Ernie Irvan - WikiHQ

Virgil Earnest Irvan (born January 13, 1959), occasionally referred to as Swervin' Irvan, is an American former professional stock car racing driver. A retired NASCAR competitor, he is perhaps best remembered for his comeback after a serious head injury suffered from a crash during practice at Michigan International Speedway in 1994 that left him with only a 10% chance of survival. Irvan has been inducted into numerous halls of fame and was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998. After a series of injuries in the late 1990s, he retired from racing in 1999.

Early career

Irvan began his racing career driving karts in California in 1968 at the age of nine.

Irvan's 1992 season was highlighted by three more victories - Sonoma in June; Daytona in July; and Talladega in July. He had three pole positions, nine top-fives, and eleven top-tens, $996,885 in winnings, and finished eleventh in the final season points standing. He scored a pair of Busch Grand National wins at Watkins Glen and Talladega. He suffered a broken collarbone in an accident during a Busch Series race in March at Atlanta and twelve finishes of 24th or worse including seven he did not finish. On November 21, 1992, he married Kim Baker.

Moving to Robert Yates Racing

Irvan continued his tenure with Morgan-McClure in 1993, adding poles at Dover in June and Daytona in July and a victory at Talladega in May. In total, while driving for Morgan-McClure, Irvan obtained nine poles, seven wins, and 51 top-ten finishes in 105 starts. On July 12, 1993, Irvan experienced a significant personal loss when his friend, Davey Allison, died from injuries sustained in a helicopter crash outside of Talladega. Robert Yates, Allison's team owner, asked Irvan to replace him as the driver of the No. 28 Texaco/Havoline Ford at Robert Yates Racing. Morgan-McClure was unwilling to let Irvan out of his contract with the team, and a lawsuit ensued.

After the night race at Bristol in August, Irvan was released from his duties driving the No. 4 and took over the No. 28 at the Southern 500 at Darlington the next week, where he started tenth and finished fifth. Irvan's first victory with RYR came in his fourth start with the team when he won at Martinsville later that same month. Irvan dedicated his victory that day to Allison and then followed that victory two weeks later with one at Charlotte in which he led all but six laps. Irvan scored five front-row positions (including two poles) and two victories in his nine races that season with RYR. Irvan was ranked ninth in driver standings at the time of his departure from Morgan-McClure, but he rose to sixth in the final standings. At the 1994 Brickyard 400, Irvan was a factor and was leading with five laps to go when a tire puncture forced him to pit and lose a lap.

Head injury

In August 1994, Irvan was a contender for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series Championship throughout the first twenty races of the season. Entering the GM Goodwrench Dealer 400 at Michigan on August 21, Irvan was in a close battle with Dale Earnhardt as the class of the field. They were matched on wins with three each, while Irvan led in top-five finishes and winnings and trailed Earnhardt by 27 points after having led the standings for most of the season. and lung injuries and given only a 10% chance of surviving the night. At the end of the year, Irvan was let go by Robert Yates Racing and replaced by rookie driver Kenny Irwin, Jr.

Last years in NASCAR and retirement

thumb|200px|left|Irvan poses with fans while signing autographs

In 1998, Irvan joined MB2 Motorsports to drive the No. 36 Skittles Pontiac. During the year he scored eleven top-ten finishes with three pole positions despite missing the final three races while recovering from injuries suffered at Talladega in October. Irvan finished the season nineteenth in the Winston Cup points standings, earning $1,476,141. His highlight of 1998 was the birth of his son, Jared, on February 9. Irvan continued driving the No. 36 for MB2 in 1999, but with a different sponsor. M&M Mars (parent corporation of Skittles) decided to emblazon the popular M&Ms characters on the car.

On August 20, exactly five years after his near fatal accident there, Irvan crashed at Michigan while driving his own No. 84 Irvan-Simo Federated Auto Parts Pontiac in a practice session for the Busch Series race. Irvan was again airlifted from the track and was diagnosed with a mild head injury and a bruised lung as a result of the accident.

Two weeks later, on September 3, 1999, surrounded by his wife and two children, Irvan announced his retirement from driving at a tearful press conference in Darlington, South Carolina. While he would fully recover before the end of the 1999 season, the reasoning for his retirement was to prevent future incidents while he had a family to support.

Irvan finished his Winston Cup career as a driver with fifteen victories, 22 poles, 68 top-fives, 124 top-tens and over eleven-million dollars in career earnings.

As of 2007, he is the crew chief on his son Jared's quarter midget.

