Joe Plazek (born January 25, 1961) is a Canadian stock car racing driver. He was a three time New York State Fair Champion, and also won Rookie of the Year honors while competing in the Canadian premier touring stock car series.[1][2]
| Joe Plazek | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | January 25, 1961 Caistor Centre, Ontario, Canada | ||||||
| Debut season | 1977 | ||||||
| Car number | 1 | ||||||
| Championships | 4 | ||||||
| Finished last season | 2000 | ||||||
| Championship titles | |||||||
| 1995, 1996, 1997 New York State Fair Champion | |||||||
| Awards | |||||||
| 2002 CASCAR Rookie of the Year | |||||||
| NASCAR Canada Series career | |||||||
| 12 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 0, Playstation 2 | ||||||
| Best finish | 5th (2002 Race City Motorsport Park) | ||||||
| First race | 2002 MOPAR Parts 250 | ||||||
| Last race | 2002 Great Canadian 300 | ||||||
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Racing career edit
Joe Plazek started his racing career in 1973 motocross racing for the Canadian Motorcycle Association, then in 1977 started racing an asphalt compact car at Cayuga and Flamboro Speedways in Ontario. Within a few years he started racing a Sportsman on clay ovals and then moved to a modified in 1983.[3]
Plazek competed successfully on both sides of the Niagara Frontier as well as in Central New York State, He captured the 1995 track championship at Cayuga County Fair Speedway along with back-to-back track championships in 1996 and 1997 at Canandaigua Speedway NY. Plazek had to share his only title at Ransomville Speedway NY in a tie with Danny Johnson.[3][4]
Plazek was inducted into the New York State Stock Car Association Hall of Fame in 2024, and into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2009.[1][5]
CASCAR edit
Castrol Super Series edit
| Castrol Super Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | PlayStation 2 | 0 | Chevy | DEL 21 |
PET 16 |
ASE 14 |
MSP 10 |
MOS 7 |
HAM 43 |
TOR 36 |
RCS 5 |
PAC 21 |
MN 10 |
KWA 25 |
DEL 30 |
18th | 1614 | [6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b Rowe, Gary (May 18, 2009). "'Canada' Joe Plazek Makes Lasting Mark In Modified Hall Of Fame". DIRTcar Racing. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ Weidner, Nolan (October 8, 1997). "Canada Joe Plazek". The Post-Standard. p. 41. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ a b Miller, Tim (July 19, 2023). "Dirt Modified racer Joe Plazek honoured for career". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ Boggie, Tom (October 8, 1993). "Syracuse victory would help Plazek ease painful memory". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Google Books.
- ^ "NYSSCA names 2023 Hall of Fame". Dirt Track Digest. December 18, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "Joe Plazek – 2002 CASCAR Super Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 7, 2024.