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	{{~~Infobox~~ ~~NASCAR~~ driver\|		{{short description\|American racing driver}}
			{{Infobox NASCAR driver
	Name = Jack Pennington \|
			\|name = Jack Pennington
	Birthdate = {{birth date and age\|1953\|9\|3}} \|
			\|birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1953\|9\|3}}
	Birthplace = {{flagicon\|USA}} ]\|
			\|birth_place = ], ], ]
	Best_Cup_Pos = 34th - ] (Winston Cup) \|
			\|achievements = 1998 ] Winner<br>1998 ] Winner
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			\|Total_Cup_Races = 16
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			\|Best_Cup_Pos = 34th (])
	Total_Cup_Races = 16\|
			\|First_Cup_Race = ] ] (])

			\|Last_Cup_Race = ] ] (])
	Best_Busch_Pos = 47th - ]\|
	~~Busch_Top_Tens~~ = 2 \|		\|Cup_Wins = 0
			\|Cup_Top_Tens = 0
	First_Busch_Race = ] ] (]) \|
			\|Cup_Poles = 0
	Last_Busch_Race = ] ] (]) \|
	Total_Busch_Races = 6 \|		\|Total_Busch_Races = 6
	Years_In_Busch = 1 \|		\|Years_In_Busch = 1
			\|Best_Busch_Pos = 47th (])
			\|First_Busch_Race = ] ] (])
			\|Last_Busch_Race = ] ] (])
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	'''Jack Pennington''' (born ], ]), is a ~~former~~ ] driver from ].		'''Jack Pennington''' (born September 3, 1953) is a dirt ] driver from ].

	He was an ace in late model dirt track racing before he moved up to the ] in 1989 making six starts, finishing with 2 top tens. He made his ] debut late in 1989, driving two races that year. He then ran fourteen races in ] in the #47 ], ~~finishing~~ ~~runner-up~~ to the ~~late~~ ] ~~for~~ ]. He never raced in ] again after that year. <ref>, Retrieved ] ]</ref>		He was an ace in late model dirt track racing before he moved up to the ] in 1989 making six starts, finishing with 2 top tens. He made his ] debut late in 1989, driving two races that year. He then ran fourteen races in ] in the No. 47 ] for ], he led in the ] at one point with leading 6 laps in that race. He was second in the 1990 ] standings in controversial fashion (because ] was posthumously awarded after being killed in a drunken driving incident returning home from the September North Wilkesboro round; NASCAR has since added a disciplinary rule that requires drivers to finish the season in good standing, which Pennington would have won the title under current rules). He never raced in ] again after that year, returning to the Georgia dirt Late Model circuit, winning often over 20 features each year for the next decade.<ref>, Retrieved March 19, 2007</ref>

	==Career award==		==Career award==
	He was inducted in the ] in 2006. <ref> in the ], Retrieved ] ]</ref>		He was inducted in the ] in 2006.<ref> in the ], Retrieved March 19, 2007</ref>

			==Motorsports career results==
			===NASCAR===
			(]) (<span style="font-size:85%">'''Bold''' – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.</span>)
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			! rowspan=2\| 75th
			! rowspan=2\| 91
			! rowspan=2\| <ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/pennija01/1989/W\|title=Jack Pennington – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=April 18, 2023}}</ref>
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			! 34th
			! 1278
			! <ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/pennija01/1990/W\|title=Jack Pennington – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=April 18, 2023}}</ref>
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			=====Daytona 500=====
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			====Busch Series====
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			! 47th
			! 553
			! <ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/pennija01/1989/B\|title=Jack Pennington – 1989 NASCAR Busch Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=April 18, 2023}}</ref>
			\|}

	==References==		==References==
	{{~~reflist~~}}		{{Reflist}}

			== External links ==
	{{NASCAR-bio-stub}}
			*{{Racing-Reference driver\|Jack_Pennington}}

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			{{NASCAR-bio-stub}}

Latest revision as of 15:37, 9 October 2023

American racing driver NASCAR driver

Jack Pennington

Born

(1953-09-03) September 3, 1953 (age 71)
Augusta, Georgia, United States

Achievements

1998 National 100 Winner
1998 Blue-Gray 100 Winner

Awards

National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame (2006)

NASCAR Cup Series career

16 races run over 2 years

Best finish

34th (1990)

First race

1989 AC Delco 500 (Rockingham)

Last race

1990 Atlanta Journal 500 (Atlanta)

Wins	Top tens	Poles
0	0	0

NASCAR Xfinity Series career

6 races run over 1 year

Best finish

47th (1989)

First race

1989 Goodwrench 200 (Rockingham)

Last race

1989 All Pro 300 (Charlotte)

Wins	Top tens	Poles
0	2	0

Statistics current as of April 20, 2013.

Jack Pennington (born September 3, 1953) is a dirt Late Model driver from Augusta, Georgia.

He was an ace in late model dirt track racing before he moved up to the Busch Series in 1989 making six starts, finishing with 2 top tens. He made his Winston Cup debut late in 1989, driving two races that year. He then ran fourteen races in 1990 in the No. 47 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme for Close Racing, he led in the 1990 Daytona 500 at one point with leading 6 laps in that race. He was second in the 1990 Rookie of the Year standings in controversial fashion (because the winner was posthumously awarded after being killed in a drunken driving incident returning home from the September North Wilkesboro round; NASCAR has since added a disciplinary rule that requires drivers to finish the season in good standing, which Pennington would have won the title under current rules). He never raced in NASCAR again after that year, returning to the Georgia dirt Late Model circuit, winning often over 20 features each year for the next decade.

Career award

He was inducted in the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame in 2006.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston 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	NWCC	Pts	Ref
1989	Close Racing	47	Olds	DAY	CAR	ATL	RCH	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR 32	PHO		75th	91
1989			Chevy																													ATL 24	75th	91
1990			Olds	DAY 25	RCH	CAR	ATL 30	DAR 20	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL 11	CLT 20	DOV	SON	POC 21	MCH 38	DAY 18	POC	TAL 23	GLN	MCH 38	BRI	DAR 22	RCH DNQ	DOV	MAR	NWS DNQ	CLT 12	CAR 24	PHO	ATL 36	34th	1278

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1990	Close Racing	Oldsmobile	23	25

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch 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	NBGNC	Pts	Ref
1989	Close Racing	01	Buick	DAY	CAR 17	MAR	HCY	DAR 39	BRI	NZH	SBO	LAN	NSV	CLT 25	DOV 23	ROU	LVL	VOL	MYB	SBO	HCY	DUB	IRP	ROU	BRI	DAR 3	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT 4	CAR	MAR	47th	553

References

NASCAR driving Stats, Retrieved March 19, 2007
Inductees in the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame, Retrieved March 19, 2007
"Jack Pennington – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
"Jack Pennington – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
"Jack Pennington – 1989 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2023.

External links

Jack Pennington driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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