Rick Mast | |||||||
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Born | Richard Kenneth Mast March 4, 1957 Rockbridge Baths, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
364 races run over 15 years | |||||||
First race | 1988 Busch 500 (Bristol) | ||||||
Last race | 2002 Pontiac Excitement 400 (Richmond) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
First race | 1982 Eastern 150 (Richmond) | ||||||
Last race | 1998 Pepsi 200 Presented by DeVilbiss (Michigan) | ||||||
First win | 1987 Grand National 200 (Dover) | ||||||
Last win | 1990 NE Chevy 250 (New Hampshire) | ||||||
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Richard Kenneth Mast (born March 4, 1957) is a former NASCAR driver. He competed in both the Winston Cup and Busch Series, retiring in 2002. He holds a business administration degree from Blue Ridge Community College.
Mast grew up in a racing family as both his father and uncle were race team owners. He began racing at age 16 at Natural Bridge Speedway and Eastside Speedway, after he traded an Angus for his first car. [1]
After racing at the local track level for the decade, Mast began running the Busch Series in 1982, and had four top-ten finishes in eleven starts in his No. 22. [2] Mast's first full-time season came in 1985, where he had fifteen top-ten finishes and finished seventh in the season points. [2] Two years later, he won his first NASCAR race, at the Grand National 200, then followed it up with another win the next week. [2] He finished 11th in points that year. [2] He improved to eighth position in 1988 the same year he made his Winston Cup debut for Buddy Baker at the Busch 500, finishing 28th at that race. [2] Mast won five Busch races while running full-time the next two years, before focusing his efforts on the Cup Series. [2]
Mast made his Cup debut in a two-race schedule for Baker-Schiff Racing as an injury substitute for Buddy Baker. [1]
Mast ran 13 races for Mach 1 Racing in 1989, finishing sixth at the Daytona 500 in an unsponsored car, [2] which Mast called his proudest achievement in racing. It is possible he would have won had his team been willing to gamble on fuel mileage. Mast ran selected races in 1990 for D.K. Ulrich before finishing the year with Travis Carter Motorsports. [2] In 1991, Mast signed to drive the No. 1 Skoal Classic-sponsored Oldsmobile for Richard Jackson's Precision Products Racing. [2] He started out the season by leading 14 laps in the Daytona 500 and finished fourth. [2] He had three Top 10's and finished 21st in points. That year, the Talladega Superspeedway produced a couple of highlights for Mast. In the Winston 500, he pushed a fuel-deficient Harry Gant (driving for Leo Jackson, Richard's brother) during the final lap of the race, helping Gant win (Mast was one lap down in 10th). This action is prohibited after the white flag by NASCAR rules, regardless of who the individual drivers are, but he was not fined money or points. With less than 25 laps to go in the DieHard 500, Mast was tapped by Buddy Baker entering the tri-oval and flipped over. He slid to a stop a few hundred feet beyond the start-finish line and soon climbed out of the car, much to the delight of the crowd. He was not injured, but half-jokingly said afterwards, "I'm okay but I need another pair of underwear". The next year, Mast won his first career Cup pole at the final race of the 1992 season, the 1992 Hooters 500, which was Richard Petty's final race, Jeff Gordon's first race, and the day that Alan Kulwicki won the championship by one race position over Bill Elliott. [3] Mast's race ended on the first lap in a crash. [3] The team switched to Ford in 1993. Mast had a career year in 1994, with ten Top 10 finishes and a career-high-tying eighteenth, [2] finishing a career-best second at Rockingham Speedway, a race where he slid sideways while racing side-by-side with winner Dale Earnhardt coming out of the final corner. [3] In August of that season, he won the pole position at the inaugural Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway [3] (a race for which 90 cars were entered), finishing 18th in points. [2] In comparison, 1995 was disappointing for Mast, with only three Top 10's. Skoal left at the end of the season, and Hooters replaced them, as the team switched to Pontiac. He had three Top 10's late in the year, but when the season came to a close, he and sponsor Hooter's left PPR.
