Chuck Bown

Chuck Bown
Born (1954-02-22) February 22, 1954 (age 70)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Achievements1990 NASCAR Busch Series Champion
1976 NASCAR Winston West Series Champion
Awards1977 NASCAR Winston West Series Most Popular Driver
West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2009)
NASCAR Cup Series career
73 races run over 16 years
Best finish38th (1979)
First race1972 Winston Western 500 (Riverside)
Last race1996 Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 4 1
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
187 races run over 11 years
Best finish1st (1990)
First race1986 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Last race1999 Textilease/Medique 300 (South Boston)
First win1986 Oxford 250 (Oxford)
Last win1993 Advance Auto Parts 500 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
11 73 11
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
35 races run over 2 years
Best finish9th (1997)
First race1997 Chevy Trucks Challenge (Orlando)
Last race1998 Sam's Town 250 (Las Vegas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 13 1

Richard Charles "Chuck" Bown Jr. (born February 22, 1954) is a former NASCAR champion. His last ride came in 1999. He lives with his wife in Asheboro, North Carolina. He is the older brother of former fellow NASCAR competitor Jim Bown.

1970s

Bown made his NASCAR debut in 1972 in the Winston Cup Series. At the age of seventeen, he ran the Winston Western 500 at Riverside International Raceway the No. 27 Plymouth owned by his father Dick. Bown started 22nd but finished 32nd that day after crashing on lap 88. Bown made 2 more starts in the No. 27 that year, with his best finish being fourteenth at the second Riverside race.

In 1973, Bown returned to the Winston Cup Series driving his father's No. 03 Dodge, finishing in the top-10 for the first time in his career at the Tuborg 400 at Riverside. In 1974, Bown again competed in the three California races on the Winston Cup Series schedule, the two events at Riverside as well as at Ontario Motor Speedway. His best finish was 20th. In 1976, Bown began driving for Gerald Cracker, driving the No. 01 Chevrolet in four races, and the No. 03 at Riverside, where he had his best finish. Bown was named the Most Popular Driver of the Year in the NASCAR Winston West Series in 1977. In 1979, Bown drove Jim Testa's No. 68 Buick and Chevrolet in 7 Winston Cup events. He scored a 7th-place finish in the Daytona 500 and a 6th-place finish in the Firecracker 400. He drove eleven races for the next two years for different owners, but did not reach the top-ten.

1986–1993

In 1986, Bown returned to NASCAR, running in the Busch Series. His first start came at the Goody's 300, where he started 28th but finished 40th after wrecking his No. 67 Buick early in the race. He made his only other start of the year at the Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway, where he's started 13th and won his first career Busch race. The following season, Bown ran three races in the No. 7/56 Pontiac, but did not finish a race.

In 1989, Bown ran his first full season in Busch driving the No. 63 Pontiac at Lanier Speedway and at South Boston Speedway. He finished the season with 5 top-5s and 12 top-10s wound up ninth in the championship standings. The following year, Bown won six races and four poles. He had a total of thirteen top-fives and won the Busch Series championship over Jimmy Hensley by 200 points. That same season, he returned to the Cup series, running three races in the No. 97 Pontiac for Tex Powell, his best finish 23rd at the Atlanta Journal 500.

In 1991, Bown won three times and garnered four poles, but dropped 4th in the Busch Series points. He made one Winston Cup start driving Cale Yarborough's No. 66 Pontiac at North Wilkesboro Speedway where he finished 26th. The following season, Bown failed to win a race and had only five top-five finishes, and dropped to eleventh in the standings. In 1993, Bown won his final career pole at Richmond International Raceway and won his final race at Martinsville Speedway. He recorded 5 top-5s and 13 top-10s en route to a fourth-place points finish. He made one Winston Cup start driving the Roulo Brothers' No. 39 Chevrolet at Phoenix, finishing 24th.

Final years

Bown's 1997 truck

In 1994, Bown moved back up to the Cup series, driving the No. 12 Ford Thunderbird for Bobby Allison. He won the pole for the Food City 500, setting a new track record. He was seriously injured in a wreck at Pocono Raceway which sidelined him for the season.

