Tracy Leslie

Tracy Leslie
Born	(1957-10-24) October 24, 1957 Mount Clemens, Michigan
Achievements	1988 ARCA Racing Series Champion
Awards	1989 ARCA Racing Series Bill France Four Crown
NASCAR Cup Series career
5 races run over 2 years
Best finish	56th (1989)
First race	1989 Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte)
Last race	1990 AC Delco 500 (Rockingham)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
206 races run over 8 years
Best finish	11th (1993, 1994)
First race	1991 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Last race	1998 MBNA Gold 200 (Dover)
First win	1993 Kroger 200 (IRP)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 45 2
Statistics current as of April 30, 2020.

Tracy Leslie (born October 24, 1957) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last raced in the ARCA Racing Series against his son, Billy. He also raced in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and NASCAR Busch Series.

Early career

Leslie ran his first race in 1975, and soon began racing throughout the Midwest, winning championships at Mt. Clemens and Toledo Speedway and Delaware Speedway Park. Later he moved down south to compete in the ARCA series, winning the championship and Rookie of the Year honors in 1988. He collected three more wins over the next two years as well. He made his NASCAR debut in 1989 at the Coca-Cola 600, starting 29th and finishing 25th in a car owned by A. J. Foyt. He ran another race that year for Foyt at Michigan, finishing 20th. In 1990, Leslie ran the 600 in his own #72, but suffered engine failure. Later in the year, he teamed with owner Ron Parker to field the #72 Detroit Gasket Chevy. He ran two more Cup races in the entry, both resulting in DNF’s.

1991-1995

Leslie made his Busch Series debut in 1991 at the Goody’s 300 in the Detroit Gasket Oldsmobile, but was involved in a lap 1 crash and did not finish the race. He ran the season full-time, posting a second-place finish at Indianapolis Raceway Park, and finished fifteenth in points. The next year, he had ten top-tens and finished fifteenth in points again. In 1993, Leslie won his first pole at the Champion 300, but finished 34th due to engine failure. Later, at IRP, Leslie took his only career win in the Busch Series. He finished eleventh in points at the end of the year. He would finish eleventh in points the next year as well, posting eight top-tens. In 1995, he won his second at pole at Dover, but was released from the 72 for the last two races of the year, but Parker fielded a second entry for him.

1996-2000

In 1996, Leslie began running a limited schedule in his #11. He ran eight races, his best finish a 10th at IRP. He also attempted the Daytona 500 in the Cup series in a car owned by Phil Barkdoll, but he failed to qualify. In 1997, he signed to drive the #63 Lysol Pontiac Grand Prix for Hensley Motorsports. He had five top-tens and finished seventeenth in points. He returned to the ride in 1998, his best finish a thirteenth before he was released. He has not raced in NASCAR since.

In 1999, he returned to the ARCA series driving a car owned by Jack Bowsher, and picked up wins at Winchester Speedway and Salem Speedway. He moved to a part-time schedule in 2000, running 8 of 20 races, and picked up his last win at Salem. Leslie qualified for five races in 2001, with a best finish of sixth at Pocono. Leslie attempt to qualify at Toledo in 2004, but didn't make the field. He hasn't competed in any major form of motor sports since.

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

NASCAR Winston 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	NWCC	Pts	Ref
1989	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	14	Olds	DAY	CAR	ATL	RCH	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT 24	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH 20	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	PHO				56th	191
	Donlavey Racing	90	Ford																													ATL DNQ
1990	Leslie Racing	72	Olds	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT 36	DOV	SON	POC	MCH																		69th	150
	Parker Racing																	DAY DNQ	POC	TAL 38	GLN	MCH DNQ	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT DNQ	CAR 39	PHO	ATL
1991				DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT DNQ	CAR	PHO	ATL			NA	-
1995			Chevy	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	IND	GLN	MCH DNQ	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL	NA	-
1996	Barkdoll Racing	73	Chevy	DAY DNQ	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL	NA	-

