Sean James Caisse (born January 30, 1986) is an American former stock car racing driver.

Sean Caisse
BornSean James Caisse
(1986-01-30) January 30, 1986 (age 38)
Pelham, New Hampshire, U.S.
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
8 races run over 3 years
Best finish76th (2010)
First race2006 Dover 200 (Dover)
Last race2010 5-hour Energy 250 (Gateway)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish113th (2008)
First race2008 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of November 20, 2015.

Career

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Caisse rose through the ranks of karting to full-size stock cars at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, New Hampshire. He progressed from Hobby Stocks to Late Models and beyond while still a teenager. In 2002 Caisse finished second in the Hobby Stock category at the local speedway.[1] For 2003 Caisse joined the Northeastern Midget Association. Caisse's best results were two second-place finishes at Oswego Speedway and Star Speedway. The driver from New Hampshire finished seventh in the season standings.[2]

He then joined the NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series in 2004. With owner Art Barry, he won a pole and also drove in the NASCAR Busch North Series. After leaving Barry's operation, he made his NASCAR Grand National Division, Busch North Series debut at New Hampshire International Speedway. 2005 saw Caisse make a run at Rookie of the Year in Busch North driving for Barney McRae. He won two poles and finishing in the top five twice as well on his way to finishing seventh in series points. In 2006, Caisse drove for a new team, Andy Santerre Motorsports and sponsored by Casella Waste Systems. The combination won the first time out at Greenville-Pickens Speedway, and totaled three times in eleven races, finishing, the season with six top-fives and eight top-tens, and second in points to Mike Olsen.

Caisse also made his NASCAR Busch Series debut during 2006, racing at Dover International Speedway for Kevin Harvick, Inc. He plans to participate in more races for the NASCAR Busch Series in 2007. He is set to make his Craftsman Truck Series debut with Germain Racing in their Research & development No. 03 Toyota, sponsored by Casella.

Sean went on in the Busch East series to win 4 races total as well as the final race at Dover Speedway, He finished second in the NASCAR Busch East Series Championship. He went to Irwindale California for the Toyota All Star Showdown in November to earn the Pole and lead the first 74 laps before being spun by a lapped car, ending his night early. The following year Caisse again competed in the NASCAR Busch East Series. Caisse won four races earning him the second place in the championship again.

In 2008 the racing driver moved to Mooresville, North Carolina. Due to the economic crisis Caisse was left without a sponsor. Caisse also became a frequent competitor in the NASCAR Busch Series and the NASCAR Nationwide Series. After his debut race in 2006, crashing at Dover International Speedway, Caisse joined Richard Childress Racing for two races in 2009. A 22nd place at New Hampshire International Speedway was his best result. In 2009 Caisse won one ARCA RE/MAX race, at Rockingham Speedway.[3] Caisse ran five Nationwide Series races in 2010. Eighteenth was the drivers best finish, at Nashville Superspeedway.

Caisse ran his last professional auto race in 2012. Racing a MacDonald Motorsports Dodge Caisse finished seventeenth in a NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at Bowman Gray Stadium.

Personal life

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In 2008 Caisse had a relationship with model Whitney Kay. In 2010 the two had a daughter, Brielle. In May 2010 Caisse and Kay got married. The two filed for divorce in October 2011. Kay later remarried in January 2014 with her current husband, former NASCAR driver, Brian Scott.[4]

Assault charges

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In 2013 Caisse made a sexual assault complaint against Andy Cusack, owner of Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. During the following 13 months Caisse threatened Cusack to file more sexual assault charges. In late 2014 Cusack and Caisse met in person. Cusack offered Caisse a petition to sign that stated the sexual assault charges were false. Caisse did not sign the petition and left the meeting for time to think about the statement. The following night Caisse returned to Cusack's home in Scarborough, Maine. After Cusack stepped outside Caisse started to beat him. In February 2015, Caisse was extradited to Maine where he awaited trial.[5] During the proceedings, Cusack claimed that an unnamed citizen of Gorham, Maine, who had also filed a legal action against Cusack in 2017 on similar grounds, colluded with Caisse in an attempt to blackmail him.[6][needs update]

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.)

