Jack Sellers

Jack Sellers (July 27, 1944 – October 24, 2016) was an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. Sellers was a long-time competitor in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, formerly known as the Winston West Series.[1]

Jack Sellers
Born(1944-07-27)July 27, 1944
Sacramento, California
DiedOctober 24, 2016(2016-10-24) (aged 72)
Sacramento, California
NASCAR Cup Series career
2 races run over 2 years
Best finish93rd (1992)
First race1990 Banquet Frozen Foods 300 (Sonoma)
Last race1992 Save Mart 300K (Sonoma)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of October 26, 2016.

Racing career

Sellers made his K&N Pro Series West debut in 1985 when the series was still known as NASCAR Winston West Grand National Division. He made his first start at Sonoma, driving a self-owned Oldsmobile. During his Rookie year Sellers raced part-time in the West Series. Sellers was sponsored by Coca-Cola as his family owned the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Sacramento. Sellers started racing full-time in 1987, qualifying for 6 of the 8 races that season. He also scored his first top-ten finish, when he finished seventh at the Spokane Grand Prix Course. Sellers finished tenth in the point standings that season. In 1989 Sellers scored three top-ten finishes and finished seventh in the point standings.[2] In 1990 Sellers led eight laps at Tri-City Raceway. It would be first and the only time in his career that he was the race leader.[3] 1993 would turn out to be the best season of Sellers' career. He finished in the top-ten six times and finished fifth in the point standings.[4]

Sellers' 1989 racecar at Phoenix

During the late eighties and the early nineties Sellers attempted 15 Winston Cup Series races. This was the era of “companion races,” where the two Winston Cup races at Sonoma and Phoenix invited drivers from the Winston West Series. After failing to qualify for the first six races he attempted, Sellers finally qualified for his first Winston Cup race at the 1990 Banquet Frozen Foods 300. Sellers drove a bright green Buick, a former Quaker State car that was driven by Ricky Rudd in his King Racing days. Sellers had a troubled debut as he had to put the car behind the wall due to an oil leak. After the car was repaired Sellers returned to the track but only a few laps later the car lost an engine in the Esses, spun 180 degrees, and backed hard into the tire barriers. Sellers repaired his car again and finished the race in 40th place, albeit 33 laps behind the leaders.[5] Two years later Sellers qualified for his second Winston Cup race, again at Sonoma. He qualified in the 43rd and final position. He retired from the race on lap 48 with transmission problems. Sellers also tried to qualify for the inaugural Brickyard 400 in 1994, but failed to make the race.

After 1994 Sellers continued to race in the West Series on a part-time basis. Scoring several top-ten finishes in 1995 and 1996. He cut down on his schedule after the 1996 season. Only running eight races between 1997 and 1999. In 2000 made a full-time return to the West Series. Mostly running midpack. In 2002 at Kansas Speedway Sellers scored his first top-ten finish in over five years. He continued to race full-time till the 2006 season. After that Sellers ran most races every season but did not race full-time again until the 2014 season. That season Sellers finished ninth in the points standings. He also scored his final career top-ten finish at Iowa Speedway. After the 2014 season Sellers reduced his schedule. He ran four races in the 2015, as well as the 2016 season. The final race of the 2016 season at All American Speedway would turn out to be the last start of Sellers' career. During his career Sellers entered over 300 West Series races and started a record 282 of them. He scored a total of 32 top-ten finishes. His best finish was seventh, a feat he accomplished six times.

Sellers' 2016 racecar at Sonoma Raceway

In an interview in 2011 Sellers talked about his longevity in the West Series. “I never would have dreamed that I would go this far,” Sellers said with his familiar chuckle. “When you’ve been doing it so long, it’s not something that you can just quit.”[1]

Death

Sellers died at his ranch in Sacramento, California on October 24, 2016, aged 72. He had finished 14th at All American Speedway in the 2016 K&N Pro Series West finale just a little over a week before.[1]

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.)

Winston Cup Series
NASCAR Winston 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 NWCC Pts Ref
1987 Sara Vincent 41 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR NWS BRI MAR TAL CLT DOV POC RSD
DNQ		 MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR RSD
DNQ		 ATL NA - [6]
1988 41W DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV RSD
DNQ		 POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO
DNQ		 ATL NA - [7]
1989 Adele Emerson 44 Buick DAY CAR ATL RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON
DNQ		 POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO
DNQ		 ATL NA - [8]
1990 DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON
40		 POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO
DNQ		 ATL 106th - [9]
1991 DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON
DNQ		 POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO
DNQ		 ATL NA - [10]
1992 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON
40		 POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 93rd 43 [11]
1993 48 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON
DNQ		 CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR NA - [12]
Sellers Racing Chevy PHO
DNQ		 ATL
1994 48W DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON
DNQ		 CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND
DNQ		 GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA - [13]

