# Jack Sellers

Jack Sellers (July 27, 1944 – October 24, 2016) was an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. Sellers was a long-time competitor in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, formerly known as the Winston West Series.

## Racing career

Sellers made his K&N Pro Series West debut in 1985 when the series was still known as NASCAR Winston West Grand National Division. He made his first start at Sonoma, driving a self-owned Oldsmobile. During his Rookie year Sellers raced part-time in the West Series. Sellers was sponsored by Coca-Cola as his family owned the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Sacramento. Sellers started racing full-time in 1987, qualifying for 6 of the 8 races that season. He also scored his first top-ten finish, when he finished seventh at the Spokane Grand Prix Course. Sellers finished tenth in the point standings that season. In 1989 Sellers scored three top-ten finishes and finished seventh in the point standings. In 1990 Sellers led eight laps at Tri-City Raceway. It would be first and the only time in his career that he was the race leader. 1993 would turn out to be the best season of Sellers' career. He finished in the top-ten six times and finished fifth in the point standings.
During the late eighties and the early nineties Sellers attempted 15 Winston Cup Series races. This was the era of “companion races,” where the two Winston Cup races at Sonoma and Phoenix invited drivers from the Winston West Series. After failing to qualify for the first six races he attempted, Sellers finally qualified for his first Winston Cup race at the 1990 Banquet Frozen Foods 300. Sellers drove a bright green Buick, a former Quaker State car that was driven by Ricky Rudd in his King Racing days. Sellers had a troubled debut as he had to put the car behind the wall due to an oil leak. After the car was repaired Sellers returned to the track but only a few laps later the car lost an engine in the Esses, spun 180 degrees, and backed hard into the tire barriers. Sellers repaired his car again and finished the race in 40th place, albeit 33 laps behind the leaders. Two years later Sellers qualified for his second Winston Cup race, again at Sonoma. He qualified in the 43rd and final position. He retired from the race on lap 48 with transmission problems. Sellers also tried to qualify for the inaugural Brickyard 400 in 1994, but failed to make the race.
After 1994 Sellers continued to race in the West Series on a part-time basis. Scoring several top-ten finishes in 1995 and 1996. He cut down on his schedule after the 1996 season. Only running eight races between 1997 and 1999. In 2000 made a full-time return to the West Series. Mostly running midpack. In 2002 at Kansas Speedway Sellers scored his first top-ten finish in over five years. He continued to race full-time till the 2006 season. After that Sellers ran most races every season but did not race full-time again until the 2014 season. That season Sellers finished ninth in the points standings. He also scored his final career top-ten finish at Iowa Speedway. After the 2014 season Sellers reduced his schedule. He ran four races in the 2015, as well as the 2016 season. The final race of the 2016 season at All American Speedway would turn out to be the last start of Sellers' career. During his career Sellers entered over 300 West Series races and started a record 282 of them. He scored a total of 32 top-ten finishes. His best finish was seventh, a feat he accomplished six times.
In an interview in 2011 Sellers talked about his longevity in the West Series. “I never would have dreamed that I would go this far,” Sellers said with his familiar chuckle. “When you’ve been doing it so long, it’s not something that you can just quit.”

## Death

Sellers died at his ranch in Sacramento, California on October 24, 2016, aged 72. He had finished 14th at All American Speedway in the 2016 K&N Pro Series West finale just a little over a week before.

## Motorsports career results
### NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

#### Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup 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 | 30 | 31 | NWCC | Pts |
| 1987 | Sara Vincent | 41 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | NWS | BRI | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | POC | RSD DNQ | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | RSD DNQ | ATL | | | NA | - |
| 1988 | Sara Vincent | 41W | Chevy | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | RSD DNQ | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | PHO DNQ | ATL | | | NA | - |
| 1989 | Adele Emerson | 44 | Buick | DAY | CAR | ATL | RCH | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | SON DNQ | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | PHO DNQ | ATL | | | NA | - |
| 1990 | Adele Emerson | 44 | Buick | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | SON 40 | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO DNQ | ATL | | | 106th | - |
| 1991 | Adele Emerson | 44 | Buick | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | SON DNQ | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO DNQ | ATL | | | NA | - |
| 1992 | Adele Emerson | 44 | Buick | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | SON 40 | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | | | 93rd | 43 |
| 1993 | Adele Emerson | 48 | Buick | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | SON DNQ | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | DAY | NHA | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | | | | NA | - |
| 1993 | Sellers Racing | 48 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PHO DNQ | ATL | | NA | - |
| 1994 | Sellers Racing | 48W | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | SON DNQ | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | DAY | NHA | POC | TAL | IND DNQ | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | NA | - |

