Mike McLaughlin

Mike McLaughlin
Mike McLaughlin
Born	Michael McLaughlin; October 6, 1956 (age 67); The Bud At The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Subway 300 (Talladega)
IRP)
	Statistics current as of April 4, 2014.

Michael McLaughlin (born October 6, 1956) is an American former professional

NASCAR Busch Series

.

Early career

McLaughlin grew up in New York State and began his professional career at a later stage than most other drivers, competing in his first race at age 20 in a dirt modified he built. He then ran regularly at his home track, Maple Grove Speedway, before moving up into the DIRT Modified series.

McLaughlin lived a few blocks from Maple Grove Speedway and built his first car in the garage at home. According to his mother, he drove the car to the track on his first night of racing.

Move to NASCAR

In 1984, McLaughlin made his Busch Series debut at the

Mello Yello 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, driving the No. 73 Pontiac

home to a 14th-place finish. He ran one more race that season, the October Charlotte race. Unfortunately, mechanical problems ended his day early. He raced twice more the next season, posting an eleventh-place run.

He then advanced into the NASCAR Modified ranks for Sherwood Racing, owned by Bill Corazzo and run by Clyde McLeod. His crew included Corazzo's nephews,

Whelen Modified Tour

. He has sixteen career wins in the modified series.

He also drove for Harry and Mike Greci in the

Busch North Series, finishing 3rd in points in 1993. Mike became the first driver ever to win both ends of the Modified/Busch North doubleheader at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

.

NASCAR Busch Series career

In 1990, Mike returned to the Busch Series, driving the No. 51

New Hampshire and Watkins Glen

, respectively.

In 1995, McLaughlin got his first taste of Victory Lane, winning the

Goulds Pumps

as his primary sponsor, and he won two more races, and matched his career-best finish of third in points.

After going winless in 1999, McLaughlin shockingly announced he would depart from Cicci-Welliver at the season's end, citing a need for a change. He and Goulds left for the No. 48 Chevy fielded by

NASCAR Subway 300 at Talladega, albeit controversially. Despite the win, the team could not continue to run unsponsored, and McLaughlin moved over to the MBNA

No. 18 for the remainder of the season. He finished seventh in points.

In 2001, McLaughlin was

Indy 500

the same day and McLaughlin was to have started the race if Stewart did not arrive on time. Stewart eventually arrived in Charlotte just minutes before the command to start engines and finished third.

Struggles and retirement from driving

In 2002, McLaughlin went winless once again, but was able to muster a fourth-place finish in points. However, Gibbs wanted to move his son

Stacker 200 Presented by YJ Stinger

.

McLaughlin became a test driver and development driver coach for Joe Gibbs Racing, and opened his own racing fabrication business. As of 2009, McLaughlin is also building bobsleds for the Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project, supplier of sleds to the US Olympic team.

Personal life

McLaughlin's son Max currently races in the Super DIRTcar Series and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series driving the No. 96 for FRS Racing. Max formerly competed for Hattori Racing Enterprises in the ARCA Menards Series East, winning a race in 2019 at Watkins Glen International.

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
1994	Team 34	34	Chevy	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA 22	POC	TAL	IND	GLN 27	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL	55th	179	^[3]
1996	Team 34	34	Chevy	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	IND	GLN DNQ	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL	NA	-	^[4]

