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Bobby Santos III

Robert Santos III (born October 3, 1985) is an American professional racing driver from Franklin, Massachusetts. He graduated in 2004 from Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School. Santos, nicknamed "Bobby New England", is the grandson of Bobby Santos, a former modified racer. His sister, Erica Santos, is also a racecar driver. He is the cousin of former University of New Hampshire quarterback Ricky Santos.

Bobby Santos III
Santos III's No. 44 car at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2016
BornRobert Santos III
(1985-10-03) October 3, 1985 (age 39)
Franklin, Massachusetts, U.S.
Achievements2006 Night Before the 500 winner
2008 Turkey Night Grand Prix winner
2010 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion
2020 Little 500 winner
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
6 races run over 3 years
2012 position92nd
Best finish70th (2011)
First race2007 Circuit City 250 (Richmond)
Last race2012 Subway Jalapeño 250 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2011 position110th
Best finish110th (2011)
First race2011 F.W. Webb 175 (Loudon)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of February 25, 2013.

Early career

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Before stock cars, Santos was a successful midget racer. He raced in the Northeastern Midget Association, USAC, PRA Big Car, and ISMA. He had the most wins of any driver in the USAC National Midget Tour in 2006, collecting five wins, including a win at O'Reilly Raceway Park on the Night Before the 500. He was signed to Bill Davis Racing.

ARCA career

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In 2006, Santos made his stock car debut at Iowa Speedway for Bill Davis Racing in the #02 Dodge. He started 10th and finished 6th. Bobby returned to ARCA in 2007 for Bill Davis, now in a Toyota Camry. He won Toyota's first stock car pole at USA International Speedway in Lakeland, Florida. While leading the race, he was involved in an incident with a lapped car and did not finish. He returned at Nashville Superspeedway, but had a mid-pack run. At Kansas Speedway, Bobby started second, but a blown engine relegated him to another DNF. Santos broke his dry spell at Kentucky Speedway when he started fourth and finished third, behind Erik Darnell and Erin Crocker. Santos placed third in the next race at Kentucky, as well. The third-generation racer won a pole at Pocono Raceway in early August and qualified fifth at Talladega Superspeedway, but was unable to back up either with a strong finish.

NASCAR career

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In 2007, Santos made his NASCAR Busch Series debut at Richmond International Raceway for the new Riley D'Hondt Motorsports team. He qualified seventh in his #91 Toyota but faded back to a thirtieth-place finish after running in the top 10 at the beginning of the race. He also qualified fourth for the Camping World 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and was running in the top 10 before being hit by a lapped car. He ran two additional races for RDHM but did not finish better than 30th.

Santos has also participated in the Whelen Modified Tour, collecting his first two wins at Thompson International Speedway in October 2007, and the Ice Breaker, also at Thompson International Speedway, in April 2010. He parlayed his season-opening Icebreaker win into the 2010 Whelen Modified Tour championship, collecting a total of four wins and four poles on the season.[1]

Santos ran the 2011 Nationwide Series opener for Jimmy Means in what was a back-up JR Motorsports car after wrecking the 52 in practice; the Earnhardt family has a long friendship with the independent owner and former driver. Santos finished 17th after vowing to run the race in its entirety.

Current career

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Santos' 2018 USAC Silvercrown car at Madison

After his stint in stock car racing, Santos returned to his roots, racing the full NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour for Bob Garbarino's Mystic Missile Racing team and a limited schedule in all three USAC divisions. Santos also made select appearances in the NEMA ranks in 2009. Santos' post-NASCAR career has been highlighted by wins in many of the nation's largest midget races, including the Turkey Night Grand Prix and Copper World Classic. He also won the 2020 Little 500 USAC Sprint car race at Anderson Speedway.[2]

He will drive part-time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2012 for Tommy Baldwin Racing[3] and will continue to compete on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour behind the wheel of the Tinio Corporation No. 44.

Santos registered back-to-back Musket 250 wins in 2019 and 2020.[4]

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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

Nationwide Series

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NASCAR Nationwide 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 NNSC Pts Ref
2007 Riley-D'Hondt Motorsports 91 Toyota DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH
30 		DAR CLT DOV NHA
33 		DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN 98th 235 [5]
92 NSH
37 		KEN MLW CLT
39 		MEM TEX PHO HOM
2010 MacDonald Motorsports 81 Dodge DAY CAL LVS BRI NSH PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT NSH KEN ROA NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT GTY
QL† 		TEX PHO HOM NA - [6]
2011 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Chevy DAY
17 		PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX TAL NSH RCH DAR DOV IOW CLT CHI MCH ROA DAY KEN NHA NSH IRP IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 70th 27 [7]
2012 Tommy Baldwin Racing 36 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY
33 		NHA CHI IND IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 91st 11 [8]
† - Qualified for Michael McDowell

