Robert Huffman

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Robert Huffman
Born (1968-03-12) March 12, 1968 (age 56)
Claremont, North Carolina, U.S.
Achievements1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003 NASCAR Goody's Dash Series Champion
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
11 races run over 3 years
Best finish62nd (1992)
First race 1991 Champion 300 (Charlotte)
Last race 1993 All Pro 300 (Charlotte)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
40 races run over 3 years
Best finish23rd (2004)
First race 1997 Loadhandler 200 (Bristol)
Last race 2005 O'Reilly 200 (Memphis)
WinsTop tens Poles
080
Statistics current as of January 15, 2012.

Robert Huffman (born March 12, 1968) is an American former stock car racing driver from Claremont, North Carolina. He drove in eleven NASCAR Busch Series between 1991 and 1993. He next raced two NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races in 1997. He returned to the series full-time in 2004; that year he had six Top 10 finishes in 24 (of 25) events to finish 23rd in season points. He most recently drove the No. 12 Toyota Tundra in 2005; he raced in 14 events with two Top 10 finishes.

Contents

He won five championships in NASCAR's Goody's Dash Series. [1]

Personal life

Huffman's son, Landon Huffman, currently competes in NASCAR, driving part-time in the Truck and ARCA Series since 2016. [2]

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.)

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NBSCPtsRef
1991 J. V. Huffman Sr.39 Olds DAY RCH CAR MAR VOL HCY
DNQ
DAR BRI LAN SBO NZH CLT
35
DOV ROU HCY MYB GLN OXF NHA SBO DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR
38
RCH DOV CLT
DNQ
NHA CAR
26
MAR 76th192 [3]
1992 DAY
37
CAR RCH CLT
42
MAR CAR 62nd305 [4]
Buick ATL
34
MAR DAR BRI HCY LAN DUB NZH CLT DOV ROU MYB GLN VOL NHA HCY
22
Deep South Racing 29 Pontiac TAL
35
IRP ROU MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV
1993 Info not available DAY CAR RCH DAR BRI HCY
DNQ
ROU MAR NZH 72nd174 [5]
Kelly Huffman39 Olds CLT
41
DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL IRP MCH NHA BRI DAR
35
RCH DOV ROU CLT
29
MAR CAR HCY ATL
1994 Info not available Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL MAR DAR HCY BRI ROU NHA NZH CLT
DNQ
DOV MYB GLN MLW SBO TAL HCY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT MAR CAR N/A0 [6]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526NCTCPtsRef
1997 Ted Phillips37 Ford WDW TUS HOM PHO POR EVG I70 NHA TEX BRI
33
NZH MLW LVL CNS HPT 84th171 [7]
87 IRP
29
FLM NSV GLN RCH
DNQ
MAR SON MMR CAL PHO LVS
2004 Innovative Motorsports 12 Toyota DAY
36
ATL
29
MAR
34
MFD
DNQ
CLT
16
DOV
11
TEX
28
MEM
16
MLW
36
KAN
24
KEN
10
GTW
27
MCH
9
IRP
23
NSH
8
BRI
32
RCH
6
NHA
32
LVS
31
CAL
17
TEX
29
MAR
10
PHO
31
DAR
9
HOM
35
23rd2314 [8]
2005 Darrell Waltrip Motorsports DAY
19
CAL
9
ATL
10
MAR
19
GTY
35
MFD
33
CLT
21
DOV
35
TEX
29
MCH
19
MLW
31
KAN
18
KEN
30
MEM
31
IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 30th1271 [9]

