Tim Cowen (born August 18, 1958) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 66 Ford Mustang for MBM Motorsports.

Tim Cowen
Cowen at Road America in 2015
Born (1958-08-18) August 18, 1958 (age 66)
Loudonville, Ohio
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
7 races run over 6 years
2018 position71st
Best finish60th (2017)
First race2014 Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 (Mid-Ohio)
Last race2018 Rock N Roll Tequila 170 (Mid-Ohio)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
4 races run over 2 years
2008 position61st
Best finish61st (2008)
First race2007 City of Mansfield 250 (Mansfield)
Last race2008 O'Reilly 250 (Memphis)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of November 17, 2018.

Early life

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Cowen was born in Loudonville, Ohio and grew up in Perrysville. Sports were prominent in his life and he was initially interested in football before switching to racing.[1]

Racing career

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NASCAR Xfinity Series

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2015 car at Road America
 
2017 car at Road America

Cowen began racing in the Xfinity Series in 2014 at Mid-Ohio, where he drove the No. 86 Ford. He started 30th and finished 18th.[2]

In 2015, Cowen drove the No. 13 Ford in the Mid-Ohio and Road America races. He finished 30th at Ohio and 25th at Road America.

In 2016, Cowen ran the Mid-Ohio race in the No. 13 Ford, but a crash took him out of the race, leading to a 37th-place finish.[3]

In 2017, Cowen would again run the Mid-Ohio and Road America races. At Mid-Ohio, he drove the No. 40 Ford and finished 20th. At Road America, he drove the No. 40 Dodge and finished 36th due to a crash.

In 2018, Cowen drove the No. 66 Ford Mustang for MBM Motorsports and finished 26th at Mid-Ohio.[4][5]

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

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Cowen made his Truck Series debut in 2007, driving the No. 42 Ford F-150 for his own team, Cowen Racing. He planned to run the two races at Martinsville and the Mansfield race, but only successfully qualified for and ran the latter.

Cowen returned to the Truck Series in 2008, running three races (Martinsville, Mansfield, and Memphis) for his team.

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.)

Xfinity Series

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NASCAR Xfinity 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 NXSC Pts Ref
2014 Deware Racing Group 86 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX DAR RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH
18
BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 63rd 26 [6]
2015 MBM Motorsports 13 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH CHI DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH
30
BRI ROA
25
DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 61st 33 [7]
2016 DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH
37
BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 81st 4 [8]
2017 40 DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL CLT DOV POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH
20
BRI 60th 18 [9]
Dodge ROA
36
DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM
2018 66 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH
26
BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH CLT DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM 71st 11 [10]

Craftsman Truck Series

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NASCAR Craftsman 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 NCTC Pts Ref
2007 Cowen Racing 42 Ford DAY CAL ATL MAR
DNQ
KAN CLT MFD
30
DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR
DNQ
ATL TEX PHO HOM 97th 73 [11]
2008 DAY CAL ATL MAR
33
KAN CLT MFD
36
DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM
28
KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 61st 198 [12]

Camping World East Series

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NASCAR Camping World East Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NCWESC Pts Ref
2006 Cowen Racing 75 Ford GRE STA HOL TMP LER
15
NHA ADI
21
WFD
18
NHA
29
DOV LRP 30th 403 [13]
2007 GRE
DNQ
ELK IOW SBO STA NHA TMP NSH
DNQ
ADI LRP MFD
27
NHA DOV 60th 129 [14]
2008 GRE IOW SBO GLN
9
NHA TMP NSH ADI LRP
16
MFD
17
NHA DOV STA 34th 369 [15]
2009 GRE TRI IOW SBO GLN NHA TMP ADI LRP
22
NHA DOV NA [16]

ARCA Racing 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 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 ARSC Pts Ref
2010 Cowen Racing 80 Ford DAY PBE
9
SLM TEX TAL TOL
17
POC MCH IOW MFD
15
POC BLN NJE
22
ISF CHI DSF TOL SLM KAN CAR 41st 605 [17]
2011 83 DAY TAL SLM TOL
17
NJE
12
CHI POC MCH WIN BLN IOW IRP
DNQ
POC ISF MAD DSF SLM KAN TOL
28
57th 430 [18]
2012 DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL
19
ELK POC MCH WIN NJE
20
IOW CHI IRP POC BLN ISF MAD SLM DSF KAN 75th 265 [19]
2013 DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH ROA WIN CHI NJE
20
POC BLN ISF MAD DSF IOW SLM KEN KAN 125th 130 [20]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

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  1. ^ "Class of 2010". www.ashlandcosportshof.org.
  2. ^ "Ashland's Tim Cowen set to race in the NASCAR Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio". August 16, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  3. ^ Casey, Connor (August 13, 2016). "Ohio drivers nab top spots at Mid-Ohio Challenge". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  4. ^ Kristl, Mark (August 15, 2018). "NASCAR Xfinity Series: Tim Cowen talks Mid-Ohio race in interview". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  5. ^ Bedgood, Summer (August 7, 2018). "Summer's Five Things: What You Need To Know For August 8, 2018". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  6. ^ "Tim Cowen – 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  7. ^ "Tim Cowen – 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  8. ^ "Tim Cowen – 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  9. ^ "Tim Cowen – 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  10. ^ "Tim Cowen – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  11. ^ "Tim Cowen – 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  12. ^ "Tim Cowen – 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  13. ^ "Tim Cowen – 2006 NASCAR Busch East Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  14. ^ "Tim Cowen – 2007 NASCAR Busch East Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  15. ^ "Tim Cowen – 2008 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  16. ^ "Tim Cowen – 2009 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  17. ^ "Tim Cowen – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  18. ^ "Tim Cowen – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  19. ^ "Tim Cowen – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  20. ^ "Tim Cowen – 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
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  • Tim Cowen driver statistics at Racing-Reference