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| Johnny Rumley | |||||||
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| Born | (1957-04-14)April 14, 1957 (age 68) Summerfield, North Carolina | ||||||
| NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 51 races run over 9 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 28th (1995) | ||||||
| First race | 1992Granger Select 200 (Dublin) | ||||||
| Last race | 2000MBNA.com 200 (Dover) | ||||||
| First win | 1993The Pantry 300 (Hickory) | ||||||
| Last win | 1995MBNA 200 (Dover) | ||||||
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Johnny Rumley (born April 14, 1957) is an American formerstock car racing driver. He won twice in theBusch Series, but has not been seen in the major leagues of NASCAR since2000.
Rumley made his debut atNew River Valley Speedway in 1992. Rumley went out in his No. 25Beverly Racing Olds and won the pole, and finished tenth in the race. Then, at the very next race atOrange County, Rumley managed a ninth-place finish.
Rumley made five races in 1993, and only had one top-ten finish. Rumley scored what was considering an upset victory atHickory, pulling his No. 00 Big Dog Coal Oldsmobile into victory lane in just his seventh start. In addition, Rumley had two other top-twenties in the season.
Rumley returned in 1994, running thirteen races. He only earned two top-tens, back-to-back finishes of eighth in his first two-season starts. However, in the next eleven races, driving the No. 41White House Ford, Rumley could only manage a best finish of eighteenth and a best start of ninth. Yet, Rumley still recorded his highest points position in his career with a 33rd.
Rumley had three top-tens in his seventeen starts in 1995. Rumley picked up his second win atDover International Speedway, leading eleven laps en route to victory. In addition to his win, Rumley had a 6th at Dover, seventh at New Hampshire and three other top-dozen finishes. Overall, it resulted in a 28th-place finish in points.
However, despite his quick success, Rumley still could not attract a full-time ride and following his part-time run in 1995 driving the No. 25Big Johnson Chevrolet alternating withKirk Shelmerdine, Rumley's career began to fade. In six starts in 1996, Rumley's best finish was a 16th at Daytona and a seventeenth atDarlington. It was the first time in his career that Rumley did not record a top-ten in a season.
Rumley returned for two more races in 1997, driving the No. 27 RGM Chevy atNashville and a 30th at South Boston. Yet, he was 42nd and 30th in those races respectively, and he did not finish either race.
Rumley disappeared seemingly after his run at South Boston. Yet, he came back in 2000, to drive six races for the fledglingAlumni Motorsports. However, he could only manage a best finish of 29th at Dover and Nazareth, as well having struggles in qualifying. Without that success, Rumley currently drives in the USARHooters Pro Cup North series, driving forDale Earnhardt Jr.'sJR Motorsports.
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)