Bobby Santos III | |||||||
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Born | Robert Santos III October 3, 1985 Franklin, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||
Achievements | 2006 Night Before the 500 winner 2008 Turkey Night Grand Prix winner 2010 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion 2020 Little 500 winner | ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
6 races run over 3 years | |||||||
2012 position | 92nd | ||||||
Best finish | 70th (2011) | ||||||
First race | 2007 Circuit City 250 (Richmond) | ||||||
Last race | 2012 Subway Jalapeño 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
2011 position | 110th | ||||||
Best finish | 110th (2011) | ||||||
First race | 2011 F.W. Webb 175 (Loudon) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of February 25, 2013. |
Robert Santos III (born October 3, 1985) is an American professional racing driver from Franklin, Massachusetts. He graduated in 2004 from Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School. Santos, nicknamed "Bobby New England", is the grandson of Bobby Santos, a former modified racer. His sister, Erica Santos, is also a racecar driver. He is the cousin of former University of New Hampshire quarterback, and current head coach [1] Ricky Santos.
Before stock cars, Santos was a successful midget racer. He raced in the Northeastern Midget Association, USAC, PRA Big Car, and ISMA. He had the most wins of any driver in the USAC National Midget Tour in 2006, collecting five wins, including a win at O'Reilly Raceway Park on the Night Before the 500. He was signed to Bill Davis Racing.
In 2006, Santos made his stock car debut at Iowa Speedway for Bill Davis Racing in the #02 Dodge. He started 10th and finished 6th. Bobby returned to ARCA in 2007 for Bill Davis, now in a Toyota Camry. He won Toyota's first stock car pole at USA International Speedway in Lakeland, Florida. While leading the race, he was involved in an incident with a lapped car and did not finish. He returned at Nashville Superspeedway, but had a mid-pack run. At Kansas Speedway, Bobby started second, but a blown engine relegated him to another DNF. Santos broke his dry spell at Kentucky Speedway when he started fourth and finished third, behind Erik Darnell and Erin Crocker. Santos placed third in the next race at Kentucky, as well. The third-generation racer won a pole at Pocono Raceway in early August and qualified fifth at Talladega Superspeedway, but was unable to back up either with a strong finish.
In 2007, Santos made his NASCAR Busch Series debut at Richmond International Raceway for the new Riley D'Hondt Motorsports team. He qualified seventh in his #91 Toyota but faded back to a thirtieth-place finish after running in the top 10 at the beginning of the race. He also qualified fourth for the Camping World 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and was running in the top 10 before being hit by a lapped car. He ran two additional races for RDHM but did not finish better than 30th.
Santos has also participated in the Whelen Modified Tour, collecting his first two wins at Thompson International Speedway in October 2007, and the Ice Breaker, also at Thompson International Speedway, in April 2010. He parlayed his season-opening Icebreaker win into the 2010 Whelen Modified Tour championship, collecting a total of four wins and four poles on the season. [2]
Santos ran the 2011 Nationwide Series opener for Jimmy Means in what was a back-up JR Motorsports car after wrecking the 52 in practice; the Earnhardt family has a long friendship with the independent owner and former driver. Santos finished 17th after vowing to run the race in its entirety.
After his stint in stock car racing, Santos returned to his roots, racing the full NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour for Bob Garbarino's Mystic Missile Racing team and a limited schedule in all three USAC divisions. Santos also made select appearances in the NEMA ranks in 2009. Santos' post-NASCAR career has been highlighted by wins in many of the nation's largest midget races, including the Turkey Night Grand Prix and Copper World Classic. He also won the 2020 Little 500 USAC Sprint car race at Anderson Speedway. [3]
He will drive part-time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2012 for Tommy Baldwin Racing [4] and will continue to compete on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour behind the wheel of the Tinio Corporation No. 44.
