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Lake Speed
Speed in the No.9 Cartoon Network-sponsored Ford in June 1998.
BornLake Chambers Speed
(1948-01-17) January 17, 1948 (age 76)
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Awards6× United States Karting champion
1978 World Karting Champion
NASCAR Cup Series career
402 races run over 19 years
Best finish10th (1985)
First race1980 Winston Western 500 (Riverside)
Last race1998 Jiffy Lube 300 (New Hampshire)
First win1988 TranSouth 500 (Darlington)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 75 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
6 races run over 2 years
First race1983 Miller Time 300 (Charlotte)
Last race1984 Miller Time 300 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 3 0

Lake Chambers Speed (born January 17, 1948) is an American retired stock car racing driver. He formerly competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, scoring one career win in 402 starts.

Background

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Lake was named after the best friend of his father, Bob Lake. Lake's father, Leland S. Speed, took office as the Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, in 1948, the same year that Lake was born. He started his racing career at the age of thirteen racing karts, much to the displeasure of his family. Over the years, Speed won the International Karting Federation (IKF) National Championship six times and in 1978 he won the prestigious Karting World Championship over, among others, future three-time Formula One champion Ayrton Senna. Speed had been the only American to win the Karting World Championship until 2015 when 14 year-old Logan Sargeant of Florida won the KFJ World Karting Championship.

NASCAR career

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Speed's 1983 Cup car

1980–1984

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In 1980 after considering racing in other series such as Formula One, CART, and IMSA, and getting advice from current Charlotte Motor Speedway promoter, Humpy Wheeler, Speed chose to go NASCAR racing. According to Speed, "It was the highest mountain to climb." Speed's relative unfamiliarity with the NASCAR scene led him to buy his first car from someone in Chicago. Speed started 19 races in his rookie year scoring an eighth at Darlington Speedway in his third career start. Speed also scored finishes of seventh at the spring Talladega Superspeedway race, eighth at Talladega's fall event, seventh at Charlotte's fall event and eighth at the season ending race at Ontario Motor Speedway. Speed finished 22nd in overall points and second to Jody Ridley in the rookie of the year standings.

In 1981, Speed again ran his own operation starting 27 of the 31 races on the schedule. Lake was unable to qualify for the 1981 Daytona 500, but did manage to win the 30-lap consolation race, leading the race from start to finish. He scored a ninth-place finish in both races at Rockingham and at Bristol. He followed that up with a seventh in Martinsville Speedway's spring event, an eighth at the now-defunct Texas World Speedway and a sixth in the late summer Talladega event. Speed's final top ten would come at Bristol in August where he finished seventh. The final points tally came up with Speed finishing 18th in points. One special footnote for Speed during the '81 season was that he enabled future NASCAR pace car driver Elmo Langley to start his 536th and final NASCAR race at Dover in the Mason-Dixon 500. Langley started 29th and finished 29th completing only six laps before a driveshaft failure.

1982 was Speed's first full year of competition on the Winston Cup circuit. This time, Speed was driving for the first time for another car owner, Roger Hamby. The beginning of the season was a struggle with Speed not obtaining a top ten finish until the 11th race, at Dover International Speedway. In July at Daytona, Speed scored his second top ten finish with a ninth. Speed continued to struggle as the season wrapped up managing to finish sixth in the Southern 500 at Darlington and eighth at the fall event at the North Wilkesboro Speedway. Speed finished 20th in points.

1983 was a year of major change for Speed. He was now driving for an established owner in Hoss Ellington, however on a limited schedule. The team showed promise early in the season scoring a fourth at Rockingham and a sixth at Darlington. It was at Talladega where Speed's life took a major change. Towards the race's end, Speed was leading the field with a chance to win his first Cup race. He was beaten at the end by Richard Petty and Benny Parsons. After the race, Speed decided to change his life and become a devout Christian. The week after Talladega, Speed scored another top ten with a sixth in the World 600 at Charlotte. Speed's final top ten of the season was the August Michigan International Speedway race with an eighth-place finish. Speed finished 27th in the points standings.

1984 was much the same. Starting 19 of the series' 30 races, Speed showed some early season strength with a third at Rockingham, a ninth at Atlanta and a sixth at Charlotte. At the first Pocono Raceway race, Speed qualified second and finished tenth following that up with a fifth at Michigan. Speed finished eighth in the late summer Talladega race and had a near win in the Southern 500 starting second and leading 28 laps before he crashed out. Speed's final top ten was at Atlanta with a seventh-place finish and 26th in points.

