Robert Pressley

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Robert Pressley
Busch Series in wins in 1992
1988 Greenville-Pickens Speedway Late Model Champion
NASCAR Cup Series career
205 races run over 9 years
Best finish25th (2000, 2001)
First race1994 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Last race2002 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 11 0
NE Chevy 250 (Loudon
)
Wins Top tens Poles
10 76 6
Michigan 200 (Michigan
)
Wins Top tens Poles
2 27 0
Statistics current as of April 17, 2013.

Robert William Pressley (born April 8, 1959) is an American former NASCAR driver who previously served as the promoter at Kingsport Speedway in Kingsport, Tennessee. Pressley currently owns the restaurant Celebrity's Hotdogs in Asheville, North Carolina Pressley was also a County Commissioner in Buncombe County, North Carolina, a seat he lost in 2022.

Beginnings

Because his father, Bob, was a short track racer in Asheville, the younger Pressley naturally followed his father into the sport. In fact, his brother

Winston Cup Series in a car sponsored by Manheim Auctions
, his best finish being a 31st at Charlotte.

In 1990 Pressley was involved in Michael Waltrip's horrific Bristol crash in which he tapped Waltrip from behind, sending Waltrip's #30 Kool-Aid car into a fence, disintegrating the car on impact.

Winston Cup

Pressley in 1994.

In

ST Motorsports, and finished out the year with three top tens. Over in Cup, he joined the No. 77 Jasper Motorsports
team, which became one of the more popular tandems in the Cup circuit among fans.

Following his abbreviated Cup run in 1997, Pressley returned full-time in

Tropicana 400 before finishing in second, and finished 25th in points handing the driving duties to the car for the road course events to Boris Said. Robert Pressley, although competitive in some races, struggled with consistency, and would part ways with Jasper at the conclusion of the 2001 season.[2]

In 2002 he had a one race deal with Melling Racing for the Daytona 500 and locked himself in by qualifying speed on Pole Day, Qualifying 5th overall with the same car they had qualified 3rd or better on the 2001 restrictor plate tracks. After receiving sponsorship from Brand Source he had an engine problem at the end of the race. When he blew up, his car was nearly destroyed on pit road as an accident happened on the tri-oval and Michael Waltrip's car came across onto pit road, also nearly hitting the pace car as well.

Recent years

At the end of 2001, Pressley was released from Jasper, and he tackled a new venture, the Craftsman Truck Series. He signed with Bobby Hamilton Racing and won his Truck Series debut at Daytona International Speedway. He also ran the season opening Daytona 500 in Cup for what was the last race for Melling Racing, finishing 22nd. In 2003, Pressley moved to HT Motorsports in the Trucks, finishing 12th in points. He returned to the Busch Series to drive the 47 again for ST Motorsports, finishing in the top-ten twice, before moving back to the trucks with HT in 2005, finishing 20th in the standings.

His son

UARA-Stars championship and raced sporadically in NASCAR.[3] He currently serves as Joey Logano's spotter.[4] His nephew Caleb Pressley is a blogger and podcaster for Barstool Sports.[5]

Pressley served as promoter at the Kingsport (TN) Speedway from 2011-2014, moving the track to

NASCAR Whelen All-American Series-sanctioned status beginning with his first season.[6] Pressley also owns a restaurant in the Asheville, North Carolina area called Celebrity's Hot Dogs. [7]

In 2016, Pressley was elected as a county commissioner in Buncombe County, North Carolina. A seat he lost in 2022.[8]

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
1994
Leo Jackson Motorsports
54 Chevy DAY
40
CAR
RCH
ATL
DAR
BRI NWS
MAR
TAL
SON
CLT
DOV
POC
MCH
DAY
NHA

