Dover September 2001.jpg
Park's 2001 Cup car at Dover (at the time being driven by Kenny Wallace)

During the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Park would grab his first win at his home track of Watkins Glen, winning the 2000 Global Crossing @ The Glen and finish 11th in the point standings.

Park's 2001 season began with a crash in lap 173 of the Daytona 500, in which he was one of eighteen cars involved. He was unhurt and had led for several laps prior to the crash, which itself was overshadowed by his boss Dale Earnhardt's fatal crash on the last lap. The following week, Park scored an emotional win for DEI by winning the Dura Lube 400 at North Carolina Speedway. He also competed in the Busch Series that season, but on September 1, he was injured in a crash at Darlington Raceway while driving the No. 31 Chevrolet for Marsh Racing. [5] While under caution, his steering wheel came off, causing him to yank a hard left. At the same time, Larry Foyt was speeding up to join the front for the restart, and he rammed the driver side of Park's car. [5] Park was hospitalized with a brain injury and several broken ribs, and suffered double vision and slurred speech. Foyt said that his car was traveling "well over 100 miles per hour."[ citation needed ] Park was 10th in the Winston Cup Series standing at the time of the accident. The incident marked the beginning of Park's struggles to get back into NASCAR's upper divisions.

2002–2003

Park missed the first four races in 2002, but he returned to race at the fifth race of the year at Darlington. He had many accidents, however. The largest incident was a flip at Pocono Raceway. During the first lap, Park tried to get to the outside of Rusty Wallace but Wallace tried to block Steve and he put Wallace in the wall. Park turned left to avoid where he spun into and was turned by his teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr's car got under Park and Park hit the infield barrier with tremendous velocity, causing him to flip over. [6] Fortunately, neither drivers were injured and Park and Jr. walked with each other to the waiting ambulance to the infield care center. The race had a 65-minute red flag to repair the old-fashioned guardrail highway barrier that Park hit. [6] The barriers were replaced afterwards.

During the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Dale Earnhardt, Inc. let Park go midway into the season, and he was effectively "traded" to Richard Childress Racing for Jeff Green, who took over the No. 1 car from Park with Park taking over the No. 30 car for Childress. A few days later, he won the pole for the Winston All Star Open, but at the start of the race he jumped the start and had to start from the rear. He never made it to the next round. His best finish at RCR was a 5th-place finish at Michigan that June, as he fought then-teammate Robby Gordon for that position.

2004–2005

At the end of the 2003 season, Park announced he would not return to the No. 30 car and would join the Craftsman Truck Series the following season. He joined Las Vegas-owned team Orleans Racing and piloted the No. 62 truck, vacated by Brendan Gaughan who was offered a ride in the No. 77 Nextel Cup car for Penske Racing. Although Park never won a race in 2004, he finished 9th in CTS driver points, and was voted Most Popular Driver by his peers.

In 2005 Park won the Craftsman Truck Series American Racing Wheels 200, the second race of the season at California Speedway, and became the tenth driver to win a race in all three of NASCAR's top racing series (one of seven drivers to accomplish the feat in the 2005 season alone). However, Park and the team struggled the rest of the season, and in October, right before the truck race in Martinsville, Park and Orleans Racing parted ways due to Dodge pulling support and money to many truck teams.

2008–2010

Park's 2009 East Series car Steve Park NDS Racing Chevrolet Thompson 2009.jpg
Park's 2009 East Series car

In 2008 Park signed with NDS Motorsports and drove the No. 35 Monte Carlo in all 13 of the NASCAR Camping World East Series events. He finished 9th in the standings with his best finish being second place at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

In 2009 Park returned to race in the No. 35 Monte Carlo in the NASCAR Camping World East Series. He finished 5th in the point standings. Park made a single start in the Chevy for Corrie Stott Racing in the series, starting 31st and finishing 25th. [7] On August 1, 2009, he won the Edge Hotel 150 at Adirondack International Speedway. It was his first East Series win since July 1, 1996 at Nazareth Speedway. [8]

In 2010 Park returned again to race in the East Series. Park also drove the numbers 46 and 41 Vandyk Baler Corp/ Bollegraaf Toyotas in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for Eddie Sharp Racing in 2010 for three races (two in the 41 and one in the 46), with a best finish of 18th at Chicagoland Speedway.

