Andy Houston

Andy Houston
Andy Houston
Born	November 7, 1970 (age 54); Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer (Michigan)
Last race	2001 Protection One 400 (Kansas)
Sam's Town 300 (Las Vegas)
Pennzoil/VIP Discount Tripleheader (Loudon)
Last win	2000 LINE-X 225 (Portland)
	Statistics current as of July 10, 2012.

Andrew Houston (born November 7, 1970) is an American

Craftsman Truck Series

, scoring three wins.

Houston is the son of legendary Busch driver

Busch Series

. Houston is married to wife Lorie and has two children, Collin (born in 1997) and Clark (born in 2001).

Early racing career

Houston won Hickory Motor Speedway's Late Model Championship in 1994, and, in 1996, he won the Goody's Dash Series Most Popular Driver Award.

NASCAR career

Cup Series

2000 marked Houston's first start in the

Lowe's Motor Speedway, a 26th. Houston began the year 2001 well with a 9th-place qualifying effort at the Daytona 500 in the No. 96 McDonald's Ford. It would be one of the highlights of the year, as Houston ended the year with no Top 10's and a best finish of 17th at Martinsville

; Houston only managed to qualify for 17 races and his team folded after McDonald's pulled its sponsorship late in the season. He has not returned to the Cup Series since.

Busch Series

Houston made his

Herzog-Jackson Motorsports team, but was released and replaced by Todd Bodine after Las Vegas Due to "performance issues". His best finish with the team was a 9th at Daytona

.

Truck Series

In 1997, Houston made his first

Key Motorsports at Bristol Motor Speedway

, finishing 33rd after a crash in his final NASCAR race.

Post-racing career

Following his racing career, Houston worked as a

Sprint Cup Series in 2014.^[2] He left Dillon's team after the 2019 season.^[3] He announced in November 2019 on Twitter that he would spot for Cole Custer for the 2020 season in Custer's rookie campaign.^[4] He also spotted for Ryan Preece in 2023. He will now be spotting for Noah Gragson

in 2024.

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

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	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	NWCC	Pts	Ref
2000	PPI Motorsports	96	Ford	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	MAR	TAL	CAL	RCH	CLT	DOV	MCH	POC	SON	DAY	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH 35	BRI	DAR	RCH	NHA	DOV	MAR	CLT 26	TAL	CAR 28	PHO 36	HOM 42	ATL			55th	314	^[5]
2001	PPI Motorsports	96	Ford	DAY 38	CAR DNQ	LVS DNQ	ATL 21	DAR DNQ	BRI 39	TEX 32	MAR 17	TAL 21	CAL 19	RCH 42	CLT 41	DOV 23	MCH DNQ	POC DNQ	SON DNQ	DAY 43	CHI 43	NHA	POC	IND 43	GLN	MCH 31	BRI 40	DAR DNQ	RCH DNQ	DOV 40	KAN 18	CLT	MAR	TAL	PHO	CAR	HOM	ATL	NHA	46th	1187	^[6]

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
2001	PPI Motorsports	Ford	9	38

