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| Joe Buford | |||||||
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| Born | Joseph Buford (1967-06-19)June 19, 1967 (age 57) Franklin, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002Fairgrounds Speedway Track Champion 1998 Heartland Region Champion Most career victories atFairgrounds Speedway (66 wins) | ||||||
| Awards | 1991Fairgrounds Speedway Rookie of the Year Fairgrounds Speedway Hall of Fame (2009) | ||||||
| NASCARXfinity Series career | |||||||
| 18 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 52nd (2002) | ||||||
| First race | 1998CARQUEST Auto Parts 250 (Gateway) | ||||||
| Last race | 2003Trace Adkins Chrome 300 (Nashville) | ||||||
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| NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 73rd (1998) | ||||||
| First race | 1997Federated Auto Parts 250 (Nashville) | ||||||
| Last race | 1998Federated Auto Parts 250 (Nashville) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of July 17, 2020. | |||||||
Joseph Buford (born June 19, 1967) is an American former professionalstock car racing driver.
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Buford began his career at Duck River Speedway in 1989. He took his father's advice (two-timeNashville Speedway USA champ James "Flookie" Buford) and started racing at Nashville in 1991. He was an instant success, winning three races and the "Rookie of the Year" honors. He moved to the premierlate model division in 1992. Buford was a four-time track champion at the historic track (1998, 1999, 2000, 2002), tyingCoo Coo Marlin for the most titles in track history. His 66 victories passed the long-standingDarrell Waltrip record of 55 career victories at the track. He was the 1998 Heartland Region Champion (missing the national title by only a 1/2 point). He finished second in the Heartland Region in 1999 and 2000.
Buford won two NASCAR Southern Division races. He finished third in his first NASCARGoody's Dash Series race. He also raced in theAll-Pro Series. Buford started threeCraftsman Truck Series and 18Busch Series races with little success.
The total amount of races that he entered were 39. During his career he had a race win percentage of 17.9%. He won 7 races in total. His strongestyear (career wise) was 2000. He entered 18 races and won 7 in 2000.
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
| 1997 | Buford Racing | 70 | Ford | WDW | TUS | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | I70 | NHA | TEX | BRI DNQ | NZH | MLW | LVL | CNS | HPT | IRP | FLM | NSV 18 | GLN | RCH DNQ | MAR | SON | MMR | CAL | PHO | LVS | 82nd | 189 | [7] | |
| 1998 | WDW | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | I70 | GLN | TEX | BRI 23 | MLW | NZH | CAL | PPR | IRP | NHA | FLM | NSV 32 | HPT | LVL | RCH | MEM | GTY | MAR | SON | MMR | PHO | LVS | 73rd | 161 | [8] | |||
| 2000 | Steve Stevenson | 11 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | HOM | PHO | MMR | MAR | PIR | GTY | MEM | PPR | EVG | TEX | KEN | GLN | MLW | NHA | NZH | MCH | IRP | NSV | CIC | RCH | DOV | TEX | CAL | N/A | 0 | [9] | |||
| NASCAR Goody's Dash Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | NGDS | Pts | Ref | |||||||||
| 1999 | N/A | 11 | Ford | DAY 3 | HCY | CAR | N/A | 0 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 99 | Pontiac | CLT 42 | BRI | LOU | SUM | GRE | ROU | STA | MYB | HCY | LAN | USA | JAC | LAN | |||||||||||||||||
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ABMHSC | Pts | Ref |
| 1999 | Sadler Brothers Racing | 95 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | SLM | AND | CLT | MCH | POC | TOL | SBS | BLN | POC | KIL | FRS | FLM | ISF | WIN | DSF | SLM | CLT 23 | TAL | ATL | 123rd | 115 | [11] |