A. J. Fike

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A. J. Fike
AJFikeMidget2008DodgeCounty.jpg
Fike's midget car in 2008
Born (1980-12-29) December 29, 1980 (age 42)
Galesburg, Illinois
Awards1999 USAC National Midget Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
7 races run over 1 year
Best finish68th (2005)
First race 2005 Hershey's Take 5 300 (Daytona)
Last race 2005 Sam's Town 250 (Atlanta)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
2 races run over 2 years
Best finish108th (2004)
First race 2003 Chevy Silverado 150 (Phoenix)
Last race 2004 O'Reilly 200 (Bristol)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of June 18, 2008.

A. J. Fike (born December 29, 1980) is an American professional racing driver. [1] He is the older brother of NASCAR driver Aaron Fike. Fike won the 1999 United States Auto Club (USAC) Midget Car rookie of the year title [1] and his younger brother Aaron Fike won the award the following season making them the first brothers to win the award in back to back seasons. He later drove in several NASCAR races.

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Racing career

ARCA

In Chevrolets and Pontiacs fielded by former ARCA RE/MAX Series driving champion Andy Hillenburg, he finished 7th in ARCA RE/MAX Series points in his first season on tour. In 50 career ARCA Series starts, he has 8 top-5 finishes and 19 top-10s with a career-best finish of second at Berlin Raceway in 2004. [2] He scored his first career win in the ARCA series in 2015 when he led the most laps and won on a green-white-checkered finish at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. Fike competed 15 of 20 ARCA Series events in 2016; he finished 9th in points with eight Top 10 and three Top 5 finishes. [3]

Open-wheel

He finished tenth in the Indianapolis Speedrome midget points in 1997. In 1998 he finished second in NAMARS Midgets points with three feature event victories. He joined the USAC National Midget Tour in 1999 and was the Rookie of the Year. Fike finished a career-best second in USAC Midget points in 2001 [1] with two victories at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas and at the Belleville Midget Nationals, also in Kansas. He finished runner-up in USAC Midget Copper World Classic at Phoenix in 2001. He also finished sixth in USAC Midget national points in 2002; posting a win at Limaland Motorsports Park in Ohio. His career-best Silver Crown finish was a third in the Copper World Classic at Phoenix International Raceway in 2002. Fike also posted three top-10 Silver Crown finishes in 5 starts in 2002. He finished 11th in USAC Sprint national points in 2002 with two runner-up finishes.

He was the Pork Pole winner at the Springfield mile-dirt track. Fike also qualified second at DuQuoin & Berlin. His best superspeedway qualifying effort was tenth at Gateway. Fike led for 48 laps in two races. A veteran of USAC Sprint, Midget and Silver Crown Series competition, NAMARS, Badger and ARCA Midgets and go-karts.

After racing in NASCAR, he resumed racing in ARCA and Open Wheel. In 2009, he finished second in the USAC Silver Crown points. [4]

NASCAR

Truck Series

Fike made two career starts in the Craftsman Truck Series. [5] In 2003, Fike drove the #82 Ninetynine Racing Chevy at Phoenix. He started last in his debut, 36th in the field and finished 27th in the race, 6 laps off the pace. [5] The next year, Fike would compete again for one race. He drove the #08 1-800-For-A-Phone Chevy at Bristol Motor Speedway for Green Light Racing. He once again started 36th and finished 33rd. [5]

Busch Series

Fike began running the Busch Series part-time in 2005, splitting time with his brother Aaron in the No. 43 fielded by Curb Racing. [6] He made his debut at the season opener at Daytona, starting 25th and finishing 30th. At Phoenix, A.J. made the field in 36th, but finished in 30th, one lap off the pace. He would race again at Nashville in June, securing his best career finish at that time of 28th. He was 32nd at Milwaukee Mile, 30th at Pikes Peak International Raceway and 33rd at IRP. A.J. started his last race of the season at Memphis Motorsports Park, finishing on the lead lap for the second time that season and finished 21st in his Liberty Village Dodge.

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.)

