Tim Mitchell (racing driver)

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Tim Mitchell
NationalityAmerican
Born (1943-04-02) April 2, 1943 (age 81)
Fayetteville, Tennessee
Debut season 1997
Starts134
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Best finish15th in 2001
Last updated on: November 2, 2022.

Tim Mitchell (born April 2, 1943) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He had competed in the ARCA Menards Series from 1997 to 2011, with a majority of his starts being with Wayne Peterson Racing.

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Racing career

After competing in various dirt track events across Tennessee, Mitchell would make his ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series debut in 1997, driving for Wayne Peterson Racing in the No. 06 Pontiac, running in four races with a best finish of 27th at Michigan International Speedway. For 1998, he would run three races; one race with Drew White, and the other two for Peterson. In 1999, he would remain with Peterson for two races with a best finish of 27th at Pocono Raceway, and would run three more races with him the following year.

For 2001, Mitchell would run 16 of the 25 races on the schedule driving various Peterson entries. It was also during this season that he would earn a career best finish of 11th at Toledo Speedway. Eight more top-20's over the course of the season would help propel him to a career best 15th in the overall standings for that season. He would run a near-full schedule in 2002, failing to qualify for five events, and racing in 15 events, including a one race deal with Norm Benning in the No. 8 Chevrolet at Salem Speedway. In 2003, he would start out the year with Peterson, before attempting two races with Benning, failing to qualify at Salem, and finishing 40th at Nashville Superspeedway.

In 2004, Mitchell would run the full schedule for Peterson in the No. 0 Chevrolet, failing to qualify three times, and only finishing three races with a best finish of 22nd at the season finale at Talladega Superspeedway. He would attempt the full schedule again in 2005, running in 20 races whilst failing to qualify for three, with a best finish of 15th at Pocono. In 2006, Mitchell would primarily drive the No. 06 entry for Peterson, once again attempting the full schedule, although he would fail to qualify twelve times that year (including the second Kentucky race and Gateway where he would fill in the No. 06 for that race). He would race thirteen times that year with a best result of 19th at Berlin Raceway.

Mitchell would once again attempt the full schedule in 2007, primarily driving a Ford, failing to qualify five times and earning a best result of 14th at Winchester Speedway. He would run his last full schedule in 2008, solely driving the No. 06 entry for Peterson, failing to qualify three times that year while getting a season best finish of 19th at Talladega, which would be the last ARCA race he would be running at the end.

After spending two years out of the series, Mitchell would return to the now ARCA Racing Series at Talladega, reuniting with Wayne Peterson to drive the No. 0 Ford. He would finish 39th and last after running only three laps due to a clutch issue. He would run two more races later that year with Fast Track Racing in the No. 10 Dodge, finishing 31st at Salem, and 37th at Kansas Speedway. These would be his last two starts in ARCA competition.

Personal life

In 2003, Mitchell was diagnosed with colon cancer, and underwent treatment and surgery. He was able to make a full recovery, although he would have to wear a colostomy bag due to his rectum being removed during the operation. [1]

According to Mitchell's Facebook page, he is the owner of a skate center named Starwheels Skate Center in his hometown of Fayetteville, Tennessee, and had sponsored him through the latter stages of his racing career. [2]

