Randy LaJoie

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Randy LaJoie
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LaJoie in 2023
BornRandall Joseph LaJoie
(1961-08-28) August 28, 1961 (age 63)
Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.
Achievements 1996, 1997 NASCAR Busch Series champion
1985 NASCAR North Tour champion
1981 Danbury Fair Racearena modified sportsman champion
1997, 1999, 2001 NAPA Auto Parts 300 winner
New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame (2016)
Awards1983 NASCAR North Tour Rookie of the Year
Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023)
NASCAR Cup Series career
44 races run over 12 years
Best finish40th (1995)
First race 1985 Coca-Cola 500 (Atlanta)
Last race 2005 Advance Auto Parts 500 (Martinsville)
WinsTop tens Poles
030
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
350 races run over 19 years
Best finish1st (1996, 1997)
First race 1986 Dixie Cup 200 (Darlington)
Last race 2006 O'Reilly Challenge (Texas)
First win 1996 Meridian Advantage 200 (Nazareth)
Last win 2001 Sam's Town 250 (Memphis)
WinsTop tens Poles
151189
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
7 races run over 2 years
Best finish38th (2004)
First race 2003 Las Vegas 350 (Las Vegas)
Last race 2004 O'Reilly 200 (Bristol)
WinsTop tens Poles
010
Statistics current as of March 20, 2013.

Randall Joseph LaJoie (born August 28, 1961) is a former NASCAR Busch Series race car driver (now the Xfinity Series), where he won the championship in 1996 and 1997. He is the father of racers Casey and Corey LaJoie.

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Early racing career

LaJoie started racing go-karts when he was 11.5 years old. In 1980 he began racing in full-bodied racecars. He was the 1981 track champion in the sportsman division at the Danbury Fair Racearena. When Danbury closed that off-season, he moved to the Waterford Speedbowl where he won modified rookie of the year honors in 1982.

In 1983 he moved to the NASCAR North Tour, and he was the series' rookie of the year. That season, he made his first attempt at making the Daytona 500, but did not qualify. One year later, he suffered a horrific crash in the Gatorade Twin 125's race and failed to qualify once again, he won the consolation race the following year. In 1985 he scored five victories in the North Tour on his way to the series championship; LaJoie was not awarded the championship until 1988, as a lawsuit regarding a disqualification at Catamount Speedway was not resolved until then. [1]

Early NASCAR career

LaJoie's 1986 Winston Cup car Randy LaJoie Snellman Racing Chevrolet Pocono June 1986.jpg
LaJoie's 1986 Winston Cup car

LaJoie made his NASCAR Winston Cup debut in 1985 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Driving the No. 07 Snellman Construction-sponsored Chevrolet owned by Bob Johnson, he started 16th and finished 14th. He ran his next race the following season at Pocono Raceway, where he finished 29th after suffering engine failure. He also made his Busch Series debut that season, running four races in his own No. 03 Pontiac, posting a tenth-place finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He ran another race in 1987 at Dover International Speedway and finished 10th. After a third-place finish the following season, he joined Frank Cicci Racing mid-way through 1989 and had a career-best second-place run at Hickory Motor Speedway. He ended the season 26th in points.

He did not return to Cicci in 1990, and ran a handful of Busch Races in his own No. 71, his best finish was 23rd at Richmond. He did not run another NASCAR-sanctioned race until 1993, when he got selected to run the No. 20 Fina car owned by Dick Moroso at Talladega. This would turn out to be a shrewd career move for LaJoie as he ran up front with the leaders all afternoon and finished a surprising second. This got LaJoie five more races for Moroso and one for BACE Motorsports in the Busch Series. His best finish was second, twice. In 1994, he was a thought by some to be a dark horse for the championship. He drove for Moroso full-time in the No. 20 Fina Lube-sponsored Chevy that season posting seven Top 10’s. LaJoie led the point standings early in the season before a string of poor results, also a lack of performance dropped him to 16th in the final point standings. He also ran three Cup races, finishing in the Top 20 in all three of them that season.