Busch Series

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	30	31	32	33	34	NBSC	Pts	Ref
1993				DAY	CAR	RCH	DAR	BRI	HCY	ROU	MAR	NZH	CLT	DOV	MYB	GLN	MLW	TAL	IRP	MCH	NHA	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	ROU	CLT	MAR	CAR	HCY DNQ	ATL							NA	-	^[7]
1995				DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	NSV	DAR	BRI	HCY DNQ	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	MYB	GLN	MLW	TAL	SBO	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAR	HOM									NA	-	^[8]
1996	Houston Racing	0	Ford	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	NSV	DAR	BRI	HCY QL^†	NZH	CLT	DOV	SBO	MYB	GLN	MLW	NHA	TAL	IRP 24	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAR	HOM									89th	91	^[9]
1998	Washington-Erving Motorsports	50	Ford	DAY	CAR	LVS	NSV	DAR	BRI	TEX	HCY 20	TAL	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	RCH	PPR	GLN	MLW	MYB	CAL	SBO	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	GTY	CAR	ATL	HOM				102nd	103	^[10]
2000	Team SABCO	82	Chevy	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	NSV	TAL	CAL	RCH	NHA	CLT	DOV	SBO	MYB	GLN	MLW 36	NZH	PPR	GTY	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAR	MEM	PHO	HOM			106th	55	^[11]
2001	Team Rensi Motorsports	25	Chevy	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	NSH	TAL	CAL	RCH	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	KEN	MLW	GLN	CHI	GTY 17	PPR	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	PHO	CAR	HOM		101st	112	^[12]
2002	Herzog-Jackson Motorsports	92	Chevy	DAY 9	CAR 17	LVS 24	DAR	BRI	TEX	NSH	TAL	CAL	RCH	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	GTY	PPR	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	ATL	CAR	PHO	HOM	68th	346	^[13]
^† - Qualified but replaced by his father, Tommy Houston

Craftsman Truck Series

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	26	27	NCTC	Pts	Ref
1997	AAG Racing	65	Chevy	WDW	TUS	HOM	PHO	POR	EVG	I70	NHA	TEX	BRI	NZH	MLW	LVL	CNS	HPT	IRP 18	FLM	NSV 24	GLN	RCH DNQ	MAR 11	SON	MMR	CAL	PHO 32	LVS DNQ		46th	441	^[14]
1998	Addington Racing	60	Chevy	WDW 27	HOM 20	PHO 4	POR 16	EVG 28	I70 10	GLN 15	TEX 2	BRI 28	MLW 29	NZH 15	CAL 4	PPR 18	IRP 26	NHA 1*	FLM 20	NSV 13	HPT 32	LVL 3	RCH 12	MEM 34	GTY 30	MAR 12	SON 6	MMR 9	PHO 5	LVS 11	12th	3188	^[15]
1999				HOM 5	PHO 3	EVG 14	MMR 19	MAR 17	MEM 7	PPR 4	I70 3	BRI 4	TEX 7	PIR 7	GLN 8	MLW 20	NSV 6	NZH 11	MCH 19	NHA 7	IRP 8	GTY 25	HPT 11	RCH 6	LVS 22	LVL 12	TEX 8	CAL 18			8th	3359	^[16]
2000				DAY 3	HOM 1*	PHO 3	MMR 10	MAR 11	PIR 1	GTY 24	MEM 15	PPR 3	EVG 8	TEX 4	KEN 9	GLN 6	MLW 5	NHA 5	NZH 11	MCH 4	IRP 26	NSV 6	CIC 4	RCH 25	DOV 4	TEX 2	CAL 2*				3rd	3566	^[17]
2002	Midgley Racing	09	Chevy	DAY	DAR	MAR	GTY	PPR QL^†	DOV	TEX	MEM	MLW	KAN	KEN	NHA	MCH	IRP	NSH	RCH	TEX											38th	578	^[18]
	HT Motorsports	17	Dodge																		SBO 21
	Billy Ballew Motorsports	15	Ford																			LVS 12	CAL 12	PHO 17	HOM 17
2003	Billy Ballew Motorsports	15	Ford	DAY 5	DAR 21	MMR 12	MAR 15																								21st	1487	^[19]
	Fasscore Motorsports	9	Ford					CLT 30	DOV	TEX	MEM	MLW	KAN	KEN	GTW	MCH	IRP	NSH	BRI	RCH	NHA
	Ultra Motorsports	2	Dodge																			CAL 6	LVS 6	SBO 6	TEX 5	MAR	PHO 10	HOM 4
2004	Ultra Motorsports	2	Dodge	DAY 30	ATL 19	MAR 11	MFD 15	CLT 19	DOV 7	TEX 9	MEM 20		KAN 31	KEN 8	GTW 13	MCH 23	IRP 19	NSH 25	BRI 19	RCH											20th	2540	^[20]
	HT Motorsports	59	Ford									MLW 19									NHA 33	LVS 14	CAL 21
	Green Light Racing	07	Chevy																					TEX 14			DAR 34
	ThorSport Racing	13	Chevy																						MAR 25	PHO 16
	Ken Weaver Racing	20	Chevy																									HOM 18
2005	Key Motorsports	40	Chevy	DAY	CAL	ATL	MAR	GTY	MFD	CLT	DOV	TEX	MCH	MLW	KAN	KEN	MEM	IRP	NSH	BRI 33	RCH DNQ	NHA	LVS	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM			86th	64	^[21]
^† - Qualified for Mike Hamby.

