Jimmy Weller III

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Jimmy Weller III
Born (1985-11-20) November 20, 1985 (age 36)
Hubbard, Ohio
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
10 races run over 2 years
2015 position39th
Best finish39th (2015)
First race 2014 ToyotaCare 250 (Richmond)
Last race 2015 Drive for the Cure 300 (Charlotte)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
15 races run over 2 years
2014 position28th
Best finish28th (2014)
First race 2013 American Ethanol 200 (Iowa)
Last race 2014 Fred's 250 (Talladega)
WinsTop tens Poles
010

Jimmy Weller III (born November 20, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He has driven in various levels of racing, including the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. [1]

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Racing career

Early years

Weller started his racing career in big-block modifieds near his family's steel business in Ohio. [2] He returned to big-blocks in 2016 at Sharon Speedway and Lernerville Speedway after sponsorship issues in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. [3]

Weller was critically injured in a 2004 sprint car accident at the Charlotte Motor Speedway dirt track. He was in the ICU for three weeks, two of them in a coma. His family credits the quick work of a local paramedic to save Weller's life after he flipped and got tangled in the catchfence. [4]

K&N Pro Series East

Weller broke into the series in 2011, driving for family friend and NASCAR driver Dave Blaney. He finished 14th in his only race that year. [5] In 2012, Weller ran the entire season with a family team. He scored two top ten finishes, including an eighth at Dover International Speedway. [6] He ran a limited schedule in 2013 while also running some NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races. He recorded a best finish of eighth at Bristol Motor Speedway. [7]

Camping World Truck Series

Weller debuted in the Camping World Truck Series in 2013 with SS-Green Light Racing, driving the No. 81 truck to a 24th-place finish at Iowa Speedway. He failed to qualify in SS-Green Light's No. 07 truck the next race at Eldora Speedway, and continued to struggle in occasional runs in the 07 until he returned to the 81 truck for the season finale, posting a career-best finish of 17th. [8] Sticking with SS-Green Light in 2014, Weller made ten starts. He failed to finish half (two crashes, three mechanical problems), but recorded his first top-ten in the season's opening race. He also cracked the top fifteen later in the year at Charlotte Motor Speedway. [9]

Xfinity Series

At the same time running a limited Truck slate, Weller attempted his first two NASCAR Xfinity Series races in 2014, starting and parking in one and failing to qualify for the other with SS-Green Light Racing. [10] Splitting time between SS-Green Light (five races) and Rick Ware Racing (four races) in 2015, Weller failed to finish three of his starts and finished in the top 30 in five races. He performed well at Chicagoland, recording a career-best finish of 26th. [11]

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.)

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NXSCPtsRef
2014 SS-Green Light Racing 55 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX DAR RCH
40		 TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN 118th01 [10]
77 CLT
DNQ		 TEX PHO HOM
2015 90 DAY ATL
33		 LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH
33		 TAL IOW CLT
26		 DOV CLT
30		 KAN TEX PHO HOM 39th117 [11]
Rick Ware Racing 15 Chevy MCH
30		 CHI
29		 DAY KEN NHA IND
90 IOW
33		 GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH
39
SS-Green Light Racing 15 Chevy CHI
26		 KEN DOV

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122NCWTCPtsRef
2013 SS-Green Light Racing 81 Toyota DAY MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW
24		 HOM
17		39th82 [8]
07 Chevy ELD
DNQ		 POC MCH BRI MSP
Toyota IOW
35		 CHI
25		 LVS TAL MAR
36		 TEX PHO
2014 08 Chevy DAY
9		 MAR CLT
14		 DOV
30		 TEX
17		 GTW KEN
22		 IOW ELD POC MCH
24		 BRI
19		 MSP CHI NHA LVS
26		 TAL
30		 MAR TEX PHO HOM 28th225 [9]
07 KAN
25

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314NKNPSECPtsRef
2011 Dave Blaney 10 Toyota GRE SBO RCH IOW BGS JFC LGY NHA
14		 COL GRE NHA DOV
DNQ		46th191 [5]
2012 Jim Weller Jr.31 Toyota BRI
13		 GRE
22		 RCH
12		 IOW
21		 BGS
13		 JFC
16		 LGY
12		 CNB
19		 COL
8		 IOW
14		 NHA
11		 DOV
8		 GRE
21		 CAR
14		12th412 [6]
2013 BRI
8		 GRE
21		 RCH
17		 BGS 25th130 [7]
Chevy FIF
19		 IOW
25		 LGY COL IOW VIR GRE NHA DOV RAL

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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References

  1. ↑ "Jimmy Weller III Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  2. ↑ "Rookie Jimmy Weller overcomes horrific crash and begins career in Truck Series". kansascity. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  3. ↑ Zuck, Thomas. "Weller III returns to racing comfort zone". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  4. ↑ "Jimmy Weller back at full speed after terrible crash". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
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