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25 Bobby Hamilton Jr.

 
  • POLES

    0
  • WINS

    0
  • RANK

    15
  • POINTS

    2203
  • BEHIND

    -904
 

Bobby Hamilton Jr. said he returned “home” to Team Rensi Motorsports last season, coming back to the series where he enjoyed the most success of his career. And for 2008, Hamilton Jr. also returns to the team’s No. 25 Ford.

Career Highlights

  • Series high four wins in 2003
  • Finished fourth in 2003 series point standings
  • Only driver to compete full-time in each of NASCAR’s national series the last three years
  • Entered former NASCAR Southeast Series at age 19

Driver Details

  • Ht: 65     Wt: 170
  • Born: 01/8/1978
  • Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee

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2008 NASCAR Nationwide Season Summary
Starts Poles Rank Wins Top 5 Top 10 Points Winnings
20 0 15 0 1 2 2203 558,800

Year-by-Year Nationwide Series Recap

  • 2007 Finished sixth in the final points standings in his first full season back with Team Rensi Motorsports. … Posted three top-10 finishes.

  • 2006-2005 Did not compete in NASCAR Busch series.

  • 2004 Finished 22nd in series points … Was eighth in points after 23 races with Team Rensi before departing for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and a full-time ride with PPI Motorsports. … Collected seven top fives and 12 top-10 finishes. … Best finish was second at Nazareth – where he led a race-high 124 laps – and also had four top fives in a span of five races at one stage.… Led 107 laps at Kentucky before an expired engine took him out of contention. … Earned one pole which came at Chicago, but finished 43rd due to an engine issue after only eight laps. … Had an average starting position of 8.57 for the year.

  • 2003 Finished fourth in series points. … Career year with series-high four wins (Kentucky, Chicago, Memphis and Phoenix) along with one pole at Pikes Peak. … His 13 top fives tied for series high honors with champion Brian Vickers and his 22 top 10s were the series standard. … Made his way from sixth in the points – 369 points out of the lead after the August race at Bristol – to fourth, only 49 points behind Vickers after Homestead.

  • 2002 Finished eighth in series points. … In first season with Team Rensi, registered his first win – at New Hampshire in May – six top-fives and 15 top-10s. … Best start was the outside pole at Dover in June. … Led 11 races.

  • 2001 Finished 17th in series points. … Had five top-10 finishes including two in the top five, in his third season driving for Dave Carroll. … Best finish was fifth at Darlington in the fall. … Earned second career pole at California.

  • 2000 Finished 19th in series points. … In his first full series season with Carroll, had three top 10s, among them his best result of the year, fourth at Talladega. … Secured his first career pole at Homestead to close the year.

  • 1999 Finished 39th in series points in first season with Carroll. … One top-10 finish; ninth at Homestead. … Best start was sixth at Daytona to start the year and matched at Charlotte in the fall.

  • 1998 Made his series debut at Rockingham in October for Earl Sadler, starting 27th and finishing 37th. … Followed up with an improved start (19th) and finish (20th) at Atlanta.