Jerry Nadeau

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Jerry Nadeau
FEMA - 599 - Photograph by Kevin Thorne taken on 11-20-2000 in Georgia.jpg
Nadeau after winning the 2000 NAPA 500
Born (1970-09-09) September 9, 1970 (age 54)
Danbury, Connecticut
NASCAR Cup Series career
177 races run over 7 years
Best finish17th (2001)
First race 1997 Miller 400 (Michigan)
Last race 2003 Auto Club 500 (California)
First win 2000 NAPA 500 (Atlanta)
WinsTop tens Poles
1190
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
8 races run over 3 years
Best finish53rd (1995)
First race 1995 Sundrop 400 (Hickory)
Last race 2002 Little Trees 300 (Lowe's)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish97th (1998)
First race 1998 GM Goodwrench Service Plus / AC Delco 300 (Phoenix)
WinsTop tens Poles
000

Jerry Anthony Nadeau [1] (born September 9, 1970) is an American former stock car racer. He competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. He started racing go-karts before moving up to car racing, driving in the 12 Hours of Sebring, the European Formula Ford Festival, and the Barber Dodge Pro Series. Nadeau arrived in NASCAR, the highest and most expensive level of stock car racing in the United States, with a limited budget. He started racing part-time in NASCAR and finished sixth in the 1996 Formula Opel Euro Series.

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He started full-time racing in 1998 and came third in that year's NASCAR Rookie of the Year award standings. After Nadeau took his first Top Ten finish at Talladega Superspeedway in 1999, he won his first NASCAR sanctioned race in the Winston West Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He earned his first Winston Cup victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway the following year. Nadeau achieved his top NASCAR season in 2001 when he finished 17th in points, but his racing career ended in 2003 after he suffered serious injuries in a practice crash. He attempted a comeback before moving on to mentor drivers.

Early life and career

Nadeau was born on September 9, 1970, and grew up in Danbury, Connecticut. His parents were Gerald Joseph, a roofer, and veteran in the United States Army during the Vietnam War (1944–2007) and Pauline Cyr Nadeau. Nadeau's ancestors originate from St. John's Valley, Maine. [2] He has one sister, Debbie. [3] Nadeau was educated at Henry Abbott Technical High School and studied automotive technology. [4] His family had connections to auto racing; Gerald raced modifieds at the Danbury Race Arena. Nadeau was given a go-kart by his father when he was four and one-half years old. [5] He also worked with his father in the construction industry to support his career. [6] Speaking about his father's role in his career, Nadeau said, "I learned a lot from my dad, Gerry, while I was growing up. He wasn't afraid to yell and get on my toes to do my job because he hated to lose and I hated to lose. He made me the hungriest guy on the race track." [6]

At age seven, he came in first in the eight- to twelve-year-old karting championship held in Bethany, Connecticut. [7] In 1988, aged eighteen, Nadeau won his first World Karting Association (WKA) Gold Cup championship. Motorsports Talent Scout, Dicken Wear, had seen Jerry race for a number of years in Karting and asked if he would like to drive his SCCA SS/C Toyota Celica at an EMRA open track event at Lime Rock Park. Jerry caught the eye of Skip Barber and a few other driving instructors that day. Afterward, he was introduced to Bruce MacInnes and fellow graduates Walter Bladstrom, Tom Cotter, Bill Fisher, Bob Kullas, Frank Martinelli, and Art Regan who gave Nadeau financial support. [8] He defended his karting title for the next two years. In 1991, he took the WKA Grand National Championship. [9] In the same year, Nadeau moved into car racing, driving in the Skip Barber Eastern Series. He took eight victories and became the Rookie of the Year. At the end of 1991, Nadeau won the $100,000 Barber Pro Series shoot-out, allowing him to race in the Barber Dodge Pro Series. [8]

Nadeau drove alongside sports car driver Gene Felton for the Jill Prewitt team which entered the 1992 12 Hours of Sebring, but retired after forty-eight laps because of a differential problem. He also took part in karting events in St. Petersburg, Russia, competing on an ice track, winning two out of eight races. Nadeau later stated the experience helped him to develop the skill of not using his car's brakes on slippery surfaces. [10] In 1993, he raced in the Barber Pro Series, where he finished with one win and took fifth in the points standings. [11] Nadeau also drove in the European Formula Ford Festival winning the qualifying race and coming second in the semi-finals behind Formula Ford champion Peter Duke. Nadeau secured fourth in the final heat. [7] He also took five, top-four finishes in the Firestone Firehawk Series. [7] Nadeau improved in the Barber Pro Series in 1994 by finishing fifth in the championship with two victories. In 1995, he took two victories but fell to thirteenth overall in the standings. [11]

