Randy Tolsma

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Randy Tolsma
Born (1966-05-04) May 4, 1966 (age 59)
Meridian, Idaho, U.S.
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
13 races run over 2 years
Best finish45th (2001)
First race 2000 MBNA.com 200 (Dover)
Last race 2001 Sam's Club 200 (Rockingham)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
107 races run over 7 years
Best finish8th (2000)
First race 1996 GM Goodwrench/AC Delco 300 (Phoenix)
Last race 2002 Advance Auto Parts 250 (Martinsville)
First win 1997 Dodge California Truckstop 300 (Mesa Marin)
Last win 2000 Federated Auto Parts 250 (Nashville)
WinsTop tens Poles
2462

Randy Tolsma (born May 4, 1966 in Meridian, Idaho) [1] is an American former stock car racing driver. Tolsma began his racing career in go-karts at the age of nine, before moving into sprint cars, running as high as USAC, where he won four track championships. He failed to qualify for the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and then shifted his focus to NASCAR and made his first start in the Craftsman Truck Series later that year. From then until 2002, he made 107 starts in the Truck Series. He also made thirteen Busch Series starts in 2000 and 2001.

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Tolsma made his NASCAR debut in 1996 at Phoenix International Raceway. Driving the No. 61 IWX Motor Freight Chevrolet Silverado for Steve Coulter's Xpress Motorsports team, he started sixteenth but finished 29th after wrecking early in the race. Tolsma returned to the team in 1997, running a limited schedule for Coulter. Running fifteen races, he had five top-tens, including his first career win at Mesa Marin Raceway, where he held off fellow rookie Stacy Compton for the final twelve laps. Tolsma teamed with Coulter to run full-time in 1998, grabbing his first career pole at Indianapolis Raceway Park, and had ten top-ten finishes. Late in the season, Coulter shut down his Truck team, and Tolsma split the year driving for Liberty Racing, Phil Bonifield, and Dominic Dobson. He ran 26 races total and finished 14th in points.

For 1999, Tolsma signed to drive the new No. 25 Supergard Motor Oil Dodge Ram for Impact Motorsports. He sat on the pole in the season-opening race at Homestead and posted ten top-ten finishes throughout the course of the season, finishing eleventh in points. In 2000, Tolsma grabbed fifteen top-tens and a win at Nashville. He finished eighth in points. He also made his Busch Series debut at Dover, driving the No. 25 Lance Snacks Chevy for Team Rensi Motorsports. He started 38th and finishing 28th.

After Impact began running into financial problems, Tolsma left to drive for Rensi's truck team. Unfortunately, their No. 16 was unsponsored, and despite Tolsma being in the top-ten in points, the team folded after the Power Stroke Diesel 200. He finished out the year driving twelve races for Rensi's Busch team, his best finish an eighteenth at Memphis. He was unable to keep his ride for the 2002 season, and ran one Truck race at Martinsville, where he finished eighteenth. He has not raced in NASCAR since.

Motorsports career results

IRL IndyCar Series

YearTeamChassisNo.Engine123RankPointsRef
1996 Zunne Group Racing Lola T93/00 24 Buick WDW
PHX
INDY
DNQ		-0 [2]

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.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NBSCPtsRef
2000 Team Rensi Motorsports 25 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSV TAL CAL RCH NHA CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NZH PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV
28		 CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM 100th79 [3]
2001 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV KEN MLW GLN CHI GTY PPR
23		 IRP
33		 MCH
33		 BRI
22		 DAR
29		 RCH
38		 DOV
26		 KAN
40		 CLT
25		 MEM
18		 PHO
25		 CAR
31		 HOM 45th924 [4]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627NCTCPtsRef
1996 Xpress Motorsports 61 Chevy HOM PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT BRI NZH MLW LVL I70 IRP FLM GLN NSV RCH NHA MAR NWS SON MMR PHO
29		 LVS
DNQ		115th77 [5]
1997 WDW
DNQ		 TUS
19		 HOM
DNQ		 PHO
DNQ		 POR EVG
26		 I70
DNQ		 NHA TEX
8		 BRI NZH MLW
31		 LVL CNS HPT
15		 IRP
6		 FLM NSV
32		 GLN
32		 RCH
9		 MAR
14		 SON
18		 MMR
1		 CAL
5		 PHO
33		 LVS
30		22nd1802 [6]
1998 WDW
20		 HOM
37		 PHO
10		 POR
2		 EVG
3		 I70
17		 GLN
9		 TEX
25		 BRI
5		 MLW
12		 NZH
18		 CAL
6		 PPR
9		 IRP
6		 NHA
25		 FLM
26		 NSV
6		 HPT
25		 LVL
22		 RCH
7		 MEM
13		 GTY
16		14th3121 [7]
Liberty Racing 84 Ford MAR
14
Team Racing 11 Chevy SON
19
PacWest S/T Motorsports 78 Dodge MMR
34		 PHO
34		 LVS
25
1999 Impact Motorsports 25 Dodge HOM
17*		 PHO
15		 EVG
11		 MMR
13		 MAR
7		 MEM
8		 PPR
26		 I70
8		 BRI
16		 TEX
17		 PIR
6		 GLN
13		 MLW
8		 NSV
21		 NZH
5		 MCH
15		 NHA
10		 IRP
9		 GTY
16		 HPT
13		 RCH
8		 LVS
16		 LVL
25		 TEX
5		 CAL
12		11th3173 [8]
2000 DAY
15		 HOM
6		 PHO
31		 MMR
25*		 MAR
7		 PIR
29		 GTY
3		 MEM
7		 PPR
12		 EVG
2*		 TEX
3		 KEN
6		 GLN
10		 MLW
2		 NHA
3		 NZH
31		 MCH
10		 IRP
10		 NSV
1		 CIC
10		 RCH
34		 DOV
16		 CAL
20		8th3157 [9]
Chevy TEX
7
2001 Team Rensi Motorsports 61 Chevy DAY
5		 HOM
6		 MMR
10		 MAR
5		 GTY
11		 DAR
13		 PPR
28		 DOV
28		 TEX
8		 MEM
13		 MLW
30		 KAN
13		 KEN
8		 NHA
12		 IRP
19		 NSH CIC NZH RCH SBO TEX LVS PHO CAL 18th1859 [10]
2002 DAY DAR MAR
18		 GTY PPR DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA MCH IRP NSH RCH TEX SBO LVS CAL PHO HOM 81st109 [11]

References

  1. ↑ Tribune, Chicago (2000-08-24). "RANDY TOLSMA HAS BEEN RACING SINCE HIS TEENAGE DAYS IN IDAHO. AND FOR THE LAST 354 RACES, HIS WIFE, TIFFANIE, HAS BEEN WATCHING". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
  2. ↑ "Randy Tolsma – 1996 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Randy Tolsma – 2000 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Randy Tolsma – 2001 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Randy Tolsma – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Randy Tolsma – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Randy Tolsma – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Randy Tolsma – 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Randy Tolsma – 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Randy Tolsma – 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Randy Tolsma – 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
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