Tommy Houston
Tommy Houston | |||||||
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Born | Hickory, North Carolina | January 29, 1945||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
13 races run over 4 years | |||||||
Best finish | 48th (1980) | ||||||
First race | 1980 Richmond 400 (Richmond) | ||||||
Last race | 1985 Southern 500 (Darlington) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
417 races run over 15 years | |||||||
Best finish | 2nd (1989) | ||||||
First race | 1982 Goody's 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 1996 AC Delco 200 (Rockingham) | ||||||
First win | 1982 Eastern 150 (Richmond) | ||||||
Last win | 1992 Mountain Dew 400 (Hickory) | ||||||
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 117th (1999) | ||||||
First race | 1999 The Orleans 250 (Las Vegas) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of February 26, 2007. |
Tommy Houston (born January 29, 1945) is a retired NASCAR Busch Series driver. Over his career, Houston and Jack Ingram became known as the pair of journeymen drivers that helped that series grow throughout the 1980s and early 1990s.
Houston was born in Hickory, North Carolina, and was in the NASCAR Late Model Sportsman division, winning nearly 150 races before the series was formed into the Busch Series.
Busch Series career[]
Houston made the inaugural race of the Busch Series at the 1982 Daytona race. Driving the No. 27 Chevy for Mike Day, Houston started 23rd and finished the race in ninth position. The next week, Houston started 15th at the series' first ever short track race, at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway. From there, Houston moved solidly through the field and held off for the win. After problems at Bristol, Houston put together a run of five top-10 finishes. However, inconsistency through the year cost him. He did not finish the last three races as well as seven others. That cost him any shot at the title. At Hickory Speedway in August, however, Houston held off Tommy Ellis for his second career win, after starting fourth. All told, he finished fourth in the 1982 Busch Series points.
In 1983, Houston began running his No. 6 full-time. He was able to reduce his DNF count from 10 to 6. He had four more top-10 finishes. He won two races at Orange County Speedway, and one each at Indianapolis Raceway Park and Hickory. He also finished second three times. His sponsors over the years included Southern Biscuit Flour, Roses Stores, and, later, Red Devil Paints.
Houston snapped a 50 race winless streak at his home track on Easter Sunday in 1992 after the death of his father the day before. Houston came from three laps down to overtake Bobby Labonte for the win. The USA Today headline read "Divine Intervention".
His family was very involved in his efforts. He was inducted into the in 2008.[1]
Personal life[]
Houston is the uncle of Teresa Earnhardt (Dale Earnhardt's wife), then president and Co-chief executive officer of Chip Ganassi Racing. His son, Andy Houston, raced in all of the three major NASCAR series.
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[]
NASCAR Winston Cup Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NWCC | Pts | Ref | ||||
1980 | 95 | Chevy | RSD | DAY | RCH 17 |
CAR | ATL | BRI 15 |
DAR | NWS 31 |
MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT 24 |
TWS | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | NWS | MAR | CLT | CAR | ATL | ONT | 48th | 396 | [2] | |||||
1981 | Hamby Motorsports | 17 | Buick | RSD | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | NWS 20 |
DAR | TAL 12 |
NSV | DOV | 52nd | - | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | MAR 20 |
NSV 19 |
POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR 12 |
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Olds | CLT DNQ |
TWS | RSD | MCH | DAY 27 |
NWS 11 |
CLT | CAR | ATL | RSD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1982 | Ulrich Racing | 40 | Buick | DAY | RCH 25 |
BRI | ATL | CAR | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | POC | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | NWS | CLT | MAR | CAR | ATL | RSD | 88th | 88 | [4] | |||||
1985 | 32 | Chevy | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | DOV | CLT | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR 36 |
RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | RSD | 91st | 55 | [5] |
Busch Series[]
NASCAR Busch Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
1982 | 27 | Chevy | DAY 9 |
MAR 9 |
DAR 9 |
HCY 4 |
SBO 6 |
4 |
20 |
14 |
5 |
12 |
7 |
15 |
CAR 33 |
23 |
SBO 5 |
1 |
4 |
HCY 3 |
RCH 4 |
15 |
MAR 32 |
4th | 3827 | [6] | |||||||||||||||
6 | Pontiac | RCH 1 |
CLT 31 |
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7 | Pontiac | BRI 28 |
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6 | Chevy | DOV 6 |
IRP 3 |
BRI 10 |
MAR 3 |
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Olds | CLT 32 |
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1983 | DAY 10 |
CAR 7 |
HCY 15 |
DAR 8 |
CLT 21 |
3rd | 4933 | [7] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | RCH 2 |
MAR 6 |
2 |
23 |
4 |
4 |
DOV 16 |
BRI 5 |
CLT 8 |
SBO 22 |
17 |
5 |
14 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
11 |
17 |
IRP 1 |
18 |
BRI 6 |
HCY 1 |
RCH 4 |
2 |
SBO 8 |
MAR 18 |
3 |
23 |
MAR 14 | |||||||||||
1984 | Olds | DAY 30 |
CAR 5 |
DAR 6 |
DOV 5 |
CLT 41 |
IRP 21 |
DAR 34 |
CLT 20 |
CAR 5 |
MAR 10 |
3rd | 4070 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | RCH 8 |
HCY 2 |
MAR 18 |
4 |
NSV 3 |
10 |
MLW 7 |
SBO 3 |
1* |
2 |
3 |
2 |
7* |
LGY 7 |
SBO 1 |
BRI 19 |
RCH 4 |
2 |
HCY 4 |
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1985 | Olds | DAY 24 |
CAR 5 |
DAR 4 |
11 |
IRP 2 |
SBO 4 |
DAR 24 |
CLT 14 |
CAR 2 |
4th | 3936 | [9] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | HCY 5 |
BRI 4 |
MAR 4* |
SBO 3* |
10 |
HCY 8 |
9 |
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Buick | DOV 5 |
CLT 23 |
LGY 5 |
HCY 4 |
MLW 5* |
BRI 18 |
RCH 7 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
MAR 4 |
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1986 | DAY 27 |
CAR 3 |
HCY 5 |
MAR 15 |
BRI 4 |
DAR 7 |
SBO 23 |
1* |
25 |
DOV 23 |
CLT 28 |
2 |
HCY 1* |
1* |
IRP 24 |
SBO 7 |
23 |
18 |
HCY 26 |
LGY 5 |
14 |
BRI 24 |
DAR 9 |
RCH 3 |
DOV 2 |
MAR 1* |
CLT 10 |
CAR 10 |
MAR 22 |
5th | 4098 | [10] | |||||||||
Pontiac | OXF 8 |
ROU 5 |
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1987 | Buick | DAY 36 |
HCY 3 |
MAR 7 |
DAR 37 |
BRI 9 |
2 |
SBO 23 |
CLT 6 |
DOV 15 |
IRP 20 |
16 |
21 |
OXF 20 |
SBO 3 |
HCY 10 |
31 |
LGY 4 |
26 |
BRI 8 |
14 |
DAR 5 |
RCH 4* |
DOV 5 |
MAR 27 |
CLT 31 |
CAR 20 |
MAR 23 |
12th | 3205 | [11] | ||||||||||
1988 | DAY 11 |
HCY 2 |
CAR 36 |
MAR 11 |
DAR 16 |
BRI 7 |
4 |
NZH 19 |
SBO 5 |
NSV 7 |
CLT 25 |
DOV 20 |
ROU 1* |
1* |
LVL 17 |
MYB 3 |
OXF 38 |
SBO 3 |
HCY 1 |
LNG 4 |
IRP 2 |
6 |
BRI 8 |
DAR 11 |
RCH 33 |
DOV 37 |
MAR 9 |
CLT 11 |
CAR 5 |
MAR 9* |
5th | 3964 | [12] | ||||||||
1989 | DAY 11 |
CAR 5 |
MAR 2 |
HCY 21 |
DAR 15 |
BRI 10 |
NZH 19* |
SBO 3 |
3* |
NSV 16 |
CLT 7 |
DOV 32 |
ROU 2 |
LVL 1 |
VOL 12 |
MYB 23 |
SBO 1 |
HCY 5 |
7 |
IRP 3 |
2 |
BRI 10 |
DAR 17 |
RCH 7 |
DOV 13 |
MAR 1 |
CLT 39 |
CAR 5 |
MAR 24 |
2nd | 3946 | [13] | |||||||||
1990 | DAY 38 |
RCH 12 |
CAR 21 |
MAR 1 |
HCY 1* |
DAR 7 |
BRI 27 |
12 |
6 |
NZH 9 |
HCY 2 |
CLT 34 |
DOV 6 |
ROU 18 |
VOL 1* |
MYB 27 |
2 |
NHA 26 |
SBO 1 |
DUB 4 |
IRP 34 |
13 |
BRI 5 |
DAR 37 |
RCH 34 |
DOV 11 |
MAR 32 |
CLT 6 |
NHA 45 |
CAR 40 |
MAR 2 |
9th | 3667 | [14] | |||||||
1991 | DAY 16 |
RCH 13 |
CAR 12 |
MAR 8 |
VOL 2 |
HCY 16 |
DAR 36 |
BRI 21 |
6 |
11 |
NZH 8 |
CLT 7 |
DOV 30 |
ROU 7 |
HCY 23 |
MYB 19 |
GLN 11 |
2 |
NHA 13 |
SBO 3 |
DUB 5 |
IRP 5 |
16 |
BRI 14 |
DAR 26 |
RCH 19 |
DOV 10 |
CLT 21 |
NHA 17 |
CAR 25 |
MAR 27 |
8th | 3777 | [15] | |||||||
1992 | Olds | DAY 26 |
ATL 19 |
TAL 9 |
MCH 16 |
CLT 9 |
10th | 3599 | [16] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buick | CAR 26 |
RCH 35 |
MAR 14 |
DAR 10 |
BRI 29 |
HCY 1 |
14 |
DUB 25 |
NZH 14 |
CLT 19 |
DOV 13 |
ROU 13 |
MYB 8 |
GLN 18 |
VOL 14 |
NHA 10 |
IRP 3 |
28 |
NHA 7 |
BRI 20 |
DAR 24 |
RCH 24 |
DOV 11 |
MAR 10 |
CAR 21 |
HCY 10 |
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1993 | Ford | DAY 40 |
CAR 34 |
RCH 15 |
DAR 26 |
BRI 18 |
HCY 4 |
ROU 23 |
MAR 28 |
CLT 39 |
DOV 21 |
MYB 14 |
MLW 30 |
TAL 13 |
IRP 10 |
MCH 23 |
BRI 8 |
DAR 31 |
RCH DNQ |
DOV 27 |
ROU 29 |
CLT 13 |
MAR 31 |
CAR 31 |
HCY 3 |
ATL 17 |
16th | 2852 | [17] | ||||||||||||
0 | NZH 27 |
