Tony Ave

Tony Ave

Ave at Road America in 2010
Born (1968-11-10) November 10, 1968
Hurley, Wisconsin, U.S.
Achievements 2010 Trans-Am Series champion
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career
2 races run over 2 years
Best finish 67th (2009)
First race 2004 Sirius at the Glen (Watkins Glen)
Last race 2009 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
4 races run over 2 years
Best finish 87th (2010)
First race 2009 NAPA Auto Parts 200 (Montreal)
Last race 2010 NAPA 200 (Montreal)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of November 30, 2011.

Tony Ave (born November 10, 1968) is a championship race car driver born in Hurley, Wisconsin, U.S..[1] He competed in the Grand-Am Series from 2000 until 2002, in Formula Atlantic from 1996 until 2001, and in the Trans-Am in 2002. He also made three Indy Lights starts in 1993 and one Indy Pro Series start in 2003. In 2004, Ave raced one race in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series at Watkins Glen finishing 31st.[2]

Trans-Am

In 2009 he was a regular competitor in the revived SCCA Trans-Am Series, driving a Chevrolet Corvette.[3] In 2010, he brought Chevrolet its first Trans Am championship since Paul Gentilozzi in 1998.

He won the 2010 and 2011 Trans-Am Series Championships. Ave owns his own race-team, Tony Ave Motorsports, which has become one of the most popular race teams amongst fans. However he mostly drives for Lamers Racing.

Ave driving a Chevrolet Corvette in the Trans Am Series in 2014.

NASCAR

2010 NASCAR Nationwide car at Road America

In 2004, Tony Ave made his NASCAR debut when he drove the #80 car owned by Lamers Racing, a satellite team of Joe Gibbs Racing. Starting 42nd, Ave dropped out after 84 laps with a brake problem, finishing 31st.

Ave returned to the Cup series in 2009, competed at Watkins Glen on August 10, 2009 in the rain-delayed Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen. Ave completed eight laps and finished 43rd in his #37 Long John Silver's Dodge owned by Brad Jenkins.[2] Ave will also participate in the Nationwide NAPA Parts D'Auto 200 presented by Dodge at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve as a road course ringer.

Ave participated in the #35 car owned by TriStar Motorsports in the 2010 Bucyrus 200 at Road America in his home state of Wisconsin. After racing in the Top 10 for most of the race, he spun out on the final lap and dropped out of the Top 10. He returned to the #35 team for the other 2 road course races, finishing 15th at Watkins Glen & leading 1 lap in Montreal - his first and only lap led in his Xfinity Series career.

In 2011, Ave made his so far last NASCAR race at Sonoma, attempting to qualify his #37 Long John Silver's car for Front Row Motorsports. He was bumped out of the field by Andy Pilgrim and didn't qualify.

Other racing

In April 2002, Ave, along with Andy Hillenburg, tested for the Team Racing Auto Circuit series at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Four months later, Ave and Boris Said tested for TRAC at Lowe's Motor Speedway.[4]

Motorsports career results

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status
1991 Road Atlanta Lola T87/90 Ford Sports 2000 16 3 Running
1994 Mid-Ohio Van Diemen Ford Formula Continental 22 7 Retired
XFR GS-94 Toyota Formula Atlantic 10 2 Retired
2007 Heartland Park Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet GT1 1 1 Running
2008 Heartland Park Ford Mustang Ford GT1 2 2 Running

NASCAR

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

Sprint Cup Series

Nationwide Series

Craftsman Truck Series

References

  1. ↑ "Tony Ave". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Tony Ave NASCAR Statistics". NASCAR. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "Ave Quickest In Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am Practice At Watkins Glen". SCCA. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "TRAC Series Info". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved February 19, 2015.

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