Johnny Rumley

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Johnny Rumley
Born (1957-04-14) April 14, 1957 (age 66)
Summerfield, North Carolina
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
51 races run over 9 years
Best finish28th (1995)
First race 1992 Granger Select 200 (Dublin)
Last race 2000 MBNA.com 200 (Dover)
First win 1993 The Pantry 300 (Hickory)
Last win 1995 MBNA 200 (Dover)
WinsTop tens Poles
281

Johnny Rumley (born April 14, 1957) is an American former stock car racing driver. He won twice in the Busch Series, but has not been seen in the major leagues of NASCAR since 2000.

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Rumley made his debut at New River Valley Speedway in 1992. Rumley went out in his No. 25 Beverly Racing Olds and won the pole, and finished 10th in the race. Then, at the very next race at Orange County, Rumley managed a 9th-place finish.

Rumley made five races in 1993, and only had one top-10 finish. Rumley scored what was considering an upset victory at Hickory, pulling his No. 00 Big Dog Coal Oldsmobile into victory lane in just his seventh start. In addition, Rumley had two other top-20s in the season.

Rumley returned in 1994, running thirteen races. He only earned two top-10s, back-to-back finishes of eighth in his first two-season starts. However, in the next eleven races, driving the No. 41 White House Ford, Rumley could only manage a best finish of 18th and a best start of 9th. Yet, Rumley still recorded his highest points position in his career with a 33rd.

Rumley had three top-10s in his seventeen starts in 1995. Rumley picked up his second win at Dover International Speedway, leading eleven laps en route to victory. In addition to his win, Rumley had a 6th at Dover, 7th at New Hampshire and three other top-dozen finishes. Overall, it resulted in a 28th-place finish in points.

However, despite his quick success, Rumley still could not attract a full-time ride and following his part-time run in 1995 driving the No. 25 Big Johnson Chevrolet alternating with Kirk Shelmerdine, Rumley's career began to fade. In six starts in 1996, Rumley's best finish was a 16th at Daytona and a 17th at Darlington. It was the first time in his career that Rumley did not record a top-10 in a season.

Rumley returned for two more races in 1997, driving the No. 27 RGM Chevy at Nashville and a 30th at South Boston. Yet, he was 42nd and 30th in those races respectively, and he did not finish either race.

Rumley disappeared seemingly after his run at South Boston. Yet, he came back in 2000, to drive six races for the fledgling Alumni Motorsports. However, he could only manage a best finish of 29th at Dover and Nazareth, as well having struggles in qualifying. Without that success, Rumley currently drives in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup North series, driving for Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s JR Motorsports.

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.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132NBSCPtsRef
1992 Beverley Racing 25 Olds DAY CAR RCH ATL MAR DAR BRI HCY LAN DUB
10*		 NZH CLT DOV ROU
9		 MYB GLN VOL NHA TAL IRP ROU MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT MAR CAR HCY 66th272 [1]
1993 Johnny Rumley00 Olds DAY CAR RCH DAR BRI HCY ROU
19		 MAR NZH CLT DOV MYB
31		 GLN MLW TAL IRP MCH NHA BRI
15		 DAR RCH DOV ROU CLT MAR
26		 CAR HCY
1		 ATL 48th559 [2]
1994 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL MAR
8		 DAR HCY
8		 BRI ROU RCH
DNQ		 DOV CLT MAR
25		 CAR 33rd1276 [3]
Tom Milner41 Ford NHA
18		 NZH CLT
DNQ		 DOV
23		 MYB
20		 GLN
31		 MLW
26		 TAL
27		 HCY
28		 IRP
23		 MCH BRI
22		 DAR
Chevy SBO
24
1995 Beverley Racing 25 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY
12		 NHA
7		 NZH
34		 CLT
24		 DOV
6		 MYB
30		 GLN
DNQ		 MLW
24		 TAL
11		 SBO
28		 IRP
27		 MCH
29		 BRI
35		 DAR
23		 RCH
DNQ		 DOV
1		 CLT
12		 CAR
21		 HOM
40		28th1708 [4]
1996 DAY
16		 CAR
26		 RCH
30		 ATL
24		 NSV
36		 DAR
17		 BRI
DNQ		 HCY
DNQ		 NZH CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NHA TAL IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV 52nd531 [5]
Henderson Motorsports 75 Ford CLT
DNQ		 CAR
DNQ		 HOM
1997 Carolyn Laugeni27 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL LVS DAR HCY
DNQ		 TEX BRI 87th110 [6]
Chevy NSV
42		 TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV SBO
30		 GLN MLW MYB GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAL CAR HOM
1998 Curb Agajanian Performance Group 96 Pontiac DAY CAR LVS NSV DAR BRI TEX HCY
DNQ		 TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV RCH PPR GLN MLW MYB CAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT GTY CAR ATL HOM NA- [7]
2000 Alumni Motorsports 0 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSV
35		 TAL
DNQ		 CAL RCH NHA CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NZH
29		 PPR
33		 GTY
DNQ		 IRP
37		 MCH BRI
42		 DAR RCH DOV
29		 CLT
DNQ		 CAR MEM PHO HOM 68th363 [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Johnny Rumley – 1992 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Johnny Rumley – 1993 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Johnny Rumley – 1994 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Johnny Rumley – 1995 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Johnny Rumley – 1996 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Johnny Rumley – 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Johnny Rumley – 1998 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Johnny Rumley – 2000 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
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