Mast signed to drive the No. 75 Remington Arms-sponsored Ford for Butch Mock Motorsports in 1997. Misfortune appeared early as Mast failed to qualify for the Daytona 500, and the season was a struggle. Mast finished 32nd in points that year. 1998 started off better for Mast as he won the pole at the GM Goodwrench Service Plus 400, but his struggles continued, and he left the team when the season came to a close.
After rumors spread that Mast would return to Travis Carter to drive a car sponsored by Kmart, he joined the No. 98 Cale Yarborough-owned team, despite the fact that the team did not have sponsorship. Midway through the season, the team got sponsorship from Universal Studios, and Mast posted two Top 10's and became the first driver since Yarborough to go the whole season without failing to finish a race. However, Universal did not renew their contract, and with questions surrounding Yarborough's plans on continuing to own the team, Mast was out of work again.
During the early part of 2000, Mast climbed on board to drive the No. 41 Big Daddy's BBQ Sauce-sponsored Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Larry Hedrick Motorsports. But after the Food City 500, Mast departed for A.J. Foyt Racing, and had two Top 10 finishes.
Mast began 2001 with Midwest Transit Racing, but due to sponsorship issues, they only ran part-time, and Mast soon left to drive the No. 27 Duke's Mayonnaise-sponsored Pontiac Grand Prix for Eel River Racing, but late in the season, the team closed down, and Mast was out of work once again. He made a deal with Donlavey Racing for the final races of the season,running an unsponsored #90 Ford after the team's previous sponsor, Hills Brothers Coffee, abruptly left the team to sign with Bill Davis Racing. [4]
Starting in the 1990's, NASCAR drivers switched to a full-face helmet with a forced-air induction tube. In May 2002, Mast began feeling ill suddenly. [4] He had lost weight and was forced to miss races to take medical tests to find out what was wrong. It turned out that he had suffered carbon monoxide poisoning and Mast was forced to retire. [3] He officially retired on January 22, 2003 at age 45. [3] After his retirement, he spoke with NASCAR president Mike Helton about having teams redesign their air intake systems to reduce exhaust fumes from entering the fresh-air systems in drivers' helmets. [3]
When I got sick, I spent six or eight months forced to stay at home. I didn't have no choice in the matter. I laid in the bed the biggest part of the time, laying there ready to die. Those six or eight months ... I started seeing a different lifestyle, a life that I had never had. I started getting acclimated to that. As time went on, less and less did I want to have to travel. [3]
When he stopped racing, Mast had an offer from Petty Enterprises to drive the team's No. 45 car for the back half of the 2002 season. [1]
NASCAR increased research into forced-air induction systems as a result of Mast's retirement. As NASCAR had mandated full-face helmets, teams were using forced-air inlet systems taking air from the car into the driver. By the Coca-Cola 600 in May 2003, NASCAR approved a carbon monoxide filter to be used into air intake systems. [5] In 2007, NASCAR phased out leaded racing fuel, with specification fuel supplier Sunoco switching to unleaded racing fuel starting with the second round of the season. A month later, NASCAR's fifth-generation Cup Series car changed the exhaust exit location to be away from the driver and it cited carbon monoxide poisoning cases like Mast's as a reason for the change. [6]
As of 2007, he currently resides in his hometown of Rockbridge Baths, Virginia. [3] He owns and operates RKM EnviroClean, Inc. which specializes in environmental clean-up services, underground utilities contracting, and site demolition. [3] Additionally, Mast also remains actively involved with his charitable organization, the Rick Mast Foundation. [7]
In 2018, Rick and his son Ricky started a podcast entitled Mast Cast where the two discuss Rick's driving days and current events in NASCAR. [8]
Mast and his wife Sharon have three children: Ricky, Kaitie, and Sarah. [3] He did some announcing after he retired from racing, but decided that he wanted to stay home to help raise his twin daughters after missing out on most too much of Ricky's upbringing. [3] Ricky is the Digital Content Manager for Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves. [9] Sarah and Kaitie attend the University of Virginia, and James Madison University, respectively. [9]
In the movie Days of Thunder , Mast drove as a stunt double in Rowdy Burns' car for scenes shot at the Daytona International Speedway. The footage was shot during qualifying and during the Duel qualifying races.