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NBSCPtsRef
2005 Curb Agajanian Performance Group 43 Dodge DAY
30		 CAL MXC LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO
30		 TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH
28		 KEN MLW
32		 DAY CHI NHA PPR
30		 GTY
DNQ		 IRP
33		 GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM
21		 TEX PHO HOM 68th529 [7]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCTCPtsRef
2003 Ninetynine Racing 82 Chevy DAY DAR MMR MAR CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA CAL LVS SBO TEX MAR PHO
27		 HOM 116th82 [8]
2004 Green Light Racing 08 Chevy DAY ATL MAR MFD CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI
33		 RCH NHA LVS CAL TEX MAR PHO DAR HOM 108th64 [9]

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.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223ARSCPtsRef
2004 Fast Track Racing 11 Pontiac DAY
18		 NSH
10		 SLM
15		 KEN
17		 TOL
6		 CLT
12		 KAN
16		 POC
28		 SBO
9		 BLN
2		 GTW
3		 LER
6		 TOL
25		 TAL
18		7th4715 [10]
Chevy MCH
38		 KEN
25		 POC
28		 NSH
5		 ISF
20		 DSF
17		 CHI
8		 SLM
8
2005 10 DAY NSH SLM KEN TOL LAN MIL POC MCH KAN KEN BLN POC GTW LER NSH MCH ISF
8		 TOL 83rd350 [11]
RFMS Racing Chevy DSF
17		 CHI SLM TAL
2006 12 Ford DAY NSH SLM WIN KEN TOL POC MCH KAN KEN BLN POC GTW NSH MCH ISF
18		 MIL TOL DSF
6		 CHI SLM TAL IOW 83rd355 [12]
2007 DAY USA NSH SLM KAN WIN KEN TOL IOW POC MCH BLN KEN POC NSH ISF
35		 MIL GTW DSF
4		 CHI SLM TAL TOL 87th285 [13]
2008 DAY SLM IOW KAN CAR KEN TOL POC MCH CAY KEN BLN POC NSH ISF
30		 DSF
26		 CHI SLM NJE TAL TOL 102nd180 [14]
2009 10 DAY SLM CAR TAL KEN TOL POC MCH MFD IOW KEN BLN POC ISF
4		 CHI TOL DSF
4*		 NJE SLM KAN CAR 66th445 [15]
2010 DAY PBE SLM TEX TAL TOL POC MCH IOW MFD POC BLN NJE ISF
5		 CHI DSF
25		 TOL SLM KAN CAR 65th330 [16]
2011 DAY TAL SLM TOL NJE CHI POC MCH WIN BLN IOW IRP POC ISF
28		 MAD DSF
28		 SLM KAN TOL 98th180 [17]
2012 18 DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH WIN NJE IOW CHI IRP POC BLN ISF
24		 MAD SLM DSF
C		 KAN 118th110 [18]
2013 11 DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH ROA WIN CHI NJE POC BLN ISF
14		 MAD DSF
9		 IOW SLM KEN KAN 71st350 [19]
2014 27 DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH ELK WIN CHI IRP
21		 POC BLN
13		 ISF
13		 MAD
24		 DSF
11		 SLM KEN KAN 32nd750 [20]
2015 DAY MOB NSH
23		 SLM TAL TOL
4		 NJE POC MCH CHI WIN
10		 IOW
12		 IRP
12		 POC BLN
10		 ISF
1*		 DSF
6		 SLM
7		 KEN KAN 18th1645 [21]
2016 DAY NSH
2		 SLM
14		 TAL TOL
21		 NJE POC MCH
7		 MAD
8		 WIN
7		 IOW
12		 IRP
13		 POC BLN
5		 ISF
2		 DSF
16		 SLM
10		 CHI
12		 KEN
8		 KAN
14		9th2945 [22]
2017 DAY
34		 NSH
15		 SLM
15		 TOL
16		 ELK
9		 POC
18		 MCH
13		 MAD
12		 IOW
15		 IRP
15		 POC
20		 ISF
8		 ROA DSF
22		 SLM
8		 CHI KEN KAN 12th2970 [23]
Chevy TAL
11
Fast Track Racing 10 Toyota WIN
12

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