Andy Hillenburg

Andrew 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 Hillenburg
(1963-04-30) April 30, 1963
Indianapolis, Indiana
Achievements1975–1979 Quarter Midget series champion
1995 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 Gander RV & Outdoors 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

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

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 own car, the No. 42, before running a part-time schedule of six race 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

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

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

Hillenburg has been married since 1991 and is the father of four children.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Nextel Cup Series
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 -
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 -
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
2004 Donlavey Racing 90 Ford DAY
DNQ		 65th 206
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
1997 Labonte Motorsports 5 Chevy DAY
20		 CAR RCH ATL LVS DAR HCY TEX BRI NSV TAL NHA NZH CLT 80th 164
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
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

Craftsman Truck Series
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
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
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
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
2003 Fast Track Racing Enterprises 10 Dodge DAY
15		 DAR MMR MAR CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN 97th 118
Gary Keller Racing Ford KEN
DNQ		 GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA CAL LVS SBO TEX MAR PHO HOM

ARCA Re/Max Series

(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 - [3]
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 - [4]
1995 Ken Schrader Racing 52 Chevy DAY
1		 1st 5485 [5]
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 - [6]
1997 Phoenix Racing 1 Chevy DAY
1*		 ATL SLM 38th - [7]
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 [8]
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 [9]
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 [10]
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 [11]
2002 Fast Track Racing Enterprises 11 Chevy DAY
6		 87th 340 [12]
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 [13]
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 [14]
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 [15]

IRL IndyCar Series
Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2000 Hillenburg Racing Dallara Oldsmobile WDW
 PHX
 LSV
 INDY
28		 TEX
 PIK
 ATL
 KTY
 TEX
 48th 2

Indianapolis 500 results
Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Note Team
2000 Dallara Aurora 33rd 28th Wheel Bearing Fast Track
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References
  1. "TRAC Series Info". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on February 20, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  2. Gluck, Jeff (October 25, 2013). "Trucks will return to Eldora, skip Rockingham in 2014". USA Today. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  3. "Andy Hillenburg – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  4. "Andy Hillenburg – 1993 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  5. "Andy Hillenburg – 1995 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  6. "Andy Hillenburg – 1996 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  7. "Andy Hillenburg – 1997 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  8. "Andy Hillenburg – 1998 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  9. "Andy Hillenburg – 1999 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  10. "Andy Hillenburg – 2000 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  11. "Andy Hillenburg – 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  12. "Andy Hillenburg – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  13. "Andy Hillenburg – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  14. "Andy Hillenburg – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  15. "Andy Hillenburg – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Bobby Bowsher		 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Champion
1995		 Succeeded by
Tim Steele
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