Ron Esau

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Ron Esau
Born(1954-10-09)October 9, 1954
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Ronald Richard Esau

NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who competed from 1975 to 1990.[2]

Career

The primary vehicle for this driver was the No. 56 Marc Reno-owned Gear Vendor Chevrolet.[3] He completed 1,704 laps - the equivalent of 3,425.5 miles (5,512.8 km) of racing - while picking up eight DNQs in the process.[2] Esau started in an average of 31st place and finished in an average of 30th place; keeping him near the rear of the average racing grid.[2] His total career earnings are $44,290.[2]

Even though he acquired a 17-race winless streak throughout his entire career as a NASCAR driver, Esau climbed as high in the championship rankings to 62nd place in the 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season in addition to falling as low as 114th place in the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship standings.[3]

Since 2013, Esau has operated a racing team in the independent circuits of stock cars that feature the old V8 engines that are rarely used in major league motorsports anymore.[4]

Personal life and death

Esau was married to Marsha; they had one son. He worked as a mentor to young stock car drivers like Brandon Whitt and Brendan Gaughan. Occasional jobs that Esau did after his NASCAR career include stints as the head driving instructor for Drivetech Racing School and doing fundraisers for people with various handicaps.[citation needed] Ron died on January 24, 2022, at the age of 67.[5]

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 NWCC Pts Ref
1975 Phil Kord 94W Chevy RSD
22
DAY
RCH
CAR
BRI
ATL
NWS
DAR
MAR
TAL NSV
DOV
CLT
RSD
MCH
DAY
NSV
POC
TAL
MCH DAR
DOV
NWS
MAR
CLT
RCH
CAR
BRI
ATL
ONT 92nd 97 [6]
1976
Esau Racing
20 Chevy RSD
14
DAY
CAR
RCH
BRI
ATL
NWS
DAR
MAR
TAL NSV DOV CLT 78th 179 [7]
Ford RSD
35
MCH DAY
NSV
POC
TAL
MCH
BRI DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
NWS
CLT CAR ATL ONT
DNQ
1977 RSD
DNQ
DAY
RCH
CAR
ATL
NWS
DAR
BRI
MAR
TAL NSV
DOV
CLT
RSD
MCH DAY NSV
POC
TAL MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR NWS CLT
CAR
ATL
ONT NA - [8]
1983 Lee Racing 66 Buick DAY
RCH
CAR
ATL
DAR
NWS
MAR
TAL
NSV
DOV
BRI
CLT RSD
35
POC
MCH
DAY
NSV
POC TAL
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
NWS
CLT
CAR
ATL
RSD
38
83rd 107 [9]
1984 56 DAY
RCH
CAR
ATL
BRI
NWS
DAR
MAR
TAL NSV
DOV
CLT RSD
27
POC
MCH
DAY NSV
POC
TAL
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
CLT
NWS
CAR
ATL
RSD
27
62nd 164 [10]
1985 Stoke Racing 98 DAY
RCH
CAR
ATL
BRI
DAR
NWS
MAR
TAL
DOV
CLT
RSD POC
MCH
DAY
POC
TAL
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
NWS
CLT
CAR
ATL

DNQ
100th 40 [11]
Hylton Motorsports
49 Chevy RSD
41
1986 48 DAY
DNQ
RCH
QL
CAR
ATL
BRI
DAR
NWS
MAR
TAL
DOV
CLT RSD
16
POC
MCH
DAY
POC
TAL
GLN
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
NWS
CLT
CAR
ATL
113th 64 [12]
Branch-Ragan Racing RSD
33
1987
U.S. Racing
6 Chevy DAY
CAR
RCH
ATL
DAR
NWS
BRI
MAR
TAL CLT
DOV
POC
RSD
22
MCH
DAY
POC
TAL
GLN
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR NWS
CLT
CAR
RSD
ATL
107th - [13]
1988 Arrington Racing 67 Buick DAY
RCH
CAR
ATL
DAR
BRI
NWS MAR
TAL
CLT
DOV
RSD
DNQ
POC
MCH
DAY
69th 100 [14]
Ford
POC

