Tom Baldwin (racing driver)
"Tiger" Tom Baldwin | |
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Nationality | Whelen Modified Tour |
Years active | 1985–2004 |
Car number | No. 7NY |
Starts | 373 |
Wins | 6 |
Poles | 7 |
Best finish | 3rd in 1992 |
Thomas S. Baldwin Sr. (March 14, 1947 – August 19, 2004)Thompson International Speedway on August 19, 2004. He spun into the infield to miss another competitor's car and struck a concrete block protecting a light pole driver's side first.
He had a daughter, Tammy, and a son, Tommy Baldwin Jr., who was a crew chief and is now a car owner in the NASCAR Cup Series.
A memorial golf outing and a 77-lap memorial race (at Riverhead Raceway) are run in his honor[2] Tommy Baldwin Racing (run by his son) also switched when available to No. 7 (with a "7NY" design) to honor his father.
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
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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 | NWCC | Pts | |||||
1999 | LJ Racing | 91 | Chevy | DAY | CAR
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LVS
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ATL
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DAR
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TEX
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BRI | MAR
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TAL
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CAL
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RCH
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CLT | DOV
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MCH
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POC | SON
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DAY | NHA
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POC
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IND | GLN
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MCH
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BRI | DAR
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RCH DNQ |
NHA
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DOV
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MAR
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CLT
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TAL
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CAR | PHO
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HOM
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ATL | NA | - |
Craftsman Truck Series
Craftsman Truck Series results
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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 | NCTC | Pts | ||||||||||||
1997 | Thompson Racing | 22 | Ford | WDW
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TUS | HOM
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PHO
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POR
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EVG
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I70
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NHA
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TEX
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BRI
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NZH
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MLW
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LVL
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CNS | HPT
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IRP
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FLM
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NSV
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GLN
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RCH DNQ |
MAR DNQ |
SON
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MMR
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CAL
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PHO
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LVS
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134th | 56 | |||||||||||||
1998 | Hess Racing | 48 | Chevy | WDW
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HOM
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PHO
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POR
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EVG
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I70 | GLN
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TEX
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BRI
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MLW
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NZH
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CAL
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PPR | IRP
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NHA
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FLM | NSV
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HPT
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LVL | RCH DNQ |
MEM
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GTY
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MAR
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SON
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MMR
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PHO
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LVS
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129th | 22 |
References
- ^ "Motorsport Memorial - Tom Baldwin". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Rrpr071307". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
External links
- Official website
- Tom Baldwin driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Memorial tribute
- Comments by son on his death