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Ron Barfield Jr.(born April 20, 1971) is an American formerstock car racingdriver. He raced in all of the major NASCAR series:Winston Cup,Busch Series,andCraftsman Truck Series,but did not win a race. He is a former protégé ofBill Elliott.

Ronald Barfield II
Born(1971-04-20)April 20, 1971(age 53)
Florence, South Carolina
Awards1987 World Karting Association National Dirt Series Championship
1994Texas PeteAll-Pro Series Rookie of the Year
NASCARCup Seriescareer
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish59th (1997)
First race1997Brickyard 400(Indianapolis)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCARXfinity Seriescareer
29 races run over 4 years
Best finish37th (1997)
First race1996GM Goodwrench/Delco 200(Dover)
Last race2003Funai 250(Richmond)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
NASCARCraftsman Truck Seriescareer
71 races run over 6 years
Best finish9th (1998)
First race1996Florida Dodge Dealers 400(Homestead)
Last race2001Darlington 200(Darlington)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 17 0

Beginnings

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Barfield began racing at the age of six ingo-karts.In 1987, he won theWorld Karting Association's National Dirt Series Championship. Two years later, he switched to stock car racing and won nine races in a Late Model atMyrtle Beach Speedway.He would win the track championship at Myrtle Beach in 1991, collecting a total of 46 feature wins. In 1994, he was named the Texas Pete All-Pro Series Rookie of the Year, finishing fourth in points.

Early NASCAR

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In 1995, he moved to theSlim Jim All Pro Series,where he won two races and had sixteen top-ten starts in twenty-one starts. The next season, he began racing in the major NASCAR series. He made his debut in the Truck Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway, driving the #94 forSuper 8 MotelFord F-150for Elliott, starting third and finishing fourth. He ran six more races in the trucks that season and had two additional top-ten finishes. He also ran six races in the Busch Series for Elliott'sNew Hollandteam, where his best finish was 11th. In addition, Barfield attempted theBrickyard 400in the Cup series, but failed to qualify. He took home a victory atMichigan International Speedwayin anAuto Racing Club of Americaas well.

Barfield returned to the trucks for another part-time run in 1997, finishing eighth atWalt Disney World Speedway.He also attempted to run in the Busch Series full-time with Elliott's team, and posted two ninth-place runs, but his schedule was eventually cut back. He ran two more truck races forGloy Racing,before rounding out the schedule in a team owned by Elliott's partner,Charles Hardy.He also attempted again at Indianapolis in the Cup series, where he finished 22nd.

In 1998, Barfield went full-time with the Hardy team, with sponsorship fromOrtho Lawn & Garden.He had ten top-tens and finished 9th in points. He also ran a pair of races in the #2 for Craven, his best finish a 21st at Bristol.

Final years

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Despite the success of 1998, Hardy's team closed its doors, and Barfield return to Gloy to pilot the #55Icehouse BeerFord. He had two top-tens but was released late in the year, and finished the season driving forRick McCray.He started 2000 driving for his own team, but ran four more races, his worst finish a 27th. He made his final truck start the following year atDarlington Raceway,finishing 22nd in a truck owned byTeam 23 Racing.After not racing in 2002, Barfield made seven Busch starts in 2003, the first five in a car owned byStanton Barrett.After running two more races in the #73 car, Barfield disappeared from the NASCAR circuit.

He now runs a racing shop inTimmonsville, SCand in 2006, purchased an overgrown site that once was the site of a four-tenths mile dirt track in nearbyDillon(1966-73, 1977-80). Barfield rebuilt the track, paving it, where today it runs as theDillon Motor Speedway,hosting local and national (PASS) (Super) Late Models.[1]

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 32 NWCC Pts Ref
1996 Elliott-Hardy Racing 94 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH
QL† 		DAY NHA POC TAL NA - [1]
Bill Elliott Racing 91 IND
DNQ 		GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO
David Blair Motorsports 27 Ford ATL
DNQ
1997 Bill Elliott Racing 92 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR SON TAL CLT DOV POC MCH CAL DAY NHA POC IND
22 		GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO ATL 59th 97 [2]
†- Qualified forTodd Bodine

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 32 33 34 NBSC Pts Ref
1996 Bill Elliott Racing 94 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY NZH CLT
DNQ 		DOV
23 		SBO MYB GLN MLW NHA TAL
DNQ 		IRP MCH
DNQ 		BRI DAR
28 		RCH
37 		DOV
13 		CLT
11 		CAR
41 		HOM 53rd 519 [3]
1997 DAY
DNQ 		CAR
19 		RCH
9 		ATL
20 		LVS
38 		DAR
13 		HCY TEX
25 		BRI
39 		NSV TAL
9 		NHA NZH CLT
23 		DOV
22 		SBO GLN MLW MYB GTY IRP MCH
DNQ 		BRI
24 		DAR
16 		RCH
DNQ 		DOV
29 		CLT
DNQ 		CAL
22 		CAR HOM 37th 1362 [4]
1998 RC Racing 2 Chevy DAY
DNQ 		CAR LVS
DNQ 		NSV DAR
DNQ 		BRI
21 		TEX HCY TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV RCH PPR GLN MLW MYB CAL
28 		SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR
DNQ 		RCH DOV CLT GTY CAR ATL HOM 107th 79 [5]
2003 Stanton Barrett Motorsports 91 Ford DAY CAR LVS DAR
21 		BRI TEX TAL NSH CAL RCH GTY NZH
32 		CLT DOV
39 		NSH KEN MLW
41 		DAY CHI NHA
30 		PPR IRP MCH BRI 69th 472 [6]
Havill-Spoerl Racing 73 Ford DAR
35 		RCH
25 		DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO CAR HOM
2004 Stanton Barrett Motorsports 97 Ford DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL GTY RCH NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR
DNQ 		IRP MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO DAR HOM NA - [7]

