Jimmy Weller III

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Jimmy Weller III
Born (1985-11-20) November 20, 1985 (age 38)
Drive for the Cure 300 (Charlotte
)
Wins Top tens Poles
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Fred's 250 (Talladega
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Jimmy Weller III (born November 20, 1985) is an American professional

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.[1]

Racing career

Early years

Weller started his racing career in big-block modifieds near his family's steel business in

Weller was critically injured in a 2004 sprint car accident at the Charlotte Motor Speedway dirt track. He was in the ICU for three weeks, two of them in a coma. His family credits the quick work of a local paramedic to save Weller's life after he flipped and got tangled in the catchfence.[4]

K&N Pro Series East

Weller broke into the series in 2011, driving for family friend and

Camping World Truck Series races. He recorded a best finish of eighth at Bristol Motor Speedway.[7]

Camping World Truck Series

Weller debuted in the

Camping World Truck Series in 2013 with SS-Green Light Racing, driving the No. 81 truck to a 24th-place finish at Iowa Speedway. He failed to qualify in SS-Green Light's No. 07 truck the next race at Eldora Speedway, and continued to struggle in occasional runs in the 07 until he returned to the 81 truck for the season finale, posting a career-best finish of 17th.[8] Sticking with SS-Green Light in 2014, Weller made ten starts. He failed to finish half (two crashes, three mechanical problems), but recorded his first top-ten in the season's opening race. He also cracked the top fifteen later in the year at Charlotte Motor Speedway.[9]

Xfinity Series

At the same time running a limited Truck slate, Weller attempted his first two

Xfinity Series races in 2014, starting and parking in one and failing to qualify for the other with SS-Green Light Racing.[10] Splitting time between SS-Green Light (five races) and Rick Ware Racing (four races) in 2015, Weller failed to finish three of his starts and finished in the top 30 in five races. He performed well at Chicagoland, recording a career-best finish of 26th.[11]

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.)

Xfinity Series

Xfinity 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 NXSC Pts Ref
2014 SS-Green Light Racing 55 Chevy
DAY
PHO
LVS
BRI
CAL
TEX
DAR
RCH
40
TAL
IOW
CLT
DOV
MCH
ROA
KEN
DAY
NHA
CHI
IND
IOW
GLN
MOH
BRI
ATL
RCH
CHI
KEN
DOV
KAN 118th 01 [10]
77
CLT

DNQ
TEX
PHO
HOM
2015 90
DAY
ATL

33
LVS
PHO
CAL
TEX
BRI
RCH
33
TAL
IOW
CLT

26
DOV
CLT

30
KAN
TEX
PHO
HOM
39th 117 [11]
Rick Ware Racing 15 Chevy
MCH

30
CHI
29
DAY
KEN
NHA
IND
90 IOW
33
GLN
MOH
BRI ROA
DAR
RCH

39
SS-Green Light Racing 15 Chevy
CHI

26
KEN
DOV

Camping World Truck Series

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 NCWTC Pts Ref
2013 SS-Green Light Racing 81 Toyota
DAY
MAR
CAR
KAN
CLT
DOV
TEX
KEN
IOW

24
HOM

17
39th 82 [8]
07 Chevy ELD
DNQ
POC
MCH
BRI MSP
Toyota IOW
35
CHI

25
LVS
TAL
MAR
36
TEX
PHO
2014 08 Chevy
DAY

9
MAR
CLT
14
DOV

30
TEX

17
GTW
KEN

22
IOW
ELD
POC
MCH

24
BRI
19
MSP
CHI
NHA
LVS

26
TAL

30
MAR
TEX
PHO
HOM
28th 225 [9]
07
KAN

25

K&N Pro Series East

K&N Pro Series East
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2011 Dave Blaney 10 Toyota GRE SBO
RCH
IOW BGS JFC LGY NHA
14
COL GRE NHA
DOV

DNQ
46th 191 [5]
2012 Jim Weller Jr. 31 Toyota BRI
13
GRE
22
RCH

12
IOW
21
BGS
13
JFC
16
LGY
12
CNB
19
COL
8
IOW
14
NHA
11
DOV

8
GRE
21
CAR
14
12th 412 [6]
2013 BRI
8
GRE
21
RCH

17
BGS 25th 130 [7]
Chevy FIF
19
IOW
25
LGY COL IOW VIR GRE NHA
DOV
RAL

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. ^ "Jimmy Weller III Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  2. ^ "Rookie Jimmy Weller overcomes horrific crash and begins career in Truck Series". kansascity. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  3. ^ Zuck, Thomas. "Weller III returns to racing comfort zone". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  4. ^ "Jimmy Weller back at full speed after terrible crash". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  5. ^ a b "Jimmy Weller III 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  6. ^ a b "Jimmy Weller III 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  7. ^ a b "Jimmy Weller III 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  8. ^ a b "Jimmy Weller III 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  9. ^ a b "Jimmy Weller III 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  10. ^ a b "Jimmy Weller III 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  11. ^ a b "Jimmy Weller III 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-11-17.

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