Wayne Niedecken Jr. (born February 10, 1957, in Pensacola, Florida), better known as Junior Niedecken, is an American stock car racing driver. Son of NASCAR driver Wayne Niedecken Sr., he is a long-term competitor in late model stock car competition in the southeastern United States.
| Junior Niedecken | |||||||
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| Born | February 10, 1957 Pensacola, Florida, United States | ||||||
| Achievements | Three-time NASCAR Grand American champion | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 42nd (1984) | ||||||
| First race | 1984 Goody's 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 1984 Mello Yello 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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| Sunoco Gulf Coast Championship Series career | |||||||
| Debut season | 2009 | ||||||
| Current team | Niedecken Enterprises | ||||||
| Car number | 99 | ||||||
| Starts | 18 | ||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||
| Poles | 0 | ||||||
| Statistics current as of September 12, 2013. | |||||||
Career edit
Niedecken has competed in NASCAR races and is a three-time champion of the Grand American Stock Car series,[1] winning the series' national championship back to back in 1980 and 1981.[2] He competed in the Busch Series for Sims Brothers Racing in four races during the 1984 season, posting a best finish of ninth at Darlington Raceway.[3] He finished twelfth in All Pro Super Series standings in 1988, and has competed in the Snowball Derby twenty-eight times, with a best finish in the event of second in 1990.[4]
Motorsports career results edit
NASCAR edit
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Busch Series edit
| NASCAR Busch 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 | NBGNC | Pts | |||||||
| 1984 | Sims Brothers Racing | 76 | Pontiac | DAY 13 |
RCH | CAR 14 |
HCY | MAR | DAR 9 |
ROU | NSV | LGY | MLW | DOV | CLT 11 |
SBO | HCY | ROU | SBO | ROU | HCY | IRP | LGY | SBO | BRI | DAR | RCH | NWS | CLT | HCY | CAR | MAR | 42nd | 513 | |||||||
References edit
- ^ Parkerson, Mike. "All Pro racing returns to New Smyrna Speedway". July 2, 1988. Daytona Beach, FL: The Daytona Beach News-Journal, page 10D. Accessed 2013-09-12.
- ^ "Wayne Niedecken Jr.". Niedecken Racing. Accessed 2013-09-12.
- ^ Junior Niedecken - NASCAR Nationwide Series Results. Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2013-09-12.
- ^ Inabinett, Mark. "'Junior' Niedecken on Snowball Derby: 'We're going to win it one day'". November 29, 2012. Mobile, AL: Press-Register. Accessed 2013-09-12.
External links edit
- Official website
- Junior Niedecken driver statistics at Racing-Reference