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Nolan Wilson
Born (1974-02-17) February 17, 1974 (age 51)
Sanford, Florida
ARCA Menards Series career
1 race run over 1 year
ARCA no., teamNo. 69 (Kimmel Racing)
First race2025 Ride the 'Dente 200 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of February 18, 2025.

Nolan Wilson (born February 17, 1974) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 69 Ford for Kimmel Racing. He previously competed part-time in the NASCAR Goody's Dash Series.[1]

Racing career

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Wilson began his racing career in 1991 competing at Volusia Speedway Park, New Smyrna Speedway and Orlando Speedway. In 1993, he won the Volusia County Speedway Rookie of the Year award in the Mini Stock division. He then moved to Late Models four years later where he competed in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series.[2] Wilson finished the 1998 season with a win while finishing fourth in track points in just his first season. Later in 1998; he won the prestigious Coca-Cola 100 at New Smyrna Speedway. Wilson made the move to the NASCAR Goody's Dash Series in the year 2000. Over the next three seasons Wilson made 3 starts at Daytona International Speedway resulting in a top 10 and top 20 finish.[3] He also made a start at Charlotte Motor Speedway netting him a top 20 result. During this time, he was in talks with Dale Earnhardt about starting a driving school which would have included Wilson making select starts in the NASCAR Busch Series while driving the No. 3 to promote the school, although those plans fell through after Earnhardt's death in the 2001 Daytona 500.[4] Two years later, Wilson got a taste of the NASCAR Cup Series, acting as a car-chief for two Cup teams and a test and development driver for Raabe Racing Enterprises from 2004 to 2005. Wilson ran in the ASA Late Model Series on a part time basis over the next several years posting solid finishes at series tracks nationwide including Bristol Motor Speedway and Iowa Speedway. In the years to follow, Wilson continued racing late models on a part-time basis while focusing on his automotive consulting business.

On November 19, 2024, it was announced that Wilson will attempt to make his ARCA Menards Series debut at the season opening race at Daytona International Speedway in 2025, driving the No. 69 Ford for Kimmel Racing.[5][6][7]

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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

Goody's Dash Series

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NASCAR Goody's Dash Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 NGDS Pts Ref
2000 N/A 51 Pontiac DAY
36
MON STA JAC CAR CLT SBO ROU LOU SUM GRE SNM MYB BRI HCY JAC USA LAN 82nd 55 [8]
2001 DAY ROU DAR CLT
19
LOU JAC KEN SBO DAY
10
GRE SNM NRV MYB BRI ACE JAC USA NSH 51st 240 [9]
2002 DAY
20
HAR ROU LON CLT KEN MEM GRE SNM SBO MYB BRI MOT ATL 71st 103 [10]

ARCA Menards Series

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

ARCA Menards Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 AMSC Pts Ref
2025 Kimmel Racing 69 Ford DAY
28
PHO TAL KAN CLT MCH BLN ELK LRP DOV IRP IOW GLN ISF MAD DSF BRI SLM KAN TOL -* -* [11]

References

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  1. ^ Schad, Joe (January 13, 2000). "THE NOLAN WILSON DRIVING EXPERIENCE".
  2. ^ "St. Augustine Speedway Results 1999-06-05". Motorsport.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  3. ^ "Nolan Wilson". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  4. ^ "A long time coming: Nolan Wilson, Jerry Nadeau excited for first Daytona race in more than two decades". ARCA Racing.com. 6 February 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  5. ^ Christie, Toby (November 19, 2024). "Nolan Wilson Partners with Kimmel Racing, Jerry Nadeau for 2025 ARCA Daytona Run". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "Legendary ARCA Racing Family, Veteran Driver, NASCAR Cup Series Winner Team Up for 2025 Daytona Speedweeks - Speedway Digest - Home for NASCAR News". November 24, 2024.
  7. ^ "Nolan Wilson joins Kimmel Racing for Daytona ARCA 200 at Daytona International Speedway". ARCA Racing.com. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  8. ^ "Nolan Wilson - 2000 Season Results - NASCAR Goody's Dash Series". The Third Turn. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  9. ^ "Nolan Wilson - 2001 Season Results - NASCAR Goody's Dash Series". The Third Turn. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  10. ^ "Nolan Wilson - 2002 Season Results - NASCAR Goody's Dash Series". The Third Turn. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  11. ^ "Nolan Wilson – 2025 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
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