Andy Houston

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Andy Houston
Born (1970-11-07) November 7, 1970 (age 54)
Hickory, North Carolina, U.S.
Achievements1994 Hickory Motor Speedway Late Model Champion
Awards1996 NASCAR Dash Series Most Popular Driver
NASCAR Cup Series career
22 races run over 2 years
Best finish46th (2001)
First race 2000 Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer (Michigan)
Last race 2001 Protection One 400 (Kansas)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
7 races run over 5 years
Best finish68th (2002)
First race 1996 Kroger 200 (IRP)
Last race 2002 Sam's Town 300 (Las Vegas)
WinsTop tens Poles
010
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
121 races run over 8 years
Best finish3rd (2000)
First race 1997 Cummins 200 (IRP)
Last race 2005 O'Reilly 200 presented by Valvoline Maxlife (Bristol)
First win 1998 Pennzoil/VIP Discount Tripleheader (Loudon)
Last win 2000 LINE-X 225 (Portland)
WinsTop tens Poles
3514
Statistics up to date as of July 10, 2012.

Andrew Houston (born November 7, 1970) is an American stock car racing spotter and former driver. He is a veteran of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, scoring three wins.

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Houston is the son of legendary Busch driver Tommy Houston and the youngest of three brothers, one of them being part-time NASCAR driver Marty Houston and the other being the oldest of the three, Scott Houston. He is also the cousin of former team owner Teresa Earnhardt. Houston has also raced in the Winston Cup Series and the Busch Series. Houston is married to wife Lorie and has two children, Collin (born in 1997) and Clark (born in 2001).

Early racing career

Houston won Hickory Motor Speedway's Late Model Championship in 1994, and, in 1996, he won the Goody's Dash Series Most Popular Driver Award.

NASCAR career

Cup Series

2000 marked Houston's first start in the Winston Cup Series as he competed in five races to prepare for his 2001 rookie campaign with PPI Motorsports. Out of the five races his best finish would come at Lowe's Motor Speedway, a 26th. Houston began the year 2001 well with a ninth place qualifying effort at the Daytona 500 in the No. 96 McDonald's Ford. It would be one of the highlights of the year, as Houston ended the year with no top-tens and a best finish of seventeenth at Martinsville; Houston only managed to qualify for seventeen races and his team folded after McDonald's pulled its sponsorship late in the season. He has not returned to the Cup Series since.

Busch Series

Houston made his Busch Series debut in 1996 driving the No. 0 Suburban Propane Ford at Indianapolis Raceway Park. He would start the race in the 21st position and finish in the 24th position, five laps down. He returned to the series in 1998 to make another start this time at Hickory Motor Speedway in the No. 50 Dr Pepper Ford. He would start the race in seventh and finish twentieth. In 2000, Houston made one start for Team SABCO and brought the No. 82 Channellock Chevrolet home in the 36th position at the Milwaukee Mile. For the 2002 season, Houston was supposed to run the whole season with the Herzog-Jackson Motorsports team, but was released and replaced by Todd Bodine after Las Vegas Due to "performance issues". His best finish with the team was a ninth at Daytona.

Truck Series

In 1997, Houston made his first Craftsman Truck Series start with Addington Racing. He would compete in four races for the team with a best finish of 11th at Martinsville. For the 1998 season, he returned to Addington Racing and ran full-time in the Truck Series. Houston would have a solid year winning his first race at New Hampshire International Speedway and posting nine top-tens, while finishing 12th in points. Houston again returned to Addington Racing for the 1999 season and he scored fourteen top-tens with an 8th-place finish in points. 2000 was a breakout year for Houston, as he won two races at Homestead and Portland, had thirteen top-fives, and eighteen top-tens, finishing 3rd in points to Roush Racing teammates Greg Biffle and Kurt Busch. He returned to the series in 2002 with Melling Racing where he ran one race at South Boston Speedway. After that Billy Ballew Motorsports hired him to run the remainder of 2002. He would post a best finish of twelfth at California out of the five races he competed in. In 2003, Houston was still running races for Billy Ballew and Nelly when Vokal became his primary sponsor, until Billy ran out of money to run two trucks. Ballew kept Rich Bickle, leaving Houston without a ride. Later that year, Ultra Motorsports gave him a truck ride and he did very well, finishing no worse than tenth and earned a pole at Texas Motor Speedway. For the 2004 season, he continued driving for Ultra Motorsports until he was released after the race at Bristol. Andy's best finish with the team that year was a seventh at Dover. For the remainder of 2004 with the exception of Richmond, Houston raced with multiple teams, but with limited success. In 2005, he only ran one race with Key Motorsports at Bristol Motor Speedway, finishing 33rd after a crash in his final NASCAR race.

