Tracy Leslie

Tracy Leslie (born October 24, 1957) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last raced in the ARCA Racing Series against his son, Billy. He also raced in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and NASCAR Busch Series.

Tracy Leslie
Born (1957-10-24) October 24, 1957
Mount Clemens, Michigan
Achievements1988 ARCA Racing Series Champion
Awards1989 ARCA Racing Series Bill France Four Crown
NASCAR Cup Series career
5 races run over 2 years
Best finish56th (1989)
First race1989 Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte)
Last race1990 AC Delco 500 (Rockingham)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
206 races run over 8 years
Best finish11th (1993, 1994)
First race1991 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Last race1998 MBNA Gold 200 (Dover)
First win1993 Kroger 200 (IRP)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 45 2
Statistics current as of April 30, 2020.

Early career

Leslie ran his first race in 1975, and soon began racing throughout the Midwest, winning championships at Mt. Clemens and Toledo Speedway and Delaware Speedway Park. Later he moved down south to compete in the ARCA series, winning the championship and Rookie of the Year honors in 1988. He collected three more wins over the next two years as well. He made his NASCAR debut in 1989 at the Coca-Cola 600, starting 29th and finishing 25th in a car owned by A. J. Foyt. He ran another race that year for Foyt at Michigan, finishing 20th. In 1990, Leslie ran the 600 in his own #72, but suffered engine failure. Later in the year, he teamed with owner Ron Parker to field the #72 Detroit Gasket Chevy. He ran two more Cup races in the entry, both resulting in DNF’s.

1991-1995

Leslie made his Busch Series debut in 1991 at the Goody’s 300 in the Detroit Gasket Oldsmobile, but was involved in a lap 1 crash and did not finish the race. He ran the season full-time, posting a second-place finish at Indianapolis Raceway Park, and finished fifteenth in points. The next year, he had ten top-tens and finished fifteenth in points again. In 1993, Leslie won his first pole at the Champion 300, but finished 34th due to engine failure. Later, at IRP, Leslie took his only career win in the Busch Series. He finished eleventh in points at the end of the year. He would finish eleventh in points the next year as well, posting eight top-tens. In 1995, he won his second at pole at Dover, but was released from the 72 for the last two races of the year, but Parker fielded a second entry for him.

1996-2000

In 1996, Leslie began running a limited schedule in his #11. He ran eight races, his best finish a 10th at IRP. He also attempted the Daytona 500 in the Cup series in a car owned by Phil Barkdoll, but he failed to qualify. In 1997, he signed to drive the #63 Lysol Pontiac Grand Prix for Hensley Motorsports. He had five top-tens and finished seventeenth in points. He returned to the ride in 1998, his best finish a thirteenth before he was released. He has not raced in NASCAR since.

In 1999, he returned to the ARCA series driving a car owned by Jack Bowsher, and picked up wins at Winchester Speedway and Salem Speedway. He moved to a part-time schedule in 2000, running 8 of 20 races, and picked up his last win at Salem. Leslie qualified for five races in 2001, with a best finish of sixth at Pocono. Leslie attempt to qualify at Toledo in 2004, but didn't make the field. He hasn't competed in any major form of motor sports since.

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.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston 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 NWCC Pts Ref
1989 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 14 Olds DAY CAR ATL RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT
24
DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH
20
BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO 56th 191 [1]
Donlavey Racing 90 Ford ATL
DNQ
1990 Leslie Racing 72 Olds DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT
36
DOV SON POC MCH 69th 150 [2]
Parker Racing DAY
DNQ
POC TAL
38
GLN MCH
DNQ
BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
DNQ
CAR
39
PHO ATL
1991 DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
DNQ
CAR PHO ATL NA - [3]
1995 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH
DNQ
BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA - [4]
1996 Barkdoll Racing 73 Chevy DAY
DNQ
CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA - [5]