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
NASCAR Winston 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 | NWCC | Pts | Ref | ||
1988 | Baker-Schiff Racing | 88 | Olds | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI 28 | DAR 32 | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | PHO | ATL | NA | 0 | [10] | |||||||||
1989 | Mach 1 Racing | 66 | Chevy | DAY 6 | CAR 21 | ATL 25 | RCH 16 | DAR 34 | BRI 14 | NWS 25 | MAR 32 | TAL DNQ | CLT 11 | DOV | SON | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL 32 | GLN | MCH | BRI 13 | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT 13 | NWS | CAR | PHO | ATL 31 | 35th | 1315 | [11] | |||||||||
1990 | U.S. Racing | 2 | Pontiac | DAY | RCH 21 | CAR 19 | ATL 35 | DAR 39 | BRI 12 | MAR 29 | TAL 17 | CLT 31 | DOV 28 | SON | POC | MCH | DAY | 31st | 1719 | [12] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | NWS 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Pontiac | POC 22 | TAL | GLN | MCH 36 | BRI 24 | DAR 24 | RCH | DOV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Travis Carter Enterprises | 98 | Chevy | MAR 31 | NWS 32 | CLT 34 | CAR 22 | PHO 7 | ATL 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 | Precision Products Racing | 1 | Olds | DAY 4 | RCH 35 | CAR 30 | ATL 29 | DAR 13 | BRI 18 | NWS 12 | MAR 13 | TAL 10 | CLT 30 | DOV 20 | SON 19 | POC 25 | MCH 29 | DAY 19 | POC 27 | TAL 28 | GLN 35 | MCH 18 | BRI 26 | DAR 11 | RCH 27 | DOV 9 | MAR 13 | NWS 25 | CLT 13 | CAR 18 | PHO 28 | ATL 28 | 21st | 2918 | [13] | |||||||||
1992 | DAY 13 | CAR 12 | RCH 18 | ATL 22 | DAR 17 | BRI 30 | NWS 23 | MAR 14 | TAL 17 | CLT 23 | DOV 32 | SON 11 | POC 30 | MCH 28 | DAY 17 | POC 24 | TAL 26 | GLN 32 | MCH 13 | BRI 29 | DAR 23 | RCH 28 | DOV 24 | MAR 9 | NWS 21 | CLT 35 | CAR 17 | PHO 17 | ATL 28 | 22nd | 2830 | [14] | ||||||||||||
1993 | Ford | DAY 12 | CAR 39 | RCH 35 | ATL 30 | DAR 15 | BRI 10 | NWS 19 | MAR 11 | TAL 13 | SON 29 | CLT 31 | DOV 6 | POC 16 | MCH 11 | DAY 16 | NHA 16 | POC 36 | TAL 38 | GLN 37 | MCH 33 | BRI 5 | DAR 32 | RCH 18 | DOV 18 | MAR 26 | NWS 8 | CLT 18 | CAR 17 | PHO 10 | ATL 37 | 21st | 3001 | [15] | ||||||||||
1994 | DAY 27 | CAR 3 | RCH 7 | ATL 26 | DAR 37 | BRI 29 | NWS 10 | MAR 8 | TAL 20 | SON 34 | CLT 31 | DOV 30 | POC 9 | MCH 13 | DAY 29 | NHA 9 | POC 40 | TAL 20 | IND 22 | GLN 38 | MCH 3 | BRI 10 | DAR 20 | RCH 33 | DOV 15 | MAR 29 | NWS 3 | CLT 12 | CAR 2 | PHO 42 | ATL 27 | 18th | 3238 | [16] | ||||||||||
1995 | DAY 21 | CAR 35 | RCH 34 | ATL 11 | DAR 26 | BRI 15 | NWS 8 | MAR 34 | TAL 28 | SON 16 | CLT 14 | DOV 13 | POC 21 | MCH 34 | DAY 26 | NHA 11 | POC 13 | TAL 17 | IND 8 | GLN 37 | MCH 31 | BRI 26 | DAR 26 | RCH 12 | DOV 28 | MAR 28 | NWS 26 | CLT 36 | CAR 34* | PHO 9 | ATL 21 | 21st | 2984 | [17] | ||||||||||
