1984 - 1985: Started racing
three-wheelers in 1984 and in 1985, finished second in the
National Amateur Off-Road Championship.
1991 - 1993: Started racing
stock cars at age 15 at Wausau Speedway in 1991. Competed
there two more seasons until started traveling in 1994.
1994 - 1996: Raced at
Various tracks in Wisconsin. Won Rookie of the year at
State Park Speedway, Dells Motor Speedway and WI Short Track
Series in 1994. Won Driver of Tomorrow at State Park
Speedway. Finished second in points at Dells Motor Speedway
in both 1994 and 1995. Overall Champion County Time Series
at Slinger/Madison Speedway in 1995. Finished second in
points at Dells Motor Speedway in 1995. Points Champion,
Miller Triple Crown Champion and finished second in the
Budweiser Triple Crown at Dells Motor Speedway in 1996.
1997: Competed in the
Hooters late-model series. Won Hooter’s late model rookie
of the year. Finished seventh overall in Hooter’s Cup
late-model series.
1998: Competed in Hooters
Pro Cup Series full-time. Won Rookie of the year title,
finished seventh in final point standings.
1999: Won two Hooters Pro
Cup Series races at Langley Speedway and Lakeland Speedway.
Finished 11th overall in Hooter’s Pro Cup final point
standings.
2000: Competed full-time in
the American Speed Association (ASA). Won the first two
races that he entered that season in at Lanier Speedway and
Hickory Motor Speedway.
2001: Competed in his first
full-time season of NASCAR Busch Series competition. Logged
two top-five and eight top-10 finishes. Finished 11th in the
final point standings.
2002: Competed in his
sophomore season of NASCAR Busch Series competition. Scored
four wins at Dover (fall), Memphis, Phoenix and Homestead.
Finished career high third in the final point standings.
2003: Third full season in
the NASCAR Busch Series, scoring one win (Pikes Peak), four
top five and 12 top10 finishes. Finished ninth in the final
point standings. Pulled double duty for the remaining four
races after being named the full time driver of the #22
Caterpillar Dodge. Scored first Winston Cup top 10 at
Phoenix, finishing ninth.
LATE MODEL
AND HOOTERS PRO CUP STATISTICS
|
Year |
Races |
Wins |
Top-5 |
Top-10 |
|
1999 |
35 |
3 |
6 |
13 |
|
1998 |
32 |
4 |
9 |
19 |
|
1997 |
46 |
3 |
18 |
27 |
|
1996 |
97 |
9 |
47 |
68 |
|
1995 |
92 |
2 |
23 |
34 |
|
1994 |
88 |
6 |
20 |
24 |
Interesting Note: Started
competitive skiing at the age of five. At the age of 14,
competed in the Junior Olympic in downhill and slalom and
finished 13th of 150 in the nation