Danny O'Quinn Jr.

Daniel O'Quinn Jr. (born May 7, 1985)^[1] is an American professional stock car racer from Coeburn, Virginia. Now retired, he competed in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and was a winner of the Roush Racing: Driver X competition.

Danny O'Quinn Jr.
O'Quinn in the No. 01 in 2009.
Born	(1985-05-07) May 7, 1985 (age 38) Coeburn, Virginia
Achievements	2002 UARA-Stars Champion Innagural UARA-Stars Champion (2002)
Awards	2003 USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Southern Division Rookie of the Year 2006 Busch Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
106 races run over 6 years
2011 position	63rd
Best finish	19th (2006, 2009)
First race	2006 Hershey's Kissables 300 (Daytona)
Last race	2011 Dollar General 300 (Chicago)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 5 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish	65th (2007)
First race	2007 Toyota Tundra 200 (Nashville)
Last race	2007 O'Reilly 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0

Background

O'Quinn began racing go-karts at the age of 7 and won four championships. He won over 130 races, and one Tennessee state championship between 1992 and 1998.

In 1999 he became the Street Stock rookie of the year at Lonesome Pine Raceway. He moved up to a late model car in 2000 and won the track championship and the Rookie of the Year award. In 2001, he raced both at Lonesome Pine and the ARA series. He had three wins and four poles. He also attended the University of Virginia's College at Wise in 2003–2005 but put his collegiate pursuits on hold as his professional racing career took off.

In 2002, he won the UARA late model touring series national championship.

Move to national driver

Quinn moved up to the USAR Hooters Pro Cup (Southern Series) in 2003, and became the Southern Series Rookie of the Year. In 2004, he won the Food City 250 at his home race track of Lonesome Pine Raceway in Coeburn, Virginia.^[2] He became the youngest driver to win in series history and finished seventh overall in points. In 2005, he had six starts in the ARCA series and three sixth-place finishes.^[3]

NASCAR career

 

Quinn racing in the O'Reilly 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2007

In the fall of 2005, O'Quinn was a contestant on Roush Racing: Driver X. He was ultimately runner-up in the competition, but skipped the Craftsman Truck Series and proceeded directly to the Busch Series with Driver X winner Erik Darnell being inked to the Roush truck contract.

In 2006, he raced the World Financial Group No. 50 Ford in the Busch Series. He got his first Top-10 finish at Nashville Superspeedway after starting second, and followed it up with Top-10s at Milwaukee, ORP, Memphis and Charlotte, where he scored a career best finish of 5th. O'Quinn was named Busch Series Rookie of the Year after the 2006 Season Finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway beating former NASCAR Winston Cup driver John Andretti and teammate Todd Kluever, among others, for the award. In 2007, O'Quinn made occasional starts in No. 17 Dish Network Ford and also ran part-time with Mac Hill Motorsports in the No. 56 Chevy.

After driving part-time in 2007 in selected races with Roush Fenway Racing. O'Quinn announced his departure from the team, due to a lack of sponsorship which prohibited from landing a full-time ride with the team. He then signed on to drive the No. 56 Chevy for Mac Hill Motorsports part-time for the remainder of the year. He made only one start in 2008 for Mac Hill, where he finished 28th at Richmond. He ended the year driving the No. 35 Team Rensi Motorsports Ford on a part-time basis, with a best finish of 40th. He signed with JD Motorsports in 2009, and drove the No. 01 Sun Drop Chevrolet Impala. Following the Food City 250 on August 21, 2009, O'Quinn left the JD Motorsports team.^[4] He finished the year by start and parking for K-Automotive Motorsports and Fitz Racing. In 2011, O'Quinn joined Go Green Racing, where he ran five races.

After O'Quinn's NASCAR career stalled, he moved back to Virginia to help run the family trailer business. O'Quinn also occasionally raced at the Lonesome Pine Raceway.^[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.)

