Tommy Houston
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Tommy Houston (born January 29, 1945) is a retired NASCAR Busch Series driver. Over his career, Houston and Jack Ingram became known as the pair of journeymen drivers that helped that series grow throughout the 1980s and early 1990s.
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Born | (1945-01-29) January 29, 1945 (age 79) Hickory, North Carolina | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
13 races run over 4 years | |||||||
Best finish | 48th (1980) | ||||||
First race | 1980 Richmond 400 (Richmond) | ||||||
Last race | 1985 Southern 500 (Darlington) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
417 races run over 15 years | |||||||
Best finish | 2nd (1989) | ||||||
First race | 1982 Goody's 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 1996 AC Delco 200 (Rockingham) | ||||||
First win | 1982 Eastern 150 (Richmond) | ||||||
Last win | 1992 Mountain Dew 400 (Hickory) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 117th (1999) | ||||||
First race | 1999 The Orleans 250 (Las Vegas) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of February 26, 2007. |
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Houston was born in Hickory, North Carolina, and was in the NASCAR Late Model Sportsman division, winning nearly 150 races before the series was formed into the Busch Series.