Bown returned to racing in 1995 in four Busch races, finishing ninth at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the No. 05 Key Motorsports Ford. He competed in nine Cup races in the No. 32 Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Active Motorsports, his best finish a 21st at Charlotte. In 1996, Bown drove for a variety of teams in the Busch Series, his best finish 21st at Darlington Raceway. He drove the Sadler Brothers Racing' No. 95 Ford in three Winston Cup Series events but only finished one race.

In 1997, Bown began racing in the Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 99 Ford F-150 for Roush Racing. Despite not winning a race, he had four top-fives and finished ninth in the standings. The next season, Bown qualified on the pole at the season opener at Walt Disney World Speedway, but finished 25th. After that race, he was released from Roush due to downsizing. He moved to the No. 57 CSG Motorsports Ford driving in six events before being released. He ended the season driving the No. 67 Chevrolet Silverado in a pair of races, finishing seventeenth at Phoenix.

In 1999, Bown returned to Hensley to drive their No. 63 Chevrolet. Despite a seventh-place finish at Charlotte, Bown was released from the team halfway into the season, and soon retired.

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

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
1972 Bown Racing 27 Plymouth RSD
32 		DAY RCH RSD
14 		TWS DAY BRI TRN ATL TAL MCH NSV DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR TWS 69th 636.75 [1]
27W ONT
33 		CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV MCH
1973 03 Dodge RSD
29 		DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV CLT DOV TWS RSD
10 		MCH DAY BRI ATL TAL NSV DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT CAR 73rd [2]
1974 RSD
35 		DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT 93rd 2.7 [3]
03W RSD
20 		MCH DAY BRI NSV ATL POC TAL MCH DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT CAR
Plymouth ONT
39
1975 Dodge RSD
27 		DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT 57th 319 [4]
03 RSD
34 		MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH DAR DOV NWS ONT
38
26 Chevy MAR
26 		CLT
12 		RCH CAR BRI ATL
1976 Gerald Craker 03 Dodge RSD
16 		DAY CAR RCH BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT 49th 481 [5]
01 Chevy RSD
19 		MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR
28 		NWS CLT CAR ATL
31 		ONT
19
1977 RSD
13 		DAY RCH CAR ATL NWS DAR BRI MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD
25 		MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT
39 		60th 258 [6]
1978 Johnny Ray 77 Chevy RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL
30 		BRI DAR
30 		NWS MAR
24 		TAL
33 		DOV CLT NSV RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT 56th 301 [7]
1979 Testa Racing 68 Buick RSD DAY
7 		CAR RCH ATL
16 		NWS BRI DAR MAR
23 		TAL
DNQ 		NSV DOV CLT
40 		TWS RSD MCH DAY
6 		NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR
17 		RCH DOV MAR 38th 523 [8]
Chevy CLT
33 		NWS CAR ATL ONT
1980 47 Chevy RSD
36 		51st 329 [9]
Testa Racing 68 Olds DAY
35 		RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD
Halpern Enterprises 02 Olds MCH
31 		DAY
37 		NSV
Chevy POC
35 		TAL MCH BRI CLT
25 		CAR ATL
RahMoc Enterprises 75 Chevy DAR
11 		RCH DOV NWS MAR
John Kieper 93 Dodge ONT
27
1981 Ulrich Racing 99 Buick RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT
39 		TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT 67th [10]
Bown Racing 16 Buick CAR
28 		ATL
15 		RSD
1990 Tex Racing 97 Chevy DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
24 		CAR ATL
23 		50th 276 [11]
Olds PHO
24
1991 72 DAY
DNQ 		RCH CAR ATL
DNQ 		DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR 76th 85 [12]
Cale Yarborough Motorsports 66 Pontiac NWS
26 		CLT CAR PHO ATL
1992 Donlavey Racing 90 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH
DNQ 		BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA - [13]
1993 Roulo Brothers Racing 39 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO
24 		ATL 71st 91 [14]
1994 Bobby Allison Motorsports 12 Ford DAY
23 		CAR
25 		RCH
17 		ATL
41 		DAR
12 		BRI
23 		NWS
35 		MAR
7 		TAL
27 		SON
21 		CLT
13 		DOV
21 		POC
39 		MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 42nd 1211 [15]
1995 Active Motorsports 32 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR
39 		BRI
31 		NWS
DNQ 		MAR
DNQ 		TAL SON CLT
21 		DOV
33 		POC
29 		MCH
24 		DAY
29 		NHA
40 		POC TAL
37 		IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 43rd 618 [16]
1996 Sadler Brothers Racing 95 Ford DAY
DNQ 		CAR RCH ATL
40 		DAR
DNQ 		BRI
DNQ 		NWS MAR TAL
25 		SON CLT
42 		DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 53rd 168 [17]
Daytona 500 results
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1979 Testa Racing Buick 28 7
1980 Oldsmobile 15 35
1991 Tex Racing Chevrolet DNQ
1994 Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 37 23
1996 Sadler Brothers Racing Ford DNQ

