# John Hayden (racing driver)

John Hayden (born December 2, 1968) is an American former professional stock car racing driver who competed in both the NASCAR Busch Series and the ARCA Re/Max Series from 2000 to 2006.

## Racing career

Hayden first ran in the NASCAR Southeast Series in 1997, and would run one more race in the next 6 years.
In 2001, Hayden would make his ARCA Re/Max Series debut at Memphis Motorsports Park driving for Dan Kinney, where he would finish 25th after starting 14th. He would make three more starts that year and would get a best finish of fifth at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. He would make six more starts the following year, earning a best career finish of third in the first start of the year at Nashville Superspeedway. It was also during this year where Hayden would make his first NASCAR Busch Series debut at Phoenix International Raceway after failing to qualify at Lowe's Motor Speedway and Memphis.
In 2003, Hayden would run in a number of the Busch Series season with Kinney's team, Premier Motorsports, in the No. 85 Chevrolet, entering in seventeen races and qualifying for ten with a best finish of 18th at Nashville and Indianapolis Raceway Park. Hayden and Kinney would part ways at the end of the year.
Hayden would join Day Enterprises Racing in 2004, first driving the No. 61 Chevrolet at Nashville, finishing 32nd, and then driving the No. 16 for six races, only qualifying at Pikes Peak International Raceway and Memphis. After failing to qualify for five races at the beginning of the following year in 2005, he would return to Premier Motorsports at Pikes Peak, where he would finish 38th after starting in 22nd due to a brake issue. He would make one more Busch Series start the following year, running at the Milwaukee Mile, finishing 32nd due to a crash. It was during this time that he served as a crew member for Brewco Motorsports.
Hayden would go on to serve as a crew chief for Patrick Sheltra in the ARCA Re/Max Series in 2009, with his last start in auto racing coming at a CRA Street Stocks Series event at Kentucky Motor Speedway, where he would finish ninth.

## Personal life

Hayden is currently the co-track operator of Kentucky Motor Speedway in Whitesville, Kentucky.

## 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.)

#### 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 | 35 | NBSC | Pts |
| 2002 | Premier Motorsports | 85 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | RCH | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | GTY | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT DNQ | MEM DNQ | ATL | CAR | PHO 33 | HOM | | 113th | 64 |
| 2003 | Premier Motorsports | 85 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI 21 | TEX | TAL | NSH DNQ | CAL | RCH | GTY 24 | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH 18 | KEN DNQ | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR 36 | IRP 18 | MCH 42 | BRI DNQ | DAR 36 | RCH 43 | DOV 35 | KAN DNQ | CLT 31 | MEM DNQ | ATL DNQ | PHO DNQ | CAR | HOM | | 57th | 663 |
| 2004 | Day Enterprises Racing | 61 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | GTY | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH 32 | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 89th | 228 |
| 2004 | Day Enterprises Racing | 16 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PPR 28 | IRP DNQ | MCH | BRI DNQ | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN DNQ | CLT | MEM 27 | ATL DNQ | PHO | DAR | HOM | | 89th | 228 |
| 2005 | Day Enterprises Racing | 16 | Chevy | DAY | CAL DNQ | MXC | LVS DNQ | ATL DNQ | NSH DNQ | BRI DNQ | TEX | PHO | TAL | DAR | RCH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 138th | 49 |
| 2005 | Premier Motorsports | 85 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PPR 38 | GTY DNQ | IRP DNQ | GLN | MCH | BRI DNQ | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | 138th | 49 |
| 2006 | Premier Motorsports | 85 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | BRI | TEX | NSH | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH DNQ | KEN DNQ | MLW 32 | DAY | CHI | NHA | MAR | GTY | IRP | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | 152nd | 0 |

### 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 | 24 | 25 | ARMC | Pts |
| 2001 | Premier Motorsports | 85 | Pontiac | DAY | NSH | WIN | SLM | GTY | KEN | CLT | KAN | MCH | POC | MEM 25 | GLN | KEN | MCH | POC | NSH | ISF 5 | CHI | DSF | SLM 16 | TOL 16 | BLN | CLT | TAL | ATL | 56th | 625 |
| 2002 | Premier Motorsports | 85 | Pontiac | DAY | ATL | NSH 3 | SLM 29 | KEN 35 | CLT 34 | KAN | POC | MCH | TOL 17 | SBO | KEN 38 | BLN | POC | NSH | ISF | WIN | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | CLT | | | | 46th | 600 |
| 2004 | Cain Langford | 58 | Pontiac | DAY | NSH | SLM | KEN | TOL | CLT | KAN | POC | MCH | SBO | BLN | KEN | GTW | POC | LER | NSH | ISF | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM 27 | TAL | | | | 158th | 100 |
| 2005 | Nick Evans | 61 | Ford | DAY | NSH | SLM | KEN | TOL | LAN | MIL | POC | MCH | KAN | KEN DNQ | BLN | POC | GTW | LER | NSH | MCH | ISF | TOL DNQ | DSF Wth | CHI | SLM 28 | TAL | | | 129th | 140 |