Steve Grissom

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Steve Paul Grissom
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Grissom in 1996
Born (1963-06-26) June 26, 1963 (age 61)
Gadsden, Alabama, U.S.
Achievements1985 All Pro Super Series Champion
1993 NASCAR Busch Series champion
NASCAR Cup Series career
151 races run over 10 years
Best finish21st (1997)
First race 1990 Atlanta Journal 500 (Atlanta)
Last race 2002 Old Dominion 500 (Martinsville)
WinsTop tens Poles
0180
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
309 races run over 24 years
Best finish1st (1993)
First race 1986 Freedlander 200 (Richmond)
Last race 2009 Scotts Turf Builder 300 (Bristol)
First win 1990 Granger Select 200 (Dublin)
Last win 1996 Goody's Headache Powder 300 (Daytona)
WinsTop tens Poles
11744
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
24 races run over 1 year
Best finish10th (2000)
First race 2000 Daytona 250 (Daytona)
Last race 2000 Motorola 200 (Fontana)
WinsTop tens Poles
0110

Steven Paul Grissom (born June 26, 1963) is an American former stock car racing driver. He was the 1993 Busch Series champion and has eleven Busch wins in 185 starts. [1] Grissom turned down a scholarship to play quarterback at the University of Alabama to focus a career on racing. [ citation needed ]

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Early years

Grissom began his racing career in his youth, working on cars with his father Wayne, who was a sponsor of short track drivers in their home state of Alabama. [1] He soon began racing cars himself, balancing that with being captain of his high school football and basketball teams in 1981. [1] He eventually joined the Winston All-Pro Series, and won the championship in 1985. The next season, he was nominated for Alabama Pro Athlete of the Year. [1]

Nascar career

Busch Championship

Grissom made his Busch Series debut in 1986 at the Freedlander 200, in the No. 31 Oldsmobile owned by his father. He started 16th but finished 30th due to engine failure. He ran three more races over the next two years, his best finish being an 11th. In 1988, he moved into the series full-time. Despite a lack of major sponsorship, Grissom had four top-tens and finished 13th in points. In 1989, he landed funding from Texas Pete Sauces, and moved to twelfth in points.

In 1990, Grissom won four races, including two straight, [2] and finished third in points behind Chuck Bown and Jimmy Hensley. During the season, Grissom ran one Winston Cup race for Dick Moroso at the Atlanta Journal 500, starting 23rd and finishing 24th. A lack of funding kept Grissom from competing for the championship in 1991, as he had one win and slid back to tenth in points. After Channellock and Roddenberry's came on board in 1992, Grissom regained his success of 1990, winning two races. He clinched the Busch Series championship in 1993 for his family-owned team. [2] Grissom won the championship by 253 points over Ricky Craven. [2]

Winston Cup

In 1993, Grissom ran an additional Cup race for Diamond Ridge Motorsports at New Hampshire International Speedway, finishing 29th. Grissom signed with Diamond Ridge to compete for Rookie of the Year honors in 1994. [2] Despite struggles in qualifying, Grissom had three top-tens and was narrowly defeated by Jeff Burton for Rookie of the Year. Diamond Ridge also bought Grissom's Busch Series operation, and running a part-time schedule Grissom won twice and finished 26th in points in 1995. Grissom had four top-tens in the 1995 Cup season, finishing 27th in points; [1] he started the season running in the top-10 points early on in the year. Grissom started 1996 off on a high note, winning the season-opening Busch Series race driving the WCW car, but he was released from Diamond Ridge after the Miller 400 race midway through the season. [2]

1997 racecar SteveGrissom1997Pocono.jpg
1997 racecar

For 1997, Grissom signed on with Larry Hedrick Motorsports. [2] Grissom started the year winning the outside pole for the Daytona 500. [1] As the season progressed, he finished in the top-ten six times and finished a career-high 21st in points. After he struggled throughout the 1998 season, he was released from his ride [2] and ended the season driving the No. 96 for American Equipment Racing.

Grissom's No. 41 Chevrolet had a major crash during the Primestar 500. Grissom's car slid into the inside wall and flipped on the roof. The gas tank was detached by the impact, which flew across the racetrack, spilling gasoline. Which later ignited a fire by friction with Mike Wallace's car. Grissom was taken to the infield medical center, and released 45 minutes later. The fire was extinguished and the racing resumed about an hour later with 44 laps remaining.

