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Andy Hillenburg

Andrew Miles Hillenburg (born April 30, 1963) is an American former professional stock car racing driver and current team owner and track owner. His race team, Fast Track Racing, fields multiple cars in the ARCA Menards Series and formerly fielded entries in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. He is credited with reviving the North Carolina Speedway, now known as Rockingham Speedway, after the track lost its NASCAR dates starting in 2005.

Andy Hillenburg
BornAndrew Miles Hillenburg
(1963-04-30) April 30, 1963 (age 61)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Achievements1995 ARCA Racing Series Champion
NASCAR Cup Series career
16 races run over 7 years
Best finish54th (1998)
First race1991 Goodwrench 500 (Rockingham)
Last race2004 Advance Auto Parts 500 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
9 races run over 7 years
Best finish76th (1996)
First race1992 AC-Delco 200 (Rockingham)
Last race2001 Jani-King 300 (Texas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
4 races run over 3 years
Best finish79th (1996)
First race1995 GM Goodwrench/Delco Battery 200 (Phoenix)
Last race2003 Florida Dodge Dealers 250 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Retired2006
ARCA Menards Series
Years active1992–2006
Starts61
Wins3
Poles1
Best finish1st in 1995
Previous series
2001
2000
1994		Winston West Series
Indy Racing Northern Light Series
Busch North Series
Statistics current as of November 23, 2012.

Racing career

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Hillenburg was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He began his racing career at age 11 when he competed in the Indianapolis soap box derby.

He won the state quarter midget championships in 1975–1979. Hillenburg won the ARCA Super Car Series Championship in 1995, with 3 time ARCA Champion Bob Dotter as Crew Chief. He won the 1995 and 1997 Daytona ARCA 200, the premiere event in the series.

He served as a test driver for the International Race of Champions and Team Racing Auto Circuit series.[1] He competed in the 2000 Indianapolis 500, finishing 28th, and has sixteen Winston Cup starts nine Busch Series starts and four in the Craftsman Truck Series. His best finish in NASCAR was a third-place finish at the 1999 NAPA Auto Parts 300, where he finished 3rd in the #18 MBNA Pontiac Grand Prix for Joe Gibbs Racing.

Team owner

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Hillenburg operates the Fast Track High Performance Driving School and owns a team that competes ARCA Menards Series, Fast Track High Performance Racing (usually just known as Fast Track Racing or Fast Track Racing Enterprises). They currently field multiple entries with the Nos. 01, 10, 11, and 12 cars.

Fast Track also formerly fielded entries in NASCAR's top three series. Most notably, they fielded the No. 47 and 48 teams in the NASCAR Truck Series between 2007 and 2010. He previously had fielded a No. 10 truck in two races in 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

In the NASCAR Busch Series (now Xfinity), Hillenburg entered one race in both 1992 and 1993 in his car, the No. 42, before running a part-time schedule of six races in 1994, although he only qualified for one of those six races. His team did not return until 1997, where he entered his own No. 25 car at Dover. This was his last attempt as a car owner in that series.

Besides two races in 1992, Fast Track's only Cup Series attempt came in the 2007 Daytona 500, with them entering the No. 71 Ford driven by Frank Kimmel in the 2007 Daytona 500, but the entry did not make the field.

Track owner

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On October 2, 2007, Hillenburg purchased North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina for $4.4 million (USD). The track was put up for auction by Speedway Motorsports Inc. and chairman Bruton Smith. Rockingham had not hosted a NASCAR event since 2004, but Hillenburg hopes to bring lower-tier NASCAR series back to the track. On May 4, 2008, the ARCA RE/MAX Series raced at Rockingham in the Carolina 500 and again in 2009. Also in 2008, the USAR Hooters Procup Series had their final race of the season at the Rockingham Speedway, in a race called the American 200 (named in honor of the name for the first race run at the Rock in 1965, the American 500) on November 1, 2008. The track hosted its first NASCAR sanctioned race (a Camping World Truck Series race) since its 2004 closure on April 15, 2012. Rockingham became part of the regular schedule for that series, and they returned in 2013. However, Rockingham was removed from the series' 2014 schedule.[2]

Acting

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He has also acted in a few movies, including 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story on ESPN, Herbie: Fully Loaded, and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.

Hillenburg also was a technical advisor and provided equipment for the filming of the Bollywood film Ta Ra Rum Pum, which was filmed at Rockingham and also at the ARCA race at the Milwaukee Mile.

