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Tracy Leslie

Tracy Leslie(born October 24, 1957) is an American former professionalstock car racingdriver. He last raced in theARCA Racing Seriesagainst his son,Billy.He also raced in theNASCAR Winston Cup SeriesandNASCAR Busch Series.

Tracy Leslie
Born(1957-10-24)October 24, 1957(age 67)
Mount Clemens, Michigan
Achievements1988ARCA Racing SeriesChampion
Awards1989ARCA Racing SeriesBill France Four Crown
NASCARCup Seriescareer
5 races run over 2 years
Best finish56th (1989)
First race1989Coca-Cola 600(Charlotte)
Last race1990AC Delco 500(Rockingham)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCARXfinity Seriescareer
206 races run over 8 years
Best finish11th (1993,1994)
First race1991Goody's 300(Daytona)
Last race1998MBNA Gold 200(Dover)
First win1993Kroger 200(IRP)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 45 2
Statistics current as of April 30, 2020.

Early career

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Leslie ran his first race in 1975, and soon began racing throughout the Midwest, winning championships atMt. ClemensandToledo Speedwayand Delaware Speedway Park. Later he moved down south to compete in theARCAseries, 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 theCoca-Cola 600,starting 29th and finishing 25th in a car owned byA. J. Foyt.He ran another race that year for Foyt atMichigan,finishing 20th. In 1990, Leslie ran the 600 in his own #72, but suffered engine failure. Later in the year, he teamed with ownerRon Parkerto field the #72Detroit GasketChevy. He ran two more Cup races in the entry, both resulting in DNF’s.

1991-1995

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Leslie made his Busch Series debut in 1991 at theGoody’s 300in the Detroit GasketOldsmobile,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 atIndianapolis 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 theChampion 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 atDover,but was released from the 72 for the last two races of the year, but Parker fielded a second entry for him.

1996-2000

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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 theDaytona 500in the Cup series in a car owned byPhil Barkdoll,but he failed to qualify. In 1997, he signed to drive the #63LysolPontiac Grand PrixforHensley 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 byJack Bowsher,and picked up wins atWinchester SpeedwayandSalem 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 atPocono.Leslie attempt to qualify atToledoin 2004, but didn't make the field. He hasn't competed in any major form of motor sports since.

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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(key) (Bold– Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics– Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

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NASCARWinston Cup 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 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]
Daytona 500
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Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1996 Barkdoll Racing Chevrolet DNQ

Busch Series

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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 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

