Jeffrey Agnew (born August 17, 1965) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 27 for Hillman Racing in 2013.
| Jeff Agnew | |||||||
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.jpg) Agnew at Homestead–Miami Speedway in 2012 | |||||||
| Born | Jeffrey Agnew August 17, 1965 Copper Hill, Virginia | ||||||
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 29 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| 2013 position | 23rd | ||||||
| Best finish | 23rd (2013) | ||||||
| First race | 2011 O'Reilly 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
| Last race | 2013 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead) | ||||||
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Racing career
editAgnew made his debut in racing in 1978 running late models, he competed against Darrell Waltrip and Bobby Allison in one race that year.[1]
He is most well-known for his success as a competitor in the Hooters Pro Cup Series, where he was the champion of the 1998 and 2011 seasons. The 1998 championship came with future NASCAR Cup Series crew chief Darian Grubb serving in that same capacity for Agnew.[2] He also won the 2003 Hooters Pro Cup Series regular season (competing only in the Northern Division races). Agnew ended his career in the series with 20 wins, 97 Top-5 and 153 Top-10 finishes in 237 starts.[1]
Agnew also captured six track titles, two each at Motor Mile Speedway,[3] Lonesome Pine Raceway and Kingsport Speedway.[1] He is listed 4th in Motor Mile Speedway late model all-time wins list with 48 wins.[3]
In 2011 at age 45, he made his NASCAR debut, competing in three events in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.[4] He then competed in 11 events in the 2012 season and 15 races in 2013, including a combined effort between Team 7 Motorsports and Hillman Racing.[5] He ended his NASCAR career with 29 starts.[6] His best finish was 14th at Martinsville Speedway in 2011.
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
editCamping World Truck Series
edit| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2011 | Team 7 Motorsports | 70 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | DAR | MAR | NSH | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | KEN | IOW | NSH | IRP | POC | MCH | BRI 28 |
ATL | CHI | NHA 27 |
KEN | LVS | TAL | MAR 14 |
TEX | HOM DNQ |
48th | 63 | [7] |
| 2012 | DAY | MAR 35 |
CAR 27 |
KAN | CLT DNQ |
DOV 21 |
TEX | 29th | 204 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SS-Green Light Racing | 07 | Chevy | KEN 27 |
IOW 21 |
CHI | BRI 32 |
ATL | IOW | KEN 17 |
LVS | TAL | MAR 21 |
TEX 25 |
PHO | HOM 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Toyota | POC 31 |
MCH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Hillman Racing | 27 | Chevy | DAY 23 |
MAR 23 |
CAR 35 |
KAN 23 |
CLT 21 |
DOV 23 |
TEX | KEN 15 |
IOW 20 |
ELD | POC 23 |
MCH | BRI 31 |
MSP | IOW 30 |
CHI 18 |
LVS | TAL 28 |
MAR 15 |
TEX | PHO | HOM 18 |
23rd | 314 | [9] | |||
References
edit- ^ a b c "LOCAL AUTO RACING: Speedway is a part of Agnew's early career". thefranklinnewspost.com. March 28, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Darian Grubb- Crew Chief". Hendrick Motorsports. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ a b "Motor Mile Speedway History". motormilespeedway.com. November 28, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Beyond the Cockpit: Jeff Agnew Chasing The Dream". Frontstretch.com. November 1, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Hillman Racing and Team 7 Motorsports join forces for Daytona". speedwaydigest.com. February 20, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Driver Jeff Agnew Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Jeff Agnew – 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "Jeff Agnew – 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "Jeff Agnew – 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
External links
edit- Jeff Agnew driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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