Lyndon Amick
Born	(1977-06-30)June 30, 1977 (age 48) Saluda, South Carolina, U.S.
Allegiance	United States
Branch	South Carolina Army National Guard
Years of service	2003–2011[1]
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment
Battles / wars	Operation Enduring Freedom
Spouse	Melanie Amick[2]
Children	Billy Amick[3]
NASCAR driver
Achievements	1996NASCAR Goody's Dash Series Champion
NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career
93 races run over 7 years
Best finish	28th (2000)
First race	1997Gargoyles 300 (Daytona)
Last race	2003Aaron's 312 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 10 0
NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career
4 races run over 2 years
Best finish	63rd (2000)
First race	2000Daytona 250 (Daytona)
Last race	2001Federated Auto Parts 200 (Nashville)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 2 0
Statistics up to date as of January 15, 2012.

Lyndon Amick (born June 30, 1977) is an American formerNASCAR driver. He spent most of his NASCAR career in the NASCARBusch Series driving for his family-owned team.

Amick was the 1996NASCAR Goody's Dash series champion. Amick made his NASCAR Busch Series debut in 1997, driving the No. 35Pontiac Grand Prix owned by his father, Bill. Despite sharing the same last name, his father wasn't theBill Amick who have raced in theNASCAR Winston West Series. He had sponsorship fromRockwell Automation and ran fifteen races. Amick made his first career start in the 1997 race atDaytona International Speedway. He started in the 37th position in the 45-car field, but finished 44th after a multi-car crash on lap 28 forced him out of the race early. Out of the rest of the races he ran that season, he only managed a best finish of 15th atIRP and only had two other top-20 finishes. His best start was a 12th at the fall race atDarlington. After his rookie run, Amick made a dozen starts in 1998. In back to back starts, Amick earned a 4th atMyrtle Beach and an 8th atSouth Boston. In his return to IRP, Amick also earned a 3rd place starting position. He ended the season in 45th place in points.

In nineteen starts in 1999, Amick received sponsorship fromSCANA Pontiac, Amick recorded three top-10s including a fifth. Also, Amick matched his best career start of 3rd atLas Vegas. Amick made his first full-time run in 2000. Amick had three top-10s, with a best finish of 9th at Richmond, and finished 28th in points. That same year, Amick made hisCraftsman Truck Series debut withKen Schrader Racing in the inaugural race at Daytona. He started 3rd and ran well. He was seventh on lap 56, but finished 22nd after a fiery crash withGeoffrey Bodine. Amick returned at IRP, starting 13th, and leading 7 laps before finishing 2nd, barely losing toJoe Ruttman.

After losing sponsor SCANA, Amick ran six races in 2001. He earned a 7th atWatkins Glen International Raceway, but suffered two crashes and one engine failure. He also drove in two more Truck races for Schrader, finishing 9th at Daytona.

In 2002, Amick began the season in the No. 26Dr Pepper Chevy full-time forCarroll Racing. He managed a best finish of 14th at Rockingham, and after ten races and a 31st at Richmond, Amick was released in favor ofRon Hornaday Jr. Amick's best weekend was a one-race deal withppc Racing atKansas. He started 12th and ran well to a 9th-place finish. Amick's final start came at Talladega in 2003, when he leased a car fromBraun Racing and finished 36th after an early crash.

In May 2003, Amick enlisted in theSouth Carolina Army National Guard, in which he was a sergeant with the Bravo Company of the 1st Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment.^[4][5][2] In 2007, he was deployed in combat duringOperation Enduring Freedom inAfghanistan.^[6]

Amick is the father ofBilly Amick, the starting third baseman for theTennessee Volunteers baseball team that won the2024 Men's College World Series.^[7] Billy was drafted by theMinnesota Twins in 2024.^[8]

(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.)

Sources

• [Former NASCAR driver heads to Afghanistan]
• Back from the trenches.
• [1]

• Lyndon Amick driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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• 1977 births
• People from Saluda, South Carolina
• Racing drivers from South Carolina
• NASCAR drivers
• ISCARS Dash Touring Series drivers
• South Carolina National Guard personnel
• United States Army personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
• ARCA Menards Series drivers

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