Auto racing career

1990s

Nadeau entered eight NASCAR Busch Grand National Series races for T&G Racing in 1995. [12] At that time, the Busch Grand National Series was considered NASCAR's feeder circuit, a proving ground for drivers who wished to step up to the organization's premiere circuit, the Winston Cup. It is comparable to Formula One's relationship with Formula 2/Formula 3000/GP2 Series. He originally signed to run fourteen season races. [13] Nadeau moved to North Carolina that year on the advice of public relations worker Tom Cotter, [5] and was on a budget of $200. [14] He often went to Hendrick Motorsports to receive tips. [15] Nadeau failed to qualify for his first career NASCAR race, which took place at Richmond International Raceway. Later that year, he finished twenty-first at Hickory, twenty-ninth at New Hampshire, nineteenth at the Myrtle Beach Speedway, twentieth at the Milwaukee Mile, thirty-first at Lucas Oil Raceway, and did not qualify for the races at North Carolina Speedway or Homestead-Miami Speedway. [12]

The following year, Nadeau moved to M.P.H. Racing and planned to run ten races in the Busch Series in 1996, in combination with a full season in the Formula Opel European Union Series Championship. [16] He ran only two races in the Busch Series, finishing thirty-ninth in both races and did not qualify at Darlington. In Formula Opel, he drove a partial season, running in thirteen out of seventeen races for six teams and finished sixth overall, the highest for an American driver. [7] He later declined a move into the Formula 3000 series, opting for a return to NASCAR. [5] In November 1996, Nadeau and Barber Dodge Pro Series driver Tony Renna represented the United States in the EDFA Nations Cup held at Donington Park and won the silver medal, finishing behind Germany. [17]

After returning from racing in Europe in 1997, Nadeau moved to the Winston Cup Series and signed a five-race contract with Precision Products Racing to replace Morgan Shepherd in the No. 1 Pontiac Grand Prix. During the first races, Nadeau was Shepherd's spotter, [18] and worked on maintaining Shepherd's car before the races. Nadeau also built his own cars for Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) and Busch Series events. [19] Nadeau made all five races, including a ninth-place qualification at New Hampshire International Speedway, but failed to finish higher than thirtieth and was let go at the end of his contract when the team's sponsor expressed no interest in retaining him. [20] In five races, he had no Top Ten finishes, two Did Not Finishes (DNF) and finished fifty-fourth in season points. [21] He also took part in one race in the Busch Series at Talladega Superspeedway but failed to qualify. [22] He made his first appearance in an ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series car and finished fourth and second in the races he entered. [23] Nadeau's performances during the season caught the interest of 1988 Champion Bill Elliott and quarterback Dan Marino, and they offered him the chance to become their second driver. [6]

Nadeau in Melling's No. 9 Jerry Nadeau Melling Racing Ford Dover September 1998.jpg
Nadeau in Melling's No. 9

Nadeau started his rookie season in 1998 with Elliott-Marino Racing driving the No. 13 Ford car, owned by Marino. After sixteen races, and missing one race due to food poisoning, [24] he was released from his contract in July. [7] One week later, he was signed to Melling Racing to drive the No. 9 car. [7] Melling and Nadeau used the second half of the season to develop a consistent program in preparation for the 1999 season. [7] He had no top 10 finishes, seven DNFs, an average finish of 24.2, and had two results in the top 20. Nadeau finished 36th in the Winston Cup points standings for that season and was third in the NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award standings. [25] He entered his first and only race in the Craftsman Truck Series at Phoenix International Speedway finishing twenty-seventh. [26]

The following year, Nadeau stayed with Melling and clinched his first top ten finish at Talladega. In the first half of the year, he announced that he would leave Melling after the season ended. Two weeks after securing fifth at Watkins Glen, he substituted for the injured Ernie Irvan to drive the No. 36 Pontiac at MB2 Motorsports for the remainder of the season. [27] In thirty-four races, he had two Top Ten finishes and finished thirty-fourth in season points. [28] In that year, Nadeau won his first NASCAR-sanctioned event in the Winston West Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. [29]

2000s

Nadeau's car in 2000. Jerry Nadeau.jpg
Nadeau's car in 2000.

