Andy Belmont

Andy Belmont
Andy Belmont
Born	November 20, 1957 (age 66); Langhorne, Pennsylvania
NASCAR Cup Series career
	12 races run over 4 years
Best finish	43rd (1992)
First race	1989 Peak Performance 500 (Dover)
Last race	2004 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 (Darlington)
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
	5 races run over 3 years
Best finish	68th (1995)
First race	1992 Gatorade 200 (Darlington)
Last race	2003 O'Reilly 300 (Texas)
	Statistics current as of March 14, 2010.

Andy Belmont (born November 20, 1957 in Langhorne, Pennsylvania)^[1] is a retired stock car driver and team owner. Belmont began racing at an early age before moving south. In 1987, he was named the NASCAR Dash Series Rookie of the Year, then he won the championship the next year as a car owner. Belmont posted three wins in the DASH Series (currently known as ISCARS DASH Touring since 2005) at Hickory Motor Speedway on October 18, 1987, Myrtle Beach Speedway on May 20, 1988, and Southside Speedway on July 8, 1988.

Career overview

In 1989, Belmont made his Winston Cup debut at Dover Downs International Speedway( Now Dover International) Peak Performance 500, starting 35th and finishing 29th after his #04 Winner Ford Cherry Hill Ford Thunderbird suffered braking failure. In 1992, he finished runner-up for Winston Cup Rookie of the Year despite running just eight races. His best NASCAR finish came in a Busch Series race in 1995 at Darlington Raceway.

Running in only five ARCA events in 1995, Andy earned three top five finishes. Three years later he became a regular competitor on the circuit, finishing the 1998 campaign in 5th place in the final point standings. He backed that up with a 6th-place finish in 1999. The following season resulted in another top ten finish in the final point standings.

Belmont finished in the top ten in ARCA points 4 years in a row.

Since 2000 he has run 174 races in the ARCA Re/MAX Series. He has not won yet, but has 54 top-ten finishes.

In 2006, Belmont attempted Cup racing again, entering a car in the Daytona 500 sponsored by Year One Muscle Cars and Fanscrew.com.

Ownership role

Belmont stepped out of the drivers seat and into an ownership role. His team, Andy Belmont Racing, was based in Lexington, NC, and ran two cars weekly in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Re/Max and Menards. Chad McCumbee last drove the No. 1 for ABR in 2011, winning the Bill France Four Crown tile with sponsorship from ModSpace. McCumbee had previously won races for ABR. In 2007, McCumbee won two races in five starts for ABR, at the Nashville Superspeedway and Pocono Raceway. McCumbee was the winner of the 2011 Allen Crowe 100 at Springfield in 2011.

Mikey Kile was ABR's last driver of its ARCA entries in 2012.

Personal life

Belmont and his wife have three sons, sold their race team moving back to the Philadelphia area in 2012 to help run a family business. Two of the three boys work with Belmont to run the business on a daily basis.

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.)

Nextel Cup Series

NASCAR Nextel 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	32	33	34	35	36	NNCC	Pts
1989	George Hakes Racing	04	Ford	DAY	CAR	ATL>	RCH	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV 29	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	PHO	ATL								86th	76
1991	Pat Rissi Racing	59	Ford	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV 40	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL								89th	43
1992	Pat Rissi Racing	59	Ford	DAY DNQ	CAR 38	RCH DNQ	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV 37	SON	POC 40	MCH 34	DAY 31	POC 28	TAL 39	GLN	MCH DNQ	BRI	DAR 32	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL								43rd	467
1993	Andy Belmont Racing	79	Ford	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY DNQ	NHA	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL							NA	-
1994	Andy Belmont Racing	59	Ford	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR DNQ	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV DNQ	POC DNQ	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	IND DNQ	GLN	MCH DNQ	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL						NA	-
1999	T.R.I.X. Racing	79	Ford	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	TEX	BRI	MAR	TAL	CAL	RCH	CLT	DOV	MCH	POC	SON	DAY	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	NHA DNQ											NA	-
	T.R.I.X. Racing	79	Chevy																											DOV DNQ	MAR	CLT	TAL	CAR	PHO
	Meacham Racing	04	Ford																																	HOM DNQ	ATL
2004	SCORE Motorsports	02	Pontiac	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL 39	DAR 37	BRI	TEX DNQ	MAR	TAL	CAL	RCH	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	DAY	CHI	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	NHA	DOV	TAL	KAN	CLT	MAR					76th	98
2004	Hover Motorsports	80	Ford																																	ATL DNQ	PHO	DAR	HOM	76th	98
2005	Hover Motorsports	80	Ford	DAY DNQ	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	MAR	TEX	PHO	TAL	DAR	RCH	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	DAY	CHI	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	NHA	DOV	TAL	KAN	CLT	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM	NA	-
2006	Andy Belmont Racing	59	Chevy	DAY DNQ	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	MAR	TEX	PHO	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	DAY	CHI	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	NHA	DOV	KAN	TAL	CLT	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM	NA	-

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start
1992	Pat Rissi Racing	Ford	DNQ
2005	Hover Motorsports	Ford	DNQ
2006	Andy Belmont Racing	Chevrolet	DNQ

Busch Series

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
1992	Owen Racing	9	Olds	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	MAR	DAR	BRI	HCY	LAN	DUB	NZH	CLT	DOV	ROU	MYB	GLN	VOL	NHA	TAL	IRP	ROU	MCH	NHA	BRI	DAR 29	RCH	DOV	CLT	MAR	CAR	HCY				122nd	76
1995	Colburn Racing	46	Chevy	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	NSV	DAR 39	BRI DNQ																												68th	231
1995		36									HCY	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	MYB	GLN	MLW	TAL DNQ	SBO	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR 21	RCH	DOV 26	CLT	CAR DNQ	HOM DNQ									68th	231
1996		36		DAY DNQ	CAR	RCH	ATL	NSV	DAR	BRI	HCY	NZH	CLT	DOV	SBO	MYB	GLN	MLW	NHA	TAL	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAR	HOM									N/A	-
2003	Red Racing	91	Pontiac	DAY	CAR	LVS	DAR	BRI	TEX 42	TAL	NSH	CAL	RCH	GTY	NZH	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	NHA	PPR	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	ATL	PHO	CAR	HOM	151st	37th

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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	NCTC	Pts
1997	MB Motorsports	26	Ford	WDW DNQ	TUS DNQ	HOM	PHO DNQ	POR	EVG	I70	NHA	TEX	BRI	NZH	MLW	LVL	CNS	HPT	IRP	FLM	NSV	GLN	RCH	MAR	SON	MMR	CAL	PHO	LVS	NA	-

Notes

^ Andy Belmont Career Statistics

External links

Official website
Andy Belmont driver statistics at Racing-Reference
Andy Belmont owner statistics at Racing-Reference

[1] Andy Belmont Career Statistics

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