Ron Esau
| Ron Esau | |||||||
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| Born |
October 9, 1954 Lakeside, California, United States | ||||||
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career | |||||||
| 17 races run over 10 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 62nd – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | ||||||
| First race | 1975 Winston Western 500 (Riverside International Raceway) | ||||||
| Last race | 1990 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond International Raceway) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| First race | 1995 Jerr Dan / Nelson 150 (Evergreen Speedway) | ||||||
| Last race | 1997 Carquest Auto Parts 420K (Las Vegas Motor Speedway) | ||||||
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Ron Esau is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who competed from 1975 to 1990.[1]
Career
The primary vehicle for this driver was the No. 56 Marc Reno-owned Gear Vendor Chevrolet.[2] He completed 1704 laps - the equivalent of 3,425.5 miles (5,512.8 km) of racing - while picking up eight DNQs in the process.[1] Esau started in an average of 31st place and finished in an average of 30th place; keeping him near the rear of the average racing grid.[1] His total career earnings are $44,290 ($79,949.88 when adjusted for inflation).[1]
Even though he acquired a 17-race winless streak throughout his entire career as a NASCAR driver, Esau climbed as high in the championship rankings to 62nd place in the 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season in addition to plummeting as low as 114th place in the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship standings.[2]
Since 2013, Esau has operated a racing team in the independent circuits of stock cars that feature the old-school V8 engines that are rarely used in major league motorsports anymore.[3]
Personal life
Esau is married to Marsha; they have one son. He has worked as a mentor to young stock car drivers like Brandon Whitt and Brendan Gaughan. Occasional jobs that Esau has done after his NASCAR career includes stints as the head driving instructor for Drivetech Racing School and doing fundraisers for people with various handicaps.
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.)
Craftsman Truck Series
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 | NCTSC | Pts | |||||||||||||
| 1995 | Ken Schrader Racing | 52 | Chevrolet | PHO | TUS | SGS | MMR | POR | EVG 9 |
43rd | 427 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walker Evans Racing | 26 | Dodge | I70 26 |
LVL | BRI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | MLW 29 |
CNS | HPT | IRP | FLM | RCH | MAR | NWS | SON | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bunce Engineering | 63 | Chevrolet | MMR 20 |
PHO DNQ |
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| 1997 | Bunce Engineering | 9 | Chevrolet | WDW | TUS | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | I70 | NHA | TEX | BRI | NZH | MLW | LVL | CNS | HPT | IRP | FLM | NSV | GLN | RCH | MAR | SON | MMR 20 |
CAL DNQ |
PHO | LVS 22 |
73rd | 249 | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ron Esau Career Statistics at Racing Reference
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ron Esau racing information at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet
- ↑ Ron Esau Racing at Easu.com
External links
- Official website
- Ron Esau driver statistics at Racing-Reference
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Inaugural |
NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour Champion 1986 |
Succeeded by Mike Chase |