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide 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	35	NNSC	Pts	Ref
2006	Roush Fenway Racing	50	Ford	DAY 18	CAL 31	MXC 26	LVS 25	ATL 25	BRI 11	TEX 32	NSH 14	PHO 14	TAL 38	RCH 20	DAR 38	CLT 22	DOV 24	NSH 10	KEN 23	MLW 7	DAY 41	CHI 31	NHA 29	MAR 22	GTY 24	IRP 6	GLN 25	MCH 20	BRI 26	CAL	RCH 14	DOV	KAN 18	CLT 5	MEM 9	TEX 30	PHO 32	HOM 35	19th	3163	^[6]
2007	Mac Hill Motorsports	56	Chevy	DAY	CAL	MXC	LVS	ATL	BRI 21	NSH 23	TEX	PHO						NSH 29											BRI 18	CAL	RCH 27	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM 15	TEX	PHO	HOM	48th	952	^[7]
	Roush Fenway Racing	17	Ford										TAL 11	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV		KEN 38	MLW
		26																			NHA 22	DAY	CHI	GTY
	Stanton Barrett Motorsports	30	Chevy																						IRP 22	CGV	GLN	MCH
2008	Mac Hill Motorsports	56	Chevy	DAY DNQ	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI DNQ	NSH	TEX	PHO	MXC	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	NSH													RCH 24	DOV	KAN						91st	205	^[8]
	Day Enterprise Racing	05	Chevy																KEN DNQ	MLW	NHA	DAY	CHI	GTY	IRP	CGV	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL
	Team Rensi Motorsports	35	Ford																															CLT 40	MEM 42	TEX 42	PHO 43	HOM DNQ
2009	JD Motorsports	0	Chevy	DAY 23																																			19th	2404	^[9]
		01			CAL 33	LVS 18	BRI 37	TEX 29	NSH 32	PHO 21	TAL 37	RCH 20	DAR 27	CLT 24	DOV 21	NSH 18	KEN 18	MLW 27	NHA 26	DAY 30	CHI 29	GTY 18	IRP 34	IOW 24	GLN 25	MCH 31	BRI 32	CGV	ATL	RCH
	Whitney Motorsports	26	Dodge																												DOV 34
	SK Motorsports	44	Chevy																													KAN 43
		07																															CAL 34	CLT 37	MEM 42	TEX 35	PHO 35	HOM 35
2010	D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports	90	Chevy	DAY	CAL DNQ	LVS 38	BRI 41	NSH 43	PHO 42	TEX 39	TAL	RCH DNQ	DAR 40		CLT 38	NSH 38	KEN 41	ROA	NHA 37	DAY	CHI 41	GTY 37	IRP 38	IOW 38	GLN	MCH			ATL 38	RCH	DOV 37	KAN 39	CAL 35	CLT	GTY 42	TEX DNQ	PHO 37	HOM DNQ	42nd	1043	^[10]
	Go Green Racing	39	Ford											DOV DNQ
	Baker Curb Racing	27	Ford																								BRI 16	CGV
2011	Go Green Racing	39	Ford	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX 27	TAL	NSH 26	RCH	DAR	DOV	IOW	CLT	CHI	MCH	ROA	DAY	KEN	NHA																	63rd	48	^[11]
		04																					NSH 42	IRP 36	IOW	GLN	CGV	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI 39	DOV	KAN DNQ	CLT	TEX	PHO	HOM

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR 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	NCTC	Pts	Ref
2007	Roush Fenway Racing	50	Ford	DAY	CAL	ATL	MAR	KAN	CLT	MFD	DOV	TEX	MCH	MLW	MEM	KEN	IRP	NSH 17	BRI 10	GTW	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM	65th	246	^[12]

ARCA Re/Max Series

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

ARCA Re/Max 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	ARMC	Pts	Ref
2005	Bob Aiello	62	Ford	DAY	NSH	SLM	KEN 37	TOL	LAN	MIL	POC																39th	965	^[13]
	Danny O'Quinn Jr.	32	Ford									MCH 6	KAN	KEN 16	BLN	POC	GTW 6	LER	NSH 6	MCH Wth	ISF	TOL	DSF	CHI 12	SLM	TAL
2006	Roush Fenway Racing	39	Ford	DAY 37	NSH	SLM	WIN	KEN	TOL	POC	MCH	KAN	KEN	BLN	POC	GTW	NSH	MCH	ISF	MIL	TOL	DSF	CHI	SLM	TAL	IOW	174th	45	^[14]

References

1. "Driver Danny O'Quinn, Jr. Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
2. . USAR Pro Cup. 2004-05-01. Archived from the original on 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2020-03-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
3. ARCA Racing Driver Detail 2006-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
4. . Nascar.com. 2009-08-23. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
5. Bobo, Jeff (August 20, 2014). . Kingsport Times-News. Kingsport, TN. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
6. "Danny O'Quinn Jr. – 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
7. "Danny O'Quinn Jr. – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
8. "Danny O'Quinn Jr. – 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
9. "Danny O'Quinn Jr. – 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
10. "Danny O'Quinn Jr. – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
11. "Danny O'Quinn Jr. – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
12. "Danny O'Quinn Jr. – 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
13. "Danny O'Quinn Jr. – 2005 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
14. "Danny O'Quinn Jr. – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

External links

• Danny O'Quinn Jr. driver statistics at Racing-Reference