Post-racing career

Following his racing career, Houston worked as a spotter for other drivers; he worked with Richard Childress Racing, spotting for Austin Dillon in the Nationwide Series in the early 2010s, [1] moving up with Dillon to the Sprint Cup Series in 2014. [2] He left Dillon's team after the 2019 season. [3] He announced in November 2019 on Twitter that he would spot for Cole Custer for the 2020 season in Custer's rookie campaign. [4] He also spotted for Ryan Preece in 2023. He will now be spotting for Noah Gragson in 2024.

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
2000 PPI Motorsports 96 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH
35		 BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT
26		 TAL CAR
28		 PHO
36		 HOM
42		 ATL 55th314 [5]
2001 DAY
38		 CAR
DNQ		 LVS
DNQ		 ATL
21		 DAR
DNQ		 BRI
39		 TEX
32		 MAR
17		 TAL
21		 CAL
19		 RCH
42		 CLT
41		 DOV
23		 MCH
DNQ		 POC
DNQ		 SON
DNQ		 DAY
43		 CHI
43		 NHA POC IND
43		 GLN MCH
31		 BRI
40		 DAR
DNQ		 RCH
DNQ		 DOV
40		 KAN
18		 CLT MAR TAL PHO CAR HOM ATL NHA 46th1187 [6]
Daytona 500
YearTeamManufacturerStartFinish
2001 PPI Motorsports Ford 938

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334NBSCPtsRef
1993 DAY CAR RCH DAR BRI HCY ROU MAR NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL IRP MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV ROU CLT MAR CAR HCY
DNQ		 ATL NA- [7]
1995 DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY
DNQ		 NHA NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR HOM NA- [8]
1996 Houston Racing 0 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY
QL†		 NZH CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NHA TAL IRP
24		 MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR HOM 89th91 [9]
1998 Washington-Erving Motorsports 50 Ford DAY CAR LVS NSV DAR BRI TEX HCY
20		 TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV RCH PPR GLN MLW MYB CAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT GTY CAR ATL HOM 102nd103 [10]
2000 Team SABCO 82 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSV TAL CAL RCH NHA CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW
36		 NZH PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM 106th55 [11]
2001 Team Rensi Motorsports 25 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV KEN MLW GLN CHI GTY
17		 PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM PHO CAR HOM 101st112 [12]
2002 Herzog-Jackson Motorsports 92 Chevy DAY
9		 CAR
17		 LVS
24		 DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL CAR PHO HOM 68th346 [13]
† - Qualified but replaced by his father, Tommy Houston