Park returned to the Sprint Cup Series in July 2010, driving the No. 36 Chevrolet for Tommy Baldwin Racing. In his first Sprint Cup Series race in several years, Park started the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona from the 39th position, as qualifying was rained out. He went on to finish 13th and led one lap. Park's fan-sponsored car was painted to honor Richie Evans, a nine-time NASCAR Modified champion who was killed in a racing accident shortly after winning his final championship in 1985.

2011

Park ran one race for Tommy Baldwin Racing at Talladega, however he retired from the race after completing only four laps. He also attempted the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway later that year, but he failed to qualify. The fan-sponsored New Hampshire car was intended to honor six-time Modified Series champion owner Len Boehler. [9] He also ran two races on the NASCAR Southern Modified Tour, finishing fifth at Connecticut's Thompson Speedway and twelfth at Charlotte.

Post-NASCAR

In October 2012, Park spoke to ESPN in support of IMPACT (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing) and other neurological testing for drivers in the wake of his former teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. being sidelined after sustaining a concussion at Talladega. Park himself was a victim of crashes that took him out of action.

Return to NASCAR (2013)

Park entered a Whelen Modified Tour race during Speedweeks at Daytona. The race was run as part of the inaugural UNOH Battle at the Beach to open Daytona's new backstretch .4 mile short-oval configuration.

On the final lap Park was pushed from behind by Eric Goodale into race leader Mike Stefanik and inadvertently wound up winning the race. It was Park's first modified racing victory since 1996. Stefanik was visibly upset with the incident, calling it "just bullshit". [10]

Personal life

In late 2008, Park was married to longtime girlfriend, Jessica Skarpalezos at Sea Island, Georgia. On January 2, 2010, Park announced on his website the birth of his son Jayden Robert Park.[ citation needed ]

Park became acquainted with Mariah Carey in high school through mutual friends as they both grew up in the same area. [11]

Park formerly owned and operated by a Batteries Plus Bulbs franchise in Mooresville, North Carolina. [12] He sold it in September 2022.

Park was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame on Long Island in the Auto Racing Category with the Class of 2004.

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. ** – All laps led.)