Winston West Series

Winston West Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	NWWSC	Pts	Ref
1998	Addington Racing	92	Chevy	TUS	LVS	PHO	CAL	HPT	MMR	AMP	POR	CAL	PPR	EVG	SON	MMR	LVS 1*	54th	185	^[22]
1999	Midgley Racing	09	Pontiac	TUS	LVS	PHO	CAL	PPR	MMR	IRW	EVG	POR	IRW	RMR	LVS	MMR	MOT 17	70th	112	^[23]

Goody's Dash Series

NASCAR Goody's Dash 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	NGDS	Pts	Ref
1996	N/A	30	Pontiac	DAY 35	HOM 3	MYB 4	SUM 3	NSV 25	TRI 23	CAR 21	HCY 17	FLO 3	BRI 15	SUM	GRE 4	SNM 5	BGS	MYB 3	LAN 13	STH	FLO 6	NWS 6	VOL 3	HCY 15	11th	2412	^[24]
1997	N/A	30	Pontiac	DAY 31	HOM	KIN	MYB	LAN	CAR	TRI	FLO	HCY	BRI	GRE	SNM	CLT	MYB	LAN	SUM	STA	HCY	USA	CON	HOM	88th	70	^[25]

References

^ "Home - Darlington Raceway".
^ Bruce, Kenny (February 20, 2014). "Night spotting adds tough element to Daytona Duels". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
^ Bonkowski, Jerry (November 18, 2019). "Veteran NASCAR spotters Joey Meier, Andy Houston not returning to 2019 roles". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
^ "Super excited to be spotting for @ColeCuster in 2020! I hope everyone has a great thanksgiving!". Twitter. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
^ "Andy Houston – 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "Andy Houston – 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "Andy Houston – 1993 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "Andy Houston – 1995 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "Andy Houston – 1996 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "Andy Houston – 1998 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "Andy Houston – 2000 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "Andy Houston – 2001 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "Andy Houston – 2002 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "Andy Houston – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "Andy Houston – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "Andy Houston – 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "Andy Houston – 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "Andy Houston – 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "Andy Houston – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "Andy Houston – 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "Andy Houston – 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "Andy Houston – 1998 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "Andy Houston – 1999 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "Andy Houston - 1996 Season Results - NASCAR Goody's Dash Series". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
^ "Andy Houston - 1997 Season Results - NASCAR Goody's Dash Series". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 7, 2025.

External links

Andy Houston driver statistics at Racing-Reference

[1] "Home - Darlington Raceway".

[2] Bruce, Kenny (February 20, 2014). "Night spotting adds tough element to Daytona Duels". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-02-24.

[3] Bonkowski, Jerry (November 18, 2019). "Veteran NASCAR spotters Joey Meier, Andy Houston not returning to 2019 roles". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 18, 2019.

