Jeffrey L. Abbey (born September 1, 1998) is an American professional dirt track and stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 44 Chevrolet Silverado for Niece Motorsports.
| Jeffrey Abbey | |||||||
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| Born | Jeffrey L. Abbey September 1, 1998 Comanche, Texas | ||||||
| Achievements | 2016 IMCA Southern Sport Modified National Champion 2016 Brian Mize Memorial Champion 2016 Boone Speedway IMCA Supernationals Champion 2016 Abilene Speedway Southern Challenge Champion 2015, 2016 Texas State Champion 2015, 2016 Boyd Raceway Track Champion | ||||||
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| 2019 position | 78th | ||||||
| Best finish | 48th (2017) | ||||||
| First race | 2017 Eldora Dirt Derby (Eldora) | ||||||
| Last race | 2019 Eldora Dirt Derby (Eldora) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of November 18, 2019. | |||||||
Racing career
editAbbey initially began his racing career driving go-karts at age 6. He later competed in the International Motor Contest Association's Southern Sport Modifieds, winning the national championship in 2016.[1]
Gander Outdoors Truck Series
editAbbey made his NASCAR debut in 2017, driving the No. 45 Chevrolet Silverado for Niece Motorsports at Eldora.[2] He started 16th and finished 14th. Abbey returned to the truck at the second Martinsville race, where he started 26th and finished 22nd.[3]
Abbey returned to the series at the 2018 Eldora Dirt Derby, driving the No. 34 Chevrolet Silverado for Reaume Brothers Racing. He started 25th and finished 17th.[4]
Personal life
editHe studied engineering at Texas A&M University.[1]
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Gander Outdoors Truck Series
edit| NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | NGOTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Niece Motorsports | 45 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | IOW | KEN | ELD 14 |
POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR 22 |
TEX | PHO | HOM | 48th | 38 | [5] | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Reaume Brothers Racing | 34 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | MAR | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | CHI | KEN | ELD 17 |
POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 70th | 20 | [6] | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Niece Motorsports | 44 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | MAR | TEX | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | CHI | KEN | POC | ELD 20 |
MCH | BRI | MSP | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | HOM | 78th | 17 | [7] | |||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Jeffrey Abbey to Join Niece Motorsports at Eldora Speedway". Niece Motorsports. July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- ^ "Jeffrey Abbey to join Niece Motorsports at Eldora Speedway". July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ Vincent, Amanda (October 26, 2017). "NASCAR Truck: Jeffrey Abbey back with Niece Motorsports for Martinsville". Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ "Eldora race: Qualifying race results, running starting lineup". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ "Jeffrey Abbey – 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- ^ "Jeffrey Abbey – 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- ^ "Jeffrey Abbey – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
External links
edit- Jeffrey Abbey driver statistics at Racing-Reference