Craftsman Truck Series

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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 26 27 NCTC Pts Ref
1996 Bill Elliott Racing 94 Ford HOM
4 		PHO
8 		POR
11 		EVG
9 		TUS CNS HPT BRI NZH MLW
28 		LVL I70 IRP FLM GLN NSV RCH NHA MAR NWS SON MMR PHO
27 		LVS
19 		29th 837 [8]
1997 WDW
8 		TUS HOM PHO POR 39th 618 [9]
Gloy/Rahal Racing 55 Ford EVG
12 		I70 NHA TEX BRI
29 		NZH MLW LVL CNS HPT IRP FLM NSV GLN RCH MAR SON MMR
Charles Hardy Racing 35 Chevy CAL
19 		PHO
27 		LVS
26
1998 WDW
22 		HOM
5 		PHO
21 		POR
18 		EVG
9 		I70
12 		GLN
23 		TEX
30 		BRI
7 		MLW
9 		NZH
20 		CAL
28 		PPR
13 		IRP
9 		NHA
4 		FLM
7 		NSV
10 		HPT
16 		LVL
11 		RCH
30 		MEM
6 		GTY
14 		MAR
20 		SON
13 		MMR
23 		PHO
15 		LVS
9 		9th 3227 [10]
1999 Gloy/Rahal Racing 55 Ford HOM
15 		PHO
21 		EVG
3 		MMR
29 		MAR
24 		MEM
31 		PPR
7 		I70
19 		BRI
11 		TEX
18 		PIR
18 		GLN
14 		MLW
11 		NSV
7 		NZH
26 		MCH
17 		NHA
14 		IRP
13 		GTY
13 		HPT
28 		RCH
18 		LVS
29 		17th 2743 [11]
McCray Racing 40 Chevy LVL
17
42 TEX
33 		CAL
21
2000 RDR Racing 97 Ford DAY
17 		HOM PHO MMR MAR PIR GTY DOV
DNQ 		TEX
DNQ 		CAL 44th 501 [12]
Nessa Motorsports 28 Ford MEM
27 		PPR EVG TEX KEN
21 		GLN MLW NHA NZH MCH
Black Tip Racing 69 Chevy IRP
20
Nessa Motorsports 8 Ford NSV
20 		CIC RCH
2001 Team 23 Racing 23 Chevy DAY HOM MMR MAR GTY DAR
22 		PPR DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA IRP NSH CIC NZH RCH SBO TEX LVS PHO CAL 99th 97 [13]
2002 Kelvin Locklear 97 Ford DAY
DNQ 		DAR
DNQ 		MAR GTY PPR DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA MCH IRP NSH RCH TEX SBO LVS CAL PHO HOM NA - [14]

Winston West Series

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NASCARWinston West Seriesresults
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Pts Ref
1999 RDR Racing 92 Ford TUS LVS PHO CAL PPR MMR IRW EVG POR IRW RMR LVS MMR MOT
12 		66th 127 [15]

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde 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 Bondo/Mar-Hyde 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 ABMSC Pts Ref
1996 Bill Elliott Racing 94 Ford DAY
5 		ATL
4 		SLM TAL
32 		FIF LVL CLT
38 		CLT KIL FRS POC
3 		MCH
1 		FRS TOL POC
2 		MCH INF SBS ISF DSF KIL SLM WIN CLT
3 		ATL
24 		24th - [16]
1997 DAY
2 		ATL SLM CLT CLT POC MCH SBS TOL KIL FRS MIN POC MCH DSF GTW SLM WIN CLT TAL ISF ATL 121st - [17]
1998 RC Racing 2 Ford DAY
5 		ATL SLM NA 0 [18]
Chevy CLT
4 		MEM MCH
16 		POC SBS TOL PPR POC KIL FRS ISF ATL DSF SLM TEX WIN CLT TAL ATL
1999 RDR Racing 92 Ford DAY
6 		ATL SLM AND CLT MCH POC TOL SBS BLN POC KIL FRS FLM ISF WIN DSF SLM CLT TAL ATL 89th 200 [19]

References

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  1. ^"Ron Barfiel Jr. – 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedJuly 31,2017.
  2. ^"Ron Barfield Jr. – 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedJuly 31,2017.
  3. ^"Ron Barfield Jr. – 1996 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedJuly 31,2017.
  4. ^"Ron Barfield Jr. – 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedJuly 31,2017.
  5. ^"Ron Barfield Jr. – 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedJuly 31,2017.
  6. ^"Ron Barfield Jr. – 2003 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedJuly 31,2017.
  7. ^"Ron Barfield Jr. – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedJuly 31,2017.
  8. ^"Ron Barfield Jr. – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedJuly 31,2017.
  9. ^"Ron Barfield Jr. – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedJuly 31,2017.
  10. ^"Ron Barfield Jr. – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedJuly 31,2017.
  11. ^"Ron Barfield Jr. – 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedJuly 31,2017.
  12. ^"Ron Barfield Jr. – 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedJuly 31,2017.
  13. ^"Ron Barfield Jr. – 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedJuly 31,2017.
  14. ^"Ron Barfield Jr. – 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedJuly 31,2017.
  15. ^"Ron Barfield Jr. – 1999 NASCAR Winston West Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedJuly 31,2017.
  16. ^"Ron Barfield Jr. – 1996 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedJuly 31,2017.
  17. ^"Ron Barfield Jr. – 1997 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedJuly 31,2017.
  18. ^"Ron Barfield Jr. – 1998 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedJuly 31,2017.
  19. ^"Ron Barfield Jr. – 1999 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedJuly 31,2017.
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