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3 | GLN 20 |
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61 | NHA 5 |
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Precision Products Racing | 0 | Olds | RCH 4 |
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1994 | 6 | Ford | DAY 33 |
CAR 35 |
RCH DNQ |
ATL | DAR 42 |
HCY 5 |
BRI 2 |
25 |
NHA | NZH 13 |
CLT DNQ |
DOV | MYB 22 |
GLN | MLW | SBO 29 |
TAL 33 |
HCY DNQ |
IRP 2 |
MCH | BRI 25 |
DAR 30 |
RCH 39 |
DOV 35 |
CLT DNQ |
MAR 9 |
CAR 42 |
28th | 1658 | [18] | |||||||||
1 | Ford | MAR 16 |
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1995 | 6 | Ford | DAY 35 |
CAR 28 |
RCH 7 |
ATL DNQ |
NSV 22 |
DAR 18 |
BRI 26 |
HCY DNQ |
NHA 42 |
NZH 11 |
CLT 21 |
DOV 38 |
MYB 12 |
GLN 30 |
MLW 13 |
TAL 16 |
SBO 14 |
IRP 5 |
MCH 36 |
BRI 7 |
DAR 37 |
RCH DNQ |
DOV 34 |
CLT 30 |
CAR 41 |
HOM 42 |
21st | 2069 | [19] | ||||||||||
1996 | DAY DNQ |
CAR DNQ |
RCH DNQ |
ATL 35 |
NSV 31 |
DAR DNQ |
BRI 33 |
HCY DNQ |
NZH 6 |
CLT DNQ |
DOV 37 |
SBO 27 |
MYB 11 |
GLN 22 |
MLW 8 |
NHA 16 |
TAL DNQ |
IRP 30 |
MCH 31 |
BRI DNQ |
DAR 10 |
RCH 39 |
DOV 33 |
CLT 21 |
CAR 39 |
HOM DNQ |
28th | 1563 | [20] | ||||||||||||
0 | HCY 31 |
Craftsman Truck Series[]
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||
1999 | Addington Racing | 6 | Chevy | HOM | PHO | EVG | MMR | MAR | MEM | BRI | TEX | GLN | MLW | NSV | NZH | MCH | NHA | IRP | GTY | HPT | RCH | LVS 35 |
LVL | TEX | CAL | 117th | 58 | [21] |
Busch North Series[]
NASCAR Busch North Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NBNSC | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Buick | DAR | OXF | SEE | OXF | DOV | IRP | JEN | OXF | EPP | OXF | STA 1* |
OXF | DAR | SPE | DOV | SEE | CLT | OXF | CAR | 59th | 185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Buick | DAY | CAR | MAR | OXF | NZH | MND | OXF | DOV | OXF | JEN | EPP | OXF 4 |
JEN | OXF | IRP | TMP | OXF | RPS | OXF | RCH | DOV | EPP | 48th | 160 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | Buick | DAY | CAR | RCH | NHA | NZH | MND | OXF | DOV | JEN | OXF 44 |
NHA | OXF | EPP | NHA | RPS | OXF | NHA | EPP | 81st | 31 |
ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series[]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ATSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Olds | DAY | ATL | 2 |
ISF | DSF | TOL | 95th | - | [22] |
References[]
- ^ Jensen, Tom. Barrett-Jackson Wrapped, It's NASCAR Time Archived 2008-01-23 at the Wayback Machine, SpeedTV.com, January 21, 2008
- ^ "Tommy Houston – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Tommy Houston – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Tommy Houston – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Tommy Houston – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Tommy Houston – 1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Tommy Houston – 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Tommy Houston – 1984 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Tommy Houston – 1985 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Tommy Houston – 1986 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Tommy Houston – 1987 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Tommy Houston – 1988 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Tommy Houston – 1989 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Tommy Houston – 1990 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Tommy Houston – 1991 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Tommy Houston – 1992 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Tommy Houston – 1993 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Tommy Houston – 1994 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Tommy Houston – 1995 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Tommy Houston – 1996 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Tommy Houston – 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Tommy Houston – 1985 ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
External links[]
- Tommy Houston driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Tommy Houston owner statistics at Racing-Reference
- 1945 births
- Living people
- NASCAR drivers
- People from Hickory, North Carolina
- Racing drivers from North Carolina