Boston Reid

Boston Reid(born December 29, 1982) is an American formerstock car racingdriver who has previously competed in theNASCAR Busch Series,theNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series,and theUnited States Auto Club.

Boston Reid
Reid in 2005
Born	(1982-12-29)December 29, 1982 Logansport, Indiana
Awards	2002USACRookie of the Year 2002 National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Non-Wing Rookie of the Year
NASCARXfinity Seriescareer
10 races run over 2 years
Best finish	65th (2005)
First race	2004Emerson Radio 250(Richmond)
Last race	2005Kroger 200(IRP)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCARCraftsman Truck Seriescareer
21 races run over 2 years
Best finish	26th (2006)
First race	2006GM Flex Fuel 250(Daytona)
Last race	2007Michigan 200(Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0
Statistics current as of June 19, 2006.

Early life and education

Reid was born inLogansport, Indiana,where his father Lynn Reid, a former Indy car chief, was theHonda Motorcycledealer; he later moved his shop toKokomo, Indiana.Reid is a 2001 Graduate ofTaylor High School.Reid began racing at the age of seven before moving on to theWorld Karting Associationtwo years later. By the time he was twelve years old, he was racing 80cc go-karts and mini-sprint cars under the tutelage of his father.

Professional racing career

In 1995, Reid won the Rookie of the Year division in the Mini Sprint 600cc division at Miami County Speedway. He won the track championship at that track over the next two years. In 1999, Reid moved to theGreat Lakes Outlaw Sprint Series,a sprint car division based in the MidWest. He drove theGeorge K. DevineSpecial number 9 to several race wins over the next two years. Reid garnered more awards, the 2002 USAC Sprint Car Rookie of the Year, and the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Non-Wing Rookie of the Year. He got his first win that year atEldora Speedway.

He would go on to race inFranceas part of theRed Bull RacingFormula Oneprogram, where he was signed to a sponsorship deal. In 2004, Reid signed adriver development contractwithHendrick Motorsports.He made hisBusch Seriesdebut later that year atRichmond International RacewaywithNEMCO Motorsports,finishing 37th after a crash. He made two more starts that year. In2005,he raced seven races for Hendrick in the Busch Series. His best race was atNashville Superspeedway,where he started and finished seventeenth. Unfortunately, he was released from his contract at Hendrick at the end of the year.

In2006,Reid was a rookie in the Craftsman Truck Series circuit with the newWoodard Racingteam. He had run 20 races with a best finish of 13th when he was replaced byDamon Lusk.

Before working with Hendrick's development program, Reid was mentored by four-timeWinston CupchampionJeff Gordonand his father, Lynn.

Personal life

Reid is currently a successful Real Estate agent in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Founding Partner of Lead 2 Real Estate Group, (started in 2011), a firm that specializes in assisting the racing community with their real estate needs. He is married to Shanda, they have one son Hudson (born in 2012) and as of 2014, they announced they expecting another in March 2014.

Boston Reid & Co. is currently the series title sponsor of the Pro Division of theLegends Car Summer ShootoutatCharlotte Motor Speedway.

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

NASCARBusch Seriesresults
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
2004	Hendrick Motorsports	87	Chevy	DAY	CAR	LVS	DAR	BRI	TEX	NSH	TAL	CAL	GTY	RCH	NZH	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	NHA	PPR	IRP	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH 37	DOV	KAN	CLT 42	MEM	ATL 26	PHO	DAR	HOM		97th	174
2005		5		DAY	CAL 22	MXC	LVS	ATL	NSH 30	BRI	TEX	PHO 39	TAL	DAR	RCH	CLT	DOV	NSH 17	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	NHA 36	PPR	GTY 25														65th	555
		57																								IRP 28	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	TEX	PHO	HOM

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCARCraftsman Truck Seriesresults
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	NCTC	Pts	Ref
2006	Woodard & Sharp Racing	25	Dodge	DAY 36	CAL 34	ATL 24	MAR 31	GTY 16	CLT 16	MFD 14	DOV 33	TEX 17	MCH 17	MLW 26	KAN 28	KEN 14	MEM 24	IRP 24	NSH 14	BRI 28	NHA 33	LVS 33	TAL 29	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM	26th	1792
2007	Xpress Motorsports	16	Ford	DAY	CAL	ATL	MAR	KAN	CLT	MFD	DOV	TEX	MCH 35	MLW	MEM	KEN	IRP	NSH	BRI	GTW	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM	110th	58

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 Seriesresults
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	ARSC	Pts	Ref
2004	Hendrick Motorsports	5	Chevy	DAY	NSH	SLM	KEN	TOL 3	CLT	KAN 8	POC	MCH	SBO	BLN	KEN 6	GTW	POC	LER	NSH	ISF	TOL	DSF	CHI	SLM		36th	750
		7																							TAL 23

External links

• Official website
• Boston Reiddriver statistics at Racing-Reference