Get the best deals on steve park auto racing cards when you shop the largest online selection at. Watch this throwback video of a wreck between dale earnhardt jr. Casual nascar fans likely remember two things about driver steve park, and both of those things occurred in 2001. Unique perspectives on the daily sports topics that matter most. Very few people can say they have reached the pinnacle in their respective professions. March 16, 1998 pennzoil monte carlo driver steve park returned to his cornelius, n. In the 1998 season, park drove five races until an injury from a hard crash at atlanta motor speedway sidelined him. How come nascar cant get these teams to get cars to track straight and not. Driver steve park 2000 nascar winston cup results racing. American race car driver who won races in nascars two top northeast touring series and all three national divisions. Steve park born august 23, 1967 is famous for being race car driver. Someone posted an article about him several months back.
Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Steve park profile page, biographical information, injury history and news. Last year the wife of nascar driver travis pastrana, lynz pastrana, drove to victory during the second annual better half dash. This article lists drivers who have been fatally injured while competing in or in. Its the yellowandblack doorstriped paint job made famous by steve park, who in 1998 became the first fulltime cup series driver for dale earnhardt inc.
Find everything in one place on steve park including their biography, latest news and updates, high resolution photos, high quality videos and expert analysis. The last two events saw jacquelyn butler walk away with the prized sixfoot pink trophy in 2011. Steve park has two wins in the nascar sprint cup series but had his career effectively end after violent crashes in darlington and pocono. Under the advise of doctors, dale earnhardt incorporated nascar winston cup driver steve park will remain out of competition indefinitely as he heals from the moderate concussion he suffered. Joey logano, shell work together to honor steve park at. Nascar live race coverage, latest news, race results, standings, schedules, and driver stats for cup, xfinity, gander outdoors.
Park became the first driver not named dale earnhardt to win in the xfinity series for dale. Park did one cup race in 2010 and a few truck races here and there. Stephen steve park is an american former professional stock car racing driver. Only 26 drivers can make the claim that they have won in all three of nascars top series. Steve park looked to improve on his second race this season in the nascar camping world truck series at kentucky speedway on friday night. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. View steve parks profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. He was eighth in the first race at nhis in july, was a. The message board is there for nascar fans to talk and get to know each other better. Only 26 drivers can make the claim that they have won in all three of nascar s top series. Park began racing not in an entrylevel class, but in nascar modifieds on long island as the youngest of four sons of longtime. Park was well on his way to becoming a superstar driver in the winston cup series before injuries derailed his career.
Steve park doesnt like talking about the freak accident at darlington. Steve park came to the nascar winston cup series as the driver for the startup team of seven time winston cup champion dale earnhardt. This year last seasons champion indicates she is looking forward to repeating her success at charlotte. Ashley stremme, wife of nascar driver david stremme. As a team the media, driver, nascar, everyone lets figure it out. The team penske driver will pay tribute to steve park with the pennzoil scheme park drove for dale earnhardt inc. I think this is the best comparison ive seen for steve parks what if career. Waltrip will drive the car in this weekends food city 500 at bristol motor speedway and will stay in it until the injured steve park returns. Click on the year to see the standings for that year.
Touring car championship grandam series american le mans series x1r pro cup series nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour fia formula two series whelen. Michelle gilliland, wife of nascar driver david gilliland. Steve park planned to drive in a nascar sprint cup race saturday night at daytona international speedway, but plans in auto racing usually call for cash, and lots of it. Steve park dale earnhardt survives differenthistory. Driver steve park 1999 nascar winston cup results racing. Includes every race start and finish along with dozens of statistical facts for steve park nascar career. In february of that year, park won the sprint cup series race at rockingham, n. Stephen park born august 23, 1967 is an american former professional stock car racing driver. Steve park is a race car driver from new york, united states.
March 26 today in jayskis nascar history page 23 of. Steve park puts the freak accident at darlington raceway in the. Nascar north tour usac champ car series indianapolis 500 results iroc langers juice s2 series a1 grand prix n. Stephen steve park august 23, 1967 july 28, 2002 was an american professional stock car racing driver. Steve park led the final 71 laps to win the xfinity series race at fairgrounds speedway nashville.
Wikipedia says hes done some mentoring here and there, including for jeffrey earnhardt. This article lists drivers who have been fatally injured while competing in or in preparation for testing, practice, qualifying races sanctioned by the national association for stock car auto racing nascar. Rank is calculated after each race and may not reflect penalties. Nascar official home race results, schedule, standings. Heidi stoddard, wife of nascar team owner frank stoddard. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover steves. A separate list compiles drivers who have died of a medical condition while driving or shortly thereafter and another section shows non driver deaths. Continue to next page below to see how much is steve park really worth, including net worth, estimated earnings, and salary for 2019 and 2020. The hans device this is a combination helmet and shoulder restraint that helps keep the drivers body properly aligned if they are in a crash. Steve park is currently 31st in the point standings heading into this weekends sylvania 300 at the new hampshire international speedway. Qualified fourth and finished 24th at phoenix in november. Steve park dale earnhardt survives differenthistory wikia fandom.