#### Busch Series

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 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | NBSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2002 | Sellers Racing | 15 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL DNQ | RCH | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | GTY | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL | CAR | PHO | HOM | NA | - | |

#### K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | NKNPSEC | Pts |
| 2003 | Sellers Racing | 75 | Chevy | LEE | STA | ERI | BEE | STA | HOL | TMP | NHA 25 | WFD | SEE | GLN 24 | ADI | BEE | THU | NHA 39 | STA | LRP | 49th | 225 |
| 2004 | Sellers Racing | 75 | Chevy | LEE | TMP | LRP | SEE | STA | HOL | ERI | WFD | NHA 26 | ADI | GLN | NHA | DOV | | | | | 60th | 85 |
| 2005 | Sellers Racing | 75 | Chevy | STA | HOL | ERI | NHA 34 | WFD | ADI | STA | DUB | OXF | NHA | DOV 29 | LRP | TMP | | | | | 52nd | 137 |
| 2007 | Sellers Racing | 15 | Chevy | GRE | ELK DNQ | IOW DNQ | SBO | STA | NHA | TMP | MCM | ADI | LRP | MFD | NHA | DOV | | | | | NA | - |
| 2011 | Sellers Racing | 1 | Chevy | GRE | SBO | RCH | IOW DNQ | BGS | JFC | LGY | NHA | COL | GRE | NHA | DOV | | | | | | NA | - |
| 2012 | Sellers Racing | 15 | Chevy | BRI | GRE | RCH | IOW DNQ | BGS | JFC | LGY | CNB | COL | IOW | NHA | DOV | GRE | CAR | | | | NA | - |

