Brandon Ash

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Brandon Ash
Born (1977-07-17) July 17, 1977 (age 47)
Umpqua, Oregon
NASCAR Cup Series career
5 races run over 9 years
Best finish64th (2006)
First race 2004 Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma)
Last race 2009 Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma)
WinsTop tens Poles
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Statistics current as of January 11, 2011.

Brandon Ash (born July 17, 1977) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competed part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series each year from 2002 to 2010, usually attempting races on the west coast. He also competed part-time and full-time in the NASCAR West Series.

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Racing career

Ash's career began in racing karts. After Ash won the Late Model Sportsman track championship at Coos Bay (Ore.) International Speedway, he decided to start racing in the NASCAR Winston West Series. He raced a limited number of events in 1996 and 1997. He ran full-time in 1998 when he was one of three rookies to win a pole position. He nearly won his first series event at Sears Point that year, but his car ran out of fuel just short of the finish line. He has recorded one win in the series, a 2002 victory in Kansas. [1]

He made his Nextel Cup debut at Infineon Raceway in 2004 with his own team, where he finished 41st in his No. 02 car. In 2005, he raised eyebrows by qualifying eighteenth at Kansas Speedway, and ran well in the opening laps before he was spun by Dale Earnhardt Jr.

In 2006, Ash made two races, finishing 43rd in the Subway Fresh 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, and qualifying 43rd for the Dodge/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway. He led one lap at Phoenix.

In 2007, Ash attempted to qualify for the race at Infineon Raceway. His qualifying speed was 40th of 52 cars, but he did not qualify fast enough to make the race. All teams outside of the top 35 in points qualify for eight starting positions, and Ash's speed was too slow.

In 2008, Ash only attempted to qualify for the Cup Series race at Sonoma and failed to qualify.

In 2009, he began to the season by attempting the spring race at Phoenix, which he failed to qualify for & made it his 15th DNQ in 20 career Sprint Cup attempts. However Ash did qualify for the race at Sonoma that year with sponsorship from Efusjon Energy Club, Ash started 43rd but ran 25th most of the day. He would finish 41st after he was wrecked. He would also attempt the fall race at Phoenix but again failed to qualify.

In 2010, Ash attempted to qualify for two races: Phoenix International Raceway and Infineon Raceway, failing to qualifying for both of them. He was the slowest out of the go or go homers at Phoenix but barely missed the race at Infineon missing it by three one-hundredths of a second. These were his most recent attempts in the Cup Series and NASCAR.

Ash did not attempt any races in the Cup Series and any other NASCAR series in 2011 and has not each year since then.

On August 14, 2021, Ash competed in the Outlaw 100, a Pacific Racing Association race held at his home track of Douglas County Speedway located in his hometown of Roseburg, Oregon. [2]

Personal life

Ash is a graduate of Oakland High School in Oakland, Oregon. He is married to Tiffany, and the couple has three children. [3] As of 2021, he is a resident of Roseburg, Oregon. [2]

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.)

Sprint Cup Series

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NSCCPtsRef
2002 Ash Motorsports 46 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON
DNQ		 DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL CAR PHO HOM NA- [4]
2003 02 DAY CAR LVS
DNQ		 ATL DAR BRI TEX TAL MAR CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON
DNQ		 DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO
DNQ		 CAR HOM NA- [5]
2004 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON
41		 DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO DAR HOM 87th40 [6]
2005 DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO
DNQ		 TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON
DNQ		 DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL 85th37 [7]
Dodge KAN
42		 CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO
DNQ		 HOM
2006 DAY CAL LVS
DNQ		 ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO
43		 TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON
38		 DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN
DNQ		 MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO
DNQ		 HOM 64th88 [8]
2007 DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO
DNQ		 TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON
DNQ		 NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM NA- [9]
2008 DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON
DNQ		 NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM NA- [10]
2009 DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO
DNQ		 TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON
41		 NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL TEX PHO
DNQ		 HOM 65th40 [11]
2010 DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR PHO
DNQ		 TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT POC MCH SON
DNQ		 NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM NA- [12]

West Series

NASCAR West Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415NWSCPtsRef
1996 Ash Motorsports 23 Ford TUS AMP MMR SON MAD POR
16		 TUS EVG
22		 CNS MAD
21		 MMR SON MMR
21		 PHO LVS 24th412 [13]
1997 TUS AMP
13		 SON TUS MMR LVS CAL EVG
8		 POR
16		 PPR
15		 AMP SON MMR
21		 LVS 21st599 [14]
1998 TUS
20		 LVS
29		 PHO
5		 CAL
16		 HPT
14		 MMR
19		 AMP
19		 POR
16		 CAL
17		 PPR
11		 EVG
20		 SON
2		 MMR
21		 LVS
35		11th1580 [15]
1999 TUS
2		 LVS
9		 PHO
5		 CAL
11		 PPR
17		 MMR
2		 IRW
7		 EVG
3		 POR
22		 IRW
16		 RMR
18		 LVS
15		 MMR
25		 MOT
20		8th1831 [16]
2000 PHO
21		 MMR LVS CAL
32		 LAG IRW POR EVG IRW RMR
24		 MMR IRW 36th258 [17]
2001 Hilton Racing PHO
13		 LVS
26		 TUS
3		 MMR
7		 CAL
23		 IRW
11		 LAG
7		 KAN
21		 EVG
4		 CNS
15		 IRW
8		 RMR
15		 LVS
10		 IRW
2		9th1852 [18]
2002 PHO
18		 LVS
9		 CAL
16		 KAN
1*		 EVG
7		 IRW
8		 S99
9		 RMR
10		 DCS
5		 LVS
5		6th1417 [19]
2004 Ash Motorsports 23 Ford PHO
9		 MMR CAL S99 EVG IRW S99 RMR DCS PHO CNS MMR IRW 52nd138 [20]
2005 Christina Adair3 Ford PHO
5		 MMR PHO S99 IRW EVG S99 PPR CAL DCS CTS MMR 38th155 [21]

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References

  1. ↑ RacingWest Profile Archived September 1, 2005, at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved November 6, 2007
  2. 1 2 Brink, Donovan (August 14, 2021). "Douglas County Speedway hosts annual Outlaw 100". The News-Review . Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  3. ↑ Biography at Ash's Official website Archived January 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved November 6, 2007
  4. ↑ "Brandon Ash – 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Brandon Ash – 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Brandon Ash – 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Brandon Ash – 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Brandon Ash – 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Brandon Ash – 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Brandon Ash – 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Brandon Ash – 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Brandon Ash – 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Brandon Ash – 1996 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Brandon Ash – 1997 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Brandon Ash – 1998 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Brandon Ash – 1999 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Brandon Ash – 2000 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Brandon Ash – 2001 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Brandon Ash – 2002 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Brandon Ash – 2004 NASCAR West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Brandon Ash – 2005 NASCAR West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
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