In 2009 Grissom drove this car for Johnny Davis's JD Motorsports. He started 43rd after crashing in qualifying and finished 43rd in the race after a vibration in car on lap 2. SteveGrissom 0 Chevy.jpg
In 2009 Grissom drove this car for Johnny Davis's JD Motorsports. He started 43rd after crashing in qualifying and finished 43rd in the race after a vibration in car on lap 2.

After American Equipment closed its doors, Grissom started the 1999 season with LJ Racing in a four-race deal. After his contract was not renewed, he spent the season doing fill-in duty for Carroll Racing, Travis Carter Motorsports, and Hensley Motorsports, among others.

In 2000, Grissom was hired by Petty Enterprises to drive their No. 43 Dodge Ram in the Craftsman Truck Series. [2] This year was best known as when Tony Roper turned into Grissom's bumper and hit the wall head-on at Texas Motor Speedway, then hitting Roper's truck as it slid down the track. Roper died of injuries he sustained from the crash the next morning. While he did not visit victory lane, Grissom finished in the top-five six times and finished tenth in points. He also ran in the Cup series, filling in for Kyle Petty in the No. 44 Hot Wheels Pontiac Grand Prix. [2] After spending virtually all of 2001 on the sidelines, he was called back to Petty in 2002 to replace Buckshot Jones in the No. 44. In ten starts, he posted one top-ten at Richmond International Raceway. He has not run a Cup race since. That season, Grissom ran seven Nationwide Series races for Frank Cicci Racing, then spent 2003 at DCT Motorsports. After being released from DCT midway through 2004, he finished the year at GIC-Mixon Motorsports. He finished 28th in points that season.

Late career

In 2005, Grissom joined with Jay Robinson Racing to drive the No. 49 Advil Ford Taurus. Despite not finishing in the top-ten Grissom was able to land a 23rd-place finish in points. Unfortunately, he and his team came under controversy due to their tendency to qualify for races on the "Past Champion's Provisional", a starting spot set aside for past champions in the Busch Series who fail to qualify on time. Grissom ran two races for Robinson on a part-time basis in 2006, and drove the season opening races in 2007 and 2008, for Cicci Racing and MSRP Motorsports respectively. In 2009, he drove for Davis Motorsports in the No. 0 Chevy at Bristol.

Personal life

Grissom's son Kyle Grissom is also a racing driver, having competed in the ARCA Racing Series. [2]

Grissom's father and team owner, Wayne, died on August 21, 2021, at age 86. [3]