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
1984	Boehler's Racing	73	Pontiac	DAY	RCH	CAR	HCY	MAR	DAR	ROU	NSV	LGY	MLW	DOV	CLT 14	SBO	HCY	ROU	SBO	ROU	HCY	IRP	LGY	SBO	BRI	DAR	RCH	NWS	CLT 36	HCY	CAR	MAR						67th	176	^[5]
1985		73		DAY 33	CAR	HCY	BRI	MAR	DAR	SBO	LGY	DOV																										62nd	194	^[6]
1985		03											CLT 11	SBO	HCY	ROU	IRP	SBO	LGY	HCY	MLW	BRI	DAR	RCH	NWS	ROU	CLT	HCY	CAR	MAR								62nd	194	^[6]
1990	H&H Motorsports	51	Olds	DAY 39	RCH	CAR	MAR	HCY	DAR	BRI	LAN	SBO	NZH	HCY	CLT	DOV DNQ	ROU	VOL	MYB	OXF DNQ	NHA 6	SBO	DUB	IRP	ROU	BRI	DAR	RCH 29	DOV	MAR	CLT 17	NHA 3	CAR	MAR 4				47th	633	^[7]
1991	H&H Motorsports	51	Olds	DAY 37	RCH	CAR	MAR	VOL	HCY	DAR	BRI	LAN	SBO	NZH	CLT 41					GLN 19	OXF 39	NHA 14	SBO	DUB	IRP	ROU	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT 32	NHA 12	CAR	MAR				45th	620	^[8]
1991	Shoemaker Racing	64	Pontiac													DOV 34	ROU	HCY	MYB																			45th	620	^[8]
1992	H&H Motorsports	51	Olds	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	MAR	DAR	BRI	HCY	LAN	DUB	NZH 30	CLT	DOV	ROU	MYB	GLN 13	VOL	NHA 30	TAL	IRP	ROU	MCH	NHA 29	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT 14	MAR	CAR	HCY 27				49th	549	^[9]
1993			Olds	DAY	CAR	RCH	DAR	BRI	HCY	ROU	MAR	NZH 9	CLT	DOV	MYB	GLN 12	MLW	TAL	IRP	MCH																		NC²	0	^[10]
1993			Chevy																		NHA 22	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	ROU	CLT	MAR	CAR	HCY	ATL							NC²	0	^[10]
1994	Team 34	34	Chevy	DAY 29	CAR 22	RCH 11	ATL 39	MAR 21	DAR 21	HCY 12	BRI DNQ	ROU 16	NHA 10	NZH 5	CLT 9	DOV 18	MYB 31	GLN 19	MLW 6	SBO 15	TAL 7	HCY 16	IRP 3	MCH 4	BRI DNQ	DAR 6	RCH 11	DOV 28	CLT 27	MAR 11	CAR 35							13th	2986	^[11]
1995				DAY 37	CAR 13	RCH 4	ATL 31	NSV 7	DAR 16	BRI 30	HCY 3	NHA 4	NZH 31	CLT 20	DOV 1*	MYB 8	GLN 4	MLW 5	TAL 32	SBO 2	IRP 3	MCH 10	BRI 21	DAR 10	RCH 17	DOV 7	CLT 5	CAR 13	HOM 24									3rd	3273	^[12]
1996				DAY 31	CAR 2	RCH 38	ATL 11	NSV 30	DAR 41*	BRI 27	HCY 25	NZH 29	CLT 35	DOV 32	SBO 2	MYB 6	GLN 3	MLW 2	NHA 9	TAL 25	IRP 2	MCH 13	BRI 38	DAR 38	RCH 11	DOV 6	CLT 5	CAR 4	HOM 27									10th	2853	^[13]
1997				DAY 33	CAR 8	RCH 27	ATL 17	LVS 24	DAR 33	HCY 10	TEX 5*	BRI 2	NSV 13	TAL 35	NHA 1	NZH 8	CLT 33	DOV 23	SBO 8	GLN 1	MLW 13	MYB 2	GTY 5	IRP 37	MCH 13	BRI 16	DAR 2	RCH 32	DOV 10	CLT 13	CAL 9	CAR 7	HOM 22					4th	3614	^[14]
1998				DAY 18	CAR 5	LVS 27	NSV 1	DAR 8	BRI 6	TEX 11	HCY 21	TAL 3	NHA 7	NZH 3	CLT 7	DOV 5	RCH 34	PPR 20	GLN 2	MLW 6	MYB 3	CAL 24	SBO 3	IRP 18	MCH 15	BRI 17	DAR 3*	RCH 28	DOV 4	CLT 1	GTY 12	CAR 41	ATL 29	HOM 18				3rd	4045	^[15]
1999	Cicci-Welliver Racing			DAY 15	CAR 6	LVS 19	ATL 12	DAR 16	TEX 4	NSV 7	BRI 27	TAL 21	CAL 41	NHA 40	RCH 14	NZH 28	CLT 27	DOV 28	SBO 15	GLN 3	MLW 11	MYB 12	PPR 15	GTY 9	IRP 17	MCH 24	BRI 39	DAR 38	RCH 43	DOV 9	CLT 3	CAR 16	MEM 7	PHO 16	HOM 20			9th	3478	^[16]
2000	Innovative Motorsports	48	Chevy	DAY 26	CAR 15	LVS 43	ATL 21	DAR 33	BRI 42	TEX 40	NSV 2	TAL 14	CAL 41	RCH 25	NHA 33	CLT 32	DOV 10	SBO 24	MYB 30	GLN 5	MLW 28	NZH 34	PPR 8	GTY 36	IRP 34	MCH 5	BRI 28	DAR	RCH 30	DOV 34	CLT 39	CAR 16	MEM 24	PHO 15	HOM 31			24th	2690	^[17]
2001	Joe Gibbs Racing	20	Pontiac	DAY 6	CAR 14	LVS 9	ATL 11	DAR 5	BRI 13	TEX 37	NSH 9	TAL 1	CAL 10	RCH 22	NHA 10	NZH 17	CLT 11	DOV 21	KEN 25	MLW 18																		7th	3962	^[18]
2001		18																			GLN 17	CHI 25	GTY 12	PPR 14	IRP 23	MCH 5	BRI 16	DAR 3	RCH 32	DOV 31	KAN 10	CLT 19	MEM 10	PHO 31	CAR 3	HOM 12		7th	3962	^[18]
2002				DAY 38	CAR 5	LVS 12	DAR 6	BRI 2	TEX 18	NSH 20		CAL 6	RCH 14	NHA 5	NZH 9	CLT 4	DOV 8	NSH 33	KEN 39	MLW 8	DAY 7	CHI 27	GTY 7	PPR 7	IRP 14	MCH 17	BRI 4	DAR 8	RCH 19	DOV 2	KAN 31	CLT 8	MEM 16	ATL 3	CAR 13	PHO 19	HOM 20	4th	4253	^[19]
2002			Chevy								TAL 24																											4th	4253	^[19]
2003	Jay Robinson Racing	39	Ford	DAY 29	CAR																																	61st	615	^[20]
	Santerre Racing	01	Ford			LVS DNQ	DAR	BRI	TEX
	Frank Cicci Racing	34	Chevy							TAL 39			RCH 13	GTY	NZH	CLT 30	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY 9	CHI 30	NHA 26	PPR	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	ATL	PHO	CAR	HOM
	Herzog-Jackson Motorsports	92	Chevy								NSH QL^†	CAL
2004	Roush Racing	60	Ford	DAY	CAR	LVS	DAR	BRI	TEX	NSH	TAL	CAL	GTY	RCH	NZH QL^‡	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	NHA	PPR QL^‡	IRP	MCH												38th	1140	^[21]
2004	Team Rensi Motorsports	25	Ford																								BRI 12	CAL 11	RCH 24	DOV 2	KAN 11	CLT 12	MEM 18	ATL 41	PHO 36	DAR 39	HOM 16	38th	1140	^[21]
^† - Qualified for Todd Bodine · ^‡ - Qualified for Greg Biffle

