J. R. Patton

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J. R. Patton
Born (1983-09-12) September 12, 1983 (age 37)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Awards2003 NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series career
7 races run over 1 year
Best finish35th (2004)
First race 2004 Las Vegas 350 (Las Vegas)
Last race 2004 Ford 200 (Homestead)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of March 26, 2014.

J. R. Patton (born September 12, 1983) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He has competed in NASCAR competition in the Featherlite Southwest Tour and the Craftsman Truck Series.

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Career

Educated at New Mexico State University, where he majored in business marketing, and a member of the Zia people, [1] Patton won the Rookie of the Year award in 2003 in the NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour. [2]

Patton made seven starts late in the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season for Fiddleback Racing. [3] In his debut, Patton ran a second Fiddleback truck, the No. 66, to a fifteenth-place finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Patton drove for the rest of 2004, but the 15th at Vegas would prove to be Patton's best. He also finished all but one of his starts. [4]

In 2006, MB Motorsports announced Patton would drive their No. 63 Ford for a limited schedule, running for Rookie of the Year. Despite four attempts, Patton missed every race he tried to make.

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.)

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCTCPtsRef
2004 Fiddleback Racing 66 Ford DAY ATL MAR MFD CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS
15		35th637 [5]
67 CAL
26		 TEX
31		 MAR
18		 PHO
25		 DAR
31		 HOM
22
2005 MB Motorsports 63 Ford DAY
DNQ		 CAL ATL MAR GTY MFD CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM N/A0 [6]
2006 DAY
DNQ		 CAL ATL MAR GTY
DNQ		 CLT
DNQ		 MFD DOV TEX
DNQ		 MCH MLW KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM N/A0 [7]

West Series

NASCAR West Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213NWSCPtsRef
2004 Midgley Motorsports 09 Pontiac PHO MMR CAL
12		 S99 EVG IRW S99 RMR DCS PHO CNS MMR IRW 56th127 [8]

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.)

ARCA Re/Max Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223ARMCPtsRef
2005 Mike Buckley Racing 28 Chevy DAY
DNQ		 NSH SLM KEN TOL LAN MIL POC MCH KAN KEN BLN POC GTW LER NSH MCH ISF TOL DSF CHI SLM TAL N/A0 [9]

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References

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  2. ↑ "2003 Featherlite Southwest Series Rookie of the Year eyes inaugural Autozone Southwest Series crown". RacingWest. January 15, 2004. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  3. ↑ Adamczyk, Jay (September 23, 2004). "Patton to drive for Fiddle Back at Vegas". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  4. ↑ "J R Patton". NASCAR. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  5. ↑ "J. R. Patton – 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  6. ↑ "J. R. Patton – 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  7. ↑ "J. R. Patton – 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  8. ↑ "J. R. Patton – 2004 NASCAR West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  9. ↑ "J. R. Patton – 2005 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
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