# Tim Mitchell (racing driver)

Tim Mitchell (born April 2, 1943) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He had competed in the ARCA Menards Series from 1997 to 2011, with a majority of his starts being with Wayne Peterson Racing.

## Racing career

After competing in various dirt track events across Tennessee, Mitchell would make his ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series debut in 1997, driving for Wayne Peterson Racing in the No. 06 Pontiac, running in four races with a best finish of 27th at Michigan International Speedway. For 1998, he would run three races; one race with Drew White, and the other two for Peterson. In 1999, he would remain with Peterson for two races with a best finish of 27th at Pocono Raceway, and would run three more races with him the following year.
For 2001, Mitchell would run 16 of the 25 races on the schedule driving various Peterson entries. It was also during this season that he would earn a career best finish of 11th at Toledo Speedway. Eight more top-20's over the course of the season would help propel him to a career best 15th in the overall standings for that season. He would run a near-full schedule in 2002, failing to qualify for five events, and racing in 15 events, including a one race deal with Norm Benning in the No. 8 Chevrolet at Salem Speedway. In 2003, he would start out the year with Peterson, before attempting two races with Benning, failing to qualify at Salem, and finishing 40th at Nashville Superspeedway.
In 2004, Mitchell would run the full schedule for Peterson in the No. 0 Chevrolet, failing to qualify three times, and only finishing three races with a best finish of 22nd at the season finale at Talladega Superspeedway. He would attempt the full schedule again in 2005, running in 20 races whilst failing to qualify for three, with a best finish of 15th at Pocono. In 2006, Mitchell would primarily drive the No. 06 entry for Peterson, once again attempting the full schedule, although he would fail to qualify twelve times that year (including the second Kentucky race and Gateway where he would fill in the No. 06 for that race). He would race thirteen times that year with a best result of 19th at Berlin Raceway.
Mitchell would once again attempt the full schedule in 2007, primarily driving a Ford, failing to qualify five times and earning a best result of 14th at Winchester Speedway. He would run his last full schedule in 2008, solely driving the No. 06 entry for Peterson, failing to qualify three times that year while getting a season best finish of 19th at Talladega, which would be the last ARCA race he would be running at the end.
After spending two years out of the series, Mitchell would return to the now ARCA Racing Series at Talladega, reuniting with Wayne Peterson to drive the No. 0 Ford. He would finish 39th and last after running only three laps due to a clutch issue. He would run two more races later that year with Fast Track Racing in the No. 10 Dodge, finishing 31st at Salem, and 37th at Kansas Speedway. These would be his last two starts in ARCA competition.

## Personal life

In 2003, Mitchell was diagnosed with colon cancer, and underwent treatment and surgery. He was able to make a full recovery, although he would have to wear a colostomy bag due to his rectum being removed during the operation.
According to Mitchell's Facebook page, he is the owner of a skate center named Starwheels Skate Center in his hometown of Fayetteville, Tennessee, and had sponsored him through the latter stages of his racing career.

