Wayne Anderson (racing driver)
Wayne Anderson (born July 16, 1968) is an American late model race car driver. Born in Wildwood, Florida, Anderson graduated from high school in 1986. He has two championships in the NASCAR Pro-Series, which were in 1999 and 2001. Anderson also participated in the Camping World Truck Series and Nextel Cup Series, which in the Truck Series he was able to get two top-ten finishes. He also won a championship in the FASCAR. Along with his father and Alan Bruns, he created the Florida All Stars Tour. In 2001, he was able to win the Snowball Derby.
Wayne Anderson | |||||||
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Born | Wildwood, Florida | July 16, 1968||||||
Achievements | 1993 Triple Crown champion 1999, 2001 Slim Jim All Pro Series Champion 2010 Florida All Stars Tour Champion | ||||||
Awards | 2001 Slim Jim All Pro Series Most Popular Driver | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 87th (2005) | ||||||
First race | 2005 Sylvania 300 (New Hampshire) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
23 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 25th (1998) | ||||||
First race | 1997 Federated Auto Parts 250 (Nashville) | ||||||
Last race | 1998 Memphis 200 (Memphis) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of March 14, 2013. |
Early and personal life
Anderson, born on July 16, 1968, in Wildwood, Florida,[1] graduated high school in 1986.[2]
Career
Beginnings
In 1987 Anderson received the Rookie of the Year award at Bronson Speedway, as well as Lakeland Speedway. Six years later, he became a FASCAR champion, by winning at Orlando Speedworld and New Smyrna Speedway. In 1994 he finished second in point standings in United Stock Car Alliance. One year later, he finished fifth in his first NASCAR Slim Jim All-Pro Series at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. In 1996, he competed in all the events in the series, and won a total of one race, five pole positions, and placed second in the Rookie of the Year standings.[2]
1997–2004
One year later, in 1997, he competed in two Truck Series events, the All-Pro Series, as well as in the NASCAR Busch North Series (now NASCAR K&N Pro Series East) and NASCAR Southwest Touring Series.[1] In 1998, Anderson began to race in most of the races in the Craftsman Truck Series, while racing in the All-Pro Series. In the All-Pro Series, he won the first race of the season. On the other hand, his achievements in the Truck Series were only two top-tens. During 1999, Anderson became the Slim Jim All-Pro Series champion, as well as winning the All American 400 at Nashville Superspeedway, the Governor's Cup, and he held the most wins in the series. One year later, he became Speedweeks Super Late Model champion, and had the most wins in the All-Pro Series.[2]
In 2001, he became the All-Pro Series champion for the second time, and voted the series Most Popular driver. He was also the 2001 Snowball Derby winner.[3] During 2002, he became the Texas Big Shot winner, as well as the Southern All Stars winner. He also participated in the American Speed Association (ASA). In 2003, he was the Speedweeks Super Late Model champion for the second time, as well as the Pete Orr Memorial winner. He also participated in the ARCA Remax Series, where he recorded one top-five and two top-ten finishes after participating in fours races. He also became the Triple Crown Champion, the Governor's Cup winner, and the Florida Sunbelt Series champion. One year later, he won the Florida Sunbelt Series championship for the second time.[2]
2005–2010
In 2005, Anderson participated in one Nextel Cup Series event. Two years later, in 2007, he returned to the ARCA Racing Series by participating in one race.[1] In 2010, he, along with his father and Alan Bruns created the Florida All Stars Tour.[4]
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.)
Nextel Cup Series
NASCAR Nextel Cup 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 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NNCC | Pts | Ref | ||
2005 | Rinaldi Racing | 75 | Dodge | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL | DAR | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | CHI DNQ |
NHA DNQ |
POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI DNQ |
CAL | RCH DNQ |
NHA 43 |
DOV DNQ |
TAL | 87th | 34 | [5] | |||||||||
Buddy Sisco Racing | 61 | Dodge | KAN DNQ |
CLT | MAR DNQ |
ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM |
Busch Series
NASCAR Busch 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 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | NBSC | Pts | Ref | |
1996 | 85 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | NSV DNQ |
DAR | BRI | HCY | NZH | CLT | DOV | SBO | MYB | GLN | MLW | NHA | TAL | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR | HOM | NA | - | [6] | ||||||||||
2003 | TC Motorsports | 35 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | TAL | NSH | CAL | RCH | GTY | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT DNQ |
MEM | ATL DNQ |
PHO | CAR | HOM | NA | - | [7] |
Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||
1997 | Liberty Racing | 97 | Ford | WDW | TUS | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | I70 | NHA | TEX | BRI | NZH | MLW | LVL | CNS | HPT | IRP | FLM | NSV 31 |
GLN | RCH | MAR | SON | MMR | CAL | PHO | LVS 29 |
95th | 146 | [8] | ||||||||||||
1998 | 84 | WDW 15 |
HOM 19 |
PHO 20 |
POR 25 |
EVG 15 |
I70 9 |
GLN 26 |
TEX 21 |
BRI 34 |
MLW 25 |
NZH 26 |
CAL 34 |
PPR 25 |
IRP 18 |
NHA 23 |
FLM 30 |
NSV 18 |
HPT 12 |
LVL 26 |
RCH 21 |
MEM 10 |
GTY | MAR | SON | MMR | PHO | LVS | 25th | 2070 | [9] |
Busch North Series
NASCAR Busch North 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 | 22 | NBNSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||
1997 | Tony Vecchio | 1 | Chevy | DAY | LEE | JEN | NHA 16 |
NZH | HOL | NHA 17 |
STA | BEE | TMP | NZH | TIO | NHA | STA | THU | GLN | EPP | RPS | BEE | TMP | NHA 12 |
LRP | 48th | 354 | [10] |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 22 | 23 | ARMC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||
2003 | TC Motorsports | 35 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | NSH DNQ |
SLM | TOL | KEN | CLT DNQ |
BLN | KAN 8 |
MCH 39 |
LER | POC | POC | NSH 7 |
ISF | WIN | DSF | CHI 5 |
SLM | TAL | CLT 18 |
SBO | 33rd | 820 | [11] | ||||||||||||||||
2004 | Pontiac | DAY 29 |
49th | 590 | [12] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | NSH 6 |
SLM | KEN 26 |
TOL | CLT 5 |
KAN | POC | MCH | SBO | BLN | KEN | GTW | POC | LER | NSH | ISF | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Wayne Anderson | 8 | Dodge | DAY | USA 3 |
NSH | SLM | KAN | WIN | KEN | TOL | IOW | POC | MCH | BLN | KEN | POC | NSH | ISF | MIL | GTW | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | TOL | 102nd | 215 | [13] |
References
- "Wayne Anderson Career Statistics". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- "About Wayne". wayneandersonracing.com. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- Vanhoose, Joe (December 3, 2008). "Wildwood's Anderson carving own racing legend". Ocala Star-Banner. Ocala, FL. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- "2010 is bringing lots of changes". wayneandersonracing.com. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
- "Wayne Anderson – 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- "Wayne Anderson – 1996 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- "Wayne Anderson – 2003 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- "Wayne Anderson – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- "Wayne Anderson – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- "Wayne Anderson – 1997 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- "Wayne Anderson – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- "Wayne Anderson – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- "Wayne Anderson – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
External links
- Official website
- Wayne Anderson driver statistics at Racing-Reference