1995–2002

In 1995, LaJoie was called up to the Cup series again, driving the No. 22 MBNA-sponsored Pontiac Grand Prix for Bill Davis Racing. LaJoie ran 13 races for Davis in his rookie season before he was released midway through the year. Following his departure, he returned to Busch to drive the No. 64 for Dennis Shoemaker. He had three top-tens and a pole at Richmond in nine starts. The following season, he was hired by BACE Motorsports to drive its No. 74 entry. LaJoie won five races over the course of the season and clinched his first Busch Series championship. He followed that up with another five wins and his second straight championship in 1997. After falling back to fourth in the standings in 1998, as well as dealing with a feud with team owner Bill Baumgardner, LaJoie left BACE at the end of the season. He returned to the Cup series that season driving nine races for Hendrick Motorsports.

He signed to drive the No. 1 Chevrolet Monte Carlo for James Finch in 1999, despite the fact that the team lacked major sponsorship. After a season-opening victory at the NAPA Auto Parts 300, Bob Evans Restaurants came on board as the team's sponsor. Despite the added funding, LaJoie dropped to tenth in points. He moved up to seventh in the standings the next season with one win, but chose to depart the team at the end of the season for NEMCO Motorsports. Driving the No. 7 with a sponsorship from Kleenex, LaJoie won two more races but again fell to 12th in points. He had 14 Top 10 finishes in 2002 and moved up one spot in the points.

Recent years

LaJoie returned to the No. 7 team in 2003, and won two poles, but was dismissed from the ride midway through the season. He filled out the year with one race apiece for Innovative Motorsports and FitzBradshaw Racing, as well as a Craftsman Truck race for Kevin Harvick Incorporated. He began the 2004 season in FitzBradshaw's No. 82 car and ran five races with a best finish of 13th, before moving on, running one race each for Marsh Racing and Tommy Baldwin Racing. He also teamed with HT Motorsports in the Craftsman Truck Series for six races, finishing eighth at Gateway. In the Cup series, he had a 43rd-place finish for Hover Motorsports at Richmond, and also ran two races in the No. 98 Ford Taurus for Mach 1 Racing, his best finish being 36th.

Mach 1 switched to the No. 34 Chevy in 2005, and he began the season with them before he was released. He reunited with Cicci in the Busch Series with Dollar General sponsorship and posted three top-10 finishes, finishing 19th in points. Dollar General left the team at season's end, leaving LaJoie without a full-time ride. He had signed to drive for Mach 1, which was under new management again in 2005, but was replaced early in the season by teammate Chad Chaffin. He drove one race apiece in the Busch Series for Davis Motorsports, Jay Robinson Racing, and Vision Racing. He also was a test driver for Richard Childress Racing, filling in for Kevin Harvick in the No. 21 United States Coast Guard Chevy during practice and qualifying sessions.

LaJoie has not run a NASCAR-sanctioned race since 2006, focusing on team ownership for his son Corey, who finished second in the 2012 K&N Pro Series East championship to Kyle Larson despite five wins in the series.

In 2016, LaJoie was inducted into the New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame. [2] [3]

Television work and suspension

In addition to his racing seat business, LaJoie was also a part-time co-host of The Driver's Seat with John Kernan on Sirius Satellite Radio's NASCAR channel 128. He also did television commentary for the ORP and Montreal Busch Series races.

On June 22, 2010, LaJoie was suspended indefinitely from NASCAR for violating their substance abuse policy while working as a crewman on the No. 18 Nationwide Series car. He had smoked marijuana with some race fans following the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte and took responsibility for his actions. [4] On August 25, 2010, LaJoie was reinstated by NASCAR after a two-month suspension. [5]

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.)

