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Junior Niedecken

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Junior Niedecken
Born (1957-02-10) February 10, 1957 (age 67)
Pensacola, Florida, United States
AchievementsThree-time NASCAR Grand American champion
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
4 races run over 1 year
Best finish42nd (1984)
First race1984 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Last race1984 Mello Yello 300 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Sunoco Gulf Coast Championship Series career
Debut season2009
Current teamNiedecken Enterprises
Car number99
Starts18
Wins0
Poles0
Statistics current as of September 12, 2013.

Wayne Niedecken Jr. (born February 10, 1957, in Pensacola, Florida), better known as Junior Niedecken, is an American stock car racing driver. Son of NASCAR driver Wayne Niedecken Sr., he is a long-term competitor in late model stock car competition in the southeastern United States.

Career

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Niedecken has competed in NASCAR races and is a three-time champion of the Grand American Stock Car series,[1] winning the series' national championship back to back in 1980 and 1981.[2] He competed in the Busch Series for Sims Brothers Racing in four races during the 1984 season, posting a best finish of ninth at Darlington Raceway.[3] He finished twelfth in All Pro Super Series standings in 1988, and has competed in the Snowball Derby twenty-eight times, with a best finish in the event of second in 1990.[4]

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.)

Busch Series

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NASCAR Busch 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 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 NBGNC Pts
1984 Sims Brothers Racing 76 Pontiac DAY
13
RCH CAR
14
HCY MAR DAR
9
ROU NSV LGY MLW DOV CLT
11
SBO HCY ROU SBO ROU HCY IRP LGY SBO BRI DAR RCH NWS CLT HCY CAR MAR 42nd 513

References

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  1. ^ Parkerson, Mike. "All Pro racing returns to New Smyrna Speedway". July 2, 1988. Daytona Beach, FL: The Daytona Beach News-Journal, page 10D. Accessed 2013-09-12.
  2. ^ "Wayne Niedecken Jr.". Niedecken Racing. Accessed 2013-09-12.
  3. ^ Junior Niedecken - NASCAR Nationwide Series Results. Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2013-09-12.
  4. ^ Inabinett, Mark. "'Junior' Niedecken on Snowball Derby: 'We're going to win it one day'". November 29, 2012. Mobile, AL: Press-Register. Accessed 2013-09-12.
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