# Danny O'Quinn Jr.

Daniel O'Quinn Jr. (born May 7, 1985) is an American professional stock car racer from Coeburn, Virginia. Now retired, he competed in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and was a winner of the Roush Racing: Driver X competition.

## Background

O'Quinn began racing go-karts at the age of 7 and won four championships. He won over 130 races, and one Tennessee state championship between 1992 and 1998.
In 1999 he became the Street Stock rookie of the year at Lonesome Pine Raceway. He moved up to a late model car in 2000 and won the track championship and the Rookie of the Year award. In 2001, he raced both at Lonesome Pine and the ARA series. He had three wins and four poles. He also attended the University of Virginia's College at Wise in 2003–2005 but put his collegiate pursuits on hold as his professional racing career took off.
In 2002, he won the UARA late model touring series national championship.

## Move to national driver

Quinn moved up to the USAR Hooters Pro Cup (Southern Series) in 2003, and became the Southern Series Rookie of the Year. In 2004, he won the Food City 250 at his home race track of Lonesome Pine Raceway in Coeburn, Virginia. He became the youngest driver to win in series history, and finished seventh overall in points. In 2005, he had six starts in the ARCA series and three sixth-place finishes.

## NASCAR career

In the fall of 2005, O'Quinn was a contestant on Roush Racing: Driver X. He was ultimately runner-up in the competition, but skipped the Craftsman Truck Series and proceeded directly to the Busch Series with Driver X winner Erik Darnell being inked to the Roush truck contract.
In 2006, he raced the World Financial Group No. 50 Ford in the Busch Series. He got his first Top-10 finish at Nashville Superspeedway after starting second, and followed it up with Top-10s at Milwaukee, ORP, Memphis and Charlotte, where he scored a career best finish of 5th. O'Quinn was named Busch Series Rookie of the Year after the 2006 Season Finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway beating former NASCAR Winston Cup driver John Andretti and teammate Todd Kluever, among others, for the award. In 2007, O'Quinn made occasional starts in No. 17 Dish Network Ford and also ran part-time with Mac Hill Motorsports in the No. 56 Chevy.
After driving part-time in 2007 in selected races with Roush Fenway Racing. O'Quinn announced his departure from the team, due to a lack of sponsorship which prohibited from landing a full-time ride with the team. He then signed on to drive the No. 56 Chevy for Mac Hill Motorsports part-time for the remainder of the year. He made only one start in 2008 for Mac Hill, where he finished 28th at Richmond. He ended the year driving the No. 35 Team Rensi Motorsports Ford on a part-time basis, with a best finish of 40th. He signed with JD Motorsports in 2009, and drove the No. 01 Sun Drop Chevrolet Impala. Following the Food City 250 on August 21, 2009, O'Quinn left the JD Motorsports team. He finished the year by start and parking for K-Automotive Motorsports and Fitz Racing. In 2011, O'Quinn joined Go Green Racing, where he ran five races.
After O'Quinn's NASCAR career stalled, he moved back to Virginia to help run the family trailer business. O'Quinn also occasionally raced at the Lonesome Pine Raceway.

