Chuck Bown

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Chuck Bown
Born (1954-02-22) February 22, 1954 (age 70)
Charlotte
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Richard Charles "Chuck" Bown Jr. (born February 22, 1954) is a former NASCAR champion. His last ride came in 1999. He lives with his wife in Asheboro, North Carolina. He is the older brother of former fellow NASCAR competitor Jim Bown.

1970s

Bown made his NASCAR debut in 1972 in the

Winston Cup Series. At the age of seventeen, he ran the Winston Western 500 at Riverside International Raceway the No. 27 Plymouth owned by his father Dick
. Bown started 22nd but finished 32nd that day after crashing on lap 88. Bown made 2 more starts in the No. 27 that year, with his best finish being fourteenth at the second Riverside race.

In 1973, Bown returned to the Winston Cup Series driving his father's No. 03 Dodge, finishing in the top-10 for the first time in his career at the

Firecracker 400
. He drove eleven races for the next two years for different owners, but did not reach the top-ten.

1986–1993

In 1986, Bown returned to NASCAR, running in the

Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway, where he's started 13th and won his first career Busch race. The following season, Bown ran three races in the No. 7/56 Pontiac
, but did not finish a race.

In 1989, Bown ran his first full season in Busch driving the No. 63 Pontiac at

Atlanta Journal 500
.

In 1991, Bown won three times and garnered four poles, but dropped 4th in the Busch Series points. He made one Winston Cup start driving Cale Yarborough's No. 66 Pontiac at

Richmond International Raceway and won his final race at Martinsville Speedway. He recorded 5 top-5s and 13 top-10s en route to a fourth-place points finish. He made one Winston Cup start driving the Roulo Brothers
' No. 39 Chevrolet at Phoenix, finishing 24th.

Final years

Bown's 1997 truck

In 1994, Bown moved back up to the Cup series, driving the No. 12 Ford Thunderbird for Bobby Allison. He won the pole for the Food City 500, setting a new track record. He was seriously injured in a wreck at Pocono Raceway which sidelined him for the season.

Bown returned to racing in 1995 in four Busch races, finishing ninth at

Key Motorsports Ford. He competed in nine Cup races in the No. 32 Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Active Motorsports, his best finish a 21st at Charlotte. In 1996, Bown drove for a variety of teams in the Busch Series, his best finish 21st at Darlington Raceway. He drove the Sadler Brothers Racing
' No. 95 Ford in three Winston Cup Series events but only finished one race.

In 1997, Bown began racing in the

Roush Racing. Despite not winning a race, he had four top-fives and finished ninth in the standings. The next season, Bown qualified on the pole at the season opener at Walt Disney World Speedway, but finished 25th. After that race, he was released from Roush due to downsizing. He moved to the No. 57 CSG Motorsports Ford driving in six events before being released. He ended the season driving the No. 67 Chevrolet Silverado
in a pair of races, finishing seventeenth at Phoenix.

In 1999, Bown returned to Hensley to drive their No. 63 Chevrolet. Despite a seventh-place finish at Charlotte, Bown was released from the team halfway into the season, and soon retired.

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 NWCC Pts Ref
1972 Bown Racing 27 Plymouth RSD
32
DAY
RCH
RSD

14
TWS
DAY
BRI
TRN
ATL
TAL
MCH
NSV
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
NWS
CLT
CAR TWS 69th 636.75 [1]
27W ONT
33
CAR
ATL
BRI
DAR
NWS
MAR
TAL CLT
DOV
MCH
1973 03 Dodge RSD
29
DAY RCH
CAR
BRI
ATL NWS DAR
MAR
TAL
NSV
CLT
DOV
TWS RSD
10
MCH
DAY
BRI
ATL
TAL
NSV
DAR
RCH
DOV
NWS
MAR
CLT CAR 73rd [2]
1974 RSD
35
DAY
RCH
CAR
BRI
ATL
DAR
NWS
MAR
TAL
NSV
DOV
CLT 93rd 2.7 [3]
03W
RSD

