Danny O'Quinn Jr.
O'Quinn in the No. 01 in 2009
Born	(1985-05-07)May 7, 1985 (age 40) Coeburn, Virginia, U.S.
Achievements	2002UARA-Stars Champion InnaguralUARA-Stars Champion (2002)
Awards	2003USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Southern Division Rookie of the Year 2006Busch Series Rookie of the Year
NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career
106 races run over 6 years
2011 position	63rd
Best finish	19th (2006,2009)
First race	2006Hershey's Kissables 300 (Daytona)
Last race	2011Dollar General 300 (Chicago)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 5 0
NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish	65th (2007)
First race	2007Toyota Tundra 200 (Nashville)
Last race	2007O'Reilly 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0

Daniel O'Quinn Jr. (born May 7, 1985)^[1] is an American professionalstock car racer fromCoeburn, Virginia. Now retired, he competed in theNASCARNationwide Series and was a winner of theRoush Racing: Driver X competition.

O'Quinn began racinggo-karts at the age of 7 and won four championships. He won over 130 races, and one Tennessee state championship between 1992 and 1998.

In 1999, O'Quinn became the Street Stock rookie of the year atLonesome Pine Raceway. He moved up to a late model car in 2000 and won the track championship and the Rookie of the Year award. In 2001, he raced both at Lonesome Pine and the ARA series. He had three wins and four poles. He also attended theUniversity of Virginia's College at Wise in 2003–2005 but put his collegiate pursuits on hold as his professional racing career took off.

In 2002, O'Quinn won the UARA late model touring series national championship.

O'Quinn moved up to theUSAR Hooters Pro Cup (Southern Series) in 2003, and became the Southern Series Rookie of the Year. In 2004, he won the Food City 250 at his home race track of Lonesome Pine Raceway inCoeburn, Virginia.^[2] He became the youngest driver to win in series history, and finished seventh overall in points. In 2005, he had six starts in theARCA series and three sixth-place finishes.^[3]

In the fall of 2005, O'Quinn was a contestant onRoush Racing: Driver X. He was ultimately runner-up in the competition, but skipped theCraftsman Truck Series and proceeded directly to the Busch Series withDriver X winnerErik Darnell being inked to the Roush truck contract.

In2006, O'Quinn raced theWorld Financial Group No. 50 Ford in theBusch Series. He got his first top-ten finish atNashville Superspeedway after starting second, and followed it up with top-tens atMilwaukee,ORP,Memphis andCharlotte, where he scored a career best finish of fifth.O'Quinn was named Busch SeriesRookie of the Year after the 2006 Season Finale atHomestead-Miami Speedway beating former NASCAR Winston Cup driverJohn Andretti and teammateTodd Kluever, among others, for the award. In 2007, O'Quinn made occasional starts in No. 17Dish Network Ford and also ran part-time withMac Hill Motorsports in the No. 56 Chevy.

After driving part-time in 2007 in selected races withRoush Fenway Racing. O'Quinn announced his departure from the team, due to a lack of sponsorship which prohibited from landing a full-time ride with the team. He then signed on to drive the No. 56 Chevy forMac Hill Motorsports part-time for the remainder of the year. He made only one start in 2008 for Mac Hill, where he finished 28th at Richmond. He ended the year driving the No. 35Team Rensi Motorsports Ford on a part-time basis, with a best finish of 40th. He signed withJD Motorsports in 2009, and drove the No. 01Sun DropChevrolet Impala. Following theFood City 250 on August 21, 2009, O'Quinn left the JD Motorsports team.^[4] He finished the year bystart and parking forK-Automotive Motorsports andFitz Racing. In 2011, O'Quinn joinedGo Green Racing, where he ran five races.

After O'Quinn's NASCAR career stalled, he moved back to Virginia to help run the family trailer business. O'Quinn also occasionally raced at the Lonesome Pine Raceway.^[5]

(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.)

(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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