DNQ
POC
TAL
IND
DNQ
GLN
MCH

DNQ
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
NWS
CLT

31
CAR
PHO
ATL

35
57th 171 [9]
1995 33 DAY
26
CAR

42
RCH

35
ATL

31
DAR

30
BRI
10
NWS
18
MAR

17
TAL

18
SON

30
CLT
24
DOV

19
POC

37
MCH

17
DAY

11
NHA

13
POC

34
TAL

27
IND
28
GLN

34
MCH

18
BRI

24
DAR

17
RCH

30
DOV

14
MAR

34
NWS
33
CLT

42
CAR

29
PHO

19
ATL
41
29th 2663 [10]
1996 DAY
30
CAR

26
RCH

16
ATL

27
DAR

36
BRI
17
NWS
4
MAR

34
TAL

7
SON

34
CLT
33
DOV
POC

33
MCH

23
DAY

17
NHA

5
POC

25
TAL

31
IND
30
GLN

30
MCH

41
BRI

33
DAR

27
RCH

26
DOV

32
MAR

32
NWS
33
32nd 2485 [11]
Andy Petree Racing
CLT

32
Diamond Ridge Motorsports 29 Chevy
CAR

37
PHO

36
ATL

33
1997 DAY
39
CAR

37
RCH

21
ATL

DNQ
DAR

39
TEX
DNQ
BRI
14
MAR

23
SON

DNQ
TAL
29
CLT
DOV
POC
MCH
CAL
DAY
NHA
POC
IND
GLN
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
43rd 984 [12]
Jasper Motorsports 77 Ford
NHA

43
DOV

39
MAR

38
CLT

36
TAL

27
CAR

13
PHO

38
ATL

DNQ
1998 DAY
32
CAR

40
LVS
23
ATL

27
DAR

20
BRI
28
TEX

3
MAR

23
TAL

31
CAL

17
CLT
16
DOV

39
RCH

41
MCH

32
POC
16
SON

30
NHA

34
POC

32
IND
29
GLN

29
MCH

24
BRI

40
NHA

12
DAR

30
RCH

43
DOV
MAR
CLT

41
TAL

26
DAY
DNQ
PHO

17
CAR

38
ATL

28
32nd 2388 [13]
1999 DAY
19
CAR

14
LVS

DNQ
ATL

DNQ
DAR
15
TEX

20
BRI
40
MAR

23
TAL

22
CAL

39
RCH

27
CLT
35
DOV

40
MCH

42
POC
35
SON

40
DAY
DNQ
NHA

DNQ
POC

23
IND
17
GLN
DNQ
MCH

42
BRI
43
DAR

25
RCH

39
NHA

30
DOV

23
MAR

35
CLT

24
TAL

DNQ
CAR
29
PHO

38
HOM

37
ATL
27
39th 2050 [14]
2000 DAY
20
CAR

43
LVS

21
ATL

33
DAR

18
BRI
17
TEX

26
MAR

15
TAL

23
CAL

21
RCH

35
CLT
26
DOV

26
MCH

5
POC
11
SON

37
DAY

17
NHA

38
POC

14
IND
27
GLN

26
MCH

32
BRI

37
DAR

36
RCH

37
NHA
18
DOV

14
MAR

33
CLT

35
TAL
25
CAR
12
PHO

31
HOM
16
ATL
13
25th 3055 [15]
2001 DAY
14
CAR
12
LVS

16
ATL
36
DAR

15
BRI
28
TEX

43
MAR

40
TAL
24
CAL
10
RCH

32
CLT
38
DOV

22
MCH

21
POC
14
SON
DAY
23
CHI

2
NHA

19
POC

9
IND
35
GLN
MCH

14
BRI

28
DAR
38
RCH

15
DOV

37
KAN
7
CLT

25
MAR

43
TAL

27
PHO

42
CAR

13
HOM

40
ATL

21
NHA
7
25th 3156 [16]
2002 Melling Racing 92 Dodge DAY
22
CAR
LVS
ATL
DAR
BRI
TEX
MAR
TAL
CAL
RCH
CLT DOV POC
MCH
SON
DAY
CHI
NHA
POC
IND
GLN
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
NHA
DOV
KAN
TAL
DNQ
CLT
MAR
ATL
CAR
PHO
HOM
67th 97 [17]
2003
Morgan-McClure Motorsports
4 Pontiac DAY CAR
LVS
ATL
DAR BRI
TEX
TAL
MAR
CAL
RCH
CLT
DOV
POC
MCH
SON
DAY
CHI
NHA
POC
IND
DNQ
GLN
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
NHA
DOV
TAL
KAN
CLT
MAR
ATL
PHO
CAR
HOM NA - [18]
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1994
Leo Jackson Motorsports
Chevrolet 19 40
1995 31 26
1996 25 30
1997 Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 19 39
1998 Jasper Motorsports Ford 30 32
1999 15 19
2000 32 20
2001 39 14
2002 Melling Racing Dodge 31 22