20
MCH
DAY
BRI
NSV
ATL
POC
TAL
MCH
DAR
RCH
DOV
NWS
MAR CLT CAR
Plymouth ONT
39
1975 Dodge RSD
27
DAY
RCH
CAR
BRI
ATL
NWS
DAR
MAR
TAL NSV
DOV
CLT 57th 319 [4]
03
RSD

34
MCH
DAY
NSV
POC
TAL
MCH DAR
DOV
NWS
ONT
38
26 Chevy
MAR

26
CLT
12
RCH
CAR
BRI
ATL
1976 Gerald Craker 03 Dodge RSD
16
DAY
CAR
RCH
BRI
ATL
NWS
DAR
MAR
TAL NSV DOV CLT 49th 481 [5]
01 Chevy RSD
19
MCH DAY
NSV
POC
TAL
MCH
BRI DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR

28
NWS
CLT CAR ATL
31
ONT
19
1977 RSD
13
DAY
RCH
CAR
ATL
NWS
DAR
BRI
MAR
TAL NSV
DOV
CLT
RSD

25
MCH DAY NSV
POC
TAL MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR NWS CLT
CAR
ATL
ONT
39
60th 258 [6]
1978 Johnny Ray 77 Chevy RSD DAY
RCH
CAR
ATL

30
BRI
DAR

30
NWS
MAR

24
TAL

33
DOV
CLT
NSV
RSD
MCH
DAY
NSV
POC
TAL
MCH
BRI
DAR RCH DOV MAR
NWS
CLT CAR
ATL
ONT 56th 301 [7]
1979 Testa Racing 68 Buick RSD DAY
7
CAR
RCH
ATL

16
NWS BRI
DAR
MAR

23
TAL

DNQ
NSV
DOV
CLT
40
TWS
RSD
MCH DAY
6
NSV
POC TAL MCH
BRI
DAR
17
RCH
DOV
MAR
38th 523 [8]
Chevy
CLT

33
NWS
CAR
ATL
ONT
1980 47 Chevy RSD
36
51st 329 [9]
Testa Racing 68 Olds DAY
35
RCH
CAR
ATL
BRI
DAR
NWS
MAR
TAL
NSV
DOV
CLT
TWS
RSD
Halpern Enterprises 02 Olds
MCH

31
DAY
37
NSV
Chevy POC
35
TAL
MCH
BRI
CLT

25
CAR
ATL
RahMoc Enterprises 75 Chevy DAR
11
RCH
DOV NWS
MAR
John Kieper 93 Dodge ONT
27
1981
Ulrich Racing
99 Buick RSD DAY
RCH
CAR
ATL
BRI
NWS
DAR
MAR
TAL
NSV
DOV
CLT

39
TWS
RSD
MCH
DAY
NSV
POC
TAL
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
NWS
CLT
67th [10]
Bown Racing 16 Buick
CAR

28
ATL

15
RSD
1990 Tex Racing 97 Chevy DAY
RCH
CAR
ATL
DAR
BRI
NWS
MAR
TAL
CLT
DOV
SON
POC
MCH
DAY
POC
TAL
GLN
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
NWS
CLT

24
CAR
ATL

23
50th 276 [11]
Olds
PHO

24
1991 72 DAY
DNQ
RCH
CAR
ATL

DNQ
DAR
BRI
NWS
MAR
TAL
CLT
DOV
SON
POC
MCH
DAY
POC
TAL
GLN
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
76th 85 [12]
Cale Yarborough Motorsports 66 Pontiac NWS
26
CLT
CAR
PHO
ATL
1992 Donlavey Racing 90 Ford DAY
CAR
RCH
ATL
DAR
BRI NWS
MAR
TAL
CLT
DOV
SON
POC
MCH
DAY
POC
TAL
GLN
MCH
DNQ
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
NWS
CLT
CAR
PHO
ATL NA - [13]
1993 Roulo Brothers Racing 39 Chevy DAY
CAR
RCH
ATL
DAR
BRI NWS
MAR
TAL
SON
CLT
DOV
POC
MCH
DAY
NHA
POC
TAL
GLN
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
NWS
CLT
CAR
PHO