Busch Series

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 NBGNC Pts Ref
1986 Quint Boisvert 67 Buick DAY
40 		CAR HCY MAR BRI DAR SBO LGY JFC DOV CLT SBO HCY ROU IRP SBO RAL 95th 43 [18]
Pontiac OXF
1* 		SBO HCY LGY ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR ROU CLT CAR MAR
1987 56 DAY HCY MAR DAR BRI LGY SBO CLT DOV
29 		IRP ROU JFC DOV
22 		MAR CLT CAR MAR 77th [19]
7 OXF
42 		SBO HCY RAL LGY ROU BRI JFC DAR RCH
1988 56 DAY HCY CAR MAR DAR
24 		BRI LNG 52nd 306 [20]
7 NZH
24 		SBO NSV CLT DOV ROU LAN LVL MYB OXF
10 		SBO HCY LNG IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH
1 DOV
13 		MAR CLT CAR MAR
1989 HVP Motorsports 63 Pontiac DAY
32 		CAR
23 		MAR
8 		HCY
19 		DAR
18 		BRI
13 		NZH
23 		SBO
8 		LAN
20 		NSV
8 		CLT
23 		DOV
6 		ROU
26 		LVL
5* 		VOL
3 		MYB
28 		SBO
3* 		HCY
29 		DUB
2* 		IRP
8* 		ROU
15 		BRI
23 		DAR
36 		RCH
34 		DOV
6 		MAR
8 		CLT
22 		CAR
30 		MAR
5 		9th 3349 [21]
1990 DAY
21 		RCH
6 		CAR
12 		MAR
10 		HCY
3 		DAR
13 		BRI
10 		LAN
1* 		SBO
1 		NZH
3 		HCY
1* 		CLT
17 		DOV
8 		ROU
1* 		VOL
5 		MYB
9 		OXF
1* 		NHA
3 		SBO
2* 		DUB
2 		IRP
4 		ROU
1* 		BRI
17 		DAR
13 		RCH
21 		DOV
12 		MAR
17 		CLT
13 		NHA
24 		CAR
18 		MAR
27 		1st 4372 [22]
1991 DAY
33 		RCH
12 		CAR
36 		MAR
7 		VOL
10 		HCY
17 		DAR
11 		BRI
10 		LAN
5 		SBO
12 		NZH
1* 		CLT
25 		DOV
19 		ROU
25 		HCY
11 		MYB
1* 		GLN
7 		OXF
12 		NHA
2 		SBO
16 		DUB
1* 		IRP
4* 		ROU
5 		BRI
8 		DAR
17 		RCH
29 		DOV
17 		CLT
23 		NHA
2 		CAR
42 		MAR
2 		4th 3922 [23]
1992 DAY
32 		CAR
35 		RCH
9 		ATL
41 		MAR
3 		DAR
27 		BRI
12 		HCY
3 		LAN
2 		DUB
18 		NZH
4 		CLT
38 		DOV
23 		ROU
19 		MYB
9 		GLN
7 		VOL
8 		NHA
24 		TAL
12 		IRP
24 		ROU
27 		MCH
15 		NHA
22 		BRI
2 		DAR
28 		RCH
14 		DOV
10 		MAR
24 		HCY
7 		11th 3580 [24]
Chevy CLT
12 		CAR
6
1993 Pontiac DAY
13 		CAR
10 		RCH
18 		DAR
12 		BRI
25 		HCY
8 		ROU
6 		MAR
5 		NZH
6 		DOV
16 		MYB
12 		GLN
6 		MLW
17 		TAL
26 		IRP
22 		NHA
27 		BRI
5 		RCH
14 		DOV
23 		ROU
3* 		MAR
1 		HCY
2 		4th 3532 [25]
Chevy CLT
8 		MCH
10 		DAR
20 		CLT
8 		CAR
13 		ATL
36
1995 Key Motorsports 05 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY NHA NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH
38 		DOV CLT
9 		CAR
30 		59th 306 [26]
Group III Racing 18 Ford HOM
39
1996 Day Enterprise Racing 16 Pontiac DAY
28 		CAR 51st 629 [27]
Key Motorsports 05 Ford RCH
31
Bobby Jones Racing 50 Ford ATL
DNQ 		NSV
27 		DAR
21 		BRI
37 		HCY
23 		NZH CLT
Bown Racing 51 Chevy DOV
26 		SBO MYB GLN MLW NHA TAL IRP
32 		MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR HOM
1998 Bown Racing 51 Chevy DAY CAR LVS NSV DAR BRI TEX HCY TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV RCH PPR GLN MLW MYB CAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT GTY CAR
DNQ 		ATL NA - [28]
Martin Motorsports 92 Chevy HOM
DNQ
1999 HVP Motorsports 63 Chevy DAY
11 		CAR
24 		LVS
25 		ATL
40 		DAR
17 		TEX
23 		NSV
40 		BRI
31 		TAL
25 		CAL
35 		NHA
18 		RCH
29 		NZH
31 		CLT
7 		DOV
41 		SBO
22 		GLN MLW MYB PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM 38th 1370 [29]

