Tom Hubert

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Thomas Hubert
Born (1964-08-06) August 6, 1964 (age 58)
Cottonwood, California
NASCAR Cup Series career
11 races run over 8 years
2006 position74th
Best finish57th (1999)
First race1997 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 (Sears Point)
Last race2006 Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Infineon)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
14 races run over 3 years
First race1999 Textilease/Medique 300 (South Boston)
Last race2009 NAPA Auto Parts 200 (Montreal)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
15 races run over 3 years
First race1997 Colorado 250 By Snap-On Tools (Colorado)
Last race1999 O'Reilly Auto Parts 200 (I-70)
WinsTop tens Poles
021
Statistics current as of August 30, 2009.

Tom Hubert (born August 6, 1964) is an American road course racer.

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Hubert was born in Cottonwood, California. He most recently worked as a rear tire changer and a mechanic for Bill Davis Racing's #22 Sprint Cup team, before the team closed down, and also occasionally races road courses for various teams. His hobbies include golf and water skiing.

NASCAR career

Sprint Cup Series

Hubert made his first Winston Cup race in his first attempt with Jim Wilson's #78 team at Sears Point during the 1997 season. He would bring the #78 Hanes / Diamond Rio Ford home in the 28th position, one lap down. His next start would come in 1998 with the #19 team owned by Kurt Roehrig. He qualified an impressive 10th in his second race at Sears Point, however the #19 Bradford White Ford would finish 41st after a transmission failure 78 laps into the race. His second start during the 1998 season would come at Watkins Glen with Dan Marino and Bill Elliott's #13 team. Hubert drove the #13 FirstPlus Financial Ford to a 36th-place finish. He would return to Roehrig's team in 1999 for three races. His first start would come at Las Vegas where he qualified fourth, [1] finishing in the 28th position. Again, Hubert raced at Sears Point where he would finish in the 33rd position, one lap down. He also attempted the Pepsi 400 at Michigan, however he was unable to qualify. In 2000, he would make one start with Penske Racing and the #12 Mobil 1 Ford. He would finish the Global Crossing @ The Glen in 33rd place after starting 16th. In 2001, Hubert qualified Buckshot Jones' #44 Georgia Pacific Dodge for the Dodge/Save Mart 350. In 2002, he would race the Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen for Bill Davis Racing. Hubert finished the #23 Hills Brothers Coffee Dodge in the 24th position after starting 40th. He would return to the series in 2004 with Kirk Shelmerdine Racing, driving each of the road courses. At the newly renamed Infineon Raceway (formerly Sears Point Raceway) he would finish 43rd in the #72 Freddie B's Ford after running five laps at too slow of a pace for NASCAR. The Watkins Glen would be much better for Hubert as he would finish in the 29th position just one lap down. He would return to Shelmerdine's team for 2005 and attempt each of the road courses. He would make the race at Infineon, however he finished 43rd after oil pressure problems. Hubert would not make the Sirius at The Glen after qualifying was rained out. Hubert again raced for Shelmerdine in 2006 for the Dodge/Save Mart 350, but was swept up in a crash on the opening lap and once more finished last.

Busch Series

Hubert made his first Busch Series start in 1999 with Bill Davis Racing at South Boston Speedway in the #93 Amoco Pontiac. He would start the race in the 28th position and finish in 18th place. He would attempt his second race that year with Andy Petree Racing in the #15 Chevy for the Dura Lube 200 at Darlington, however he was unable to break into the field. In 2000, Hubert would attempt ten races for BDR and make nine of them. His best finish in the #20 AT&T Pontiac would be a 21st at Myrtle Beach. He would also lead 15 laps at Watkins Glen, but would finish that race in the 37th position, many laps down. He would return to the Busch Series in 2001 with #00 team owned by Buckshot Jones' family. Hubert would drive the #00 Georgia Pacific Pontiac to a 28th-place finish at Watkins Glen. He would also make one start for Team Bristol Motorsports at Charlotte. He drove the #54 General Creations Toys Chevrolet until the car had overheating problems around lap 138, leaving him with a finish of 35th.