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 34 NBSC Pts Ref
2002 Sellers Racing 15 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL
DNQ		 RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL CAR PHO HOM NA - [14]

K&N Pro Series East
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2003 Sellers Racing 75 Chevy LEE STA ERI BEE STA HOL TMP NHA
25		 WFD SEE GLN
24		 ADI BEE THU NHA
39		 STA LRP 49th 225 [15]
2004 LEE TMP LRP SEE STA HOL ERI WFD NHA
26		 ADI GLN NHA DOV 60th 85 [16]
2005 STA HOL ERI NHA
34		 WFD ADI STA DUB OXF NHA DOV
29		 LRP TMP 52nd 137 [17]
2007 Sellers Racing 15 Chevy GRE ELK
DNQ		 IOW
DNQ		 SBO STA NHA TMP MCM ADI LRP MFD NHA DOV NA - [18]
2011 Sellers Racing 1 Chevy GRE SBO RCH IOW
DNQ		 BGS GRE LGY NHA COL GRE NHA DOV NA - [19]
2012 15 BRI GRE RCH IOW
DNQ		 BGS GRE LGY CNB COL IOW NHA DOV GRE CAR NA - [20]

K&N Pro Series West
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pos. Pts Ref
1985 Sellers Racing 6 Olds SON
20		 SHA RSD MMR SIR 17th 182 [21]
KC Racing 91 Olds POR
11		 STA
12		 YAK EVG
19		 WSR MMR
11		 RSD
1986 Sara Vincent 41 Chevy SON RSD EVG
17		 RCS
14		 TAC
23		 PIR
26		 WSR RSD
DNQ		 17th 150 [22]
1987 SON
23		 RSD
DNQ		 SGP
7		 EVG
13		 POR
21		 TAC
12		 MMR
15		 RSD
DNQ		 10th 277 [23]
1988 Myung Suk Lee 45 Chevy SON
28		 12th 260 [24]
Sara Vincent 41 Chevy MMR
10		 RSD
DNQ		 SGP
11		 POR
12		 EVG
19		 MMR
25		 PHO
DNQ
1989 Adele Emerson 44 Buick MAD
10		 MMR
19		 SON
DNQ		 POR
14		 TCR
13		 EVG
13		 MMR
12		 SGS
8		 PHO
DNQ		 7th 1412 [25]
Chevy RAS
10		 SON
11
1990 Buick MMR
24		 SON
40		 SGS
16		 POR
17		 EVG
13		 RAS
8		 TCR
8		 MMR
13		 PHO
DNQ		 8th 1018 [26]
1991 EVG
9		 MMR
11		 SON
DNQ		 EVG
14		 SSS
13		 MMR
12		 PHO
DNQ		 10th 1106 [27]
8 SGS
14		 POR
17
1992 44 MMR
9		 SGS
8		 SON
40		 SHA
14		 POR
12		 EVG
11		 SSS
8		 CAJ
13		 8th 1290 [28]
Chevy TWS
33		 MMR
23		 PHO
1993 Sellers Racing Pontiac TWS
42		 5th 1833 [29]
48 Chevy MMR
15		 SGS
10		 SON
DNQ		 TUS
10		 SHA
11		 EVG
15		 POR
10		 CBS
8		 SSS
8		 CAJ
13		 TCR
7		 MMR
13		 PHO
DNQ
1994 MMR
21		 TUS
22		 SON
DNQ		 SGS
13		 YAK
15		 MMR
13		 POR
12		 IND
DNQ		 CAJ
9		 TCR
7		 LVS
16		 MMR
9		 PHO 8th 1611 [30]
Pontiac TUS
11
1995 Chevy TUS
8		 MMR
19		 SON CNS
9		 MMR
20		 POR SGS TUS AMP
18		 MAD
11		 POR
13		 LVS
19		 SON
18		 MMR
19		 PHO 12th 1173 [31]
1996 TUS
17		 AMP
23		 MMR SON MAD
9		 POR
14		 TUS
9		 EVG
18		 CNS
13		 MAD
7		 MMR
11		 SON
17		 MMR
18		 PHO LVS 12th 1333 [32]
1997 TUS AMP
14		 SON TUS MMR LVS CAL EVG POR PPR AMP
8		 SON
17		 MMR LVS 32nd 375 [33]
1998 15 TUS LVS PHO CAL HPT MMR AMP
DNQ		 POR CAL PPR EVG
22		 SON MMR
25		 LVS 55th 185 [34]
1999 TUS LVS PHO CAL PPR MMR
23		 IRW EVG POR IRW
23		 RMR LVS
29		 MMR MOT 46th 264 [35]
2000 PHO
15		 MMR
25		 LVS
15		 CAL
30		 LAG
19		 IRW
