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Driver: Gary Wheat
Hometown: Russell Springs, Kentucky
Birthday: October 7, 1972
Age: 50
Day Job: Kentucky State Police License Examiner
First Cup Race: Feb. 10 2007
First Xfinity Race: Feb. 19 2006
First Truck Race: Feb. 16 2007
Cup Contract: Through 2023
Xfinity Contract: Through 2023
Truck Contract: Through 2023
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FAVORITES
Movies: Facing The Giants, End Of The Spear, Finding Nemo, Cars
TV Shows: Monk, Psych, Mike & Mike In The Morning
Food: Meat
Sports Teams: University of Kentucky Basketball, Chicago Cubs
Music: Casting Crowns, Third Day, Chris Tomlin, Mercy Me
Hobbies: Coaching Baseball
Race Track: Martinsville
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Kasey Kahne
(Retired 2018)
# 95
Sponsor: WRL Gen. Contractors/ProCore
Team: Leavine Family Racing
Rookie Year: 2004
Birthdate: 4/10/80
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 150
Hometown: Enumclaw, WA
Other drivers:
Matt Kenseth
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DID YOU KNOW?...
Gary says "I keep a full schedule between doing driver's tests for the Kentucky State Police and working part time as a 911 dispatcher. I'm also active in my church where I enjoy singing and teaching youth.
I enjoy puzzles and Sudoku and fantasy baseball and basketball.
I've figured out the older I get the more boring I must get because I can't figure out anything else to put here!"
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CUP SERIES CAR INFORMATION
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Car #: 09
Make: Chevrolet SS
Primary Sponsor: World Vision
Associate Sponsors: Aflac, Operation Christmas Child
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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August 5, 2007
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Pocono Raceway
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Pennsylvania 500
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190
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2.
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September 27, 2009
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Dover Intl. Speedway
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AAA 400
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310
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3.
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September 4, 2011
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Atlanta Motor Speedway
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Advocare 500
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197
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4.
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April 14, 2012
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Texas Motor Speedway
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Samsung Mobile 500
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209
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5.
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May 12, 2012
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Darlington Raceway
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Bojangles Southern 500
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191
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6.
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May 27, 2012
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Charlotte Motor Speedway
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Coca-Cola 600
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201
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7.
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March 23, 2014
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Auto Club Speedway
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Auto Club 400
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195
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8.
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August 23, 2014
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Bristol Motor Speedway
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Irwin Tools Night Race
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175
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9.
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May 29, 2016
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Charlotte Motor Speedway
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Coca-Cola 600
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184
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10.
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June 30, 2019
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Chicagoland Speedway
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Camping World 400
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214
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XFINITY SERIES
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1.
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March 9, 2008
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Atlanta Motor Speedway
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Nicorette 300
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368
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2.
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June 21, 2008
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The Milwaukee Mile
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Camping World RV Rental 250
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265
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3.
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August 16, 2008
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Michigan Intl. Speedway
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Carfax 250
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435
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4.
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October 10, 2008
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Lowe's Motor Speedway
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Dollar General 300
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400
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5.
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February 14, 2009
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Daytona Intl. Speedway
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Camping World 300
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378
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6.
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July 25, 2009
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O'Reilly Raceway Park
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Kroger 200
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375
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7.
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June 25, 2010
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Road America
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Bucyrus 200
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191
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8.
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August 19, 2016
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Bristol Motor Speedway
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Food City 300
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202
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9.
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June 17, 2018
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Iowa Speedway
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Iowa 250
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237
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10.
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September 18, 2020
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Bristol Motor Speedway
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Food City 300
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260
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11.
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March 19, 2022
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Atlanta Motor Speedway
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Nalley Cars 250
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202
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TRUCK SERIES
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1.
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November 13, 2015
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Phoenix Intl. Raceway
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Lucas Oil 150
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215
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2.