Personal life

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Hillenburg has been married since 1991 and is the father of four children.[citation needed]

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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

Nextel Cup Series

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NASCAR Nextel Cup Series results
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 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NNCC Pts Ref
1991 Andy Hillenburg Racing 29 Buick DAY RCH CAR
40 		ATL
32 		DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 64th 110 [3]
1993 Diamond Ridge Motorsports 29 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
41 		CAR PHO ATL 91st 40 [4]
1995 Dick Brooks Racing 40 Pontiac DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY
36 		NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 65th 55 [5]
1998 Sadler Brothers Racing 95 Chevy DAY
29 		CAR LVS ATL
DNQ 		DAR BRI TEX
DNQ 		MAR TAL CAL CLT
DNQ 		DOV RCH MCH POC SON 54th 334 [6]
LJ Racing 91 Chevy NHA
31 		POC IND GLN MCH BRI NHA DAR RCH DOV MAR TAL
22 		DAY
24 		PHO
Hover Motorsports 80 Ford CLT
DNQ 		CAR
DNQ 		ATL
DNQ
1999 DAY
DNQ 		CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR 68th 34 [7]
LJ Racing 91 Chevy CLT
DNQ 		TAL
43 		CAR PHO HOM ATL
2000 DAY
DNQ 		CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO HOM ATL NA - [8]
2001 BAM Racing 49 Pontiac DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL
DNQ 		CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY
DNQ 		CHI NHA POC
DNQ 		IND
DNQ 		GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MAR TAL PHO CAR HOM ATL NHA NA - [9]
2002 Marcis Auto Racing 71 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR
43 		BRI TEX MAR
43 		TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL CAR PHO HOM 75th 68 [10]
2004 Donlavey Racing 90 Ford DAY
DNQ 		65th 206 [11]
Hover Motorsports 80 Ford CAR
34 		LVS ATL
42 		DAR
42 		BRI
43 		TEX
DNQ 		MAR
42 		TAL CAL RCH CLT
DNQ 		DOV POC
DNQ 		MCH SON DAY CHI NHA
R&J Racing 37 Dodge POC
DNQ 		IND
DNQ 		GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO DAR HOM
Daytona 500
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Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1998 Sadler Brothers Racing Ford 18 29
1999 Hover Motorsports Ford DNQ
2000 LJ Racing Chevrolet DNQ
2004 Donlavey Racing Ford DNQ

Busch Series

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NASCAR Busch Series results
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 28 29 30 31 32 33 NBSC Pts Ref
1992 Andy Hillenburg Racing 42 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL MAR DAR BRI HCY LAN DUB NZH CLT DOV ROU MYB GLN VOL NHA TAL IRP ROU MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT MAR CAR
24 		HCY 106th 91 [12]
1993 DAY CAR
22 		RCH DAR BRI HCY ROU MAR NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL IRP MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV ROU CLT MAR CAR HCY ATL 95th 97 [13]
1994 DAY
21 		CAR RCH ATL
DNQ 		MAR
DNQ 		DAR HCY
DNQ 		BRI ROU
DNQ 		NHA NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW SBO TAL HCY
DNQ 		IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT MAR CAR 83rd 100 [14]
1996 Ken Schrader Racing 52 Chevy DAY
43 		CAR
23 		RCH ATL
DNQ 		NSV DAR BRI HCY NZH CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NHA TAL IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR HOM 76th 128 [15]
1997 Labonte Motorsports 5 Chevy DAY
20 		CAR RCH ATL LVS DAR HCY TEX BRI NSV TAL NHA NZH CLT 80th 164 [16]
Fast Track Racing Enterprises 25 Chevy DOV
34 		SBO GLN MLW MYB GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAL CAR HOM
1999 Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Pontiac DAY
3 		CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX NSV BRI TAL CAL NHA RCH NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM 88th 165 [17]
2001 BAM Racing 22 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX
33 		NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV KEN MLW GLN CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM PHO CAR HOM 120th 64 [18]

Craftsman Truck Series

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
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 NCTC Pts Ref
1995 Vestar Motorsports 01 Chevy PHO TUS SGS MMR POR EVG I70 LVL BRI MLW CNS HPT IRP FLM RCH MAR NWS SON MMR PHO
33 		101st 64 [19]
1996 1 HOM PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT BRI NZH MLW LVL I70 IRP FLM GLN NSV
14 		RCH
36 		NHA MAR NWS SON MMR PHO LVS 79th 176 [20]
1999 Fast Track Racing Enterprises 48 Chevy HOM PHO EVG MMR MAR MEM PPR I70 BRI TEX PIR GLN MLW NSV NZH MCH NHA IRP
DNQ 		GTY HPT RCH LVS LVL TEX CAL 116th 58 [21]
2003 Fast Track Racing Enterprises 10 Dodge DAY
15 		DAR MMR MAR CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN 97th 118 [22]
Gary Keller Racing Ford KEN
DNQ 		GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA CAL LVS SBO TEX MAR PHO HOM

