Joe Millikan

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Joseph "Joe" Millikan
Born (1950-04-30) April 30, 1950 (age 74)
Randleman, North Carolina
NASCAR Cup Series career
79 races run over 8 years
Best finish6th (1979)
First race 1974 American 500 (Rockingham)
Last race 1986 Nationwise 500 (Rockingham)
WinsTop tens Poles
0381
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
5 races run over 1 year
Best finish45th (1988)
First race 1988 Poole Equipment 150 (Orange County)
Last race 1988 Winston Classic (Martinsville)
WinsTop tens Poles
010

Joseph "Joe" Milikan (born April 30, 1950 in Randleman, North Carolina) is an American former NASCAR Winston Cup race car driver who competed from the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season to the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season.

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Career

The majority of Millikan's races were done in Chevrolet vehicles (either Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Chevrolet Laguna, or Chevrolet Impala). However, other races in Joe Milikan's career were done in Pontiac (Pontiac Grand Prix) and Oldsmobile (Oldsmobile Cutlass) vehicles but rarely in Ford (Ford Thunderbird) vehicles. His highest amount of winnings earned was at the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series with $199,460 ($837,347.9 adjusted for inflation).

Motorsports 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
1974 Arrington Racing 67 Plymouth RSD DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY BRI NSV ATL POC TAL MCH DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT CAR
17
ONT N/A0 [1]
1979 DeWitt Racing 72 Chevy RSD
6
CAR
2
RCH
6
NWS
10
BRI
8
DAR
10
MAR
5
NSV
23
DOV
8
CLT
27
TWS
8
RSD
10
MCH
30
NSV
21
POC
6
MCH
6
DAR
15
RCH
10
DOV
5
MAR
3
CLT
29
NWS
15
CAR
18
ATL
9
ONT
12
6th4014 [2]
Olds DAY
36
ATL
8
TAL
5
DAY
8
TAL
25
BRI
6
1980 Chevy RSD
4
RCH
27
ATL
37
BRI
6
DAR
7
NWS
10
MAR
5
TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT 33rd1274 [3]
Olds DAY
34
CAR
28
RahMoc Enterprises 75 Chevy CAR
24
ATL
23
ONT
7
1981 RSD
13
NWS
26
CLT
8
TWS RSD MCH
31
DAY NSV POC TAL 20th2686 [4]
Buick DAY
9
RCH
9
CAR
7
ATL
15
BRI
17
DAR
10
MAR
29
Olds TAL
38
NSV DOV
Cliff Stewart Racing 5 Pontiac MCH
23
BRI
17
DAR
18
RCH
8
DOV
21
MAR
5
NWS
3
CLT
35
CAR
19
ATL
10
RSD
5
1982 50 DAY
40
RCH
6
BRI
13
ATL
24
CAR
6
DAR
16
NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT POC RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV NWS CLT MAR 35th678 [5]
Billy Matthews41 Olds CAR
26
ATL RSD
1983 Leon Satterfield18 Buick DAY
DNQ
RCH CAR ATL DAR 110th109 [6]
Wayne Beahr35 Ford NWS
18
MAR TAL NSV DOV BRI CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD
1984 Langley Racing 64 Ford DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR
17
75th112 [7]
Wayne Beahr35 Ford ATL
DNQ
Hagan Racing 1 Chevy RSD
38
1986 Wayne Beahr35 Ford DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS
30
CLT CAR
38
ATL RSD 88th122 [8]
1987 info not availableN/AN/A DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR
DNQ
NWS BRI MAR TAL CLT DOV POC RSD MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR RSD ATL 90th76 [9]
Daytona 500
YearTeamManufacturerStartFinish
1979 DeWitt Racing Olds 3236
1980 834
1981 RahMoc Enterprises Buick 349
1982 Cliff Stewart Racing Pontiac 2740
1983 Leon Satterfield Buick DNQ

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930NXSCPtsRef
1988 Howard Thomas00 Olds DAY HCY CAR MAR DAR BRI LNG NZH SBO NSV CLT DOV ROU LAN LVL MYB OXF SBO HCY LNG IRP ROU
20
BRI DAR RCH DOV 45th455 [10]
0 MAR
8
CLT
44
CAR
37
MAR
12

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References

  1. "Joe Millikan – 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  2. "Joe Millikan – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  3. "Joe Millikan – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  4. "Joe Millikan – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  5. "Joe Millikan – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  6. "Joe Millikan – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  7. "Joe Millikan – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  8. "Joe Millikan – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  9. "Joe Millikan – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  10. "Joe Millikan – 1988 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2023.