Draft:Duke Hoenshell
American racing driver (born 1956)
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Duke Hoenshell (born November 27, 1956) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, NASCAR Winston West Series, and NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour.[1]
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Orange, California, U.S.
| Duke Hoenshell | |||||||
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| Born | November 27, 1956 Orange, California, U.S. | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| Best finish | 128th (1989) | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
| 8 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 16th (1989) | ||||||
| First race | 1978 Winston Mesa Marin 100 (Mesa Marin) | ||||||
| Last race | 1990 Winston 200 (Saugus) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of April 7, 2025. | |||||||
Racing career
NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Hoenshell attempted to qualify for the 1989 Banquet Frozen Foods 300 and 1989 Autoworks 500, combination races with the Winston West Series, but failed to qualify.[2][3]
NASCAR Winston West Series
Hoenshell ran three races in the 1978 NASCAR Winston West Series season, scoring a top-ten at Mesa Marin Raceway.[4] He did not return until the 1989 season, running four standalone events as well as attempting the combination races with the Winston Cup Series, and scoring a best finish of fourth at Sears Point International Raceway.[3] He made one final start in 1990, finishing 13th in a race at Saugus Speedway.[5]
NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour
Hoenshell competed in twelve NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour races between 1986 and 1988, winning a race at Riverside International Raceway in 1986.[6]
Motorsport career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series
| NASCAR Winston Cup 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 | NWCC | Pts | Ref |
| 1989 | Hoenshell Racing | 38 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR | ATL | RCH | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | SON DNQ |
POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | PHO DNQ |
ATL | 128th | 0 | [2] |
Winston West Series
| NASCAR Winston West 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 | NWWC | Pts | Ref |
| 1978 | Don Waterman | 38 | Chevrolet | RSD | AAS | S99 | SHA | PET | MMR 10 |
RSD | IFS | YAK | WSP | LSP | EVG | POR | CRS 19 |
ASP | SON | SHA | CBS | YAK | OSS | ONT | 37th | 103 | [4] | |
| Pontiac | PHO 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Hoenshell Racing | 38 | Pontiac | MAD | MMR | RAS | SON DNQ |
POR | TCR | EVG 11 |
MMR 17 |
SGS 6 |
SON 4 |
PHO DNQ |
16th | 673 | [3] | |||||||||||
| 1990 | MMR | SON | SGS 13 |
POR | EVG | RAS | TCR | MMR | PHO | 42nd | 124 | [5] | ||||||||||||||||