1996 | Pontiac | DAY 28 | CAR 10 | RCH 19 | ATL 34 | DAR 19 | BRI 12 | NWS 14 | MAR 15 | TAL 15 | SON 19 | CLT 12 | DOV 35 | POC 28 | MCH 18 | DAY 20 | NHA 13 | POC 30 | TAL 41 | IND 9 | GLN 27 | MCH 16 | BRI 35 | DAR 22 | RCH 19 | DOV 6 | MAR 4 | NWS 6 | CLT 15 | CAR 38 | PHO 38 | ATL 13 | 18th | 3190 | [18] | |||||||||
1997 | Butch Mock Motorsports | 75 | Ford | DAY DNQ | CAR 21 | RCH 18 | ATL 17 | DAR 19 | TEX 31 | BRI 17 | MAR 36 | SON DNQ | TAL 22 | CLT 20 | DOV 12 | POC 20 | MCH 30 | CAL 41 | DAY 18 | NHA 28 | POC 25 | IND 23 | GLN 23 | MCH 38 | BRI 33 | DAR 34 | RCH 26 | NHA 20 | DOV 10 | MAR 23 | CLT DNQ | TAL 9 | CAR 42 | PHO 31 | ATL 35 | 32nd | 2569 | [19] | ||||||
1998 | DAY 30 | CAR 12 | LVS 11 | ATL 33 | DAR 43 | BRI 25 | TEX 41 | MAR 33 | TAL 18 | CAL 25 | CLT 26 | DOV 11 | RCH 43 | MCH 31 | POC 38 | SON 8 | NHA 32 | POC 37 | IND 22 | GLN 30 | MCH 26 | BRI 35 | NHA 22 | DAR 36 | RCH 31 | DOV 24 | MAR 41 | CLT 34 | TAL DNQ | DAY DNQ | PHO 29 | CAR 42 | ATL DNQ | 33rd | 2296 | [20] | ||||||||
1999 | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | 98 | Ford | DAY 10 | CAR 35 | LVS 19 | ATL 16 | DAR 13 | TEX 30 | BRI 19 | MAR 42 | TAL 24 | CAL 31 | RCH 16 | CLT 34 | DOV 34 | MCH 37 | POC 12 | SON 23 | DAY 32 | NHA 30 | POC 19 | IND 36 | GLN 23 | MCH 12 | BRI 21 | DAR 30 | RCH 41 | NHA 9 | DOV 34 | MAR 29 | CLT 25 | TAL 26 | CAR 38 | PHO 36 | HOM 28 | ATL 41 | 32nd | 2845 | [21] | ||||
2000 | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | 41 | Chevy | DAY 28 | CAR 33 | LVS DNQ | ATL 21 | DAR 30 | BRI 34 | 33rd | 2366 | [22] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A.J. Foyt Racing | 14 | Pontiac | TEX 20 | MAR DNQ | TAL DNQ | CAL 39 | RCH DNQ | CLT 39 | DOV 43 | MCH 30 | POC 35 | SON DNQ | DAY 31 | NHA 12 | POC 8 | IND 38 | GLN 19 | MCH 29 | BRI 29 | DAR 12 | RCH 28 | NHA 32 | DOV 10 | MAR 26 | CLT 17 | TAL 31 | CAR 13 | PHO 39 | HOM 29 | ATL 35 | ||||||||||||||
2001 | Midwest Transit Racing | 50 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | CAR 32 | LVS DNQ | ATL DNQ | DAR DNQ | BRI 36 | TEX DNQ | MAR 41 | TAL DNQ | CAL | RCH 20 | CLT 32 | DOV DNQ | MCH DNQ | POC 22 | SON | DAY 34 | CHI | NHA 14 | 45th | 1187 | [23] | |||||||||||||||||||
Eel River Racing | 27 | Pontiac | POC 35 | IND DNQ | GLN 27 | MCH 39 | BRI 41 | DAR 30 | RCH 34 | DOV DNQ | KAN DNQ | CLT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard Childress Racing | 29 | Chevy | MAR QL† | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Donlavey Racing | 91 | Ford | TAL DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | PHO 25 | CAR DNQ | HOM 38 | ATL DNQ | NHA 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | DAY DNQ | CAR 34 | LVS 40 | ATL 33 | DAR 24 | BRI 33 | TEX 29 | MAR 37 | TAL DNQ | CAL 32 | RCH 35 | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | TAL | CLT | MAR | ATL | CAR | PHO | HOM | 47th | 576 | [24] | |||||
† - As Kevin Harvick was in Memphis Motorsports Park for the second-tier series race (he was to run the full season), Mast qualified the Childress No. 29 Cup car. |
Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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1989 | Mach 1 Racing | Chevrolet | 11 | 6 |
1991 | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 7 | 4 |
1992 | 13 | 13 | ||
1993 | Ford | 31 | 12 | |
1994 | 30 | 27 | ||
1995 | 41 | 21 | ||
1996 | Pontiac | 31 | 28 | |
1997 | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | DNQ | |
1998 | 27 | 30 | ||
1999 | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 21 | 10 |
2000 | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28 | 28 |
2001 | Midwest Transit Racing | Chevrolet | DNQ | |
2002 | Donlavey Racing | Ford | DNQ |
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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 | NBGNC | Pts | Ref |
1982 | Rick Mast Racing | 22 | Pontiac | DAY | RCH 3 | BRI | MAR 22 | DAR | HCY | SBO 17 | CRW | RCH | LGY | DOV | HCY | CLT | ASH | HCY | SBO 5 | CAR | CRW | SBO | HCY | LGY | IRP 7 | BRI 11 | HCY 12 | RCH 8 | MAR 19 | HCY 22 | MAR 30 | 18th | 1350 | [25] | |||||||
Plymouth | CLT DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1983 | Pontiac | DAY | RCH 19 | CAR | HCY 18 | MAR 35 | NWS 21 | SBO 19 | GPS 20 | LGY 10 | DOV | BRI 4 | CLT | SBO 4 | HCY | ROU 16 | SBO 19 | ROU | CRW | ROU | SBO 7 | HCY | LGY | IRP 11 | GPS | BRI 5 | HCY | DAR | RCH 17 | NWS | SBO 18 | MAR 10 | ROU 6 | CLT | HCY 15 | MAR 25 | 20th | 2399 | [26] | ||
1984 | 99 | DAY | RCH 16 | CAR | HCY 11 | MAR 25 | DAR | ROU 21 | NSV 11 | LGY 14 | MLW | DOV | CLT | SBO 14 | HCY 22 | ROU 19 | SBO 7 | ROU 10 | HCY 12 | IRP 20 | LGY 8 | SBO 16 | BRI 4 | DAR | RCH 23 | NWS 22 | CLT 16 | HCY 22 | CAR | MAR | 15th | 2208 | [27] | ||||||||
1985 | 2 | DAY 32 | 7th | 3589 | [28] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | CAR 20 | DAR 8 | DOV 4 | CLT 6 | DAR 7 | CLT 8 | CAR 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | HCY 15 | BRI 2 | MAR 2 | SBO 15 | LGY 11 | SBO 5 | HCY 12 | ROU 12 | IRP 6 | SBO 6 | LGY 8 | HCY 16 | MLW 2 | BRI 6 | RCH 12 | NWS 18 | ROU 9 | HCY 21 | MAR 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1986 | DAY 7 | CAR 4 | HCY 10 | MAR 10 | BRI 23 | DAR 26 | SBO 14 | LGY 12 | JFC 8 | DOV 30 | CLT 34 | RAL 10 | SBO 16 | HCY 10 | LGY 22 | DAR 28 | RCH 21 | DOV 18 | ROU 14 | CLT 13 | CAR 8 | MAR 26 | 11th | 3649 | [29] | ||||||||||||||||
Chevy | SBO 25 | HCY 9 | ROU 9 | IRP 13 | SBO 19 | OXF 23 | ROU 4 | BRI 6 | MAR 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987 | Pontiac | DAY 9 | HCY 26 | MAR 3 | DAR 22 | BRI 11 | LGY 9 | SBO 22 | CLT 19 | IRP 9 | ROU 26 | JFC 25 | OXF 43 | SBO 12 | HCY 18 | RAL 25 | LGY 14 | ROU 15 | BRI 3 | JFC 20 | RCH 20 | MAR 1 | MAR 11 | 11th | 3226 | [30] | |||||||||||||||