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February 27, 2016
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Atlanta Motor Speedway
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Great Clips 200
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129
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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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2007
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18th
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36
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3697
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-2604
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1
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0
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0
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4
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7
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0
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193
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10
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14
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37
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2008
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9th
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36
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5961
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-408
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0
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2
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1
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5
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9
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0
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380
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5
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2
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43
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2009
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6th
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36
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6183
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-119
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1
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1
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1
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3
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13
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0
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400
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43
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1
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23
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2010
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26th
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36
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3509
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-2675
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0
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0
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1
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3
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5
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1
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350
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15
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11
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33
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2011
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5th
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36
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2250
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-84
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1
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1
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0
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5
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11
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1
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197
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76
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1
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28
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2012
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8th
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36
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2207
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-36
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3
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0
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0
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9
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14
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0
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209
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94
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1
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43
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2013
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19th
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36
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810
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-1511
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0
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1
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3
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4
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9
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0
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201
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65
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12
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32
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2014
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6th
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36
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3101
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-51
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2
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0
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0
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2
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5
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0
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195
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86
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4
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42
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2015
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38th
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36
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695
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-4333
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0
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1
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0
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1
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3
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2
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211
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65
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17
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43
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2016
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3rd
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36
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5005
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-27
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1
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0
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1
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3
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7
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0
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191
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70
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2
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38
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2017
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16th
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36
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2147
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-2877
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0
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0
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0
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4
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9
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1
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190
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64
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1
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16
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2018
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18th
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35
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779
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-4262
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0
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1
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2
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3
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10
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3
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241
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64
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5
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20
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2019
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6th
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36
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2266
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-2769
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1
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0
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1
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6
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9
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1
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214
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82
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3
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36
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2020
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20th
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36
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811
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-4208
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0
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2
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2
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5
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10
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0
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221
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85
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16
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43
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2021
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22nd
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36
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762
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-4264
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0
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0
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3
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4
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8
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0
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231
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98
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16
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35
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2022
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39th
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36
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627
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-4411
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0
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0
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1
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1
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5
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1
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216
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66
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29
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44
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Total
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16th
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575
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40810
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N/A
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10
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9
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16
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62
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134
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10
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400
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5
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1
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44
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2022 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 3rd place once
Recorded 1 top 5 and 5 top 10's
2021 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 3rd place three times
Recorded 4 top 5's and 8 top 10's
Qualified for the All-Star race
2020 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 2nd place and 3rd place twice each
Recorded 5 top 5's and 10 top 10's
Qualified for the Busch Clash at Daytona and All-Star race
2019 highlights
Qualified for the playoffs and finished in 6th place
Won the Camping World 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on 6/30/19
Finished 3rd place once
Recorded 6 top 5's and 9 top 10's
Qualified for the Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona
2018 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 2nd place once and 3rd place twice
Recorded 3 top 5's and 10 top 10's
Qualified for the Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona
2017 highlights
Qualified for the Cup series playoffs and finished in 16th place
Recorded 4 top 5's and 9 top 10's
Picked 43 top 5 drivers, the most in the league
Qualified for the Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona and and All-Star race
2016 highlights
Qualified for the Chase and made the Championship Round to finish in 3rd place
Won the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on 5/29/16
Finished 3rd place once
Recorded 3 top 5's and 7 top 10's
Qualified for the Sprint Unlimited and All-Star race
2015 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 2nd place once
Recorded 1 top 5 and 3 top 10's
Qualified for the Sprint Unlimited and All-Star race
2014 highlights
Qualified for the Chase and finished in 6th place
Won the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on 3/23/14
Won the Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on 8/23/14
Recorded 2 top 5's and 5 top 10's
Qualified for the Sprint Unlimited and All-Star race
2013 highlights
Won the Team Championship with Northeast Ohio Motorsports
Did not win a race but finished 2nd place once and 3rd place three times
Recorded 4 top 5's and 9 top 10's
Recorded 3 consecutive top 10 finishes
Qualified for the Sprint Unlimited and All-Star race
2012 highlights
Qualified for the Chase for the 2nd consecutive year and finished in 8th place
Won the Team Championship with Northeast Ohio Motorsports
Won the 2012 MVT award
Led the standings for 11 weeks
Won the Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on 4/14/12
Won the Bojangles Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on 5/12/12
Won the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on 5/27/12
Recorded 9 top 5's (most in the league) and 14 top 10's
Recorded 3 consecutive top 5 finishes and 3 consecutive top 10 finishes
Finished with the best average standings points with 25.8
Finished with the best average race points with 158.8
Finished with the best average finish of 18.4
Picked 92 lap leaders, tied for first in the league
Finished with 100% for lap leaders per race
Qualified for the Budweiser Shootout and All-Star race
2011 highlights
Qualified for the Chase and finished in 5th place
Led the standings for 3 weeks
Won the Advocare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on 9/4/11
Finished 2nd place once
Recorded 5 top 5's and 11 top 10's
Recorded 3 consecutive top 10 finishes
Led the Power Gauge for 3 consecutive weeks
Finished in 3rd place on the Power Gauge
Finished with 100% for lap leaders per race
2010 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 3rd place once
Recorded 3 top 5's and 5 top 10's
Recorded 3 consecutive top 10 finishes
Qualified for the All-Star race
2009 highlights
Qualified for the Chase and finished in 6th place
Led the standings for 1 week
Won the AAA 400 on 7/27/09
Finished 2nd place and 3rd place once each
Recorded 3 top 5's and 13 top 10's
Picked 12 polesitters, tied for first in the league
Finished with 100% for lap leaders per race
Led the Power Gauge for 3 weeks
Finished in the top 5 on the Power Gauge
2008 highlights
Qualified for the Chase and finished in 9th place
Did not win a race but finished 2nd twice and 3rd once
Recorded 5 top 5's and 9 top 10's
Participated in the All-Star Challenge and finished 5th
2007 highlights
Won the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway on 8/5/07
Recorded 4 top 5's and 7 top 10's
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CAREER XFINITY 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
|
2nd Place
|
3rd Place
|
Top 5's
|
Top 10's
|
Prov.
