| Joe Buford | |
| Birth Name: | Joseph Buford |
| Birth Date: | 19 June 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Franklin, Tennessee |
| Achievements: | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002 Fairgrounds Speedway Track Champion 1998 Heartland Region Champion Most career victories at Fairgrounds Speedway (66 wins) |
| Awards: | 1991 Fairgrounds Speedway Rookie of the Year Fairgrounds Speedway Hall of Fame (2009) |
| Total Busch Races: | 18 |
| Years In Busch: | 4 |
| Best Busch Pos: | 52nd (2002) |
| First Busch Race: | 1998 CARQUEST Auto Parts 250 (Gateway) |
| Last Busch Race: | 2003 Trace Adkins Chrome 300 (Nashville) |
| Busch Wins: | 0 |
| Busch Top Tens: | 0 |
| Busch Poles: | 0 |
| Total Truck Races: | 3 |
| Years In Truck: | 2 |
| Best Truck Pos: | 73rd (1998) |
| First Truck Race: | 1997 Federated Auto Parts 250 (Nashville) |
| Last Truck Race: | 1998 Federated Auto Parts 250 (Nashville) |
| Truck Wins: | 0 |
| Truck Top Tens: | 0 |
| Truck Poles: | 0 |
| Updated: | July 17, 2020 |
Joseph Buford (born June 19, 1967) is an American former professional stock car racing driver.
Buford began his career at Duck River Speedway in 1989. He took his father's advice (two-time Nashville Speedway USA champ James "Flookie" Buford) and started racing at Nashville in 1991. He was an instant success, winning three races and the "Rookie of the Year" honors. He moved to the premier late model division in 1992. Buford was a four-time track champion at the historic track (1998, 1999, 2000, 2002), tying Coo Coo Marlin for the most titles in track history. His 66 victories passed the long-standing Darrell Waltrip record of 55 career victories at the track. He was the 1998 Heartland Region Champion (missing the national title by only a 1/2 point). He finished second in the Heartland Region in 1999 and 2000.
Buford won two NASCAR Southern Division races. He finished third in his first NASCAR Goody's Dash Series race. He also raced in the All-Pro Series. Buford started three Craftsman Truck Series and 18 Busch Series races with little success.
The total amount of races that he entered were 39. During his career he had a race win percentage of 17.9%. He won 7 races in total. His strongestyear (career wise) was 2000. He entered 18 races and won 7 in 2000.
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)| NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 | Pts | Ref | ||
| 1997 | Buford Racing | 70 | Ford | WDW | TUS | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | I70 | NHA | TEX | BRI | NZH | MLW | LVL | CNS | HPT | IRP | FLM | NSV | GLN | RCH | MAR | SON | MMR | CAL | PHO | LVS | 82nd | 189 | [7] | ||
| 1998 | WDW | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | I70 | GLN | TEX | BRI | MLW | NZH | CAL | PPR | IRP | NHA | FLM | NSV | HPT | LVL | RCH | MEM | GTY | MAR | SON | MMR | PHO | LVS | 73rd | 161 | [8] | ||||
| 2000 | Steve Stevenson | 11 | Chevy | DAY | HOM | PHO | MMR | MAR | PIR | GTY | MEM | PPR | EVG | TEX | KEN | GLN | MLW | NHA | NZH | MCH | IRP | NSV | CIC | RCH | DOV | TEX | CAL | N/A | 0 | [9] | ||||
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)