Buick | DOV 21 | DAR 6 | DOV 1 | CLT 18 | CAR 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | 22 | Buick | DAY 10 | HCY 15 | CAR 7 | MAR 7 | DAR 33 | BRI 9 | LNG 11 | NZH 1 | SBO 10 | NSV 13 | CLT 21 | DOV 23 | ROU 14 | LAN 12 | LVL 21 | MYB 6 | OXF 13 | SBO 5 | HCY 8 | LNG 5 | IRP 18 | ROU 1* | BRI 17 | DAR 12 | RCH 25 | DOV 21 | MAR 6 | CLT 25 | CAR 27 | MAR 5 | 8th | 3773 | [31] | |||||
1989 | DAY 27 | CAR 36 | MAR 31 | HCY 7 | DAR 13 | BRI 3 | NZH 12 | SBO 5 | LAN 7 | NSV 1 | CLT 5 | DOV 19 | ROU 3 | LVL 19 | VOL 7 | MYB 17 | SBO 19 | HCY 4 | DUB 1 | IRP 35 | ROU 4 | BRI 3 | DAR 24 | RCH 27 | DOV 7 | MAR 23 | CLT 30 | CAR 13 | MAR 28 | 7th | 3558 | [32] | |||||||||
1990 | Rick Mast Racing | 22 | Buick | DAY 27 | RCH 32 | CAR 25 | MAR 14 | HCY 18 | DAR 14 | BRI 12 | LAN 25 | SBO 5 | NZH 15 | HCY 8 | CLT 32 | DOV 34 | ROU 12 | VOL 29 | MYB 12 | OXF 4 | NHA 5 | SBO 4 | DUB 19 | IRP 30 | ROU 10 | BRI 1 | DAR 27 | RCH 1 | DOV 2 | MAR 25 | CLT 23 | NHA 1* | CAR 17 | MAR 32 | 10th | 3617 | [33] | ||||
1992 | Precision Products Racing | 0 | Olds | DAY 6 | CAR | RCH 6 | ATL 16 | MAR | DAR 16 | BRI 13 | HCY | LAN | DUB | NZH | CLT 36 | DOV | ROU | MYB | GLN | VOL | NHA | TAL | IRP | ROU | MCH | NHA | BRI | DAR 14 | RCH 15 | DOV | CLT 38 | MAR 8 | CAR 40 | HCY | 35th | 1182 | [34] | ||||
1993 | DAY DNQ | CAR | RCH 8 | DAR 34 | BRI | HCY | ROU | MAR | NZH | RCH QL† | DOV | ROU | 49th | 535 | [35] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | CLT 10 | DOV | MYB | GLN | MLW | TAL | IRP | MCH | NHA | BRI | DAR 10 | CLT 33 | MAR | CAR | HCY | ATL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 | Spencer Motor Ventures | 12 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | NSV | DAR | BRI | TEX | HCY | TAL | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | RCH | PPR | GLN | MLW | MYB | CAL | SBO | IRP | MCH 10 | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | GTY | CAR | ATL | HOM | 88th | 134 | [36] | ||||
† - Qualified but replaced by Tommy Houston |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ATCSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1985 | Rick Mast Racing | 22 | Pontiac | ATL | DAY | ATL | TAL | ATL | SSP | IRP 6 | CSP | FRS | IRP | OEF | ISF | DSF | TOL | 112th | - | [37] |
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James Peter Spencer is an American former racing driver, team owner, talk show host and television commentator. He is best known for competing in NASCAR. He hosted the NASCAR-inspired talk show, What’s the Deal?, on Speed, and was co-host, with John Roberts and Kenny Wallace, of Speed's pre-race and post-race NASCAR shows NASCAR RaceDay and NASCAR Victory Lane. Before retiring, Spencer had a segment on Speed's NASCAR Race Hub offering commentary and answering viewer questions. During his days racing modifieds, he was nicknamed "Mr. Excitement" for his aggressive racing style. Spencer is one of the few drivers to have won a race in all three of NASCAR's top series: the NASCAR Cup Series, the Xfinity Series, and the Truck Series.
