Willie Mullins | |||||||
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Born | Fredericksburg, Virginia | September 30, 1980||||||
ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
25 races run over 11 years | |||||||
ARCA no., team | No. 3 (Mullins Racing) | ||||||
Best finish | 35th (2020) | ||||||
First race | 2008 Loud Energy Drink 150 (New Jersey) | ||||||
Last race | 2022 Menards 250 (Elko) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
4 races run over 3 years | |||||||
Best finish | 39th (2021) | ||||||
First race | 2020 New Smyrna 175 (New Smyrna) | ||||||
Last race | 2022 Pensacola 200 (Pensacola) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of February 4, 2022. |
Willie Mullins (born September 30, 1980) is an American professional stock car racing owner-driver. He competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series driving for his own team, Mullins Racing.
In 2006, he would win the SCCA V8 Grand National champion, along with receiving Rookie of the Year honors. [1]
Throughout 2008–2012, he would race one-off events at New Jersey Motorsports Park, receiving a best of 15th in 2011. [2]
In 2016, using a car acquired from the defunct Yates Racing, [2] he would earn a top 10 finish at the season-opener at Daytona International Speedway. [3]
In 2018, he would score a major upset second-place at the season-opener. [4]
In 2019, he would finish last at Daytona due to a crash on lap 3. [5]
In 2020, he would partner his team with Fast Track Racing for two races that year. [6]
In 2021, with equipment bought from the defunct KBR Development, [7] he would manage another top-10 at Elko Speedway. [8]
In 2020, he would run a one-off race at New Smyrna Speedway, finishing 20th. [9]
In 2021, he would once again race a one-off at New Smyrna, earning a top-ten. [6]
Mullins is the owner of Bugsy's Auto Body & Repair, which often sponsors him in his races. He has ducks that live in the pond on his property, and puts duck decals on his cars during races. [10]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref |
2020 | Mullins Racing | 3 | Ford | NSM 20 | TOL | DOV | TOL | BRI | FIF | 50th | 24 | [24] | ||
2021 | NSM 10 | FIF | NSV | DOV | SNM | IOW | MLW | BRI | 39th | 34 | [25] | |||
2022 | Fast Track Racing | 11 | Toyota | NSM 8 | FIF 5 | DOV | NSV | IOW | MLW | BRI | 24th | 75 | [26] |
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