Lenny miller nascar driver

Miller was born in philadelphia, pennsylvania and raised in its suburbs. Dick trickle was the last nascar driver to keep a pack of smokes in his car. In 1973 miller and scott devised a driver development. Scott miller named nascars new senior vp of competition, replacing robin pemberton jared turner dec 2, 2015 at 10. Despite not placing high in points due to a parttime schedule, page still managed to string together seven toptens in his career.

He was also the series top rookie in 1973 beating out a young driver named darrell waltrip. Nascar has come a long way since that first meeting at the streamline hotel. In 1985, miller ran his first busch series races, driving for leroy throop, driving the no. Miller racing group mrg pursued the more popular nascar racing and over the course of about ten years was sponsored by general motors, sunoco, dr. See more ideas about nascar, nascar racing and race cars. Nascar has grown from its southern roots to become a nationwide product. The modified division is nascars oldest division, and is the only openwheeled division that nascar sanctions. Nascar live race coverage, latest news, race results, standings, schedules, and driver stats for cup, xfinity, gander outdoors.

Indepth statistics and driver information for all the drivers that ever raced in the nascar. Kurt busch, 97, chevrolet, miller lite, chip ganassi racing, august 4th, 1978. Iconic miller paint schemes saturday, november 4, 2017 1988. January 7, 2020 bj mcleod motorsports bjmm announced today that vinnie miller will return to the no. Flips, hard hits, accidents, blowovers, just about anything you can imagine. Nascar race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers. Lennie wayne pond august 11, 1940 february 10, 2016 was an american nascar driver. Bios, statistics, race results videos, news, photo galleries, car, team, shop gear, date of birth, rookie year. Miller rusty wallace diecast racing cars for sale ebay. Cales carling chevy nascar race cars, nascar cars, old.

Lenny miller, decided to join the family business and became coowner of the miller racing group with his father. A weekly newspaper out of trenton, new jersey that covers all types of auto racing 50 weeks of the year. Kelley earnhardt married nascar whelen southern modified tour driver l. The starting lineup was set by a random draw thursday evening shown on fox sports race hub. The nascar logo and driver images are owned and of nascar, respective nascar teams and owners. Fox announces driversonly broadcast lineup for xfinity race. Local, regional and national events are covered, including sprint car, nextel cup, indy and nascar series. Historical driver database of nascar cup series drivers 1949. Most of the current crop of active nascar african american drivers were. Rusty wallace drove this famous blackandgold miller genuine draftsponsored ford from 1990 through 1996 in nascars premier series. Winston cup nextel cup craftsman truck series races are now held in new hampshire, michigan, california, arizona, new york, pennsylvania, and nevada. Car owner harold miller and driver keith davis are suspended for 12 weeks when nascar officials discover an illegal bottle of nitrous oxide in the car in prerace inspections. That same season, he made his winston cup debut, finishing 16th in his first race.

Miller, a veteran of both amateur and professional motor racing, has. Miller, a native of lawrenceville, new jersey, graduated from morehouse college in. He won nascar winston cup rookie of the year honors in 1973, and won his only race at talladega superspeedway in 1978 for ronnie elder and harry ranier. Lennie waldo racing career profile driver database. Miller iii on saturday, january 22 in mooresville, north carolina. How to correct a slide on an icy road and how to prevent them winter driving education duration. The group promoted black driver development and also honored black drivers, mechanics and others in auto racing. See the complete the real heroes 400 starting lineup.

Nascar cup series race at dover postponed to monday. Scott miller named nascars new senior vp of competition. People drivers drivers by state compare drivers driver rankings owners crew chiefs. He also has one win the whelen modified tour ranks in his major nascar career, miller has competed in the busch series thirteen times over two years. Driver johnny miller 2 2003 nascar winston cup results. Nascar cup series drivers, nascar drivers, auto racing. Bob senneker december 12, 1944 is a former nascar driver from dorr, mi.