#### K&N Pro Series West

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos. | Pts | Ref |
| 1985 | Sellers Racing | 6 | Olds | SON 20 | SHA | RSD | MMR | SIR | | | | | | | | | | | 17th | 182 | |
| 1985 | KC Racing | 91 | Olds | | | | | | POR 11 | STA 12 | YAK | EVG 19 | WSR | MMR 11 | RSD | | | | | | 17th | 182 | |
| 1986 | Sara Vincent | 41 | Chevy | SON | RSD | EVG 17 | RCS 14 | TAC 23 | PIR 26 | WSR | RSD DNQ | | | | | | | | 17th | 150 | |
| 1987 | Sara Vincent | 41 | Chevy | SON 23 | RSD DNQ | SGP 7 | EVG 13 | POR 21 | TAC 12 | MMR 15 | RSD DNQ | | | | | | | | 10th | 277 | |
| 1988 | Myung Suk Lee | 45 | Chevy | SON 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12th | 260 | |
| 1988 | Sara Vincent | 41 | Chevy | | MMR 10 | RSD DNQ | SGP 11 | POR 12 | EVG 19 | MMR 25 | PHO DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12th | 260 |
| 1989 | Adele Emerson | 44 | Buick | MAD 10 | MMR 19 | | SON DNQ | POR 14 | TCR 13 | EVG 13 | MMR 12 | SGS 8 | | PHO DNQ | | | | | 7th | 1412 | |
| 1989 | Adele Emerson | 44 | Chevy | | | RAS 10 | | | | | | | SON 11 | | | | | | | | | | 7th | 1412 | |
| 1990 | Adele Emerson | 44 | Buick | MMR 24 | SON 40 | SGS 16 | POR 17 | EVG 13 | RAS 8 | TCR 8 | MMR 13 | PHO DNQ | | | | | | | 8th | 1018 | |
| 1991 | Adele Emerson | 44 | Buick | EVG 9 | MMR 11 | SON DNQ | | | EVG 14 | SSS 13 | MMR 12 | PHO DNQ | | | | | | | 10th | 1106 | |
| 1991 | Adele Emerson | 8 | Buick | | | | SGS 14 | POR 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10th | 1106 | |
| 1992 | Adele Emerson | 44 | Buick | MMR 9 | SGS 8 | SON 40 | SHA 14 | POR 12 | EVG 11 | SSS 8 | CAJ 13 | | | | | | | | 8th | 1290 | |
| 1992 | Adele Emerson | 44 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | TWS 33 | MMR 23 | PHO | | | | | | | | 8th | 1290 | |
| 1993 | Sellers Racing | 44 | Pontiac | TWS 42 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5th | 1833 | |
| 1993 | Sellers Racing | 48 | Chevy | | MMR 15 | SGS 10 | SON DNQ | TUS 10 | SHA 11 | EVG 15 | POR 10 | CBS 8 | SSS 8 | CAJ 13 | TCR 7 | MMR 13 | PHO DNQ | | 5th | 1833 | |
| 1994 | Sellers Racing | 48 | Chevy | MMR 21 | TUS 22 | SON DNQ | SGS 13 | YAK 15 | MMR 13 | POR 12 | IND DNQ | CAJ 9 | TCR 7 | LVS 16 | MMR 9 | PHO | | | 8th | 1611 | |
| 1994 | Sellers Racing | 48 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TUS 11 | | 8th | 1611 | |
| 1995 | Sellers Racing | 48 | Chevy | TUS 8 | MMR 19 | SON | CNS 9 | MMR 20 | POR | SGS | TUS | AMP 18 | MAD 11 | POR 13 | LVS 19 | SON 18 | MMR 19 | PHO | 12th | 1173 | |
| 1996 | Sellers Racing | 48 | Chevy | TUS 17 | AMP 23 | MMR | SON | MAD 9 | POR 14 | TUS 9 | EVG 18 | CNS 13 | MAD 7 | MMR 11 | SON 17 | MMR 18 | PHO | LVS | 12th | 1333 | |
| 1997 | Sellers Racing | 48 | Chevy | TUS | AMP 14 | SON | TUS | MMR | LVS | CAL | EVG | POR | PPR | AMP 8 | SON 17 | MMR | LVS | | 32nd | 375 | |
| 1998 | Sellers Racing | 15 | Chevy | TUS | LVS | PHO | CAL | HPT | MMR | AMP DNQ | POR | CAL | PPR | EVG 22 | SON | MMR 25 | LVS | | 55th | 185 | |
| 1999 | Sellers Racing | 15 | Chevy | TUS | LVS | PHO | CAL | PPR | MMR 23 | IRW | EVG | POR | IRW 23 | RMR | LVS 29 | MMR | MOT | | 46th | 264 | |
| 2000 | Sellers Racing | 15 | Chevy | PHO 15 | MMR 25 | LVS 15 | CAL 30 | LAG 19 | IRW 16 | POR 17 | EVG 13 | IRW 25 | RMR 17 | MMR 14 | IRW 28 | | | | 16th | 1254 | |
| 2001 | Sellers Racing | 15 | Chevy | PHO 22 | LVS DNQ | TUS 16 | MMR 27 | CAL 16 | IRW 19 | LAG 23 | KAN 12 | EVG 22 | CNS 12 | IRW DNQ | RMR 13 | LVS 14 | IRW 23 | | 15th | 1463 | |
| 2002 | Sellers Racing | 15 | Chevy | PHO 21 | LVS 13 | CAL 13 | | EVG 18 | IRW 20 | S99 13 | RMR 20 | DCS 12 | LVS 27 | | | | | | 12th | 1142 | |
| 2002 | Sellers Racing | 15 | Pontiac | | | | KAN 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12th | 1142 |
| 2003 | Sellers Racing | 15 | Chevy | PHO 16 | LVS 12 | | MAD 13 | TCR 16 | | IRW 18 | | | | PHO 21 | | | | | 11th | 1323 | |
| 2003 | Sellers Racing | 15 | Pontiac | | | CAL 18 | | | EVG 20 | | S99 17 | RMR 17 | DCS 17 | | | | | | | | | | 11th | 1323 | |
| 2003 | KC Racing | 91 | Olds | | | | | | | | | | | | MMR 26 | | | | | | 11th | 1323 | |
| 2004 | Sellers Racing | 15 | Chevy | PHO 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13th | 1427 | |
