| Born: | December 18, 1955 | |
| Birthplace: | Waukegan, Illinois | |
| Achievements: | — | |
| Awards: | 2005 Craftsman Truck Series Champion | |
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Statistics | ||
| First Race: | 1990 Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan) | |
| Last Race: | 2003 Sharpie 500 (Bristol) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 0 | 55 | 5 |
| NASCAR Nationwide Series Statistics | ||
| First Race: | 1989 All Pro 300 (North Carolina) | |
| Last Race: | 2006 O'Reilly Challenge (Texas) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 0 | 2 | 0 |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Statistics | ||
| Car #, Team | #59 - HT Motorsports | |
| 2006 NCTS Position: | 6th | |
| Best NCTS Position: | 1st - 2005 - (Craftsman Truck Series) | |
| First Race: | 1995 GM Goodwrench/Delco Battery 200 (Phoenix) | |
| First Win: | 2001 Florida Dodge Dealers 400K (Miami) | |
| Last Win: | 2007 Silverado 350K (Texas) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 16 | 115 | 12 |
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Theodore "Ted" Musgrave (born December 18, 1955 in Waukegan, Illinois) is a racecar driver currently competing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Waukegan ( IPA: /wɔˈkigən/ is a city in Lake County, Illinois. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. He drives the #59 ASE Toyota Tundra for HT Motorsports. The Toyota Tundra is a full-size pickup truck sold by Toyota that originally went into production in 1999 (as a 2000 model year model HT Motorsports is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team which fields the #59 ASE Toyota for Stacy Compton.
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Pre-NASCAR
Musgrave's father, Elmer, was a famous short-track racer in the Midwest. Originally from Illinois, Ted moved to Grand Marsh, Wisconsin and began racing at age 18 (a relatively late start for a driver) at short tracks in that state. In 1987 he moved to Franklin and went national to the American Speed Association (ASA) series, where he earned Rookie of the Year honors by finishing fifth in points. Franklin is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. That is owned by Ron Varney and was known as USPRO before its acquisition by Steve Dale
Winston Cup Career
In 1990, Musgrave was called upon by Winston Cup team owner Ray DeWitt to replace Rich Vogler, who had been killed at a wreck at Salem Speedway. The 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup began on Sunday February 11 and ended on Sunday November 18. Rich Vogler (born July 26 1950, Chicago Illinois &ndash died July 21 1990, Salem Indiana) was a champion sprint Salem Speedway is a.555 mile long paved oval motor racetrack in Salem Indiana, approximately south of Indianapolis. Musgrave had four starts in Cup that year, his best finish being a 22nd at the Checker Auto Parts 500. The Checker Auto Parts 500 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car race held at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona From 1991 to 1993 he raced the #55 for the DeWitt/Ulrich team. He was runner-up to Bobby Hamilton for Rookie of the Year in 1991 and had twelve top-ten finishes. Charles Robert Hamilton Sr ( May 29, 1957 – January 7, 2007) was a driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season
In 1992, driving for Dewitt/Ulrich, he led all Winston Cup drivers in laps completed. The 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season began on February 9 and ended on November 15. In 1994, he was hired by Jack Roush to race for Roush Racing in the #16 Family Channel Ford Thunderbird as a teammate with Mark Martin. The 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 20 and ended on Sunday November 13. Jack Roush (born April 19, 1942) is the founder CEO and co-owner along with John Henry of Roush Fenway Racing, a NASCAR team headquartered Roush Fenway Racing (formerly Roush Racing) is a racing team competing in NASCAR racing ABC Family is an American Cable television network currently owned by Disney-ABC Television Group, a division of The Walt Disney Company The Thunderbird is an automobile manufactured by Ford in the United States from 1955 through 2005 &mdash through thirteen generations and various Mark Martin may refer to Mark Martin (racecar driver (b 1959 American racecar driver Mark Martin (cartoonist, American cartoonist In his first season, Musgrave had three poles, and finished fifteenth in points. In 1995, Musgrave had a breakout year of sorts, posting 7 top-five finishes (including two second-place finishes) and 13 top-tens. The 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on February 12 and concluded November 12. At one point in the season, he was third in Winston Cup points. He slumped late in the season and finished 7th, but most felt his first race win was just around the corner. 1996 turned out to be a disappointment for Musgrave. The 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series started on February 18 1996 and ended on November 10 1996 with Terry Labonte pulling off a massive He usually ran well in most races, but could never find what he needed to get his first win. He had several top-tens early in the season, but once again slumped in the second half and wound up 17th in points. He did, however, win the pole for the final Winston Cup race ever held at North Wilkesboro Speedway. North Wilkesboro is a town in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States.