NASCAR Cup Series

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NNCCPtsRef
1984 Bob Johnson Racing 07 Chevy DAY
DNQ		 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 ATL RSD NA- [6]
1985 DAY
DNQ		 RCH CAR ATL
14		 BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD NA0 [7]
1986 DAY
DNQ		 RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT RSD POC
29		 MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD 107th76 [8]
1988 Wawak Racing 74 Chevy DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV
37		 MAR CLT
DNQ		 NWS CAR PHO ATL NA0 [9]
1989 Pontiac DAY
DNQ		 CAR ATL RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON 83rd79 [10]
Rosenblum Racing 63 Chevy POC
28		 MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL
1990 Linro Motorsports 13 Buick DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC
33		 MCH DAY POC
38		 TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 73rd113 [11]
1991 DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC
29		 MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT 50th304 [12]
Cale Yarborough Motorsports 66 Pontiac CAR
24		 PHO
32		 ATL
31
1994 Moroso Racing 20 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT
20		 DOV POC MCH DAY NHA
20		 POC TAL IND
DNQ		 GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO 48th312 [13]
Taylor Racing 02 Ford ATL
19
1995 Bill Davis Racing 22 Pontiac DAY
29		 CAR
25		 RCH
27		 ATL
39		 DAR
16		 BRI
12		 NWS
23		 MAR
DNQ		 TAL
13		 SON
32		 CLT
23		 DOV
23		 POC
40		 MCH
41		 DAY NHA POC 40th1133 [14]
Dick Brooks Racing 40 Pontiac TAL
40		 IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL
1997 BACE Motorsports 74 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR TEX
DNQ		 BRI MAR SON TAL CLT DOV POC MCH CAL DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO ATL NA- [15]
1998 Hendrick Motorsports 50 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR
38		 BRI
10		 TEX
25		 MAR
5		 TAL
10		 CAL
36		 CLT
38		 DOV
43		 RCH
31		 MCH POC SON NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI NHA DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT TAL DAY PHO CAR ATL 49th768 [16]
1999 No Fear Racing 14 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX
40		 BRI MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT
DNQ		 DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA
37		 DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO HOM ATL 61st95 [17]
2004 Hover Motorsports 80 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH
43		 CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR 68th126 [18]
Mach 1 Motorsports 96 Ford ATL
DNQ
98 PHO
42		 DAR
36		 HOM
DNQ
2005 34 Chevy DAY
DNQ		 CAL
42		 LVS
36		 ATL
DNQ		 BRI
DNQ		 MAR
42		 TEX
DNQ		 PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 66th134 [19]
2006 Front Row Motorsports 64 Chevy DAY
DNQ		NA- [20]
34 Dodge CAL
DNQ
64 LVS
DNQ		 ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM
Daytona 500
YearTeamManufacturerStartFinish
1984 Bob Johnson Racing Chevrolet DNQ
1985 DNQ
1986 DNQ
1989 Wawak Racing Pontiac DNQ
1995 Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 2429
2005 Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet DNQ
2006 Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet DNQ

