# Curt Piercy

Curtis B. Piercy (born July 1, 1962 – March 21, 2004) was an American professional stock car racing driver. He competed in the ARCA Re/Max Series from 1992 to 2000.

## Racing career

Piercy began his racing career driving demolition derby cars.
In 1992, Piercy made his debut in the ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds dirt-track, driving the No. 88 Chevrolet for Ron Turpin, where he started and finished in 37th after running only nine laps due to engine issues. He then made another start at DuQuoin the following year, this time driving the No. 78 Oldsmobile, where he finished 36th due to a crash three laps in the race. It was also during this year that he tested a NASCAR Winston Cup Series car at Daytona International Speedway. Afterwards, Piercy made a start in the NASCAR Busch All-Star Tour at Mason Speedway, where he finished nineteenth. He then attempted one ARCA race in 1995 at Salem Speedway, but ultimately failed to qualify.
In 1996, Piercy ran fifteen ARCA races, primarily driving for Ron Turpin, where he achieved a best finish of sixth at Salem and finished tenth in the final points standings. He then made seventeen starts for Turpin the following year, this time getting a best finish of twelfth at the Illinois State Fairgrounds dirt-track, and finished eleventh in the points.
In 1998, Piercy ran the full schedule for Turpin, where he achieved two top-ten finishes, both at Springfield and DuQuoin, with a best result of eighth at the former event, on his way to finish seventh in the final points standings. He then ran full-time again the following year, where he achieved two top-ten finishes with a best result of fourth at Berlin Raceway on his way to finish eleventh in the points, before switching to a part time schedule in 2000. After getting two more top-tens that year, he retired from racing after Talladega Superspeedway, where he finished in nineteenth.

## Personal life & death

Piercy, alongside his wife Linda, owned both Piercy Auto Body and Piercy Powder Coating, companies based in Carlock, Illinois.

### Death

On March 23, 2004, it was reported that a plane that Piercy was flying had gone missing. Piercy, along with six other passengers, including his wife Linda, Don Maurer and his wife Amy, Brad Webb and his girlfriend Erica Edgington, were said to also have been on board the plane, as all six were flying back from attending the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway held that week. The remains of the plane were found two days later in a wooded area of Little Black Mountain in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the bodies of Piercy and the other passengers were found dead in the plane.

## Motorsports career results
### ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde 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 | ABMHSC | Pts | Ref |
| 1992 | Ron Turpin | 88 | Chevy | DAY | FIF | TWS | TAL | TOL | KIL | POC | MCH | FRS | KIL | NSH | DEL | POC | HPT | FRS | ISF | TOL | DSF 37 | TWS | SLM | ATL | | | | | N/A | 0 | |
| 1993 | N/A | 78 | Olds | DAY | FIF | TWS | TAL | KIL | CMS | FRS | TOL | POC | MCH | FRS | POC | KIL | ISF | DSF 36 | TOL | SLM | WIN | ATL | | | | | | | N/A | 0 | |
| 1995 | N/A | N/A | N/A | DAY | ATL | TAL | FIF | KIL | FRS | MCH | I80 | MCS | FRS | POC | POC | KIL | FRS | SBS | LVL | ISF | DSF | SLM DNQ | WIN | ATL | | | | | N/A | 0 | |
| 1996 | Ron Turpin | 10 | Olds | DAY | ATL | SLM 17 | TAL | FIF | LVL 11 | CLT | CLT | KIL 16 | FRS 17 | POC | MCH | FRS 12 | TOL 22 | POC | MCH | INF 13 | SBS 16 | ISF 26 | DSF 15 | KIL 14 | SLM 6 | WIN 17 | | | 10th | 2420 | |
| 1996 | Jane Brewer | 9 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT 34 | | 10th | 2420 | |
| 1996 | Ron Turpin | 9 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ATL 22 | 10th | 2420 | |
| 1997 | Ron Turpin | 9 | Pontiac | DAY 35 | ATL 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11th | 2445 | |
| 1997 | Ron Turpin | 10 | Olds | | | SLM 29 | | | | | SBS 20 | TOL 15 | KIL 24 | FRS 14 | MIN 18 | POC | MCH | DSF 26 | GTW 26 | SLM 27 | WIN 31 | CLT | | ISF 12 | | | | | | | | 11th | 2445 | |
| 1997 | Ron Turpin | 10 | Pontiac | | | | CLT 24 | CLT 32 | POC | MCH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ATL 16 | | | | | | 11th | 2445 | |
| 1997 | Ron Turpin | 10 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL 38 | | | | | | | | | | 11th | 2445 | |
| 1998 | Ron Turpin | 51 | Chevy | DAY 32 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7th | 4095 | |
| 1998 | Ron Turpin | 10 | Pontiac | | ATL 27 | | | | MCH 36 | POC 15 | | TOL 18 | PPR 23 | POC 26 | | | ISF 8 | | DSF 9 | SLM 13 | | | | | ATL 12 | | | | | | 7th | 4095 | |
| 1998 | Ron Turpin | 10 | Olds | | | SLM 23 | | MEM 18 | | | SBS 23 | | | | KIL 24 | FRS 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7th | 4095 |
| 1998 | Ron Turpin | 66 | Pontiac | | | | CLT 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7th | 4095 |
| 1998 | Ron Turpin | 10 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ATL 20 | | | TEX 17 | | CLT 23 | TAL 19 | | | | | | | | 7th | 4095 | |
| 1998 | Ron Turpin | 10 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WIN 29 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7th | 4095 |
| 1999 | Ron Turpin | 10 | Chevy | DAY 20 | | | AND 15 | CLT 33 | | | TOL 21 | SBS 27 | BLN 4 | | KIL 20 | FRS 15 | FLM 30 | ISF 12 | WIN 22 | DSF 8 | SLM 23 | | | | | | | | 11th | 3525 | |
| 1999 | Ron Turpin | 10 | Pontiac | | ATL 22 | SLM 20 | | | MCH 27 | POC 26 | | | | POC 18 | | | | | | | | CLT DNQ | TAL 39 | ATL 18 | | | | | | | | 11th | 3525 | |
| 2000 | Ron Turpin | 10 | Chevy | DAY 27 | SLM 14 | AND 22 | CLT QL† | KIL 11 | FRS 8 | MCH 40 | POC | TOL 11 | KEN | BLN 7 | POC | WIN 31 | ISF 27 | KEN DNQ | DSF 20 | SLM 28 | CLT | | | | | | | | 20th | 1670 | |
| 2000 | Ron Turpin | 10 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL 19 | ATL | | | | | | | | | | 20th | 1670 | |
| $^†$ - Qualified but replaced by J. R. Robbs ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||