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 NBSC Pts Ref
1991 Parker Racing 72 Olds DAY
35
RCH CAR
15
MAR
22
VOL
16
HCY
14
DAR
16
BRI
8
LAN
22
SBO
19
NZH
14
CLT
17
DOV
12
ROU
20
HCY
8
MYB
29
GLN
17
OXF
4
SBO
19
DUB
19
IRP
2
ROU
10
BRI
21
DAR
13
RCH
12
DOV
28
CLT
22
NHA
33
CAR
13
MAR
24
15th 3326 [6]
2 NHA
27
1992 72 DAY
40
CAR
6
RCH
24
ATL
7
MAR
5
DAR
8
BRI
19
HCY
17
LAN
23
DUB
17
NZH
9
CLT
39
DOV
10
ROU
11
MYB
4
GLN
21
VOL
7
NHA
27
TAL
6
IRP
22
ROU
15
MCH
22
NHA
28
BRI
17
DAR
8
RCH
23
DOV
28
CLT
17
MAR
28
CAR
33
HCY
17
15th 3422 [7]
1993 DAY
5
CAR
37
RCH
25
DAR
7
BRI
13
HCY
13
ROU
7
MAR
24
NZH
25
DOV
28
MYB
7
GLN
7
MLW
15
IRP
1
11th 3336 [8]
Chevy CLT
34
TAL
4
MCH
36
NHA
28
BRI
25
DAR
6
RCH
2
DOV
8
ROU
8
CLT
23
MAR
8
CAR
6
HCY
13
ATL
30
1994 DAY
24
CAR
17
RCH
19
ATL
5
MAR
26
DAR
11
HCY
7
BRI
12
ROU
11
NHA
28
NZH
10
CLT
38
DOV
10
MYB
19
GLN
3
MLW
18
SBO
7
TAL
10
HCY
17
IRP
14
MCH
31
BRI
7
DAR
39
RCH
26
DOV
23
CLT
29
MAR
22
CAR
20
11th 3088 [9]
1995 DAY
21
CAR
12
RCH
28
ATL
32
NSV
18
DAR
12
BRI
34
HCY
27
NHA
8
NZH
27
CLT
3
DOV
24
MYB
13
GLN
19
MLW
19
TAL
23
SBO
21
IRP
4
MCH
38
BRI
18
DAR
39
RCH
13
DOV
20
CLT
25
16th 2530 [10]
Roger Brown Racing 86 Chevy CAR
DNQ
HOM
43
Performax Racing 98 Chevy CAR
36
1996 Leslie Racing 11 Chevy DAY
36
CAR RCH ATL
34
NSV DAR
DNQ
CLT
39
DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NHA TAL
28
IRP
10
MCH
19
BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT
35
CAR HOM
19
50th 645 [11]
Bown Racing 51 Chevy BRI
DNQ
HCY NZH
1997 Hensley Motorsports 63 Chevy DAY
5
CAR
28
RCH
40
ATL
37
LVS
18
DAR
9
HCY
26
TEX
10
BRI
35
NSV
25
TAL
17
NHA
20
NZH
19
CLT DOV
27
SBO
18
GLN
13
MLW
9
MYB
14
GTY
16
IRP
17
MCH
34
BRI
19
DAR
19
RCH
36
DOV
7
CLT
31
CAL
15
CAR
37
HOM
20
17th 2880 [12]
1998 DAY
33
CAR
13
LVS
23
NSV
19
DAR
38
BRI
12
TEX
18
HCY
28
TAL
19
NHA
32
NZH
37
CLT
16
DOV
31
RCH
31
PPR
26
GLN
16
MLW
20
MYB
17
CAL
31
SBO
22
IRP
30
MCH
43
BRI
11
DAR
22
RCH
15
23rd 2338 [13]
Donald Johnson 46 Chevy DOV
32
CLT
RC Racing 2 Chevy GTY
DNQ
Beanie Racing 97 Chevy CAR
DNQ
ATL
DNQ
HOM

References

  1. "Tracy Leslie – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  2. "Tracy Leslie – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  3. "Tracy Leslie – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  4. "Tracy Leslie – 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  5. "Tracy Leslie – 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  6. "Tracy Leslie – 1991 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  7. "Tracy Leslie – 1992 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  8. "Tracy Leslie – 1993 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  9. "Tracy Leslie – 1994 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  10. "Tracy Leslie – 1995 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  11. "Tracy Leslie – 1996 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  12. "Tracy Leslie – 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  13. "Tracy Leslie – 1998 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
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