Motorsports results

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.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425ARSCPtsRef
1997 Wayne Peterson Racing 06 Pontiac DAY ATL
31		 SLM CLT
30		 CLT POC MCH
27		 SBS TOL KIL FRS MIN POC MCH DSF GTW SLM WIN CLT
32		 TAL ISF ATL N/A- [3]
1998 White Motorsports 12 Chevy DAY ATL SLM CLT MEM MCH POC
38		 SBS TOL N/A- [4]
Wayne Peterson Racing 0 Pontiac PPR
29		 POC KIL FRS ISF ATL DSF SLM
18 TEX
29		 WIN CLT TAL ATL
1999 06 DAY ATL SLM AND CLT MCH POC
27		 TOL SBS BLN
26		 POC KIL FRS FLM ISF WIN DSF ATL
DNQ		90th195 [5]
White Motorsports SLM
DNQ		 CLT TAL
2000 Wayne Peterson Racing 6 DAY SLM AND CLT KIL FRS MCH POC TOL KEN BLN POC WIN ISF
22		 KEN DSF
18		 SLM
27		 CLT TAL ATL 63rd355 [6]
2001 Jack Martin18 Chevy DAY NSH
DNQ		 WIN SLM GTY KEN 15th2665 [7]
Wayne Peterson Racing 6 Pontiac CLT
15		 MCH
27		 POC
20		 MEM
20		 GLN ISF
19		 CHI
16		 SLM
13		 TOL
11		 BLN
14
61 KAN
16
06 Chevy KEN
33		 CLT
DNQ		 TAL
24		 ATL
DNQ
6 MCH
21		 POC
22		 DSF
27
5 NSH
21
2002 18 DAY
DNQ		 ATL
31		 NSH
36		18th3020 [8]
Norm Benning Racing 8 Chevy SLM
33
Brad Smith Motorsports 26 Ford KEN
QL†
Wayne Peterson Racing 06 Chevy CLT
DNQ		 MCH
DNQ		 CHI
35		 TAL
DNQ		 CLT
6 Pontiac KAN
18		 TOL
24		 POC
19		 NSH
25		 ISF
24
Chevy POC
20		 SBO
18		 BLN
22		 WIN
16		 DSF
22		 SLM
28
06 Pontiac KEN
DNQ
2003 6 Chevy DAY
DNQ		 ATL
19		 NSH
DNQ		107th240 [9]
Norm Benning Racing 8 Chevy SLM
DNQ		 TOL KEN CLT BLN KAN MCH LER POC POC NSH
40		 ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL CLT SBO
2004 Wayne Peterson Racing 0 Chevy DAY
DNQ		 NSH
DNQ		 SLM
34		 KEN
30		 TOL
30		 CLT
25		 KAN
34		 POC
31		 MCH
29		 SBO
27		 BLN
26		 KEN
35		 GTW
29		 POC
26		 LER
28		 NSH
33		 ISF
35		 TOL
34		 DSF
34		 CHI
DNQ		 SLM
30		 TAL
22		16th2835 [10]
2005 DAY
DNQ		 NSH
DNQ		 SLM
30		 KEN
25		 TOL
31		 LAN
31		 MIL
33		 POC
15		 MCH
41		 KAN
32		 KEN
39		 BLN
DNQ		 GTW
41		 LER
33		 NSH
25		 MCH
27		 ISF
22		 TOL
32		 DSF
25		 CHI
31		 SLM
22		 TAL
25		17th2950 [11]
6 POC
36
2006 06 DAY
DNQ		 WIN
32		 TOL
DNQ		 ISF
32		 TAL
DNQ		20th2605 [12]
Ford NSH
DNQ		 SLM
DNQ		 KEN
40		 POC
24		 MCH
31		 KAN
DNQ		 KEN
33		 BLN
19		 POC
28		 GTW
22		 NSH
DNQ		 MCH
DNQ		 MIL
29		 TOL
23		 DSF
30		 CHI
DNQ		 SLM
34		 IOW
DNQ
0 KEN
DNQ		 GTW
DNQ
2007 06 Chevy DAY
DNQ		 TAL
DNQ		17th3105 [13]
Ford USA
25		 NSH
DNQ		 SLM
29		 KAN
31		 WIN
14		 KEN
30		 TOL
21		 IOW
30		 POC
26		 MCH
40		 BLN
25		 KEN
28		 POC
21		 NSH
27		 ISF
41		 MIL
21		 GTW
24		 DSF
27		 CHI
DNQ		 SLM
23		 TOL
DNQ
2008 Chevy DAY
21		 DSF
DNQ		 CHI
34		 SLM
30		 NJE
39		 TOL
DNQ		21st2950 [14]
Ford SLM
DNQ		 IOW
30		 KAN
29		 CAR
24		 KEN
26		 TOL
29		 POC
21		 MCH
35		 CAY
22		 KEN
35		 BLN
24		 POC
27		 NSH
24		 ISF
34		 TAL
19
2011 Wayne Peterson Racing 0 Ford DAY TAL
39		 SLM TOL NJE CHI POC MCH WIN BLN IOW IRP POC ISF MAD DSF 114th155 [15]
Fast Track Racing 10 Dodge SLM
31		 KAN
37		 TOL
† - Qualified but replaced by Brad Smith

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References

  1. ↑ "ARCA driver glad to be racing, glad to be alive". Daytona Notebook. February 9, 2008. p. 21. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Tim Mitchell". Facebook. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Tim Mitchell – 1997 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Tim Mitchell – 1998 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Tim Mitchell – 1999 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Tim Mitchell – 2000 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Tim Mitchell – 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Tim Mitchell – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Tim Mitchell – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Tim Mitchell – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Tim Mitchell – 2005 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Tim Mitchell – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Tim Mitchell – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Tim Mitchell – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Tim Mitchell – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
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