Ted Minor

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Ted Minor
BornTed D. Minor
(1974-02-01) February 1, 1974 (age 50)
Weatherford, Texas
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
7 races run over 2 years
2019 position114th
Best finish47th (2017)
First race 2014 Drivin' for Linemen 200 (Gateway)
Last race 2017 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of July 9, 2020.

Ted D. Minor (born February 1, 1974) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 25 Chevrolet Silverado for self-owned Ted Minor Motorsports.

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Racing career

Minor started his racing career in 2001 on Texas dirt tracks and has progressed to racing on asphalt tracks in the ARCA, USST series, and super late models. [1]

Minor's first stock car start came in the ARCA Racing Series in 2010 driving the No. 89 for Lafferty Motorsports at Salem, but he crashed after 70 laps and finished 25th. It is to date his only ARCA attempt.

Minor has made seven starts in the NASCAR's Truck Series. He attempted to make his debut at the spring Martinsville race in 2014 for Cefalia Motorsports but the team withdrew after the first practice. His debut came at Gateway driving for that same team. [2] finishing 25th. He returned again for Cefalia at Chicagoland finishing 31st. Minor returned in the following race at New Hampshire now start and parking the No. 57 Chevrolet Silverado for Norm Benning Racing and finished 30th. He was going to attempt the Iowa race in 2015 for Cefalia but the team withdrew. After almost 2 year-hiatus Minor returned in 2017 driving for newly formed team: Long Motorsports. [3] He drove for them at Iowa and Chicagoland. Ted returned at Texas driving the No. 44 for Faith Motorsports with sponsorship from SMD (Shawn Magee Design and the truck also feature a special tribute graphic on the deck lid honoring all 58 people who lost their lives in the tragic shootings at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas on October 1). [4] and he tied his best finish of 25th-place. Minor returned in the following race at Phoenix with the same sponsorship but now driving the No. 63 truck for MB Motorsports and finished 31st.

In June 2019, Minor returned to the Truck Series for the SpeedyCash.com 400 at Texas, driving the No. 25 for self-owned Ted Minor Motorsports. [5] He failed to qualify. [6] He attempted to race at Chicagoland but he withdrew.

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.)

Gander Outdoors Truck Series

NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NGOTCPtsRef
2014 Cefalia Motorsports 12 Chevy DAY MAR
Wth		 KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW
25		 KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI
31		65th32 [7]
Norm Benning Racing 57 Chevy NHA
30		 LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM
2017 Long Motorsports 14 Chevy DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW
27		 KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI
26		 NHA LVS TAL MAR 47th39 [8]
Faith Motorsports 44 Chevy TEX
25
MB Motorsports 63 Chevy PHO
31		 HOM
2019 Ted Minor Motorsports 25 Chevy DAY ATL LVS MAR TEX DOV KAN CLT TEX
DNQ		 IOW GTW CHI KEN POC ELD MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR PHO HOM 114th- [9]

ARCA Racing Series

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

ARCA Racing Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920ARSCPtsRef
2010 Lafferty Motorsports 89 Chevy DAY PBE SLM
25		 TEX TAL TOL POC MCH IOW MFD POC BLN NJE ISF CHI DSF TOL SLM KAN CAR 118th105 [10]

* Season still in progress

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References

  1. ↑ "About Ted Minor". Ted Minor website. 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  2. ↑ "Weatherford driver closing fast on NASCAR bid". Star-Telegram. 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  3. ↑ "Ted Minor joins Long Motorsports". Jayski . 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  4. ↑ "Faith Motorsports to Run Vegas Tribute on SMD Truck at Texas". Shawn Magee Design. 2017-10-21. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  5. ↑ Rutherford, Kevin (June 3, 2019). "Entry List: Speedycash.com 400". Frontstretch. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  6. ↑ Nolen, Bryan (June 7, 2019). "Todd Gilliland Wins Truck Series Pole at Texas". Frontstretch. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Ted Minor – 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Ted Minor – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Ted Minor – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Ted Minor – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
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