Craftsman Truck Series

Hubert has had the most success in the Craftsman Truck Series, scoring two top fives in fifteen races. He would make his first start in 1997 with Dana Racing at Colorado where he would finish 23rd. Hubert would race an additional four races in the #18 Dana Dodge. He dominated the 1997 Kragen / Exide 151 at Infineon Raceway only to finish second to Joe Ruttman. [2] In 1998 he would drive five races for Phelon Motorsports in the #66 Carlin Burners & Controls Ford. His best finish was a 5th at Gateway and he was able to get a pole at Sears Point. [3] Hubert would also drive one race for Engineered Victories Inc and finish 24th in the #89 Cyberdyne Tech Chevrolet. In 1999, he would compete in three races for Conley Racing and one race for Marty Walsh's #81 team. He had a wild ride during the 100th race in Craftsman Truck series history at Evergreen when he spun after contact from behind by David Starr through an opening in the inside wall and went into the infield. Amazingly, he didn't hit anything, but when he brought it into the pits seconds later, his brakes failed and his truck caught fire, sending him out. His best finish during the season, 17th, would come in the #7 Conely Racing Engines Chevrolet at Phoenix. He has yet to return to the Craftsman Truck Series since the 1999 season.

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.)

Sprint Cup Series

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NSCCPtsRef
1997 Triad Motorsports 78 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR SON
28
TAL CLT DOV POC MCH CAL DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO ATL 61st79 [4]
1998 Roehrig Motorsports 19 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL CLT DOV RCH MCH POC SON
41
NHA POC IND 61st95 [5]
Elliott-Marino Racing 13 Ford GLN
36
MCH BRI NHA DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT TAL DAY PHO CAR ATL
1999 Roehrig Motorsports 19 Ford DAY CAR LVS
28
ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC 57th143 [6]
Pontiac SON
33
DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH
DNQ
BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO HOM ATL
2000 Penske-Kranefuss Racing 12 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC IND GLN
33
MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO HOM ATL 65th64 [7]
2001 Petty Enterprises 44 Dodge DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON
QL
DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MAR TAL PHO CAR HOM ATL NHA NA- [8]
2002 Bill Davis Racing 23 Dodge DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN
24
MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL CAR PHO HOM 68th91 [9]
2004 Kirk Shelmerdine Racing 72 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON
43
DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN
29
MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO DAR HOM 73rd110 [10]
2005 27 DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON
43
DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN
DNQ
MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 86th34 [11]
2006 DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON
43
DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN
DNQ
MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 74th34 [12]
2009 Kirk Shelmerdine Racing 27 Toyota DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON
DNQ
NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM NA- [13]
– Qualified for Buckshot Jones

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NNSCPtsRef
1999 Bill Davis Racing 93 Pontiac DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX NSV BRI TAL CAL NHA RCH NZH CLT DOV SBO
18
GLN MLW MYB PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI 106th109 [14]
Andy Petree Racing 15 Chevy DAR
DNQ
RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM
2000 Bill Davis Racing 20 Pontiac DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSV TAL CAL RCH NHA CLT DOV SBO
29
MYB
21
GLN
37
MLW
24
NZH
36
PPR
34
GTY
34
IRP
38
MCH
29
BRI
DNQ
DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM 58th626 [15]
2001 Buckshot Racing 00 Pontiac DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV KEN MLW GLN
28
CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN 114th79 [16]
Team Bristol Motorsports 54 Chevy CLT
35
MEM PHO CAR HOM
2009 Rick Ware Racing 41 Chevy DAY CAL LVS BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN
41
MCH BRI 137th74 [17]
MSRP Motorsports 91 Chevy CGV
43
ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627NCTCPtsRef
1997 Roehrig Motorsports 18 Dodge WDW TUS HOM PHO POR EVG I70 NHA TEX BRI NZH MLW LVL CNS
23
HPT
31
IRP FLM NSV
28
GLN RCH MAR SON
2
MMR CAL PHO
11
LVS 43rd543 [18]
1998 77 WDW HOM PHO POR EVG I70 GLN TEX BRI MLW NZH CAL PPR IRP NHA FLM NSV
DNQ
40th653 [19]
Phelon Motorsports 66 Ford HPT
18*
LVL
21
RCH MEM GTY
5
MAR
34
SON
27
MMR PHO
EVI Motorsports 89 Chevy LVS
24
1999 Conely Racing 7 Chevy HOM
18
PHO
17
EVG
27
MMR MAR MEM PPR 46th373 [20]
Raptor Performance Motorsports 81 Ford I70
31
BRI TEX PIR GLN MLW NSV NZH MCH NHA IRP GTY HPT RCH LVS LVL TEX CAL

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