Tommy Vigh Jr.

Thomas "Tommy" Vigh Jr. (born November 27, 1964) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 01 Toyota for Fast Track Racing. He previously competed part-time for the team in 2018 and full-time in 2019, both in the team's No. 10 car. In 2019, he was the Rookie of the Year award winner.

Tommy Vigh Jr.
Vigh in 2019
Nationality American
BornThomas Vigh Jr.
(1964-11-27) November 27, 1964
Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey
ARCA Menards Series career
Debut season2018
Current teamFast Track Racing
Car number01
EngineToyota
Crew chiefTrey Galgon
Starts24
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish6th in 2019
Finished last season6th (2019)
Awards
20192019 ARCA Menards Series Rookie of the Year
Last updated on: June 19, 2020.

Racing career

Vigh Jr. began his racing career on local dirt tracks prior to racing in ARCA.[1] He started racing in 1996, competing in street stock racing events, and soon after in pro stock and sportsman races as well, finishing fifth in the OCFS Sportsman Series standings in 2018.[2]

He made his first three ARCA starts for Andy Hillenburg's Fast Track Racing team, driving their No. 10 car at Madison as well as the two dirt races at Springfield and DuQuoin with sponsorship from Extreme Kleaner. He got top-15 finishes in each race, with a 15th place finish at Madison and 13ths on both dirt tracks.

He and his sponsor returned to Fast Track and the No. 10 to run the 2019 season-opener at Daytona,[3] which later turned into a full-season run for rookie of the year by April.

Because rookie Christian Eckes won the championship, he became ineligible to also win the rookie of the year award in addition to his title according to ARCA rules, so Vigh, who was second place behind Eckes in rookie points, was given the award at season's-end. He became the oldest rookie of the year winner in ARCA Series history, earning it at age 54.[4]

Vigh Jr. did not return to the No. 10 full-time in 2020, and was replaced in that ride by Ryan Huff. However, he did go back to running part-time for Fast Track, with his first start of the season coming at Talladega. After initially being on the entry list in the team's No. 11 car, the team moved him to the No. 01 (which was to be driven by Dick Doheny) before the race due to Willie Mullins securing a ride with the team in the days leading up to the race, where he was put in the No. 11.

When he is not racing in ARCA during the 2020 season, Vigh stated that he would be competing in dirt modified races at Orange County Fair Speedway as well as in street stock events again.[2]

Personal life

Vigh Jr. is from Otisville, New York, although he currently lives in Parsippany, New Jersey.

He and his wife Pamela Van Dunk own Big Momma Motorsports, which is Vigh's street stock and sportsman team.[2]

In addition to racing, Vigh works as a shop fabricator for Statewide Line Striping and has been a longtime ambassador for his sponsor, Extreme Energy Solutions, based in Sparta, New Jersey.[5]

Motorsports career results

ARCA Menards Series

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

ARCA Menards 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 AMSC Pts Ref
2018 Fast Track Racing 10 Toyota DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL CLT POC MCH MAD
15		 GTW CHI IOW ELK POC ISF
13		 BLN DSF
13		 SLM IRP KAN 40th 495 [6]
2019 Ford DAY
23		 FIF
13		 SLM
11		 NSH
12		 TOL
9		 CLT
15		 POC
17		 MCH
17		 MAD
11		 GTW
19		 CHI
17		 ELK
15		 IOW
19		 POC
17		 ISF
19		 DSF
13		 SLM
19		 IRP
12		 KAN
19		 6th 3995 [7]
Toyota TAL
24
2020 01 DAY PHO TAL
19		 40th* 25* [8]
Chevy POC
19		 IRP KEN IOW KAN GTW MAD GLN ISF DSF BRI MEM KAN SLM MOH MCH ELK

* Season still in progress

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References
  1. "About". Tommy Vigh Racing. Squarespace. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  2. Traverse, Mike (February 2, 2020). "RPW Column: Tommy Vigh Jr. Getting Back To The Basics For 2020 Season". Race Pro Weekly. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  3. Krall, Charles (January 14, 2019). "Tommy Vigh, Jr. and Extreme Kleaner Partner With Fast Track High Performance Racing for Season Opener at Daytona". ARCARacing.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  4. Krall, Charles (November 13, 2019). "Tommy Vigh, Jr. has Solid 2019 Season; Expected to be Named Bounty Rookie of the Year at Series' Awards Banquet". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  5. Dericks, Jennifer (January 5, 2019). "Sparta Business and Brand Ambassador Race Driver Going to Daytona". Sparta TapInto. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  6. "Tommy Vigh Jr. – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  7. "Tommy Vigh Jr. – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  8. "Tommy Vigh Jr. – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
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