ARCA Re/Max Series

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(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 23 24 25 ARMC Pts Ref
1986 Marcis Auto Racing 21 Chevy ATL DAY ATL TAL SIR SSP FRS KIL CSP TAL BLN ISF DSF TOL MCS ATL
21 		NA 0 [14]
1987 Don Biederman 71 Chevy DAY ATL TAL DEL ACS TOL ROC POC FRS KIL TAL FRS ISF INF DSF SLM ATL
37 		NA 0 [15]
1988 72 DAY
6 		ATL
5 		TAL
8 		ATL
3 		1st 4600 [16]
Olds FRS
4 		PCS
22 		ROC
6 		POC
17 		WIN
1* 		KIL
8 		ACS
1* 		SLM
2 		POC
3 		DEL
1* 		FRS
1 		ISF
2 		DSF
21 		SLM
13
Pontiac TAL
4
1989 Leslie Racing DAY
27 		ATL
21 		KIL
12 		TAL
1* 		FRS POC
3 		KIL
17 		HAG
12 		POC
32 		TAL
1* 		DEL
3 		FRS
24 		ISF TOL
20* 		DSF
17 		SLM
27 		ATL
36 		13th 2250 [17]
1990 Olds DAY
27 		ATL
6 		TAL
2 		FRS POC
2 		KIL POC
23 		TAL
35 		MCH
1 		ISF TOL DSF WIN DEL ATL
19 		13th 1820 [18]
Ford KIL
25
Pontiac TOL
6 		HAG
1991 Parker Racing Olds DAY ATL KIL TAL TOL FRS POC MCH KIL FRS DEL POC TAL HPT MCH
7 		ISF TOL DSF TWS ATL NA 0 [19]
1994 Southtown Motorsports 81 Ford DAY TAL FIF LVL KIL TOL FRS MCH DMS POC POC KIL FRS INF I70 ISF DSF TOL
23 		SLM WIN ATL NA 0 [20]
1999 Bowsher Motorsports 21 Ford DAY ATL SLM AND CLT MCH
10 		POC
10 		TOL
10 		SBS
12 		BLN
5 		POC
8 		KIL
25 		FRS
7 		FLM
4 		ISF
13 		WIN
1 		DSF
3 		SLM
5 		CLT
39 		TAL
33 		13th 3355 [21]
Team Rensi Motorsports 83 Chevy ATL
35
2000 Bowsher Motorsports 21 Ford DAY
26 		SLM
1 		AND
19 		CLT
QL† 		KIL
17 		FRS
20 		MCH POC TOL KEN BLN
20 		POC 29th 1265 [22]
Cavil Councilor 58 Ford WIN
3 		ISF
Cavin Councilor 19 Chevy KEN
14 		DSF SLM CLT TAL ATL
2001 DAY NSH WIN
20 		SLM
18 		GTY KEN CLT KAN MCH POC MEM GLN
32 		KEN MCH POC
6 		NSH ISF CHI DSF SLM
22 		TOL BLN
DNQ 		CLT TAL ATL 52nd 675 [23]
2004 Lee Leslie 3 Ford DAY NSH SLM KEN TOL CLT KAN POC MCH SBO BLN KEN GTW POC LER NSH ISF TOL
DNQ 		DSF CHI SLM TAL NA - [24]
†– Qualified but replaced byJeff Finley

References

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  1. ^"Tracy Leslie – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedApril 15,2023.
  2. ^"Tracy Leslie – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedApril 15,2023.
  3. ^"Tracy Leslie – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedApril 15,2023.
  4. ^"Tracy Leslie – 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedApril 15,2023.
  5. ^"Tracy Leslie – 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedApril 15,2023.
  6. ^"Tracy Leslie – 1991 NASCAR Busch Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedApril 16,2023.
  7. ^"Tracy Leslie – 1992 NASCAR Busch Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedApril 16,2023.
  8. ^"Tracy Leslie – 1993 NASCAR Busch Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedApril 16,2023.
  9. ^"Tracy Leslie – 1994 NASCAR Busch Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedApril 16,2023.
  10. ^"Tracy Leslie – 1995 NASCAR Busch Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedApril 16,2023.
  11. ^"Tracy Leslie – 1996 NASCAR Busch Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedApril 16,2023.
  12. ^"Tracy Leslie – 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedApril 16,2023.
  13. ^"Tracy Leslie – 1998 NASCAR Busch Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedApril 16,2023.
  14. ^"Tracy Leslie – 1986 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedJanuary 22,2024.
  15. ^"Tracy Leslie – 1987 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedJanuary 22,2024.
  16. ^"Tracy Leslie – 1988 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedJanuary 22,2024.
  17. ^"Tracy Leslie – 1989 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedJanuary 22,2024.
  18. ^"Tracy Leslie – 1990 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedJanuary 22,2024.
  19. ^"Tracy Leslie – 1991 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedJanuary 22,2024.
  20. ^"Tracy Leslie – 1994 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedJanuary 22,2024.
  21. ^"Tracy Leslie – 1999 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedJanuary 22,2024.
  22. ^"Tracy Leslie – 2000 ARCA Re/Max Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedJanuary 22,2024.
  23. ^"Tracy Leslie – 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedJanuary 22,2024.
  24. ^"Tracy Leslie – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedJanuary 22,2024.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by ARCA Series Champion
1988 		Succeeded by
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