|
Most Points
in a week
|
Least Points
in a week
|
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2006
|
21st
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35
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3352
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-764
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0
|
2
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2
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4
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6
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0
|
175
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16
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2007
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3rd
|
35
|
3904
|
-463
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0
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
13
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1
|
203
|
-14
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2008
|
4th
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35
|
4034
|
-274
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
10
|
11
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0
|
435
|
75
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2009
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18th
|
35
|
3333
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-1030
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2
|
0
|
0
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3
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7
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0
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378
|
88
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2010
|
18th
|
35
|
3597
|
-620
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0
|
1
|
0
|
3
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8
|
0
|
410
|
160
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2011
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2nd
|
34
|
1023
|
-82
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
8
|
13
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0
|
235
|
150
|
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2012
|
7th
|
33
|
917
|
-167
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
6
|
10
|
0
|
234
|
78
|
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2013
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25th
|
33
|
805
|
-292
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0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
10
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0
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226
|
115
|
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2014
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25th
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33
|
824
|
-300
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0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
3
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0
|
232
|
158
|
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2015
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34th
|
33
|
797
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-301
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0
|
1
|
0
|
3
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6
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2
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233
|
106
|
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2016
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30th
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33
|
828
|
-3225
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1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
222
|
128
|
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2017
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43rd
|
33
|
614
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-3424
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0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
1
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236
|
106
|
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2018
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31st
|
33
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704
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-3341
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1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
6
|
1
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242
|
106
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2019
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24th
|
33
|
745
|
-3300
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0
|
0
|
2
|
2
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4
|
1
|
257
|
131
|
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2020
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2nd
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33
|
4020
|
-17
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
6
|
12
|
2
|
260
|
55
|
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2021
|
14th
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33
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2901
|
-1953
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0
|
0
|
2
|
5
|
7
|
2
|
258
|
0
|
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2022
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40th
|
33
|
642
|
-3401
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
258
|
90
|
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Total
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20th
|
572
|
32990
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N/A
|
11
|
13
|
14
|
69
|
128
|
11
|
435
|
-14
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2022 highlights
Won the Nalley Cars 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on 3/19/22
Finished 2nd place once
Recorded 2 top 5's and 4 top 10's
2021 highlights
Qualified for the playoffs and finished in 14th place
Did not win a race but finished 3rd place twice
Recorded 5 top 5's and 7 top 10's
2020 highlights
Qualified for the Xfinity playoffs for the first time and made the championship round to finish in 2nd place
Won the Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on 9/18/20
Finished 2nd place once and 3rd place three times
Recorded 6 top 5's and 12 top 10's
Recorded 4 consecutive tp 10 finishes
2019 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 3rd place twice
Recorded 2 top 5's and 4 top 10's
2018 highlights
Won the Iowa 250 at Iowa Speedway on 6/17/18
Recorded 4 top 5's and 6 top 10's
Picked 62 top 5 drivers, the most in the league
2017 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 3rd place once
Recorded 2 top 5's and 3 top 10's
2016 highlights
Won the Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on 8/19/16
Finished 2nd place once
Recorded 2 top 5's and 5 top 10's
2015 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 2nd place once
Recorded 3 top 5's and 6 top 10's
2014 highlights
Recorded 2 top 5's and 3 top 10's
2013 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 3rd place once
Recorded 1 top 5 and 10 top 10's
2012 highlights
Finished in the top 10 of the standings
Did not win a race but finished 2nd place twice
Recorded 6 top 5's and 10 top 10's
2011 highlights
Finished as the runner-up champion in 2nd place
Won the Bucyrus 200 at Road America on 6/25/11
Finished 3rd place twice
Recorded 8 top 5's and 13 top 10's
2010 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 2nd place once
Recorded 3 top 5's and 8 top 10's
2009 highlights
Won the Camping World 300 on 2/14/09
Won the Kroger 200 on 7/25/09
Recorded 3 top 5's and 7 top 10's
2008 highlights
Finished 4th in the standings
Won the Nicorette 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on 3/8/08
Won the Camping World RV Rental 250 at The Milwaukee Mile on 6/21/08
Won the Carfax 250 at Michigan Intl. Speedway on 8/16/08
Won the Dolar General 300 at Lowe's Motor Speedway on 10/10/08
Won 4 races, the most in the league
Finished 2nd place four times, the most in the league
Recorded 10 top 5's, tied for first in the league and 11 top 10's
Recorded three consecutive top 10 finishes
Finished with the 2nd most race points and 2nd best race points average
Picked 55 top 5 drivers, the most in the league
Picked 16 polesitters, the most in the league
2007 highlights
Finished 3rd in the standings
Did not win a race but finished 3rd once
Recorded 6 top 5's and 13 top 10's, third most in the league
Recorded 3162 points, third most in the league
2006 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 2nd and 3rd twice each
Recorded 4 top 5's and 6 top 10's
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CAREER TRUCK STATS
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Year
|
Finish
|
Starts
|
Points
|
Behind
|
Wins
|
2nd Place
|
3rd Place
|
Top 5's
|
Top 10's
|
Prov.