[4] "Super excited to be spotting for @ColeCuster in 2020! I hope everyone has a great thanksgiving!". Twitter. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

[5] "Andy Houston – 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[6] "Andy Houston – 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[7] "Andy Houston – 1993 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[8] "Andy Houston – 1995 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[9] "Andy Houston – 1996 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[10] "Andy Houston – 1998 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[11] "Andy Houston – 2000 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[12] "Andy Houston – 2001 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[13] "Andy Houston – 2002 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[14] "Andy Houston – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[15] "Andy Houston – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[16] "Andy Houston – 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[17] "Andy Houston – 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[18] "Andy Houston – 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[19] "Andy Houston – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[20] "Andy Houston – 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[21] "Andy Houston – 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[22] "Andy Houston – 1998 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[23] "Andy Houston – 1999 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[24] "Andy Houston - 1996 Season Results - NASCAR Goody's Dash Series". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 7, 2025.

[25] "Andy Houston - 1997 Season Results - NASCAR Goody's Dash Series". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 7, 2025.

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v t e Earnhardt racing family
First generation	Ralph Earnhardt Tommy Houston
Second generation	Dale Earnhardt Teresa Earnhardt Scott Houston Andy Houston Brenda Jackson Tony Eury Sr.
Third generation	Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kerry Earnhardt Kelley Earnhardt Miller Taylor Nicole Earnhardt-Putnam Amy Earnhardt Tony Eury Jr. Jimmy Elledge L. W. Miller
Fourth generation	Jeffrey Earnhardt Bobby Dale Earnhardt Isla Earnhardt Nicole Earnhardt Karsyn Elledge
Teams	Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chance 2 Motorsports JR Motorsports

v t e HT Motorsports
Years active	2001–2010
Personnel	Jim Harris Sarah Harris
Former drivers	Mike Bliss Todd Bodine Chad Chaffin Stacy Compton Terry Cook Bobby Hamilton Jr. Andy Houston Randy LaJoie Donny Lia Joey Logano Scott Lynch Mark McFarland Ted Musgrave Steve Park Robert Pressley Sammy Sanders David Starr Mike Wallace
NASCAR Hall of Fame	Darrell Waltrip
Former personnel	Danny Rollins
Partnerships and affiliations	Randy Moss Motorsports

v t e Ultra Motorsports
Years active	1995–2005
Personnel	Jim & Marlene Smith Barry Dodson
Former drivers	Casey Atwood Dave Blaney Mike Bliss John Borneman Bill Elliott Butch Gilliland Robby Gordon Tracy Hines Ronnie Hornaday Andy Houston Marty Houston Kenny Irwin Jr. P. J. Jones Kasey Kahne Stuart Kirby Jason Leffler Kevin Lepage Jeremy Mayfield Jamie McMurray Brandon Miller Ted Musgrave Eric Norris Steve Park Dave Rezendes Scott Riggs Joe Ruttman Jimmy Spencer Tyler Walker Mike Wallace Michael Waltrip
NASCAR Hall of Fame	Bill Elliott
NASCAR Truck Series Championships	2005 (Musgrave)
Partnerships and affiliations	Evernham Motorsports
Buyouts and mergers	Mattei Motorsports Robby Gordon Motorsports

v t e Team Rensi Motorsports
Years active	1997–2012
Personnel	Ed Rensi Sam Rensi Ronnie Russell Gary Weisbaum
Former drivers	Kelly Bires David Blankenship Johnny Borneman III Chad Chaffin Ricky Craven David Donohue Tim Fedewa Chad Finley Jeff Finley Rick Fuller Mark Gibson David Gilliland Bobby Hamilton Jr. Jimmy Hensley Ron Hornaday Jr. Andy Houston Shelby Howard Matt Hutter Richard Johns D. J. Kennington Scott Lagasse Kevin Lepage Tracy Leslie Ashton Lewis Jr. Mike Lorz Eric McClure Mike McLaughlin Butch Miller Ryan Newman Elliott Sadler Boris Said Sammy Sanders Andy Santerre Jay Sauter Ken Schrader Randy Tolsma Billy Venturini Kenny Wallace Mike Wallace Vince Whitmire
NASCAR Hall of Fame	Ron Hornaday Jr.

v t e Addington Racing
Years active	1998–2002
Personnel	Mike Addington
Former drivers	Andy Houston Tommy Houston Travis Kvapil