24
ATL
71st 91 [14]
1994
Bobby Allison Motorsports
12 Ford DAY
23
CAR

25
RCH

17
ATL

41
DAR

12
BRI
23
NWS
35
MAR

7
TAL

27
SON

21
CLT
13
DOV

21
POC

39
MCH
DAY
NHA
POC
TAL
IND
GLN
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
NWS
CLT
CAR
PHO
ATL
42nd 1211 [15]
1995 Active Motorsports 32 Chevy DAY
CAR
RCH
ATL
DAR

39
BRI
31
NWS
DNQ
MAR

DNQ
TAL
SON
CLT
21
DOV

33
POC

29
MCH

24
DAY

29
NHA

40
POC
TAL

37
IND
GLN
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
NWS
CLT
CAR
PHO
ATL 43rd 618 [16]
1996 Sadler Brothers Racing 95 Ford DAY
DNQ
CAR
RCH
ATL

40
DAR

DNQ
BRI
DNQ
NWS
MAR
TAL

25
SON
CLT
42
DOV
POC
MCH
DAY
NHA
POC
TAL
IND
GLN
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
NWS
CLT
CAR
PHO
ATL
53rd 168 [17]
Daytona 500 results
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1979 Testa Racing Buick 28 7
1980 Oldsmobile 15 35
1991 Tex Racing Chevrolet DNQ
1994
Bobby Allison Motorsports
Ford 37 23
1996 Sadler Brothers Racing Ford DNQ

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 NBGNC Pts Ref
1986
Quint Boisvert 67 Buick
DAY

40
CAR
HCY
MAR
BRI
DAR
SBO
LGY JFC
DOV
CLT
SBO
HCY
ROU
IRP
SBO
RAL 95th 43 [18]
Pontiac
OXF

1*
SBO
HCY
LGY
ROU
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
ROU
CLT
CAR
MAR
1987
56
DAY
HCY
MAR
DAR
BRI
LGY
SBO
CLT
DOV