16		 POR
17		 EVG
13		 IRW
25		 RMR
17		 MMR
14		 IRW
28		 16th 1254 [36]
2001 PHO
22		 LVS
DNQ		 TUS
16		 MMR
27		 CAL
16		 IRW
19		 LAG
23		 KAN
12		 EVG
22		 CNS
12		 IRW
DNQ		 RMR
13		 LVS
14		 IRW
23		 15th 1463 [37]
2002 PHO
21		 LVS
13		 CAL
13		 EVG
18		 IRW
20		 S99
13		 RMR
20		 DCS
12		 LVS
27		 12th 1142 [38]
Pontiac KAN
7
2003 Chevy PHO
16		 LVS
12		 MAD
13		 TCR
16		 IRW
18		 PHO
21		 11th 1323 [39]
Pontiac CAL
18		 EVG
20		 S99
17		 RMR
17		 DCS
17
KC Racing 91 Olds MMR
26
2004 Sellers Racing 15 Chevy PHO
24		 13th 1427 [40]
75 Pontiac MMR
22		 EVG
16		 IRW
19		 PHO
12		 MMR
15
15 CAL
25		 S99
16		 S99
10		 RMR
16		 DCS
17		 CNS
18		 IRW
21
2005 75 PHO
25		 MMR
11		 PHO
18		 CAL
25		 MMR
24		 13th 1278 [41]
15 S99
16		 IRW
29		 EVG
15		 S99
12		 PPR
17		 DCS
17		 CTS
17
2006 75 PHO
19		 PHO
17		 S99
17		 IRW
16		 SON
19		 IRW
20		 EVG
16		 S99
15		 CTS
15		 15th 1326 [42]
Chevy DCS
12		 CAL
28
15 Pontiac AMP
16
2007 Chevy CTS
15		 PHO
23		 AMP
19		 ELK
DNQ		 IOW
DNQ		 CNS SON
37		 DCS IRW
26		 MMP EVG CSR AMP 27th 487 [43]
2008 AAS
25		 PHO
21		 CTS
19		 IOW CNS
18		 SON
24		 MMP
19		 IRW
22		 AAS
20		 16th 1113 [44]
75 IRW
22		 DCS
10		 EVG
Tanya Jackson 03 Chevy AMP
27
2009 Sellers Racing 15 Chevy CTS
13		 AAS
13		 PHO
24		 MAD
12		 IOW DCS
16		 SON
22		 IRW PIR MMP
18		 CNS
12		 AAS
18		 12th 1114 [45]
5 IOW
24
2010 15 AAS
17		 PHO
20		 IOW
19		 DCS
18		 SON
18		 IRW
19		 PIR
21		 MRP
19		 MMP
27		 AAS
16		 PHO 14th 1154 [46]
5 CNS
19
2011 Art Krebs 55 Chevy PHO
26		 13th 1297 [47]
Sellers Racing 15 Chevy AAS
19		 MMP
15		 LVS
18		 SON
30		 IRW
26		 EVG
18		 PIR
19		 CNS
17		 MRP
18		 SRP
20		 AAS
24		 PHO
1 IOW
DNQ
2012 15 PHO
29		 LHC
20		 MMP
24		 IOW
DNQ		 BIR
16		 LVS
13		 SON
27		 EVG
18		 CNS
23		 IOW PIR
29		 SMP AAS PHO 17th 245 [48]
5 S99
21
2013 PHO
15		 S99
DNQ		 13th 328 [49]
15 BIR
19		 IOW
13		 L44
13		 SON
26		 CNS
19		 IOW
8		 EVG
7		 SRP
16		 MMP
15		 SMP AAS
19		 KCR PHO
2014 PHO
26		 IRW
22		 S99
16		 KCR
19		 SON
26		 SLS
15		 KCR
13		 MMP
19		 AAS
21		 PHO
31		 9th 363 [50]
5 IOW
10
11 CNS
11		 IOW
12		 EVG
12
2015 5 KCR
15		 IRW
21		 TUS IOW 25th 85 [51]
15 SHA
24		 SON
31		 SLS IOW EVG CNS MER AAS PHO
2016 IRW
15		 KCR
21		 TUS OSS CNS SON
20		 SLS IOW EVG DCS UMC UMC MER AAS
14		 23rd 106 [52]

ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series

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

ARCA Hooters SuperCar 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 AHSS Pts Ref
1992 Adele Emerson 44W Chevy DAY FIF TWS TAL TOL KIL POC MCH FRS KIL NSH DEL POC HPT FRS ISF TOL DSF TWS
33		 SLM ATL NA 0 [53]
1993 Sellers Racing 44W Pontiac DAY FIF TWS
42		 TAL KIL CMS FRS TOL POC MCH FRS POC KIL ISF DSF TOL SLM WIN ATL NA 0 [54]
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