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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

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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

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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

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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.)

Winston Cup Series

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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

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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

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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 JFC LGY NHA COL GRE NHA DOV NA - [19]
2012 15 BRI GRE RCH IOW
DNQ 		BGS JFC LGY CNB COL IOW NHA DOV GRE CAR NA - [20]

K&N Pro Series West

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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 		SPO
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 		SPO
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 MMP MMP MER AAS
14 		23rd 106 [52]

ARCA Hooters SuperCar 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 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]

References

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