Gary Putnam

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Gary Putnam
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Putnam's No. 77 car at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2016
NationalityAmerican
Born (1970-02-10) February 10, 1970 (age 54)
Concord, North Carolina
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour career
Debut season2014
Years active2014–2023
Starts33
Championships0
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish25th in 2017
Finished last season82nd (2023)
Last updated on: August 15, 2024.

Gary Putnam (born February 10, 1970) is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed part-time in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, driving the No. 77 for Mike Curb. Putnam is a long time crew member in the NASCAR Cup Series, having worked for teams such as Petty Enterprises, PPI Motorsports, Dale Earnhardt Inc, Chip Ganassi Racing, and currently Trackhouse Racing [1] [2] . He moved to NC from Connecticut with Kevin Manion after starting his career working on the modifieds of Carl and Charlie Pasteryak.

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Putnam has also competed in series such as the now defunct NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour, the SMART Modified Tour, the Southern Modified Racing Series, the Southern Modified Race Tour, and the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing. [3]

Motorsports results

NASCAR

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

Whelen Modified Tour

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results
YearCar ownerNo.Make123456789101112131415161718NWMTCPtsRef
2014 Mike Curb 77 Chevy TMP STA
23		 STA WFD RIV NHA MND STA TMP BRI NHA STA TMP 46th21 [4]
2015 TMP STA
13		 WAT STA TMP RIV NHA
28		 MON STA TMP BRI RIV NHA STA TMP 44th47 [5]
2016 TMP STA
20		 WFD STA TMP RIV 41st43 [6]
7 NHA
25		 MND STA TMP BRI RIV OSW SEE NHA STA TMP
2017 77 MYR
14		 THO LGY
17		 THO
13		 RIV NHA STA
9		 THO BRI SEE OSW
14		 RIV NHA STA THO
11		25th215 [7]
04 STA
15
2018 77 MYR
15		 TMP STA
13		 SEE
17		 TMP LGY
14		 RIV NHA STA
16		 TMP
15		 BRI
14		 OSW
Wth		 RIV NHA
QL†		 STA TMP
21		26th228 [8]
2019 MYR
30		 SBO TMP
Wth		 STA
14		 WAL SEE
20		 TMP RIV NHA STA
28		 TMP
Wth		 OSW
16		 RIV NHA
9		 STA TMP
39		32nd152 [9]
2020 JEN WMM WMM JEN
21		 MND TMP NHA
14		 STA TMP 33rd53 [10]
2021 MAR STA RIV JEN OSW RIV NHA NRP STA BEE OSW
11		 RCH RIV STA
21		42nd56 [11]
2022 NSM RCH RIV LEE JEN MND RIV WAL NHA CLM TMP LGY
15		 OSW RIV TMP MAR 61st29 [12]
2023 NSM RCH MON RIV LEE SEE RIV WAL NHA LMP THO LGY OSW MON RIV NWS
31		 THO MAR 82nd13 [13]
† - Qualified for Ryan Preece

Whelen Southern Modified Tour

NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour results
YearCar ownerNo.Make1234567891011121314NWSMTCPtsRef
2010 Gary Putnam7 Chevy ATL
19		 CRW
13		18th688 [14]
77 SBO
18		 CRW
10		 BGS BRI CRW
18		 LGY TRI CLT
19
2011 CRW
11		 HCY SBO CRW
11		 CRW BGS BRI CRW LGY THO
16		 TRI CRW CLT
13		 CRW 21st499 [15]
2012 CRW
21		 CRW
18		 SBO
15		 CRW
15		 CRW
12		 BGS
21		 BRI LGY
8		 THO
14		 CRW
12		 CLT
10		13th294 [16]
2013 CRW
6		 SNM
18		 SBO
8		 CRW
10		 CRW
5		 BGS
9		 BRI
8		 LGY
10		 CRW
8		 CRW
9		 SNM CLT
21		12th372 [17]
2014 Mike Curb CRW
12		 SNM
7		 SBO
8		 LGY
10		 CRW
6		 BGS
7		 BRI
11		 LGY
8		 CRW
10		 SBO
11		 SNM
13		 CRW
14		 CRW
11		 CLT
12		8th477 [18]
2015 CRW
7		 CRW
9		 SBO
9		 LGY
9		 CRW
6		 BGS
11		 BRI
6		 LGY
12		 SBO
14		 CLT
14		8th343 [19]
2016 CRW
14		 CON
9		 SBO
6		 CRW
11		 CRW
9		 BGS
5		 ECA
12		 SBO
16		 CRW CLT 10th310 [20]
77S BRI
5

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.racing-reference.info/crew-chiefs/Gary_Putnam/
  2. ↑ https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2019/05/03/modified-competitor-gary-putnam-has-deep-racing-roots/
  3. ↑ "Gary Putnam". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Gary Putnam – 2014 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Gary Putnam – 2015 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Gary Putnam – 2016 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Gary Putnam – 2017 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Gary Putnam – 2018 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Gary Putnam – 2019 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Gary Putnam – 2020 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Gary Putnam – 2021 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Gary Putnam – 2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Gary Putnam – 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Gary Putnam – 2010 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Gary Putnam – 2011 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Gary Putnam – 2012 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Gary Putnam – 2013 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Gary Putnam – 2014 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Gary Putnam – 2015 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Gary Putnam – 2016 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
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