Saturday, August 15, 2015

Top 100+ NASCAR Southwest Tour Drivers Of All-Time (50-41)

Only 50 names remain on the countdown.

50. Chris Trickle - 34 starts, 1 win (1996 Star Nursery/Budweiser 125 @ The Bullring At Las Vegas), 8 top 5s, 12 top 10s, 13.3 average finish
#70 Chris Trickle races #20 Jim Inglebright at Mesa Marin Raceway

49. Bill Sedgwick - 21 starts, 3 top 5s, 13 top 10s, 9.8 average finish, best finish 3rd (1991 California 200 @ Mesa Marin Raceway)

48. Dan Holtz - 50 starts, 1 win (2003 StarNursery.com 200 @ Mesa Marin Raceway), 12 top 5s, 18 top 10s, 16.0 average finish

47. Ron Eaton - 21 starts, 1 win (1996 Featherlite Southwest Tour 150 @ Tucson Raceway Park), 4 top 5s, 10 top 10s, 17.0 average finish

46. Michael Alsup - 71 starts, 1 win (1997 Coors 100 @ Mesa Marin Raceway), 12 top 5s, 29 top 10s, 12.9 average finish

45. John Metcalf - 43 starts, 9 top 5s, 22 top 10s, 12.2 average finish, best finish 2nd (twice)

44. Bob Lyon - 282 starts, 4 wins, 42 top 5s, 92 top 10s, 15.5 average finish
Win #1: 1993 Budweiser/PIR 100 @ Tucson Raceway Park
Win #2: 1994 Coca-Cola 100 @ Mesa Marin Raceway
Win #3: 1996 Coors 100 @ Orange Show Speedway
Win #4: 2000 Food 4 Less MDA 100 @ Madera Speedway
#44 Bob Lyon and #70 Ray Hooper, Jr. in the trophy dash
for the 1990 Olympia 100 at Redwood Acres Raceway

43. Jon Nelson - 30 starts, 2 wins, 6 top 5s, 11 top 10s, 14.7 average finish
Win #1: 2000 Food 4 Less 100 @ Cajon Speedway
Win #2: 2000 Snap-On 125 @ Rocky Mountain Raceways

42. Dennis Dyer - 143 starts, 1 win (1987 Winston 100 @ Cajon Speedway), 32 top 5s, 51 top 10s, 15.1 average finish

41. Sean Monroe - 55 starts, 2 wins, 12 top 5s, 20 top 10s, 14.7 average finish
Win #1: 1995 Spears Manufacturing 300 @ Mesa Marin Raceway
Win #2: 1996 NAPA Auto Parts 125 @ Suntana Raceways