Steve Portenga
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| Born: | May 22, 1970 (age 36) | |
| Birthplace: |  Sparks, Nevada |
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| Awards: | 1991 Track Champion - Silver State Raceway 1994 Featherlite Southwest Series Champion |
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Statistics | ||
| 48 races run over 4 years. | ||
| First Race: | 1995 Racing Champions 200 (Tucson) | |
| Last Race: | 2002 Ford 200 (Homestead) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 0 | 5 | 1 |
Steve Portenga(pronounced Port-en-GAY) is a NASCAR driver. He currently races in the NASCAR Grand National Division, AutoZone West Series. He won the Featherlite Southwest Series championship in 1994 and 1998.
Portenga won his first racing championship in 1991 at Silver State Raceway in the Winston Racing Series. In 1995, he competed full-time in the Craftsman Truck Series, winning one pole and finishing in the top-ten three times, finishing 13th in points. He ran six races the following year, his best finish 15th at Phoenix International Raceway. In 1999, he made his Busch Series debut at Pikes Peak International Raceway, finishing 41st in a Sterling Marlin-owned car. He also attempted to make his Winston Cup debut at Sears Point International Raceway, but failed to qualify.
In 2001, he returned to the trucks, running two races for MacDonald Motorsports and one race in his own truck, finishing fourteenth at Kansas Speedway. He ran two races the next year, posting two top-tens. He attempted Phoenix with Ware Racing Enterprises in the Cup series, but missed the race.
[edit] External links
Steve's new website is www.racer77.info