Sprint Cup Series

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NSCCPtsRef
1997 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 14 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR SON TAL CLT DOV POC MCH CAL DAY NHA POC
DNQ		 IND GLN
33		 MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA
DNQ		 DOV
DNQ		 CLT
DNQ		 TAL CAR
33		 PHO
41		 ATL
15		51st326 [13]
Team SABCO 40 Chevy MAR
41
1998 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 1 Chevy DAY
41		 CAR
31		 LVS
DNQ		 ATL
INQ‡		 DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL CLT DOV RCH MCH POC SON NHA POC IND
35		 GLN
18		 MCH
11		 BRI
34		 NHA
41		 DAR
24		 RCH
27		 DOV
11		 MAR
24		 CLT
36		 TAL
41		 DAY
33		 PHO
24		 CAR
35		 ATL
17		41st1322 [3]
1999 DAY
34		 CAR
26		 LVS
16		 ATL
32		 DAR
12		 TEX
32		 BRI
23		 MAR
25		 TAL
37		 CAL
24		 RCH
34		 CLT
42		 DOV
16		 MCH
6		 POC
13		 SON
42		 DAY
42		 NHA
12		 POC
8		 IND
15		 GLN
12		 MCH
20		 BRI
31		 DAR
10		 RCH
16		 NHA
15		 DOV
9		 MAR
12		 CLT
10		 TAL
14		 CAR
15		 PHO
15		 HOM
19		 ATL
12		14th3481 [4]
2000 DAY
31		 CAR
9		 LVS
43		 ATL
4		 DAR
39		 BRI
7		 TEX
19		 MAR
25		 TAL
32		 CAL
16		 RCH
11		 CLT
9		 DOV
19		 MCH
29		 POC
15		 SON
17		 DAY
33		 NHA
28		 POC
15		 IND
16		 GLN
1*		 MCH
33		 BRI
5		 DAR
10		 RCH
4		 NHA
34		 DOV
4		 MAR
11		 CLT
7		 TAL
19		 CAR
6		 PHO
3		 HOM
8		 ATL
18		11th3934 [14]
2001 DAY
31		 CAR
1		 LVS
7		 ATL
43		 DAR
2*		 BRI
9		 TEX
2		 MAR
19		 TAL
31		 CAL
15		 RCH
4		 CLT
22		 DOV
2		 MCH
23		 POC
32		 SON
40		 DAY
20		 CHI
41		 NHA
6		 POC
13		 IND
7*		 GLN
10		 MCH
9		 BRI
7		 DAR
INQ‡		 RCH DOV KAN CLT MAR TAL PHO CAR HOM ATL NHA 32nd2854 [15]
2002 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR
39		 BRI
24		 TEX
20		 MAR
24		 TAL
34		 CAL
22		 RCH
34		 CLT
38		 DOV
39		 POC
23		 MCH
32		 SON
23		 DAY
34		 CHI
27		 NHA
32		 POC
43		 IND
7		 GLN
39		 MCH
41		 BRI
26		 DAR
36		 RCH
11		 NHA
29		 DOV
26		 KAN
30		 TAL
6		 CLT
15		 MAR
16		 ATL
15		 CAR
24		 PHO
21		 HOM
17		33rd2694 [16]
2003 DAY
29		 CAR
21		 LVS
10		 ATL
16		 DAR
20		 BRI
30		 TEX
39		 TAL
20		 MAR
24		 CAL
40		 RCH
43		32nd2923 [17]
Richard Childress Racing 30 Chevy CLT
27		 DOV
32		 POC
35		 MCH
27		 SON
41		 DAY
39		 CHI
26		 NHA
8		 POC
25		 IND
15		 GLN
26		 MCH
5		 BRI
29		 DAR
20		 RCH
31		 NHA
34		 DOV
26		 TAL
DNQ		 KAN
22		 CLT
36		 MAR
12		 ATL
36		 PHO
39		 CAR
34		 HOM
19
2004 Ultra Motorsports 7 Dodge DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT
DNQ		 DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO DAR HOM NA- [18]
2010 Tommy Baldwin Racing 36 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT POC MCH SON NHA DAY
13		 CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM 62nd129 [19]
2011 35 DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX TAL
42		 RCH DAR DOV CLT KAN POC MCH SON DAY KEN NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA
DNQ		 DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 52nd2 [20]
† - Was replaced by Phil Parsons after being injured in practice · ‡ - Qualified but replaced by Kenny Wallace
Daytona 500
YearTeamManufacturerStartFinish
1998 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 3341
1999 2334
2000 3631
2001 2531
2003 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 3229

