Greg Sarff Explained

Greg Sarff
Nationality: American
Birth Date:27 September 1963
Birth Place:Columbus, Ohio
Total Arca Races:68
Years In Arca:9
Best Arca Pos:13th (2001)
First Arca Race:1997 Reese's 400 (Atlanta)
Last Arca Race:2010 Rattlesnake 150 (Texas)
Arca Wins:0
Arca Top Tens:3
Arca Poles:0
Updated:March 27, 2024

Greg Sarff (born September 27, 1963) is an American former professional stock car racing driver and team owner who has previously competed in the ARCA Racing Series.

Racing career

In 1997, Sarff made his debut in the 1997 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, driving the No. 48 Pontiac for his own team, Capital City Motorsports, where he started in 32nd but finished in 39th due to a crash early in the race. Sarff then made four starts for James Hylton Motorsports in 1998, driving the No. 44 Buick, where he earned a best finish of eighteenth at Shady Bowl Speedway, and would make sporadic starts for his own team and for Hylton from 1999 to 2000.

In 2001, Sarff ran all but five races held that year, driving a variety of entries fielded by his own team, Hylton, Norm Benning Racing, Del Markle, Mark Gibson Racing, and Cunningham Motorsports, getting two top ten finishes with a best result of ninth at Nashville Superspeedway on his way to finish thirteenth in the final points standings. He then attempted the full 2002 schedule, only failing to qualify for the event at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Throughout the year, he earned six top twenty finishes with a best finish of thirteenth at Nashville, and finished seventeenth in the final points standings.

In 2003, Sarff only ran three races, finishing in the top-twenty four times and earned a best finish of tenth in his final start of the year at Talladega Superspeedway, For the following year, Sarff announced that the team acquired sponsorship from Quaker Steak and Lube for the 2004 season, although he only made three starts with his own team.[1] He also attempted two more races that year, one for Mark Gibson Racing at South Boston Speedway, where he finished 28th due to transmission issues, and the other for Wayne Peterson Racing at Gateway International Raceway, where he failed to qualify.

After not racing in the series from 2005 to 2009, Sarff announced that he would attempt to qualify for the season opening race at Daytona International Speedway, driving his self-owned No. 38 Dodge, although he ultimately failed to qualify for the race.[2] He stated that the Daytona event would be the only race he would attempt, as he would hand the driving duties of No. 38 to Alex Kennedy,[3] although he did drive the No. 28 Chevrolet for Hixson Motorsports at Texas Motor Speedway, where he started seventeenth but finished 32nd after running only seventeen laps due to rear end issues. The Texas event is his most recent event as a driver, as he has not raced in the series since then.[4]

Motorsports results

ARCA Racing Series

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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Racing Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425PtsRef
1997Capital City Motorsports48PontiacDAYATLSLMCLTCLTPOCMCHSBSTOLKILFRSMINPOCMCHDSFGTWSLMWINCLTTALISFATL
N/A0[5]
1998James Hylton Motorsports44BuickDAYATLSLMCLTMEM
MCHPOCSBS
TOL
PPRPOCKIL
FRSISFATLDSFSLMTEXWINCLTTALATLN/A0[6]
N/A70BuickKIL
1999Capital City Motorsports87FordDAYATLSLM
AND
CLTMCH
POCTOL51st545[7]
Deana Voigt30FordSBS
BLNPOCKIL
FRS
FLMISF
James Hylton Motorsports48ChevyWIN
DSFSLMCLTTALATL
2000Capital City Motorsports38FordDAYSLM
AND
CLTKIL
FRS
MCH
POCTOL
KENBLNPOCWINISFKEN
DSFSLM
CLTTALATL39th805[8]
2001DAYNSH
WINKEN
CLTKANMCH
POCMEM
KEN
MCH
NSH
SLM
TOL
TAL
ATL
13th2900[9]
James Hylton Motorsports4FordSLM
Capital City MotorsportsFordGTY
60GLN
Norm Benning Racing8FordPOC
Del Markle60FordISF
Mark Gibson Racing56FordCHI
Cunningham Motorsports4FordDSF
BLN
CLT
2002Capital City Motorsports38FordDAY
ATL
NSH
KAN
TOL
SBO
NSH
CHI
SLM
TAL
CLT
17th3175[10]
83SLM
KEN
CLT
KEN
BLN
WIN
DSF
Cunningham Motorsports4FordPOC
Capital City Motorsports50FordMCH
4POC
ISF
200338DAYATLNSH
SLMTOLKEN
CLTBLNKANMCH
LERTAL
CLTSBO32nd835[11]
83ChevyPOC
POC
NSHISFWINDSF
Jeff Caudell14FordCHI
SLM
2004Capital City Motorsports38FordDAY
NSHSLMKENTOLCLTKANPOCMCH
KEN
53rd570[12]
Mark Gibson Racing56ChevySBO
BLN
Wayne Peterson Racing16ChevyGTW
POCLERNSHISFTOLDSFCHISLMTAL
2010Capital City Motorsports38DodgeDAY
PBESLM120th95[13]
Hixson Motorsports28ChevyTEX
TALTOLPOCMCHIOWMFDPOCBLNNJEISFCHIDSFTOLSLMKANCAR

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GREG SARFF SIGNS PRIMARY SPONSOR . Motorsport.com. March 27, 2024.
  2. Web site: Powell resident Sarff to race at Daytona . The Columbus Dispatch. March 27, 2024.
  3. Web site: Powell resident Sarff to race at Daytona . The Columbus Dispatch. March 27, 2024.
  4. Web site: Greg Sarff . The Third Turn. March 27, 2024.
  5. Web site: Greg Sarff – 1997 ARCA Bondo-Mar/Hyde Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. March 27, 2024.
  6. Web site: Greg Sarff – 1998 ARCA Bondo-Mar/Hyde Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. March 27, 2024.
  7. Web site: Greg Sarff – 1999 ARCA Bondo-Mar/Hyde Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. March 27, 2024.
  8. Web site: Greg Sarff – 2000 ARCA Bondo-Mar/Hyde Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. March 27, 2024.
  9. Web site: Greg Sarff – 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. March 27, 2024.
  10. Web site: Greg Sarff – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. March 27, 2024.
  11. Web site: Greg Sarff – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. March 27, 2024.
  12. Web site: Greg Sarff – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. March 27, 2024.
  13. Web site: Greg Sarff – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. March 27, 2024.