Speed also started six races in the NASCAR Busch Series between 1983 and 1984. He only made one start in 1983, at Charlotte in the Miller Time 300, where he finished sixth. In 1984, Speed lost by two feet to Darrell Waltrip in the season opening Goody's 300 at Daytona, and scored another top five in the Mello Yello 300 at Charlotte. Speed's worst qualifying effort was a 13th place start in the season opener. Speed's starts were fifth at Darlington, seventh at Charlotte, third at Darlington and ninth at Charlotte.

1985–1989

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1985 was Speed's breakout season in NASCAR. Running a full schedule under the RahMoc Racing banner, Speed started off the season with a second-place finish to Bill Elliott in the Daytona 500. CBS's pit reporter Mike Joy conducted an interview with Speed after the race, during which the emotional driver repeatedly thanked God for the successful showing. He followed that up with a tenth at Richmond International Raceway and a fourth at Rockingham, taking the points lead early in the season. After an engine problem at Atlanta, Speed scored a string of strong runs: seventh at Bristol, ninth at Darlington, ninth at North Wilkesboro, eighth at Martinsville and tenth at Talladega. Speed then finished sixth in the World 600. The stretch run of the season took its toll on the team and Speed's position in the points fell; however, he continued to post strong runs, finishing seventh at Talladega, tenth at Bristol, tenth at Dover and seventh and ninth-place finishes at Atlanta and Riverside International Raceway to round out the season. Overall, it was Speed's best year in terms of points, notching a tenth-place finish.

Speed started off the 1986 season with a tenth in the Daytona 500 and a tenth at Rockingham but after the fourth race of the season, he was ousted from the ride. Speed started one more race that season, filling in for the ailing Rick Wilson in his Morgan-McClure Motorsports ride at Charlotte finishing fourteenth. Shortly thereafter, Speed began working again at starting his own race team.

1987 was a building year in many ways. With sponsorship from Wynn's Car Care products, Kmart and Delco Battery, Speed built an entirely new race team with himself as the owner, and veteran crew chief Darrell Bryant helping him to build the operation. The purple and white Oldsmobile donned the number 83, in honor of the year Lake became a born-again Christian. In his thirteen starts Speed finished ninth in the first Talladega race and followed that up with a third-place finish in the World 600. Speed's other two top ten finishes were at the same tracks, seventh place at both Talladega and Charlotte.

The team's strong 1987 performances continued in 1988. With strong support from the Hoosier tire company, Speed ran strong in the Daytona 500 before dropping out due to an engine failure. The next race, at Richmond, Speed ran up front leading sixty-seven laps but finished sixth. The following race, at Rockingham, Speed again showed power, leading fifty-one laps and finishing second to Neil Bonnett. Speed's first win came March 27 at Darlington in the TranSouth 500. After starting the race eighth, Speed methodically moved his way to the front before eventually taking the lead and running away from the field. Leading 178 of the 367 laps, Speed beat Alan Kulwicki by half a straightaway to secure his first and only NASCAR Winston Cup win. One of the factors in Speed's victory was that he was the only driver who tested the Hoosier tires at Darlington. Where most of his competitors thought that the Hoosiers would blister, Lake and his team believed that they would not.

Speed and Dale Earnhardt race at Bristol in the Busch 500, August 1988

At Dover, Speed finished fourth, following that up with finishes of ninth at Daytona and fifth at Michigan. In the Volunteer 500, Speed led sixty-six laps and looked like a strong contender for the race win before blowing a right front tire and hitting the wall, effectively ending his day. Speed's last top ten came at the 1988 Delaware 500 with a ninth-place effort. The season ended with Speed seventeenth place in the final points rundown.

Speed had strong finishes in 1989 with a Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce sponsorship Speed said was "worth peanuts." At Rockingham Lake took eighth and a few weeks later he finished tenth Darlington. Speed finished fifth in the inaugural event at Sears Point (now Sonoma) Raceway and a seventh a few races later at Michigan. However, in the July race at Pocono, Speed was injured in a two-car wreck that also injured driver Greg Sacks. Although Sacks' car overturned, Speed was injured more severely, and missed several races. This crash was featured in a 1990 video titled "Champions of the Checkered Flag". While Lake recovered from his injuries, he had several drivers drive in his place including Joe Ruttman at Talladega, Michigan and Bristol; Eddie Bierschwale at Watkins Glen; and Rodney Combs at Darlington. Lake returned to action in the Miller High Life 400 at Richmond to finish 14th. At the final race of the '89 season at Atlanta, Lake was able to conclude a personally disappointing year with a 10th-place run.

