Joe Falk

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Joe Falk
Born (1951-01-30) January 30, 1951 (age 73)
Bobby Isaac Memorial 200 (Hickory
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Wins Top tens Poles
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Joseph A. Falk (born January 30, 1951) is an American

Virginia Tidewater.[1]

Driving career

Falk started his racing career at Langley Speedway, where he won the track's Late Model championship in 1976;[2] he was also the winner of what some regard as "the [track's] best Late Model race of all time", in 1983.[3]

Falk drove in one NASCAR sanctioned race at the 'national series' level, competing in the

Bobby Isaac Memorial 200 at Hickory Motor Speedway in October 1984; he finished 17th after starting 23rd, driving a Pontiac for Bubba Nissen Racing.[4]

Team owner

Falk became a team owner in the

Winston Cup Series in 1997, partnered with Ron Neal to form LJ Racing, fielding the No. 91 Chevrolet;[5] the team struggled, and utilized several drivers over the next three years before closing.[6]

He returned to NASCAR team ownership in 2011, fielding the No. 50 Chevrolet under the

LTD Powersports name.[7]

For the 2012 season, Falk joined

Hillman Racing once again to add Hillman's No. 40 Chevrolet to the team, running two cars in most Sprint Cup events starting mid-season.[11]

After 2015, Falk and Hillman split due to financial issues. Falk took his half of the team and invested in Leavine Family Racing, forming

Hillman Racing and CSLFR, over whether Hillman or Falk owned the charter. According to reporter Bob Pockrass on Twitter
on June 30, the suit was settled under undisclosed terms with Falk maintaining ownership of the Charter.

Before the race at

Homestead-Miami Speedway, it was announced that Circle Sport Racing and Leavine Family Racing ended their partnership, because NASCAR rules stipulate that the No. 95 team using Falk's charter, counted as a lease, which, by rule, could only happen once every 5 years. The team eventually split, with Leavine Family Racing purchasing the charter of Tommy Baldwin Racing and Falk retaining his original charter. After rumors of possibly joining Richard Childress Racing in ownership or joining The Motorsports Group owned by Falk's lifelong friend Curtis Key, it was later confirmed on January 6 that Falk would partner with Key, forming Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group.[12]
Falk would be the listed owner of the No. 33 team while Key would work on the business side of the team. Since he couldn't lease his charter, Falk instead gave Curtis Key a percentage of the charter, allowing the merger to be official for 2017 and beyond.

CSTMG picked up Jeffrey Earnhardt as their driver for the 2017 Daytona 500. Following a good performance by Earnhardt in the race, it was announced that Earnhardt would be the full-time driver for the team. On road course races, the team hired Boris Said and Boris' longtime crew chief Frank Stoddard to run the No. 33.

At the end of the season, Circle Sport parted ways with The Motorsports Group. Falk & Circle Sport later formed a partnership with

Go FAS Racing to field a part-time No. 33 and for Go FAS to use the No. 33 charter. Due to his partnership with Go FAS, a Ford team, this meant the end of Circle Sport's association with Richard Childress. Even though the No. 33 was expected to run at some point in 2018 with Joey Gase
, it never came to fruition. However, Falk and Circle Sport remained partners with Go FAS in 2019, allowing the No. 32 to keep using the No. 33 charter. This partnership would last for three years, until Go FAS shut down at the end of 2020.

In late-2020, it was announced that Joe Falk would partner with B. J. McLeod and Matt Tifft to field a Cup Series car full-time with Circle Sport's charter, and that Tifft would be involved in the ownership of the team. It was later announced the name of the team would be Live Fast Motorsports with Falk dropping the Circle Sport name.

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.)

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 NBSC Pts
1984
 Joe Falk 95 Pontiac
DAY
RCH
CAR
HCY
MAR
DAR
 ROU
NSV
 LGY
MLW
DOV
CLT
SBO
 HCY ROU
SBO
 ROU HCY IRP
LGY
SBO
BRI
DAR
RCH
 NWS
CLT
HCY

17
CAR
MAR
 105th -

References

  1. ^ Wagner, Lon (August 9, 1997). "Joe Falk's first year as a Winston Cup owner has been a bumpy ride". Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, Virginia. p. C1. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
  2. ^ O'Brien, Marty (April 2, 2012). "Joe Falk purchasing No. 33 Cup team". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  3. ^ Pearce, Al (August 13, 1997). "Looking Back: Hanbury Was A Race Chaser If He Had To Be". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  4. ^ "Joe Falk's NASCAR Nationwide Series races". Racing-Reference. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  5. ^ "Trying to make sirloin out of Spam: Joe Falk determined to succeed in Winston Cup racing". Roanoke Times. Roanoke, Virginia. May 25, 1997. pp. B2. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
  6. ^ Cavin, Curt (August 3, 2000). "NASCAR squeezes out small teams". Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. I5. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
  7. ^ Rodman, Dave (May 5, 2011). "Notebook: New point system grows on you". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  8. ^ a b O'Brien, Marty (February 22, 2012). "Falk, Waltrip seek Daytona 500 spot". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  9. ^ Hiestand, Michael (February 23, 2012). "Michael Waltrip is a renaissance man". USA Today. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  10. ^ Pearce, Al (April 1, 2012). "Richard Childress Racing selling one of its four NASCAR Sprint Cup teams". AutoWeek. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  11. ^ "Cassill to Drive No. 40 Sprint Cup Series Entry at Indianapolis Motor Speedway". Circle Sport. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
  12. ^ "CIRCLE SPORT, THE MOTORSPORTS GROUP JOIN FORCES FOR 2017". NASCAR. January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2016.

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