# Tracy Leslie

Tracy Leslie (born October 24, 1957) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last raced in the ARCA Racing Series against his son, Billy. He also raced in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and NASCAR Busch Series.

## Early career

Leslie ran his first race in 1975, and soon began racing throughout the Midwest, winning championships at Mt. Clemens and Toledo Speedway and Delaware Speedway Park. Later he moved down south to compete in the ARCA series, winning the championship and Rookie of the Year honors in 1988. He collected three more wins over the next two years as well. He made his NASCAR debut in 1989 at the Coca-Cola 600, starting 29th and finishing 25th in a car owned by A. J. Foyt. He ran another race that year for Foyt at Michigan, finishing 20th. In 1990, Leslie ran the 600 in his own #72, but suffered engine failure. Later in the year, he teamed with owner Ron Parker to field the #72 Detroit Gasket Chevy. He ran two more Cup races in the entry, both resulting in DNF’s.

## 1991-1995

Leslie made his Busch Series debut in 1991 at the Goody’s 300 in the Detroit Gasket Oldsmobile, but was involved in a lap 1 crash and did not finish the race. He ran the season full-time, posting a second-place finish at Indianapolis Raceway Park, and finished fifteenth in points. The next year, he had ten top-tens and finished fifteenth in points again. In 1993, Leslie won his first pole at the Champion 300, but finished 34th due to engine failure. Later, at IRP, Leslie took his only career win in the Busch Series. He finished eleventh in points at the end of the year. He would finish eleventh in points the next year as well, posting eight top-tens. In 1995, he won his second at pole at Dover, but was released from the 72 for the last two races of the year, but Parker fielded a second entry for him.

## 1996-2000

In 1996, Leslie began running a limited schedule in his #11. He ran eight races, his best finish a 10th at IRP. He also attempted the Daytona 500 in the Cup series in a car owned by Phil Barkdoll, but he failed to qualify. In 1997, he signed to drive the #63 Lysol Pontiac Grand Prix for Hensley Motorsports. He had five top-tens and finished seventeenth in points. He returned to the ride in 1998, his best finish a thirteenth before he was released. He has not raced in NASCAR since.
In 1999, he returned to the ARCA series driving a car owned by Jack Bowsher, and picked up wins at Winchester Speedway and Salem Speedway. He moved to a part-time schedule in 2000, running 8 of 20 races, and picked up his last win at Salem. Leslie qualified for five races in 2001, with a best finish of sixth at Pocono. Leslie attempt to qualify at Toledo in 2004, but didn't make the field. He hasn't competed in any major form of motor sports since.

## 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 | NWCC | Pts | Ref |
| 1989 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 14 | Olds | DAY | CAR | ATL | RCH | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT 24 | DOV | SON | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH 20 | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | PHO | | | | 56th | 191 | |
| 1989 | Donlavey Racing | 90 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ATL DNQ | | | | 56th | 191 |
| 1990 | Leslie Racing | 72 | Olds | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT 36 | DOV | SON | POC | MCH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 69th | 150 | |
| 1990 | Parker Racing | 72 | Olds | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAY DNQ | POC | TAL 38 | GLN | MCH DNQ | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT DNQ | CAR 39 | PHO | ATL | | | | 69th | 150 |
| 1991 | Parker Racing | 72 | Olds | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | SON | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT DNQ | CAR | PHO | ATL | | | NA | - | |
| 1995 | Parker Racing | 72 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | SON | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | DAY | NHA | POC | TAL | IND | GLN | MCH DNQ | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | NA | - | |
| 1996 | Barkdoll Racing | 73 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | SON | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | DAY | NHA | POC | TAL | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | NA | - | |

##### Daytona 500

| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
| 1996 | Barkdoll Racing | Chevrolet | DNQ | DNQ |