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627NCTCPtsRef
1997 AAG Racing 65 Chevy WDW TUS HOM PHO POR EVG I70 NHA TEX BRI NZH MLW LVL CNS HPT IRP
18		 FLM NSV
24		 GLN RCH
DNQ		 MAR
11		 SON MMR CAL PHO
32		 LVS
DNQ		46th441 [14]
1998 Addington Racing 60 Chevy WDW
27		 HOM
20		 PHO
4		 POR
16		 EVG
28		 I70
10		 GLN
15		 TEX
2		 BRI
28		 MLW
29		 NZH
15		 CAL
4		 PPR
18		 IRP
26		 NHA
1*		 FLM
20		 NSV
13		 HPT
32		 LVL
3		 RCH
12		 MEM
34		 GTY
30		 MAR
12		 SON
6		 MMR
9		 PHO
5		 LVS
11		12th3188 [15]
1999 HOM
5		 PHO
3		 EVG
14		 MMR
19		 MAR
17		 MEM
7		 PPR
4		 I70
3		 BRI
4		 TEX
7		 PIR
7		 GLN
8		 MLW
20		 NSV
6		 NZH
11		 MCH
19		 NHA
7		 IRP
8		 GTY
25		 HPT
11		 RCH
6		 LVS
22		 LVL
12		 TEX
8		 CAL
18		8th3359 [16]
2000 DAY
3		 HOM
1*		 PHO
3		 MMR
10		 MAR
11		 PIR
1		 GTY
24		 MEM
15		 PPR
3		 EVG
8		 TEX
4		 KEN
9		 GLN
6		 MLW
5		 NHA
5		 NZH
11		 MCH
4		 IRP
26		 NSV
6		 CIC
4		 RCH
25		 DOV
4		 TEX
2		 CAL
2*		3rd3566 [17]
2002 Midgley Racing 09 Chevy DAY DAR MAR GTY PPR
QL†		 DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA MCH IRP NSH RCH TEX 38th578 [18]
HT Motorsports 17 Dodge SBO
21
Billy Ballew Motorsports 15 Ford LVS
12		 CAL
12		 PHO
17		 HOM
17
2003 DAY
5		 DAR
21		 MMR
12		 MAR
15		21st1487 [19]
Fasscore Motorsports 9 Ford CLT
30		 DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA
Ultra Motorsports 2 Dodge CAL
6		 LVS
6		 SBO
6		 TEX
5		 MAR PHO
10		 HOM
4
2004 DAY
30		 ATL
19		 MAR
11		 MFD
15		 CLT
19		 DOV
7		 TEX
9		 MEM
20		 KAN
31		 KEN
8		 GTW
13		 MCH
23		 IRP
19		 NSH
25		 BRI
19		 RCH 20th2540 [20]
HT Motorsports 59 Ford MLW
19		 NHA
33		 LVS
14		 CAL
21
Green Light Racing 07 Chevy TEX
14		 DAR
34
ThorSport Racing 13 Chevy MAR
25		 PHO
16
Ken Weaver Racing 20 Chevy HOM
18
2005 Key Motorsports 40 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR GTY MFD CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI
33		 RCH
DNQ		 NHA LVS MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 86th64 [21]
† - Qualified for Mike Hamby.

Winston West Series

NASCAR Winston West Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314NWWSCPtsRef
1998 Addington Racing 92 Chevy TUS LVS PHO CAL HPT MMR AMP POR CAL PPR EVG SON MMR LVS
1*		54th185 [22]
1999 Midgley Racing 09 Pontiac TUS LVS PHO CAL PPR MMR IRW EVG POR IRW RMR LVS MMR MOT
17		70th112 [23]

Goody's Dash Series

NASCAR Goody's Dash Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021NGDSPtsRef
1996 N/A30 Pontiac DAY
35		 HOM
3		 MYB
4		 SUM
3		 NSV
25		 TRI
23		 CAR
21		 HCY
17		 FLO
3		 BRI
15		 SUM GRE
4		 SNM
5		 BGS MYB
3		 LAN
13		 STH FLO
6		 NWS
6		 VOL
3		 HCY
15		11th2412 [24]
1997 DAY
31		 HOM KIN MYB LAN CAR TRI FLO HCY BRI GRE SNM CLT MYB LAN SUM STA HCY USA CON HOM 88th70 [25]

References

  1. ↑ "Home - Darlington Raceway".
  2. ↑ Bruce, Kenny (February 20, 2014). "Night spotting adds tough element to Daytona Duels". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  3. ↑ Bonkowski, Jerry (November 18, 2019). "Veteran NASCAR spotters Joey Meier, Andy Houston not returning to 2019 roles". NBC Sports . Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Super excited to be spotting for @ColeCuster in 2020! I hope everyone has a great thanksgiving!". Twitter. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Andy Houston – 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Andy Houston – 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Andy Houston – 1993 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Andy Houston – 1995 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Andy Houston – 1996 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Andy Houston – 1998 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Andy Houston – 2000 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Andy Houston – 2001 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Andy Houston – 2002 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Andy Houston – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Andy Houston – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Andy Houston – 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Andy Houston – 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Andy Houston – 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Andy Houston – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Andy Houston – 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Andy Houston – 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  22. ↑ "Andy Houston – 1998 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  23. ↑ "Andy Houston – 1999 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  24. ↑ "Andy Houston - 1996 Season Results - NASCAR Goody's Dash Series". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Andy Houston - 1997 Season Results - NASCAR Goody's Dash Series". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
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