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13th Season
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Driver: John Wilson
Hometown: Bandera, Texas
Birthday: March 28, 1959
Age: 57
Day Job: Law Enforcement
First Cup Race: Feb. 12 2005
First Busch Race: May 28 2005
Final Busch Race: Apr. 28 2007
Cup Contract: Through 2017
E-mail: jrrocksnascar@sbcglobal.net |
FAVORITES
Movies: Action and Adventure movies
TV Shows: Informative Television
Food: Mexican, Italian and of course BBQ
Sports Teams: SF 49ers, AZ Diamondbacks, San Antonio Spurs
Music Groups: Rock and Country
Hobbies: collectibles, and right now my house
Race Track: All Time favorite is Phoenix now with a splash of Texas Motorspeedway
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Dale Earnhardt Jr.
# 88
Sponsor: Nationwide/Axalta
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Rookie Year: 2000
Birthdate: 10/10/74
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 165
Hometown: Kannapolis, NC
Other drivers:
Ryan Newman, Martin Truex Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Rusty Wallace |
DID YOU KNOW?...
John says "After twenty years in communications now in Law Enforcement, my wife and I are brand new Texans and damn proud of it (am I going to be fined for saying that?). We are very happy to live in this great state although the first time I have missed a PIR race since 1992 we are gonna make it next year we have alot of great people we meet to have a great time with. My wife and myself are very busy with our new house but it is worth it. I am a Chevy man all the way and have been so since 1985, dig it."
LINKS
howstuffworks.com
online-sweepstakes.com
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CUP SERIES CAR INFORMATION
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Car #: 88
Make: Chevrolet SS
Primary Sponsor: Chevrolet
Associate Sponsors: Fox News, Twitter, Los Angeles Times
Past Paint Schemes
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CAREER WINS
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Win #
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Date
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Track
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Race Name
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Points
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CUP SERIES
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1.
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November 6, 2005
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Texas Motor Speedway
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Dickies 500
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120
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2.
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May 6, 2006
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Richmond Intl. Raceway
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Crown Royal 400
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180
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3.
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May 6, 2007
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Richmond Intl. Raceway
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Crown Royal Presents
The Jim Stewart 400
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185
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4.
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June 15, 2008
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Michigan Intl. Speedway
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LifeLock 400
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350
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5.
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October 19, 2008
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Martinsville Speedway
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TUMS Quikpak 500
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290
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6.
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March 6, 2011
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Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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Kobalt Tools 400
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183
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7.
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May 15, 2011
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Dover Intl. Speedway
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FedEx 400
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181
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8.
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September 16, 2012
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Chicagoland Speedway
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Geico 400
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194
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9.
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June 1, 2014
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Dover Intl. Speedway
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FedEx 400
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195
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10.
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August 10, 2014
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Watkins Glen Intl.
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Cheez-It 355 at The Glen
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179
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11.
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June 14, 2015
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Michigan Intl. Speedway
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Quicken Loans 400
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174
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12.
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April 17, 2016
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Bristol Motor Speedway
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Food City 500
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178
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CAREER CUP STATS
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Year
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Finish
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Starts
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Points
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Behind
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Wins
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2nd Place
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3rd Place
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Top 5's
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Top 10's
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Prov.
