Robbie Faggart (born November 24, 1960) is an American former stock car racing driver. He competed in the NASCAR Sportsman Division in the early 1990s, winning the series' 1992 championship; he saw less success in NASCAR's top divisions, failing to qualify for seven Winston Cup Series races before running a limited schedule in the NASCAR Busch Series in the early 2000s.

Robbie Faggart
Born (1960-11-24) November 24, 1960 (age 64)
Concord, North Carolina
Achievements1992 NASCAR Igloo Sportsman Series Champion
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
16 races run over 4 years
Best finish51st (1987)
First race1987 Budweiser 200 (Bristol)
Last race2002 Carquest Auto Parts 300 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

Career

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Faggart's 2001 Busch Series car

Faggart raced in the NASCAR Goody's Dash Series during the 1980s, winning several races, before moving to the Sportsman Division, later the Igloo Sportsman Series, in 1990, running it until the series closed in 1995.[1][2] He established himself as a winning driver in the Sportsman Division, winning both in the series itself and also in local Late Model competition in the early 1990s;[3] in 1992 he won two Sportsman Series races at Charlotte Motor Speedway within the span of five days,[4] going on to win the series championship;[5] it was the first season in which the series had awarded a points title.[6]

Faggart attempted to qualify for seven Winston Cup Series races during his career, but never made the field for a race in NASCAR's top division.[7] He did compete in the Winston Open, a preliminary event for NASCAR's All-Star race, with his best run coming in 1996, where he qualified seventh and ran in the top five for part of the race before suffering engine failure and finishing 31st.[8] He ran a limited schedule in the NASCAR Busch Series over several years; he ran a few events in the late 1980s and late 1990s, then competed in eleven races for Jay Robinson Racing in 2001, his most in a year. His career-best finish was 19th in 1997 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. His final start in the series came in 2002, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May; it was his final start in top-level NASCAR competition.[9]

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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NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
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
1991 Faggart Racing 76 Chevy 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 N/A 0 [10]
1996 Miles Motorsports 02 Chevy DAY CAR RCH
DNQ
ATL DAR
DNQ
BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT
DNQ
DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND
DNQ
GLN MCH BRI DAR
DNQ
RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
DNQ
CAR PHO ATL N/A 0 [11]

Busch Series

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NASCAR Busch Series results
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
1987 40 Olds DAY HCY MAR DAR BRI
21
LGY SBO CLT DOV IRP OCS JFC OXF SBO HCY RAL LGY OCS BRI JFC DAR
34
RCH DOV MAR CLT CAR MAR 51st 170 [12]
1997 Mark III Motorsports 76 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL LVS DAR HCY TEX BRI NSV TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT
19
CAL CAR HOM 90th 106 [13]
1999 78 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX NSV BRI TAL CAL NHA RCH NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT
Wth
CAR MEM PHO HOM N/A 0 [14]
2001 Jay Robinson Racing 49 Ford DAY CAR
35
LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX
42
NSH TAL CAL
35
RCH DOV KEN MLW
28
GLN CHI
33
GTY
36
PPR
37
IRP MCH BRI DAR 52nd 632 [15]
Chevy NHA
34
NZH
31
CLT
38
PF2 Motorsports 97 Chevy RCH
DNQ
DOV KAN
94 CLT
38
MEM PHO CAR HOM
2002 Jay Robinson Racing 49 Chevy DAY CAR
35
LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT
34
DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL CAR PHX HOM 94th 119 [16]

References

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  1. ^ "Allison takes money". Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, SC), September 27, 1991, page D2
  2. ^ "Speedway Plans To Eliminate Risky Sportsman Racing". Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC), November 28, 1995, page A1
  3. ^ "Craven Surprises Grand National Vets". Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC), October 14, 1991, page 2B
  4. ^ Pearce, Al (May 21, 1992): "Pole Sitter Easily Wins Goody's 150". Daily Press (Newport News, VA), accessed 2012-05-31
  5. ^ Green, David (October 11, 1992): "Faggart wins title with Duron 100 victory". Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, SC), page D9
  6. ^ Porter, David (October 8, 1992). "Faggart wins Sportsman race, takes points lead". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, SC. p. D5. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  7. ^ Robbie Faggart: NASCAR Winston Cup/Nextel Cup/Sprint Cup DNQs. Racing-Reference (USA Today Sports Media Group). Accessed 2012-05-31
  8. ^ 1996 Winston Open. Racing-Reference (USA Today Sports Media Group). Accessed 2012-05-31
  9. ^ Robbie Faggart: NASCAR Nationwide Series Results. Racing-Reference (USA Today Sports Media Group). Accessed 2012-05-31
  10. ^ "Robbie Faggart – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  11. ^ "Robbie Faggart – 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  12. ^ "Robbie Faggart – 1987 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  13. ^ "Robbie Faggart – 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  14. ^ "Robbie Faggart – 1999 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  15. ^ "Robbie Faggart – 2001 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  16. ^ "Robbie Faggart – 2002 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
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