Jack Sellers
Jack Sellers | |||||||
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Born | Sacramento, California | July 27, 1944||||||
Died | October 24, 2016 Sacramento, California | (aged 72)||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 93rd (1992) | ||||||
First race | 1990 Banquet Frozen Foods 300 (Sonoma) | ||||||
Last race | 1992 Save Mart 300K (Sonoma) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of October 26, 2016. |
Jack Sellers (July 27, 1944 – October 24, 2016) was an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. Sellers was a long-time competitor in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, formerly known as the Winston West Series.[1]
Racing career
Sellers made his K&N Pro Series West debut in 1985 when the series was still known as NASCAR Winston West Grand National Division. He made his first start at Sonoma, driving a self-owned Oldsmobile. During his Rookie year Sellers raced part-time in the West Series. Sellers was sponsored by Coca-Cola as his family owned the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Sacramento. Sellers started racing full-time in 1987, qualifying for 6 of the 8 races that season. He also scored his first top-ten finish, when he finished seventh at the Spokane Grand Prix Course. Sellers finished tenth in the point standings that season. In 1989 Sellers scored three top-ten finishes and finished seventh in the point standings.[2] In 1990 Sellers led eight laps at Tri-City Raceway. It would be first and the only time in his career that he was the race leader.[3] 1993 would turn out to be the best season of Sellers' career. He finished in the top-ten six times and finished fifth in the point standings.[4]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/JackSellers44racecar1989.jpg/220px-JackSellers44racecar1989.jpg)
During the late eighties and the early nineties Sellers attempted 15 Winston Cup Series races. This was the era of “companion races,” where the two Winston Cup races at Sonoma and Phoenix invited drivers from the Winston West Series. After failing to qualify for the first six races he attempted, Sellers finally qualified for his first Winston Cup race at the 1990 Banquet Frozen Foods 300. Sellers drove a bright green Buick, a former Quaker State car that was driven by Ricky Rudd in his King Racing days. Sellers had a troubled debut as he had to put the car behind the wall due to an oil leak. After the car was repaired Sellers returned to the track but only a few laps later the car lost an engine in the Esses, spun 180 degrees, and backed hard into the tire barriers. Sellers repaired his car again and finished the race in 40th place, albeit 33 laps behind the leaders.[5] Two years later Sellers qualified for his second Winston Cup race, again at Sonoma. He qualified in the 43rd and final position. He retired from the race on lap 48 with transmission problems. Sellers also tried to qualify for the inaugural Brickyard 400 in 1994, but failed to make the race.
After 1994 Sellers continued to race in the West Series on a part-time basis. Scoring several top-ten finishes in 1995 and 1996. He cut down on his schedule after the 1996 season. Only running eight races between 1997 and 1999. In 2000 made a full-time return to the West Series. Mostly running midpack. In 2002 at Kansas Speedway Sellers scored his first top-ten finish in over five years. He continued to race full-time till the 2006 season. After that Sellers ran most races every season but did not race full-time again until the 2014 season. That season Sellers finished ninth in the points standings. He also scored his final career top-ten finish at Iowa Speedway. After the 2014 season Sellers reduced his schedule. He ran four races in the 2015, as well as the 2016 season. The final race of the 2016 season at All American Speedway would turn out to be the last start of Sellers' career. During his career Sellers entered over 300 West Series races and started a record 282 of them. He scored a total of 32 top-ten finishes. His best finish was seventh, a feat he accomplished six times.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Jack_Sellers_Sonoma_2016.jpg/220px-Jack_Sellers_Sonoma_2016.jpg)
In an interview in 2011 Sellers talked about his longevity in the West Series. “I never would have dreamed that I would go this far,” Sellers said with his familiar chuckle. “When you’ve been doing it so long, it’s not something that you can just quit.”[1]
Death
Sellers died at his ranch in Sacramento, California on October 24, 2016, aged 72. He had finished 14th at All American Speedway in the 2016 K&N Pro Series West finale just a little over a week before.[1]
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series
Busch Series
NASCAR Busch 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 | NBSC | Pts | Ref | |
2002 | Sellers Racing | 15 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL DNQ |
RCH | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | GTY | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL | CAR | PHO | HOM | NA | - | [14] |
K&N Pro Series East
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 | 15 | 16 | 17 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||||||
2003 | Sellers Racing | 75 | Chevy | LEE | STA | ERI | BEE | STA | HOL | TMP | NHA 25 |
WFD | SEE | GLN 24 |
ADI | BEE | THU | NHA 39 |
STA | LRP | 49th | 225 | [15] | |||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | LEE | TMP | LRP | SEE | STA | HOL | ERI | WFD | NHA 26 |
ADI | GLN | NHA | DOV | 60th | 85 | [16] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | STA | HOL | ERI | NHA 34 |
WFD | ADI | STA | DUB | OXF | NHA | DOV 29 |
LRP | TMP | 52nd | 137 | [17] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Sellers Racing | 15 | Chevy | GRE | ELK DNQ |
IOW DNQ |
SBO | STA | NHA | TMP | MCM | ADI | LRP | MFD | NHA | DOV | NA | - | [18] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Sellers Racing | 1 | Chevy | GRE | SBO | RCH | IOW DNQ |
BGS | GRE | LGY | NHA | COL | GRE | NHA | DOV | NA | - | [19] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | 15 | BRI | GRE | RCH | IOW DNQ |
BGS | GRE | LGY | CNB | COL | IOW | NHA | DOV | GRE | CAR | NA | - | [20] |
K&N Pro Series West
ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Hooters SuperCar 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 | AHSS | Pts | Ref |
1992 | Adele Emerson | 44W | Chevy | DAY | FIF | TWS | TAL | TOL | KIL | POC | MCH | FRS | KIL | NSH | DEL | POC | HPT | FRS | ISF | TOL | DSF | TWS 33 |
SLM | ATL | NA | 0 | [53] |
1993 | Sellers Racing | 44W | Pontiac | DAY | FIF | TWS 42 |
TAL | KIL | CMS | FRS | TOL | POC | MCH | FRS | POC | KIL | ISF | DSF | TOL | SLM | WIN | ATL | NA | 0 | [54] |
References
- ^ a b c "Sellers Remembered For His Colorful Career". hometracks.nascar.com. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ^ "NASCAR Winston West Series standings for 1989". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ^ "1990 Miller Genuine Draft 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 1993 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers (1944-2016)". lastcar.info. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 2002 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 2003 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 2004 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 2005 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 2007 NASCAR Busch East Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 1985 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 1986 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 1987 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 1988 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 1990 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 1991 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 1992 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 1993 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 1994 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 1995 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 1996 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 1997 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 1998 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 1999 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 2000 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 2001 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 2002 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 2003 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 2004 NASCAR West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 2005 NASCAR West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 2006 NASCAR Autozone West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 2007 NASCAR West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 2008 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 2009 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Sellers – 1993 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
External links
- Jack Sellers driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Jack Seller’s #NASCAR Cup Debut
- Rest In Peace 'Cowboy Jack' – Jack Sellers