Ronnie Thomas
American racing driver
NASCAR driver
Ronald Darrell "Ronnie" Thomas | |||||||
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Born | (1955-03-08) March 8, 1955 (age 69) Christiansburg, Virginia | ||||||
Awards | 1978 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
197 races run over 12 years | |||||||
Best finish | 14th (1980) | ||||||
First race | 1977 Old Dominion 500 (Martinsville) | ||||||
Last race | 1989 Miller High Life 400 (Michigan) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 54th (1985) | ||||||
First race | 1982 Miller 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
Last race | 1985 Busch 200 (South Boston) | ||||||
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Ronald Darrell "Ronnie" Thomas (born March 8, 1955) is a retired NASCAR driver who drove in the Winston Cup series from 1977 to 1989 and the Busch Series in 1982 and 1985. He was the 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year, edging out Roger Hamby in a race that went down to the wire at the Los Angeles Times 500. Thomas's father, Jabe Thomas was also a NASCAR driver. In 1980, his best season he finished 14th in the points in the No. 25 Stone's Cafeteria car. He led a career total of four laps in Winston Cup competition.[1]
NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year | Rank | Points | Starts | Top-10s | Avg. start | Avg. finish | Winnings |
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1989 | 69 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 24.0 | 23.0 | 3,925 |
1987 | 55 | 319 | 4 | 0 | 29.5 | 27.7 | 5,220 |
1986 | 44 | 504 | 6 | 0 | 34.1 | 26.3 | 25,215 |
1985 | 39 | 631 | 7 | 0 | 27.8 | 24.2 | 10,505 |
1984 | 29 | 1775 | 21 | 0 | 28.6 | 26.2 | 79,325 |
1983 | 22 | 2515 | 26 | 0 | 28.8 | 22.1 | 47,180 |
1982 | 30 | 1093 | 18 | 0 | 30.1 | 26.4 | 23,570 |
1981 | 26 | 2138 | 23 | 0 | 26.4 | 23.3 | 52,855 |
1980 | 14 | 3066 | 30 | 4 | 23.1 | 20.3 | 82,010 |
1979 | 17 | 2912 | 30 | 3 | 24.0 | 22.1 | 92,950 |
1978 | 18 | 2733 | 27 | 2 | 25.2 | 20.6 | 59,260 |
1977 | 53 | 331 | 4 | 0 | 28.0 | 26.7 | 4,590 |
References
- ^ "Ronnie Thomas Results and States".
External links
- Ronnie Thomas driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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Preceded by | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year 1978 | Succeeded by |
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NASCAR Rookies of the Year
- 1954: Pitt
- 1957: Rush
- 1958: Rollins
- 1959: Petty
- 1960: Pearson
- 1961: Wilson
- 1962: Cox
- 1963: Wade
- 1964: Cooper
- 1965: McQuagg
- 1966: Hylton
- 1967: Do. Allison
- 1968: P. Hamilton
- 1969: Brooks
- 1970: Dennis
- 1971: Ballard
- 1972: L. Smith
- 1973: Pond
- 1974: Ross
- 1975: B. Hill
- 1976: Manning
- 1977: Rudd
- 1978: Thomas
- 1979: Earnhardt
- 1980: Ridley
- 1981: R. Bouchard
- 1982: Bodine
- 1983: Marlin
- 1984: R. Wallace
- 1985: Schrader
- 1986: Kulwicki
- 1987: Da. Allison
- 1988: K. Bouchard
- 1989: Trickle
- 1990: Moroso
- 1991: B. Hamilton
- 1992: Hensley
- 1993: Gordon
- 1994: J. Burton
- 1995: Craven
- 1996: Benson
- 1997: Skinner
- 1998: Irwin
- 1999: Stewart
- 2000: Kenseth
- 2001: Harvick
- 2002: Newman
- 2003: McMurray
- 2004: Kahne
- 2005: Ky. Busch
- 2006: Hamlin
- 2007: Montoya
- 2008: R. Smith
- 2009: Logano
- 2010: Conway
- 2011: Lally
- 2012: Leicht
- 2013: Stenhouse Jr.
- 2014: Larson
- 2015: B. Moffitt
- 2016: Elliott
- 2017: Jones
- 2018: Byron
- 2019: Hemric
- 2020: Custer
- 2021: Briscoe
- 2022: Cindric
- 2023: Gibbs
- 1989: K. Wallace
- 1990: Nemechek
- 1991: Gordon
- 1992: Craven
- 1993: Sadler
- 1994: Benson
- 1995: Fuller
- 1996: Allen Jr.
- 1997: Park
- 1998: Santerre
- 1999: Raines
- 2000: Harvick
- 2001: Biffle
- 2002: Riggs
- 2003: Stremme
- 2004: Ky. Busch
- 2005: Edwards
- 2006: O'Quinn Jr.
- 2007: Ragan
- 2008: Cassill
- 2009: Allgaier
- 2010: Stenhouse Jr.
- 2011: T. Hill
- 2012: A. Dillon
- 2013: Larson
- 2014: Elliott
- 2015: Suárez
- 2016: Jones
- 2017: Byron
- 2018: Reddick
- 2019: Briscoe
- 2020: H. Burton
- 2021: Gibbs
- 2022: A. Hill
- 2023: S. Smith
- 1996: Reffner
- 1997: Irwin
- 1998: Biffle
- 1999: Stefanik
- 2000: Ku. Busch
- 2001: Kvapil
- 2002: Gaughan
- 2003: Edwards
- 2004: Reutimann
- 2005: Kluever
- 2006: Darnell
- 2007: Allen
- 2008: Braun
- 2009: Sauter
- 2010: A. Dillon
- 2011: Coulter
- 2012: T. Dillon
- 2013: Blaney
- 2014: Kennedy
- 2015: Jones
- 2016: Byron
- 2017: Briscoe
- 2018: Snider
- 2019: Ankrum
- 2020: Z. Smith
- 2021: C. Smith
- 2022: Heim
- 2023: Sanchez