Rob Summers | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Manchester, Connecticut | February 19, 1972
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour career | |
Debut season | 1998 |
Years active | 1998–2010, 2013, 2016–2021 |
Starts | 207 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 9 |
Best finish | 6th in 2018 |
Last updated on: August 6, 2024. |
Rob Summers (born February 19, 1972) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competed in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour from 1997 to 2021. Summers is the owner of Hoosier Tire East, the main racing tire distributor for New England. In 2005 he won the SK Modified track championship at the Waterford Speedbowl.
Summers has also competed in series such as the Tri-Track Open Modified Series, the Modified Racing Series, the USAC Silver Crown Series, and the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing. [1]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Car owner | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | NWMTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||
1998 | Bear Motorsports | 14 | Chevy | RPS | TMP | MAR | STA | NZH | STA | GLN | JEN | RIV | NHA | NHA | LEE | HOL | TMP | NHA | RIV | STA 22 | NHA | TMP | STA | N/A | 0 | [2] | |||||||||||
N/A | 55 | Chevy | TMP 27 | FLE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 | 14 | Dodge | TMP DNQ | RPS DNQ | STA DNQ | RCH | STA 12 | RIV 24 | JEN | MAR 11 | TMP DNQ | 28th | 1126 | [3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | Dodge | NHA DNQ | NZH | HOL | TMP 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | NHA 38 | RIV | GLN DNQ | STA 6 | TMP 23 | NHA 23 | STA 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Dodge | RPS 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000 | Gaydosh Family | 55 | Chevy | STA 23 | RCH 35 | STA 22 | RIV DNQ | SEE 27 | NHA 31 | NZH 24 | TMP 20 | RIV 16 | GLN 34 | TMP DNQ | STA 5 | WFD 3* | NHA 19 | STA 12 | MAR 13 | TMP 14 | 18th | 1610 | [4] | ||||||||||||||
2001 | Robert Garbarino | 4 | Dodge | SBO 28 | TMP 17 | STA 7 | WFD 4 | NZH 21 | STA 29 | RIV 15 | SEE 18 | RCH 38 | NHA 3 | HOL 7 | RIV 10 | CHE 4 | TMP 7 | STA 25 | WFD 6 | TMP 14 | STA 18 | MAR 11 | TMP 27 | 12th | 2380 | [5] | |||||||||||
2002 | Bear Motorsports | 14 | Pontiac | TMP 2 | STA 17 | WFD 4 | NZH 4 | RIV 20 | SEE 5 | RCH 36 | STA 20 | BEE 7 | 13th | 2222 | [6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
N/A | 30 | Chevy | NHA 21 | RIV 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bear Motorsports | 14 | Chevy | TMP 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
N/A | 10 | Chevy | STA 20 | WFD 13 | TMP 24 | NHA 33 | STA 14 | MAR 6 | TMP 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 | N/A | 11 | Dodge | TMP 17 | STA 24 | WFD 5 | NZH 26 | STA 11 | LER 28 | BLL 19 | BEE 30 | NHA | TMP DNQ | STA | WFD | TMP DNQ | NHA 39 | STA DNQ | TMP | 28th | 1291 | [7] | |||||||||||||||
Chevy | ADI 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
N/A | 34 | N/A | RIV DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | N/A | 16 | Chevy | TMP | STA DNQ | NZH 9 | STA 12 | RIV | LER 6 | WAL DNQ | BEE 7 | SEE 28 | RIV | STA | TMP | WFD | TMP | 32nd | 1040 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Dodge | WFD 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Chevy | NHA 19 | NHA 35 | STA | TMP DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | N/A | 11 | Chevy | TMP | STA | RIV | WFD | STA | JEN | NHA 19 | BEE | SEE | RIV | STA | TMP | 61st | 194 | [9] | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | Chevy | WFD 25 | MAR | TMP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | Ford | NHA 35 | STA | TMP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | Guy Ronzoni | 1 | Pontiac | TMP 24 | STA 5 | JEN 21 | TMP 35 | STA 19 | NHA 30 | HOL 13 | RIV 5 | STA 26 | TMP 25 | NHA 32 | WFD 26 | TMP 11 | STA 28 | 22nd | 1475 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||
01 | MAR 28 | TMP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | 1 | TMP 24 | STA 31 | WTO 17 | STA DNQ | TMP | NHA 31 | TSA | RIV | STA | TMP 31 | STA | TMP | 40th | 544 | [11] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | TMP 32 | MAN | MAR | NHA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Bill Frasco | TMP | STA 33 | STA 29 | TMP | NHA 15 | SPE | RIV | STA 31 | TMP | MAN | TMP | NHA 4 | MAR | CHE | STA 12 | TMP 27 | 34th | 697 | [12] | |||||||||||||||||
2009 | TMP 34 | STA 29 | STA 17 | NHA 12 | SPE | RIV | STA | BRI | TMP 27 | NHA 15 | MAR | STA 27 | TMP 11 | 29th | 788 | [13] | |||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | TMP 28 | STA 32 | STA 5 | MAR | NHA 31 | LIM | MND | RIV | STA | TMP | NHA 33 | STA 27 | TMP 32 | 32nd | 690 | [14] | |||||||||||||||||||||
71 | BRI 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Kelly Iverson | 5 | Chevy | TMP | STA | STA | WFD 27 | RIV | NHA | MND | STA | TMP | BRI | RIV | NHA | STA | TMP | 45th | 17 | [15] | |||||||||||||||||
2016 | Mike Murphy | 64 | Chevy | TMP 18 | STA 12 | WFD 5 | STA 24 | TMP 22 | RIV 20 | NHA 19 | MND 9 | STA 14 | TMP 17 | BRI 20 | RIV 26 | OSW 4 | SEE 17 | NHA 15 | STA Wth | TMP 21 | 15th | 441 | [16] | ||||||||||||||
2017 | MYR 2* | TMP 27 | STA 13 | LGY 6 | TMP 15 | RIV 16 | NHA 21 | STA 6 | TMP 18 | BRI 25 | SEE 11 | OSW 11 | RIV 10 | NHA 21 | STA 19 | TMP 12 | 9th | 474 | [17] | ||||||||||||||||||
2018 | MYR 10 | TMP 7 | STA 11 | SEE 11 | TMP 8 | LGY 13 | RIV 22 | NHA 12 | STA 13 | TMP 16 | BRI 3 | OSW 18 | RIV 10 | NHA 11 | STA 6 | TMP 18 | 6th | 515 | [18] | ||||||||||||||||||
2019 | MYR 22 | SBO 28 | TMP 28 | STA 31 | WAL 3 | SEE 28 | TMP 16 | RIV 26 | NHA 8 | STA 14 | TMP 15 | OSW 11 | RIV 19 | NHA 7 | STA 16 | TMP 9 | 13th | 425 | [19] | ||||||||||||||||||
2020 | JEN 10 | WMM 26 | WMM 14 | JEN 17 | MND 22 | TMP 15 | NHA 26 | STA 24 | TMP 14 | 17th | 228 | [20] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Toyota | MAR 19 | 46th | 47 | [21] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | STA 22 | RIV | JEN | OSW | RIV | NHA | NRP | STA | BEE | OSW | RCH | RIV | STA |
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