Lawrence "Larry" Hollenbeck (April 9, 1949 – October 8, 2020) was a professional stock car racing driver residing in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he designed, built and leased residential and commercial properties for 35 years. He had five Busch Series starts to his credit and fielded the #71 S.W.A.T. Fitness Chevy in the ARCA RE/MAX Series.

Larry Hollenbeck
Born(1949-04-09)April 9, 1949
Kalamazoo, Michigan
DiedOctober 8, 2020(2020-10-08) (aged 71)
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
5 races run over 2 years
2004 position88th
Best finish88th (2004)
First race2003 Aaron's 312 (Talladega)
Last race2004 Winn-Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of October 22, 2020.

Racing career

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Hollenbeck's race career began at the age of 18 at the local drag strip. He had also raced in snowmobiles, and spent a decade racing APBA-sanctioned powerboats offshore, and 3 years at oval tracks racing go-carts.

His stock car career began at a short track in Florida, then he moved on to the ARCA series. In his first race with ARCA he finished in the top 10 at Winchester Speedway in 2001. In 2002, Hollenbeck received his NASCAR Busch license. Hollenbeck ran his first NASCAR Busch series race in Talladega on April 5, 2003, where he finished 15th.

In 2004 and 2005 Hollenbeck ran in select Busch races. It was also during this time that Hollenbeck attempted several Nextel Cup races, failing to qualify at Michigan and Atlanta in 2004.

In 2008 Hollenbeck raced in several ARCA races. In the fall race at Talladega he qualified well for the race and had sponsorship from www.boyshomeinc.org.

At the 2009 Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200, Hollenbeck and Patrick Sheltra suffered minor injuries when Hollenbeck T-boned him at about 165 miles per hour. Both were released from the hospital three days later.[1]

Personal life

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Hollenbeck died on October 8, 2020.[2]

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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

Nextel Cup Series

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NASCAR Nextel 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 35 36 NNCC Pts Ref
2004 Hollenbeck Motorsports 62 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH
DNQ
BRI CAL RCH NHA
Wth
DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL
DNQ
PHO DAR HOM NA - [3]

Busch Series

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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 33 34 35 NBSC Pts Ref
2002 White Motorsports 22 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI
DNQ
GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL CAR PHO HOM NA - [4]
2003 S.W.A.T. Racing 82 Pontiac DAY
Wth
CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX 101st 161 [5]
62 TAL
15
NSH CAL RCH GTY NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY
40
CHI NHA PPR IRP
Chevy MCH
DNQ
BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO CAR HOM
2004 DAY
37
CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL
27
CAL GTY RCH NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY
23
CHI
DNQ
NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT
DNQ
MEM ATL PHO DAR HOM 88th 228 [6]
2005 DAY
DNQ
CAL MXC LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM N/A - [7]
2006 DAY
DNQ
CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM N/A - [8]

ARCA Re/Max Series

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

ARCA Re/Max 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 ARMSC Pts Ref
2001 Bob Schacht Motorsports 75 Ford DAY NSH WIN
10
SLM GTY
21
22nd 1925 [9]
Hollenbeck Motorsports KEN
21
Randy Fenley 15 Ford CLT
13
KAN MCH
12
POC
14
MEM
17
GLN KEN
9
MCH
8
POC
24
N/A 37 Pontiac NSH
34
ISF CHI
23
DSF
56 Chevy SLM
28
TOL
Hollenbeck Motorsports 37 Chevy BLN
26
CLT TAL ATL
2002 Dennis English 83 Ford DAY ATL
20
NSH SLM KEN 117th 195 [10]
Greg Sarff Racing 38 Ford CLT
38
KAN POC MCH TOL SBO KEN BLN POC NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM
S.W.A.T. Racing 22 Chevy TAL
DNQ
CLT
2003 10 Pontiac DAY
DNQ
ATL NSH SLM TOL KEN CLT BLN KAN MCH LER POC POC NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL
DNQ
CLT SBO N/A 0 [11]
2004 70 DAY
16
NSH SLM KEN TOL CLT KAN POC 77th 325 [12]
Chevy MCH
31
SBO BLN KEN GTW POC LER NSH ISF TOL DSF CHI
26
SLM TAL
2005 Roulo Brothers Racing 39 Chevy DAY NSH SLM KEN TOL LAN MIL POC MCH
33
KAN KEN BLN POC GTW LER NSH 70th 400 [13]
Hollenbeck Motorsports 70 Chevy MCH
14
ISF TOL DSF
62 CHI
11
SLM TAL
2006 Norm Benning Racing 8 Chevy DAY NSH
DNQ
SLM WIN KEN TOL POC N/A 0 [14]
Hollenbeck Motorsports 75 Chevy MCH
DNQ
KAN KEN BLN POC GTW NSH
72 MCH
DNQ
ISF MIL TOL DSF
71 CHI
DNQ
SLM TAL IOW
2007 8 DAY USA NSH SLM KAN WIN KEN TOL IOW POC MCH
30
BLN KEN POC NSH ISF MIL GTW DSF 130th 155 [15]
71 CHI
DNQ
SLM TAL
DNQ
TOL
DNQ
2008 62 DAY
DNQ
SLM IOW KAN CAR KEN TOL POC CHI
DNQ
SLM NJE TOL
DNQ
53rd 575 [16]
29 MCH
28
CAY KEN BLN
20
POC NSH ISF DSF TAL
40
2009 23 DAY
15
SLM CAR TAL KEN TOL POC 112th 195 [17]
28 MCH
38
MFD IOW KEN BLN POC ISF CHI TOL DSF NJE SLM KAN CAR

References

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  1. ^ "Larry Hollenbeck and Patrick Sheltra — ARCA Drivers Injury Update". Bleacher Report. October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Lawrence "Larry" Hollenbeck". The Kalamazoo Gazette. October 14, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "Larry Hollenbeck – 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "Larry Hollenbeck – 2002 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Larry Hollenbeck – 2003 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Larry Hollenbeck – 2004 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Larry Hollenbeck – 2005 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Larry Hollenbeck – 2006 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Larry Hollenbeck – 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  10. ^ "Larry Hollenbeck – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  11. ^ "Larry Hollenbeck – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  12. ^ "Larry Hollenbeck – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  13. ^ "Larry Hollenbeck – 2005 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  14. ^ "Larry Hollenbeck – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  15. ^ "Larry Hollenbeck – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  16. ^ "Larry Hollenbeck – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  17. ^ "Larry Hollenbeck – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
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