Chuck Weber (racing driver)

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Chuck Weber
Born (1958-04-25) April 25, 1958 (age 66)
Mesquite, Texas
ARCA Menards Series career
142 races run over 9 years
Best finish7th (2001)
First race 1997 Gateway ARCA 125 (Gateway)
Last race 2006 Shop n' Save 150 (Gateway)
WinsTop tens Poles
041
Statistics current as of November 4, 2022.

Chuck Weber (born April 25, 1958) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He has previously competed in the ARCA Re/Max Series for 9 years and earned 4 top-10 finishes, including a pole at Michigan Speedway in his final season in 2006. [1]

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Racing career

Weber made his ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series debut in 1997, driving his self owned No. 24 Chevrolet at Gateway International Raceway, finishing 21st. He would make two more starts that year with a best finish of 17th at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

In 1998, Weber would run 19 of the 22 races on the schedule, and achieved a best result of 11th at Winchester Speedway, and finished 12th overall in the series standings. In 1999, he would enter in all but one race that year, failing to qualify in four events, and had a best result of 12th at Flat Rock Speedway on his way to 14th in the standings.

Weber would run the full schedule in 2000, failing to qualify at both Lowe's Motor Speedway events, but matched his best standings result of 12th. In 2001, he would run the full schedule, this time running in all events that year with a best result of 12th at Charlotte and the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack, on his way to seventh in the standings, his best points result. He would drop to 14th in the standing the following year in 2002, and would drop further to 15th in 2003, which turned out to be his final full time season in ARCA competition.

In 2004, Weber would run only four races and earned a season best result of 12th at Talladega Superspeedway in a collaboration with Andy Belmont Racing.

After not running in the series in 2005, Weber would return in 2006, in what would be his best year in terms of results. After finishing outside the top-20 in three of the first four races before achieving his first top-10 at Kentucky Speedway with a sixth-place finish. He would achieve another top-10 finish of ninth at Pocono Raceway. At the next race at Michigan International Speedway a week later, Weber would start the weekend placing fifth in the practice session on Thursday. [2] He would go on the qualify his No. 24 Ford on pole position with a time of 39.185 seconds and a speed of 183.744 mph. This would be his only pole in ARCA competition. [3] During the race, he would go on to finish 24th, four laps down to race winner David Stremme. In the next two races, he would score two straight top-10's, including a fourth place at Kentucky Speedway. In his last race of the year, coincidentally at the track where he made his debut on, at Gateway, he would finish 35th due to an engine failure. This would be his last start in ARCA competition.

Personal life

Weber is the current owner of Cardinal Tool Company, a custom manufacturing company based in Forney, Texas that served as his sponsor during his racing career. [4]

Motorsports results

ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

ARCA Re/Max Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425ARSCPtsRef
1997 Chuck Weber Racing24 Chevy DAY ATL SLM CLT CLT POC MCH SBS TOL KIL FRS MIN POC MCH DSF GTW
21
SLM WIN CLT
28
TAL ISF ATL
17
N/A- [5]
1998 DAY ATL
24
SLM
18
CLT
27
MEM
29
MCH POC
19
SBS
16
TOL
22
PPR
19
POC
14
KIL
15
FRS ISF
13
ATL
37
DSF
16
SLM
23
TEX
20
WIN
11
CLT
24
TAL
22
ATL
25
12th3510 [6]
1999 DAY
DNQ
ATL
28
SLM
18
AND
DNQ
CLT MCH
25
POC
20
TOL
19
SBS
21
BLN
18
POC
25
KIL
21
FRS
12
FLM
20
ISF
18
WIN
24
DSF
18
SLM
17
CLT
DNQ
TAL
DNQ
ATL
32
14th2850 [7]
2000 DAY
32
SLM
24
AND
26
CLT
DNQ
KIL
21
FRS
21
MCH
22
POC
23
TOL
20
KEN
32
BLN
19
POC
24
WIN
23
ISF
24
KEN
27
DSF
32
SLM
20
CLT
DNQ
TAL
23
ATL
25
12th3005 [8]
2001 DAY
20
NSH
16
WIN
22
SLM
16
GTY
20
KEN
17
CLT
12
KAN
19
MCH
35
POC
15
MEM
15
GLN
21
KEN
14
MCH
17
POC
17
ISF
15
CHI
31
DSF
12
SLM
19
TOL
19
BLN
15
CLT
18
TAL
29
ATL
39
7th4560 [9]
Pontiac NSH
20
2002 Chevy DAY
37
ATL
16
NSH
13
SLM
26
KEN
22
CLT
24
KAN
33
POC
12
MCH
22
TOL
19
SBO
16
KEN
34
BLN
20
POC
32
NSH
25
WIN
13
DSF
17
CHI
20
SLM
33
CLT
34
14th3640 [10]
Kerry Scherer4 Chevy NSH
QL
Chuck Weber Racing14 Chevy ISF
27
50 TAL
41
2003 24 DAY
25
ATL
16
NSH
24
SLM
16
TOL
21
KEN
35
CLT
36
BLN
23
KAN
12
MCH
35
LER
18
POC
25
POC
16
NSH
24
ISF
24
WIN
25
DSF
34
CHI
18
SLM
28
TAL
19
CLT
30
SBO
35
15th3640 [11]
2004 DAY NSH SLM KEN TOL CLT KAN POC MCH SBO BLN KEN GTW POC
24
LER 48th605 [12]
Pontiac NSH
15
ISF TOL DSF
Ford CHI
13
SLM
Andy Belmont Racing Chevy TAL
12
2006 Chuck Weber Racing24 Chevy DAY
17
BLN
25
22nd2280 [13]
Ford NSH
21
SLM
34
WIN
24
KEN
6
TOL
22
POC
9
MCH
24
KAN
10
KEN
4
POC
15
GTW
35
NSH MCH ISF MIL TOL DSF CHI SLM TAL IOW
- Qualified but replaced by Dick Tracey

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  2. "Michigan qualifying report". Motorsport.com. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
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  4. "About Us". Cardinal Tool Co. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
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