# Phil Bonifield

Phillip Bonifield (born June 23, 1963) is an American former professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He was the owner/driver of Team Racing, which competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series with various drivers including himself driving their trucks. He also competed in the Busch Series part-time from 2001 to 2003 as well as in two West Series races in 2007.

## Racing career

Bonifield began his racing career in 1973, when he began competing with BMX bicycles. Racing across the United States, he won several championships from 1979 to 1983. In 1987, he moved to go-karts, where he raced against Kevin Harvick and Casey Mears, before competing part-time in the NASCAR Elite Division Featherlite Southwest Series in 1991.
Bonifield became a driving instructor at the Buck Baker Racing School in 1993, after he moved to the Southeast from California. Around the same time, he opened his own fabrication shop, and worked for various Winston Cup teams. In 1998, Bonifield closed his fabrication shop and began fielding entries in the Truck series. His first race as owner in a points-paying event came that season at Walt Disney World Speedway in the No. 11 Red Line Oil Chevrolet, driven by Brett Bodine, who qualified 13th but finished 32nd after an engine failure. Bodine ran two more races for Bonifield that season, both races resulting in DNFs.
In 1999, he decided to pull double duty as an owner and driver, with Tom Mazzucchi coming aboard as a partner in the No. 23 Red Line Oil truck. He made his Craftsman Truck Series debut at Evergreen Speedway, finishing 30th. Bonifield would compete 13 more times that year, and finished 31st in points, and 7th in Rookie of the Year standings. In 2000, he ran just eight races, and did not finish a single race.
In 2001, Bonifield posted a career-best 24th twice, at California and Las Vegas. That same season, he began running races part-time for Impact Motorsports, and purchased Impact's owner's points and equipment after it shut down, renaming his operation Team Racing. He also made his Busch debut at the MBNA Platinum 200 for Jay Robinson Racing, starting 34th but finishing 36th after engine problems plagued the team.
In 2002, mechanical problems continued to plague Bonifield and his team, as he failed to finish any of his eleven starts that season. Despite this, he finished 31st in points. He also ran six Busch races, two for his own team, one for Bost Motorsports, and the rest for Means Racing. His best finish was a 30th at Fontana, the only race he finished that year. 2003 marked Bonifield's best Truck Series season, as he ran 21 of 25 races, and finished 20th in points. His best finish was 23rd at Memphis Motorsports Park.
Unfortunately, his success was not carried over into 2004. Neither Bonifield nor his team ran many races that season. Bonifield only qualified for events, and was twice parked for driving too slow. During the season, Bonifield sold the trucks to Bill Davis Racing and shut down the team. He and spent 2005 and 2006 developing ARCA Re/Max Series and NASCAR Grand National Division, AutoZone West Series driver Andrew Myers. He returned to the Truck Series in 2006, fielding the No. 86 Chevrolet.

## 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 | NBSC | Pts |
| 2001 | Jay Robinson Racing | 49 | Ford | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | RCH | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV 36 | KEN | MLW | GLN | CHI | GTY | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | PHO | CAR | HOM | | 127th | 55 |
| 2002 | Team Racing | 90 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR DNQ | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL 30 | RCH | NHA 35 | NZH | CLT DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 73rd | 270 |
| 2002 | Means Racing | 52 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DOV 43 | NSH | KEN | MLW 42 | DAY | CHI | GTY | PPR | IRP 43 | MCH | BRI | | | | | | | | | | | 73rd | 270 |
| 2002 | Bost Motorsports | 4 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAR 43 | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL | CAR | PHO | HOM | 73rd | 270 |
| 2003 | Bost Motorsports | 22 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | TAL | NSH | CAL | RCH | GTY | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR 40 | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL | PHO | CAR | HOM | 150th | 43 |

#### 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 |
| 1999 | Team 23 Racing | 23 | Chevy | HOM | PHO | EVG 30 | MMR | MAR | MEM | PPR 35 | I70 32 | BRI 32 | TEX 32 | PIR | GLN | MLW 33 | NSV 34 | NZH 33 | MCH 30 | NHA 32 | IRP 32 | GTY 31 | HPT 34 | RCH QL$^†$ | LVS 34 | LVL DNQ | TEX | CAL | 31st | 972 | |
| 2000 | Team 23 Racing | 23 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | HOM | PHO 35 | MMR 32 | MAR | PIR | GTY | MEM DNQ | PPR 35 | EVG 31 | TEX | KEN 33 | GLN DNQ | MLW | NHA | NZH 30 | MCH 34 | IRP | NSV DNQ | CIC DNQ | RCH | DOV | TEX | CAL 36 | | 39th | 617 | |
| 2001 | Team 23 Racing | 23 | Chevy | DAY | HOM | MMR | MAR | GTY 35 | DAR | PPR 33 | DOV 34 | TEX 31 | MEM | MLW 31 | KAN 31 | KEN DNQ | NHA 32 | IRP | | | | | | | | | | CAL 24 | 33rd | 932 | |
| 2001 | Team 23 Racing | 25 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NSH 27 | CIC | NZH | RCH | SBO 36 | TEX 31 | | PHO DNQ | | | | 33rd | 932 | |
| 2001 | Team 23 Racing | 86 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LVS 24 | | CAL DNQ | | 33rd | 932 | |
| 2002 | Team Racing | 86 | Chevy | DAY 35 | | | | | | TEX 34 | | | | | | MCH 33 | IRP | | | | | | | | | | | | 31st | 704 | |
| 2002 | Team Racing | 23 | Chevy | | DAR DNQ | MAR | GTY DNQ | PPR 35 | DOV DNQ | | MEM 34 | MLW 31 | KAN 31 | KEN 32 | NHA | | | NSH DNQ | RCH | TEX 33 | SBO | LVS | | PHO 34 | | | | | | | | 31st | 704 |
| 2002 | Team Racing | 25 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CAL 31 | | HOM DNQ | | | | | | 31st | 704 | |
| 2003 | Team Racing | 23 | Chevy | DAY 34 | | | | CLT DNQ | DOV 29 | | | MLW 32 | KAN 28 | KEN 25 | GTW 30 | MCH 32 | IRP | NSH 28 | BRI 35 | | NHA 32 | | | | TEX 32 | MAR 35 | PHO 29 | | 20th | 1524 | |
| 2003 | Team Racing | 86 | Chevy | | DAR 29 | MMR | MAR | | | TEX 28 | MEM 23 | | | | | | | | | RCH 35 | | CAL 31 | LVS 31 | SBO 30 | | | | HOM 25 | 20th | 1524 | |
| 2004 | Team Racing | 25 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | ATL | MAR | MFD | CLT | DOV 34 | TEX 33 | MEM | MLW | KAN 33 | KEN | GTW | MCH 33 | IRP | NSH | BRI | RCH | NHA | LVS | CAL | TEX | MAR | PHO | DAR | HOM | 107th | 64 | |
| $^†$ – Qualified but replaced by Boris Said ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

#### West Series

NASCAR West Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | NWSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2007 | Pam Lippard | 30 | Chevy | CTS | PHO 38 | | | | | | | | | | | | 50th | 140 | |
| 2007 | Pam Lippard | 30 | Ford | | | AMP 24 | ELK | IOW | CNS | SON | DCS | IRW | MMP | EVG | CSR | AMP | 50th | 140 | |