1990–1994

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In 1990, Speed started only six races with Prestone sponsorship, finishing two of them. The best finish of Lake's abbreviated 1990 season came at Talladega's Die Hard 500 with an eleventh-place effort. Speed also fielded cars for short track ace Tommy Ellis and Phil Parsons in two races. Ellis started the Delaware 500 at Dover in 31st and finished 32nd after an engine failure. In the National 500 at Charlotte, Parsons drove Speed's car with Baja Boats sponsorship to an 18th-place run. 1991 was an improvement in terms of races started. Speed replaced Dick Trickle in Cale Yarborough's car but struggled with mechanical failures throughout his stint with the team. In twenty starts, Speed's best finish was an eleventh at Bristol in August. In 1992, Speed got back to his own team starting just nine races with Purex as his sponsor. The team suffered several mechanical failures and Speed only managed to have a best finish of eighteenth in the final two races of the season at Phoenix and Atlanta.

After driving his own car during a handful of races in the 1993 season's first half, Speed was called to drive for Robert Yates Racing, filling in following Davey Allison's death. Speed qualified fourth at Watkins Glen International. He followed that up with a second place start at Michigan and a seventh-place finish. The next race at Bristol, Speed was running a strong race before contact late with Rick Mast ruined his chances at a top ten finish. After Bristol, Speed was replaced by Ernie Irvan, but less than a week later, on September 3, it was announced that Speed would drive the #15 Ford owned by Bud Moore for 1994, replacing Geoff Bodine, who would depart from Moore's Ford to drive his own team which he purchased following Alan Kulwicki's death. However, two races later at Dover, Speed replaced Bodine in Moore's #15, as Ford allowed Bodine to take over Kulwicki's former #7 for the last seven races of 1993, in preparation for his first full season as an owner-driver. Speed's best finish for Moore at the end of the '93 season was an eleventh at Charlotte.

Speed remained with Moore for the 1994 season starting off with finishes of sixth at Atlanta, fifth at Darlington and third at Bristol, moving up to fifth place in the points. Two races later, Speed finished seventh at Talladega. It was during this time that Speed was inducted into the karting hall of fame. Speed would have to wait until the July Daytona race to get another top ten finish, a tenth. Speed and the team ran good through the summer stretch, often starting near the rear of the field but moving to the front. Unfortunately, Speed did not manage a top ten finish until Dover where he finished ninth. In the final four races, Speed had three great runs. A fifth at Charlotte, a tenth at Rockingham and a fourth at Atlanta where he led twenty laps. It wasn't enough for Speed to finish in the top ten in points. He finished eleventh behind Bill Elliott.

1995–1998

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Speed moved over to Melling Racing team for the 1995 season and resurrected the organization. The normally red and white Melling car now was emblazoned with Spam sponsorship and blue and yellow colors. Speed had two top ten runs, at Charlotte in the Coca-Cola 600 and at Darlington in the Southern 500 to finish twenty-third in the points rundown. However, the 1995 season provided Speed with what is perhaps his most famous moment. After the Miller Genuine Draft 400, Michael Waltrip blocked Speed's car in the pits. Waltrip, angry with Speed for blocking him on the track, pulled down Speed's window net and began throwing punches at Speed, who was wearing his helmet. The incident was broadcast in front of a live television audience on the CBS network and resulted in a $10,000 fine for Waltrip.

During the 1996 season, Speed earned his first career NASCAR pole, albeit in a non-points event, the Winston Open. At the Miller 400 at Michigan, the normally blue and yellow Spam Ford was graced in red, white and gold in honor of 50 years of Melling's parts company being in operation. Speed and the Melling Racing team notched an eighth place finish at Pocono in the Miller 500. Speed stunned everyone in qualifying for the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis with a third-place effort. During the race, Speed made a daring three-wide pass to take the lead. The finishing order saw Speed finish 13th after leading two laps. At the second race in Michigan, the GM Goodwrench Dealer 400, Speed led seven laps and looked poised to possibly capture his second NASCAR Winston Cup victory before getting caught up in a wreck started by Sterling Marlin. Though Speed qualified poorly for the Southern 500, he quickly moved his way through the field. Just as he neared running in the top ten, a right front tire cut and Lake had to pit under the green flag, losing two laps. However, the strength of the car would prove itself as Speed worked his way back to finish 10th, the final top ten finish of his career.