Santos registered back-to-back Musket 250 wins in 2019 and 2020. [5]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
NASCAR Nationwide Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NNSC | Pts | Ref |
2007 | Riley-D'Hondt Motorsports | 91 | Toyota | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH 30 | DAR | CLT | DOV | NHA 33 | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | CGV | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | 98th | 235 | [6] | ||||||||
92 | NSH 37 | KEN | MLW | CLT 39 | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | MacDonald Motorsports | 81 | Dodge | DAY | CAL | LVS | BRI | NSH | PHO | TEX | TAL | RCH | DAR | DOV | CLT | NSH | KEN | ROA | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | IOW | GLN | MCH | BRI | CGV | ATL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | GTY QL† | TEX | PHO | HOM | NA | - | [7] |
2011 | Jimmy Means Racing | 52 | Chevy | DAY 17 | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | TAL | NSH | RCH | DAR | DOV | IOW | CLT | CHI | MCH | ROA | DAY | KEN | NHA | NSH | IRP | IOW | GLN | CGV | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | 70th | 27 | [8] | |
2012 | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 36 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH | TAL | DAR | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY 33 | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | CGV | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | 91st | 11 | [9] | ||
† - Qualified for Michael McDowell |
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||
2011 | Norm Benning Racing | 75 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | DAR | MAR | NSH | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | KEN | IOW | NSH | IRP | POC | MCH | BRI | ATL | CHI | NHA 34 | KEN | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | HOM | 110th | 01 | [10] |
1 Ineligible for series points
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Car owner | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | NWMTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||
2001 | Info not available | SBO | TMP | STA | WFD | NZH | STA | RIV | SEE | RCH | NHA | HOL | RIV | CHE | TMP | STA | WFD | TMP | STA DNQ | MAR DNQ | N/A | 0 | [11] | ||||||||||||
Info not available | 97 | TMP DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | Joe Brady | 00 | Chevy | TMP 30 | STA 32 | WFD 22 | NZH | STA | RIV | LER | BLL | BEE 28 | NHA | SEE 9 | RIV | STA 14 | TMP 28 | WFD | TMP | NHA | STA | 37th | 804 | [12] | |||||||||||
34 | TMP 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Info not available | 14 | TMP | STA | RIV | WFD | STA | JEN | NHA | BEE | SEE | RIV | STA | TMP | WFD | MAR | TMP | NHA | STA DNQ | TMP | N/A | 0 | [13] | ||||||||||||
2006 | Jeffrey Preece | 40 | Chevy | TMP | STA | JEN | TMP | STA | NHA 29 | HOL | RIV | STA | TMP | MAR | TMP | NHA | WFD | TMP | STA | 66th | 76 | [14] | |||||||||||||
2007 | Jan Boehler | 3 | Chevy | TMP 32 | STA 32 | WTO | STA | TMP 3 | NHA 7 | TSA | RIV | STA 32 | TMP 35 | MAN | MAR 20 | NHA 4 | TMP 4 | STA 9 | TMP 1* | 25th | 1311 | [15] | |||||||||||||
2008 | Joe Brady | 00 | Chevy | TMP 35 | STA | STA | 31st | 781 | [16] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bobby Santos | 98 | Chevy | TMP 8 | NHA 6 | SPE | RIV | STA | TMP 3 | MAN | TMP 6 | NHA 38 | MAR | CHE | STA | TMP 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | 96 | TMP | STA | STA | NHA | SPE | RIV | STA | BRI | TMP | NHA 37 | MAR | STA | TMP 27 | 50th | 134 | [17] | ||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Robert Garbarino | 4 | Dodge | TMP 1* | STA 2 | STA 1 | MAR 1 | NHA 4 | LIM 17 | MND 5 | RIV 9 | STA 23 | TMP 3 | BRI 3 | NHA 19 | STA 1 | TMP 6 | 1st | 2180 | [18] | |||||||||||||||
