Bryan Reffneris a formerNASCARCraftsman Truck Seriesdriver. He was also a champion in theAmerican Speed Association.
Bryan Reffner | |||||||
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Born | Rudolph,Wisconsin,U.S. | November 6, 1963||||||
Achievements | 1988ARTGOChampion 1989, 1990 Track Champion (Madison) 1995American Speed AssociationChampion 2005American Stockcar LeagueChampion | ||||||
Awards | 1988 ARTGO Rookie of the Year 1996Craftsman Truck SeriesRookie of the Year | ||||||
NASCARXfinity Seriescareer | |||||||
3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 108th (2002) | ||||||
First race | 2002Cabela's 250(Michigan) | ||||||
Last race | 2005Wallace Family Tribute 250(Gateway) | ||||||
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NASCARCraftsman Truck Seriescareer | |||||||
126 races run over 8 years | |||||||
Best finish | 9th (1996,2000) | ||||||
First race | 1996Florida Dodge Dealers 400(Homestead) | ||||||
Last race | 2003Ford 200(Homestead) | ||||||
First win | 2000O'Reilly 400(Texas) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of March 8, 2012. |
Career prior to NASCAR
editReffner began racing at age 16. Reffner became a regular competitor in the late model division atMadison International Speedway.He was named theARTGOSeries (nowNASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Midwest Series) rookie-of-the-year in 1983. Reffner won three track championships in 1989 and 1990.
Reffner moved to the American Speed Association in 1994, and became the 1995 ASA champion.
NASCAR career
editReffner made his Craftsman Truck Series debut in 1996, winning Rookie of the Year, driving the #441-800-COLLECTFordforMark Simo.He finished the year with 3 top fives, 9 top tens, and three poles, finishing ninth in the points. He continued to run full-time in1997,posting two top-tens forDale Phelon.In 1998, he started the year with Phelon, but was released, and spent the rest of the season running withLiberty RacingandMB Motorsports.He had eight top-tens and finished 22nd in points.
1999 turned out to be a short year for him, as he ran only 13 races. He started the year signed to drive for a new two-truck operation,Ridge Gate Motion Sports,owned byMike ClarkandDominic Dobson.However, he left the team early in the season as he felt the team had not lived up to its obligations, and spent the year withConely Racing,running thirteen races. In 2000 however, he had a breakthrough year, driving forTeam Menard.He won his first career race atTexas Motor Speedway,(a race that unfortunately marked thedeathofTony Roper) and having 16 top tens, finishing 9th in the points. Four races into 2001 however, Team Menard suspended operations, and Reffner ran just a handful of races, for Conely andTKO Motorsports.He had three top-tens during that season. He ran three races in 2002, his best finish a thirteenth at Michigan. He also made hisBusch Seriesdebut at Michigan. Driving the #0 for Conely, he started 25th and finished 29th. In2003,he made his last two CTS starts to date, driving his self-owned #80 at Richmond and Homestead.
In 2003 he returned to the American Speed Association, and finished sixth in points.
In2005,Reffner made two starts forSmith Bros. Racing,but failed to finish higher than 35th. He also made a failed attempt at qualifying for theNEXTEL CupPhoenix race withCompetitive Edge Motorsports.He also was leading the points in theAmerican Stockcar Leagueseries going into the final 3 races of 2005 and was declared the ASL Champion when the final races were canceled.
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold– Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics– Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Nextel Cup Series
editNASCARNextel Cup Seriesresults | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Conely Racing | 79 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL | DAR | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH DNQ |
BRI | CAL | RCH | NHA | DOV | TAL | KAN | CLT | MAR | ATL | TEX | NA | - | [1] | ||||
Competitive Edge Motorsports | 51 | Chevy | PHO DNQ |
HOM |
Busch Series
editNASCARBusch Seriesresults | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NBSC | Pts | Ref |
2002 | Conely Racing | 0 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | RCH | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | GTY | PPR | IRP | MCH 29 |
BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | 108th | 76 | [2] | ||||||
70 | MEM DNQ |
ATL | CAR | PHO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
07 | HOM DNQ |
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2005 | Smith Brothers Motorsports | 67 | Dodge | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | NSH | BRI | TEX | PHO | TAL | DAR | RCH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW 35 |
DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | GTY 43 |
IRP | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV DNQ |
KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | 143rd | 34 | [3] |
Craftsman Truck Series
editARCA Re/Max Series
edit(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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||
2006 | Eddie Sharp Racing | 22 | Chevy | DAY | NSH | SLM | WIN | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | KAN | KEN | BLN | POC | GTW | NSH | MCH | ISF | MIL | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | IOW 36 |
169th | 50 | [12] | |||||||||||||||
2007 | Hendren Motorsports | 66 | Chevy | DAY | USA | NSH | SLM | KAN | WIN | KEN | TOL | IOW 12 |
POC | MCH | BLN | KEN 15 |
POC | NSH | ISF | MIL | GTW | DSF | CHI 28 |
SLM | TAL | TOL | 61st | 420 | [13] | |||||||||||||||
2008 | DAY | SLM | IOW | KAN | CAR | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH 14 |
CAY | KEN 14 |
BLN | POC | NSH | ISF | DSF | CHI 16 |
SLM | NJE | TAL | TOL | 57th | 470 | [14] |
References
edit- ^"Bryan Reffner – 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedOctober 11,2015.
- ^"Bryan Reffner – 2002 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedOctober 11,2015.
- ^"Bryan Reffner – 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedOctober 11,2015.
- ^"Bryan Reffner – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedOctober 11,2015.
- ^"Bryan Reffner – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedOctober 11,2015.
- ^"Bryan Reffner – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedOctober 11,2015.
- ^"Bryan Reffner – 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedOctober 11,2015.
- ^"Bryan Reffner – 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedOctober 11,2015.
- ^"Bryan Reffner – 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedOctober 11,2015.
- ^"Bryan Reffner – 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedOctober 11,2015.
- ^"Bryan Reffner – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedOctober 11,2015.
- ^"Bryan Reffner – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedOctober 11,2015.
- ^"Bryan Reffner – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedOctober 11,2015.
- ^"Bryan Reffner – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedOctober 11,2015.
External links
edit- Official website(from Internet Archive)
- Bryan Reffnerdriver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Rocky road for Reffner