Mike Olsen | |||||||
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Born | North Haverhill, New Hampshire | February 8, 1968||||||
Achievements | 2001 NASCAR Busch North Series Champion 2006 NASCAR Busch East Series Champion | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
2012 position | 51st | ||||||
Best finish | 51st (2012) | ||||||
First race | 2012 Sylvania 300 (Loudon) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
11 races run over 5 years | |||||||
Best finish | 72nd (1997) | ||||||
First race | 1996 Meridian Advantage 200 (Nazareth Speedway) | ||||||
Last race | 2000 Econo Lodge 200 (Nazareth Speedway) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 82nd (2001) | ||||||
First race | 2001 New England 200 (New Hampshire International Speedway) | ||||||
Last race | 2008 Camping World RV Rental 200 (New Hampshire Motor Speedway) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of September 23, 2012. |
Mike Olsen (born February 8, 1968) is an American stock car racing driver. He is a two-time champion of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. He has also competed in all three NASCAR national touring series.
Olsen was born February 8, 1968, and is a native of North Haverhill, New Hampshire. [1] He is the grandson of famed New England racer Stub Fadden. [2]
Olsen is a two-time champion of the NASCAR Busch North Series, winning the championship in 2001 and 2006. [1] He began racing in the series in 1989, and competed in 288 events in the series between then and 2009, scoring six career wins. [3] His sponsor for the majority of his time in the series was Little Trees air fresheners. [4] After the season, he was flagged as the winner of the 2005 Toyota All-Star Showdown over David Gilliland, [5] but in post-race inspection it was discovered that illegal right-side wheels were installed on his car. Olsen was disqualified as a result, with Gilliland being declared the winner. [6]
Olsen has competed in eleven NASCAR Busch Series events, between 1996 and 2000, with the majority being combination races between the Busch and Busch North series; his best finish in Busch Series competition was 18th, at Watkins Glen International in 1997. [7] Olsen also made three starts in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, with two coming in 2001 and one in 2008; his best finish in the series is 29th. [8]
After several years off from NASCAR competition, Olsen returned to the track in 2012, competing in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West at Portland International Raceway; he started 30th in the 30-car field and finished 24th. [9] In September of that year, Olsen made his debut in NASCAR's top series, the Sprint Cup Series, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the Sylvania 300, driving the No. 32 Ford for FAS Lane Racing; [1] he finished 33rd in the event, which he stated was likely to be his one and only race in the series. [10] This is the last time Olsen ran in a NASCAR-sanctioned event.
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
NASCAR Sprint Cup 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 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NSCC | Pts | Ref | ||
2012 | FAS Lane Racing | 32 | Ford | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | MAR | TEX | KAN | RCH | TAL | DAR | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | KEN | DAY | NHA | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | NHA 33 | DOV | TAL | CLT | KAN | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 51st | 11 | [11] |
Olsen had a best finish in the series of 18th and mostly ran for his self-owned team. He DNQ’d often.
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 | |||||||||||
1998 | 62 | Chevy | WDW | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | I70 | GLN | TEX | BRI | MLW | NZH | CAL | PPR | IRP | NHA | FLM | NSV | HPT | LVL | RCH | MEM | GTY | MAR DNQ | SON | MMR | PHO | LVS | 116th | 43 | [18] | ||||||||||||
2001 | Green Light Racing | 07 | Chevy | DAY | HOM | MMR | MAR | GTY | DAR | PPR | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | NHA 29 | IRP | NSH | CIC | NZH 30 | RCH | SBO | TEX | LVS | PHO | CAL | 82nd | 149 | [19] | ||||||||||||||
2008 | SS-Green Light Racing | 0 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | MFD | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM | KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI | GTW | NHA 32 | LVS | TAL | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 117th | 0 | [20] |
NASCAR Camping World East 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 | NCWEC | Pts | Ref |