|
Most Points
in a week
|
Least Points
in a week
|
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2007
|
24th
|
25
|
2319
|
-424
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
235
|
46
|
|
2009
|
38th
|
20
|
1813
|
-1058
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
435
|
138
|
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2010
|
14th
|
25
|
2479
|
-775
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
390
|
166
|
|
2011
|
48th
|
25
|
526
|
-357
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
219
|
50
|
|
2012
|
19th
|
22
|
683
|
-154
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
234
|
156
|
|
2013
|
10th
|
22
|
792
|
-72
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
0
|
234
|
155
|
|
2014
|
33rd
|
22
|
560
|
-288
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
234
|
169
|
|
2015
|
31st
|
23
|
639
|
-246
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
231
|
152
|
|
2016
|
34th
|
23
|
573
|
-3484
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
161
|
84
|
|
2017
|
39th
|
23
|
472
|
-3582
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
243
|
133
|
|
2018
|
37th
|
23
|
493
|
-3549
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
255
|
71
|
|
2019
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22nd
|
23
|
569
|
-3485
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
245
|
140
|
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2020
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35th
|
23
|
522
|
-3533
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
236
|
151
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2021
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25th
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22
|
570
|
-3469
|
0
|
0
|
0
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0
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3
|
1
|
259
|
89
|
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2022
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29th
|
23
|
550
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-3489
|
0
|
0
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1
|
2
|
5
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0
|
252
|
126
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Total
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29th
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344
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13010
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N/A
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2
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3
|
3
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20
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53
|
5
|
435
|
46
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2022 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 3rd place once
Recorded 2 top 5's and 5 top 10's
2021 highlights
Recorded 3 top 10's
2020 highlights
Recorded 2 top 10's
2019 highlights
Recorded 1 top 5 and 3 top 10's
2018 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 2nd place once
Recorded 1 top 5 and 3 top 10's
2017 highlights
Recorded 1 top 5 and 2 top 10's
2016 highlights
Won the Great Clips 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on 2/27/16
Recorded 1 top 5 and 2 top 10's
2015 highlights
Won the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix Intl. Raceway, his first career Truck win
Recorded 3 top 5's and 5 top 10's
2014 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 2nd place and 3rd place once each
Recorded 3 top 5's and 3 top 10's
2013 highlights
Finished in the top 10 in the standings
Recorded 1 top 5 and 5 top 10's
2012 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 3rd place once
Recorded 1 top 5 and 3 top 10's
2011 highlights
Recorded 1 top 5 and 3 top 10's
2010 highlights
Recorded 3 top 5's and 5 top 10's
2009 highlights
Recorded 5 top 10's
2007 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 2nd place once
Recorded 2 top 5's and 4 top 10's
Picked 41 top 5 drivers, tied for first in the league
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Cup Series Awards
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2019 Playoff Driver:
Finished 6th
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2017 Playoff Driver:
Finished 16th
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2016 Chase Driver:
Finished 3rd
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2014 Chase Driver:
Finished 6th
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2012 Chase Driver:
Finished 8th
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2011 Chase Driver:
Finished 5th
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2009 Chase Driver:
Finished 6th
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2008 Chase Driver:
Finished 9th
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2012 MVT: Northeast Ohio Motorsports
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2012: Best Race Pts Average
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2012: Best Average Finish
2012: Best Standings Pts Average
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2008 Chaser Eraser Champion
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Xfinity Series Awards
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2021 Playoff Driver
Finished 14th
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2020 Playoff Driver
Finished 3rd
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2011: Nationwide Series 2nd place
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2007: Busch Series 3rd place
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Additional Awards
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2011 Streak to the Finish Champ
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