# Ron Barfield Jr.

Ron Barfield Jr. (born April 20, 1971) is an American former stock car racing driver. He raced in all of the major NASCAR series: Winston Cup, Busch Series, and Craftsman Truck Series, but did not win a race. He is a former protégé of Bill Elliott.

## Beginnings

Barfield began racing at the age of six in go-karts. In 1987, he won the World Karting Association's National Dirt Series Championship. Two years later, he switched to stock car racing and won nine races in a Late Model at Myrtle Beach Speedway. He would win the track championship at Myrtle Beach in 1991, collecting a total of 46 feature wins. In 1994, he was named the Texas Pete All-Pro Series Rookie of the Year, finishing fourth in points.

## Early NASCAR

In 1995, he moved to the Slim Jim All Pro Series, where he won two races and had sixteen top-ten starts in twenty-one starts. The next season, he began racing in the major NASCAR series. He made his debut in the Truck Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway, driving the #94 for Super 8 Motel Ford F-150 for Elliott, starting third and finishing fourth. He ran six more races in the trucks that season and had two additional top-ten finishes. He also ran six races in the Busch Series for Elliott's New Holland team, where his best finish was 11th. In addition, Barfield attempted the Brickyard 400 in the Cup series, but failed to qualify. He took home a victory at Michigan International Speedway in an Auto Racing Club of America as well.
Barfield returned to the trucks for another part-time run in 1997, finishing eighth at Walt Disney World Speedway. He also attempted to run in the Busch Series full-time with Elliott's team, and posted two ninth-place runs, but his schedule was eventually cut back. He ran two more truck races for Gloy Racing, before rounding out the schedule in a team owned by Elliott's partner, Charles Hardy. He also attempted again at Indianapolis in the Cup series, where he finished 22nd.
In 1998, Barfield went full-time with the Hardy team, with sponsorship from Ortho Lawn & Garden. He had ten top-tens and finished 9th in points. He also ran a pair of races in the #2 for Craven, his best finish a 21st at Bristol.

## Final years

Despite the success of 1998, Hardy's team closed its doors, and Barfield return to Gloy to pilot the #55 Icehouse Beer Ford. He had two top-tens but was released late in the year, and finished the season driving for Rick McCray. He started 2000 driving for his own team, but ran four more races, his worst finish a 27th. He made his final truck start the following year at Darlington Raceway, finishing 22nd in a truck owned by Team 23 Racing. After not racing in 2002, Barfield made seven Busch starts in 2003, the first five in a car owned by Stanton Barrett. After running two more races in the #73 car, Barfield disappeared from the NASCAR circuit.
He now runs a racing shop in Timmonsville, SC and in 2006, purchased an overgrown site that once was the site of a four-tenths mile dirt track in nearby Dillon (1966-73, 1977-80). Barfield rebuilt the track, paving it, where today it runs as the Dillon Motor Speedway, hosting local and national (PASS) (Super) Late Models.

## 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 | 32 | NWCC | Pts | Ref |
| 1996 | Elliott-Hardy Racing | 94 | Ford | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | SON | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH QL$^†$ | DAY | NHA | POC | TAL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NA | - | |
| 1996 | Bill Elliott Racing | 91 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | IND DNQ | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | | | | NA | - |
| 1996 | David Blair Motorsports | 27 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ATL DNQ | | NA | - | |
| 1997 | Bill Elliott Racing | 92 | Ford | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | TEX | BRI | MAR | SON | TAL | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | CAL | DAY | NHA | POC | IND 22 | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | MAR | CLT | TAL | CAR | PHO | ATL | 59th | 97 | |
| $^†$ - Qualified for Todd Bodine |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

#### 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 |
| 1996 | Bill Elliott Racing | 94 | Ford | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | NSV | DAR | BRI | HCY | NZH | CLT DNQ | DOV 23 | SBO | MYB | GLN | MLW | NHA | TAL DNQ | IRP | MCH DNQ | BRI | DAR 28 | RCH 37 | DOV 13 | CLT 11 | CAR 41 | HOM | | | | | | | | | 53rd | 519 |
| 1997 | Bill Elliott Racing | 94 | Ford | DAY DNQ | CAR 19 | RCH 9 | ATL 20 | LVS 38 | DAR 13 | HCY | TEX 25 | BRI 39 | NSV | TAL 9 | NHA | NZH | CLT 23 | DOV 22 | SBO | GLN | MLW | MYB | GTY | IRP | MCH DNQ | BRI 24 | DAR 16 | RCH DNQ | DOV 29 | CLT DNQ | CAL 22 | CAR | HOM | | | | | 37th | 1362 |
| 1998 | RC Racing | 2 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | CAR | LVS DNQ | NSV | DAR DNQ | BRI 21 | TEX | HCY | TAL | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | RCH | PPR | GLN | MLW | MYB | CAL 28 | SBO | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR DNQ | RCH | DOV | CLT | GTY | CAR | ATL | HOM | | | | 107th | 79 |
| 2003 | Stanton Barrett Motorsports | 91 | Ford | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR 21 | BRI | TEX | TAL | NSH | CAL | RCH | GTY | NZH 32 | CLT | DOV 39 | NSH | KEN | MLW 41 | DAY | CHI | NHA 30 | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | | | | | | | | | | | 69th | 472 |
| 2003 | Havill-Spoerl Racing | 73 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAR 35 | RCH 25 | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL | PHO | CAR | HOM | 69th | 472 |
| 2004 | Stanton Barrett Motorsports | 97 | Ford | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | GTY | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR DNQ | IRP | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL | PHO | DAR | HOM | NA | - |