1989 | Olsen Racing | 61 | Buick | DAY | CAR | MAR | OXF 30 | NZH | MND 17 | OXF 16 | DOV | OXF 41 | JEN 14 | EPP 16 | HOL 9 | OXF 17 | JEN 12 | OXF 27 | IRP | TMP 26 | OXF 22 | RPS 11 | OXF 30 | RCH | DOV | EPP | 14th | 1662 | [21] | |
1990 | DAY | RCH | CAR | MAR | OXF 31 | NZH | OXF 20 | DOV | JEN 25 | EPP 11 | MND DNQ | OXF | NHA | HOL 14 | OXF 16 | IRP | OXF 17 | TMP 16 | RPS 14 | NHA 33 | TMP 16 | DOV | EPP 12 | NHA | 17th | 1375 | [22] | |||
1991 | DAY | RCH | CAR | NHA 18 | OXF 28 | NZH | MND 13 | OXF 10 | TMP 15 | HOL 19 | JEN 22 | EPP 24 | STA 15 | OXF | NHA | FLE 11 | OXF 14 | TMP 29 | NHA 25 | RPS 15 | TMP 31 | DOV | EPP 16 | NHA | 18th | 1691 | [23] | |||
1992 | DAY | CAR | RCH | NHA | NZH | MND | OXF | DOV | LEE | JEN | OXF 18 | NHA | OXF 21 | HOL | EPP 11 | NHA | RPS 15 | OXF 22 | NHA 26 | EPP 17 | 28th | 767 | [24] | |||||||
1993 | LEE 16 | NHA 38 | MND 25 | NZH | HOL 17 | GLN 9 | JEN 25 | STA 7 | GLN | NHA 15 | WIS 5 | NHA 25 | NHA | RPS 3 | TMP 22 | WMM 10 | LEE 9 | EPP 27 | LRP 16 | 15th | 1828 | [25] | ||||||||
1994 | NHA 18 | NHA | MND 8 | NZH | SPE | HOL 10 | GLN 34 | JEN | EPP | GLN | NHA 27 | WIS 3 | STA | TMP | MND 13 | WMM 9 | LEE 17 | NHA 29 | LRP | 22nd | 1381 | [26] | ||||||||
Mitchell Racing | 33 | Pontiac | RPS 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 | Olsen Racing | 61 | Buick | DAY | NHA | LEE 5 | JEN | NHA | NZH | HOL | BEE 26 | TMP | GLN | NHA | TIO | MND | GLN | EPP | RPS | LEE | STA | BEE | NHA 19 | TMP | LRP 23 | 43rd | 504 | [27] | ||
1996 | Pontiac | DAY | LEE 12 | JEN 16 | NZH 21 | HOL 20 | NHA 12 | TIO 9 | BEE 9 | TMP 14 | NZH 11 | NHA 29 | STA 26 | GLN 30 | EPP 25 | RPS 16 | LEE 18 | NHA 14 | NHA 21 | BEE 8 | TMP 18 | LRP 27 | 15th | 2126 | [28] | |||||
1997 | DAY | LEE 15 | JEN 8 | NHA 9 | HOL 10 | NHA 10 | STA 9 | BEE 8 | TMP 31 | NZH 31 | TIO 8 | NHA 9 | STA 12 | THU 20 | GLN 6 | EPP 8 | RPS 24 | BEE 7 | TMP 6 | NHA 15 | LRP 6 | 9th | 2558 | [29] | ||||||
Chevy | NZH 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 | Pontiac | LEE 6 | RPS 25 | NHA 26 | HOL 13 | GLN | STA 5 | NHA 5 | DOV 20 | STA 11 | NHA 39 | GLN 9 | EPP 9 | JEN 4 | NHA 9 | THU 14 | TMP 30 | BEE 16 | LRP 21 | 9th | 2061 | [30] | ||||||||
Chevy | NZH 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 | Pontiac | LEE 2 | NHA 7 | GLN 13 | 4th | 2424 | [31] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | RPS 26 | TMP 5 | NZH DNQ | HOL 2 | BEE 2* | JEN 24 | STA 11 | NHA 16 | NZH 5 | STA 21 | NHA 33 | EPP 24 | THU 7 | BEE 8 | NHA 5 | LRP 2 | ||||||||||||||
81 | GLN 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000 | 61 | LEE 4 | NHA 12 | SEE 4 | HOL 4 | BEE 2 | JEN 6 | GLN 42 | STA 17 | NHA 28 | NZH 27 | STA 19 | WFD 7 | GLN 5 | EPP 11 | TMP 12 | THU 7 | BEE 10 | NHA 7 | LRP 3 | 5th | 2376 | [32] | |||||||
2001 | LEE 3 | NHA 10 | SEE 4 | HOL 2* | BEE 1 | EPP 1* | STA 7 | WFD 13 | BEE 5 | TMP 2 | NHA 12 | STA 2 | SEE 5 | GLN 14 | NZH 6 | THU 4* | BEE 2 | DOV 18 | STA 11 | LRP 5 | 1st | 3031 | [33] | |||||||
2002 | LEE 2* | NHA 9 | NZH 9 | SEE 11 | BEE 25 | STA 29 | HOL 15 | WFD 8* | TMP 22 | NHA 15 | STA 11 | GLN 10 | ADI 7 | THU 1* | BEE 9* | NHA 5 | DOV 15 | STA 25 | LRP 8 | 10th | 2446 | [34] | ||||||||
2003 | LEE 10 | STA 27 | ERI 9 | BEE 23 | STA 6 | HOL 4 | TMP 7 | NHA 6 | WFD 11 | SEE 8 | GLN 9 | ADI 4 | BEE 1* | THU 14* | NHA 19 | STA 23 | LRP 14 | 9th | 2271 | [35] | ||||||||||
2004 | LEE 8 | TMP 8 | LRP 3 | SEE 2 | STA 4 | HOL 2 | ERI 3* | WFD 4 | NHA 8 | ADI 3 | GLN 19 | NHA 30 | DOV 9 | 2nd | 1933 | [36] | ||||||||||||||
2005 | STA 7 | HOL 12 | ERI 7 | NHA 7 | WFD 4 | ADI 5 | STA 5 | DUB 4 | OXF 6 | NHA 13 | DOV 13 | LRP 2 | TMP 3 | 4th | 1933 | [37] | ||||||||||||||
2006 | GRE 3 | STA 3 | HOL 3 | TMP 6 | ERI 1 | NHA 1 | ADI 3 | WFD 4 | NHA 9 | DOV 5 | LRP 3 | 1st | 1823 | [38] | ||||||||||||||||
2007 | GRE 7 | ELK 4 | IOW 12 | SBO 7 | STA 2 | NHA 11 | TMP 3 | NSH 30 | ADI 22 | LRP 9 | MFD 12 | NHA 18 | DOV 15 | 6th | 1721 | [39] | ||||||||||||||
2008 | GRE | IOW | SBO | GLN | NHA 7 | TMP | NSH | ADI | LRP 5 | MFD | NHA 7 | DOV | 26th | 574 | [40] | |||||||||||||||
16 | STA 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | 61 | GRE | TRI | IOW | SBO | GLN | NHA 13 | TMP | ADI | LRP 5 | NHA | DOV | 37th | 279 | [41] |
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | NKNPSWC | Pts | Ref | |
2012 | NDS Motorsports | 53 | Dodge | PHO | LHC | MMP | S99 | IOW | BIR | LVS | SON | EVG | CNS | IOW | PIR 24 | SMP | AAS | PHO | 80th | 20 | [42] |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
2 Competed only in companion events with Busch North Series as BNS driver and ineligible for Busch Series points
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