Jimmy Weller III
| Jimmy Weller III | |||||||
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| Born | November 20, 1985 Hubbard, Ohio | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 10 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| 2015 position | 39th | ||||||
| Best finish | 39th (2015) | ||||||
| First race | 2014 ToyotaCare 250 (Richmond) | ||||||
| Last race | 2015 Drive for the Cure 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 15 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| 2014 position | 28th | ||||||
| Best finish | 28th (2014) | ||||||
| First race | 2013 American Ethanol 200 (Iowa) | ||||||
| Last race | 2014 Fred's 250 (Talladega) | ||||||
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Jimmy Weller III (born November 20, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He has driven in various levels of racing, including the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.[1]
Racing career
[edit]Early years
[edit]Weller started his racing career in big-block modifieds near his family's steel business in Ohio.[2] He returned to big-blocks in 2016 at Sharon Speedway and Lernerville Speedway after sponsorship issues in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.[3]
Weller was critically injured in a 2004 sprint car accident at the Charlotte Motor Speedway dirt track. He was in the ICU for three weeks, two of them in a coma. His family credits the quick work of a local paramedic to save Weller's life after he flipped and got tangled in the catchfence.[4]
K&N Pro Series East
[edit]Weller broke into the series in 2011, driving for family friend and NASCAR driver Dave Blaney. He finished 14th in his only race that year.[5] In 2012, Weller ran the entire season with a family team. He scored two top ten finishes, including an eighth at Dover International Speedway.[6] He ran a limited schedule in 2013 while also running some NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races. He recorded a best finish of eighth at Bristol Motor Speedway.[7]
Camping World Truck Series
[edit]Weller debuted in the Camping World Truck Series in 2013 with SS-Green Light Racing, driving the No. 81 truck to a 24th-place finish at Iowa Speedway. He failed to qualify in SS-Green Light's No. 07 truck the next race at Eldora Speedway, and continued to struggle in occasional runs in the 07 until he returned to the 81 truck for the season finale, posting a career-best finish of 17th.[8] Sticking with SS-Green Light in 2014, Weller made ten starts. He failed to finish half (two crashes, three mechanical problems), but recorded his first top-ten in the season's opening race. He also cracked the top fifteen later in the year at Charlotte Motor Speedway.[9]
Xfinity Series
[edit]At the same time running a limited Truck slate, Weller attempted his first two NASCAR Xfinity Series races in 2014, starting and parking in one and failing to qualify for the other with SS-Green Light Racing.[10] Splitting time between SS-Green Light (five races) and Rick Ware Racing (four races) in 2015, Weller failed to finish three of his starts and finished in the top 30 in five races. He performed well at Chicagoland, recording a career-best finish of 26th.[11]
Motorsports career results
[edit]NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series
[edit]| NASCAR Xfinity 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 | NXSC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2014 | SS-Green Light Racing | 55 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | DAR | RCH 40 |
TAL | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | KAN | 118th | 01 | [10] | ||||||
| 77 | CLT DNQ |
TEX | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | 90 | DAY | ATL 33 |
LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH 33 |
TAL | IOW | CLT 26 |
DOV | CLT 30 |
KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | 39th | 117 | [11] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rick Ware Racing | 15 | Chevy | MCH 30 |
CHI 29 |
DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 90 | IOW 33 |
GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | RCH 39 |
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| SS-Green Light Racing | 15 | Chevy | CHI 26 |
KEN | DOV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Camping World Truck Series
[edit]| NASCAR Camping World 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 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | SS-Green Light Racing | 81 | Toyota | DAY | MAR | CAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | KEN | IOW 24 |
HOM 17 |
39th | 82 | [8] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07 | Chevy | ELD DNQ |
POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toyota | IOW 35 |
CHI 25 |
LVS | TAL | MAR 36 |
TEX | PHO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | 08 | Chevy | DAY 9 |
MAR | CLT 14 |
DOV 30 |
TEX 17 |
GTW | KEN 22 |
IOW | ELD | POC | MCH 24 |
BRI 19 |
MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS 26 |
TAL 30 |
MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 28th | 225 | [9] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 07 | KAN 25 |
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K&N Pro Series East
[edit]| NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Dave Blaney | 10 | Toyota | GRE | SBO | RCH | IOW | BGS | JFC | LGY | NHA 14 |
COL | GRE | NHA | DOV DNQ |
46th | 191 | [5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Jim Weller Jr. | 31 | Toyota | BRI 13 |
GRE 22 |
RCH 12 |
IOW 21 |
BGS 13 |
JFC 16 |
LGY 12 |
CNB 19 |
COL 8 |
IOW 14 |
NHA 11 |
DOV 8 |
GRE 21 |
CAR 14 |
12th | 412 | [6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | BRI 8 |
GRE 21 |
RCH 17 |
BGS | 25th | 130 | [7] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chevy | FIF 19 |
IOW 25 |
LGY | COL | IOW | VIR | GRE | NHA | DOV | RAL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
[edit]- ^ "Jimmy Weller III Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
- ^ "Rookie Jimmy Weller overcomes horrific crash and begins career in Truck Series". kansascity. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
- ^ Zuck, Thomas. "Weller III returns to racing comfort zone". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
- ^ "Jimmy Weller back at full speed after terrible crash". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
- ^ a b "Jimmy Weller III 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
- ^ a b "Jimmy Weller III 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
- ^ a b "Jimmy Weller III 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
- ^ a b "Jimmy Weller III 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ a b "Jimmy Weller III 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ a b "Jimmy Weller III 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ a b "Jimmy Weller III 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
External links
[edit]- Jimmy Weller III driver statistics at Racing-Reference