Tony Ave

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Tony Ave
TonyAve2010Bucyrus200RoadAmerica.jpg
Ave at Road America in 2010
Born (1968-11-10) 10 November 1968 (age 55)
Hurley, Wisconsin, U.S.
Achievements2010 Trans-Am Series champion
NASCAR Cup Series career
2 races run over 2 years
Best finish67th (2009)
First race 2004 Sirius at the Glen (Watkins Glen)
Last race 2009 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
4 races run over 2 years
Best finish87th (2010)
First race 2009 NAPA Auto Parts 200 (Montreal)
Last race 2010 NAPA 200 (Montreal)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of 30 November 2011.

Tony Ave (born 10 November 1968) is a race car driver born in Hurley, Wisconsin, USA. [1] He competed in the Grand-Am Series from 2000 until 2002, in Formula Atlantic from 1996 until 2001, and in the Trans-Am Series since 2009. He also made three Indy Lights starts in 1993 and one Indy Pro Series start in 2003. He also has sporadic starts in NASCAR as a road course ringer. [2]

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Trans-Am

In 2009, he was a regular competitor in the revived SCCA Trans-Am Series, driving a Chevrolet Corvette. [3] In 2010, he brought Chevrolet its first Trans Am championship since Paul Gentilozzi in 1998.

He won the 2010 and 2011 Trans-Am Series Championships. Ave owns Tony Ave Motorsports, which has become one of the most popular race teams amongst fans. However, he mostly drives for Lamers Racing.

Ave driving a Chevrolet Corvette in the Trans Am Series in 2014 04 Tony Ave TA 2014 TransAm Road America.jpg
Ave driving a Chevrolet Corvette in the Trans Am Series in 2014

NASCAR

2010 NASCAR Nationwide car at Road America 35TonyAve2010Bucyrus200RoadAmerica.jpg
2010 NASCAR Nationwide car at Road America

In 2004, Ave made his NASCAR Nextel Cup Series debut when he drove the No. 80 car owned by Hover Motorsports, a satellite team of Joe Gibbs Racing. Starting 42nd, Ave dropped out after 84 laps with a brake problem, finishing 31st.

Ave returned to the Cup Series in 2009, competed at Watkins Glen on August 10, 2009 in the rain-delayed Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen. Ave completed eight laps and finished 43rd in his No. 37 Long John Silver's Dodge owned by Front Row Motorsports. [2] Ave also participated in the NASCAR Nationwide Series' NAPA Parts D'Auto 200 presented by Dodge at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve as a road course ringer.

Ave participated in the No. 35 car owned by TriStar Motorsports in the 2010 Bucyrus 200 at Road America in his home state of Wisconsin. After racing in the Top 10 for most of the race, he spun out on the final lap and dropped out of the Top 10. He returned to the No. 35 team for the other two road course races, finishing 15th at Watkins Glen and leading one lap in Montreal – his first and only lap led in his Nationwide Series career.

In 2011, Ave made his so far last NASCAR attempt at Sonoma, attempting to qualify his No. 38 Long John Silver's car for FRM. He was bumped out of the field by Andy Pilgrim and did not qualify.

Other racing

In April 2002, Ave, along with Andy Hillenburg, tested for the Team Racing Auto Circuit series at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Four months later, Ave and Boris Said tested for TRAC at Lowe's Motor Speedway. [4]

In 2016, Ave made an agreement with Bill Riley to build a prototype chassis for ELMS for the P3 and IMSA for the Prototype Challenge. [5]

