Jack Sellers (July 27, 1944 – October 24, 2016) was an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. Sellers was a long-time competitor in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, formerly known as the Winston West Series.[1]

Jack Sellers
Born(1944-07-27)July 27, 1944
Sacramento, California
DiedOctober 24, 2016(2016-10-24) (aged 72)
Sacramento, California
NASCAR Cup Series career
2 races run over 2 years
Best finish93rd (1992)
First race1990 Banquet Frozen Foods 300 (Sonoma)
Last race1992 Save Mart 300K (Sonoma)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of October 26, 2016.

Racing career

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Sellers made his K&N Pro Series West debut in 1985 when the series was still known as NASCAR Winston West Grand National Division. He made his first start at Sonoma, driving a self-owned Oldsmobile. During his Rookie year Sellers raced part-time in the West Series. Sellers was sponsored by Coca-Cola as his family owned the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Sacramento. Sellers started racing full-time in 1987, qualifying for 6 of the 8 races that season. He also scored his first top-ten finish, when he finished seventh at the Spokane Grand Prix Course. Sellers finished tenth in the point standings that season. In 1989 Sellers scored three top-ten finishes and finished seventh in the point standings.[2] In 1990 Sellers led eight laps at Tri-City Raceway. It would be first and the only time in his career that he was the race leader.[3] 1993 would turn out to be the best season of Sellers' career. He finished in the top-ten six times and finished fifth in the point standings.[4]

 
Sellers' 1989 racecar at Phoenix

During the late eighties and the early nineties Sellers attempted 15 Winston Cup Series races. This was the era of “companion races,” where the two Winston Cup races at Sonoma and Phoenix invited drivers from the Winston West Series. After failing to qualify for the first six races he attempted, Sellers finally qualified for his first Winston Cup race at the 1990 Banquet Frozen Foods 300. Sellers drove a bright green Buick, a former Quaker State car that was driven by Ricky Rudd in his King Racing days. Sellers had a troubled debut as he had to put the car behind the wall due to an oil leak. After the car was repaired Sellers returned to the track but only a few laps later the car lost an engine in the Esses, spun 180 degrees, and backed hard into the tire barriers. Sellers repaired his car again and finished the race in 40th place, albeit 33 laps behind the leaders.[5] Two years later Sellers qualified for his second Winston Cup race, again at Sonoma. He qualified in the 43rd and final position. He retired from the race on lap 48 with transmission problems. Sellers also tried to qualify for the inaugural Brickyard 400 in 1994, but failed to make the race.

After 1994 Sellers continued to race in the West Series on a part-time basis. Scoring several top-ten finishes in 1995 and 1996. He cut down on his schedule after the 1996 season. Only running eight races between 1997 and 1999. In 2000 made a full-time return to the West Series. Mostly running midpack. In 2002 at Kansas Speedway Sellers scored his first top-ten finish in over five years. He continued to race full-time till the 2006 season. After that Sellers ran most races every season but did not race full-time again until the 2014 season. That season Sellers finished ninth in the points standings. He also scored his final career top-ten finish at Iowa Speedway. After the 2014 season Sellers reduced his schedule. He ran four races in the 2015, as well as the 2016 season. The final race of the 2016 season at All American Speedway would turn out to be the last start of Sellers' career. During his career Sellers entered over 300 West Series races and started a record 282 of them. He scored a total of 32 top-ten finishes. His best finish was seventh, a feat he accomplished six times.

 
Sellers' 2016 racecar at Sonoma Raceway

In an interview in 2011 Sellers talked about his longevity in the West Series. “I never would have dreamed that I would go this far,” Sellers said with his familiar chuckle. “When you’ve been doing it so long, it’s not something that you can just quit.”[1]

Death

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Sellers died at his ranch in Sacramento, California on October 24, 2016, aged 72. He had finished 14th at All American Speedway in the 2016 K&N Pro Series West finale just a little over a week before.[1]

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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

Winston Cup Series

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NASCAR 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
1987 Sara Vincent 41 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR NWS BRI MAR TAL CLT DOV POC RSD
DNQ
MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR RSD
DNQ
ATL NA - [6]
1988 41W DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV RSD
DNQ
POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO
DNQ
ATL NA - [7]
1989 Adele Emerson 44 Buick DAY CAR ATL RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON
DNQ
POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO
DNQ
ATL NA - [8]
1990 DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON
40
POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO
DNQ
ATL 106th - [9]
1991 DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON
DNQ
POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO
DNQ
ATL NA - [10]
1992 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON
40
POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 93rd 43 [11]
1993 48 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON
DNQ
CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR NA - [12]
Sellers Racing Chevy PHO
DNQ
ATL
1994 48W DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON
DNQ
CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND
DNQ
GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA - [13]

