Lonnie Rush Jr. | |||||||
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Born | Pickerington, Ohio | August 11, 1966||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
11 races run over 3 years | |||||||
Best finish | 48th (1992) | ||||||
First race | 1991 Spring 200 (Volusia) | ||||||
Last race | 1996 Busch Light 300 (Atlanta) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
55 races run over 4 years | |||||||
Best finish | 24th (1998, 1999) | ||||||
First race | 1997 Chevy Trucks Challenge (Walt Disney) | ||||||
Last race | 2000 Chevy Trucks NASCAR 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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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]
Rush graduated at Ohio State University in 1989. The university sponsored him in a few NASCAR Truck Series races. [2]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
NASCAR Busch Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | NBGNC | Pts | Ref | ||||
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 | 55th | 400 | [3] | ||||||
58 | CAR 33 | MAR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 | Trinity Motorsports | 90 | 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 | 48th | 554 | [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 | 86th | 92 | [5] |
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||
1997 | Charles Hardy Racing | 35 | Chevy | WDW 13 | TUS 17 | 32nd | 1087 | [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 | 24th | 2333 | [7] | |||||||||||||||
Spears Motorsports | 75 | Chevy | NSV 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 | HOM 24 | PHO 12 | EVG 17 | MMR 20 | MAR 28 | MEM 33 | 24th | 1408 | [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 | 66th | 258 | [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 |
NASCAR Busch North Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | NBNSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||
1992 | Trinity Motorsports | 90 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR | RCH | NHA | NZH | MND | OXF | DOV | LEE | JEN 3 | OXF | NHA | OXF | HOL | EPP | NHA | RPS | OXF | NHA 35 | EPP | 48th | 223 | [10] |
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