Motorsports career results

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
1991 Road Atlanta Lola T87/90 Ford Sports 2000 163Running
1994 Mid-Ohio Van Diemen Ford Formula Continental 227Retired
XFR GS-94 Toyota Formula Atlantic 102Retired
2007 Heartland Park Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet GT111Running
2008 Heartland Park Ford Mustang Ford GT122Running
2019 VIR Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet GT121Running
Acura RSX Honda GT3112Retired
2020 Road America Ford Mustang Ford GT112Running
Nissan 240SX Nissan GT374Running
2022 VIR Nissan 350Z Nissan GT243Running
Acura RSX Honda GT313Running
2023 VIR Nissan 350Z Nissan GT2132Retired
Acura RSX Honda GT311Running
Stohr WF1 Suzuki Prototype 2 45Running
Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG T144Running
2024 Road America Swift 016a Mazda Formula Atlantic 33Running
Ford Mustang Ford GT1DNF13Retired
Porsche 991.2 GT3 Cup Porsche GT267Running
Honda Civic Honda GT3101Running
Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG T123Running

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
2004 Hover Motorsports 80 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN
31		 MCH 83rd70 [6]
Ford BRI
DNQ		 CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO DAR HOM
2009 Front Row Motorsports 37 Dodge DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN
43		 MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM 67th34 [7]
2010 TriStar Motorsports 35 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN
DNQ		 MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM N/A0 [8]
2011 Front Row Motorsports 38 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT KAN POC MCH SON
DNQ		 DAY KEN NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM N/A0 [9]

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NNSCPtsRef
2009 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Chevy DAY CAL LVS BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV
39		 ATL
DNQ		 RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 145th46 [10]
2010 TriStar Motorsports 35 Chevy DAY CAL LVS BRI NSH PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT NSH KEN ROA
20		 NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN
15		 MCH BRI CGV
36		 ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT GTY TEX PHO HOM 87th281 [11]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324NCTCPtsRef
2000 Brevak Racing 31 Ford DAY HOM PHO MMR MAR PIR GTY MEM PPR EVG TEX KEN GLN MLW NHA NZH MCH IRP
DNQ		 NSV CIC RCH DOV TEX CAL N/A0 [12]

ARCA Re/Max Series

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

ARCA Re/Max Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223ARMCPtsRef
2002 Burroughs Motorsports53 Ford DAY ATL NSH SLM KEN CLT KAN POC MCH TOL SBO KEN BLN POC NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI
4		 SLM TAL CLT 108th125 [13]
2003 Bobby Gerhart Racing 7 Pontiac DAY
23		 ATL NSH SLM TOL KEN CLT BLN KAN MCH LER POC POC NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM 82nd330 [14]
Hendren Motorsports66 Pontiac TAL
3		 CLT SBO
2006 Fast Track Racing 11 Chevy DAY NSH SLM WIN KEN TOL POC MCH KAN KEN BLN POC GTW NSH MCH ISF MIL TOL DSF CHI
DNQ		 SLM 140th110 [15]
CyberSpeed Racing87 Chevy TAL
29		 IOW
2007 DAY
DNQ		 USA NSH SLM KAN WIN KEN TOL IOW POC MCH BLN KEN POC NSH ISF MIL GTW DSF CHI SLM TAL TOL N/A0 [16]
2008 66 DAY SLM IOW KAN CAR KEN TOL POC MCH CAY KEN BLN POC NSH ISF DSF CHI SLM NJE
31		 TAL TOL 141st75 [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "Tony Ave". Yahoo! Sports . Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Tony Ave NASCAR Statistics". NASCAR. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "Ave Quickest In Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am Practice At Watkins Glen". SCCA. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "TRAC Series Info". Jayski's Silly Season Site . Archived from the original on February 20, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ave-Riley LMP3 Race Debut Delayed Until 2017". 15 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Tony Ave – 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Tony Ave – 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "Tony Ave – 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "Tony Ave – 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "Tony Ave – 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  11. ↑ "Tony Ave – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  12. ↑ "Tony Ave – 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  13. ↑ "Tony Ave – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  14. ↑ "Tony Ave – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  15. ↑ "Tony Ave – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  16. ↑ "Tony Ave – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  17. ↑ "Tony Ave – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 1 May 2020.


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