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NBSCPtsRef
1986 LaJoie Racing 03 Pontiac DAY CAR HCY MAR BRI DAR
11		 SBO LGY JFC DOV
21		 CLT
10		 SBO HCY ROU IRP SBO RAL 47th364 [21]
07 OXF
36		 SBO HCY LGY ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR ROU CLT CAR MAR
1987 04 Olds DAY HCY MAR DAR BRI LGY SBO CLT DOV IRP ROU JFC OXF SBO HCY RAL LGY ROU BRI JFC DAR RCH DOV
10		 MAR CLT CAR MAR 85th- [22]
1988 66 DAY HCY CAR MAR DAR BRI LNG NZH SBO NSV CLT DOV ROU LAN LVL MYB OXF
3		 SBO HCY LNG IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR 97th43 [23]
71 CLT
40		 CAR MAR
1989 DAY
31		 CAR MAR HCY DAR
23		 BRI NZH SBO LAN NSV CLT 26th1542 [24]
Pontiac DOV
10		 ROU LVL VOL MYB SBO
Frank Cicci Racing 34 Buick HCY
2		 DUB
15		 IRP
12		 ROU
25		 BRI
11		 DAR
18		 RCH
11		 DOV
20		 MAR
27		 CLT
14		 CAR
8		 MAR
23
1990 LaJoie Racing 71 Ford DAY
DNQ		 RCH
23		 CAR
37		 MAR HCY DAR BRI LAN SBO NZH HCY CLT 60th326 [25]
Buick DOV
DNQ		 ROU VOL MYB OXF
28		 NHA
28		 SBO DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV
31		 MAR CLT NHA
44		 CAR MAR
1993 Moroso Racing 20 Chevy DAY CAR RCH DAR BRI HCY ROU MAR NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL
2		 IRP MCH NHA DAR
2		 CLT
12		 MAR CAR
8		 HCY ATL
27		36th1045 [26]
Olds BRI
32		 RCH
12		 DOV
BACE Motorsports 74 Chevy ROU
4
1994 Moroso Racing 20 Chevy DAY
28		 CAR
4		 RCH
31		 ATL
7		 MAR
4		 DAR
3		 HCY
2		 BRI
27		 ROU
24		 NHA
19		 NZH
26		 CLT
25		 DOV
42		 MYB
24		 GLN
12		 MLW
37		 SBO
16		 TAL
15		 HCY
15		 IRP
18		 MCH
33		 BRI
36		 DAR
27		 RCH
19		 DOV
6		 CLT MAR
30		 CAR
9		16th2837 [27]
1995 Shoemaker Racing 64 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY NHA NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL
34		 SBO IRP
15		 MCH
3		 BRI
22		 DAR
27		 RCH
9		 DOV
18		 CLT
14		 CAR
9		 HOM
DNQ		37th1029 [28]
1996 BACE Motorsports 74 Chevy DAY
7		 CAR
7		 RCH
6		 ATL
28		 NSV
21		 DAR
12		 BRI
6		 HCY
3		 NZH
1		 CLT
5*		 DOV
1		 SBO
5*		 MYB
18		 GLN
30		 MLW
3		 NHA
1*		 TAL
3		 IRP
1*		 MCH
10		 BRI
29		 DAR
5		 RCH
8		 DOV
1		 CLT
6		 CAR
9		 HOM
10		1st3714 [29]
1997 DAY
1*		 CAR
3		 RCH
8		 ATL
16		 LVS
29		 DAR
1*		 HCY
2*		 TEX
9		 BRI
3		 NSV
6		 TAL
12		 NHA
7		 NZH
3		 CLT
10		 DOV
3		 SBO
1*		 GLN
21		 MLW
1		 MYB
3		 GTY
17		 IRP
1*		 MCH
17		 BRI
4		 DAR
18		 RCH
2		 DOV
2*		 CLT
15		 CAL
10		 CAR
20		 HOM
2		1st4381 [30]
1998 DAY
5		 CAR
7		 LVS
18		 NSV
4		 DAR
23		 BRI
25		 TEX
6		 HCY
23		 TAL
23		 NHA
5		 NZH
42		 CLT
14		 DOV
11		 RCH
11		 PPR
3		 GLN
37		 MLW
10		 MYB
1*		 CAL
16		 SBO
2		 IRP
4		 MCH
16		 BRI
31		 DAR
19		 RCH
30		 DOV
37		 CLT
29		 GTY
7		 CAR
30		 ATL
41		 HOM
9		4th3543 [31]
1999 Phoenix Racing 1 Chevy DAY
1*		 CAR
4		 LVS
15		 ATL
26		 DAR
43		 TEX
17		 NSV
38		 BRI
36		 TAL
9*		 CAL
34		 NHA
4		 RCH
42		 NZH
20		 CLT
13		 DOV
27		 SBO
24		 GLN
17		 MLW
14		 MYB
2*		 PPR
13		 GTY
2		 IRP
13		 MCH
40		 BRI
11		 DAR
16		 RCH
33		 DOV
2		 CLT
38		 CAR
26		 MEM
26		 PHO
17		 HOM
29		10th3379 [32]
2000 DAY
7		 CAR
11		 LVS
9		 ATL
9		 DAR
18		 BRI
5		 TEX
8		 NSV
1		 TAL
36		 CAL
16		 RCH
21		 NHA
39		 CLT
22		 DOV
25		 SBO
23		 MYB
14		 GLN
15		 MLW
3		 NZH
8		 PPR
41		 GTY
11		 IRP
13		 MCH
26		 BRI
31		 DAR
14		 RCH
13		 DOV
31		 CLT
15		 CAR
18		 MEM
4		 PHO
13		7th3670 [33]
51 Ford HOM
24
2001 Evans Motorsports 7 Pontiac DAY
1		 TAL
27		12th3578 [34]
Chevy CAR
32		 LVS
38		 ATL
21		 DAR
26		 BRI
3		 TEX
13		 NSH
4		 CAL
30		 RCH
19		 NHA
8		 NZH
13		 CLT
22		 DOV
24		 KEN
7		 MLW
22		 GLN
19		 CHI
19		 GTY
9		 PPR
33		 IRP
13		 MCH
24		 BRI
31		 DAR
19		 RCH
34		 DOV
9		 KAN
21		 CLT
37		 MEM
1		 PHO
18		 CAR
11		 HOM
21
2002 DAY
12		 CAR
3		 LVS
7		 DAR
27		 BRI
7		 TEX
7		 NSH
6		 TAL
17		 CAL
9		 RCH
13		 NHA
6		 NZH
5		 CLT
32		 DOV
9		 NSH
36		 KEN
13		 MLW
10		 DAY
36		 CHI
17		 GTY
18		 PPR
20		 IRP
13		 MCH
24		 BRI
10		 DAR
20		 RCH
20		 DOV
7		 KAN
17		 CLT
38		 MEM
35		 ATL
15		 CAR
3		 PHO
16		 HOM
6		11th4021 [35]
2003 Pontiac DAY
15		26th1863 [36]
Chevy CAR
4		 LVS
32		 DAR
17		 BRI
8		 TEX
34		 TAL
29		 NSH
32		 CAL
32		 RCH
27		 GTY
35		 NZH
7		 CLT
28		 DOV
26		 NSH
4		 KEN
38		 MLW
11		 DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT
Innovative Motorsports 48 Chevy MEM
30		 ATL
FitzBradshaw Racing 82 Chevy PHO
14		 CAR HOM
2004 DAY CAR LVS
13		 DAR BRI TEX
23		 NSH TAL CAL
30		 GTY RCH NZH
25		 CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY
16		 CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN 50th673 [37]
Marsh Racing 31 Ford CLT
17
Michael Waltrip Racing 99 Chevy MEM
QL†
Tommy Baldwin Racing 6 Dodge ATL
32		 PHO DAR HOM
2005 Frank Cicci Racing 34 Chevy DAY
19		 CAL
31		 MXC
32		 LVS
8		 ATL
15		 NSH
28		 BRI
27		 TEX
26		 PHO
35		 TAL
6		 DAR
26		 RCH
26		 CLT
28		 DOV
17		 NSH
24		 KEN
21		 MLW
7		 DAY
30		 CHI
31		 NHA
39		 PPR
16		 GTY
14		 IRP
17		 GLN
21		 MCH
41		 CAL
21		 RCH
15		 DOV
42		 KAN CLT MEM
25		 TEX PHO
25		 HOM 19th2886 [38]
84 BRI
17
2006 Davis Motorsports 0 Chevy DAY CAL MXC
41		 LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR 101st138 [39]
Jay Robinson Racing 49 Ford CLT
35		 DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV
Vision Racing 37 Chevy KAN
DNQ		 CLT TEX
41		 PHO HOM
Richard Childress Racing 21 Chevy MEM
QL‡
† - Qualified for Michael Waltrip · ‡ - Qualified for Kevin Harvick

