Lonnie Rush Jr.

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Lonnie Rush Jr.
Born (1966-08-11) August 11, 1966 (age 57)
Pickerington, Ohio
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
11 races run over 3 years
Best finish48th (1992)
First race 1991 Spring 200 (Volusia)
Last race 1996 Busch Light 300 (Atlanta)
WinsTop tens Poles
010
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
55 races run over 4 years
Best finish24th (1998, 1999)
First race 1997 Chevy Trucks Challenge (Walt Disney)
Last race 2000 Chevy Trucks NASCAR 150 (Phoenix)
WinsTop tens Poles
020

Lonnie Rush Jr. (born August 11, 1966) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He has raced in the NASCAR Busch Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. [1]

Contents

Personal life

Rush graduated at Ohio State University in 1989. The university sponsored him in a few NASCAR Truck Series races. [2]

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.)

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031NBGNCPtsRef
1991 Skillman Motorsports 85 Pontiac DAY RCH CAR MAR VOL
11
HCY DAR BRI LAN
24
SBO NZH CLT DOV ROU HCY MYB GLN OXF NHA SBO DUB IRP
16
ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT NHA 55th400 [3]
58 CAR
33
MAR
1992 Trinity Motorsports90 Pontiac DAY CAR RCH ATL MAR DAR BRI HCY LAN DUB
14
NZH CLT DOV ROU MYB GLN VOL NHA TAL IRP ROU MCH
29
NHA BRI
4
DAR RCH
13
DOV HCY
30
48th554 [4]
Info not available Chevy CLT
DNQ
MAR CAR
1996 Bill Elliott Racing 94 Ford DAY
38
CAR RCH ATL
40
NSV DAR
DNQ
BRI HCY NZH CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NHA TAL IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR HOM 86th92 [5]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627NCTCPtsRef
1997 Charles Hardy Racing 35 Chevy WDW
13
TUS
17
32nd1087 [6]
Ken Schrader Racing 53 Chevy HOM
38
Doran Racing 77 Chevy PHO
25
POR
31
EVG
DNQ
I70
19
NHA
28
TEX BRI
24
NZH
32
MLW
18
LVL CNS HPT IRP FLM NSV GLN RCH MAR SON MMR CAL
Rush Warthon Racing 10 Chevy PHO
29
LVS
35
1998 WDW
33
HOM
32
PHO
26
POR
20
EVG
11
I70
27
GLN
DNQ
TEX
31
BRI
11
MLW
27
NZH
23
CAL
29
PPR
20
IRP
5
NHA
13
FLM
27
HPT
33
LVL
16
RCH
18
MEM
11
GTY
24
MAR
27
SON MMR PHO
36
LVS
18
24th2333 [7]
Spears Motorsports 75 Chevy NSV
27
1999 HOM
24
PHO
12
EVG
17
MMR
20
MAR
28
MEM
33
24th1408 [8]
CJ Racing 17 Ford PPR
31
PIR
32
27 I70
28
BRI
8
TEX
30
GLN
26
MLW
34
NSV
30
NZH MCH NHA IRP GTY HPT RCH
26
LVS LVL TEX
Lonely Racing 7 Chevy CAL
27
2000 CJ Racing 27 Ford DAY
25
HOM
16
66th258 [9]
Chevy PHO
36
MMR MAR PIR GTY MEM PPR EVG TEX KEN GLN MLW NHA NZH MCH IRP NSV CIC RCH DOV TEX CAL

Busch North Series

NASCAR Busch North Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920NBNSCPtsRef
1992 Trinity Motorsports90 Pontiac DAY CAR RCH NHA NZH MND OXF DOV LEE JEN
3
OXF NHA OXF HOL EPP NHA RPS OXF NHA
35
EPP 48th223 [10]

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References

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  2. "OSU Motorsports Program Links Alumni, Business, Academics". News.osu.edu/. Ohio State University. July 27, 1998. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
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  8. "Lonnie Rush Jr. – 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
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