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 35 NBGNC Pts Ref
1984
52 Olds
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

26
HCY
CAR
MAR
108th 0 [19]
1989
Pressley Racing
59 Olds
DAY
CAR
MAR
HCY

15
DAR
BRI

19
NZH
SBO

18
LAN
12
NSV

12
CLT
DOV
ROU

9
LVL
15
VOL

13
MYB

21
SBO

26
HCY

14
DUB
10
IRP
30
ROU
1*
BRI

20
DAR
RCH

14
DOV
MAR

12
CLT

15
CAR
MAR

13
19th 2129 [20]
1990 Alliance Motorsports
DAY

15
RCH

29
CAR

34
MAR

26
HCY

4
DAR

21
BRI

15
LAN
10
SBO

9
NZH

11
HCY

4
CLT

23
DOV

11
ROU

19
VOL

13
MYB

16
OXF
33
NHA

29
SBO

16
DUB

8
IRP
5
ROU
3
BRI

18
DAR

18
RCH

7
DOV

23
MAR

2*
CLT

24
NHA

30
CAR

31
MAR

29
12th 3504 [21]
1991
DAY

20
RCH

28
CAR

9
MAR

25
VOL

14
HCY

6
DAR

25
BRI

30
LAN
4
SBO
20
NZH

10
CLT

12
DOV

15
ROU

1*
HCY

6*
MYB

2
GLN

13
OXF
40
NHA

7
SBO

22
DUB

3
IRP
13
ROU
2
BRI

7
DAR

19
RCH

2
DOV

2
CLT

18
NHA

5
CAR

7
MAR

29
3rd 3929 [22]
1992
DAY

5
CAR

18
RCH

36
ATL

22
MAR

4
DAR

1
BRI

8
HCY

13
LAN

4
DUB

23
NZH

8
CLT

9
DOV

1*
ROU

1*
MYB

25
GLN

17
VOL

3
NHA

2
TAL

36
IRP
2*
ROU
6
MCH

30
NHA

13
BRI

9
DAR

22
RCH

1
DOV

1*
CLT

23
MAR

29
CAR

27
HCY
15
5th 3988 [23]
1993
DAY

31
CAR

2
RCH

5
DAR

1*
BRI

10
HCY

25
ROU

29
MAR

22
NZH

1
CLT

5
DOV

7
MYB

4
GLN

26
MLW

22
TAL

7
IRP
18
MCH

2
NHA

1
BRI

21
DAR

28
RCH

26
DOV

12
ROU

20
CLT

43
8th 3389 [24]
Precision Products Racing 0 Olds
MAR

23
HCY
26
Chevy
CAR

9
ATL

7
1994 J&J Racing 99 Chevy
DAY

9
CAR

5
RCH

13
ATL

31
MAR

14
DAR

15
HCY

10
BRI

19
ROU
13
NHA

24
NZH

35
CLT

6
DOV

7
MYB

4
GLN

6
MLW

34
SBO

6
TAL

29
HCY
20
IRP
15
MCH

28
12th 3043 [25]
Laughlin Racing Products 35 Chevy
BRI

26
DAR

36
RCH

15
DOV

40
CLT

14
Ferree Racing 46 Chevy
MAR

36
Petty Enterprises 43 Pontiac
CAR

10
1996 7
DAY
CAR
RCH
ATL

DNQ
NSV
DAR
BRI
HCY
NZH
CLT
DOV
SBO
MYB
GLN
MLW
NHA
TAL
IRP
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
CLT
CAR
HOM
NA - [26]
1997 Team Amick 35 Pontiac
DAY
CAR
RCH
ATL
LVS
DAR
HCY
TEX
BRI
NSV
TAL
NHA
NZH
CLT