In 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Roush vowed to give Musgrave whatever he needed to win his first race. The 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 9 and ended on Sunday November 16. The #16 car now had dual sponsorship from Family Channel and Primestar. Family, sometimes referred to as Family Channel, is a Canadian Premium television service marketed to children PrimeStar was a US direct broadcast satellite broadcasting company formed in 1991 by a consortium of cable television system operators Once again, he started off well, and came very close to his first win at Darlington Raceway. Darlington Raceway is a Race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington South Carolina. Musgrave was running second late in the race and clearly had a faster car than leader Dale Jarrett in the closing laps. Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956 in Newton North Carolina) is a former American race car driver At one point, he was side by side with Jarrett, but Jarrett held him off for the win. Critics of Musgrave would say after the race that he should have been more aggressive and bumped Jarrett out of the way to get his first win. Later in the season at Pocono Raceway, Musgrave had a strong car and was running second late in the race with a chance to win when his car went unexpectedly loose. Pocono Raceway (formerly Pocono International Raceway) is a Superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania at Long Pond He ended up 4th. Musgrave was in the top 10 in points for most of 1997, but a bad final race at Atlanta caused him to fall to 12th for the year.
In 1998, Musgrave got full sponsorship from Primestar, and was 18th in points when he was suddenly replaced by rookie Kevin Lepage, to the shock of many. The 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 8 and ended on Sunday November 8. PrimeStar was a US direct broadcast satellite broadcasting company formed in 1991 by a consortium of cable television system operators Kevin Lepage (born June 26, 1962) is a NASCAR driver from Shelburne Vermont. There was even some speculation that Musgrave's teammates Mark Martin and Jeff Burton regularly got better equipment than Musgrave and teammates Johnny Benson and Chad Little. Mark Martin may refer to Mark Martin (racecar driver (b 1959 American racecar driver Mark Martin (cartoonist, American cartoonist Jeffrey Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston Virginia) also sometimes referred to as "JB" is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Jonathan Benson Jr (born June 27, 1963 in Grand Rapids Michigan) is a NASCAR driver and the son of former Michigan modified driver John Benson Chad Little (born April 29, 1963 in Spokane Washington) is a former NASCAR driver However, most racing experts conclude that Musgrave was replaced because of lack of results and that he was basically a middle-of-the-pack driver who lacked the aggression and killer instinct to run up front and win. Still, Musgrave filled out 1998 by running part-time for Bud Moore Engineering and Bill Elliott Racing, as well as doing substitute duty for Travis Carter and Jasper Motorsports. Bud Moore Engineering was a championship-winning NASCAR team It was owned and operated by mechanic Bud Moore and ran out of Spartanburg South Carolina Bill Elliott Racing is a former NASCAR Winston Cup, Busch and Craftsman Truck Series team Carl A Haas Motorsports is a former NASCAR and USAR Pro Cup team Jasper Motorsports is a former NASCAR Winston Cup /NEXTEL Cup team He ended up missing only one race that year and gave Elliott's team its only top-10 finish with a fifth-place run at Phoenix.
In 1999, Musgrave was signed by Butch Mock Motorsports to run the #75 Remington Arms Ford. The 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 7 and ended on Sunday November 21. Rahmoc Enterprises is a former NASCAR Winston Cup team and a current engine building company known as RAHMOC Racing Engines Remington Arms is a major American manufacturer of Rifles Shotguns other Firearms, Revolvers and Ammunition. Musgrave struggled mightily however, and only put together two top-ten finishes before finally quitting the team after the Pennzoil 400. The Ford 400 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car race held at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. He began 2000 without a ride, but soon caught on with Joe Bessey Motorsports filling in for the injured Geoffrey Bodine, and ran five races with that team. The 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 13 and ended on Sunday November 20. Geoffrey Bodine (born April 18, 1949 in Chemung New York) is the oldest of the three Bodine brothers ( Brett Bodine and Todd Bodine After a one-race return to the #15, Musgrave finished the year with Team SABCO, driving the #01 for Kenny Irwin Jr., who had died in a practice accident at New Hampshire International Speedway. Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in NASCAR, IRL, and Grand-Am racing Kenneth Dale Irwin Jr ( August 5, 1969 &ndash July 7, 2000) was a NASCAR stock car driver New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a oval speedway located in Loudon New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s as Musgrave has run seven Cup races since then, six of them with Ultra Motorsports and one for Petty Enterprises. Ultra Motorsports was a NASCAR Winston Cup Craftsman Truck Series racing team Petty Enterprises is a NASCAR racing team based in Randleman North Carolina.