Nationwide Series

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NASCAR Nationwide 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 NNSC Pts Ref
2006 Kevin Harvick Incorporated 33 Chevy DAY 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
42
KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 146th 37 [7]
2009 Richard Childress Racing 2 DAY CAL LVS BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH
29
KEN MLW NHA
22
DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 131th 97 [8]
2010 RAB Racing 09 Ford DAY CAL LVS BRI NSH PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT NSH
18
KEN
27
ROA NHA
21
DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH 76th 416 [9]
Go Green Racing 39 BRI
34
CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT GTY
33
TEX PHO HOM
DNQ

Craftsman Truck Series

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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 NCTC Pts Ref
2007 Germain Racing 03 Toyota DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA
DNQ
LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM NA - [10]
2008 9 DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR
36
ATL TEX PHO HOM 113th 55 [11]

K&N Pro Series East

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NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2004 20 Chevy LEE TMP LRP SEE STA HOL ERI WFD NHA ADI GLN NHA
27
DOV 61st 82 [12]
2005 Barney McRae 5 STA
14
HOL
10
ERI
8
NHA
26
WFD
6
ADI
13
STA
9
DUB
22*
OXF
17
NHA
21
DOV
3
LRP
10
TMP
4
7th 1682 [13]
2006 Andy Santerre Racing 44 GRE
1*
STA
1
HOL
8*
TMP
28
ERI
2*
NHA
2*
ADI
1
WFD
6
NHA
14*
DOV
22
LRP
5
2nd 1699 [14]
2007 GRE
2*
ELK
1*
IOW
18
SBO
27
STA
24
NHA
24
TMP
1*
NSH
18
ADI
2
LRP
2
MFD
1*
NHA
2
DOV
1
2nd 1957 [15]
2009 Dave Davis 03 GRE TRI IOW SBO
7
GLN NHA TMP ADI LRP NHA DOV 51st 146 [16]
2010 NDS Motorsports 35 GRE SBO IOW MAR NHA LRP LEE JFC
13
NHA DOV 54th 124 [17]
2012 MacDonald Motorsports 49 Dodge BRI GRE RCH IOW BGS
17
JFC LGY CNB COL IOW NHA DOV GRE CAR 62nd 27 [18]

Featherlite Modified Tour

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NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour results
Year Car owner No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 NFMTC Pts Ref
2004 21 Chevy TMP
DNQ
STA
DNQ
WFD
30
NZH STA RIV LER BLL BEE
29
NHA
34
SEE
DNQ
RIV STA
DNQ
TMP
29
WFD TMP NHA STA TMP 50th 425 [19]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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 ARSC Pts Ref
2008 Hattori Racing Enterprises 01 Toyota DAY SLM IOW KAN CAR KEN
28
TOL POC MCH
19*
CAY KEN
2
BLN POC NSH
16*
ISF DSF CHI SLM
5*
NJE TAL TOL 37th 875 [20]
2009 Venturini Motorsports 25 Chevy DAY SLM CAR
1
TAL KEN TOL
25
POC MCH MFD IOW KEN BLN POC ISF CHI TOL DSF NJE SLM KAN CAR 77th 335 [21]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

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  1. ^ "SEASON UNOFFICIAL FINAL POINTS". Lee USA Speedway. Archived from the original on December 4, 2001. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Sean Caisse 2003 Season Results NEMA". Thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Adversity aside, now he's living life in the fast lane". Lowell Sun. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  4. ^ "This Groom Turns To Read Vows To His Bride's Daughter And Brings Everyone To Tears". BuzzFeed. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Court documents and police reports reveal the hidden story of how the bond between a talented young driver and his NASCAR-affiliated Maine mentor came to a violent end". Portland Press Herald. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  6. ^ Byrne, Matt (March 20, 2017). "Beech Ridge owner claims blackmail is behind lawsuit against him". Portland Press Herald. Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "Sean Caisse – 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  8. ^ "Sean Caisse – 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  9. ^ "Sean Caisse – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  10. ^ "Sean Caisse – 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  11. ^ "Sean Caisse – 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  12. ^ "Sean Caisse – 2004 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  13. ^ "Sean Caisse – 2005 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  14. ^ "Sean Caisse – 2006 NASCAR Busch East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  15. ^ "Sean Caisse – 2007 NASCAR Busch East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  16. ^ "Sean Caisse – 2009 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  17. ^ "Sean Caisse – 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  18. ^ "Sean Caisse – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  19. ^ "Sean Caisse – 2004 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  20. ^ "Sean Caisse – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  21. ^ "Sean Caisse – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
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