DNQ
DOV
32nd 1465 [27]
ST Motorsports
47 Chevy
SBO

31
GLN

38
MLW

21
MYB

32
GTY

37
IRP
18
MCH

35
BRI

3
DAR

14
RCH

15
DOV

27
CLT

16
CAL

5
CAR

10
HOM

31
1998 59
DAY

34
CAR

17
LVS

38
NSV

31*
DAR

9
BRI

DNQ
TEX

DNQ
HCY
6
TAL

DNQ
NHA

9
NZH
CLT

26
DOV

6
RCH

10
PPR
GLN
MLW
MYB
CAL

14
SBO
IRP
MCH

19
BRI

19
DAR

9
RCH

37
DOV
CLT
GTY
CAR

15
ATL

31
HOM

37
31st 1870 [28]
1999 Xpress Motorsports 61 Pontiac
DAY
CAR
LVS
ATL
DAR
TEX
NSV
BRI
TAL
CAL
NHA
RCH
NZH
CLT
DOV
SBO
GLN
MLW
MYB
PPR
GTY
IRP
MCH
BRI
DAR

18
RCH

28
DOV

17
CLT

DNQ
CAR
MEM
PHO
HOM
77th 300 [29]
2004
ST Motorsports
47 Ford
DAY

17
CAR
23
LVS

24
DAR

22
BRI

22
TEX

24
NSH

11
TAL

14
CAL

27
GTY

36
RCH

20
NZH
19
CLT

20
DOV

15
NSH
15
KEN

16
MLW

14
DAY

4
CHI

35
NHA

13
PPR

19
IRP
22
MCH

28
BRI

9
CAL

25
RCH

17
DOV

22
KAN

20
CLT

16
MEM

17
ATL

13
PHO

17
DAR

13
HOM

24
15th 3604 [30]
2005 46
DAY
CAL
MXC
LVS
ATL
NSH
BRI
TEX
PHO
TAL
DAR

25
RCH
CLT

DNQ
DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW
DAY
CHI
NHA
PPR
GTY
IRP
16
GLN
MCH
BRI

16
CAL
RCH

33
DOV
KAN
CLT
MEM
TEX

30
PHO
HOM
71st 455 [31]
2008 JTG Daugherty Racing 59 Ford
DAY
CAL
LVS
ATL
BRI
NSH
TEX
PHO
MXC
TAL
RCH
DAR
CLT
DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW

QL
NHA
DAY
CHI
GTY
IRP CGV
GLN
MCH
BRI
CAL
RCH
DOV
KAN
CLT
MEM
QL
TEX
PHO
HOM
NA - [32]
- Qualified for Marcos Ambrose

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 NCTS Pts Ref
2002 Bobby Hamilton Racing 18 Dodge
DAY

1*
DAR

2
MAR

14
GTW

31
PPR
30
DOV

2
TEX

6
MEM

12
MLW

7
KAN

7
KEN

3
NHA

9
MCH

1*
IRP

5
NSH

9
RCH

15
TEX

7
SBO

24
LVS

7
CAL

7
PHO

14
HOM

4
7th 3097 [33]
2003 HT Motorsports 59 Dodge
DAY

3
DAR

10
MMR
11
MAR

17
CLT

31
DOV

10
TEX

26
MEM
MLW
KAN

5
KEN

8
GTW
MCH

14
IRP

18
NSH

15
BRI

2
RCH

2
NHA

14
CAL

11
LVS

11
SBO
10
TEX

13
MAR

27
PHO

8
HOM

26
12th 2773 [34]
2005 HT Motorsports 59 Dodge
DAY

15
CAL

24
ATL

20
MAR

25
GTW

8
MFD

25
CLT

22
DOV

26
TEX

31
MCH

17
MLW

14
KAN

33
KEN

17
MEM

32
IRP

7
NSH

25
BRI

17
RCH

8
NHA

14
LVS

24
MAR

31
ATL

27
TEX

26
PHO

22
HOM

24
20th 2493 [35]

ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 APSC Pts Ref
1989 24 Pontiac
DAY
ATL KIL TAL FRS POC KIL HAG POC
TAL
DEL FRS
ISF
TOL
DSF
SLM ATL
40
120th - [36]
1990 Alliance Training Centers
DAY

DNQ
ATL KIL TAL FRS POC KIL
TOL
HAG POC
TAL
MCH
ISF
TOL
DSF
WIN
DEL ATL NA - [37]

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