Jerry Marquis born February, 14, 1956 is a former NASCAR Driver who competed in the NASCAR Busch Series the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, The NASCAR Busch North Series and The NASCAR Featherlight Modified Series. He is from Broad Brook, Connecticut

Broad Brook, Connecticut

Broad Brook is a neighborhood and census-designated place in the town of East Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 4,069.-Geography:...

.. Maquis has won 7 NASCR Busch North Series races putting him 16th on the all time list in the Busch North Series. His home track was Stafford Motor Speedway

Stafford Motor Speedway

Stafford Motor Speedway is a semi-banked 1/2 mile paved oval located in Stafford Springs, Connecticut. It is part of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series. It hosts four events on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour in 2010....

. Jeery Marquis was also infamous for NASCAR's former commentator Bill Weber

Bill Weber

Bill Weber is a former television sports commentator, perhaps best known for his work on TNT and NBC NASCAR broadcasts. Weber was also the lead announcer for Champ Car World Series events and other auto racing series on NBC. He currently is working as an illusionist.-Early life and career:Weber...

and the "bodyguard to the stars" incident. He spun out Tony Stewart who was racing a NASCAR Modified race car that day with five laps to go and when the race was over a personal friend was pulled away by Weber and was to do a interview. Marquis declined to comment. . Marquis also raced in 2 Busch series races for Mike Creci in the number 51 Wheels Discount Auto Chevy at Loudon and at Nazareth. He also raced in the 18 DANA Corp Truck at Richmond in 1997 driving for Kurt Roehrig. He is most notable for wining the 2000 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Championship with sponsorship from LongView RV and Teddy Bear Pools. He won at Riverhead, Seeknook, Thompson, Waterford, and Stafford Springs