Josh Wise
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| Born | February 7, 1983 Riverside, California |
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| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career | |||||||
| 4 race(s) run over 1 year(s) | |||||||
| 2011 position | 74th | ||||||
| Best finish | 74th - 2011 | ||||||
| First race | 2011 GEICO 400 (Chicagoland) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Nationwide Series career | |||||||
| 78 race(s) run over 6 year(s) | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 40 (Key Motorsports) | ||||||
| 2011 position | 16th | ||||||
| Best finish | 16th - 2011 | ||||||
| First race | 2007 Kroger 200 benefiting Riley Hospital for Children (IRP) | ||||||
| Last race | 2012 DRIVE4COPD 300 (Daytona International Speedway) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 10 race(s) run over 2 year(s) | |||||||
| 2011 position | 100th | ||||||
| Best finish | 33rd - 2007 | ||||||
| First race | 2007 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 (Kansas) | ||||||
| Last race | 2011 F.W. Webb 175 (Loudon) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of February 25, 2012. | |||||||
Josh Wise (born February 7, 1983 in Riverside, California)[1] is a American stock car driver.
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[edit] Early career
Wise started racing when he was 8 years old in the United States Auto Club (USAC) Midget Series. When he was 16, he became the youngest USAC champion in history.
Wise first appeared in the ARCA Remax Series in 2006 with Eddie Sharp Racing. He ran two races and earned one top 10. In 2007, Wise returned to the team to run 11 races, earning one pole position and six top 10s, including three 2nd place finishes.
In 2007, it was announced that Wise would drive part-time for Darrell Waltrip Motorsports in conjunction with Michael Waltrip Racing.[2] In nine races in the No. 00 Aaron's. Inc. Toyota, Wise earned two top 10s, including a career best 6th at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
[edit] Nationwide Series
In 2007, Wise made his Nationwide Series debut at Indianapolis Raceway Park (IRP). Driving the No. 22 Family Dollar Dodge for Fitz Motorsports, he started 29th and finished on the lead lap in 17th. In 2008, he ran 17 races in the No. 22 Supercuts Dodge for Fitz and the No. 00 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing. He earned one top 10 finish, a career best 5th at IRP. Wise made three series starts in 2009 for Xxxtreme Motorsport, failing to finish any of them. He also made one Sprint Cup Series attempt at Martinsville Speedway, failing to qualify in the No. 73 Dodge. After the 2009 season, it was announced that Wise had signed with Specialty Racing to run full-time in 2010. He raced in the No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevy with sponsorship from Go Daddy and HowDoYou.com part-time through 2010 and in 2011, splitting the ride with IndyCar driver Danica Patrick. Wise also drove for Go Green Racing and Key Motorsports during 2011.
In 2012, Wise will run full-time for Key Motorsports.[3]
[edit] Sprint Cup career
Wise attempted to make his Sprint Cup debut in 2009 for Barry Haefele at Martinsville, but did not qualify. In 2010, he attempted Dover with Larry Gunselman's previous team and Texas for Robert Richardson but was also unsuccessful. Wise made his Cup Series debut at Chicago in 2011, finishing 42nd.
He has filed to compete for Rookie of the Year in the Sprint Cup Series in 2012.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Josh Wise Career Statistics
- ^ Josh Wise Will Drive Waltrip Toyota Part-Time in '07
- ^ Adamczyk, Jay (January 17, 2011). "Nationwide Series Silly Season Page". Jayski.com. ESPN. http://www.jayski.com/nationwide/nationwide.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-18.
- ^ Rodman, Dave (February 21, 2012). "Vickers says he's just waiting for right 2012 option". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. http://www.nascar.com/news/120221/drodman-bvickers-dearnhardtjr-swallace-kkahne-notebook-daytona/index.html. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Josh Wise at Racing Reference
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