Junior Miller (born April 26, 1951) is an American professional stock car racing driver who has previously competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, the NASCAR Busch Series, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour.
Junior Miller | |||||||
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Born | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | April 26, 1951||||||
Achievements | 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997–2000 SMART Modified Tour champion 2005, 2006 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour champion 2005, 2006 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Most Popular Driver | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
27 races run over 6 years | |||||||
Best finish | 31st (1980) | ||||||
First race | 1976 Gwyn Staley 400 (North Wilkesboro) | ||||||
Last race | 1981 Holly Farms 400 (North Wilkesboro) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
11 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 26th (1983) | ||||||
First race | 1983 Coca-Cola 200 (Rockingham) | ||||||
Last race | 1983 Cardinal 250 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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Miller competed in 27 Winston Cup races between 1976 and 1981, getting a best finish of thirteenth at North Wilkesboro Speedway in 1980, and competed in one NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series season, running eleven races in 1983 with a best finish of eighth at Orange County Speedway. Miller fould a majority of his success in the modified ranks, winning the championship in the SMART Modified Tour seven times between 1991 and 2000, and the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour in 2005 and 2006, thus earning the nickname "King of the Southern Modifieds".[1]
Miller was a frequent competitor at Bowman Gray Stadium, winning 74 races in the Modified division, which as of 2024 is the third most behind Burt Myers (91) and Tim Brown (94).[2]
Miller was inducted into Caraway Speedway's Wall of Fame in 2023.[3]
Motorsports results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series
editBusch Series
editNASCAR Busch 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 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NBSC | Pts | Ref |
1983 | Junior Miller | 69 | Buick | DAY DNQ |
RCH | CAR 16 |
HCY | MAR 13 |
NWS | SBO | GPS | LGY | DOV | BRI 21 |
CLT | SBO | HCY | ROU | SBO | ROU 8 |
CRW 18 |
ROU | SBO | HCY | LGY | IRP | GPS | BRI | HCY | RCH 23 |
NWS | SBO | 26th | 1205 | [10] | ||||||
Pontiac | DAR 15 |
MAR 28 |
ROU 19 |
CLT | HCY 21 |
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07 | MAR 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 | N/A | ? | N/A | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | MAR DNQ |
DAR | HCY DNQ |
BRI | ROU | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | MYB | GLN | MLW | SBO | TAL | HCY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | MAR | CAR | N/A | 0 | [11] |
Whelen Southern Modified Tour
editNASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Car owner | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NSWMTC | Pts | Ref | ||
2005 | David Riggs | 69 | Dodge | CRW 4 |
CRW 6 |
CRW 1 |
CRW 13 |
BGS 3 |
MAR 3 |
ACE 9 |
ACE 1 |
CRW 1 |
CRW 2 |
DUB 6 |
ACE 8 |
1st | 1904 | [12] | ||||
2006 | CRW 4 |
GRE 1** |
CRW 1 |
DUB 5 |
BGS 4 |
MAR 14 |
CRW 11 |
HCY 1 |
DUB 8 |
SNM 1 |
1st | 2098 | [13] | |||||||||
Chevy | CRW 1** |
CRW 1 |
ACE 6* |
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2007 | Dodge | CRW 6 |
FAI 4 |
GRE 1 |
CRW 4 |
CRW 11 |
BGS 3 |
MAR 8 |
ACE 20 |
CRW 3* |
SNM 3 |
CRW 10 |
CRW 17 |
4th | 1766 | [14] | ||||||
2008 | Kim Miller | CRW 24 |
ACE | CRW 21 |
BGS 15 |
CRW | LAN | CRW | SNM | MAR | 23th | 569 | [15] | |||||||||
Chevy | CRW 11 |
CRW 11 |
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2009 | Melvin Swisher | 53 | Chevy | CON | SBO | CRW | LAN | CRW | BGS | BRI | CRW | MBS | CRW | CRW | MAR | ACE 14 |
CRW | 39th | 121 | [16] |
References
edit- ^ "Junior Miller". The Third Turn. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Junior Miller heading to Caraway Speedway's Wall of Fame this weekend". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Junior Miller heading to Caraway Speedway's Wall of Fame this weekend". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Junior Miller – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Junior Miller – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Junior Miller – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Junior Miller – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Junior Miller – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Junior Miller – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Junior Miller – 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Junior Miller – 1984 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Junior Miller – 2005 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "Junior Miller – 2006 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "Junior Miller – 2007 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "Junior Miller – 2008 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "Junior Miller – 2009 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
External links
edit- Junior Miller driver statistics at Racing-Reference