Lee Pulliam (born April 5, 1988) is an Americanstock car racing driver and team owner. He is a four-timeNASCAR Whelen All-American Series Division I national champion, and is the owner oflate model racing team Lee Pulliam Performance. He won theThunder Road Harley-Davidson 200 a record six times which he did so consecutively.

After graduating high school early and working as a diesel mechanic while in college to save money, Pulliam purchased his first race car in 2007.^[1] He raced his first season atSouth Boston Speedway and won Rookie of the Year in the Limited Sportsman class; he moved up to thelate model class in 2011 and claimed 16 wins atMotor Mile Speedway.^[1] He also claimed his firstValleyStar Credit Union 300 win in 2011.^[2] A year later, Pulliam claimed his firstNASCAR Whelen All-American Series championship.^[1] He won a second All-American championship in 2013.^[2]

In 2014, Pulliam agreed to aNASCAR K&N Pro Series East effort withHattori Racing Enterprises. After a crash and two subpar runs, Pulliam was released from the team and progress stalled on makingNASCAR Nationwide Series starts with HRE.^[2] Another crash in his K&N debut with Top Gun Motorsports stalled plans on the K&N circuit and Pulliam again focused on the All-American late models.^[2] Later in 2014, Pulliam claimed his second ValleyStar Credit Union 300 win.^[3] At the end of the season, Pulliam claimed the Virginia state and Motor Mile track championships in the All-American Series.

At the beginning of the 2015 season, South Boston named a section of its grandstands for Pulliam; he won a track championship there in 2013.^[4] At the Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown, Pulliam was battlingTimothy Peters for the win in the final set of corners when he was spun byJosh Berry, dropping Pulliam to tenth. Afterwards, Pulliam described Berry as "the biggest joke in racing".^[5] In the Whelen All-American Series, Pulliam claimed his third national championship that year.^[6] A spirited five-race weekend late in the year helped vault Pulliam to the title.^[7]

Pulliam mainly competed atMyrtle Beach Speedway in 2017, using that track as the backbone of his fourth All-American Series championship.^[8]Trevor Huddleston made a late charge on the championship, but Pulliam stayed ahead in the final point standings.^[9] The following year, Pulliam did not chase the All-American championship but instead focused onCARS Tour events.^[10] He claimed a win in that series atBristol Motor Speedway in May.^[11]

Before the 2019 season, Pulliam switched chassis from one built around 2010 to a new one acquired in the offseason, and announced his intentions to run for the late model championship at South Boston.^[12][13] and In a race at South Boston, Pulliam and Phillip Morris made contact, resulting in a red flag. Morris' crew chief tried to climb in Pulliam's car, but Pulliam accelerated and ejected the crew member from the car. For the incident, Pulliam was suspended from NASCAR-sanctioned for two weeks, fined $1,500 and placed on probation until the end of the calendar year.^[14] During the suspension, Pulliam made a one-off return to the CARS Tour and won the Old State Nationals.^[15] Later in the year, Pulliam claimed the Virginia Triple Crown of late model stock car racing, winning the title by one position overPeyton Sellers.^[16]

Lee Pulliam Performance is an American professionalstock car racing team that currently competes in theCARS Late Model Stock Tour, they field the No. 03Toyota Camry full-time forLanie Buice and the No. 88 Camry full-time forDoug Barnes Jr.

The team was founded in 2018 following Pulliam's exit from full-time racing and has developed many drivers in theCARS Tour and Late Models. The team has been used for manyTD2 driver's development such asCorey Heim andIsabella Robusto. In 2024,Brenden Queen won the team's firstCARS Late Model Stock Tour championship.

Pulliam is married with a daughter.^[17] He lives inAlton, Virginia.^[18]

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

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

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