Andy Ponstein
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Andy Ponstein is a race car driver. Ponstein, a long time veteran on the ARCA
circuit, won the CRA
Sunoco Super Series Rookie of the Year award in 2002, and also ran some NASCAR races in 2003 and 2004. He now races a Sunoco Super Series Template Late Model.
Ponstein got his feet wet in NASCAR beginning in 2003, when he ran two races for the #70 Bailey Racing Ford. He started in his first 15th at IRP and finished that race in 24th. His next race came at Richmond
, where he finished 22nd despite a blown engine.
Ponstein started 2004 off with a deal to drive the #39 Yahoo Ford for Jay Robinson Racing
. After sitting out Daytona, Ponstein started 30th and would finish 25th in his debut at Rockingham
. His debut would turn out to be his best run of the year, as he could only manage two other top-30s at Darlington (29th) and Nazareth
(27th). Ponstein wrecked three times early in the season, and that brought his release after nine races into 2004. He spent several years out of NASCAR, before returning in 2008 to drive for Corrie Stott. In 2010, he raced in the first NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Road America
.
Automobile Racing Club of America
Automobile Racing Club of America is an auto racing sanctioning body in the United States, founded in 1953 by John Marcum. The current president of ARCA is Ron Drager. The ARCA RE/MAX Series races stock cars similar to those seen in past years in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and indeed most cars...
circuit, won the CRA
Champion Racing Association
Champion Racing Association is an auto racing sanctioning body in the United States founded in 1997 by Glenn Luckett and R. J. Scott. All CRA cars must use Hoosier Racing Tires.-Super Series:...
Sunoco Super Series Rookie of the Year award in 2002, and also ran some NASCAR races in 2003 and 2004. He now races a Sunoco Super Series Template Late Model.
Ponstein got his feet wet in NASCAR beginning in 2003, when he ran two races for the #70 Bailey Racing Ford. He started in his first 15th at IRP and finished that race in 24th. His next race came at Richmond
Richmond International Raceway
Richmond International Raceway is a 3/4-mile , D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series...
, where he finished 22nd despite a blown engine.
Ponstein started 2004 off with a deal to drive the #39 Yahoo Ford for Jay Robinson Racing
Jay Robinson Racing
Jay Robinson Racing is a racing team that competes in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Currently, they field the #28 MAXelence Chevrolet Impala for Derrike Cope. Formed in 1995, they moved to the Nationwide Series in 2000, where they have attempted both full-time and part-time schedules.- Car #28...
. After sitting out Daytona, Ponstein started 30th and would finish 25th in his debut at Rockingham
North Carolina Speedway
Rockingham Speedway, formerly North Carolina Motor Speedway and later North Carolina Speedway is a racetrack located near Rockingham, North Carolina...
. His debut would turn out to be his best run of the year, as he could only manage two other top-30s at Darlington (29th) and Nazareth
Nazareth Speedway
Nazareth Speedway was an auto racing track in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania which operated from 1910 to 2004. The track is often associated with local drivers Mario and Michael Andretti. It was associated with Frankie Schneider in its earlier dirt track history....
(27th). Ponstein wrecked three times early in the season, and that brought his release after nine races into 2004. He spent several years out of NASCAR, before returning in 2008 to drive for Corrie Stott. In 2010, he raced in the first NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Road America
Road America
Road America is a road course located near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on Wisconsin Highway 67. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the NASCAR Nationwide Series , American Le Mans , SCCA Speed World Challenge Series, ASRA, and AMA Superbike series.- Current track and...
.