Curtis Markham

Curtis Markham
Curtis Markham
Born	September 21, 1959 (age 64); Richmond, Virginia
Awards	1992 Busch North Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
	4 races run over 2 years
Best finish	78th (1994)
First race	1987 Budweiser 500 (Dover)
Last race	1994 Purolator 500 (Atlanta)
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
	89 races run over 12 years
Best finish	11th (1996)
First race	1983 Miller Time 150 (Richmond)
Last race	2000 Lysol 200 (Watkins Glen)
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
	11 races run over 3 years
Best finish	38th (1997)
First race	1996 Hanes 250 (Martinsville)
Last race	1998 Stevens Bell/Genuine Car Parts 200 (Flemington)
	Statistics current as of November 24, 2012.

Curtis Markham (born September 21, 1959) was a NASCAR driver in all three top series.

Born in Richmond, Virginia, Markham made his Busch debut in 1983 driving the #94 Frank Edwards Pontiac with a best finish of 18th in three starts. In 1984 he made one start in the #85 J.R. Racing Olds and finished 13th. In 1987, he made his Winston Cup debut with Wayne Beahr in his #37 Hanover Printing Ford and finished 38th. In 1989, he drove the #88 Buick in 2 Busch races. In 1991 he drove the #75 Food Country USA Olds owned by Charlie Henderson to an 8th-place finish at Watkins Glen (BGN). The next year he drove the #7 Skoal Bandit Pontiac to a 5th-place finish at Loudon (BGN). He was 1992 Rookie of the Year in the #7 Skoal car in the Busch North Series. He qualified on the pole in the Busch North Series several times. In 1994, he attempted four cup races, but only made one in the #02 T.W. Taylor Ford sponsored by Children's Miracle Network and got a DNF. In 1995, he drove the #63 Lysol Pontiac owned by Hubert Hensley in his first full BGN season and got his first pole. He finished 15th in the points with six top-ten finishes. In his second full season with the #63 he improved to 11th in the points with seven top tens. In 1997 he ran three races and came home fifth at Loudon; he also came in third at Phoenix in the #32 truck. The next year, he drove the #64 Schneider Chevy to three top-ten finishes. In 1999 he drove the #29 and #72 Chevys with a best finish of 12th. In 2000 he made his last start with the #4 Joe Gibbs Pontiac sponsored by Porter-Cable and ran 17th at the Glen.

He is currently the shop foreman for Joe Gibbs Racing. After hiring Denny Hamlin, he is also spotting for him and has spotted for several other NASCAR drivers.^{[citation needed]}

Results

Winston Cup Series

Year	Starts	Avg Finish
1987	3	31.3
1994	1	39

Busch Grand National Series

Year	1983	1984	1989	1991	1992	1993	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Starts	3	1	2	3	2	4	26	26	3	8	10	1
Top 10	0	0	0	1	1	0	6	7	0	3	0	0
Rank	76	104	70	59	69	78	15	11	70	51	56	92

Craftsman Super Truck Series

Year	Starts	Avg Finish
1996	1	32
1997	6	20.8
1998	4	24.8

Sources

http://www.racing-reference.info/driver?id=markhcu01

http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/cmarkham00/bg/index.html