Busch Series

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NASCAR 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
2002 Sellers Racing 15 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL
DNQ
RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL CAR PHO HOM NA - [14]

K&N Pro Series East

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NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2003 Sellers Racing 75 Chevy LEE STA ERI BEE STA HOL TMP NHA
25
WFD SEE GLN
24
ADI BEE THU NHA
39
STA LRP 49th 225 [15]
2004 LEE TMP LRP SEE STA HOL ERI WFD NHA
26
ADI GLN NHA DOV 60th 85 [16]
2005 STA HOL ERI NHA
34
WFD ADI STA DUB OXF NHA DOV
29
LRP TMP 52nd 137 [17]
2007 Sellers Racing 15 Chevy GRE ELK
DNQ
IOW
DNQ
SBO STA NHA TMP MCM ADI LRP MFD NHA DOV NA - [18]
2011 Sellers Racing 1 Chevy GRE SBO RCH IOW
DNQ
BGS JFC LGY NHA COL GRE NHA DOV NA - [19]
2012 15 BRI GRE RCH IOW
DNQ
BGS JFC LGY CNB COL IOW NHA DOV GRE CAR NA - [20]

K&N Pro Series West

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NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pos. Pts Ref
1985 Sellers Racing 6 Olds SON
20
SHA RSD MMR SIR 17th 182 [21]
KC Racing 91 Olds POR
11
STA
12
YAK EVG
19
WSR MMR
11
RSD
1986 Sara Vincent 41 Chevy SON RSD EVG
17
RCS
14
TAC
23
PIR
26
WSR RSD
DNQ
17th 150 [22]
1987 SON
23
RSD
DNQ
SGP
7
EVG
13
POR
21
TAC
12
MMR
15
RSD
DNQ
10th 277 [23]
1988 Myung Suk Lee 45 Chevy SON
28
12th 260 [24]
Sara Vincent 41 Chevy MMR
10
RSD
DNQ
SGP
11
POR
12
EVG
19
MMR
25
PHO
DNQ
1989 Adele Emerson 44 Buick MAD
10
MMR
19
SON
DNQ
POR
14
TCR
13
EVG
13
MMR
12
SGS
8
PHO
DNQ
7th 1412 [25]
Chevy RAS
10
SON
11
1990 Buick MMR
24
SON
40
SGS
16
POR
17
EVG
13
RAS
8
TCR
8
MMR
13
PHO
DNQ
8th 1018 [26]
1991 EVG
9
MMR
11
SON
DNQ
EVG
14
SSS
13
MMR
12
PHO
DNQ
10th 1106 [27]
8 SGS
14
POR
17
1992 44 MMR
9
SGS
8
SON
40
SHA
14
POR
12
EVG
11
SSS
8
CAJ
13
8th 1290 [28]
Chevy TWS
33
MMR
23
PHO
1993 Sellers Racing Pontiac TWS
42
5th 1833 [29]
48 Chevy MMR
15
SGS
10
SON
DNQ
TUS
10
SHA
11
EVG
15
POR
10
CBS
8
SSS
8
CAJ
13
TCR
7
MMR
13
PHO
DNQ
1994 MMR
21
TUS
22
SON
DNQ
SGS
13
YAK
15
MMR
13
POR
12
IND
DNQ
CAJ
9
TCR
7
LVS
16
MMR
9
PHO 8th 1611 [30]
Pontiac TUS
11
1995 Chevy TUS
8
MMR
19
SON CNS
9
MMR
20
POR SGS TUS AMP
18
MAD
11
POR
13
LVS
19
SON
18
MMR
19
PHO 12th 1173 [31]
1996 TUS
17
AMP
23
MMR SON MAD
9
POR
14
TUS
9
EVG
18
CNS
13
MAD
7
MMR
11
SON
17
MMR
18
PHO LVS 12th 1333 [32]
1997 TUS AMP
14
SON TUS MMR LVS CAL EVG POR PPR AMP
8
SON
17
MMR LVS 32nd 375 [33]
1998 15 TUS LVS PHO CAL HPT MMR AMP
DNQ
POR CAL PPR EVG
22
SON MMR
25
LVS 55th 185 [34]
