Wayne Jacks

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Wayne Jacks
Born (1949-02-21) February 21, 1949 (age 74)
Las Vegas, Nevada
NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 7 years
Best finish91st (1993)
First race 1993 Slick 50 500 (Phoenix)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
8 races run over 4 years
Best finish38th (1995)
First race 1995 Racing Champions 200 (Tucson)
Last race 1998 Dodge California Truck Stop 300 (Mesa Marin)
WinsTop tens Poles
000

Wayne Jacks (born February 21, 1949) is an American stock car racing driver. He was a regular in competition on the NASCAR Winston West Series during the 1990s, and has also previously competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and Craftsman Truck Series, posting a best finish of 14th in Truck competition at Mesa Marin Raceway.

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Career history

A native of Las Vegas, [1] and known for competing on a shoestring budget, [2] Jacks was a regular on the NASCAR Winston West Series, competing in 84 races between 1991 and 2003 with a best finish of third, which he achieved six times; [3] he finished fourth in series points in 1993, his best season result. [4] Jacks attempted eleven Winston Cup Series events, run as combination races with the Winston West Series, between 1991 and 1997; he failed to qualify for ten, including the inaugural Brickyard 400. [5] His sole start in NASCAR's top division came in the 1993 Slick 50 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, where he finished 41st of 43 cars, completing 48 of 312 laps before retiring with an engine failure. [6]

Jacks also competed on a part-time basis in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series between 1995 and 1998; in seven series starts, he posted a best finish of fourteenth at Mesa Marin Raceway in 1995. [7] He was best known for rolling his truck at Portland Speedway during a race in 1995. [8] He attempted to qualify for a single Busch Series race, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2003, but failed to make the race. [9]

Following his NASCAR career, Jacks continued to compete in local competition at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, [10] competing in both super late models [11] and Legends cars. [12]

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.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132NWCCPtsRef
1991 Jacks Motorsports58 Olds DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO
DNQ
ATL NA0 [13]
1992 Pontiac DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON
DNQ
POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO
DNQ
ATL NA0 [14]
1993 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON
DNQ
CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO
41
ATL 91st40 [15]
1994 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON
DNQ
CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND
DNQ
GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO
DNQ
ATL NA0 [16]
1995 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO
DNQ
ATL NA0 [17]
1996 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON
DNQ
CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA0 [18]
1997 89 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR SON
DNQ
TAL CLT DOV POC MCH CAL DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO ATL NA0 [19]

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334NBSCPtsRef
2003 Means Racing 52 Ford DAY CAR LVS
DNQ
DAR BRI TEX TAL NSH CAL RCH GTY NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO CAR HOM NA0 [20]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627NCTCPtsRef
1995 Jacks Motorsports58 Chevy PHO TUS
29
SGS MMR
22
POR
20
EVG I70 LVL BRI MLW CNS HPT IRP FLM RCH MAR NWS SON
18
MMR
14
PHO 38th506 [21]
1996 HOM PHO
17
POR EVG TUS CNS
DNQ
HPT BRI NZH MLW LVL I70 IRP FLM GLN NSV RCH NHA MAR NWS SON
34
MMR PHO LVS 72nd234 [22]
1997 WDW TUS HOM PHO POR EVG I70 NHA TEX BRI NZH MLW LVL CNS HPT IRP FLM NSV GLN RCH MAR SON MMR CAL PHO LVS
DNQ
166th [23]
1998 WDW HOM PHO POR EVG I70 GLN TEX BRI MLW NZH CAL PPR IRP NHA FLM NSV HPT LVL RCH MEM GTY MAR SON MMR
30
PHO LVS 102nd73 [24]

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