For the 2000 season, Nadeau was hired by Hendrick Motorsports to drive the No. 25 Chevrolet, replacing Wally Dallenbach Jr. [30] That year, Nadeau won his first NASCAR Winston Cup race in the season's final race at Atlanta Motor Speedway after passing Ward Burton seven laps from the end. Nadeau led 155 laps and won by 1.3 seconds. [31] He became the first driver from Connecticut to win in the series. [32] He finished the 2000 season with five Top Ten finishes, nine DNF's, and an average finish of 23.1 in thirty-four events; Nadeau finished twentieth in the Winston Cup points standings for that season. [33]

The following year, Nadeau stayed with Hendrick Motorsports. He nearly clinched victory in the penultimate race of the season at Atlanta, finishing fourth after running out of fuel midway through the final lap. [34] In thirty-six races, Nadeau achieved ten Top Ten finishes, eight DNFs, and an average finish of 21.1. He finished seventeenth in the Winston Cup points standings that season. [35] During 2001, Nadeau took part in the DIRT Motorsports Series with R&C Motorsports, [36] and co-founded the Tom and Jerry Racing Team with Tom Cotter, which fielded USAC Sprint Car Series driver Tony Hunt. [37]

Nadeau raced for four teams in 2002. He started the season by competing in eleven events for Hendrick Motorsports. He had his only Top Ten finish of the year, taking eighth place at Bristol Motor Speedway. In early May, Nadeau and Hendrick Motorsports agreed to terminate his contract, citing a lack of performance. [38] He was hired by MBV Motorsports to fill in for the injured Johnny Benson Jr. for three races, while Joe Nemechek took over Nadeau's former seat at Hendrick Motorsports. [39] Afterward, Nadeau drove for Petty Enterprises at Sonoma where he came close to winning his second Winston Cup race, having a 5 second lead with 3 laps to go but finishing thirty-sixth after his car suffered a broken rear-end gear on the race's 107th lap. [40] He subsequently drove one race for Michael Waltrip Racing at Chicagoland Speedway, finishing 37th after a steering problem. [41]

For the rest of the season, Nadeau was hired by Petty Enterprises to drive Steve Grissom's No. 44 Dodge car, [42] although he injured his ribs and shoulder in an go-kart accident at his home before the Old Dominion 500. He was advised by team owner Kyle Petty to rest, and Grissom replaced Nadeau for the rest of the season. [43] He had competed in twenty-eight out of thirty-six races, with one Top Ten finish at the Food City 500, seven DNFs, and an average finish of 27.4. Nadeau finished thirty-seventh in the Winston Cup points standings for that season. [44] He partnered sports car driver Anthony Lazzaro with the Rand Racing team in the Rolex Sports Car Series to finish first in the SRPII (Sports Racing Prototype) class at Daytona International Speedway, [45] and in the Busch Series, he finished twentieth at the fall Charlotte race. [46]

Nadeau started the 2003 season as the driver of the MB2/MBV Motorsports No. 01 Pontiac Grand Prix, and quickly had a fourth-place finish at Texas. On May 2, 2003, during a practice session at Richmond International Raceway for the Pontiac Excitement 400, Nadeau was leading the practice session when he suddenly swerved to avoid a slowing car, spun in turn one and hit the wall, driver's side first, at high speed. His car then slowly scraped across the wall for 50 feet before sliding to a complete stop. [14] After he hit the wall, Nadeau responded to his crew before falling unconscious. [47] NASCAR red-flagged the track to cut Nadeau out of his car. [14] He was airlifted to a local hospital in critical condition, only given a six percent chance of surviving his injuries. Nadeau suffered complete immobility of the left side of his body, a skull fracture, concussion, a collapsed lung, and several broken ribs. [14] The injuries required him to use a medical ventilator to breathe. [48] Jason Keller raced for him at the Richmond race, [49] Mike Skinner, Mike Wallace, and Boris Said raced the 01 until the fall Martinsville Race, [50] Joe Nemechek raced in the 01 for the remainder of the season and for the next few years as Nadeau's replacement. [51]