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCTCPtsRef
2003 Kevin Harvick Inc. 6 Chevy DAY DAR MMR MAR CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA CAL LVS
13		 SBO TEX MAR PHO HOM 95th124 [40]
2004 HT Motorsports 59 Dodge DAY
34		 ATL
14		 MAR MFD CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN
32		 GTW
8		 MCH
14		 IRP NSH BRI
35		 RCH NHA LVS CAL TEX MAR PHO DAR HOM 38th570 [41]

ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series

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

ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617APSCPtsRef
1985 Bob Johnson Racing 07 Olds ATL
4		 DAY ATL TAL ATL SSP IRP CSP FRS IRP OEF ISF DSF TOL 106th- [42]
1989 Wawak Racing 74 Pontiac DAY
DNQ		 ATL KIL TAL FRS POC KIL HAG POC TAL DEL FRS ISF TOL DSF SLM ATL NA- [43]

International Race of Champions

(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)

International Race of Champions results
YearMake1234Pos.PtsRef
1997 Pontiac DAY
4		 CLT
7		 CAL
4		 MCH
1*		3rd58 [44]
1998 DAY
11		 CAL
6		 MCH
9		 IND
4		9th31 [45]

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Sporting positions
Preceded by NASCAR Busch Series Champion
1996, 1997		Succeeded by
Preceded by NASCAR Coors Tour champion
1985
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