Michael Curtis Skinner is an American former stock car racing driver. He has competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and he was the first ever champion of the latter in 1995. He has most recently driven the No. 98 Ford Fusion for Phil Parsons Racing in the Cup Series. He is the father of former NASCAR drivers Jamie Skinner and Dustin Skinner. He was born in Susanville, California.
Joseph Frank Nemechek III is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 24 Toyota Supra for Sam Hunt Racing. Nemechek has made the second most national series starts in NASCAR history. He claimed the record in 2019 after he passed seven-time Cup Series champion Richard Petty, but was surpassed by Kevin Harvick in 2021. Nemechek won the 1992 NASCAR Busch Series championship.
Sterling Burton Marlin is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last competed in the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour. He formerly competed in the NASCAR Cup Series, winning the Daytona 500 in 1994 and 1995. He is the son of late NASCAR driver Coo Coo Marlin. He is married to Paula and has a daughter, Sutherlin, a son, Steadman, a former NASCAR Xfinity Series driver, and a grandson Stirlin who races for Sterling in Sterling’s No. 114 Super Late Model. Marlin is a member of the NASCAR 75 Greatest Driver’s List.
Jonathan Thomas Benson Jr. is an American retired stock car racing driver and the son of former Michigan modified driver John Benson Sr. Benson has raced across NASCAR's three national series, and his career highlights include the 1993 American Speed Association AC-Delco Challenge series championship, the 1995 NASCAR Busch Series championship, the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year Award, and the 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship.
John Edward "Ward" Burton III is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He has five career wins in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, including the 2002 Daytona 500 and the 2001 Southern 500. A member of the Burton racing family, he is the older brother of fellow NASCAR driver and NASCAR on NBC broadcaster Jeff Burton, the father of current NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Jeb Burton, and the uncle of current NASCAR Cup Series driver Harrison Burton. He currently operates the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation, a conservation and sportsmans' organization.
Stanton Thomas Barrett is an American professional stock car racing driver and Hollywood stuntman who competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 74 Chevrolet Camaro for Mike Harmon Racing.
Michael Samuel Wallace is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 0 Chevrolet Camaro for JD Motorsports. Born in Fenton, Missouri, he is the younger brother of Rusty Wallace, older brother of Kenny Wallace, and uncle of Steve Wallace. His daughter, Chrissy Wallace, and son, Matt Wallace, are also active in racing competition.
Randall Joseph LaJoie is a former NASCAR Busch Series race car driver, where he won the championship in 1996 and 1997. He is the father of racers Casey and Corey LaJoie.
Stephen Brian Park is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He won races in NASCAR's two top Northeast touring series and all three national divisions. Park was born in East Northport, New York as the youngest of four sons.
Jeffrey Lynn Green is an American retired professional stock car racing driver and crew chief. He most recently worked for RSS Racing as the crew chief for their No. 28 car in the ARCA Menards Series, driven by Kyle Sieg, and also competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series as a start and park driver for the team.
Brett Elias Bodine III is an American former stock car racing driver, former driver of the pace car in Cup Series events, and current NASCAR employee. Brett is the younger brother of 1986 Daytona 500 winner Geoff Bodine and the older brother of 2006 and 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Todd Bodine. He was born in Chemung, New York. Brett has been named one of the 50 greatest NASCAR modified drivers of all time, was the runner-up for the 1986 Xfinity Series championship, and collected a total of five Xfinity Series wins and sixteen pole positions. Brett made 480 Cup series starts with one win and five pole positions. He has led over 1,000 career laps in both the NASCAR Cup series and the NASCAR Xfinity series.
Phillip Gregory Parsons is an American former professional stock car racing driver, team owner, and analyst for FOX NASCAR since 2003. After years racing in NASCAR Winston Cup, he returned to the Busch Series where he enjoyed modest success.
Richard Charles "Chuck" Bown Jr. is a former NASCAR champion. His last ride came in 1999. He lives with his wife in Asheboro, North Carolina. He is the older brother of former fellow NASCAR competitor Jim Bown.