In June 2016, Irvan was inducted into the Sonoma Raceway Wall of Fame. He currently helps out his son Jared in his racing career and spends time with his family on their farm.

Career highlights

Winston Cup victories (15 career wins)

1997 (One win) Miller 400 (Michigan)
1996 (Two wins) Jiffy Lube 300 (Loudon), Miller 400 (Richmond)
1994 (Three wins) Pontiac Excitement 400 (Richmond), Purolator 500 (Atlanta), Save Mart Supermarkets 300 (Sonoma)
1993 (Three wins) Winston 500 (Talladega), Goody's 500 (Martinsville), Mello Yello 500 (Charlotte)
1992 (Three wins) Save Mart 300K (Sonoma), Pepsi 400 (Daytona), DieHard 500 (Talladega)
1991 (Two wins) Daytona 500 (Daytona), Budweiser At The Glen (Watkins Glen)
1990 (One win) Busch 500 (Bristol)

Busch Series victories (three career wins)

1992 (Two wins) Fay's 150 (Watkins Glen), Fram Filter 500K (Talladega)
1991 (One win) AC-Delco 200 (Rockingham)

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.)

Winston Cup Series

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan="41" | NASCAR Winston Cup Series results

! Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! 24

! 25

! 26

! 27

! 28

! 29

! 30

! 31

! 32

! 33

! 34

! Pts

! Ref

! rowspan=2| 1987

! Reno Enterprises

! 56

! Chevy

| DAY

| CAR

| RCH

| ATL

| DAR

| NWS

| BRI

| MAR

| TAL

| CLT

| DOV

| POC

| RSD

| MCH

| DAY

| POC

| TAL

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH

| DOV

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT

| CAR

| colspan=7|

! rowspan=2| 53rd

! rowspan=2| 324

! rowspan=2|

! rowspan=4| U.S. Racing

! 6

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| colspan=23|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NWS

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSD

| ATL

| colspan=5|

! rowspan=2| 1988

! rowspan=3| 2

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY

| RCH

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSD

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV

| colspan=11|

! rowspan=2| 26th

! rowspan=2| 2319

! rowspan=2|

! rowspan=2| Pontiac

| colspan=6|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NWS

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MAR

| colspan=9|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GLN

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR

| CLT

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NWS

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAR

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL

| colspan=5|

! 1989

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RCH

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SON

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GLN

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL

| colspan=5|

! 22nd

! 2919

! rowspan=3| 1990

! Donlavey Racing

! 90

! Ford

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR

| colspan=31|

! rowspan=3| 9th

! rowspan=3| 3593

! rowspan=3|

! rowspan=5 nowrap| Morgan-McClure Motorsports

! rowspan=5| 4

! Olds

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NWS

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DOV

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SON

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC

| colspan=7|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS

| colspan=9|

! rowspan=4| Chevy

| colspan=16|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TAL

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GLN

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRI

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DOV

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAR

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| PHO

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL

| colspan=5|

! 1991

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAY

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DOV

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SON

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCH

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY 5*

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GLN

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAR

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| PHO

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL

| colspan=5|

! 5th

! 3925

! 1992

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NWS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DOV

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SON

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAY

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| TAL

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GLN

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL

| colspan=5|

! 11th

! 3580

! rowspan=2| 1993

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NWS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| TAL

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SON

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCH

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GLN

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI

| colspan=13|

! rowspan=2| 6th

! rowspan=2| 3834

! rowspan=2|

! rowspan=5| Yates Racing

! rowspan=2| 28

! rowspan=5| Ford

| colspan=21|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DOV

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MAR

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NWS

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CLT

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAR

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| PHO

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL

| colspan=4|

! 1994

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAR

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| RCH

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ATL

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NWS

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SON

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DOV

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA 30*

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IND

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GLN

| style="background:#DFC484;"| MCH Wth†

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| NWS

| CLT

| CAR

| PHO

| ATL

| colspan=3|

! 22nd

! 3026

! 1995

! 88

| DAY

| CAR

| RCH

| ATL

| DAR

| BRI

| NWS

| MAR

| TAL

| SON

| CLT

| DOV

| POC

| MCH

| DAY

| NHA

| POC

| TAL

| IND

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS

| CLT

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO 40*

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL

| colspan=3|

! 48th

! 354

! 1996

! rowspan=2| 28

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SON

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DOV

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCH

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NHA

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| POC

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| IND

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GLN

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCH

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| RCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NWS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAR

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| PHO

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL

| colspan=3|

! 10th

! 3632

! 1997

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TEX

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SON

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TAL

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT 13*

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAL

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NHA

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| IND 10*

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GLN

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NHA

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DOV

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL

| colspan=2|

! 14th

! 3534

! 1998

! rowspan=2| MB2 Motorsports

! rowspan=2| 36

! rowspan=2| Pontiac

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAR

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LVS

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TEX 43

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TAL

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAL

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DOV

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SON

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| IND

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GLN

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH 6*

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DOV

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY

| PHO

| CAR

| ATL

! 19th

! 3262

! 1999

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAR

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LVS

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TEX

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI 43

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAL

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DOV

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SON

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IND

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| NHA

| DOV

| MAR

| CLT

| TAL

| CAR

| PHO

| HOM

| ATL

! 40th

! 1915

| colspan=41|† - Withdrew after getting injured in practice

Daytona 500

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Start

! Finish

| 1988

|rowspan=2| U.S. Racing

| Chevrolet

|align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ

| 1989

| Pontiac

|align=center| 33

|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 41

| 1990

| Donlavey Racing

| Ford

|align=center| 18

|align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 13

| 1991

|rowspan=3| Morgan-McClure Motorsports

|rowspan=3| Chevy

|align=center| 2

|align=center style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1

| 1992

|align=center| 7

|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 28

| 1993

|align=center| 8

|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 37

| 1994

| Yates Racing

| Ford

|align=center| 3

|align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2

| 1996

|rowspan=2| Yates Racing

|rowspan=2| Ford

|align=center| 2

|align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 35

| 1997

|align=center| 5

|align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20

| 1998

|rowspan=2| MB2 Motorsports

|rowspan=2| Pontiac

|align=center| 10

|align=center style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6

| 1999

|align=center| 31

|align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14

Busch Series

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan="39" | NASCAR Busch Series results

! Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! 24

! 25

! 26

! 27

! 28

! 29

! 30

! 31

! 32

! Pts

! Ref

! 1986

! Reno Enterprises

! 09

! Pontiac

| DAY

| CAR

| HCY

| MAR

| BRI

| DAR

| SBO

| LGY

| JFC

| DOV

| CLT

| SBO

| HCY

| ROU

| IRP

| SBO

| RAL

| OXF

| SBO

| HCY

| LGY

| ROU

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| ROU

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR

| MAR

! 68th

! 140

! rowspan=2| 1990

! Rodney Franklin

! 58

! Pontiac

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY

| RCH

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAR

| MAR

| HCY

| DAR

| BRI

| LAN

| SBO

| NZH

| HCY

| colspan=21|

! rowspan=2| 42nd

! rowspan=2| 742

! rowspan=2|

! nowrap| Henderson Motorsports

! 75

! Olds

| colspan=11|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV

| ROU

| VOL

| MYB

| OXF

| NHA

| SBO

| DUB

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| IRP

| ROU

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| CLT

| NHA

| CAR

| MAR

! rowspan=2| 1991

! rowspan=7| Ernie Irvan Racing

! 10

! rowspan=3| Chevy

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY

| RCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR

| MAR

| VOL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HCY

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI 22*

| LAN

| SBO

| NZH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV 13*

| ROU

| HCY

| MYB

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NHA

| SBO

| DUB

| IRP

| ROU

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RCH

| DOV

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CAR

| MAR

! rowspan=2| 28th

! rowspan=2| 1551

! rowspan=2|

! rowspan=5| 4

| colspan=16|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GLN

| OXF

| colspan=14|

! rowspan=2| 1992

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY

| CAR

| RCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL

| MAR

| DAR

| BRI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HCY

| LAN

| DUB

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NZH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT

