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.
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.
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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 Nextel Cup 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 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | Pts | Ref | |||
2001 | Bob Schacht Motorsports | 75 | Ford | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | MCH | POC | SON | DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MAR | TAL | PHO | CAR | HOM | ATL | NHA | 69th | 37 | [3] | ||
2002 | CLR Racing | 57 | Ford | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | CHI 43 | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | 71st | 86 | [4] | ||||||||||
BAM Racing | 49 | Dodge | KAN | TAL | CLT | MAR | ATL | CAR | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Competitive Edge Motorsports | 51 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL | DAR | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL 43 | RCH | NHA | DOV | TAL | KAN | CLT | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 54th | 352 | [5] |
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 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | Pts | Ref | ||
2002 | Frank Cicci Racing | 34 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX 43 | NSH | TAL | CAL | RCH | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | GTY | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL | CAR | PHO | HOM | 53rd | 554 | [6] | ||
2004 | Bob Schacht Motorsports | 65 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | GTY | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL | PHO | DAR | HOM | NA | - | [7] | ||
2005 | Griffin Racing | 73 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | NSH | BRI | TEX | PHO | TAL | DAR | RCH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | GTY | IRP | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | 142nd | 37 | [8] |
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 | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||
2003 | Ultra Motorsports | 7 | Dodge | DAY | DAR | MMR | MAR | CLT | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | GTW | MCH | IRP | NSH | BRI | RCH | NHA | CAL | LVS | 82nd | 194 | [9] | ||||||||||||||||||
Troxell-MacDonald Racing | Chevy | SBO | TEX | MAR | PHO | HOM |
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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 Re/Max 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 | Pts | Ref | ||
2001 | Bob Schacht Motorsports | 75 | Chevy | DAY 5 | NSH 24 | WIN | SLM | GTY | KEN | CLT 2 | KAN | MCH 3 | POC 3 | MEM | GLN | KEN | MCH | POC 27 | NSH | ISF | CHI | DSF | SLM | TOL | BLN | CLT | TAL 13 | ATL 4 | 26th | 1495 | [10] | |
2002 | DAY | ATL | NSH | SLM | KEN | CLT | KAN 2 | POC | MCH | TOL | SBO | KEN | BLN | POC | NSH | ISF | WIN | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | CLT | 105th | 245 | [11] | |||||||
2003 | DAY | ATL 26 | NSH | SLM | TOL | KEN | CLT | BLN | KAN | MCH | LER | POC | POC | NSH | ISF | WIN | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | CLT | SBO | 161st | 100 | [12] | |||||||
2004 | DAY | NSH | SLM | KEN | TOL | CLT | KAN | POC | MCH | SBO | BLN | KEN | GTW | POC | LER | NSH 36 | ISF | TOL | DSF | CHI 38 | SLM | TAL 7 | 75th | 340 | [13] | |||||||
2005 | DAY | NSH | SLM | KEN 6 | TOL 30 | LAN | MIL | POC | MCH | KAN | KEN | BLN | POC | GTW | LER | NSH | MCH | ISF | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | 89th | 290 | [14] | ||||||
2009 | Hendren Motorsports | 68 | Chevy | DAY | SLM | CAR | TAL | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | MFD | IOW | KEN | BLN | POC | ISF | CHI 11 | TOL | DSF | NJE | SLM | KAN | CAR | 118th | 175 | [15] |