DNQ
MCH

DNQ
BRI
DAR
RCH

DNQ
DOV
MAR
CLT
NWS
CAR
PHO
ATL
Chevy
TAL

36
Olds
GLN

21
1989 TriStar Motorsports 18 Pontiac DAY
CAR
ATL
RCH
DAR
BRI
NWS
MAR
TAL

38
CLT
DOV
71st - [15]
Esau Racing
56 Olds
SON

41
POC
MCH
DAY
POC
TAL
GLN
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
CLT
NWS
CAR
Douglas Smith 62 Olds PHO
35
ATL
1990 Reno Enterprises 56 Chevy DAY
RCH
CAR
ATL
DAR
BRI
NWS
MAR
TAL
CLT
DOV
SON
POC
MCH
DAY
POC
TAL
GLN
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH

25
DOV
80th 88 [16]
U.S. Racing
2 Pontiac
MAR

DNQ
NWS
DNQ
CLT
CAR
Esau Racing
56 Buick
PHO

DNQ
ATL
- Qualified but replaced by Eddie Bierschwale
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1986
Hylton Motorsports
Chevrolet DNQ

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 NCTSC Pts Ref
1995 Ken Schrader Racing 52 Chevy PHO
TUS
SGS MMR POR EVG
9
43rd 427 [17]
Walker Evans Racing
26 Dodge
I70

26
LVL
BRI
28
MLW

29
CNS
HPT
IRP
FLM
RCH
MAR
NWS
SON
Bunce Engineering 63 Chevy
MMR

20
PHO

DNQ
1997 Bunce Engineering 9 Chevy
WDW
TUS
HOM
PHO
POR
EVG
I70
NHA
TEX
BRI
NZH
MLW
LVL
CNS
HPT
IRP
FLM
NSV
GLN
RCH
MAR
SON
MMR

20
CAL

DNQ
PHO
LVS

22
73rd 249 [18]

Winston West Series

NASCAR Winston West 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 Pos. Pts Ref
1975 Phil Kord 94 Chevy RSD
22
LAG
MSP ASP RSD NA 151 [19]
Esau Racing
20 Chevy ASP
14
USP POR EVG SMS CRS CSP ASP
10
EVG YAK POR MSP ONT
1976 RSD
14
NA 0 [20]
Ford RSD
35
EVG WSP USP POR SHA SGS EVG YAK POR
LAG
ONT
DNQ
1977 11 Chevy RSD
LAG
ONT
20
SJS
MMR ASP RSD SGS YAK EVG WSP USP POR AAS CRS ASP SHA POR ONT
PHO
44th 152.25 [21]
1979
Esau Racing
20 Pontiac RSD MMR
20
RSD EVG YAK POR AAS SHA CRS
SON

15
EVG
SRP
POR ASP ONT
PHO

12
32nd 106 [22]
1980 Midgley Racing 29 Pontiac RSD ONT S99 RSD
LAG
EVG POR
SON

25
MMR ONT NA 26 [23]
Esau Racing
15 Pontiac
PHO

26
1982 Lee Racing 66 Buick MMR S99 AAS RSD POR WSP SHA EVG SON CDR RSD RSD
PHO

17
NA 34 [24]
1983 S99
12
SON
4
RSD
35
YAK
9
EVG
7
SHA
3
RSD
21
CPL
19
RSD
38
PHO

9
9th 401 [25]
1984 56 RSD
27
YAK
3
SIR

6
POR
6
EVG
4
SHA
7
WSR

2
SON
19
MMR
3
RSD
27
PHO

5
5th 492 [26]
1985
Hylton Motorsports
49 Chevy SON SHA RSD MMR
SIR
POR STA YAK EVG
WSR
MMR RSD
41
45th 37 [27]
1986 48 SON RSD
16
EVG RCS TAC PIR
WSR
NA 47 [28]
Branch-Ragan Racing RSD
33
1987
U.S. Racing
6 Chevy SON RSD
22
SGP 47th 23 [29]
Schmitt Racing 70 Chevy EVG
28
POR TAC MMR RSD
1988 78 Olds SON
20
17th 183 [30]
Hylton Motorsports
48 Buick MMR
15
EVG
6
MMR
PHO
Arrington Racing 67 Buick RSD
DNQ
SGP POR
1989
Esau Racing
56 Olds MAD
16
MMR RAS SON
41
POR TCR EVG MMR
7
SGS SON 18th 565 [31]
Douglas Smith 62 Olds
PHO