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NBSCPtsRef
1990 Bill Weeb 84 Pontiac DAY
DNQ		 RCH CAR MAR HCY DAR BRI LAN SBO NZH
28		 HCY CLT DOV ROU VOL MYB OXF NHA SBO DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NHA CAR MAR 98th79 [21]
1991 DAY
DNQ		 RCH CAR MAR VOL HCY DAR BRI LAN SBO NZH CLT DOV ROU HCY MYB GLN OXF NHA SBO DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT NHA CAR MAR NA- [22]
1995 Steve Park84 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY NHA NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV
27		 CLT CAR HOM 94th82 [23]
1996 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 31 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY NZH CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NHA TAL IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT
29		 CAR HOM 91st76 [24]
1997 3 DAY
7		 CAR
32		 RCH
3		 ATL
42		 LVS
8		 DAR
34		 HCY
13		 TEX
35		 BRI
6		 NSV
1*		 TAL
2		 NHA
2		 NZH
29		 CLT
16		 DOV
5		 SBO
13		 GLN
6		 MLW
5*		 MYB
9		 GTY
15		 IRP
8		 MCH
1		 BRI
2		 DAR
5		 RCH
1		 DOV
5		 CLT
6		 CAL
2		 CAR
6		 HOM
12		3rd4080 [25]
1999 Grubb Motorsports 83 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX
DNQ		 NSV BRI TAL CAL NHA RCH NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO NA- [26]
Marsh Racing 84 Chevy HOM
DNQ
2000 31 DAY CAR LVS
DNQ		 ATL DAR
17		 BRI TEX
13		 NSV TAL CAL RCH
6		 NHA
10		 CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NZH PPR GTY
25		 IRP MCH BRI DAR
DNQ		 RCH
DNQ		 DOV
9		 CLT
DNQ		 CAR
12		 MEM PHO
41		 HOM
29		43rd999 [27]
2001 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR
7		 BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH
9		 NHA
6		 NZH CLT DOV
5		 KEN MLW GLN CHI
42		 GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI
4		 DAR
38		 RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM PHO CAR HOM 46th840 [28]
2003 Chance 2 Motorsports 8 Chevy DAY CAR LVS
4		 DAR BRI TEX TAL NSH CAL RCH GTY NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO CAR HOM 102nd160 [29]
2006 Marsh Racing 31 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS
30		 ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH
41		 DAR
39		 CLT DOV
37		 NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY
30		 IRP
32		 GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 77th351 [30]

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526NCWTCPtsRef
1996 Walker Evans Racing 02 Dodge HOM PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT BRI NZH MLW LVL I70 IRP
11		 FLM 50th408 [31]
NEMCO Motorsports 87 Chevy GLN
QL†		 NSV RCH
Roehrig Motorsports 18 Chevy NHA
4		 MAR NWS SON MMR PHO
Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 76 Chevy LVS
15
1997 WDW TUS HOM PHO POR EVG I70 NHA TEX BRI NZH MLW LVL CNS HPT IRP FLM NSV GLN RCH MAR SON MMR CAL PHO
25		 LVS 111th88 [32]
2004 Orleans Racing 62 Dodge DAY
27		 ATL
12		 MAR
26		 MFD
27		 CLT
12		 DOV
13		 TEX
10		 MEM
11		 MLW
4		 KAN
4		 KEN
6		 GTW
31		 MCH
17		 IRP
22		 NSH
5		 BRI
9		 RCH
12		 NHA
14		 LVS
3*		 CAL
8		 TEX
12		 MAR
23		 PHO
6		 DAR
5		 HOM
23		9th3138 [33]
2005 DAY
23		 CAL
1		 ATL
35		 MAR
24		 GTY
13		 MFD
20		 CLT
5		 DOV
36		 TEX
16		 MCH
31		 MLW
7		 KAN
32		 KEN
8		 MEM
12		 IRP
30		 NSH
15		 BRI
15		 RCH
18		 NHA
12		 LVS
30		 MAR 22nd2275 [34]
Bill Davis Racing 67 Toyota ATL
34		 TEX
16		 PHO HOM
2006 HT Motorsports 59 Ford DAY CAL ATL
25		 CLT
28		 DOV
21		 TEX
21		 MCH
31		 MLW
16		 KAN
14		 KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 35th971 [35]
Dodge MAR
36		 GTY
18		 MFD
10
2009 Corrie Stott Racing 02 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI CHI IOW GTW NHA LVS MAR TAL
25		 TEX PHO HOM 90th88 [36]
2010 Sharp Hartman Racing 41 Toyota DAY ATL MAR NSH KAN DOV CLT TEX MCH IOW GTY IRP POC NSH DAR BRI CHI
18		 KEN
25		 NHA LVS MAR TAL TEX 66th303 [37]
Eddie Sharp Racing 46 PHO
19		 HOM
† - Qualified for Joe Nemechek