After the University of Nebraska backed out of their sponsorship, Speed and Melling ran a limited 1997 season. Speed qualified for all 25 races he attempted. Lake and the team raced to a solid 12th-place finish in the Pontiac Excitement 400 at Richmond, then followed that up with a sixth-place qualifying effort at Atlanta. During the midpoint of the season, the No. 9 car was filmed for the TV movie Steel Chariots. In the Miller 400 at Michigan, Speed earned his and the team's best finish of the season, an 11th. A few races later, Speed finished 12th in the Brickyard 400. At Richmond in the Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400, Speed seemed to have one of the stronger cars, leading three laps through a series of green flag pit stops. However, during the stop, the crew bolted the left side tires on the right side and the right side tires on the left, forcing Speed to make multiple pit stops and dropping him out of a chance of having a good finish. A few races later, Lake had a 14th-place run at Martinsville in the Hanes 500. The Melling team was able to get sponsorship for the last four races of the season from Advantage Camo, their best finish being 17th at Rockingham's AC Delco 400. Speed finished 35th in the points standings.

1998 was Speed's final Winston Cup season. Having secured sponsorship from the Cartoon Network, Speed's best finish of the season was in the Daytona 500 where he tangled with John Andretti with two laps to go bringing out the yellow flag that effectively won the race for Dale Earnhardt. The 1998 season proved to be a challenge for Lake and the Melling Racing team. It appeared as if the team was struggling with the new Ford Taurus bodies, and that translated to some poor results. At Sears Point Raceway, Speed appeared to have a chance to turn his season around. He was strong during the first practice session with the second fastest speed behind Jeff Gordon. In the second practice session, Speed ran over debris thrown on the track by a car that had gotten off course, cut a tire and slammed into one of the tire barriers breaking his sternum. Speed missed the event and was replaced by Butch Gilliland, but he returned to the next race at New Hampshire. However Speed was caught up in a wreck not of his own making and aggravated his injury. After the race, Speed felt it best for the team to find another driver. Speed stepped aside and was replaced by Jerry Nadeau. With Speed's age being against him and a push for younger drivers, he effectively retired from NASCAR racing. Though Speed only made 16 starts during the 1998 season, he still finished 43rd in the points standings.

After retirement

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In 2006, the International Kart Federation established the Lake Speed Achievement of Excellence karting award in honor of the 1978 World Karting Champion. The award was presented for the first time at the IKF 2-Cycle Sprint Grand Nationals August 3–6 at Fontana, California. The inaugural recipient was Matt Johnson of Las Vegas, Nevada. Nick Johnston of Northridge, California was awarded the honor in 2007. The award went to Taylor Miinch in 2008 and Mike Botelho Jr. in 2009. And youngest winner of the award went to Ryan Schartau of Chino, California in 2013. The recipient of the award could be a driver, team, kart shop or any combination thereof, and the winner is determined primarily on sportsmanship, driving achievement and professionalism during the race event.

On occasion, Speed still drives karts, and has four wins in Historic Stock Car Racing Association events on Daytona's 3.56-mile road course in 2002 and 2003 driving one of his old 83 Purex-sponsored Ford vehicles.

Speed currently races in the World Karting Association's National Road Racing Series schedule, in the Spec 125 TaG 1 and 2 classes. On July 30, 2010 Speed was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. Since 2016, he has been an avid follower of the RHPK kart series. In November 2023, he went to Virginia International Raceway and raced his 1993 stock car at the age of 75.

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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