| DOV

| ROU

| MYB

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GLN

| VOL

| NHA

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| TAL

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH

| colspan=5|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT

| MAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR

| HCY

! rowspan=2| 31st

! rowspan=2| 1237

! rowspan=2|

! Olds

| colspan=19|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| IRP

| ROU

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA 33*

| BRI

| DAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH 29*

| DOV

| colspan=5|

! rowspan=5| 1993

! Chevy

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY

| CAR

| RCH

| DAR

| BRI

| colspan=4|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT

| DOV

| MYB

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GLN

| MLW

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRP 24*

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH

| NHA

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| ROU

| colspan=9|

! rowspan=5| 39th

! rowspan=5| 901

! rowspan=5|

! Olds

| colspan=5|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HCY 27*

| ROU

| MAR

| NZH

| colspan=23|

! 41

! Chevy

| colspan=23|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT

| colspan=8|

! BACE Motorsports

! 74

! Chevy

| colspan=24|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR

| CAR

| colspan=6|

! Ken Schrader Racing

! 52

! Chevy

| colspan=26|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HCY

| ATL

| colspan=4|

! 1994

! rowspan=2| Ernie Irvan Racing

! rowspan=2| 28

! rowspan=2| Ford

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY

| CAR

| RCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL

| MAR

| DAR

| HCY

| BRI

| ROU

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA 43

| NZH

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV

| MYB

| GLN

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MLW

| SBO

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL

| HCY

| IRP

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| CLT

| MAR

| CAR

| colspan=4|

! 51st

! 558

! 1995

| DAY

| CAR

| RCH

| ATL

| NSV

| DAR

| BRI

| HCY

| NHA

| NZH

| CLT

| DOV

| MYB

| GLN

| MLW

| TAL

| SBO

| IRP

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| CLT

| CAR

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| HOM

| colspan=6|

! NA

! -

! 1997

! Phoenix Racing

! 4

! Chevy

| DAY

| CAR

| RCH

| ATL

| LVS

| DAR

| HCY

| TEX

| BRI

| NSV

| TAL

| NHA

| NZH

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT

| DOV

| SBO

| GLN

| MLW

| MYB

| GTY

| IRP

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| CLT

| CAL

| CAR

| HOM

| colspan=2|

! 101st

! 79

! rowspan=2| 1999

! rowspan=2| Irvan-Simo Racing

! 14

! rowspan=2| Pontiac

| DAY

| CAR

| LVS

| ATL

| DAR

| TEX

| NSV

| BRI

| TAL

| CAL

| NHA

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH

| NZH

| CLT

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV

| SBO

| GLN

| MLW

| MYB

| PPR

| GTY

| IRP

| colspan=10|

! rowspan=2| 107th

! rowspan=2| 107

! rowspan=2|

! 84

| colspan=22|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| CLT

| CAR

| MEM

| PHO

| HOM

Craftsman Truck Series

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan="34" | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results

! Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! 24

! 25

! 26

! 27

! Pts

! Ref

! 1995

! rowspan=5 nowrap| Irvan-Simo Racing

! rowspan=4| 28

! rowspan=5| Ford

| PHO

| TUS

| SGS

| MMR

| POR

| EVG

| I70

| LVL

| BRI

| MLW

| CNS

| HPT

| IRP

| FLM

| RCH

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS

| SON

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MMR

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| PHO

| colspan=7|

! 45th

! 408

! 1996

| HOM

| PHO

| POR

| EVG

| TUS

| CNS

| HPT

| BRI

| NZH

| MLW

| LVL

| I70

| IRP

| FLM

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GLN

| NSV

| RCH

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NHA

| MAR

| NWS

| SON

| MMR

| PHO

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LVS

| colspan=3|

! 60th

! 39

! 1997

| WDW

| TUS

| HOM

| PHO

| POR

| EVG

| I70

| NHA

| TEX

| BRI

| NZH

| MLW

| LVL

| CNS

| HPT

| IRP

| FLM

| NSV

| GLN

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR

| SON

| MMR

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAL

| PHO

| LVS

! 52nd

! 385

! 1998

| WDW

| HOM

| PHO

| POR

| EVG

| I70

| GLN

| TEX

| BRI

| MLW

| NZH

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAL

| PPR

| IRP

| NHA

| FLM

| NSV

| HPT

| LVL

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH

| MEM

| GTY

| MAR

| SON

| MMR

| PHO

| LVS

! 50th

! 340

! 1999

! 44

| HOM

| PHO

| EVG

| MMR

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR

| MEM

| PPR

| I70

| BRI

| TEX

| PIR

| GLN

| MLW

| NSV

| NZH

| MCH

| NHA

| IRP

| GTY

| HPT

| RCH

| LVS

| LVL

| TEX

| CAL

| colspan=2|

! 78th

! 142

ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan="24" | ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series results

! Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! Pts

! Ref

! 1989

! nowrap| Tri-Star Motorsports

! 18

! Pontiac

| DAY

| ATL

| KIL

| TAL

| FRS

| POC

| KIL

| HAG

| POC

| TAL

| DEL

| FRS

| ISF

| TOL

| DSF

| SLM

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ATL

! 105th

! -

References

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