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324NKNPSECPtsRef
1990 Bill Weeb 84 Pontiac DAY RCH
DNQ		 CAR MAR OXF NZH
28		 OXF DOV JEN EPP MND OXF NHA
DNQ		 HOL OXF IRP OXF TMP RPS NHA
13		 TMP DOV EPP NHA 43rd271 [38]
1996 Allen Avery 31 Olds DAY LEE JEN
8		 NZH HOL 25th1478 [39]
09 NHA
1*		 TIO BEE TMP
29		 NZH
1		 NHA
13		 STA
14		 GLN
2		 EPP RPS LEE NHA
2		 NHA
36		 BEE TMP
21		 LRP
4
2006 NDS Motorsports 35 Ford GRE STA HOL TMP ERI NHA ADI WFD NHA DOV
2		 LRP 48th175 [40]
2007 53 GRE ELK IOW SBO STA NHA TMP NSH ADI LRP MFD NHA DOV
8		57th142 [41]
2008 35 Chevy GRE
8		 IOW
7		 SBO
8		 NHA
28		 TMP
22		 NSH
6		 ADI
14		 DOV
4		 STA
26		9th1727 [42]
Dodge GLN
5		 LRP
7		 MFD
18		 NHA
2
2009 Chevy GRE
7		 TRI
15		 IOW
17		 SBO
13		 GLN
6		 NHA
10		 TMP
2*		 ADI
1		 LRP
11		 NHA
8		 DOV
6		5th1571 [43]
2010 Spraker Racing 08 Chevy GRE SBO IOW MAR
30		 NHA
25		 LRP LEE JFC NHA 35th261 [44]
Olsen Racing 54 Chevy DOV
21

Camping World West Series

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213NCWWSCPtsRef
2009 NDS Motorsports 35 Chevy CTS AAS PHO
3		 MAD IOW DCS SON IRW PIR MMP CNS IOW AAS 45th170 [45]