Winston Cup Series

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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 32 33 NWCC Pts Ref
1980 Gordon Racing 24 Olds RSD
29
22nd 1853 [1]
Speed Racing 66 Chevy DAY
DNQ
RCH CAR ATL
11
BRI DAR
8
NWS MAR TAL
7
NSV DOV CLT TWS
12
RSD
26
MCH
17
DAY
38
NSV POC
30
TAL
8
MCH
16
BRI DAR
27
RCH
Nelson Malloch Racing 7 Chevy DOV
11
NWS
21
MAR
20
CLT
7
CAR
28
ATL
24
ONT
6
1981 Speed Racing 66 Chevy RSD
34
18th 2817 [2]
Olds DAY
DNQ
RCH
12
BRI
9
NWS
23
DAR MAR
7
CLT
28
TWS
8
RSD NSV
22
POC
27
BRI
7
RCH
20
NWS
27
CAR
31
Buick CAR
9
ATL
35
TAL
18
MCH
16
DAY
33
TAL
6
MCH
15
DAR
13
DOV
27
MAR
22
CLT
34
ATL
14
RSD
16
Pontiac NSV
24
DOV
1982 Buick DAY
41
20th 2850 [3]
Hamby Motorsports 17 Buick RCH
19
BRI
29
ATL
33
CAR
34
DAR
17
NWS
24
MAR
24
TAL
34
CLT
12
POC
20
RSD
31
MCH
34
DAY
9
NSV
13
POC
33
TAL
21
MCH
12
BRI
13
DAR
6
CLT
21
Pontiac NSV
30
DOV
10
RCH
10
DOV
22
NWS
8
MAR
29
CAR
33
ATL
29
RSD
32
1983 Ellington Racing 1 Chevy DAY
25
RCH
15
CAR
4
ATL
15
DAR
28
NWS
8
MAR
23
TAL
3
NSV DOV BRI CLT
6
RSD POC
12
MCH
19
DAY
29
NSV POC TAL
26
MCH
8
BRI DAR
15
RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
11
CAR
28
ATL
12
RSD 27th 2114 [4]
1984 DAY
37
RCH
12
CAR
3
ATL
9
BRI NWS DAR
22
MAR TAL
33
NSV DOV
21
CLT
6
RSD POC
10
MCH
5
DAY
42
NSV POC TAL
8
MCH
16
BRI DAR
14
RCH DOV MAR CLT
32
CAR
29
ATL
7
26th 2023 [5]
Hamby Motorsports 17 Pontiac NWS
25
Chevy RSD
17
1985 RahMoc Enterprises 75 Pontiac DAY
2
RCH
10
CAR
4
ATL
40
BRI
7
DAR
9
NWS
9
MAR
8
TAL
10
DOV
24
CLT
6
RSD
25
POC
12
MCH
14
DAY
34
POC
11
TAL
8
MCH
16
BRI
10
DAR
16
RCH
11
DOV
10
MAR
11
NWS
12
CLT
12
CAR
29
ATL
7
RSD
9
10th 3507 [6]
1986 DAY
10
RCH
17
CAR
10
ATL
22
BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV 40th 608 [7]
Morgan-McClure Motorsports 4 Olds CLT
14
RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD
1987 Speed Racing 83 Olds DAY
26
CAR
12
RCH
DNQ
ATL
35
DAR
31
NWS BRI MAR TAL
9
CLT
3
DOV POC RSD MCH
10
DAY
40
POC TAL
7
GLN MCH
16
BRI DAR
30
RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
7
CAR RSD ATL
41
31st 1345 [8]
1988 DAY
37
RCH
6
CAR
2
ATL
38
DAR
1*
BRI
30
NWS
26
MAR
28
TAL
15
CLT
21
DOV
4
RSD
26
POC
23
MCH
29
DAY
9
POC
32
TAL
13
GLN
37
MCH
5
BRI
20
DAR
12
RCH
36
DOV
9
MAR
28
CLT
34
NWS
15
CAR
24
PHO
15
ATL
37
17th 2984 [9]
1989 DAY
30
CAR
8
ATL
21
RCH
12
DAR
10
BRI
25
NWS
27
MAR
11
TAL
18
CLT
24
DOV
18
SON
5
POC
11
MCH
7
DAY
24
POC
29
TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH
14
DOV
36
MAR
22
CLT
38
NWS
25
CAR
19
PHO
22
ATL
10
27th 2550 [10]
1990 DAY
16
RCH CAR ATL
DNQ
DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL
38
CLT
38
DOV SON POC MCH
33
DAY POC TAL
11
GLN MCH BRI DAR
32
RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 42nd 479 [11]
1991 Cale Yarborough Motorsports 66 Pontiac DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR
40
BRI
25
NWS
13
MAR
18
TAL
31
CLT
29
DOV
22
SON
12
POC
17
MCH
18
DAY
38
POC
30
TAL
36
GLN
33
MCH
15
BRI
11
DAR
34
RCH
17
DOV
35
MAR
32
NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 32nd 1742 [12]
1992 Speed Racing 83 Chevy DAY
DNQ
CAR RCH ATL
34
DAR
DNQ
BRI NWS MAR TAL 38th 726 [13]
Ford CLT
19
DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC
36
TAL GLN MCH
34
BRI DAR
26
RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
26
CAR
36
PHO
18
ATL
18
1993 DAY
14
CAR RCH
30
ATL
28
DAR BRI
29
NWS MAR TAL
34
SON CLT
27
DOV
30
POC
27
MCH
30
DAY
DNQ
NHA
35
POC TAL
18
34th 1956 [14]
Yates Racing 28 Ford GLN
27
MCH
7
BRI
16
DAR RCH
Bud Moore Engineering 15 Ford DOV
33
MAR
24
NWS
17
CLT
11
CAR
16
PHO
13
ATL
26
1994 DAY
14
CAR
21
RCH
14
ATL
6
DAR
5
BRI
3
NWS
12
MAR
30
TAL
7
SON
32
CLT
14
DOV
12
POC
23
MCH
40
DAY
10
NHA
15
POC
20
TAL
14
IND
15
GLN
13
MCH
13
BRI
25
DAR
40
RCH
21
DOV
9
MAR
34
NWS
25
CLT
5
CAR
10
PHO
14
ATL
4
11th 3565 [15]
1995 Melling Racing 9 Ford DAY
14
CAR
32
RCH
14
ATL
15
DAR
29
BRI
17
NWS
25
MAR
26
TAL
16
SON
40
CLT
8
DOV
34
POC
28
MCH
11
DAY
21
NHA
24
POC
22
TAL
35
IND
34
GLN
20
MCH
17
BRI
29
DAR
9
RCH
21
DOV
32
MAR
20
NWS
35
CLT
21
CAR
24
PHO
22
ATL
19
23rd 2921 [16]
1996 DAY
14
CAR
25
RCH
18
ATL
41
DAR
25
BRI
35
NWS
35
MAR
11
TAL
42
SON
16
CLT
35
DOV
26
POC
34
MCH
19
DAY
29
NHA
24
POC
8
TAL
30
IND
13
GLN
17
MCH
32
BRI
16
DAR
10
RCH
31
DOV
13
MAR
28
NWS
25
CLT
12
CAR
35
PHO
28
ATL
19
23rd 2834 [17]
1997 DAY
24
CAR
15
RCH
12
ATL
22
DAR
36
TEX
16
BRI
36
MAR
25
SON TAL
21
CLT
24
DOV POC MCH
11
CAL
20
DAY
29
NHA POC IND
12
GLN MCH
21
BRI
29
DAR
18
RCH
36
NHA
18
DOV MAR
14
CLT
38
TAL
36
CAR
17
PHO
37
ATL
26
35th 2301 [18]
1998 DAY
17
CAR
27
LVS
32
ATL
28
DAR
25
BRI
31
TEX
20
MAR
20
TAL
25
CAL
32
CLT
27
DOV
36
RCH
26
MCH
25
POC
25
SON
Wth
NHA
41
POC IND GLN MCH BRI NHA DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT TAL DAY PHO CAR ATL 43rd 1297 [19]
- Injured in practice and replaced by Butch Gilliland
Daytona 500
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Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1980 Speed Racing Chevrolet DNQ
1981 Oldsmobile DNQ
1982 Buick 32 41
1983 Ellington Racing Chevrolet 16 25
1984 16 37
1985 RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 14 2
1986 36 10
1987 Speed Racing Oldsmobile 33 26
1988 10 37
1989 39 30
1990 14 16
1992 Speed Racing Chevrolet DNQ
1993 Ford 13 14
1994 Bud Moore Engineering Ford 22 14
1995 Melling Racing Ford 16 14
1996 32 14
1997 35 24
1998 16 17

Busch Series

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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 33 34 35 NBGNC Pts Ref
1983 Speed Racing 66 Pontiac DAY RCH CAR HCY MAR NWS SBO GPS LGY DOV BRI CLT SBO HCY ROU SBO ROU CRW ROU SBO HCY LGY IRP GPS BRI HCY DAR RCH NWS SBO MAR ROU CLT
6
HCY MAR 104th 150 [20]
1984 83 DAY
2
RCH CAR HCY MAR DAR
25
ROU NSV LGY MLW DOV CLT
3
SBO HCY ROU SBO ROU HCY IRP LGY SBO BRI DAR
26
RCH NWS CLT
29
HCY CAR MAR 37th 584 [21]

References

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  21. ^ "Lake Speed – 1984 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
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