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'''Daniel O'Quinn, Jr.''' (born [[May 7]], [[1985]]) is an [[United States|American]] professional [[stock car]] racer from [[Coeburn, Virginia]]. He is currently drives the number 56 Mac Hill [[Barr-Nunn]] |
'''Daniel O'Quinn, Jr.''' (born [[May 7]], [[1985]]) is an [[United States|American]] professional [[stock car]] racer from [[Coeburn, Virginia]]. He is currently drives the number 56 Mac Hill [[Barr-Nunn]] Chevrolet, but he is all so looking for a full-time Nationwide Series or Craftsman Truck Series ride for the rest of 2008. |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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He began racing [[go-kart]]s at the age of 7 and won four championships. He won over 130 races, and one Tennessee state championship between 1992 and 1998. |
He began racing [[go-kart]]s at the age of 7 and won four championships. He won over 130 races, and one Tennessee state championship between 1992 and 1998. |
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O'Quinn was named Busch Series [[Rookie of the Year]] after the 2006 Season Finale at [[Homestead-Miami Speedway]] beating former NASCAR Winston Cup driver [[John Andretti]] and teammate [[Todd Kluever]], among others, for the award. In 2007, O'Quinn made occasional starts in #17 [[Dish Network]] Ford and also ran part time with [[Mac Hill Motorsports]] in the #56 Chevy. |
O'Quinn was named Busch Series [[Rookie of the Year]] after the 2006 Season Finale at [[Homestead-Miami Speedway]] beating former NASCAR Winston Cup driver [[John Andretti]] and teammate [[Todd Kluever]], among others, for the award. In 2007, O'Quinn made occasional starts in #17 [[Dish Network]] Ford and also ran part time with [[Mac Hill Motorsports]] in the #56 Chevy. |
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After driving part time in 2007 in selected races with [[Roush Fenway Racing]] O'Quinn announced his departure from the team, due to a lack of sponsorship which prohibited from landing a solid ride with the team. He then signed on to drive the number 56 chevy part time for the remainder of the year. |
After driving part time in 2007 in selected races with [[Roush Fenway Racing]] O'Quinn announced his departure from the team, due to a lack of sponsorship which prohibited from landing a solid ride with the team. He then signed on to drive the number 56 chevy part time for the remainder of the year. Currently, Danny continues drive part time for Mac Hill with sponsorship from [[Bar-Nunn]]. To date, he has not made a race in two attempts in 2008. |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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Revision as of 18:12, 29 July 2008
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| Awards | 1999 Lonesome Pine Raceway SuperStock Rookie of the Year
2000 Lonesome Pine Raceway Late Model Series Rookie of the Year & Champion 2003 USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Southern Division Rookie of the Year 2006 Busch Series Rookie of the Year | ||||||
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| 2006 position | 19th | ||||||
| Best finish | 19th - (2006 (Busch Series) | ||||||
| First race | 2006 Hershey's Kissables 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
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Daniel O'Quinn, Jr. (born May 7, 1985) is an American professional stock car racer from Coeburn, Virginia. He is currently drives the number 56 Mac Hill Barr-Nunn Chevrolet, but he is all so looking for a full-time Nationwide Series or Craftsman Truck Series ride for the rest of 2008.
Background
He began racing go-karts at the age of 7 and won four championships. He won over 130 races, and one Tennessee state championship between 1992 and 1998. In 1999 he became the street stock rookie of the year at Lonesome Pine Raceway. He moved up to a late model car in 2000 and won the track championship and the Rookie of the Year award. In 2001, he raced both at Lonesome Pine and the ARA series. He had three wins and four poles. He also attended the University of Virginia's College at Wise in 2003-2005 but put his collegiate pursuits on hold as his professional racing career took off.
In 2002, he won the UARA late model touring series national championship.
Move to national driver
Quinn moved up to the USAR Hooters Pro Cup (Southern Series) in 2003, and became the Southern Series Rookie of the Year. In 2004, he won the Food City 250 at his home race track of Lonesome Pine Raceway in Coeburn, Virginia.[1] He became the youngest driver to win in series history and finished seventh overall in points. In 2005, he had six starts in the ARCA series and three sixth place finishes.[2]
NASCAR career
In the fall of 2005, O'Quinn was a contestant on Roush Racing: Driver X. He was ultimately runner-up in the competition, but skipped the Craftsman Truck Series and proceeded directly to the Busch Series with Driver X winner Erik Darnell being inked to the Roush truck contract.
In 2006, he raced the World Financial Group #50 Ford in the Busch Series. He got his first Top-10 finish at Nashville Superspeedway after starting second, and followed it up with Top-10's at Milwaukee, ORP, Memphis and Charlotte, where he scored a career best finish of 5th. O'Quinn was named Busch Series Rookie of the Year after the 2006 Season Finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway beating former NASCAR Winston Cup driver John Andretti and teammate Todd Kluever, among others, for the award. In 2007, O'Quinn made occasional starts in #17 Dish Network Ford and also ran part time with Mac Hill Motorsports in the #56 Chevy.
After driving part time in 2007 in selected races with Roush Fenway Racing O'Quinn announced his departure from the team, due to a lack of sponsorship which prohibited from landing a solid ride with the team. He then signed on to drive the number 56 chevy part time for the remainder of the year. Currently, Danny continues drive part time for Mac Hill with sponsorship from Bar-Nunn. To date, he has not made a race in two attempts in 2008.
External links
References
http://www.jayski.com/nationwide/2008/2008nationwide-chart.htm