Stuart Kirby Explained

Stuart Kirby
Birth Date:9 May 1981
Birth Place:Bowling Green, Kentucky
Total Cup Races:10
Years In Cup:3
Best Cup Pos:54th (2005)
First Cup Race:2001 UAW-GM Quality 500 (Charlotte)
Last Cup Race:2005 UAW-GM Quality 500 (Charlotte)
Cup Wins:0
Cup Top Tens:0
Cup Poles:0
Total Busch Races:9
Years In Busch:3
Best Busch Pos:53rd (2002)
First Busch Race:2002 O'Reilly 300 (Texas)
Last Busch Race:2005 Pepsi 300 (Nashville)
Busch Wins:0
Busch Top Tens:0
Busch Poles:0
Total Truck Races:2
Years In Truck:1
Best Truck Pos:82nd (2003)
First Truck Race:2003 New Hampshire 200 (Loudon
Last Truck Race:2003 John Boy & Billy 250 (SoBo)
Truck Wins:0
Truck Top Tens:0
Truck Poles:0

Stuart Kirby (born May 9, 1981) is an American stock car racing driver.[1] He has driven in ARCA, the Busch Series, and the NEXTEL Cup Series. A former apprentice funeral director for his family's funeral home, he drove the No. 51 Chevrolet owned by Competitive Edge Motorsports in 2005, but was released before the season could be concluded. He previously owned a Bruster's Ice Cream franchise in Bowling Green, KY while still pursuing a career in racing, but now works as a realtor for Sotheby's International Realty in Inlet Beach, Florida.

Racing career

On October 7, 2001, Kirby made his Winston Cup Series debut at the UAW-GM Quality 500. Kirby was taken out early in a crash involving Todd Bodine and Ricky Craven. He raced for Jimmy Spencer in Busch and Trucks, and had a lot of success in ARCA Racing, where he got his first career pole driving a car with the American Boy Scouts logo.

In late 2005, Kirby was featured alongside his wife in MTV's "The Reality Show" during a segment titled, "'Til Death Do Us Part". As of then, Kirby was assisting his family as a funeral director in their funeral home. The show never even mentioned Kirby's racing career.

On August 28, 2009, Kirby made a comeback in his racing career after almost 4 years.[2] He raced in the ARCA RE/MAX Series race, qualifying 12th and finished in 11th place.

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.)

Nextel Cup Series

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536PtsRef
2001Bob Schacht Motorsports75FordDAYCARLVSATLDARBRITEXMARTALCALRCHCLTDOVMCHPOCSONDAYCHINHAPOCINDGLNMCHBRIDARRCHDOVKANCLT
MARTALPHOCARHOMATLNHA69th37[3]
2002CLR Racing57FordDAYCARLVSATLDARBRITEXMARTALCALRCHCLTDOVPOCMCHSONDAYCHI
43
NHAPOCIND
GLNMCHBRIDARRCHNHADOV71st86[4]
BAM Racing49DodgeKAN
TALCLTMARATLCARPHOHOM
2005Competitive Edge Motorsports51ChevyDAYCALLVSATLBRIMARTEXPHOTALDARRCHCLTDOVPOCMCH
SONDAYCHI
NHAPOCIND
GLNMCH
BRICAL
43
RCHNHA
DOVTALKAN
CLT
MARATL
TEX
PHOHOM54th352[5]

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435PtsRef
2002Frank Cicci Racing34ChevyDAYCARLVSDARBRITEX
43
NSHTALCAL
RCHNHANZHCLT
DOVNSH
KEN
MLW
DAYCHIGTY
PPR
IRPMCHBRIDARRCHDOVKANCLTMEMATLCARPHOHOM53rd554[6]
2004Bob Schacht Motorsports65ChevyDAYCARLVSDARBRITEXNSHTALCALGTYRCHNZHCLTDOVNSHKEN
MLWDAYCHINHA
PPRIRPMCHBRICALRCHDOVKANCLTMEMATLPHODARHOMNA-[7]
2005Griffin Racing73ChevyDAYCALMXCLVSATLNSH
BRITEXPHOTALDARRCHCLTDOVNSHKENMLWDAYCHINHAPPRGTYIRPGLNMCHBRICALRCHDOVKANCLTMEMTEXPHOHOM142nd37[8]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425PtsRef
2003Ultra Motorsports7DodgeDAYDARMMRMARCLTDOVTEXMEMMLWKANKENGTWMCHIRPNSHBRIRCHNHA
CALLVS82nd194[9]
Troxell-MacDonald RacingChevySBO
TEXMARPHOHOM

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.)
ARCA Re/Max Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425PtsRef
2001Bob Schacht Motorsports75ChevyDAY
5
NSH
24
WINSLMGTYKENCLT
2
KANMCH
3
POC
3
MEMGLNKENMCHPOC
27
NSHISFCHIDSFSLMTOLBLNCLTTAL
13
ATL
4
26th1495[10]
2002DAYATLNSHSLMKENCLTKAN
2
POCMCHTOLSBOKENBLNPOCNSHISFWINDSFCHISLMTALCLT105th245[11]
2003DAYATL
26
NSHSLMTOLKENCLTBLNKANMCHLERPOCPOCNSHISFWINDSFCHISLMTALCLTSBO161st100[12]
2004DAYNSHSLMKENTOLCLTKANPOCMCHSBOBLNKENGTWPOCLERNSH
36
ISFTOLDSFCHI
38
SLMTAL
7
75th340[13]
2005DAYNSHSLMKEN
6
TOL
30
LANMILPOCMCHKANKENBLNPOCGTWLERNSHMCHISFTOLDSFCHISLMTAL89th290[14]
2009Hendren Motorsports68ChevyDAYSLMCARTALKENTOLPOCMCHMFDIOWKENBLNPOCISFCHI
11
TOLDSFNJESLMKANCAR118th175[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stuart Kirby Career ARCA/NASCAR results. Racing Reference. 1 February 2010.
  2. Web site: Stuart Kirby Solid In ARCA Return. August 31, 2009. Catchfence.com. 1 February 2010.
  3. Web site: Stuart Kirby – 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 25, 2020.
  4. Web site: Stuart Kirby – 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 25, 2020.
  5. Web site: Stuart Kirby – 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 25, 2020.
  6. Web site: Stuart Kirby – 2002 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 25, 2020.
  7. Web site: Stuart Kirby – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 25, 2020.
  8. Web site: Stuart Kirby – 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 25, 2020.
  9. Web site: Stuart Kirby – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 25, 2020.
  10. Web site: Stuart Kirby – 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 25, 2020.
  11. Web site: Stuart Kirby – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 25, 2020.
  12. Web site: Stuart Kirby – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 25, 2020.
  13. Web site: Stuart Kirby – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 25, 2020.
  14. Web site: Stuart Kirby – 2005 ARCA Re/Max Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 25, 2020.
  15. Web site: Stuart Kirby – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 25, 2020.