29
IRP
ROU
JFC
DOV

22
MAR
CLT
CAR
MAR
77th [19]
7
OXF

42
SBO
HCY
RAL
LGY
ROU
BRI
JFC
DAR
RCH
1988 56
DAY
HCY
CAR
MAR
DAR

24
BRI
LNG 52nd 306 [20]
7
NZH

24
SBO
NSV
CLT
DOV
ROU
LAN LVL
MYB
OXF

10
SBO
HCY
LNG
IRP
ROU
BRI
DAR
RCH
1
DOV

13
MAR
CLT
CAR
MAR
1989 HVP Motorsports 63 Pontiac
DAY

32
CAR

23
MAR

8
HCY

19
DAR

18
BRI

13
NZH

23
SBO

8
LAN
20
NSV

8
CLT

23
DOV

6
ROU

26
LVL
5*
VOL

3
MYB

28
SBO

3*
HCY

29
DUB
2*
IRP
8*
ROU
15
BRI

23
DAR

36
RCH

34
DOV

6
MAR

8
CLT

22
CAR

30
MAR

5
9th 3349 [21]
1990
DAY

21
RCH

6
CAR

12
MAR

10
HCY

3
DAR

13
BRI

10
LAN
1*
SBO

1
NZH

3
HCY

1*
CLT

17
DOV

8
ROU

1*
VOL

5
MYB

9
OXF
1*
NHA

3
SBO

2*
DUB

2
IRP
4
ROU
1*
BRI

17
DAR

13
RCH

21
DOV

12
MAR

17
CLT

13
NHA

24
CAR

18
MAR

27
1st 4372 [22]
1991
DAY

33
RCH

12
CAR

36
MAR

7
VOL

10
HCY

17
DAR

11
BRI

10
LAN
5
SBO
12
NZH

1*
CLT

25
DOV

19
ROU

25
HCY

11
MYB

1*
GLN

7
OXF
12
NHA

2
SBO

16
DUB

1*
IRP
4*
ROU
5
BRI

8
DAR

17
RCH

29
DOV

17
CLT

23
NHA

2
CAR

42
MAR

2
4th 3922 [23]
1992
DAY

32
CAR

35
RCH

9
ATL

41
MAR

3
DAR

27
BRI

12
HCY

3
LAN

2
DUB

18
NZH

4
CLT

38
DOV

23
ROU

19
MYB

9
GLN

7
VOL

8
NHA

24
TAL

12
IRP
24
ROU
27
MCH

15
NHA

22
BRI

2
DAR

28
RCH

14
DOV

10
MAR

24
HCY
7
11th 3580 [24]
Chevy
CLT

12
CAR

6
1993 Pontiac
DAY

13
CAR

10
RCH

18
DAR

12
BRI

25
HCY

8
ROU

6
MAR

5
NZH

6
DOV

16
MYB

12
GLN

6
MLW

17
TAL

26
IRP
22
NHA

27
BRI

5
RCH

14
DOV

23
ROU

3*
MAR

1
HCY
2
4th 3532 [25]
Chevy
CLT

8
MCH

10
DAR

20
CLT

8
CAR

13
ATL

36
1995
Key Motorsports
05 Ford
DAY
CAR
RCH
ATL
NSV
DAR
BRI
HCY
NHA
NZH
CLT
DOV
MYB
GLN
MLW
TAL
SBO
IRP
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH

38
DOV
CLT

9
CAR

30
59th 306 [26]
Group III Racing 18 Ford
HOM

39
1996 Day Enterprise Racing 16 Pontiac
DAY

28
CAR
51st 629 [27]
Key Motorsports
05 Ford
RCH

31
Bobby Jones Racing
50 Ford
ATL

DNQ
NSV

27
DAR

21
BRI

37
HCY

23
NZH
CLT
Bown Racing 51 Chevy
DOV

26
SBO
MYB
GLN
MLW
NHA
TAL
IRP
32
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
CLT
CAR
HOM
1998 Bown Racing 51 Chevy
DAY
CAR
LVS
NSV
DAR
BRI
TEX
HCY
TAL
NHA
NZH
CLT
DOV
RCH
PPR
GLN
MLW
MYB
CAL
SBO
IRP
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
CLT
GTY
CAR

DNQ
ATL
NA - [28]
Martin Motorsports 92 Chevy
HOM

DNQ
1999 HVP Motorsports 63 Chevy
DAY

11
CAR

24
LVS

25
ATL

40
DAR

17
TEX

23
NSV
40
BRI

31
TAL

25
CAL

35
NHA

18
RCH

29
NZH

31
CLT

7
DOV

41
SBO
22
GLN
MLW
MYB
PPR
GTY
IRP
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
CLT
CAR
MEM
PHO
HOM
38th 1370 [29]

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
Roush Racing
99 Ford
WDW

12
TUS
9
HOM

3
PHO

8
POR

27
EVG

14
I70

3
NHA

10
TEX

4
BRI

9
NZH

7
MLW

10
LVL

22
CNS
26
HPT

20
IRP

12
FLM

12
NSV

7
GLN

34
RCH

8
MAR

16
SON

14
MMR

14
CAL

16
PHO

2
LVS

9
9th 3320 [30]
1998
WDW

25*
33rd 927 [31]
CSG Motorsports 57 Ford
HOM

12
PHO

23
POR

15
EVG

20
I70
22
GLN

16
TEX
BRI
MLW
NZH
CAL
PPR
IRP
NHA
FLM
NSV
HPT
LVL
RCH
MEM
GTY
MAR
SON
MMR
Don VanDenBos 67 Chevy
PHO

17
LVS

30

Awards

Bown was inducted in the

West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame in 2009 along with Wayne Spears, Doug George, and Rick Carelli.[32]

References

  1. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  4. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  5. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  6. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  7. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  8. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  9. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  10. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  11. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  12. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  13. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  14. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  15. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  16. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  17. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  18. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1986 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  19. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1987 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  20. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1988 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  21. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1989 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  22. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1990 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  23. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1991 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  24. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1992 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  25. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1993 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  26. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1995 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  27. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1996 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  28. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  29. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1999 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  30. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  31. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  32. ^ "HOF Modern Era Inductees". Racing West. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2010.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
NASCAR Busch Series Champion

1990
Succeeded by
Preceded by
NASCAR Winston West Series Champion

1976
Succeeded by