Goody's Dash Series

NASCAR Goody's Dash Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021NGDSPtsRef
1989 N/A75 Pontiac DAY FLO NRV HCY
1**
CON LAN SBO NSV SUM LAN AND BGS MYB HCY
22
LAN 38th180 [10]
1990 DAY
2
NRV
6
AND
7
LAN
2
FLO
14
STH
9
SUM
1
LAN
1
BGS
4
HCY
2
CON
2
TRI
13
MYB
2
ACE
1*
LAN
1
HCY
2
1st2579 [11]
1991 DAY
10
FIF NRV BGS FLO LAN SUM STH LAN BGS HCY MYB ACE HCY SHO NSV 42nd134 [12]
1992 DAY HCY LON FLO LAN SUM STH BGS MYB NRV
4
SUM
7*
ACE
15
HCY
2
VOL
2
23rd764 [13]
1994 Orr Racing 9 Pontiac DAY
9
VOL FLO SUM CAR 411 HCY LAN BRI SUM FLO BGS MYB 33rd397 [14]
Robert Huffman37 Pontiac NRV
26
ASH VOL HCY
8
1995 DAY
5
FLO
1**
LAN
2
MYB
6*
SUM
2
HCY
26
CAR
6*
STH
6
BRI
5
SUM
2
GRE
15
BGS
15
MYB
4
NSV
10
FLO
6
NWS
8
VOL
2
HCY
12*
3rd2745 [15]
N/A41 Pontiac HOM
24
1996 Robert Huffman37 Pontiac DAY
33
HOM
20
MYB
1
SUM
2
NSV
3
TRI
6
CAR
3
HCY
2*
FLO
1
BRI
3
SUM
4
GRE
20
SNM
6
BGS
13
MYB
8
LAN
5
STH
5
FLO
16
NWS
2
VOL
2
HCY
1
2nd3136 [16]
1997 DAY
4
HOM
1
KIN
16
MYB
2
LAN
9
CAR
18
TRI
23
FLO
23
HCY
1**
BRI
15
GRE
2
SNM
7
CLT
9
MYB
13
LAN
8
SUM
2
STA
1
HCY
21
USA
13
CON
10
HOM
3
4th2951 [17]
1998 DAY
2
HCY
2
CAR
10*
CLT
3
TRI
1*
LAN
1*
BRI
1
SUM
1**
GRE
2
ROU
2
SNM
1*
MYB
1**
CON
1
HCY
2
LAN
5*
STA
3
LOU
1*
VOL
2
USA
25*
1st3285 [18]
90 HOM
15
1999 37 DAY
2
HCY
1
CAR
1**
CLT
1*
BRI
4*
LOU
1**
SUM
7
GRE
2
ROU
17
STA
1**
MYB
1**
HCY
2*
LAN
9
USA
1*
JAC
3
LAN
24
1st2582 [19]
2000 DAY
1
MON
1
STA
4
JAC
1*
CAR
4
CLT
1*
SBO
23
ROU
12
LOU
6
SUM
6
GRE
2
SNM
2
MYB
4
BRI
9
HCY
2
JAC
3
USA
11
LAN
7
1st2810 [20]
2001 Toyota DAY
6
ROU
18*
DAR
21
CLT
28*
LOU
6
JAC
5
KEN
1
SBO
3
DAY
1*
GRE
2
SNM
3*
NRV
1
MYB
4
BRI
22
ACE
16
JAC
3
USA
11
NSH
1
3rd2630 [21]
2002 DAY
1
HAR
1
ROU
5
LON
18
CLT
1*
KEN
2*
MEM
4
GRE
4
SNM
4*
SBO
5
MYB
24
BRI
9
MOT
6
ATL
6
2nd2138 [22]
2003 DAY
1
OGL
4
SBO
4
GRE
6
KEN
1
BRI
2
ATL
5
1st1335 [23]
Pontiac CLT
1

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.Make1234567891011121314151617181920APSCSCPtsRef
1991 J. V. Huffman Sr.72 Buick DAY ATL KIL TAL TOL FRS POC MCH KIL FRS DEL POC TAL HPT MCH ISF TOL DSF TWS ATL
30
[24]

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Sporting positions
Preceded by NASCAR Dash Series Champion
1990
Succeeded by
Preceded by NASCAR Goody's Dash Series Champion
1998, 1999, 2000
Succeeded by
Preceded by NASCAR Goody's Dash Series Champion
2003
Succeeded by