Gary Collins (racing driver)

Gary Collins
Born (1960-01-24) January 24, 1960
Bakersfield, California, U.S.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career
4 races run over 4 years
Best finish 79th (1994)
First race 1988 Checker 500 (Phoenix)
Last race 1994 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 (Sonoma)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
4 races run over 1 year
Best finish 42nd (1995)
First race 1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic (Phoenix)
Last race 1995 Jerr Dan/Nelson 150 (Monroe)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0

Gary Collins (born January 24, 1960 in Bakersfield, California) is an American stock car racing driver. Now retired, he competed primarily in the NASCAR Winston West Series, however he also ran selected races in the Winston Cup Series and Craftsman Truck Series,[1] and was among the drivers selected to compete in the 1988 Goodyear NASCAR 500 exhibition race in Australia.[2] Collins' chassis shop, Collins Motorsports, built the first truck chassis for what became the NASCAR SuperTruck Series;[3] in 1994 he won the third exhibition race run to prove the series, at Saugus Speedway.[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.)

Winston Cup Series

SuperTruck Series

References

  1. ↑ "Gary Collins Career Statistics". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  2. ↑ Melling, Brian (January 17, 1998). "NASCAR racing cars begin trek to Australia in North Charleston". Sunday Post/Courier. Charleston, SC. p. 13C. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  3. ↑ Close, John (2007). NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: From Desert Dust to Superspeedways. Minneapolis, MN: Motorbooks International. p. 18. ISBN 978-0760326596.
  4. ↑ Esper, Darin (September 11, 1994). "SAUGUS SPEEDWAY : Collins Wins Exhibition for SuperTrucks". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. Retrieved 2014-04-02.

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