Billy Leslie

Billy Leslie
Billy Leslie
Born	October 14, 1987 (age 37); Algonac, Michigan
ARCA Menards Series career
	36 races run over 6 years
Best finish	24th (2007)
First race	2005 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA 200 by Federated Auto Parts (Salem)
Last race	2009 Wolverine Power Systems 200 presented by Generac (Berlin)
First win	2007 Winchester ARCA 200 (Winchester)
	Statistics current as of November 7, 2022.

Billy Leslie (born October 14, 1987) is an American former professional racing driver. He is the son of former NASCAR Busch Series driver Tracy Leslie. He has previously competed in the ARCA Racing Series with one win in 2007 at Winchester Speedway and six top-10's.

Racing career

Leslie first made his ARCA Re/Max Series debut in 2005 at the age of seventeen driving for Lee Leslie in the No. 44 Ford at Salem Speedway, where he would finish 25th due to a crash. He would make four more starts during the year with a best finish of 13th at Lake Erie Speedway. He would return in 2006, mostly driving the No. 2 for Hixson Motorsports, Eddie Sharp Racing, and DGM Racing, where he would score two top-10's, including a third place finish at Winchester Speedway.

Leslie would remain in the series the following year in 2007, now driving the No. 18 Ford for his father Tracy. He would start his season at Salem, where he would finish 21st due to a crash. At his next race at Winchester, he would start eighth, and would lead the final 60 laps on route to his first and only ARCA Re/Max Series win ahead of Brian Keselowski. He would make nine more starts and would score two more top-10's that year. He would remain with in the No. 18 in 2008, only earning one top-10 at Berlin Raceway, where he would finish sixth.

In 2009, Leslie would run in three races, crashing at Rockingham Speedway and suffering a suspension issue at Mansfield Motorsports Park. In his final race of the year at Berlin, Leslie was involved in a frightening crash of the sixth lap, where he would run off course on the berm outside the second turn and would attempt to get back onto the track, which caused him to hit the tire barrier at turn three and go off the track, where he would flip a number of times before the car came to a rest in the forest outside the track. He would escape with minor injuries. After failing to start at Palm Beach International Raceway in the No. 17 Ford for Andy Belmont, he would not compete in ARCA competition again.

Afterwards, he would run in the CRA Super Series, first racing in the Southern division before racing in the main series from 2011 to 2012.^[1]

Motorsports results

ARCA Racing Series

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

ARCA Racing 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	ARSC	Pts	Ref
2005	Lee Leslie Racing	44	Ford	DAY	NSH	SLM 25	KEN	TOL DNQ	LAN	MIL 22	POC	MCH	KAN	KEN													45th	760	^[2]
2005		3													BLN 14	POC	GTW	LER 13	NSH	MCH	ISF DNQ	TOL 14	DSF	CHI	SLM DNQ	TAL	45th	760	^[2]
2006		44		DAY DNQ	NSH																						50th	760	^[3]
	Hixson Motorsports	2	Ford			SLM 6	WIN 3	KEN						BLN 33	POC	GTW	NSH	MCH	ISF	MIL
	Eddie Sharp Racing								TOL 35	POC	MCH	KAN	KEN								TOL 28	DSF	CHI
	DGM Racing																							SLM 24	TAL	IOW
2007	Leslie Racing	18	Ford	DAY	USA	NSH	SLM 21	KAN	WIN 1	KEN	TOL 8	IOW 28	POC	MCH 17	BLN 29	KEN	POC	NSH	ISF	MIL 6	GTW 14	DSF	CHI	SLM 30	TAL 37	TOL 25	24th	1685	^[4]
2008				DAY	SLM 30	IOW 18	KAN	CAR 38	KEN 15	TOL 31	POC	MCH 31	CAY 26	KEN 36	BLN 6	POC	NSH 14	ISF	DSF	CHI 14	SLM	NJE	TAL	TOL			29th	1210	^[5]
2009				DAY	SLM	CAR 39	TAL	KEN	TOL	POC	MCH	MFD 23	IOW	KEN	BLN 32	POC	ISF	CHI	TOL	DSF	NJE	SLM	KAN	CAR			100th	220	^[6]
2010	Andy Belmont Racing	17	Ford	DAY	PBE 34	SLM	TEX	TAL	TOL	POC	MCH	IOW	MFD	POC	BLN	NJE	ISF	CHI	DSF	TOL	SLM	KAN	CAR				143rd	0	^[7]

References

^ "Billy Leslie". Third Turn. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
^ "Billy Leslie – 2005 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
^ "Billy Leslie – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
^ "Billy Leslie – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
^ "Billy Leslie – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
^ "Billy Leslie – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
^ "Billy Leslie – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

External links

Billy Leslie driver statistics at Racing-Reference

[1] "Billy Leslie". Third Turn. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

[2] "Billy Leslie – 2005 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

[3] "Billy Leslie – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

[4] "Billy Leslie – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

[5] "Billy Leslie – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

[6] "Billy Leslie – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

[7] "Billy Leslie – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

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