#### 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 | 26 | 27 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
| 1996 | Bill Elliott Racing | 94 | Ford | HOM 4 | PHO 8 | POR 11 | EVG 9 | TUS | CNS | HPT | BRI | NZH | MLW 28 | LVL | I70 | IRP | FLM | GLN | NSV | RCH | NHA | MAR | NWS | SON | MMR | PHO 27 | LVS 19 | | | | 29th | 837 | |
| 1997 | Bill Elliott Racing | 94 | Ford | WDW 8 | TUS | HOM | PHO | POR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39th | 618 | |
| 1997 | Gloy/Rahal Racing | 55 | Ford | | | | | | EVG 12 | I70 | NHA | TEX | BRI 29 | NZH | MLW | LVL | CNS | HPT | IRP | FLM | NSV | GLN | RCH | MAR | SON | MMR | | | | | | | | 39th | 618 | |
| 1997 | Charles Hardy Racing | 35 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CAL 19 | PHO 27 | LVS 26 | | 39th | 618 | |
| 1998 | Charles Hardy Racing | 35 | Chevy | WDW 22 | HOM 5 | PHO 21 | POR 18 | EVG 9 | I70 12 | GLN 23 | TEX 30 | BRI 7 | MLW 9 | NZH 20 | CAL 28 | PPR 13 | IRP 9 | NHA 4 | FLM 7 | NSV 10 | HPT 16 | LVL 11 | RCH 30 | MEM 6 | GTY 14 | MAR 20 | SON 13 | MMR 23 | PHO 15 | LVS 9 | 9th | 3227 | |
| 1999 | Gloy/Rahal Racing | 55 | Ford | HOM 15 | PHO 21 | EVG 3 | MMR 29 | MAR 24 | MEM 31 | PPR 7 | I70 19 | BRI 11 | TEX 18 | PIR 18 | GLN 14 | MLW 11 | NSV 7 | NZH 26 | MCH 17 | NHA 14 | IRP 13 | GTY 13 | HPT 28 | RCH 18 | LVS 29 | | | | | | 17th | 2743 | |
| 1999 | McCray Racing | 40 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LVL 17 | | | | | | | | 17th | 2743 | |
| 1999 | McCray Racing | 42 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TEX 33 | CAL 21 | | | | 17th | 2743 | |
| 2000 | RDR Racing | 97 | Ford | DAY 17 | HOM | PHO | MMR | MAR | PIR | GTY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DOV DNQ | TEX DNQ | CAL | | | | 44th | 501 | |
| 2000 | Nessa Motorsports | 28 | Ford | | | | | | | | MEM 27 | PPR | EVG | TEX | KEN 21 | GLN | MLW | NHA | NZH | MCH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 44th | 501 |
| 2000 | Black Tip Racing | 69 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | IRP 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 44th | 501 | |
| 2000 | Nessa Motorsports | 8 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NSV 20 | CIC | RCH | | | | | | | | | | | | 44th | 501 |
| 2001 | Team 23 Racing | 23 | Chevy | DAY | HOM | MMR | MAR | GTY | DAR 22 | PPR | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | NHA | IRP | NSH | CIC | NZH | RCH | SBO | TEX | LVS | PHO | CAL | | | | 99th | 97 | |
| 2002 | Kelvin Locklear | 97 | Ford | DAY DNQ | DAR DNQ | MAR | GTY | PPR | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | NHA | MCH | IRP | NSH | RCH | TEX | SBO | LVS | CAL | PHO | HOM | | | | | | NA | - | |

#### Winston West Series

NASCAR Winston West Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Pts | Ref |
| 1999 | RDR Racing | 92 | Ford | TUS | LVS | PHO | CAL | PPR | MMR | IRW | EVG | POR | IRW | RMR | LVS | MMR | MOT 12 | 66th | 127 | |

### 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.)
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 | ABMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 1996 | Bill Elliott Racing | 94 | Ford | DAY 5 | ATL 4 | SLM | TAL 32 | FIF | LVL | CLT 38 | CLT | KIL | FRS | POC 3 | MCH 1 | FRS | TOL | POC 2 | MCH | INF | SBS | ISF | DSF | KIL | SLM | WIN | CLT 3 | ATL 24 | 24th | - | |
| 1997 | Bill Elliott Racing | 94 | Ford | DAY 2 | ATL | SLM | CLT | CLT | POC | MCH | SBS | TOL | KIL | FRS | MIN | POC | MCH | DSF | GTW | SLM | WIN | CLT | TAL | ISF | ATL | | | | 121st | - | |
| 1998 | RC Racing | 2 | Ford | DAY 5 | ATL | SLM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NA | 0 | |
| 1998 | RC Racing | 2 | Chevy | | | | CLT 4 | MEM | MCH 16 | POC | SBS | TOL | PPR | POC | KIL | FRS | ISF | ATL | DSF | SLM | TEX | WIN | CLT | TAL | ATL | | | | | | NA | 0 |
| 1999 | RDR Racing | 92 | Ford | DAY 6 | ATL | SLM | AND | CLT | MCH | POC | TOL | SBS | BLN | POC | KIL | FRS | FLM | ISF | WIN | DSF | SLM | CLT | TAL | ATL | | | | | 89th | 200 | |