Craftsman Truck Series
Musgrave made his Craftsman Truck Series debut in 1995 at the GM Goodwrench/Delco Battery 200, driving the #61 Ford F-150 for Jack Roush. For the 1999-present F-250 and higher models see Ford Super Duty. He started and finished in fourth place. He ran two more races the next year for Roush's #99 truck, and finished fifth at Phoenix. He did not run trucks again until 2001, when he signed to drive the #1 Mopar Dodge Ram for Ultra Motorsports. Mopar (short for MO tor PAR ts is the automobile parts and service arm of Chrysler LLC. This article is about the full-size truck For other uses such as the full-size van see Dodge Ram (disambiguation. He won three of out the first five races that year, and had eighteen top-ten finishes, but was unable to catch Jack Sprague for the title. Jack Sprague (born August 8, 1964, in Spring Lake Michigan) is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver The next two seasons, he had three wins apiece and finished third in both season's points. During the 2003 season, Musgrave announced he had been battling bladder cancer while racing. The 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was held February 14 and ended November 14. Bladder cancer refers to any of several types of malignant growths of the Urinary bladder. Ironically, his wife Debi has been diagnosed with leukemia since 2000. Leukemia or leukaemia (Greek leukos λευκός, "white" aima αίμα, "blood" is a Cancer of the Blood Musgrave appeared to be in position to win the Truck championship that year, but in the season-ending Ford 200, Musgrave was penalized for attempting to pass a slower truck low on the final restart past the start/finish line, and surrendered the championship to fellow Wisconsinite Travis Kvapil. The Ford 200 is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that takes place at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Travis Kvapil (pronounced kwah-pil) (born March 1, 1976 in Janesville Wisconsin) is an American race car driver
In 2005, Musgrave won just one race, winning from the pole position at Gateway International Raceway as he did also in 2001, but he was able to claim the Craftsman Truck Series title. The 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season began February 18 and ended November 18. Gateway International Raceway is a race track in Madison Illinois, USA just minutes from Downtown St Musgrave moved on to Germain Racing's #9 Toyota for 2006 with sponsorship from Team ASE after Ultra Motorsports closed the doors following the 2005 season. Musgrave finished sixth in points in 2006, but failed to win a race that season.
In 2006, he was chosen to drive in the International Race Of Champions for the first time. The 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season began on February 17, 2006 at Daytona International Speedway with the GM Flex Fuel 250 and He was the only driver representing the Craftsman Truck Series for the 2006 season. In 2007, Musgrave was parked for one race after hitting Kelly Bires out of anger under a caution at the Milwaukee Mile. The 12th season of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season set off on February 16, 2007 at Daytona Kelly Bires (born August 25, 1984 in Mauston Wisconsin) is a NASCAR race car driver The Milwaukee Mile is a Race track in West Allis, Wisconsin, USA He was parked, fined, and docked points, ending any legitimate shot he had to make a run at the championship. Brad Keselowski was named the replacement driver at Memphis Motorsports Park. Bradley Keselowski (born February 12 1984) is an auto racing car driver currently competing in the #88 US Navy Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS for Memphis Motorsports Park is a Race track located in just across the Loosahatchie River from Memphis Tennessee, approximately ten miles south of Millington This marks the first time in Craftsman Truck Series history that a driver has been suspended from a race. Later that season, Musgrave got his first career win for Germain Racing at Texas Motor Speedway, breaking a 66-race winless streak. Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U Despite the one-race suspension, Musgrave finished 7th in the series points, marking seven consecutive top-10 points finishes in the Craftsman Truck Series.
After the conclusion of the 2007 season, Germain Racing announced that they would not renew Musgrave's contract for 2008 season. Musgrave was replaced in the #9 by rookie Justin Marks. Justin Marks (born on March 25, 1981 in Rocklin California) is an American Race car driver He moved to HT Motorsports for 2008, bringing his ASE sponsorship with him to the #59 truck. HT Motorsports is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team which fields the #59 ASE Toyota for Stacy Compton.
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