Jason Small (born June 7, 1979) is an American former stock car racing driver.[1]
Jason Small | |||||||
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Born | Bakersfield, California | June 7, 1979||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 80th (2002) | ||||||
First race | 2002 Sirius Satellite Radio 400 (Michigan) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
36 races run over 5 years | |||||||
2004 position | 52nd | ||||||
Best finish | 21st (2002) | ||||||
First race | 2000 Dodge California 250 (Mesa Marin) | ||||||
Last race | 2004 Darlington 200 (Darlington) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of March 21, 2017. |
Winston Cup Series
editSmall made his only career NASCAR Cup Series (then called the Winston Cup Series) start in 2002 at Michigan for Price Motorsports. He started 41st and ended up finishing there, after his brakes failed early.
Craftsman Truck Series
editSmall made his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut in 2000, running at Mesa Marin. That race he started 20th in the truck owned by Walker Evans, but struggled to a 28th-place finish. He then switched to Green Light Racing, where he competed one race for the team at O'Reilly Raceway Park with a 25th-place result.
Small started three races then for Sonntag Racing in 2001. His best run for the team came in his debut with them, where he started 19th and finished 25th at Homestead-Miami. Small then moved onto a family owned team for two late races in the year. He earned his then best career run at Phoenix, when he came home 19th.
Small reunited with Green Light Racing in 2002 and his runs with the team earned him 21st in the points as he competed in all the races. Immediately, Small started out with a 9th place in the season opener at Daytona.[1] Small, though, would only earn one more top-ten on the year: a 10th at Las Vegas. Small's meager 22nd in points could largely be blamed to inconsistency. Small did not finish seven races. At one point, he did not even finish six consecutive races. Such inconsistency led to Small's release at the end of the season.
Small did not go away, however, and once again he restarted his family team for three 2003 races. After a 21st place season debut, Small earned his third career top-10: a 10th at California. A 23rd-place finish at Phoenix would be his last start of the year.
Small was called upon in mid-2004 to drive the No. 13 ThorSport Racing Chevy in place of Tina Gordon. Small did his fill-in role decently, earning a best finish of 21st at Darlington. However, the ride did not convert into any more races and Small has not raced in NASCAR since.
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.)
Winston Cup Series
editNASCAR 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 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NWCC | Pts | Ref | ||
2002 | Price Motorsports | 59 | Dodge | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH 41 |
SON | DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | TAL | CLT | MAR | ATL | CAR | PHO | HOM | 80th | 40 | [2] |
Craftsman Truck Series
editNASCAR 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 | ||
2000 | Walker Evans Racing | 20 | Chevy | DAY | HOM | PHO | MMR 28 |
MAR | PIR | GTY | MEM | PPR | EVG | TEX | KEN | GLN | MLW | NHA | NZH | MCH | 102nd | 79 | [3] | ||||||||||
Green Light Racing | 45 | Chevy | IRP 25 |
NSV | CIC | RCH | DOV | TEX | CAL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001 | Tagsby Racing | 73 | Chevy | DAY DNQ |
HOM 25 |
MMR 33 |
MAR 28 |
GTY | DAR | PPR | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | 53rd | 444 | [4] | ||||||||||||||||
Ken Small | 74 | Chevy | KAN 29 |
KEN | NHA | IRP | NSH | CIC | NZH | RCH | SBO | TEX | LVS | PHO 24 |
CAL | ||||||||||||||||||
2002 | Green Light Racing | 07 | Chevy | DAY 9 |
DAR 21 |
MAR 13 |
GTY 21 |
PPR 22 |
DOV 21 |
TEX 25 |
MEM 33 |
MLW 26 |
KAN 30 |
KEN 29 |
NHA 32 |
MCH 19 |
IRP 25 |
NSH 15 |
RCH 24 |
TEX 14 |
SBO 27 |
LVS 10 |
CAL 24 |
PHO 29 |
HOM 22 |
21st | 2116 | [5] | |||||
2003 | JRS Motorsports | 39 | Chevy | DAY | DAR | MMR 21 |
MAR | CLT | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | GTW | MCH | IRP | NSH | BRI | RCH | NHA | CAL 10 |
LVS DNQ |
SBO | TEX | MAR | PHO 23 |
HOM | 64th | 328 | [6] | ||
2004 | ThorSport Racing | 13 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR | MFD | CLT | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | GTW | MCH | IRP | NSH | BRI | RCH | NHA | LVS | CAL 22 |
TEX 33 |
MAR | PHO | DAR 21 |
HOM 31 |
52nd | 331 | [7] |
References
edit- ^ a b WHEEL THING: Small planning more Cup races", The Bakersfield Californian, February 10, 2006.
- ^ "Jason Small – 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Jason Small – 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Jason Small – 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Jason Small – 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Jason Small – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Jason Small – 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
External links
edit- Jason Small driver statistics at Racing-Reference