Thomas Regan (born September 16, 1977) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet Silverado for TJL Motorsports in 2018.

Tommy Regan
Regan in 2024
BornThomas Regan
(1977-09-16) September 16, 1977 (age 47)
Tracy, California
NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2017 position47th
Best finish47th (2017)
First race2017 Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
9 races run over 4 years
2018 position82nd
Best finish49th (2015)
First race2014 American Ethanol 200 (Iowa)
Last race2018 Stratosphere 200 (Las Vegas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of January 2, 2019.

Racing career

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Regan during qualifying for the 2017 Toyota/Save Mart 350.

Regan grew up in Southern California, and followed the family tradition of racing Sportsman cars on short tracks in the area.[1]

Receiving funding from Ultra Lube, Regan ran four races in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West in 2012, three for Mike Holleran and one for Marv Brown. In his first race, at Stockton 99 Speedway, engine problems hampered his run. He recorded a best finish of 19th at All American Speedway.

Regan's Camping World Truck Series debut came in 2014 at Iowa Speedway for B. J. McLeod Motorsports. The truck originally featured gun logos on the side, along with a decimal point in front of the No. 45 on the truck, for sponsor American Tactical.[2] However, that scheme did not appear for the race.[3] He start and parked, retiring with ignition problems on the first lap. A Velocity Channel reality show called "Regan Motorsports" ran around that time[4] and focused on Regan's efforts along with B. J. McLeod.[5] Regan made three more starts in 2015,[6] starting and parking for two of them. In the only race that he did not, at Martinsville Speedway, he finished 25th, ten laps down after a mid-race spin. Regan attempted to make a comeback in 2016, but missed the cut at Texas Motor Speedway with McLeod and at Phoenix International Raceway with Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing. He made his first start of 2017 as a field-filler start and park entry at Texas Motor Speedway for Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing, finishing last.[7] He returned the following week for Norm Benning Racing, completing a singular lap before falling out.[8] Regan attempted one more race for NBR, failing to qualify; and two more for JCR, not finishing above 28th.

On April 19, 2017, it was announced that Regan would make his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut for Rick Ware Racing at Sonoma Raceway that summer.[4] However, after the report came out Josh Bilicki said that he would drive the Sonoma race for the team.[9] Regan instead raced at Sonoma with Premium Motorsports in their No. 55 car.[10] After starting 37th, he finished 34th.

Prior to making his Cup Series debut in 2017, Regan stated that he wanted a full-time Cup ride by the 2019 season,[1] although this did not end up happening and he has not driven in any NASCAR races since 2018, when he drove in the Truck race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the TJL Motorsports No. 1, finishing 27th.

Personal life

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Regan grew up in Northern California although he currently resides in Florida. He grew up Catholic.

Regan is also a Driver Analyst for TheRacingExperts.com.

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.)

Monster Energy Cup Series

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Monster Energy NASCAR 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 32 33 34 35 36 MENCC Pts Ref
2017 Premium Motorsports 55 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL KAN CLT DOV POC MCH SON
34
DAY KEN NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH CHI NHA DOV CLT TAL KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM 47th 3 [11]

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 NCWTC Pts Ref
2014 B. J. McLeod Motorsports 45 Chevy DAY MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW KEN IOW
36
ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 86th 8 [12]
2015 35 DAY ATL MAR
25
KAN CLT DOV TEX 49th 55 [13]
45 GTW
24
IOW
28
KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM
2016 78 DAY ATL MAR KAN DOV CLT TEX IOW GTW KEN ELD POC BRI MCH MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX
DNQ
111th 0 [14]
Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing 10 Chevy PHO
DNQ
HOM
2017 0 DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX
28
MSP
32
CHI
28
NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 99th 01 [15]
Norm Benning Racing 57 Chevy GTW
29
IOW KEN ELD
DNQ
POC MCH BRI
2018 TJL Motorsports 1 Chevy DAY ATL LVS
27
MAR DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 82nd 10 [16]

1 Ineligible for series points

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 NKNPSWC Pts Ref
2012 Mike Holleran 38 Chevy PHO HAV TOO STO
22
IOW BRA LVS 32nd 89 [17]
Ford AAS
19
PHO
25
Marv Brown 44 Toyota SON
21
EVE COL IOW POR SAN

References

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  1. ^ a b "NASCAR driver Tommy Regan to debut in the Cup series at Sonoma". AmericaJR. 2017-05-20. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  2. ^ "American Tactical Announces Title Sponsorship of Tommy Regan and Regan Motorsports". AmmoLand.com Shooting Sports News. 2014-06-19. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  3. ^ "LASTCAR.info: TRUCKS: Debut For Tommy Regan and #45 Team Ends On Iowa's Opening Lap". brock.lastcar.info. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  4. ^ a b "First-time NASCAR Cup Series Driver Tommy Regan Confesses: Passion Trumps Everything". PRWeb. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  5. ^ "Regan Motorsports – TV Show, Episode Guide & Schedule". TWC Central. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  6. ^ Sports, Fox. "Tommy Regan Stats – Season & Career Camping World Truck Series Statistics". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  7. ^ "TRUCKS: The return of Tommy Regan and Jennifer Jo Cobb's #0 Chevrolet fills short Texas field". brock.lastcar.info. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  8. ^ "TRUCKS: Jennifer Jo Cobb pieces together battered truck, then calls it a night at Gateway". brock.lastcar.info. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  9. ^ "NASCAR Cup: Josh Bilicki joins Rick Ware Racing for road courses". Auto Racing Daily. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
  10. ^ "29th Annual Toyota/Save Mart "350" – Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series – Sonoma Raceway – 6/25/2017" (PDF). NBC Sports. June 25, 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  11. ^ "Tommy Regan – 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  12. ^ "Tommy Regan – 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  13. ^ "Tommy Regan – 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  14. ^ "Tommy Regan – 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  15. ^ "Tommy Regan – 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  16. ^ "Tommy Regan – 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  17. ^ "Tommy Regan – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
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