1999 TUS LVS PHO CAL PPR MMR
23
IRW EVG POR IRW
23
RMR LVS
29
MMR MOT 46th 264 [35]
2000 PHO
15
MMR
25
LVS
15
CAL
30
LAG
19
IRW
16
POR
17
EVG
13
IRW
25
RMR
17
MMR
14
IRW
28
16th 1254 [36]
2001 PHO
22
LVS
DNQ
TUS
16
MMR
27
CAL
16
IRW
19
LAG
23
KAN
12
EVG
22
CNS
12
IRW
DNQ
RMR
13
LVS
14
IRW
23
15th 1463 [37]
2002 PHO
21
LVS
13
CAL
13
EVG
18
IRW
20
S99
13
RMR
20
DCS
12
LVS
27
12th 1142 [38]
Pontiac KAN
7
2003 Chevy PHO
16
LVS
12
MAD
13
TCR
16
IRW
18
PHO
21
11th 1323 [39]
Pontiac CAL
18
EVG
20
S99
17
RMR
17
DCS
17
KC Racing 91 Olds MMR
26
2004 Sellers Racing 15 Chevy PHO
24
13th 1427 [40]
75 Pontiac MMR
22
EVG
16
IRW
19
PHO
12
MMR
15
15 CAL
25
S99
16
S99
10
RMR
16
DCS
17
CNS
18
IRW
21
2005 75 PHO
25
MMR
11
PHO
18
CAL
25
MMR
24
13th 1278 [41]
15 S99
16
IRW
29
EVG
15
S99
12
PPR
17
DCS
17
CTS
17
2006 75 PHO
19
PHO
17
S99
17
IRW
16
SON
19
IRW
20
EVG
16
S99
15
CTS
15
15th 1326 [42]
Chevy DCS
12
CAL
28
15 Pontiac AMP
16
2007 Chevy CTS
15
PHO
23
AMP
19
ELK
DNQ
IOW
DNQ
CNS SON
37
DCS IRW
26
MMP EVG CSR AMP 27th 487 [43]
2008 AAS
25
PHO
21
CTS
19
IOW CNS
18
SON
24
MMP
19
IRW
22
AAS
20
16th 1113 [44]
75 IRW
22
DCS
10
EVG
Tanya Jackson 03 Chevy AMP
27
2009 Sellers Racing 15 Chevy CTS
13
AAS
13
PHO
24
MAD
12
IOW DCS
16
SON
22
IRW PIR MMP
18
CNS
12
AAS
18
12th 1114 [45]
5 IOW
24
2010 15 AAS
17
PHO
20
IOW
19
DCS
18
SON
18
IRW
19
PIR
21
MRP
19
MMP
27
AAS
16
PHO 14th 1154 [46]
5 CNS
19
2011 Art Krebs 55 Chevy PHO
26
13th 1297 [47]
Sellers Racing 15 Chevy AAS
19
MMP
15
LVS
18
SON
30
IRW
26
EVG
18
PIR
19
CNS
17
MRP
18
SPO
20
AAS
24
PHO
1 IOW
DNQ
2012 15 PHO
29
LHC
20
MMP
24
IOW
DNQ
BIR
16
LVS
13
SON
27
EVG
18
CNS
23
IOW PIR
29
SMP AAS PHO 17th 245 [48]
5 S99
21
2013 PHO
15
S99
DNQ
13th 328 [49]
15 BIR
19
IOW
13
L44
13
SON
26
CNS
19
IOW
8
EVG
7
SPO
16
MMP
15
SMP AAS
19
KCR PHO
2014 PHO
26
IRW
22
S99
16
KCR
19
SON
26
SLS
15
KCR
13
MMP
19
AAS
21
PHO
31
9th 363 [50]
5 IOW
10
11 CNS
11
IOW
12
EVG
12
2015 5 KCR
15
IRW
21
TUS IOW 25th 85 [51]
15 SHA
24
SON
31
SLS IOW EVG CNS MER AAS PHO
2016 IRW
15
KCR
21
TUS OSS CNS SON
20
SLS IOW EVG DCS MMP MMP MER AAS
14
23rd 106 [52]

ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series

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(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 AHSS Pts Ref
1992 Adele Emerson 44W Chevy DAY FIF TWS TAL TOL KIL POC MCH FRS KIL NSH DEL POC HPT FRS ISF TOL DSF TWS
33
SLM ATL NA 0 [53]
1993 Sellers Racing 44W Pontiac DAY FIF TWS
42
TAL KIL CMS FRS TOL POC MCH FRS POC KIL ISF DSF TOL SLM WIN ATL NA 0 [54]

References

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