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.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NWCCPtsRef
1990 Moroso Racing 20 Olds DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCHl DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL
24		78th91 [4]
1993 Diamond Ridge Motorsports 29 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO
29		 ATL 74th76 [5]
1994 DAY
DNQ		 CAR
30		 RCH
23		 ATL
20		 DAR
14		 BRI
12		 NWS
DNQ		 MAR
14		 TAL
10		 SON
35		 CLT
39		 DOV
27		 POC
26		 MCH
26		 DAY
33		 NHA
33		 POC
29		 TAL
18		 IND
DNQ		 GLN
23		 MCH
19		 BRI
34		 DAR
23		 RCH
7		 DOV
8		 MAR
12		 NWS
20		 CLT
26		 CAR
30		 PHO
22		 ATL
26		28th2660 [6]
1995 DAY
7		 CAR
6		 RCH
DNQ		 ATL
18		 DAR
6		 BRI
11		 NWS
5		 MAR
20		 TAL
37		 SON
26		 CLT
13		 DOV
16		 POC
18		 MCH
20		 DAY
43		 NHA
28		 POC
31		 TAL
25		 IND
30		 GLN
22		 MCH
29		 BRI
22		 DAR
27		 RCH
DNQ		 DOV
25		 MAR
26		 NWS
31		 CLT
41		 CAR
14		 PHO
32		 ATL
39		27th2757 [7]
1996 DAY
27		 CAR
5		 RCH
21		 ATL
39		 DAR
26		 BRI
27		 NWS
26		 MAR
DNQ		 TAL
6		 SON
25		 CLT
16		 DOV
42		 POC
22		 MCH
34		 DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 39th1188 [8]
1997 Larry Hedrick Motorsports 41 Chevy DAY
40		 CAR
24		 RCH
11		 ATL
33		 DAR
DNQ		 TEX
10		 BRI
32		 MAR
20		 SON
17		 TAL
41		 CLT
11		 DOV
24		 POC
18		 MCH
38		 CAL
17		 DAY
38		 NHA
4		 POC
30		 IND
26		 GLN
9		 MCH
25		 BRI
5		 DAR
21		 RCH
12		 NHA
4		 DOV
21		 MAR
40		 CLT
13		 TAL
32		 CAR
24		 PHO
8		 ATL
28		21st3061 [9]
1998 DAY
28		 CAR
20		 LVS
39		 ATL
16		 DAR
19		 BRI
16		 TEX
10		 MAR
25		 TAL
16		 CAL
30		 CLT
32		 DOV
32		 RCH
39		 MCH
41		 POC
23		 SON
10		 NHA
43		 POC
39		 IND
23		 GLN
38		 MCH
33		 BRI
DNQ		 NHA
25		 DAR
20		 RCH
17		 DOV
DNQ		 MAR 34th2215 [10]
American Equipment Racing 96 Chevy CLT
32		 TAL
36		 DAY
29		 PHO CAR
DNQ		 ATL
DNQ
1999 LJ Racing 91 Chevy DAY
DNQ		 CAR
36		 LVS
42		 ATL
DNQ		 DAR TEX BRI MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC 50th336 [11]
Team SABCO 01 Chevy IND
DNQ		 GLN MCH TAL
28		 CAR PHO HOM ATL
Melling Racing 9 Ford BRI
39		 DAR
39		 RCH
30		 NHA DOV MAR CLT
2000 Petty Enterprises 44 Pontiac DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT
DNQ		 DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA
36		 POC IND
DNQ		 GLN MCH BRI DAR
26		 RCH
27		 NHA
DNQ		 DOV
27		 MAR
DNQ		 CLT
DNQ		 TAL
16		 CAR
DNQ		 PHO
DNQ		 HOM
DNQ		 ATL
DNQ		52nd419 [12]
2002 Petty Enterprises 44 Dodge DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL
25		 CAL
33		 RCH
8		 CLT
32		 DOV
25		 POC
26		 MCH
40		 SON DAY
DNQ		 CHI
31		 NHA
28		 POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR
40		 ATL CAR PHO HOM 44th769 [13]
Daytona 500
YearTeamManufacturerStartFinish
1994 Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet DNQ
1995 357
1996 2627
1997 Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 240
1998 4128
1999 LJ Racing Chevrolet DNQ