Whelen Modified Tour

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results
YearCar ownerNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728NWMTCPtsRef
1986 Info not available ROU MAR STA TMP MAR NEG MND EPP NEG WFD SPE RIV NEG TMP RIV
13		 TMP TMP
31		 MAR 33rd554 [46]
Bill Weeb Racing 81 RIV
11		 STA TMP POC
18		 TIO OXF STA
14
1987 91 ROU MAR TMP STA CNB STA MND WFD JEN SPE RIV
17		 TMP RPS EPP RIV
21		31st657 [47]
81 STA
17		 TMP RIV SEE STA
16		 POC
21		 TIO TMP OXF TMP ROU MAR STA
15
1988 Info not available ROU
24		 JEN
4		13th2505 [48]
81 Chevy MAR
25		 IRP
24		 MND MAR
24
Bill Weeb Racing TMP
21		 TMP
23
MAR
16		 OSW
27		 OSW
24		 RIV
21		 JEN
16		 RPS
18		 RIV
14		 OSW
22		 TMP
30		 OXF
20		 OSW
10		 TMP
9		 POC
43		 TIO
11		 TMP
17		 ROU
11
1989 Postley Motorsports Chevy MAR
16		 TMP
4		 MAR
12		 JEN
19		 IRP
8		 OSW
15		 WFD
26		 MND
21		 RIV
4		 OSW
19		 JEN
21		 STA
18		 RPS
18		 RIV
20		 OSW
10		 TMP
8		 TMP
33		 RPS
14		 OSW
21		 TMP
13		 POC
23		 STA
6		 TIO
2		 MAR
25		12th3099 [49]
Pontiac STA
11
Chevy TMP
8
1990 Park Racing 24 Chevy MAR RCH TMP STA MAR TMP STA MND HOL STA RIV
20		 JEN EPP RPS 31st604 [50]
Info not available RIV
DNQ		 TMP RPS
Bill Weeb Racing 81 Chevy NHA
27		 TMP
Park Racing 24 Pontiac POC
7		 STA TMP
10
Merkel Racing Engines MAR
8
1991 Curt Chase 77 Pontiac MAR RCH TMP
7		 NHA MAR
17		 NZH
20		 STA
4		 TMP
3		 FLE
5		 OXF
9		 RIV
12		 JEN
6		 STA
2		 RPS
6		 RIV
18		 RCH
30		 TMP
14		 NHA
15		 TMP
1		 POC
27		 STA
8		 TMP
6		 MAR
6		11th2701 [51]
1992 MAR
26		 TMP
4		 RCH
17		 STA
11		 MAR
5		 NHA
32		 NZH
6		 STA
16		 TMP
3		 FLE
7		 RIV
5		 NHA
3		 STA
16		 RPS
6*		 RIV
3*		 TMP
28		 TMP
6		 NHA
2		 STA
15		 MAR
9		 TMP
11		4th2820 [52]
1993 Tony Marciel / Guy Ronzoni 1 Chevy RCH
36		 STA
10		 TMP
4		 NHA
7		 NZH
21		 STA
17		 RIV
1*		 TMP
8		 RPS
19		 HOL
18		 LEE
15		 RIV
20		 STA
5		 TMP
3		 TMP
21		 STA
8		 TMP
18		9th2136 [53]
1994 NHA
4		 STA
9		 TMP
11		 NZH
37		 STA
25		 LEE
4		 TMP
24		 RIV
11		 TIO
18		 NHA
5		 RPS
3*		 HOL
4		 TMP
4		 RIV
1*		 NHA
1*		 STA
13		 SPE
8*		 TMP
5		 NHA
3		 STA
17		 TMP
14		4th2877 [54]
1995 Scott Bandzul 8 Chevy TMP
5		 NHA
39		 STA
30		 NZH
30		 STA
7		 LEE
21		 TMP
3		 RIV
5		 BEE
1**		 NHA
1*		 JEN
1*		 RPS
16		 HOL
2*		 RIV
7		 NHA
26*		 STA
1*		 TMP
1*		 NHA
1*		 STA
2		 TMP
4		 TMP
1*		2nd3019 [55]
1996 TMP
1		 STA
19		 NZH
15		 STA
19		 NHA
3		 JEN
1		 RIV
5*		 LEE
21		 RPS
2		 HOL
3		 TMP
1*		 RIV
3		 NHA
4		 GLN
29*		 STA
23		 NHA
1*		 NHA
22*		 STA
4*		 FLE
2		 TMP
1*		2nd2907 [56]
2004 Whelen Engineering 00 Dodge TMP STA WFD NZH STA RIV LER WAL BEE NHA SEE RIV STA TMP WFD TMP NHA
32		 STA TMP 80th67 [57]
2005 Mystique Motorsports 82 Chevy TMP STA RIV WFD STA JEN NHA BEE SEE RIV STA TMP WFD MAR TMP NHA STA
28		 TMP 74th79 [58]
2013 Michael Smeriglio Racing 20 Ford TMP STA STA WFD RIV NHA MND STA TMP BRI
DNQ		 RIV NHA STA TMP N/A- [59]

Whelen Southern Modified Tour

NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour results
YearCar ownerNo.Make1234567891011121314NSWMTCPtsRef
2011 Bill Park20 Chevy CRW HCY SBO CRW CRW BGS BRI CRW LGY THO
5		 TRI CRW 28th282 [60]
Jimmy Baker73 Chevy CLT
12		 CRW
2013 Michael Smeriglio Racing 20 Ford CRW SNM SBO CRW CRW BGS BRI
DNQ		 LGY CRW CRW SNM CLT N/A- [61]

ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920ARSCPtsRef
2010 NDS Motorsports 53 Ford DAY PBE SLM TEX TAL TOL POC MCH IOW MFD POC BLN NJE ISF CHI DSF TOL SLM KAN CAR
35		134th55 [62]

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