Camping World Truck Series

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NASCAR Camping World 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 NCWTC Pts Ref
2011 Norm Benning Racing 75 Chevy DAY PHO DAR MAR NSH DOV CLT KAN TEX KEN IOW NSH IRP POC MCH BRI ATL CHI NHA
34 		KEN LVS TAL MAR TEX HOM 110th 01 [9]

1 Ineligible for series points

Whelen Modified Tour

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NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results
Year Car owner No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 NWMTC Pts Ref
2001 Info not available SBO TMP STA WFD NZH STA RIV SEE RCH NHA HOL RIV CHE TMP STA WFD TMP STA
DNQ 		MAR
DNQ 		N/A 0 [10]
Info not available 97 TMP
DNQ
2004 Joe Brady 00 Chevy TMP
30 		STA
32 		WFD
22 		NZH STA RIV LER BLL BEE
28 		NHA SEE
9 		RIV STA
14 		TMP
28 		WFD TMP NHA STA 37th 804 [11]
34 TMP
6
2005 Info not available 14 TMP STA RIV WFD STA JEN NHA BEE SEE RIV STA TMP WFD MAR TMP NHA STA
DNQ 		TMP N/A 0 [12]
2006 Jeffrey Preece 40 Chevy TMP STA JEN TMP STA NHA
29 		HOL RIV STA TMP MAR TMP NHA WFD TMP STA 66th 76 [13]
2007 Jan Boehler 3 Chevy TMP
32 		STA
32 		WTO STA TMP
3 		NHA
7 		TSA RIV STA
32 		TMP
35 		MAN MAR
20 		NHA
4 		TMP
4 		STA
9 		TMP
1* 		25th 1311 [14]
2008 Joe Brady 00 Chevy TMP
35 		STA STA 31st 781 [15]
Bobby Santos 98 Chevy TMP
8 		NHA
6 		SPE RIV STA TMP
3 		MAN TMP
6 		NHA
38 		MAR CHE STA TMP
32
2009 96 TMP STA STA NHA SPE RIV STA BRI TMP NHA
37 		MAR STA TMP
27 		50th 134 [16]
2010 Robert Garbarino 4 Dodge TMP
1* 		STA
2 		STA
1 		MAR
1 		NHA
4 		LIM
17 		MND
5 		RIV
9 		STA
23 		TMP
3 		BRI
3 		NHA
19 		STA
1 		TMP
6 		1st 2180 [17]
2011 TMP
33 		STA
1* 		STA
3 		MND
15 		TMP
4 		NHA
12 		RIV
9 		STA
3 		NHA
6* 		BRI
18 		DEL
11 		TMP
13 		LRP
17 		NHA
18 		STA
27 		TMP
2 		8th 2133 [18]
2012 Sully Tinio 44 Chevy TMP
17 		STA MND STA
2* 		WFD NHA
11 		STA
27 		TMP
8 		BRI TMP
2 		RIV NHA
28 		STA
1 		TMP
1 		20th 310 [19]
2013 TMP
18 		13th 421 [20]
Mike Curb Chevy STA
1* 		STA
5 		WFD
5 		RIV NHA
24 		MND STA
4 		TMP
1* 		BRI
21 		RIV
25 		NHA
4 		STA
9 		TMP
4*
2014 TMP
18 		STA
1* 		STA
3 		WFD
1 		RIV
10 		NHA
1 		MND
11 		STA
12 		TMP
25 		BRI
2* 		NHA
8 		STA
12 		TMP
28 		6th 458 [21]
2015 TMP
3 		STA
11 		WFD
6 		STA
5 		TMP
6 		RIV
20 		NHA
3 		MND
22 		STA
9 		TMP
23 		BRI
5 		RIV NHA
3 		STA
20 		TMP
16 		11th 467 [22]
2016 TMP
13 		STA
7 		WFD
26 		STA
8 		TMP
1 		RIV
12 		NHA
27 		MND
20 		STA
17 		TMP
3 		BRI
7 		RIV
28 		OSW
13 		SEE
5 		NHA
26 		STA
18 		TMP
15 		12th 507 [23]
2017 Sully Tinio Chevy MYR THO
4 		STA LGY THO
3 		RIV NHA
1 		STA
11 		THO
5 		NHA
1 		STA
8 		THO
29 		16th 334 [24]
Mike Curb 77 Chevy BRI
9 		SEE OSW RIV
2018 Sully Tinio 44 Chevy MYR THO
9 		STA
12 		SEE THO
Wth 		LGY RIV NHA
1 		STA
22 		THO
5 		BRI OSW RIV NHA
22 		STA
23 		THO
8 		25th 256 [25]
2019 Judy Thilberg 36 Dodge MYR SBO TMP STA WAL SEE TMP RIV NHA
24 		NHA
1 		STA
7 		TMP
4 		24th 241 [26]
Chevy STA
8 		TMP
23 		OSW
5 		RIV
2020 63 JEN WMM WMM JEN MND TMP NHA
1 		STA TMP 35th 47 [27]
2021 44 MAR STA RIV JEN OSW RIV NHA
8 		NRP STA BEE OSW
6 		RCH
23 		RIV STA
24 		29th 115 [28]
2022 Lawney Tinio NSM RCH
17 		RIV LEE JEN MND RIV WAL NHA
13 		CLM TMP LGY OSW
8 		RIV TMP
10 		MAR
4 		26th 168 [29]
2023 NSM RCH MON RIV LEE SEE RIV WAL NHA
27 		LMP THO
6 		LGY OSW
3 		MON RIV NWS
9 		THO
5 		MAR
28 		26th 186 [30]
2024 Joe Stearns 14 Chevy NSM RCH
4 		39th 94 [31]
Lawney Tinio 44 Chevy THO
21 		MON RIV SEE NHA MON LMP THO
Boehler Racing Enterprises 3 Chevy OSW
13 		RIV MON THO NWS MAR