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	NCTC	Pts	Ref
1996	Chesrown Racing	66	Chevy	HOM	PHO	POR	EVG	TUS	CNS	HPT	BRI	NZH	MLW	LVL	I70	IRP 9	FLM	GLN	NSV	RCH	NHA	MAR	NWS	SON	MMR	PHO	LVS			91st	138	^[22]
1997	Ken Schrader Racing	53	Chevy	WDW	TUS	HOM	PHO	POR	EVG	I70	NHA	TEX	BRI	NZH	MLW	LVL	CNS	HPT	IRP 5	FLM	NSV	GLN	RCH	MAR	SON	MMR	CAL	PHO	LVS	91st	155	^[23]

² Competed only in companion events with

Busch North Series

as BNS driver and ineligible for Busch Series points

References

^ "Hall of Fame honors new class of legends". Syracuse.com. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
^ EMPAonline.org
^ "Mike McLaughlin – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
^ "Mike McLaughlin – 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
^ "Mike McLaughlin – 1984 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
^ "Mike McLaughlin – 1985 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
^ "Mike McLaughlin – 1990 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
^ "Mike McLaughlin – 1991 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
^ "Mike McLaughlin – 1992 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
^ "Mike McLaughlin – 1993 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
^ "Mike McLaughlin – 1994 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
^ "Mike McLaughlin – 1995 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
^ "Mike McLaughlin – 1996 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
^ "Mike McLaughlin – 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
^ "Mike McLaughlin – 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
^ "Mike McLaughlin – 1999 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
^ "Mike McLaughlin – 2000 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
^ "Mike McLaughlin – 2001 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
^ "Mike McLaughlin – 2002 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
^ "Mike McLaughlin – 2003 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
^ "Mike McLaughlin – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
^ "Mike McLaughlin – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
^ "Mike McLaughlin – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.

External links

Official website
Mike McLaughlin driver statistics at Racing-Reference

Sporting positions
Preceded by Jimmy Spencer	Winston Modified Tour Champion 1988	Succeeded by Mike Stefanik

[1] "Hall of Fame honors new class of legends". Syracuse.com. Retrieved April 20, 2019.

[2] EMPAonline.org

[3] "Mike McLaughlin – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.

[4] "Mike McLaughlin – 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.

[5] "Mike McLaughlin – 1984 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.

[6] "Mike McLaughlin – 1985 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.

[7] "Mike McLaughlin – 1990 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.

[8] "Mike McLaughlin – 1991 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.

[9] "Mike McLaughlin – 1992 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.

[10] "Mike McLaughlin – 1993 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.

[11] "Mike McLaughlin – 1994 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.

[12] "Mike McLaughlin – 1995 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.

[13] "Mike McLaughlin – 1996 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.

[14] "Mike McLaughlin – 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.

[15] "Mike McLaughlin – 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.

[16] "Mike McLaughlin – 1999 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.

[17] "Mike McLaughlin – 2000 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.

[18] "Mike McLaughlin – 2001 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.

[19] "Mike McLaughlin – 2002 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.

[20] "Mike McLaughlin – 2003 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.

[21] "Mike McLaughlin – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.

[22] "Mike McLaughlin – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.

[23] "Mike McLaughlin – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2015.

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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.