Bill Hoff Explained

Bill Hoff
Birth Date:27 August 1964
Birth Place:Ivyland, Pennsylvania
Best Busch Pos:62nd (2001)
Busch Wins:0
Busch Top Tens:0
Busch Poles:0
First Busch Race:1996 Stanley 200 (Loudon)
Last Busch Race:2004 Alan Kulwicki 250 (Milwaukee)
Years In Busch:6
Total Busch Races:22
Updated:June 16, 2018

Bill Hoff (born August 27, 1964)[1] is an American stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, driving the No. 71 Chevrolet for Ace Motorsports. Previously, Hoff ran in NASCAR's Busch Series on a limited schedule from 1996 to 2004, usually competing at tracks in the Northeast. He is also a radio broadcaster on 93.3 WMMR in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Early career

Hoff drove a Formula Atlantic car in SCCA Amateur competition from 1990 to 1992. He spent 1994 testing a Lola-Cosworth Indy car.

NASCAR

Busch Series

Hoff made his debut in 1996, running the No. 59 Chevy at New Hampshire. He started the race in 40th and finished 39th. He then returned to the fall race at Dover, repeating his New Hampshire feat with a 40th place start and 39th-place finish. He did not complete either race and the longest he lasted in one was twelve laps at New Hampshire.

He would make one start in 1997. He started 34th and finished 35th at Nazareth.

Hoff's busiest season was in 2001. As the economy was in a recession, Hoff seized the opportunity to make the races that not a lot of teams showed up to, running nine races for his own #93 Hoff Racing team. He finished 41st in his first start of the year at Rockingham, not finishing as the last car despite only running twenty laps. Hoff would not finish any of his other starts, either. However, he did manage a best finish of 33rd at Watkins Glen. He also set his best career start of 38th at Gateway. Hoff finished 62nd in points, his best career showing.

Hoff scaled his schedule down to five races in 2002. His best run of the year was at Nazareth, where he managed 35th. He also matched his best career qualifying effort of 38th there. His other runs only managed 36th, 41st, 42nd and 43rd.

Hoff ran three races in 2003, running the first two for his own team. After a 34th at Nazareth, Hoff ran an eventual career-best 24th at New Hampshire. Despite not completing twenty of the laps, it was Hoff's first career race that he finished. Then, at Dover, Hoff ran a Bost Motorsports car. He started that race in his career-best 28th before finishing 38th.

Hoff made two more starts in 2004. After finishing 37th at Nazareth and 35th at Milwaukee, Hoff shut down his team. Hoff's career totalled twenty-two starts.

K&N Pro Series East

In 2000, Hoff attempted one race in what was then the NASCAR Busch North Series at Nazareth Speedway, which was a combined race in conjunction with the Busch Series.[2] However, he failed to qualify for the event.[2]

Hoff returned to NASCAR racing during the 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season. He finished 16th at New Jersey Motorsports Park, failing to complete a single lap due to mechanical issues.[3] [4] Hoff entered his No. 71 Chevrolet again at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park,[5] but withdrew after engine trouble in practice.[6]

Motorsports career 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
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334PtsRef
1996Tim Durbin86OldsDAYCARRCHATLNSVDARBRIHCYNZH
DNQ
CLTDOVSBOMYBGLNMLW87th92[7]
M.P.H. Racing59ChevyNHA
39
TALIRPMCHBRIDARRCH
Tim Durbin86ChevyDOV
39
CLTCARHOM
1997DAYCARRCHATLLVSDARHCYTEXBRINSVTALNHANZH
35
CLTDOVSBOGLNMLWMYBGTY
DNQ
IRPMCHBRIDAR
DNQ
RCH
DNQ
DOV
DNQ
CLTCALCAR
DNQ
HOM107th58[8]
2000Hoff Motorsports93ChevyDAYCARLVSATLDARBRITEXNSVTALCALRCHNHACLTDOVSBOMYBGLNMLWNZH
DNQ
PPRGTYIRP
DNQ
MCHBRIDARRCH
DNQ
DOVCLTCARMEMPHOHOMN/A-[9]
2001DAYCAR
41
LVSATLDARBRITEXNSHTALCALRCHNHANZH
37
CLTKEN
DNQ
MLW
35
GLN
33
CHIGTY
42
PPRDOV
43
KANCLTMEMPHO62nd374[10]
99DOV
39
IRP
40
MCHBRIDARRCH
93PontiacCAR
43
HOM
2002DAYCAR
43
LVSDARBRITEXNSHTALCALRCHNHANZH
35
CLTDOV
42
NSHKENMLW
36
DAYCHIGTYPPRIRPMCHBRIDAR
41
RCHDOV
DNQ
KANCLTMEMATLCARPHOHOM81st224[11]
2003DAYCARLVSDARBRITEXTALNSHCALRCHGTYNZH
34
CLTDOVNSHKENMLWDAYCHI91st201[12]
ChevyNHA
24
PPRIRP
DNQ
MCHBRIDARRCH
Bost Motorsports22ChevyDOV
38
KANCLTMEMATLPHOCARHOM
2004Hoff Motorsports93ChevyDAYCARLVSDARBRITEXNSHTALCALGTYRCHNZH
37
CLTDOVNSHKENMLW
35
DAYCHINHA
DNQ
PPRIRPMCHBRICALRCHDOV
DNQ
KANCLTMEMATLPHODARHOM114th110[13]

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819PtsRef
2000Hoff Motorsports93ChevyLEENHASEEHOLBEEJENGLNSTANHANZH
DNQ
STAWFDGLNEPPTMPTHUBEENHALRPN/A-[14]
2018Ace Motorsports71ChevyNSMBRILGYSBOSBOMEMNJM
16
TMP
Wth
NHAIOWGLN
25
GTWNHA
Wth
DOV38th47[15]
2019NSMBRISBOSBOMEMNHA
15
IOWGLN
13
BRIGTWNHA
14
DOV
12
20th122[16]

ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (

Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bill Hoff. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 11, 2018.
  2. Web site: 2000 Econo Lodge 200. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 17, 2018.
  3. Web site: Two straight, as Rodgers wins back-to-back in Millville. The Capital Sports Report. Caruso III. Anthony. June 17, 2018. August 11, 2018. August 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180811231902/https://thecapitalsportsreport.com/2018/06/17/two-straight-rodgers-wins-millville/. dead.
  4. Web site: 2018 JUSTDRIVE.com 125. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 17, 2018.
  5. Web site: 2018 King Cadillac GMC Throwback 100 entry list. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 15, 2018.
  6. BillHoff10 . Bill Hoff . 1018509703112949761 . July 15, 2018 . July 15, 2018 . After some good practice laps at Thompson the engine started smoking and misfiring. Looks like we broke something. Put a lot of work into the car to get it set up for the short track but at least we got some practice laps in. Thank you to everyone that helped out this weekend.
  7. Web site: Bill Hoff – 1996 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 16, 2018.
  8. Web site: Bill Hoff – 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 16, 2018.
  9. Web site: Bill Hoff – 2000 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 16, 2018.
  10. Web site: Bill Hoff – 2001 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 16, 2018.
  11. Web site: Bill Hoff – 2002 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 16, 2018.
  12. Web site: Bill Hoff – 2003 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 16, 2018.
  13. Web site: Bill Hoff – 2004 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 16, 2018.
  14. Web site: Bill Hoff – 2000 NASCAR Busch North Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 17, 2018.
  15. Web site: Bill Hoff – 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 17, 2018.
  16. Web site: Bill Hoff – 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 22, 2019.
  17. Web site: Bill Hoff – 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series Results Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 19, 2021.