# Ron Eaton (racing driver)

Ron Eaton (born August 11, 1943) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He competed in the NASCAR Winston West Series, NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division Southwest Series, and NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division Northwest Series.

## Racing career
### NASCAR Winston West Series

Eaton competed in 61 races in what is now the ARCA Menards Series West between 1973 and 1991. Eaton scored his first career win at Portland Speedway in 1973. He would win ten more races in the series, his last coming at Yakima Speedway in 1984. Additionally, Eaton scored 13 poles and 28 top tens during his time in the series.

### NASCAR Southwest Series

From 1991 to 2001, Eaton competed in the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division Southwest Series, making 21 starts and scoring a lone win in 1996.

### NASCAR Northwest Series

The primary series in which Eaton competed was the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division Northwest Series, a series he ran in for 21 years, making 228 starts and winning the championship three times (1986, 1988, 1995). Eaton's best season was in 1995, where after 13 races he had already scored 4 wins and 9 top fives. He scored an additional win and 3 more top fives by the conclusion of the season, wrapping up his third and final championship season. His final win came in 2001, and made his final start in the series at the Wenatchee Valley Super Oval in 2006, where he finished last due to engine issues.

## 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 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 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | NWWSC | Pts | Ref |
| 1973 | Eaton Racing | 17 | Ford | AMP | MAD | S99 | AUR | KFS | CBS | USP | POR 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29th | 291 | |
| 1973 | Eaton Racing | 17 | Chevrolet | | | | | | | | | SPS 5 | WER | SGS | CAJ | OSS | CSP | BKS | LAG | EVG 22 | WSP | YAK | POR 6 | AMP | | 29th | 291 | |
| 1976 | Eaton Racing | 7 | Chevrolet | RSD | RSD | EVG 4 | WSP 11 | USP | POR 16 | SHA | SGS | EVG 23 | YAK | POR 3 | LAG | ONT | | | | | | | | | | 16th | 295 | |
| 1977 | Eaton Racing | 07 | Chevrolet | RSD | LAG 23 | ONT | SJS | MMR | ASP | RSD | SGS | YAK 14 | EVG 21 | WSP | USP | | | | | | | | | | | 32nd | 221 | |
| 1977 | Eaton Racing | 7 | Chevrolet | | | | | | | | | | | | | POR 2 | AAS | CRS | ASP | SHA | POR | ONT | PHO | | | | 32nd | 221 |
| 1978 | Eaton Racing | 07 | Chevrolet | RSD | AAS | S99 | SHA | PET | MMR | RSD | IFS | YAK 3 | WSP | LSP 1* | EVG 24 | POR | CRS | ASP | SON | SHA | CBS | | | | | 25th | 184 | |
| 1978 | Eaton Racing | 07 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | YAK 2 | OSS | ONT | PHO | 25th | 184 | |
| 1979 | Eaton Racing | 7 | Pontiac | RSD | MMR | RSD | EVG 6 | YAK 1* | POR | AAS | SHA | CRS | SON | EVG 1* | SPO 9 | POR 1* | ASP | ONT | PHO | | | | | | | 12th | 267 | |
| 1980 | Eaton Racing | 7 | Pontiac | RSD | ONT | S99 11 | RSD | LAG | EVG 1* | POR 5 | SON | MMR | ONT | PHO | | | | | | | | | | | | 21st | 146 | |
| 1982 | Eaton Racing | 7 | Buick | MMR 18 | S99 | AAS | RSD | POR 1* | WSP 19 | SHA 1* | EVG 1* | SON 21 | CDR 7 | RSD 19 | RSD | PHO 23 | | | | | | | | | | 13th | 379 | |
| 1983 | Eaton Racing | 7 | Buick | S99 3 | SON 17 | RSD | YAK 1 | EVG 4 | SHA | RSD | CPL 14 | RSD | PHO 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13th | 286 | |
| 1984 | Eaton Racing | 7 | Buick | RSD | YAK 1* | SIR 21 | POR 9* | EVG 19 | SHA | WSR | SON | MMR | RSD | PHO 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | 18th | 193 | |
| 1985 | Eaton Racing | 7 | Buick | SON | SHA | RSD | MMR | SIR 20 | POR 17 | STA | YAK | EVG 9 | WSR | MMR | RSD | | | | | | | | | | | 26th | 110 | |
| 1986 | Eaton Racing | 7 | Buick | SON | RSD | EVG 4 | RCS | TAC 11 | PIR | WSR | RSD | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29th | 87 | |
| 1987 | Eaton Racing | 7 | Buick | SON | RSD | SGP | EVG 18 | POR 5 | TAC 24 | MMR | RSD | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25th | 104 | |
| 1988 | Eaton Racing | 7 | Buick | SON | MMR | RSD | SGP | POR 17 | EVG 23 | MMR | PHO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33rd | 62 | |
| 1989 | Eaton Racing | 7 | Pontiac | MAD | MMR | RAS | SON | POR 19 | TCR | EVG 20 | MMR | SGS | SON | PHO | | | | | | | | | | | | 31st | 209 | |
| 1990 | Eaton Racing | 7 | Pontiac | MMR | SON | SGS | POR 16 | EVG | RAS | TCR | MMR | PHO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 44nd | 115 | |
| 1991 | Eaton Racing | 7 | Pontiac | EVG 18 | MMR | SON | SGS | POR | EVG 23 | SSS 16 | MMR | PHO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26th | 318 | |