Post-racing career

In fall 2003, Nadeau began discussions with MB2 Motorsports boss Jay Frye about a long-term comeback. Frye gave Nadeau a test at Concord Speedway, [52] where he was unable to feel his car's brake pedal. [53] He also suffered a loss of stamina during this test. [52] Because of the effects of his accident, Nadeau had to learn to walk. He also experienced slurred speech. [53] He undertook physical therapy five times a week. This was later reduced to three when his condition improved. [54] While Nadeau received a small financial settlement from NASCAR, it was not enough to pay for all of his rehabilitation, so he sold his large house near Lake Norman and moved to Davidson, North Carolina. [55] He also suffered from depression caused by the loss of his racing career. [14]

MB2 Motorsports entered into a partnership to create a recovery driving program for Nadeau which included competing in the Nextel Cup, the Busch Series and ARCA events in 2004. [56] During that year, Nadeau served as a karting instructor at Lime Rock Park and returned to NASCAR as a spotter for Busch Series driver Todd Szegedy. [57] He worked with the Clay Andrews Racing Busch Series team as a mentor for rookie David Gilliland in 2006, who went on to win the Meijer 300 and earned a ride with Robert Yates Racing later that season. [58] He raced in the Old School Racing Champion's Tour in 2008. In 2011, Nadeau became a mentor to Truck Series rookie Jeffrey Earnhardt, son of Kerry and grandson of Dale. [59] In 2012, Nadeau began involvement with the B.R.A.K.E.S. program in Lake Norman, North Carolina, which teaches children how to drive. [14] In September 2013, he received a sports award from the Danbury Old Timers. [60]

Personal life

On December 11, 1999, Nadeau married long-time girlfriend Jada Blanchard in the Bahamas. [61] Together, they have a daughter, Natalie Kate (born February 17, 2003). [5] One year after Nadeau suffered his accident, the couple divorced. In 2012, Nadeau remarried to Maryana, a Ukrainian. [55] He has a daughter from that relationship. [62]

In a 2016 interview with Autoweek, Nadeau was candid about his life after the crash:

People don't understand how difficult it is living with a head injury. It's really hard; it sucks; it's aggravating. It feels like I'm a little off on things, a little slower. My left side is always numb, and my brain doesn't feel as sharp as it used to. And it's tough when people don't want to see or know about that. They draw a big X on you, and that's sad. It's like you're forgotten when you're out of the limelight. Nobody owes me anything, but somebody could maybe give me something (work-wise) to keep me involved. I used to make $5,000 for a two-hour appearance. Now, I have a hard time finding a job for anything. I hate to say it, but sometimes I wish God had just taken me. [63]