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NNSCPtsRef
1986 Grissom Racing Enterprises31 Olds DAY CAR HCY MAR BRI DAR SBO LGY JFC DOV CLT SBO HCY ROU IRP SBO RAL OXF SBO HCY LGY ROU BRI DAR RCH
30		 DOV MAR
28		 ROU CLT CAR MAR 110th0 [14]
1987 39 Chevy DAY HCY MAR DAR BRI LGY SBO CLT DOV IRP ROU JFC
11		 OXF SBO HCY RAL
32		 LGY ROU BRI JFC DAR RCH DOV MAR 49th197 [15]
Olds CLT
DNQ		 CAR MAR
1988 Ford DAY
15		 HCY CAR
15		 MAR
18		 DAR
17		 BRI
16		 LNG
17		 NZH
9		 SBO
19		 NSV
22		 CLT
42		 DOV
8		 ROU
18		 LAN
14		 LVL
8		 MYB
24		 OXF
46		13th2969 [16]
Chevy SBO
22		 HCY
17
Olds LNG
20		 IRP
24		 ROU
23		 BRI
19		 DAR
36		 RCH
5		 DOV
25		 MAR
31		 CLT
17		 CAR
26		 MAR
18
1989 Falcon Racing 9 Pontiac DAY
17		 CAR
38		 MAR
11		 HCY
11		 DAR
27		 BRI
4		 NZH
39		 SBO
25		 LAN
22		 NSV
20		 CLT
16		 ROU
18		 LVL
10		 VOL
18		 MYB
15		 SBO
14		 HCY
16		 DUB
3		 IRP
6		 ROU
12		 BRI
21		 DAR
26		 DOV
21		 MAR
20		 CLT
9		 CAR
29		 MAR
21		12th3108 [17]
19 DOV
38		 RCH
22
1990 Grissom Racing Enterprises31 Olds DAY
33		 RCH
DNQ		 CAR
15		 MAR
24		 HCY
8		 DAR
20		 BRI
16		 LAN
5		 SBO
3		 NZH
5*		 HCY
7		 CLT
27		 DOV
21		 ROU
22		 VOL
4		 MYB
11		 OXF
8		 NHA
23		 SBO
5		 DUB
1*		 IRP
1*		 ROU
17		 BRI
3		 DAR
16		 RCH
2*		 DOV
7		 MAR
21		 CLT
32		 NHA
26		 CAR
1		 MAR
1		3rd3982 [18]
Ling Racing66 Olds RCH
25
1991 Grissom Racing Enterprises31 Olds DAY
25		 RCH
21		 CAR
33		 MAR
6		 VOL
9		 HCY
18		 DAR
37		 BRI
DNQ		 LAN
26		 SBO
5		 NZH
2		 CLT
20		 DOV
8		 ROU
12		 HCY
5		 MYB
3		 GLN
9		 OXF
9		 NHA
3		 SBO
1		 DUB
6		 IRP
19		 ROU
4		 BRI
24		 DAR
16		 RCH
25		 DOV
23		 CLT
29		 NHA
25		 CAR
16		 MAR
20		10th3689 [19]
Teague-Weiss Racing 38 Olds BRI
28
1992 Grissom Racing Enterprises31 Olds DAY
10		 CAR
7		 RCH
13		 ATL
17		 MAR
21		 DAR
6		 BRI
21		 HCY
6*		 LAN
15		 DUB
4		 NZH
22		 CLT
29		 DOV
12		 ROU
20		 MYB
11		 GLN
11		 VOL
1		 NHA
43		 TAL
16		 IRP
21		 ROU
13		 MCH
18		 NHA
25		 BRI
11		 DAR
19		 RCH
31		 DOV
14		 CLT
33		 MAR
11		 CAR
28		 HCY
9		12th3545 [20]
1993 DAY
11		1st3846 [21]
Chevy CAR
4		 RCH
17		 DAR
14		 BRI
3		 HCY
1		 ROU
3		 MAR
8		 NZH
2		 CLT
26		 DOV
17		 MYB
5		 GLN
13		 MLW
1		 TAL
25		 IRP
20		 MCH
4		 NHA
4		 BRI
7		 DAR
5		 RCH
10		 DOV
7		 ROU
27		 CLT
28		 MAR
2		 CAR
7		 HCY
9		 ATL
9
1994 DAY CAR RCH ATL MAR DAR HCY BRI ROU NHA NZH CLT
32		 DOV
35		 MYB GLN
18		 MLW SBO TAL
22		 HCY
29		 IRP MCH
19		 BRI DAR
32		 RCH
5		 DOV
39		 CLT
31		 MAR CAR
31		43rd921 [22]
1995 Diamond Ridge Motorsports 29 Chevy DAY
19		 CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR
6*		 BRI
1		 HCY NHA NZH CLT
13		 DOV
30		 MYB GLN
6		 MLW TAL
29		 SBO IRP MCH
39		 BRI
1		 DAR
11		 RCH
4		 DOV
4		 CLT
27		 CAR
6		 HOM
38		26th1816 [23]
1996 DAY
1*		 CAR
24		 RCH
16		 ATL
4		 NSV DAR
7		 BRI
5		 HCY NZH CLT
21		 DOV
35		 SBO MYB GLN MLW NHA TAL IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR HOM 45th1005 [24]
1997 Labonte Motorsports 5 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL LVS DAR HCY TEX BRI NSV TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH
39		 DOV CLT CAL CAR HOM 114th46 [25]
1998 Spencer Motor Ventures 12 Chevy DAY CAR LVS NSV DAR BRI TEX HCY TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV RCH PPR GLN MLW MYB CAL SBO IRP MCH BRI
27		 DAR RCH
QL†		 DOV 77th193 [26]
ST Motorsports 59 Chevy CLT
19		 GTY CAR ATL HOM
1999 Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Pontiac DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX
DNQ		52nd855 [27]
BACE Motorsports 74 Chevy TEX
40		 NSV
Spencer Motor Ventures 12 Chevy BRI
22		 TAL CAL
AllCar Motorsports 22 Chevy NHA
14		 RCH
36		 NZH CLT
DNQ		 DOV
39		 SBO GLN MLW MYB MCH
30		 BRI
DNQ		 DAR RCH DOV
Labonte Motorsports 44 Chevy PPR
30		 GTY IRP
HVP Motorsports 63 Chevy CLT
35
Jarrett/Favre Motorsports 11 Ford CAR
27		 MEM
13		 PHO
36		 HOM
41
2000 Petty Enterprises 8 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSV TAL CAL RCH NHA CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NZH PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR
37		 MEM PHO HOM 109th52 [28]
2001 45 DAY
26		 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 MEM PHO CAR HOM 151st0 [29]
2002 Frank Cicci Racing 34 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH
30		 BRI
41		 DAR RCH
22		 DOV
29		 KAN
37		 CLT
23		 MEM ATL CAR PHO HOM
31		56th502 [30]
2003 DLP Racing 07 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX TAL NSH
40		 CAL RCH GTY NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW 67th482 [31]
DCT Motorsports 61 Pontiac DAY
29		 CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI
26		 DAR
Chevy RCH
14		 DOV KAN
36 CLT
28		 MEM ATL PHO CAR HOM
30
2004 DAY
25		 CAR
11		 LVS
32		 DAR
24		 BRI
15		 TEX NSH TAL
18		 CAL GTY RCH NZH
20		 CLT
38		 DOV NSH 28th2011 [32]
GIC-Mixon Motorsports 24 Chevy KEN
20		 MLW
24		 DAY CHI
28		 NHA
23		 PPR
30		 IRP
28		 MCH
43		 BRI
25		 CAL
43		 RCH
26		 DOV
33		 KAN
36		 CLT
37		 MEM
41		 ATL
39		 DAR
24		 HOM
36
93 PHO
25
2005 Jay Robinson Racing 49 Ford DAY
28		 CAL
37		 MXC LVS
41		 ATL
40		 NSH
24		 BRI
24		 TEX
29		 PHO
27		 TAL
16		 DAR
36		 RCH
32		 CLT
40		 DOV
30		 NSH
39		 KEN
27		 MLW
38		 DAY
23		 CHI
43		 NHA
30		 PPR
33		 GTY
34		 IRP
27		 GLN
30		 MCH
35		 BRI
36		 CAL
40		 RCH
25		 DOV
28		 KAN
32		 CLT
DNQ		 MEM
37		 TEX
DNQ		 PHO
38		 HOM
DNQ		23rd2071 [33]
2006 DAY
21		 CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI
40		 CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 98th148 [34]
2007 Frank Cicci Racing 34 Chevy DAY
25		 CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO 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 133rd88 [35]
2008 MSRP Motorsports 90 Chevy DAY
43		 CAL 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 148th34 [36]
2009 JD Motorsports 0 Chevy DAY CAL LVS BRI
43		 TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 149th34 [37]
† – Qualified for Jimmy Spencer.

