Jeff Agnew

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
Agnew at Homestead–Miami Speedway in 2012
BornJeffrey Agnew
(1965-08-17) August 17, 1965
Copper Hill, Virginia
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
29 races run over 3 years
2013 position23rd
Best finish23rd (2013)
First race2011 O'Reilly 200 (Bristol)
Last race2013 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

Racing career

Agnew 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

Camping World Truck Series
NASCAR Camping World 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 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
  1. "LOCAL AUTO RACING: Speedway is a part of Agnew's early career". thefranklinnewspost.com. March 28, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  2. "Darian Grubb- Crew Chief". Hendrick Motorsports. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. "Motor Mile Speedway History". motormilespeedway.com. November 28, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  4. "Beyond the Cockpit: Jeff Agnew Chasing The Dream". Frontstretch.com. November 1, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  5. "Hillman Racing and Team 7 Motorsports join forces for Daytona". speedwaydigest.com. February 20, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  6. "Driver Jeff Agnew Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  7. "Jeff Agnew – 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  8. "Jeff Agnew – 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  9. "Jeff Agnew – 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 3, 2020.


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