Tony Hirschman Jr.
American racing driver
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Tony Hirschman Jr. (born May 3, 1956) is an American former professional stock car racing driver who previously competed in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, NASCAR Busch Series, and NASCAR Busch North Series. He has also competed in the Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour and the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.[1]
Northampton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| Tony Hirschman Jr. | |||||||
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| Born | May 3, 1956 Northampton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||
| NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 7 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 58th (1991) | ||||||
| First race | 1991 Pontiac 200 (Nazareth) | ||||||
| Last race | 1992 Budweiser 300 (New Hampshire) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| 47 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 7th (1991) | ||||||
| First race | 1991 New Hampshire Lottery Twin 125's (New Hampshire) | ||||||
| Last race | 1998 Gumont Long Life Formula 100 (New Hampshire) | ||||||
| First win | 1992 Diet Coke 150 (Oxford) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of July 6, 2024. | |||||||
Hirschman was a long-time competitor in the Modified Tour, having competed in the series from 1985 to 2007, where he won five championships in 1995, 1996, 1999, 2004, and 2005, and earned thirty-five race wins.
Hirschman is the father of both fellow driver Matt Hirschman, who currently competes part time in the Modified Tour, and current NASCAR Cup Series spotter Tony Hirschman III.[2]
Motorsports 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 | NBSC | Pts | Ref | ||||
| 1991 | Tony Vecchio | 1 | Olds | DAY | RCH Wth |
CAR | MAR | VOL | HCY | DAR | BRI | LAN | SBO | 58th | 355 | [3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | NZH 28 |
CLT | DOV | ROU | HCY | MYB | GLN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | OXF 11 |
NHA 16 |
CAR | MAR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | NHA 44 |
SBO | DUB | IRP | ROU | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | 4 | DAY | CAR | RCH 32 |
ATL | MAR | DAR | BRI | HCY | LAN | DUB | 83rd | 174 | [4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | NZH 32 |
CLT | DOV | ROU | MYB | GLN | VOL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | NHA 41 |
TAL | IRP | ROU | MCH | NHA | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | MAR | CAR | HCY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||