ARCA Re/Max Series

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(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 ARSC Pts Ref
2006 Bill Davis Racing 02 Dodge DAY NSH SLM WIN KEN TOL POC MCH KAN KEN BLN POC GTW NSH MCH ISF MIL TOL DSF CHI SLM TAL IOW
6 		108th 200 [32]
2007 Toyota DAY USA
33* 		NSH
18 		SLM KAN
32 		WIN KEN
3 		TOL IOW POC MCH BLN KEN
3 		POC
34 		NSH ISF MIL GTW DSF CHI SLM 40th 835 [33]
20 TAL
41 		TOL

Superstar Racing Experience

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(key) * – Most laps led. 1 – Heat 1 winner. 2 – Heat 2 winner.

Superstar Racing Experience results
Year No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 SRXC Pts
2021 22 STA KNX ELD IRP
5 		SLG NSV 17th 28

* Season still in progress

References

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  1. ^ Cunningham, Jason. "Last-Second Ride Nets Santos First Title". NASCAR. Archived from the original on January 16, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
  2. ^ "Payless Little 500". USAC Sprint Car Racing. September 5, 2020. Event occurs at 22:21. FloRacing.
  3. ^ "Tommy Baldwin Racing expands NNS program". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. January 25, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-25.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ Courchesne, Shawn (September 12, 2020). "Gun Show: Bobby Santos Outduels Justin Bonsignore For Whelen Mod Tour Musket 200 Win At NHMS". RaceDayCT. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  5. ^ "Bobby Santos III – 2007 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  6. ^ "Bobby Santos III – 2010 5-Hour Energy 250 qualifying results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  7. ^ "Bobby Santos III – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  8. ^ "Bobby Santos III – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  9. ^ "Bobby Santos III – 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  10. ^ "Bobby Santos III – 2001 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  11. ^ "Bobby Santos III – 2004 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  12. ^ "Bobby Santos III – 2005 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  13. ^ "Bobby Santos III – 2006 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  14. ^ "Bobby Santos III – 2007 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  15. ^ "Bobby Santos III – 2008 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  16. ^ "Bobby Santos III – 2009 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  17. ^ "Bobby Santos III – 2010 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  18. ^ "Bobby Santos III – 2011 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  19. ^ "Bobby Santos III – 2012 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  20. ^ "Bobby Santos III – 2013 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  21. ^ "Bobby Santos III – 2014 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  22. ^ "Bobby Santos III – 2015 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  23. ^ "Bobby Santos III – 2016 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  24. ^ "Bobby Santos III – 2017 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  25. ^ "Bobby Santos III – 2018 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  26. ^ "Bobby Santos III – 2019 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  27. ^ "Bobby Santos III – 2020 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  28. ^ "Bobby Santos III – 2021 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  29. ^ "Bobby Santos III – 2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  30. ^ "Bobby Santos III – 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  31. ^ "Bobby Santos III – 2024 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  32. ^ "Bobby Santos III – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  33. ^ "Bobby Santos III – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champion
2010 		Succeeded by
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