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 26 27 NCTC Pts Ref
1997 Roush Racing 99 Ford WDW
12 		TUS
9 		HOM
3 		PHO
8 		POR
27 		EVG
14 		I70
3 		NHA
10 		TEX
4 		BRI
9 		NZH
7 		MLW
10 		LVL
22 		CNS
26 		HPT
20 		IRP
12 		FLM
12 		NSV
7 		GLN
34 		RCH
8 		MAR
16 		SON
14 		MMR
14 		CAL
16 		PHO
2 		LVS
9 		9th 3320 [30]
1998 WDW
25* 		33rd 927 [31]
CSG Motorsports 57 Ford HOM
12 		PHO
23 		POR
15 		EVG
20 		I70
22 		GLN
16 		TEX BRI MLW NZH CAL PPR IRP NHA FLM NSV HPT LVL RCH MEM GTY MAR SON MMR
Don VanDenBos 67 Chevy PHO
17 		LVS
30

Awards

Bown was inducted in the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame in 2009 along with Wayne Spears, Doug George, and Rick Carelli.[32]

References

  1. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  4. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  5. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  6. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  7. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  8. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  9. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  10. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  11. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  12. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  13. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  14. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  15. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  16. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  17. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  18. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1986 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  19. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1987 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  20. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1988 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  21. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1989 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  22. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1990 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  23. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1991 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  24. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1992 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  25. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1993 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  26. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1995 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  27. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1996 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  28. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  29. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1999 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  30. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  31. ^ "Chuck Bown – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  32. ^ "HOF Modern Era Inductees". Racing West. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
Sporting positions
Preceded by NASCAR Busch Series Champion
1990 		Succeeded by
Preceded by NASCAR Winston West Series Champion
1976 		Succeeded by