## Motorsports results
### ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Racing 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 | ARSC | Pts | Ref |
| 1997 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Pontiac | DAY | ATL 31 | SLM | CLT 30 | CLT | POC | MCH 27 | SBS | TOL | KIL | FRS | MIN | POC | MCH | DSF | GTW | SLM | WIN | CLT 32 | TAL | ISF | ATL | | | | N/A | - | |
| 1998 | White Motorsports | 12 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | SLM | CLT | MEM | MCH | POC 38 | SBS | TOL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | N/A | - | |
| 1998 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 0 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | PPR 29 | POC | KIL | FRS | ISF | ATL | DSF | SLM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | N/A | - | |
| 1998 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 18 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TEX 29 | WIN | CLT | TAL | ATL | | | | | | N/A | - | |
| 1999 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Pontiac | DAY | ATL | SLM | AND | CLT | MCH | POC 27 | TOL | SBS | BLN 26 | POC | KIL | FRS | FLM | ISF | WIN | DSF | | | | ATL DNQ | | | | | 90th | 195 | |
| 1999 | White Motorsports | 06 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | SLM DNQ | CLT | TAL | | | | | | | | | | 90th | 195 | |
| 2000 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 6 | Pontiac | DAY | SLM | AND | CLT | KIL | FRS | MCH | POC | TOL | KEN | BLN | POC | WIN | ISF 22 | KEN | DSF 18 | SLM 27 | CLT | TAL | ATL | | | | | | 63rd | 355 | |
| 2001 | Jack Martin | 18 | Chevy | DAY | NSH DNQ | WIN | SLM | GTY | KEN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15th | 2665 | |
| 2001 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 6 | Pontiac | | | | | | | CLT 15 | | MCH 27 | POC 20 | MEM 20 | GLN | | | | | ISF 19 | CHI 16 | | SLM 13 | TOL 11 | BLN 14 | | | | | | 15th | 2665 | |
| 2001 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 61 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | KAN 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15th | 2665 |
| 2001 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | KEN 33 | | | | | | | | | | CLT DNQ | TAL 24 | ATL DNQ | 15th | 2665 | |
| 2001 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 6 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MCH 21 | POC 22 | | | | DSF 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | 15th | 2665 | |
| 2001 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 5 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NSH 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15th | 2665 |
| 2002 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 18 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | ATL 31 | NSH 36 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18th | 3020 | |
| 2002 | Norm Benning Racing | 8 | Chevy | | | | SLM 33 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18th | 3020 |
| 2002 | Brad Smith Motorsports | 26 | Ford | | | | | KEN QL$^†$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18th | 3020 | |
| 2002 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Chevy | | | | | | CLT DNQ | | | MCH DNQ | | | | | | | | | | CHI 35 | | TAL DNQ | CLT | | | | | | 18th | 3020 | |
| 2002 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 6 | Pontiac | | | | | | | KAN 18 | | | TOL 24 | | | | POC 19 | NSH 25 | ISF 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18th | 3020 |
| 2002 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 6 | Chevy | | | | | | | | POC 20 | | | SBO 18 | | BLN 22 | | | | WIN 16 | DSF 22 | | SLM 28 | | | | | | | | | | 18th | 3020 | |
| 2002 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | | | KEN DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18th | 3020 |
| 2003 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 6 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | ATL 19 | NSH DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 107th | 240 | |
| 2003 | Norm Benning Racing | 8 | Chevy | | | | SLM DNQ | TOL | KEN | CLT | BLN | KAN | MCH | LER | POC | POC | NSH 40 | ISF | WIN | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | CLT | SBO | | | | | | 107th | 240 | |
| 2004 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 0 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | NSH DNQ | SLM 34 | KEN 30 | TOL 30 | CLT 25 | KAN 34 | POC 31 | MCH 29 | SBO 27 | BLN 26 | KEN 35 | GTW 29 | POC 26 | LER 28 | NSH 33 | ISF 35 | TOL 34 | DSF 34 | CHI DNQ | SLM 30 | TAL 22 | | | | 16th | 2835 | |
| 2005 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 0 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | NSH DNQ | SLM 30 | KEN 25 | TOL 31 | LAN 31 | MIL 33 | POC 15 | MCH 41 | KAN 32 | KEN 39 | BLN DNQ | | GTW 41 | LER 33 | NSH 25 | MCH 27 | ISF 22 | TOL 32 | DSF 25 | CHI 31 | SLM 22 | TAL 25 | | | 17th | 2950 | |
| 2005 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 6 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | POC 36 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17th | 2950 | |
| 2006 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | | | WIN 32 | | TOL DNQ | | | | | | | | | | ISF 32 | | | | | | TAL DNQ | | | | 20th | 2605 | |
| 2006 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Ford | | NSH DNQ | SLM DNQ | | KEN 40 | | POC 24 | MCH 31 | KAN DNQ | KEN 33 | BLN 19 | POC 28 | GTW 22 | NSH DNQ | MCH DNQ | | MIL 29 | TOL 23 | DSF 30 | CHI DNQ | SLM 34 | | IOW DNQ | | | | 20th | 2605 | |
| 2006 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 0 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | KEN DNQ | | | GTW DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20th | 2605 | |
| 2007 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL DNQ | | | | 17th | 3105 | |
| 2007 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Ford | | USA 25 | NSH DNQ | SLM 29 | KAN 31 | WIN 14 | KEN 30 | TOL 21 | IOW 30 | POC 26 | MCH 40 | BLN 25 | KEN 28 | POC 21 | NSH 27 | ISF 41 | MIL 21 | GTW 24 | DSF 27 | CHI DNQ | SLM 23 | | TOL DNQ | | | | 17th | 3105 | |
| 2008 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Chevy | DAY 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DSF DNQ | CHI 34 | SLM 30 | NJE 39 | | TOL DNQ | | | | | 21st | 2950 | |
| 2008 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Ford | | SLM DNQ | IOW 30 | KAN 29 | CAR 24 | KEN 26 | TOL 29 | POC 21 | MCH 35 | CAY 22 | KEN 35 | BLN 24 | POC 27 | NSH 24 | ISF 34 | | | | | TAL 19 | | | | | | | | | | 21st | 2950 | |
| 2011 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 0 | Ford | DAY | TAL 39 | SLM | TOL | NJE | CHI | POC | MCH | WIN | BLN | IOW | IRP | POC | ISF | MAD | DSF | | | | | | | | | | 114th | 155 | |
| 2011 | Fast Track Racing | 10 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | SLM 31 | KAN 37 | TOL | | | | | | | | | | | | 114th | 155 | |
| $^†$ - Qualified but replaced by Brad Smith ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||