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCTCPtsRef
2000 Petty Enterprises 43 Dodge DAY
10		 HOM
11		 PHO
7		 MMR
4		 MAR
5		 PIR
8		 GTY
6		 MEM
5		 PPR
21		 EVG
26		 TEX
15		 KEN
18		 GLN
12		 MLW
4		 NHA
14		 NZH
4		 MCH
16		 IRP
11		 NSV
5		 CIC
24		 RCH
9		 DOV
13		 TEX
28		 CAL
18		10th3113 [38]
2005 Brevak Racing 31 Dodge DAY CAL ATL
DNQ		 MAR GTY MFD CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM N/A- [39]

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

David Allen Green is an American former professional stock car racing driver, who currently works as a NASCAR official. While driving, he won the 1994 NASCAR Busch Series championship. His two younger brothers, Jeff and Mark have also competed in the NASCAR circuit, and his son, Austin, currently races in the Trans-Am Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series. As of 2022, he remains 1 of 2 Xfinity Series Champions to not to score a single top ten in the NASCAR Cup Series.

<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 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">Stacy Compton</span> American racing driver (born 1967)

Stacy Marshall Compton is a NASCAR former team owner and former driver. He is a former co-owner of Bobby Hamilton Racing-Virginia in the Craftsman Truck Series and is a former racing analyst for ESPN full-time. Before he ran in NASCAR, Compton was a successful short track racer in Virginia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Todd Bodine</span> American racing driver (born 1964)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ricky Craven</span> American stock car racing driver and commentator

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ron Hornaday Jr.</span> American racing driver (born 1958)

Ronald Lee Hornaday Jr. is an American former professional stock car racing driver and businessman. He currently owns Team Hornaday Development, a driver development program as well as Hornaday Race Cars a Dirt Modified chassis builder. He is also the father of former NASCAR driver Ronnie Hornaday and son of the late Ron Hornaday Sr., a two-time NASCAR Winston West Series Champion. Hornaday himself is a four-time champion in the NASCAR Truck Series, his most recent coming in 2009 and is a NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour Champion. He was noticed by Dale Earnhardt while participating in the NASCAR Winter Heat on TNN.

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

Jack Eugene Sprague is an American former stock car racing driver who has competed in all of NASCAR's three top divisions, most notably in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, where he won series championships in 1997, 1999 and 2001.

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