## 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.)

#### Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide 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 | 35 | NNSC | Pts |
| 2006 | Roush Fenway Racing | 50 | Ford | DAY 18 | CAL 31 | MXC 26 | LVS 25 | ATL 25 | BRI 11 | TEX 32 | NSH 14 | PHO 14 | TAL 38 | RCH 20 | DAR 38 | CLT 22 | DOV 24 | NSH 10 | KEN 23 | MLW 7 | DAY 41 | CHI 31 | NHA 29 | MAR 22 | GTY 24 | IRP 6 | GLN 25 | MCH 20 | BRI 26 | CAL | RCH 14 | DOV | KAN 18 | CLT 5 | MEM 9 | TEX 30 | PHO 32 | HOM 35 | 19th | 3163 |
| 2007 | Mac Hill Motorsports | 56 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | BRI 21 | NSH 23 | TEX | PHO | | | | | | NSH 29 | | | | | | | | | | | BRI 18 | CAL | RCH 27 | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM 15 | TEX | PHO | HOM | 48th | 952 |
| 2007 | Roush Fenway Racing | 17 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | TAL 11 | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | | KEN 38 | MLW | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 48th | 952 |
| 2007 | Roush Fenway Racing | 26 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NHA 22 | DAY | CHI | GTY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 48th | 952 |
| 2007 | Stanton Barrett Motorsports | 30 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | IRP 22 | CGV | GLN | MCH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 48th | 952 |
| 2008 | Mac Hill Motorsports | 56 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI DNQ | NSH | TEX | PHO | MXC | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | | | | | | | | | | | | | RCH 24 | DOV | KAN | | | | | | 91st | 205 |
| 2008 | Day Enterprise Racing | 05 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | KEN DNQ | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | CGV | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | | | | | | | | | | | | | 91st | 205 | |
| 2008 | Team Rensi Motorsports | 35 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT 40 | MEM 42 | TEX 42 | PHO 43 | HOM DNQ | 91st | 205 |
| 2009 | JD Motorsports | 0 | Chevy | DAY 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 2404 |
| 2009 | JD Motorsports | 01 | Chevy | | CAL 33 | LVS 18 | BRI 37 | TEX 29 | NSH 32 | PHO 21 | TAL 37 | RCH 20 | DAR 27 | CLT 24 | DOV 21 | NSH 18 | KEN 18 | MLW 27 | NHA 26 | DAY 30 | CHI 29 | GTY 18 | IRP 34 | IOW 24 | GLN 25 | MCH 31 | BRI 32 | CGV | ATL | RCH | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 2404 | |
| 2009 | Whitney Motorsports | 26 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DOV 34 | | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 2404 | |
| 2009 | SK Motorsports | 44 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | KAN 43 | | | | | | | | | 19th | 2404 | |
| 2009 | SK Motorsports | 07 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CAL 34 | CLT 37 | MEM 42 | TEX 35 | PHO 35 | HOM 35 | 19th | 2404 |
| 2010 | D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports | 90 | Chevy | DAY | CAL DNQ | LVS 38 | BRI 41 | NSH 43 | PHO 42 | TEX 39 | TAL | RCH DNQ | DAR 40 | | CLT 38 | NSH 38 | KEN 41 | ROA | NHA 37 | DAY | CHI 41 | GTY 37 | IRP 38 | IOW 38 | GLN | MCH | | | ATL 38 | RCH | DOV 37 | KAN 39 | CAL 35 | CLT | GTY 42 | TEX DNQ | PHO 37 | HOM DNQ | 42nd | 1043 |
| 2010 | Go Green Racing | 39 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | DOV DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 42nd | 1043 |
| 2010 | Baker Curb Racing | 27 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BRI 16 | CGV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 42nd | 1043 |
| 2011 | Go Green Racing | 39 | Ford | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX 27 | TAL | NSH 26 | RCH | DAR | DOV | IOW | CLT | CHI | MCH | ROA | DAY | KEN | NHA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 63rd | 48 |
| 2011 | Go Green Racing | 04 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NSH 42 | IRP 36 | IOW | GLN | CGV | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI 39 | DOV | KAN DNQ | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | | 63rd | 48 |

#### Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2007 | Roush Fenway Racing | 50 | Ford | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | MFD | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM | KEN | IRP | NSH 17 | BRI 10 | GTW | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 65th | 246 | |

### ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Re/Max 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 | ARMC | Pts |
| 2005 | Bob Aiello | 62 | Ford | DAY | NSH | SLM | KEN 37 | TOL | LAN | MIL | POC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39th | 965 |
| 2005 | Danny O'Quinn Jr. | 32 | Ford | | | | | | | | | MCH 6 | KAN | KEN 16 | BLN | POC | GTW 6 | LER | NSH 6 | MCH Wth | ISF | TOL | DSF | CHI 12 | SLM | TAL | 39th | 965 |
| 2006 | Roush Fenway Racing | 39 | Ford | DAY 37 | NSH | SLM | WIN | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | KAN | KEN | BLN | POC | GTW | NSH | MCH | ISF | MIL | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | IOW | 174th | 45 |