The next year, in 1986, he went to victory lane at the indianapolis raceway park. His best finish, in fact, was a trio of sixth place efforts. Great deals on miller rusty wallace diecast racing cars. Prior to working for the sanctioning body, i was a driver for roush racing and competed in the two highest national series in nascar. Do not take special requests or post folks not known or readers nascar fans unless involved with a nascar team in cup, xfinity or trucks only three birthday winners. Miller july 20, 1973 is a nascar driver from dushore, pa. Former nascar driver, matt kenseths home sold racing news. The nascar whelen modified tour previously the nascar winston modified tour and nascar featherlite modified series has been to enable more than a few teams to contend seriously for the championship, it was decided to reformat the modified divisions championship to a limited schedule of races not conflicting with one another in 1984. After former nascar driver candace muzny was found dead inside her home near oklahoma city, oklahoma, on monday, a medical examiner has since determined the cause of death as accidental drowning, according to a kfor report published wednesday. Last season, miller finished 23rd in nxs driver points standings.

Much thanks and appreciation goes to the nascar media group for providing statistical content, video, images and all kinds of nascar love. Lenny pond decades of racing from 1949 to the present nascar. Ribbs, americas leading african american race driver, fails to appear for two special practice sessions in preparation for the upcoming. Empa hall of fame eastern motorsport press association. The nascar whelen modified tour nwmt previously the nascar winston modified tour and nascar featherlite modified series from 1985 until 2005 is a stock car racing series owned and operated by nascar in the modified division. Lennie page is a former nascar driver from buffalo, ny. Search, watch, and cook every single tasty recipe and video ever all in one place.

Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. His biggest triumph was winning the 1978 talladega 500 at a then world record speed of 174. See these glory days of nascar images and feel the nostalgia. She is the highestplacing female driver in series history.

As a charter member of george barriss kustoms of america based in southern california, he ordered custom. Vinnie miller nascar driver page stats, results, bio. Now, as the managing director of technical inspection and officiating, i manage the inspection and officiating teams as well as the inspection, penalty and appeal processes. The worst of the worst, from formula one to british f3000 and everything in between. Shows driver, car number, sponsor, model and team owner. Nascar whelen modified tour wikipedia republished wiki 2. Millers time provide the reader with an insiders perspective of the last 40 years in motorsports laced with anecdotes, quotes from racings stars, and sometimes brutal honesty. Nascar sprint cup driversponsor list for 2010 where do you want to go next. The team of joey logano pushes his car off of pit road after a nascar cup series auto race was postponed due to inclement weather conditions sunday, may. Iconic beersponsored cars in nascar through the years.

Cale yarborough, kyle busch and matt kenseth are the only monster energy nascar cup. Nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour fia formula two series whelen southern modified tour exhibition unclassified races. Lenny pond had a winston cup career that had more downs than ups and for that reason he never made the big time. He built an advanced 1940 ford club coupe hotrod convertible in 1953.

He competed in twenty sprint cup series events in his career, spanning from 1956 to 1960. Nascar sprint cup driver list for 2010 team terrier. He competed in eight sprint cup series events in his career sennekers debut came in 1968, when he competed at daytona in the prestigious daytona 500. He made four races, and had a 2ndplace finish at bristol motor speedway. Lennie ponds longawaited first victory came in his th premierseries start in what was then the fastest. Bobby brewer, 41, chevrolet, roscoe leonard, roscoe leonard. His lifelong love of automobiles began at age five in 1939, and he began secretly tinkering with his familys 1937 ford in 1948. In 2006, miller recruited a champion gokart driver, joel jackson, from kingston, jamaica to. Nascars highestpaid drivers 2015 our earnings include salaries and endorsements, as well as the drivers share of winningsbonuses and licensing income for the 2014 season. Brad credited with 36thplace finish after daytona 500 pileup. Although authorities initially told oklahoma city news outlets that muznys death was being treated as suspicious, there were reportedly no obvious.