Curtis Markham

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Curtis Markham
Born (1959-09-21) September 21, 1959 (age 61)
Richmond, Virginia
Awards1992 Busch North Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
4 races run over 2 years
Best finish78th (1994)
First race 1987 Budweiser 500 (Dover)
Last race 1994 Purolator 500 (Atlanta)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
89 races run over 12 years
Best finish11th (1996)
First race 1983 Miller Time 150 (Richmond)
Last race 2000 Lysol 200 (Watkins Glen)
WinsTop tens Poles
0181
NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series career
11 races run over 3 years
Best finish38th (1997)
First race 1996 Hanes 250 (Martinsville)
Last race 1998 Stevens Bell/Genuine Car Parts 200 (Flemington)
WinsTop tens Poles
010
Statistics current as of November 24, 2012.

Curtis Markham (born September 21, 1959) was a NASCAR driver in all three top series.

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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 ]

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.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031NWCCPtsRef
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 92nd73 [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 78th46 [2]

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NBSCPtsRef
1983 J.R. Racing 94 Pontiac DAY RCH CAR HCY MAR NWS SBO GPS LGY DOV BRI CLT SBO HCY ROU SBO ROU CRW ROU SBO HCY LGY IRP GPS BRI HCY DAR RCH
21
NWS SBO MAR ROU MAR
40
76th252 [3]
47 CLT
18
HCY
1984 85 Olds DAY RCH CAR HCY MAR DAR ROU NSV LGY MLW DOV CLT SBO HCY ROU SBO ROU HCY IRP LGY SBO BRI DAR RCH NWS CLT
13
HCY CAR MAR 104th- [4]
1989 Ken Curley 88 Buick DAY CAR MAR HCY DAR BRI NZH SBO LAN NSV CLT DOV
22
ROU LVL VOL MYB SBO HCY DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR
21
RCH DOV MAR CLT CAR MAR 70th197 [5]
1991 29 Pontiac DAY RCH CAR MAR
17
VOL HCY DAR BRI LAN SBO NZH CLT DOV ROU HCY 59th351 [6]
Henderson Motorsports 75 Olds MYB
22
GLN
8
OXF NHA SBO DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT NHA CAR MAR
1992 Skoal Bandit Racing 7 Pontiac DAY CAR RCH ATL MAR DAR BRI HCY LAN DUB NZH CLT DOV ROU MYB GLN VOL NHA
5
TAL IRP ROU MCH NHA
20
BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT MAR CAR HCY 69th258 [7]
1993 71 DAY CAR RCH
35
DAR BRI HCY ROU MAR 78th146 [8]
7 NZH
17
CLT DOV MYB GLN
25
MLW TAL IRP MCH NHA
16
BRI DAR RCH DOV ROU CLT MAR CAR HCY ATL
1994 Moroso Racing 20 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL MAR DAR HCY BRI ROU NHA NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW SBO TAL HCY IRP
QL
MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT MAR CAR NA- [9]
1995 Hensley Motorsports 63 Pontiac DAY
31
CAR
19
RCH
11
ATL
25
NSV
31
DAR
34
BRI
9
HCY
8
NHA
34
NZH
18
CLT
16
DOV
18
MYB
7
GLN
8
MLW
7
TAL
25
SBO
26
IRP
34
MCH
30
BRI
28
DAR
15
RCH
20
DOV
22
CLT
37
CAR
34
HOM
10
15th2584 [10]
1996 DAY
5
CAR
17
RCH
5
ATL
27
NSV
5
DAR
19
BRI
20
HCY
9
NZH
15
CLT
30
DOV
20
SBO
6
MYB
9
GLN
27
MLW
11
NHA
15
TAL
20
IRP
26
MCH
28
BRI
7
DAR
25
RCH
20
DOV
36
CLT
24
CAR
24
HOM
28
11th2838 [11]
1997 Taylor Motorsports 40 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL LVS DAR HCY TEX BRI
42
NSV TAL 70th285 [12]
Shoemaker Racing 64 Chevy NHA
12
NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR
Marion Sadler 26 Chevy RCH
14
DOV CLT CAL CAR HOM
1998 Shoemaker Racing 64 Chevy DAY CAR LVS NSV DAR BRI TEX HCY TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV RCH PPR
6
GLN
41
MLW MYB
14
CAL SBO
6
IRP
35
MCH BRI DAR GTY
43
CAR
10
51st785 [13]
LAR Motorsports 28 Chevy RCH
25
DOV CLT
NorthStar Motorsports 89 Ford ATL
DNQ
HOM
1999 Diamond Ridge Motorsports 29 Chevy DAY
12
CAR LVS ATL
37
DAR TEX NSV GTY
38
RCH
13
DOV 56th709 [14]
Grubb Motorsports 83 Chevy BRI
DNQ
TAL CAL
DNQ
NHA RCH NZH CLT DOV
BACE Motorsports 33 Chevy SBO
DNQ
Parker Racing 72 Chevy GLN
33
MLW
42
MYB
DNQ
PPR
31
IRP
22
MCH
DNQ
BRI
38
DAR
DNQ
CLT
DNQ
CAR
41
MEM PHO
HVP Motorsports 63 Pontiac HOM
DNQ
2000 Joe Gibbs Racing 29 Pontiac DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSV TAL CAL RCH
DNQ
NHA CLT DOV SBO MYB GTY
DNQ
IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO
DNQ
HOM
DNQ
92nd112 [15]
4 GLN
17
MLW NZH PPR
- Qualified for Randy LaJoie

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627NCTCPtsRef
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 122nd67 [16]
1997 13 WDW
9
I70
16
NHA TEX 38th651 [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 46th404 [18]

Busch North Series

NASCAR Busch North Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122Pos.PtsRef
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*
6th1787 [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
4th2260 [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
58th183 [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 71st160 [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
78th146 [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 105th43 [24]

ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series

(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
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819APSCPtsRef
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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