Curtis Markham | |||||||
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Born | Richmond, Virginia | September 21, 1959||||||
Awards | 1992 Busch North Series Rookie of the Year | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
4 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 78th (1994) | ||||||
First race | 1987 Budweiser 500 (Dover) | ||||||
Last race | 1994 Purolator 500 (Atlanta) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
89 races run over 12 years | |||||||
Best finish | 11th (1996) | ||||||
First race | 1983 Miller Time 150 (Richmond) | ||||||
Last race | 2000 Lysol 200 (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
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NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series career | |||||||
11 races run over 3 years | |||||||
Best finish | 38th (1997) | ||||||
First race | 1996 Hanes 250 (Martinsville) | ||||||
Last race | 1998 Stevens Bell/Genuine Car Parts 200 (Flemington) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of November 24, 2012. |
Curtis Markham (born September 21, 1959) was a NASCAR driver in all three top series.
Born in Richmond, Virginia, Markham made his Busch debut in 1983 driving the #94 Frank Edwards Pontiac with a best finish of 18th in three starts. In 1984 he made one start in the #85 J.R. Racing Olds and finished 13th. In 1987, he made his Winston Cup debut with Wayne Beahr in his #37 Hanover Printing Ford and finished 38th. In 1989, he drove the #88 Buick in 2 Busch races. In 1991 he drove the #75 Food Country USA Olds owned by Charlie Henderson to an 8th-place finish at Watkins Glen (BGN). The next year he drove the #7 Skoal Bandit Pontiac to a 5th-place finish at Loudon (BGN). He was 1992 Rookie of the Year in the #7 Skoal car in the Busch North Series. He qualified on the pole in the Busch North Series several times. In 1994, he attempted four cup races, but only made one in the #02 T.W. Taylor Ford sponsored by Children's Miracle Network and got a DNF. In 1995, he drove the #63 Lysol Pontiac owned by Hubert Hensley in his first full BGN season and got his first pole. He finished 15th in the points with six top-ten finishes. In his second full season with the #63 he improved to 11th in the points with seven top tens. In 1997 he ran three races and came home fifth at Loudon; he also came in third at Phoenix in the #32 truck. The next year, he drove the #64 Schneider Chevy to three top-ten finishes. In 1999 he drove the #29 and #72 Chevys with a best finish of 12th. In 2000 he made his last start with the #4 Joe Gibbs Pontiac sponsored by Porter-Cable and ran 17th at the Glen.
He is currently the shop foreman for Joe Gibbs Racing. After hiring Denny Hamlin, he is also spotting for him and has spotted for several other NASCAR drivers.[ citation needed ]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
NASCAR Winston Cup 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 | NWCC | Pts | Ref | |||||||
1987 | Beahr Racing | 37 | Ford | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | NWS | BRI | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV 38 | POC | RSD | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | 92nd | 73 | [1] | |||||||||||||||
Langley Racing | 64 | Ford | MAR 26 | NWS | CLT | CAR 30 | RSD | ATL 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 | Taylor Racing | 02 | Ford | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL 39 | DAR DNQ | BRI | NWS DNQ | MAR DNQ | TAL | SON | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | DAY | NHA | POC | TAL | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | 78th | 46 | [2] |
NASCAR Craftsman 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 | 26 | 27 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||
1996 | Mike Colabucci | 10 | Chevy | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | TUS | CNS | HPT | BRI | NZH | MLW | LVL | I70 | IRP | FLM | GLN | NSV | RCH | NHA | MAR 32 | NWS | SON | MMR | PHO | LVS | 122nd | 67 | [16] | ||||||||||||||
1997 | 13 | WDW 9 | I70 16 | NHA | TEX | 38th | 651 | [17] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Active Motorsports | 32 | Chevy | TUS DNQ | HOM 33 | PHO 13 | POR | EVG | BRI 34 | NZH | MLW | LVL | CNS | HPT | IRP | FLM | NSV | GLN | RCH | MAR | SON | MMR | CAL | PHO | LVS 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1998 | WDW DNQ | HOM 23 | PHO 34 | POR | EVG | I70 | GLN | TEX | BRI 17 | MLW | NZH | CAL | PPR | IRP | NHA | FLM 25 | NSV | HPT | LVL | RCH | MEM | GTY | MAR | SON | MMR | PHO | LVS | 46th | 404 | [18] |
NASCAR Busch North 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 | Pos. | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||
1992 | Skoal Bandit Racing | 7 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR | RCH | NHA 9 | NZH | MND 14 | OXF 16 | DOV | LEE 5 | JEN 4 | OXF 11 | NHA | OXF 20 | HOL 6 | EPP 14 | NHA 20 | RPS 3 | OXF 18 | NHA 23 | EPP 3* | 6th | 1787 | [19] | ||||||||||||||||||
1993 | LEE 12* | NHA 5 | MND 10 | NZH 17 | HOL 3 | GLN 3 | JEN 33 | STA 5 | GLN 25 | NHA 11 | WIS 8 | NHA 7 | NHA 16 | RPS 4 | TMP 9 | WMM 7 | LEE 2 | EPP 21 | LRP 32 | 4th | 2260 | [20] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 | Hensley Motorsports | 63 | Chevy | NHA | NHA | MND | NZH | SPE | HOL | GLN | JEN | EPP | GLN | NHA | WIS | STA | TMP | MND | WMM | RPS | LEE | NHA 38 | 58th | 183 | [21] | |||||||||||||||||||
Skoal Racing | 11 | Pontiac | LRP 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 | Hensley Motorsports | 63 | Pontiac | DAY | NHA | LEE | JEN | NHA | NZH | HOL | BEE | TMP | GLN | NHA | TIO | MND | GLN 4 | EPP | RPS | LEE | STA | BEE | NHA | TMP | LRP | 71st | 160 | [22] | ||||||||||||||||
1996 | Skoal Racing | 33 | Pontiac | DAY | LEE | JEN | NZH | HOL | NHA | TIO | BEE | TMP | NZH | NHA | STA | GLN | EPP | RPS | LEE | NHA | NHA | BEE | TMP | LRP 7 | 78th | 146 | [23] | |||||||||||||||||
1998 | Shoemaker Racing | 64 | Chevy | LEE | RPS | NHA | NZH | HOL | GLN | STA | NHA | DOV 40 | STA | NHA | GLN | EPP | JEN | NHA | THU | TMP | BEE | LRP | 105th | 43 | [24] |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1988 | Finney Racing | 74 | Olds | DAY | ATL | TAL | FRS | PCS | ROC | POC | WIN | KIL | ACS | SLM | POC | TAL 12 | DEL | FRS | ISF | DSF | SLM | ATL | 114th | - | [25] | |||||||||||||||||||
1990 | 92 | Buick | DAY | ATL | KIL | TAL | FRS | POC | KIL | TOL | HAG | POC | TAL | MCH | ISF | TOL | DSF | WIN | DEL | ATL 11 | 103th | - | [26] |
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