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. Small numbers denotes finishing position)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NWCCPtsRef
1997 Precision Products Racing 1 Pontiac DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR SON TAL CLT DOV POC MCH
36		 CAL
38		 DAY
30		 NHA
39		 POC
33		 IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO ATL 54th287 [64]
1998 Elliott-Marino Racing 13 Ford DAY
21		 CAR
28		 LVS
DNQ		 ATL
32		 DAR
31		 BRI
37		 TEX
DNQ		 MAR
27		 TAL
37		 CAL
26		 CLT
40		 DOV RCH
38		 MCH
35		 POC
21		 SON
43		 NHA
27		36th2121 [65]
Melling Racing 9 Ford POC
26		 IND
26		 GLN
15		 MCH
30		 BRI
32		 NHA
29		 DAR
32		 RCH
23		 DOV
36		 MAR
35		 CLT
35		 TAL
42		 DAY
19		 PHO
39		 CAR
24		 ATL
37
1999 DAY
11		 CAR
31		 LVS
31		 ATL
27		 DAR
40		 TEX
24		 BRI
42		 MAR
32		 TAL
8		 CAL
20		 RCH
21		 CLT
20		 DOV
30		 MCH
26		 POC
23		 SON
34		 DAY
37		 NHA
36		 POC
38		 IND
31		 GLN
5		 MCH
29		34th2686 [66]
MB2 Motorsports 36 Pontiac BRI
20		 DAR
43		 RCH
18		 NHA
32		 DOV
16		 MAR
26		 CLT
34		 TAL
40		 CAR
37		 PHO
37		 HOM
38		 ATL
20
2000 Hendrick Motorsports 25 Chevy DAY
35		 CAR
29		 LVS
20		 ATL
42		 DAR
37		 BRI
19		 TEX
43		 MAR
20		 TAL
19		 CAL
13		 RCH
30		 CLT
38		 DOV
42		 MCH
23		 POC
20		 SON
8		 DAY
15		 NHA
4		 POC
27		 IND
4		 GLN
38		 MCH
12		 BRI
32		 DAR
29		 RCH
10		 NHA
21		 DOV
33		 MAR
12		 CLT
36		 TAL
13		 CAR
27		 PHO
23		 HOM
12		 ATL
1*		20th3273 [67]
2001 DAY
32		 CAR
15		 LVS
15		 ATL
3		 DAR
20		 BRI
30		 TEX
29		 MAR
10		 TAL
25		 CAL
8		 RCH
41		 CLT
13		 DOV
38		 MCH
28		 POC
19		 SON
31		 DAY
6		 CHI
37		 NHA
33		 POC
24		 IND
38		 GLN
6		 MCH
34		 BRI
20		 DAR
9		 RCH
14		 DOV
2		 KAN
12		 CLT
40		 MAR
24		 TAL
35		 PHO
24		 CAR
5		 HOM
33		 ATL
4		 NHA
6		17th3675 [68]
2002 DAY
28		 CAR
25		 LVS
15		 ATL
30		 DAR
18		 BRI
8		 TEX
32		 MAR
39		 TAL
32		 CAL
26		 RCH
41		37th2250 [69]
MBV Motorsports 10 Pontiac CLT
28		 DOV
27		 POC MCH NHA
18
Petty Enterprises 44 Dodge SON
34		 DAY POC
36		 IND
24		 GLN
26		 MCH
32		 BRI
21		 DAR
41		 RCH
27		 NHA
28		 DOV
42		 KAN
27		 TAL
24		 CLT
13		 MAR ATL CAR PHO HOM
Michael Waltrip Racing 00 Chevy CHI
37
2003 MB2 Motorsports 01 Pontiac DAY
28		 CAR
26		 LVS
22		 ATL
31		 DAR
35		 BRI
28		 TEX
4		 TAL
36		 MAR
41		 CAL
14		 RCH
INQ†		 CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO CAR HOM 45th844 [70]
† - Career-ending injury in post-qualifying practice; Jason Keller raced
Daytona 500
YearTeamManufacturerStartFinish
1998 Elliott-Marino Racing Ford 2621
1999 Melling Racing Ford 2511
2000 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2035
2001 532
2002 828
2003 MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 4228

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334NBSCPtsRef
1995 T&G Racing 15 Ford DAY CAR RCH
DNQ		 ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY
21		 NHA
29		 NZH CLT DOV MYB
19		 GLN MLW
20		 TAL SBO IRP
31		 MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR
DNQ		53rd455 [71]
Chevy HOM
DNQ
1996 M.P.H. Racing 59 Chevy DAY CAR RCH
39		 ATL NSV
39		 DAR
DNQ		 BRI HCY NZH CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NHA TAL IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR HOM 85th92 [72]
1997 Precision Products Racing 01 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL LVS DAR HCY TEX BRI NSV TAL
DNQ		 NHA NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAL CAR HOM NA- [73]
1999 GTS Motorsports 90 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX NSV BRI TAL CAL NHA RCH NZH CLT
DNQ		 DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM NA- [74]
2002 Team Bristol Motorsports 54 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT
20		 MEM ATL CAR PHO HOM 97th103 [75]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627NCTCPtsRef
1998 Reher-Morrison Racing 9 Chevy WDW HOM PHO POR EVG I70 GLN TEX BRI MLW NZH CAL PPR IRP NHA FLM NSV HPT LVL RCH MEM GTY MAR SON MMR PHO
27		 LVS 97th82 [76]

Winston West Series

NASCAR Winston West Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314NWWSCPtsRef
1999 Melling Racing 9 Chevy TUS LVS
1*		 PHO CAL PPR MMR IRW EVG POR IRW RMR LVS MMR MOT 53rd185 [77]

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series

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

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122ABSCPtsRef
1997 Precision Products Racing 01 Pontiac DAY ATL SLM CLT
4		 CLT
2		 POC MCH SBS TOL KIL FRS MIN POC MCH DSF GTW SLM WIN CLT TAL ISF ATL N/A– [78]

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