ARCA Re/Max Series

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

ARCA Re/Max Series results
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 ARMC Pts Ref
1992 Ken Schrader Racing 58 Chevy DAY
10 		FIF TWS TAL
8 		TOL KIL POC MCH FRS KIL NSH DEL POC HPT FRS ISF TOL DSF TWS SLM ATL 93rd - [23]
1993 Robert Ingraham 38 Chevy DAY
9 		FIF TWS TAL KIL CMS FRS TOL POC MCH FRS POC KIL ISF DSF TOL SLM WIN ATL 120th - [24]
1995 Ken Schrader Racing 52 Chevy DAY
1 		1st 5485 [25]
Fast Track Racing Enterprises 11 Chevy ATL
5 		TAL
6 		FRS
1 		MCH
6 		I80
5 		MCS
18 		FRS
11 		POC
10 		POC
5 		FRS
6 		SBS
5 		LVL
9 		ISF
15 		DSF
7 		SLM
17 		ATL
5
Olds FIF
6 		KIL
3 		KIL
5 		WIN
8
1996 Ken Schrader Racing 52 Chevy DAY
4 		ATL
22 		SLM TAL
3 		FIF LVL CLT
3 		CLT
2 		KIL FRS POC MCH
30 		FRS TOL POC MCH INF SBS ISF DSF KIL SLM WIN CLT ATL 41st - [26]
1997 Phoenix Racing 1 Chevy DAY
1* 		ATL SLM 38th - [27]
Fast Track Racing Enterprises 11 Chevy CLT
15 		CLT POC MCH SBS TOL KIL FRS MIN
Hover Motorsports 80 Ford POC
7 		MCH DSF GTW SLM WIN CLT
13 		TAL
33 		ISF ATL
3
1998 Sadler Brothers Racing 95 Chevy DAY
3 		NA 0 [28]
Hover Motorsports 80 Ford ATL
8 		SLM CLT
14 		MEM MCH
2 		POC
8 		SBS TOL PPR POC
29 		KIL FRS ISF CLT
10 		TAL
9 		ATL
Chevy ATL
32 		DSF SLM TEX WIN
1999 Ford DAY
35 		ATL 41st 765 [29]
ML Motorsports 67 Chevy SLM
8 		AND
26 		CLT
39 		MCH POC TOL SBS BLN POC KIL FRS FLM ISF WIN DSF SLM
Roulo Brothers Racing 39 Chevy CLT
24 		TAL
6 		ATL
31
2000 DAY
6 		SLM AND CLT KIL FRS MCH POC TOL KEN BLN POC WIN ISF KEN DSF SLM CLT TAL 67th 325 [30]
BAM Racing 11 Pontiac ATL
21
2001 Roulo Brothers Racing 39 Chevy DAY
17 		NSH WIN SLM GTY KEN CLT KAN MCH POC MEM GLN KEN MCH POC NSH ISF CHI DSF SLM TOL BLN CLT TAL ATL 140th 145 [31]
2002 Fast Track Racing Enterprises 11 Chevy DAY
6 		87th 340 [32]
Ford ATL
18 		NSH SLM KEN CLT KAN POC MCH TOL SBO KEN BLN POC NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL CLT
2003 Hover Motorsports 80 Ford DAY
8 		ATL
29 		NSH SLM TOL KEN CLT BLN KAN MCH LER POC POC NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL CLT SBO 95th 275 [33]
2004 Fast Track Racing Enterprises 10 Chevy DAY
36 		NSH SLM KEN TOL CLT KAN POC MCH SBO BLN KEN GTW POC LER NSH ISF TOL DSF CHI SLM TAL 182nd 50 [34]
2006 Fast Track Racing Enterprises 11 Chevy DAY NSH SLM WIN KEN TOL POC MCH KAN KEN BLN POC GTW NSH MCH ISF MIL
28 		TOL DSF CHI SLM TAL IOW 149th 90 [35]

IRL IndyCar Series

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Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points Ref
2000 Hillenburg Racing Dallara 48 Oldsmobile WDW
 PHX
 LSV
 INDY
28 		TEX
 PIK
 ATL
 KTY
 TEX
 48th 2 [36]

Indianapolis 500 results

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Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Note Team
2000 Dallara Aurora 33rd 28th Wheel Bearing Fast Track

References

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  2. ^ Gluck, Jeff (October 25, 2013). "Trucks will return to Eldora, skip Rockingham in 2014". USA Today. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Champion
1995 		Succeeded by
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