35
1990
Esau Racing
56 Buick MMR SON SGS POR EVG RAS TCR MMR
PHO

DNQ
NA - [32]
1991 Olds EVG MMR
20
MMR
16
PHO
19th 447 [33]
05 Pontiac SON
DNQ
SGS POR
Esau Racing
56 Chevy EVG
22
SSS
1993 Spears Motorsports 75 Chevy TWS
7
MMR SGS SON
TUS
SHA EVG POR CBS SSS CAJ TCR MMR
PHO
38th 165 [34]
1994
Esau Racing
26 Olds MMR
TUS
SON SGS YAK MMR POR IND CAJ TCR
LVS
MMR
PHO
TUS

2
42nd 175 [35]
1995 56
TUS

7
MMR SON CNS MMR POR SGS
TUS
AMP
MAD POR
LVS
SON MMR
PHO
47th 146 [36]
1997 3 Chevy
TUS

13
AMP
SON
TUS
MMR LVS 40th 274 [37]
2 Chevy CAL
6
EVG POR PPR
AMP
SON MMR LVS
1998 Quick Pick Motorsports 43 Chevy
TUS
LVS
PHO
CAL
35
HPT
MMR
AMP
POR CAL
29
PPR EVG SON MMR LVS 67th 134 [38]

ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series

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

ARCA Hooters 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 19 20 21 AHSSC Pts Ref
1992 26 Olds
DAY
FIF TWS
6
TAL
TOL
KIL POC
MCH
FRS KIL NSH DEL POC HPT
30
FRS
ISF
TOL
DSF
TWS
DNQ
SLM ATL 87th - [39]
1993 Spears Motorsports 75W Chevy
DAY
FIF TWS
7
TAL KIL CMS FRS
TOL
POC
MCH
FRS POC
KIL
ISF
DSF
TOL
SLM
WIN
ATL NA 0 [40]

References

  1. ^ "Ronald Richard Esau, Born 10/09/1954 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Ron Esau Career Statistics at Racing Reference
  3. ^ a b Ron Esau racing information at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet
  4. ^ Ron Esau Racing at Esau.com
  5. ^ "Ron Esau, the 1986 NASCAR Southwest Tour late model champion, passes away at 67". Arca Racing. January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "Ron Esau – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  7. ^ "Ron Esau – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  8. ^ "Ron Esau – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  9. ^ "Ron Esau – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  10. ^ "Ron Esau – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  11. ^ "Ron Esau – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  12. ^ "Ron Esau – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  13. ^ "Ron Esau – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  14. ^ "Ron Esau – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  15. ^ "Ron Esau – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  16. ^ "Ron Esau – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  17. ^ "Ron Esau – 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series by Craftsman Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  18. ^ "Ron Esau – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  19. ^ "Ron Esau – 1975 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  20. ^ "Ron Esau – 1976 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  21. ^ "Ron Esau – 1977 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  22. ^ "Ron Esau – 1979 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  23. ^ "Ron Esau – 1980 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  24. ^ "Ron Esau – 1982 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  25. ^ "Ron Esau – 1983 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  26. ^ "Ron Esau – 1984 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  27. ^ "Ron Esau – 1985 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  28. ^ "Ron Esau – 1986 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  29. ^ "Ron Esau – 1987 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  30. ^ "Ron Esau – 1988 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  31. ^ "Ron Esau – 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  32. ^ "Ron Esau – 1990 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  33. ^ "Ron Esau – 1991 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  34. ^ "Ron Esau – 1993 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  35. ^ "Ron Esau – 1994 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  36. ^ "Ron Esau – 1995 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  37. ^ "Ron Esau – 1997 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  38. ^ "Ron Esau – 1998 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  39. ^ "Ron Esau – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  40. ^ "Ron Esau – 1993 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2019.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Inaugural
NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour Champion
1986
Succeeded by