Tony Roper (racing driver)
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| Born |
December 13, 1964 Springfield, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||
| Died |
October 14, 2000 (aged 35) Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Cause of death | Neck injury from racing accident | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 19 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 41st (1999) | ||||||
| First race | 1999 Diamond Hill Plywood 200 (Darlington) | ||||||
| Last race | 2000 Touchstone Energy 300 (Talladega) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 60 races run over 5 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 16th (1998) | ||||||
| First race | 1995 Sears Auto Center 125 (Milwaukee) | ||||||
| Last race | 2000 O'Reilly 400 (Texas) | ||||||
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Anthony Dean "Tony" Roper (December 13, 1964 – October 14, 2000) was an American stock car racing driver. A competitor in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, he suffered fatal injuries in a racing accident at Texas Motor Speedway.
Early career
Roper was born in Springfield, Missouri, to Dean Roper and Shirley Medley. Growing up his family was heavily involved in auto racing. Roper started racing in 1986. For the next six years Tony raced in IMCA Modifieds and late models on Midwest dirt and asphalt tracks. In 1992 he finished in second place for the American Speed Association Rookie of the Year award. He started racing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 1995, and the Busch Series in 1999.
Death
At the Craftsman Truck Series O'Reilly 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on On October 13, 2000, Roper was involved in an accident when he attempted to pass Steve Grissom and Rick Ware. Roper's Ford made contact with Grissom's front bumper causing him to take a sudden hard-right turn, which then caused the truck to impact the concrete wall of the tri-oval. Roper died the next day as the result of the injuries he sustained from the crash.[1] He was 35 years old.
Roper was the third NASCAR driver to perish from racing related injuries in 2000, the first two being Adam Petty and Kenny Irwin, Jr., respectively.
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.)
Busch Series
| 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 | 30 | 31 | 32 | NNSC | Pts | ||||
| 1999 | Xpress Motorsports | 61 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR 40 |
41st | 1284 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pontiac | TEX 16 |
NSV 35 |
BRI 10 |
TAL 18 |
CAL 30 |
NHA 43 |
RCH 18 |
NZH 43 |
CLT DNQ |
DOV 42 |
SBO 8 |
GLN 42 |
MLW 10 |
MYB 18 |
PPR 40 |
GTY 30 |
IRP DNQ |
MCH DNQ |
BRI DNQ |
DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR | MEM | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Washington-Erving Motorsports | 50 | Chevy | DAY DNQ |
CAR 37 |
LVS DNQ |
ATL DNQ |
DAR DNQ |
BRI DNQ |
TEX DNQ |
NSV 31 |
TAL 24 |
CAL DNQ |
RCH DNQ |
NHA DNQ |
CLT | DOV | SBO | MYB | GLN | MLW | NZH | PPR | GTY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR | MEM | PHO | HOM | 82nd | 213 | ||||
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 | 27 | NCTC | Pts | ||||||||||||
| 1995 | MB Motorsports | 26 | Ford | PHO | TUS | SGS | MMR | POR | EVG | I70 | LVL | BRI | MLW 22 |
CNS | HPT | IRP | FLM | RCH DNQ |
MAR 27 |
NWS | SON | MMR | PHO | 60th | 219 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Brevak Racing | 31 | Ford | WDW 32 |
TUS DNQ |
HOM 12 |
PHO 36 |
POR 23 |
EVG 15 |
I70 9 |
NHA 19 |
TEX 20 |
BRI 17 |
NZH 33 |
MLW 17 |
LVL 20 |
CNS 13 |
HPT 25 |
IRP 33 |
FLM 9 |
NSV 17 |
GLN 24 |
RCH 27 |
MAR 21 |
SON 17 |
MMR 13 |
CAL 14 |
PHO 24 |
LVS 27 |
18th | 2604 | |||||||||||||
| 34 | TUS 29 |
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| 1998 | 31 | WDW 28 |
HOM 36 |
PHO 12 |
POR 10 |
EVG 6 |
I70 8 |
GLN 30 |
TEX 11 |
16th | 3016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gloy-Rahal Racing | 55 | Ford | BRI 15 |
MLW 18 |
NZH 12 |
CAL 18 |
PPR 10 |
IRP 2 |
NHA 36 |
FLM 14 |
NSV 21 |
HPT 24 |
LVL 6 |
RCH 13 |
MEM 17 |
GTY 15 |
MAR 18 |
SON 12 |
MMR 16 |
PHO 25 |
LVS 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | HOM | PHO | EVG | MMR | MAR | MEM | PPR | I70 | BRI | TEX | PIR | GLN | MLW | NSV | NZH | MCH | NHA | IRP | GTY | HPT | RCH | LVS | LVL 18 |
TEX | CAL | 89th | 109 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | MB Motorsports | 26 | Ford | DAY | HOM | PHO | MMR | MAR | PIR | GTY | MEM | PPR | EVG | TEX | KEN | GLN | MLW | NHA | NZH | MCH | IRP 30 |
NSV 34 |
CIC | RCH 21 |
DOV DNQ |
TEX 29 |
CAL | 54th | 356 | |||||||||||||||
References
External links
- Tony Roper driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Tony Roper's fatal crash on YouTube