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Most Points
in a week
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Least Points
in a week
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High Rank
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Low Rank
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2005
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29th
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36
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3260
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-2994
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1
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2
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0
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4
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5
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0
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140
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5
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16
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42
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2006
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30th
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36
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3313
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-2983
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1
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1
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0
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4
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6
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0
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180
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8
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20
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38
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2007
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37th
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36
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3228
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-3073
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1
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1
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0
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3
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6
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0
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185
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-7
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7
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40
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2008
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40th
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36
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2875
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-3494
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2
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0
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1
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3
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4
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0
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350
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15
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30
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43
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2009
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33rd
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36
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3300
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-3002
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0
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0
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1
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3
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7
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1
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400
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30
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27
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43
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2010
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41st
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36
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2526
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-3658
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0
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0
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0
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1
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1
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1
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310
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14
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13
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42
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2011
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12th
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36
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2170
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-164
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2
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0
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2
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6
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11
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0
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186
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90
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1
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36
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2012
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39th
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36
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644
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-1599
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1
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0
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0
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3
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4
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1
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194
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86
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33
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41
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2013
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15th
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36
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860
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-1461
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0
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1
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3
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5
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11
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0
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191
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87
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2
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31
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2014
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15th
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36
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2148
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-1004
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2
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0
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0
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4
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6
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0
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201
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90
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3
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34
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2015
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36th
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36
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707
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-4321
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1
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1
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0
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3
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6
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0
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187
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101
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6
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41
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2016
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40th
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36
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665
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-4367
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1
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0
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0
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2
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6
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1
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186
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90
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6
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41
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Total
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31st
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432
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25067
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N/A
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12
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6
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7
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41
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73
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4
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400
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-7
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1
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43
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2016 highlights
Won the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on 4/17/16
Recorded 2 top 5's and 6 top 10's
Qualified for the Sprint Unlimited & All-Star race
2015 highlights
Won the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan Intl. Speedway on 6/14/15
Finished 2nd place once
Recorded 3 top 5's and 6 top 10's
Qualified for the Sprint Unlimited & All-Star race
2014 highlights
Qualified for the Chase and finished in 15th place
Won the FedEx 4
00 at Dover Intl. Speedway on 6/1/14
Won the Cheez-It 355 at The Glen at Watkins Glen Intl. on 8/10/14, his 10th career win
Recorded 4 top 5's and 6 top 10's
Qualified for the Sprint Unlimited
2013 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 2nd place once and 3rd place three times
Recorded 5 top 5's and 11 top 10's
Recorded three consecutive top 10's twice
Qualified for the Sprint Unlimited
2012 highlights
Won the Geico 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on 9/16/12
Recorded 3 top 5's and 4 top 10's
Qualified for the Budweiser Shootout
2011 highlights
Qualified for the Chase and finished in 12th place
Led the standings for 19 straight weeks
Won the Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on 3/6/11
Finished 3rd place twice
Recorded 6 top 5's and 11 top 10's
Recorded three consecutive top 10 finishes
Led the Power Gauge for 4 consecutive weeks
Finished in the top 10 on the Power Gauge
Qualified for the All-Star race
2010 highlights
Recorded 1 top 5 and 1 top 10
2009 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 3rd once
Recorded 3 top 5's and 7 top 10's Qualified for the All-Star Challenge
2008 highlights
Won the LifeLock 400 at Michigan Intl. Speedway on 6/14/08
Won the TUMS Quikpak 500 at Martinsville Speedway on 10/19/08
Finished in 3rd place once
Recorded 3 top 5's and 4 top 10's
Qualified for the All-Star Challenge
2007 highlights
Won the Crown Royal Presents the Jim Stewart 400 at Richmond Intl. Raceway on 5/6/07
Finished 2nd once
Recorded 3 top 5's and 6 top 10's
2006 highlights
Won the Crown Royal 400 at Richmond Intl. Raceway on 5/6/06
Finished 2nd once
Recorded 4 top 5's and 6 top 10's
Qualified for the All-Star Challenge
2005 highlights
Won the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on 11/6/05
Finished 2nd twice
Recorded 4 top 5's and 5 top 10's
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CAREER BUSCH STATS
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Year
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Finish
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Starts
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Points
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Behind
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Wins
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2nd Place
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3rd Place
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Top 5's
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Top 10's
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Prov.
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Most Points
in a week
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Least Points
in a week
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2005
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15th
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23
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3043
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-1485
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0
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0
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1
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2
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11
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0
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117
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-5
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2006
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30th
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35
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3043
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-1073
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0
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2
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2
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7
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8
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1
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190
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-14
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2007
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50th
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10
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751
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-3616
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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1
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125
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-17
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Total
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32nd
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68
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6837
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N/A
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0
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2
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3
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9
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20
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2
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190
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-17
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2007 highlights
Did not win a race but recorded a top 10 in 10 starts
2006 highlights
Did not win a race, but finished 2nd and 3rd twice each
Recorded 7 top 5's and 8 top 10's
2005 highlights
Did not win a race, but finished 3rd once
Recorded 2 top 5's and 11 top 10's
Finished in the top 10 teams for average race points
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Trophies & Awards
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Cup Series Awards
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2014 Chase Driver: Finished 15th
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2011 Chase Driver: Finished 12th
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