2011 | TMP 33 | STA 1* | STA 3 | MND 15 | TMP 4 | NHA 12 | RIV 9 | STA 3 | NHA 6* | BRI 18 | DEL 11 | TMP 13 | LRP 17 | NHA 18 | STA 27 | TMP 2 | 8th | 2133 | [19] | ||||||||||||||||
2012 | Sully Tinio | 44 | Chevy | TMP 17 | STA | MND | STA 2* | WFD | NHA 11 | STA 27 | TMP 8 | BRI | TMP 2 | RIV | NHA 28 | STA 1 | TMP 1 | 20th | 310 | [20] | |||||||||||||||
2013 | TMP 18 | 13th | 421 | [21] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Curb | Chevy | STA 1* | STA 5 | WFD 5 | RIV | NHA 24 | MND | STA 4 | TMP 1* | BRI 21 | RIV 25 | NHA 4 | STA 9 | TMP 4* | |||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | TMP 18 | STA 1* | STA 3 | WFD 1 | RIV 10 | NHA 1 | MND 11 | STA 12 | TMP 25 | BRI 2* | NHA 8 | STA 12 | TMP 28 | 6th | 458 | [22] | |||||||||||||||||||
2015 | TMP 3 | STA 11 | WFD 6 | STA 5 | TMP 6 | RIV 20 | NHA 3 | MND 22 | STA 9 | TMP 23 | BRI 5 | RIV | NHA 3 | STA 20 | TMP 16 | 11th | 467 | [23] | |||||||||||||||||
2016 | TMP 13 | STA 7 | WFD 26 | STA 8 | TMP 1 | RIV 12 | NHA 27 | MND 20 | STA 17 | TMP 3 | BRI 7 | RIV 28 | OSW 13 | SEE 5 | NHA 26 | STA 18 | TMP 15 | 12th | 507 | [24] | |||||||||||||||
2017 | Sully Tinio | Chevy | MYR | THO 4 | STA | LGY | THO 3 | RIV | NHA 1 | STA 11 | THO 5 | NHA 1 | STA 8 | THO 29 | 16th | 334 | [25] | ||||||||||||||||||
Mike Curb | 77 | Chevy | BRI 9 | SEE | OSW | RIV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Sully Tinio | 44 | Chevy | MYR | THO 9 | STA 12 | SEE | THO Wth | LGY | RIV | NHA 1 | STA 22 | THO 5 | BRI | OSW | RIV | NHA 22 | STA 23 | THO 8 | 25th | 256 | [26] | |||||||||||||
2019 | Judy Thilberg | 36 | Dodge | MYR | SBO | TMP | STA | WAL | SEE | TMP | RIV | NHA 24 | NHA 1 | STA 7 | TMP 4 | 24th | 241 | [27] | |||||||||||||||||
Chevy | STA 8 | TMP 23 | OSW 5 | RIV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 63 | JEN | WMM | WMM | JEN | MND | TMP | NHA 1 | STA | TMP | 35th | 47 | [28] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 44 | MAR | STA | RIV | JEN | OSW | RIV | NHA 8 | NRP | STA | BEE | OSW 6 | RCH 23 | RIV | STA 24 | 29th | 115 | [29] | |||||||||||||||||
2022 | Lawney Tinio | NSM | RCH 17 | RIV | LEE | JEN | MND | RIV | WAL | NHA 13 | CLM | TMP | LGY | OSW 8 | RIV | TMP 10 | MAR 4 | 26th | 168 | [30] | |||||||||||||||
2023 | NSM | RCH | MON | RIV | LEE | SEE | RIV | WAL | NHA 27 | LMP | THO 6 | LGY | OSW 3 | MON | RIV | NWS 9 | THO 5 | MAR 28 | 26th | 186 | [31] | ||||||||||||||
2024 | Joe Stearns | 14 | Chevy | NSM | RCH 4 | 39th | 94 | [32] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lawney Tinio | 44 | Chevy | THO 21 | MON | RIV | SEE | NHA | MON | LMP | THO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boehler Racing Enterprises | 3 | Chevy | OSW 13 | RIV | MON | THO | NWS | MAR |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Re/Max Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||
2006 | Bill Davis Racing | 02 | Dodge | DAY | NSH | SLM | WIN | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | KAN | KEN | BLN | POC | GTW | NSH | MCH | ISF | MIL | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | IOW 6 | 108th | 200 | [33] | |||||||||||||||
2007 | Toyota | DAY | USA 33* | NSH 18 | SLM | KAN 32 | WIN | KEN 3 | TOL | IOW | POC | MCH | BLN | KEN 3 | POC 34 | NSH | ISF | MIL | GTW | DSF | CHI | SLM | 40th | 835 | [34] | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | TAL 41 | TOL |
(key) * – Most laps led. 1 – Heat 1 winner. 2 – Heat 2 winner.
Superstar Racing Experience results | |||||||||
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Year | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | SRXC | Pts |
2021 | 22 | STA | KNX | ELD | IRP 5 | SLG | NSV | 17th | 28 |
* Season still in progress
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