David Rogers (racing driver)
| David Rogers | |||||||
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| Born | April 19, 1955 Orlando, Florida | ||||||
| Died | March 8, 2020 (aged 64) | ||||||
| Achievements | 1994 NASCAR Weekly Series national champion | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 5 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 66th (1982) | ||||||
| First race | 1982 Goody's 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 1992 Fram Filter 500K (Talladega) | ||||||
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David Rogers (April 19, 1955 – March 8, 2020) was an American racing driver who won the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series national championship in 1994.[1]
Racing career
[edit]Rogers won hundreds of short-track races throughout Florida. He was crowned NASCAR’s National Short Track Champion in 1994 after, while driving his own late model, he won all 22 races at Volusia County Speedway in Barberville, Florida, making him the first NASCAR Weekly Series national champion to complete a season undefeated. He had wins in all of New Smyrna Speedway’s biggest races, including the Florida Governor’s Cup, Orange Blossom 100, Red Eye 100, Pete Orr Memorial and World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.[1][2]
He competed in 5 NASCAR Busch Series events, 3 in 1982, 1 in 1983 and the other in 1992. His best finish was 9th at Charlotte Motor Speedway, he also failed to qualify to one Busch Series event. He ran 2 ARCA Racing Series races, failed to qualify to one and withdrew from other, between 1980 and 1984.
Rogers also ran 3 NASCAR Southeast Series races, between 1991 and 1992, with a best finish of 6th at Volusia County Speedway.
He used to compete annually in the Snowball Derby, his best finish was 6th (twice), in 2008 and 2013. His last race was in the 2019 Snowball Derby.
Motorsports career results
[edit]NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Busch Series
[edit]| NASCAR 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 |
| 1982 | Rogers Racing | 22 | Pontiac | DAY 14 |
RCH | BRI | MAR | DAR | HCY | SBO | CRW | RCH | LGY | DOV | HCY | CLT 9 |
ASH | HCY | SBO | CAR | CRW | SBO | HCY | LGY | IRP | BRI | HCY | RCH | MAR | 66th | 383 | [3] | |||||||||
| 23 | CLT 13 |
HCY | MAR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983 | 92 | DAY 34 |
RCH | CAR | HCY | MAR | NWS | SBO | GPS | LGY | DOV | BRI | CLT | SBO | HCY | ROU | SBO | ROU | CRW | ROU | SBO | HCY | LGY | IRP | GPS | BRI | HCY | DAR | RCH | NWS | SBO | MAR | ROU | CLT | HCY | MAR | 143rd | 61 | [4] | ||
| 1992 | Rogers Racing | 58 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | MAR | DAR | BRI | HCY | LAN | DUB | NZH | CLT | DOV | ROU | MYB | GLN | VOL | NHA | TAL 23 |
IRP | ROU | MCH | NHA | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT DNQ |
MAR | CAR | HCY | 102nd | 94 | [5] | ||||
ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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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 | APSCSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | Rogers Racing | 22 | Pontiac | DAY | NWS | FRS | FRS | MCH | TAL 17 |
IMS | FRS | MCH | NA | - | [6] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | 02 | DAY DNQ |
DSP | FRS | FRS | BFS | TAL | FRS | COR | NA | - | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983 | Finney Racing | 80 | Buick | DAY | NSV | TAL | LPR | LPR | ISF | IRP | SSP | FRS | BFS | WIN | LPR | POC | TAL Wth |
MCS | FRS | MIL | DSF | ZAN | SND | NA | - | [8] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | DAY 18 |
ATL | TAL | CSP | SMS | FRS | MCS | LCS | IRP | TAL | FRS | ISF | DSF | TOL | MGR | NA | - | [9] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Schaefer, Paul. Where Stars Are Born: Celebrating 25 Years of NASCAR Weekly Racing. Coastal 181, Newburyport, Massachusetts, 2006. ISBN 0-9789261-0-2. pp. 97-102.
- ^ Kelly, Godwin. "Short-track legend David Rogers dies". Daytona Beach News-Journal Online.
- ^ "David Rogers – 1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ "David Rogers – 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ "David Rogers – 1992 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ "David Rogers – 1980 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ "David Rogers – 1981 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ "David Rogers – 1983 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ "David Rogers – 1984 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
External links
[edit]- David Rogers driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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