| 2004 | Sellers Racing | 75 | Pontiac | | MMR 22 | | | EVG 16 | IRW 19 | | | | PHO 12 | | MMR 15 | | | | | | 13th | 1427 | |
| 2004 | Sellers Racing | 15 | Pontiac | | | CAL 25 | S99 16 | | | S99 10 | RMR 16 | DCS 17 | | CNS 18 | | IRW 21 | | | | 13th | 1427 | |
| 2005 | Sellers Racing | 75 | Pontiac | PHO 25 | MMR 11 | PHO 18 | | | | | | CAL 25 | | | MMR 24 | | | | 13th | 1278 | |
| 2005 | Sellers Racing | 15 | Pontiac | | | | S99 16 | IRW 29 | EVG 15 | S99 12 | PPR 17 | | DCS 17 | CTS 17 | | | | | | | | 13th | 1278 | |
| 2006 | Sellers Racing | 75 | Pontiac | PHO 19 | PHO 17 | S99 17 | IRW 16 | SON 19 | | IRW 20 | EVG 16 | S99 15 | | CTS 15 | | | | | 15th | 1326 | |
| 2006 | Sellers Racing | 75 | Chevy | | | | | | DCS 12 | | | | CAL 28 | | | | | | | | | | 15th | 1326 | |
| 2006 | Sellers Racing | 15 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | | | AMP 16 | | | | | | 15th | 1326 | |
| 2007 | Sellers Racing | 15 | Chevy | CTS 15 | PHO 23 | AMP 19 | ELK DNQ | IOW DNQ | CNS | SON 37 | DCS | IRW 26 | MMP | EVG | CSR | AMP | | | 27th | 487 | |
| 2008 | Sellers Racing | 15 | Chevy | AAS 25 | PHO 21 | CTS 19 | IOW | CNS 18 | SON 24 | | | | MMP 19 | IRW 22 | | AAS 20 | | | 16th | 1113 | |
| 2008 | Sellers Racing | 75 | Chevy | | | | | | | IRW 22 | DCS 10 | EVG | | | | | | | | | | | | 16th | 1113 | |
| 2008 | Tanya Jackson | 03 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | AMP 27 | | | | | | 16th | 1113 | |
| 2009 | Sellers Racing | 15 | Chevy | CTS 13 | AAS 13 | PHO 24 | MAD 12 | IOW | DCS 16 | SON 22 | IRW | PIR | MMP 18 | CNS 12 | | AAS 18 | | | 12th | 1114 | |
| 2009 | Sellers Racing | 5 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | IOW 24 | | | | | | 12th | 1114 | |
| 2010 | Sellers Racing | 15 | Chevy | AAS 17 | PHO 20 | IOW 19 | DCS 18 | SON 18 | IRW 19 | PIR 21 | MRP 19 | | MMP 27 | AAS 16 | PHO | | | | 14th | 1154 | |
| 2010 | Sellers Racing | 5 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | CNS 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14th | 1154 | |
| 2011 | Art Krebs | 55 | Chevy | PHO 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13th | 1297 | |
| 2011 | Sellers Racing | 15 | Chevy | | AAS 19 | MMP 15 | | LVS 18 | SON 30 | IRW 26 | EVG 18 | PIR 19 | CNS 17 | MRP 18 | SPO 20 | AAS 24 | PHO | | 13th | 1297 | |
| 2011 | Sellers Racing | 1 | Chevy | | | | IOW DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13th | 1297 |
| 2012 | Sellers Racing | 15 | Chevy | PHO 29 | LHC 20 | MMP 24 | | IOW DNQ | BIR 16 | LVS 13 | SON 27 | EVG 18 | CNS 23 | IOW | PIR 29 | SMP | AAS | PHO | 17th | 245 | |
| 2012 | Sellers Racing | 5 | Chevy | | | | S99 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17th | 245 |
| 2013 | Sellers Racing | 5 | Chevy | PHO 15 | S99 DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13th | 328 | |
| 2013 | Sellers Racing | 15 | Chevy | | | BIR 19 | IOW 13 | L44 13 | SON 26 | CNS 19 | IOW 8 | EVG 7 | SPO 16 | MMP 15 | SMP | AAS 19 | KCR | PHO | 13th | 328 | |
| 2014 | Sellers Racing | 15 | Chevy | PHO 26 | IRW 22 | S99 16 | | KCR 19 | SON 26 | SLS 15 | | | | KCR 13 | MMP 19 | AAS 21 | PHO 31 | | 9th | 363 | |
| 2014 | Sellers Racing | 5 | Chevy | | | | IOW 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | 363 |
| 2014 | Sellers Racing | 11 | Chevy | | | | | | | | CNS 11 | IOW 12 | EVG 12 | | | | | | | | | | 9th | 363 | |
| 2015 | Sellers Racing | 5 | Chevy | KCR 15 | IRW 21 | TUS | IOW | | | | | | | | | | | | 25th | 85 | |
| 2015 | Sellers Racing | 15 | Chevy | | | | | SHA 24 | SON 31 | SLS | IOW | EVG | CNS | MER | AAS | PHO | | | | 25th | 85 | |
| 2016 | Sellers Racing | 15 | Chevy | IRW 15 | KCR 21 | TUS | OSS | CNS | SON 20 | SLS | IOW | EVG | DCS | MMP | MMP | MER | AAS 14 | | 23rd | 106 | |

### ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Hooters SuperCar 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 | AHSS | Pts | Ref |
| 1992 | Adele Emerson | 44W | Chevy | DAY | FIF | TWS | TAL | TOL | KIL | POC | MCH | FRS | KIL | NSH | DEL | POC | HPT | FRS | ISF | TOL | DSF | TWS 33 | SLM | ATL | NA | 0 | |
| 1993 | Sellers Racing | 44W | Pontiac | DAY | FIF | TWS 42 | TAL | KIL | CMS | FRS | TOL | POC | MCH | FRS | POC | KIL | ISF | DSF | TOL | SLM | WIN | ATL | | | NA | 0 | |