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1996	Barkdoll 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	NBSC	Pts	Ref
1991	Parker Racing	72	Olds	DAY 35	RCH	CAR 15	MAR 22	VOL 16	HCY 14	DAR 16	BRI 8	LAN 22	SBO 19	NZH 14	CLT 17	DOV 12	ROU 20	HCY 8	MYB 29	GLN 17	OXF 4		SBO 19	DUB 19	IRP 2	ROU 10	BRI 21	DAR 13	RCH 12	DOV 28	CLT 22	NHA 33	CAR 13	MAR 24	15th	3326
		2																				NHA 27
1992		72		DAY 40	CAR 6	RCH 24	ATL 7	MAR 5	DAR 8	BRI 19	HCY 17	LAN 23	DUB 17	NZH 9	CLT 39	DOV 10	ROU 11	MYB 4	GLN 21	VOL 7	NHA 27	TAL 6	IRP 22	ROU 15	MCH 22	NHA 28	BRI 17	DAR 8	RCH 23	DOV 28	CLT 17	MAR 28	CAR 33	HCY 17	15th	3422
1993				DAY 5	CAR 37	RCH 25	DAR 7	BRI 13	HCY 13	ROU 7	MAR 24	NZH 25		DOV 28	MYB 7	GLN 7	MLW 15		IRP 1																11th	3336
			Chevy										CLT 34					TAL 4		MCH 36	NHA 28	BRI 25	DAR 6	RCH 2	DOV 8	ROU 8	CLT 23	MAR 8	CAR 6	HCY 13	ATL 30
1994				DAY 24	CAR 17	RCH 19	ATL 5	MAR 26	DAR 11	HCY 7	BRI 12	ROU 11	NHA 28	NZH 10	CLT 38	DOV 10	MYB 19	GLN 3	MLW 18	SBO 7	TAL 10	HCY 17	IRP 14	MCH 31	BRI 7	DAR 39	RCH 26	DOV 23	CLT 29	MAR 22	CAR 20				11th	3088
1995				DAY 21	CAR 12	RCH 28	ATL 32	NSV 18	DAR 12	BRI 34	HCY 27	NHA 8	NZH 27	CLT 3	DOV 24	MYB 13	GLN 19	MLW 19	TAL 23	SBO 21	IRP 4	MCH 38	BRI 18	DAR 39	RCH 13	DOV 20	CLT 25								16th	2530
	Roger Brown Racing	86	Chevy																									CAR DNQ	HOM 43
	Performax Racing	98	Chevy																									CAR 36
1996	Leslie Racing	11	Chevy	DAY 36	CAR	RCH	ATL 34	NSV	DAR DNQ				CLT 39	DOV	SBO	MYB	GLN	MLW	NHA	TAL 28	IRP 10	MCH 19	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT 35	CAR	HOM 19						50th	645
	Bown Racing	51	Chevy							BRI DNQ	HCY	NZH
1997	Hensley Motorsports	63	Chevy	DAY 5	CAR 28	RCH 40	ATL 37	LVS 18	DAR 9	HCY 26	TEX 10	BRI 35	NSV 25	TAL 17	NHA 20	NZH 19	CLT	DOV 27	SBO 18	GLN 13	MLW 9	MYB 14	GTY 16	IRP 17	MCH 34	BRI 19	DAR 19	RCH 36	DOV 7	CLT 31	CAL 15	CAR 37	HOM 20		17th	2880
1998				DAY 33	CAR 13	LVS 23	NSV 19	DAR 38	BRI 12	TEX 18	HCY 28	TAL 19	NHA 32	NZH 37	CLT 16	DOV 31	RCH 31	PPR 26	GLN 16	MLW 20	MYB 17	CAL 31	SBO 22	IRP 30	MCH 43	BRI 11	DAR 22	RCH 15							23rd	2338
	Donald Johnson	46	Chevy																										DOV 32	CLT
	RC Racing	2	Chevy																												GTY DNQ
	Beanie Racing	97	Chevy																													CAR DNQ	ATL DNQ	HOM

ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Re/Max 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	ARMC	Pts	Ref
1986	Marcis Auto Racing	21	Chevy	ATL	DAY	ATL	TAL	SIR	SSP	FRS	KIL	CSP	TAL	BLN	ISF	DSF	TOL	MCS	ATL 21										NA	0
1987	Don Biederman	71	Chevy	DAY	ATL	TAL	DEL	ACS	TOL	ROC	POC	FRS	KIL	TAL	FRS	ISF	INF	DSF	SLM	ATL 37									NA	0
1988		72		DAY 6	ATL 5	TAL 8																ATL 3							1st	4600
			Olds				FRS 4	PCS 22	ROC 6	POC 17	WIN 1*	KIL 8	ACS 1*	SLM 2	POC 3		DEL 1*	FRS 1	ISF 2	DSF 21	SLM 13
			Pontiac													TAL 4
1989	Leslie Racing			DAY 27	ATL 21	KIL 12	TAL 1*	FRS	POC 3	KIL 17	HAG 12	POC 32	TAL 1*	DEL 3	FRS 24	ISF	TOL 20*	DSF 17	SLM 27	ATL 36									13th	2250
1990			Olds	DAY 27	ATL 6		TAL 2	FRS	POC 2	KIL			POC 23	TAL 35	MCH 1	ISF	TOL	DSF	WIN	DEL	ATL 19								13th	1820
			Ford			KIL 25
			Pontiac								TOL 6	HAG
1991	Parker Racing		Olds	DAY	ATL	KIL	TAL	TOL	FRS	POC	MCH	KIL	FRS	DEL	POC	TAL	HPT	MCH 7	ISF	TOL	DSF	TWS	ATL						NA	0
1994	Southtown Motorsports	81	Ford	DAY	TAL	FIF	LVL	KIL	TOL	FRS	MCH	DMS	POC	POC	KIL	FRS	INF	I70	ISF	DSF	TOL 23	SLM	WIN	ATL					NA	0
1999	Bowsher Motorsports	21	Ford	DAY	ATL	SLM	AND	CLT	MCH 10	POC 10	TOL 10	SBS 12	BLN 5	POC 8	KIL 25	FRS 7	FLM 4	ISF 13	WIN 1	DSF 3	SLM 5	CLT 39	TAL 33						13th	3355
	Team Rensi Motorsports	83	Chevy																					ATL 35
2000	Bowsher Motorsports	21	Ford	DAY 26	SLM 1	AND 19	CLT QL†	KIL 17	FRS 20	MCH	POC	TOL	KEN	BLN 20	POC														29th	1265
	Cavil Councilor	58	Ford													WIN 3	ISF
	Cavin Councilor	19	Chevy															KEN 14	DSF	SLM	CLT	TAL	ATL
2001				DAY	NSH	WIN 20	SLM 18	GTY	KEN	CLT	KAN	MCH	POC	MEM	GLN 32	KEN	MCH	POC 6	NSH	ISF	CHI	DSF	SLM 22	TOL	BLN DNQ	CLT	TAL	ATL	52nd	675
2004	Lee Leslie	3	Ford	DAY	NSH	SLM	KEN	TOL	CLT	KAN	POC	MCH	SBO	BLN	KEN	GTW	POC	LER	NSH	ISF	TOL DNQ	DSF	CHI	SLM	TAL				NA	-
† – Qualified but replaced by Jeff Finley

External links

• Tracy Leslie driver statistics at Racing-Reference