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 55)
Vernon, Connecticut
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour career
Debut season2014
Years active2014–2023
Starts33
Championships0
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish25th in 2017
Finished last season82nd (2023)
Statistics up to date as of August 15, 2024.

Gary Putnam (born February 10, 1970) is an American professional stock car racing driver and crew chief 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] He moved to North Carolina from Connecticut with Kevin Manion after starting his career working on the modifieds of Carl and Charlie Pasteryak.[ citation needed ]

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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. [2]

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 [3]
2015 TMP STA
13
WAT STA TMP RIV NHA
28
MON STA TMP BRI RIV NHA STA TMP 44th47 [4]
2016 TMP STA
20
WFD STA TMP RIV 41st43 [5]
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 [6]
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 [7]
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 [8]
2020 JEN WMM WMM JEN
21
MND TMP NHA
14
STA TMP 33rd53 [9]
2021 MAR STA RIV JEN OSW RIV NHA NRP STA BEE OSW
11
RCH RIV STA
21
42nd56 [10]
2022 NSM RCH RIV LEE JEN MND RIV WAL NHA CLM TMP LGY
15
OSW RIV TMP MAR 61st29 [11]
2023 NSM RCH MON RIV LEE SEE RIV WAL NHA LMP THO LGY OSW MON RIV NWS
31
THO MAR 82nd13 [12]
- 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 [13]
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 [14]
2012 CRW
21
CRW
18
SBO
15
CRW
15
CRW
12
BGS
21
BRI LGY
8
THO
14
CRW
12
CLT
10
13th294 [15]
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 [16]
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 [17]
2015 CRW
7
CRW
9
SBO
9
LGY
9
CRW
6
BGS
11
BRI
6
LGY
12
SBO
14
CLT
14
8th343 [18]
2016 CRW
14
CON
9
SBO
6
CRW
11
CRW
9
BGS
5
ECA
12
SBO
16
CRW CLT 10th310 [19]
77S BRI
5

SMART Modified Tour

SMART Modified Tour results
YearCar ownerNo.Make1234567891011121314SMTCPtsRef
2021 Mike Curb 77N/A CRW
11
FLO
4
SBO FCS
15
CRW
1
DIL
11
CAR CRW
14
DOM PUL
8
HCY ACE 12th158 [20]
2022 FLO SNM CRW
7
SBO FCS
10
CRW
9
NWS NWS CAR
3
DOM
17
HCY
9
TRI
7
PUL 12th157 [21]
2023 FLO
7
CRW SBO HCY
9
FCS CRW ACE CAR PUL TRI
13
SBO ROU 31st94 [22]
2024 FLO
22
ROU
13
HCY FCS CRW
16
JAC CAR CRW DOM SBO NWS 27th94 [23]
77P CRW
19
SBO TRI
2025 77 FLO AND SBO ROU HCY
16
FCS CRW
20
CPS CAR CRW DOM LON TRI NWS -*-* [24]

References

  1. "Modified Competitor Gary Putnam Has Deep Racing Roots". NASCAR . May 3, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  2. "Gary Putnam". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  3. "Gary Putnam – 2014 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  4. "Gary Putnam – 2015 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  5. "Gary Putnam – 2016 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  6. "Gary Putnam – 2017 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  7. "Gary Putnam – 2018 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  8. "Gary Putnam – 2019 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  9. "Gary Putnam – 2020 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  10. "Gary Putnam – 2021 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  11. "Gary Putnam – 2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  12. "Gary Putnam – 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  13. "Gary Putnam – 2010 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  14. "Gary Putnam – 2011 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  15. "Gary Putnam – 2012 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  16. "Gary Putnam – 2013 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  17. "Gary Putnam – 2014 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  18. "Gary Putnam – 2015 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  19. "Gary Putnam – 2016 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  20. "Gary Putnam - 2021 Season Results - Southern Modified Auto Racing Teams". The Third Turn. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  21. "Gary Putnam - 2022 Season Results - SMART Modified Tour Powered by Pace-O-Matic". The Third Turn. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  22. "Gary Putnam - 2023 Season Results - SMART Modified Tour Powered by Pace-O-Matic". The Third Turn. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  23. "Gary Putnam - 2024 Season Results - SMART Modified Tour Powered by Pace-O-Matic". The Third Turn. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  24. "Gary Putnam - 2025 Season Results - SMART Modified Tour Powered by Pace-O-Matic". The Third Turn. Retrieved April 21, 2025.