Barry Fitzgerald (racing driver)
Barry Fitzgerald (born April 11, 1954) is an American former professional stock car racing driver who has previously competed in the ARCA Racing Series and the NASCAR Goody's Dash Series.
Barry Fitzgerald | |||||||
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Born | Sykesville, Maryland | April 11, 1954||||||
ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
28 races run over 6 years | |||||||
Best finish | 16th (2009) | ||||||
First race | 2009 Lucas Oil 200 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 2015 International Motorsports Hall of Fame 200 (Talladega) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of June 30, 2023. |
Racing career
In 1995, Fitzgerald make his debut in the NASCAR Goody's Dash Series at Daytona International Speedway driving the No. 53 Chevrolet, where he would start 40th and finishing multiple laps down in 26th.[1] After making a failed attempt to qualify for the Concord Speedway event two years later, he would officially make his second start in the series in 2000 at Lowe's Motor Speedway driving the No. 7 Pontiac, where he would start 34th and finish ten laps down in 33rd.[1]
In 2009, Fitzgerald would make his ARCA Re/Max Series debut at Daytona driving the No. 06 Ford for Wayne Peterson Racing, where he would avoid numerous accidents to finish thirteenth in his first race in the series.[2] He would fail to qualify for the next race at Salem Speedway and would remain with the team for the remainder of the schedule primarily in the No. 06 entry. He would go on to finish sixteenth in the final points standings. He would return to the team for Daytona the following year, where he would start 39th with a provisional, and would suffer an accident on lap 58 where his car turn sideways coming into the backstretch and would roll over six times before coming to rest on its wheels; he would classified in 29th.[3][4] He would attempt two more races with the team that year, finishing 33rd at Texas Motor Speedway due to handling issues and failing to qualify for the first Pocono Raceway event. in the following year, he would once again run Daytona for Wayne Peterson, this time finishing 41st due to an oil leak. He would run the next race at Talladega Superspeedway driving the No. 14 Ford for Andy Belmont Racing, where he would finish 22nd. He would return with Belmont for Chicagoland Speedway, where he would finish 29th due to engine issues.
After not competing in the series in 2012, Fitzgerald would form his own team, Promotion Associates, and would enter in two races in 2013, withdrawing from Daytona in the No. 27 Ford, and finishing 18th at Talladega in the No. 94. He would return with his team for Daytona and Talladega the following year, this time in the No. 0, where he would finish 19th and 27th respectively. It was also during this year that he would reunite with Wayne Peterson Racing in the No. 06 at Berlin Raceway, where he would finish 21st due to handling issues. In 2015, Fitzgerald would once again race with his team at Daytona in the No. 00 Ford, where he would finish 28th, and would also run with Peterson at Talladega in the No. 0 Ford, where he would finish 27th. He has not raced in the series since then.
Motorsports results
ARCA Racing Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Racing 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 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Ford | DAY 13 |
SLM DNQ |
CAR 27 |
TAL 31 |
KEN 37 |
TOL 34 |
POC 31 |
MCH 25 |
MFD 27 |
IOW 31 |
KEN 25 |
BLN 26 |
POC 26 |
ISF 27 |
CHI 40 |
TOL 26 |
DSF 35 |
NJE 24 |
SLM 24 |
16th | 2945 | [5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | KAN 32 |
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0 | CAR DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | 06 | Ford | DAY 29 |
PBE | SLM | TEX 33 |
TAL | TOL | POC DNQ |
MCH | IOW | MFD | POC | BLN | NJE | ISF | CHI | DSF | TOL | SLM | KAN | CAR | 91st | 175 | [6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Chevy | DAY 41 |
81st | 235 | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Andy Belmont Racing | 14 | Ford | TAL 22 |
SLM | TOL | NJE | CHI 29 |
POC | MCH | WIN | BLN | IOW | IRP | POC | ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM | KAN | TOL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Promotion Associates | 27 | Ford | DAY Wth |
MOB | SLM | 120th | 140 | [8] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | TAL 18 |
TOL | ELK | POC | MCH | ROA | WIN | CHI | NJM | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | IOW | SLM | KEN | KAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | 0 | DAY 19 |
MOB | SLM | TAL 27 |
TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | ELK | WIN | CHI | IRP | POC | 50th | 355 | [9] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Ford | BLN 21 |
ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM | KEN | KAN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Promotion Associates | 00 | Ford | DAY 28 |
MOB | NSH | SLM | 96th | 185 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wayne Peterson Racing | 0 | Ford | TAL 27 |
TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | CHI | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | KEN | KAN |
References
- "Barry Fitzgerald". The Third Turn. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- "2009 ARCA 200 results". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- "Buescher takes ARCA pole". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- "Danica Patrick's debut overshadows Bobby Gerhart's historic ARCA triumph at Daytona". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- "Barry Fitzgerald – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- "Barry Fitzgerald – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- "Barry Fitzgerald – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- "Barry Fitzgerald – 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- "Barry Fitzgerald – 2014 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- "Barry Fitzgerald – 2015 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
External links
- Barry Fitzgerald driver statistics at Racing-Reference