John Hayden (racing driver)

John Hayden (born December 2, 1968) is an American former professional stock car racing driver who competed in both the NASCAR Busch Series and the ARCA Re/Max Series from 2000 to 2006.

John Hayden
Born (1968-12-02) December 2, 1968
Livermore, Kentucky
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
16 races run over 5 years
2006 position152nd
Best finish57th (2003)
First race2002 Bashas' Supermarket 200 (Phoenix)
Last race2006 AT&T 250 (Milwaukee)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of December 3, 2022.

Racing career

Hayden first ran in the NASCAR Southeast Series in 1997, and would run one more race in the next 6 years.[1]

In 2001, Hayden would make his ARCA Re/Max Series debut at Memphis Motorsports Park driving for Dan Kinney, where he would finish 25th after starting 14th. He would make three more starts that year and would get a best finish of fifth at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. He would make six more starts the following year, earning a best career finish of third in the first start of the year at Nashville Superspeedway. It was also during this year where Hayden would make his first NASCAR Busch Series debut at Phoenix International Raceway after failing to qualify at Lowe's Motor Speedway and Memphis.

In 2003, Hayden would run in a number of the Busch Series season with Kinney's team, Premier Motorsports, in the No. 85 Chevrolet, entering in seventeen races and qualifying for ten with a best finish of 18th at Nashville and Indianapolis Raceway Park. Hayden and Kinney would part ways at the end of the year.[2]

Hayden would join Day Enterprises Racing in 2004, first driving the No. 61 Chevrolet at Nashville, finishing 32nd, and then driving the No. 16 for six races, only qualifying at Pikes Peak International Raceway and Memphis. After failing to qualify for five races at the beginning of the following year in 2005, he would return to Premier Motorsports at Pikes Peak, where he would finish 38th after starting in 22nd due to a brake issue. He would make one more Busch Series start the following year, running at the Milwaukee Mile, finishing 32nd due to a crash. It was during this time that he served as a crew member for Brewco Motorsports.

Hayden would go on to serve as a crew chief for Patrick Sheltra in the ARCA Re/Max Series in 2009,[3] with his last start in auto racing coming at a CRA Street Stocks Series event at Kentucky Motor Speedway, where he would finish ninth.[4]

Personal life

Hayden is currently the co-track operator of Kentucky Motor Speedway in Whitesville, Kentucky.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Busch Series
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 Premier Motorsports 85 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT
DNQ		 MEM
DNQ		 ATL CAR PHO
33		 HOM 113th 64 [5]
2003 DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI
21		 TEX TAL NSH
DNQ		 CAL RCH GTY
24		 NZH CLT DOV NSH
18		 KEN
DNQ		 MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR
36		 IRP
18		 MCH
42		 BRI
DNQ		 DAR
36		 RCH
43		 DOV
35		 KAN
DNQ		 CLT
31		 MEM
DNQ		 ATL
DNQ		 PHO
DNQ		 CAR HOM 57th 663 [6]
2004 Day Enterprises Racing 61 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL GTY RCH NZH CLT DOV NSH
32		 KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA 89th 228 [7]
16 PPR
28		 IRP
DNQ		 MCH BRI
DNQ		 CAL RCH DOV KAN
DNQ		 CLT MEM
27		 ATL
DNQ		 PHO DAR HOM
2005 DAY CAL
DNQ		 MXC LVS
DNQ		 ATL
DNQ		 NSH
DNQ		 BRI
DNQ		 TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA 138th 49 [8]
Premier Motorsports 85 Chevy PPR
38		 GTY
DNQ		 IRP
DNQ		 GLN MCH BRI
DNQ		 CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM
2006 DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH
DNQ		 KEN
DNQ		 MLW
32		 DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 152nd 0 [9]

ARCA Re/Max Series

(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 ARMC Pts Ref
2001 Premier Motorsports 85 Pontiac DAY NSH WIN SLM GTY KEN CLT KAN MCH POC MEM
25		 GLN KEN MCH POC NSH ISF
5		 CHI DSF SLM
16		 TOL
16		 BLN CLT TAL ATL 56th 625 [10]
2002 DAY ATL NSH
3		 SLM
29		 KEN
35		 CLT
34		 KAN POC MCH TOL
17		 SBO KEN
38		 BLN POC NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL CLT 46th 600 [11]
2004 Cain Langford 58 Pontiac DAY NSH SLM KEN TOL CLT KAN POC MCH SBO BLN KEN GTW POC LER NSH ISF TOL DSF CHI SLM
27		 TAL 158th 100 [12]
2005 Nick Evans 61 Ford DAY NSH SLM KEN TOL LAN MIL POC MCH KAN KEN
DNQ		 BLN POC GTW LER NSH MCH ISF TOL
DNQ		 DSF
Wth		 CHI SLM
28		 TAL 129th 140 [13]

References
  1. "John Hayden". The Third Turn. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  2. "BUSCH: Hayden/Premier Motorsports part company". Motorsport.com. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  3. "Sheltra Motorsports' John Hayden Set For Halloween Rumble". CarsAndRacingStuff.com. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  4. "John Hayden". The Third Turn. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  5. "John Hayden – 2002 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  6. "John Hayden – 2003 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  7. "John Hayden – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  8. "John Hayden – 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  9. "John Hayden – 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  10. "John Hayden – 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  11. "John Hayden – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  12. "John Hayden – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  13. "John Hayden – 2005 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
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