#### 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 | NBSC | Pts | Ref |
| 1991 | Parker Racing | 72 | Olds | DAY 35 | RCH | CAR 15 | MAR 22 | VOL 16 | HCY 14 | DAR 16 | BRI 8 | LAN 22 | SBO 19 | NZH 14 | CLT 17 | DOV 12 | ROU 20 | HCY 8 | MYB 29 | GLN 17 | OXF 4 | | SBO 19 | DUB 19 | IRP 2 | ROU 10 | BRI 21 | DAR 13 | RCH 12 | DOV 28 | CLT 22 | NHA 33 | CAR 13 | MAR 24 | 15th | 3326 | |
| 1991 | Parker Racing | 2 | Olds | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NHA 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15th | 3326 |
| 1992 | Parker Racing | 72 | Olds | DAY 40 | CAR 6 | RCH 24 | ATL 7 | MAR 5 | DAR 8 | BRI 19 | HCY 17 | LAN 23 | DUB 17 | NZH 9 | CLT 39 | DOV 10 | ROU 11 | MYB 4 | GLN 21 | VOL 7 | NHA 27 | TAL 6 | IRP 22 | ROU 15 | MCH 22 | NHA 28 | BRI 17 | DAR 8 | RCH 23 | DOV 28 | CLT 17 | MAR 28 | CAR 33 | HCY 17 | 15th | 3422 | |
| 1993 | Parker Racing | 72 | Olds | DAY 5 | CAR 37 | RCH 25 | DAR 7 | BRI 13 | HCY 13 | ROU 7 | MAR 24 | NZH 25 | | DOV 28 | MYB 7 | GLN 7 | MLW 15 | | IRP 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11th | 3336 | |
| 1993 | Parker Racing | 72 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | CLT 34 | | | | | TAL 4 | | MCH 36 | NHA 28 | BRI 25 | DAR 6 | RCH 2 | DOV 8 | ROU 8 | CLT 23 | MAR 8 | CAR 6 | HCY 13 | ATL 30 | | | | | | 11th | 3336 | |
| 1994 | Parker Racing | 72 | Chevy | DAY 24 | CAR 17 | RCH 19 | ATL 5 | MAR 26 | DAR 11 | HCY 7 | BRI 12 | ROU 11 | NHA 28 | NZH 10 | CLT 38 | DOV 10 | MYB 19 | GLN 3 | MLW 18 | SBO 7 | TAL 10 | HCY 17 | IRP 14 | MCH 31 | BRI 7 | DAR 39 | RCH 26 | DOV 23 | CLT 29 | MAR 22 | CAR 20 | | | | 11th | 3088 | |
| 1995 | Parker Racing | 72 | Chevy | DAY 21 | CAR 12 | RCH 28 | ATL 32 | NSV 18 | DAR 12 | BRI 34 | HCY 27 | NHA 8 | NZH 27 | CLT 3 | DOV 24 | MYB 13 | GLN 19 | MLW 19 | TAL 23 | SBO 21 | IRP 4 | MCH 38 | BRI 18 | DAR 39 | RCH 13 | DOV 20 | CLT 25 | | | | | | | | 16th | 2530 | |
| 1995 | Roger Brown Racing | 86 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CAR DNQ | HOM 43 | | | | | | | | | | 16th | 2530 | |
| 1995 | Performax Racing | 98 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CAR 36 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16th | 2530 |
| 1996 | Leslie Racing | 11 | Chevy | DAY 36 | CAR | RCH | ATL 34 | NSV | DAR DNQ | | | | CLT 39 | DOV | SBO | MYB | GLN | MLW | NHA | TAL 28 | IRP 10 | MCH 19 | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT 35 | CAR | HOM 19 | | | | | | 50th | 645 | |
| 1996 | Bown Racing | 51 | Chevy | | | | | | | BRI DNQ | HCY | NZH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 50th | 645 |
| 1997 | Hensley Motorsports | 63 | Chevy | DAY 5 | CAR 28 | RCH 40 | ATL 37 | LVS 18 | DAR 9 | HCY 26 | TEX 10 | BRI 35 | NSV 25 | TAL 17 | NHA 20 | NZH 19 | CLT | DOV 27 | SBO 18 | GLN 13 | MLW 9 | MYB 14 | GTY 16 | IRP 17 | MCH 34 | BRI 19 | DAR 19 | RCH 36 | DOV 7 | CLT 31 | CAL 15 | CAR 37 | HOM 20 | | 17th | 2880 | |
| 1998 | Hensley Motorsports | 63 | Chevy | DAY 33 | CAR 13 | LVS 23 | NSV 19 | DAR 38 | BRI 12 | TEX 18 | HCY 28 | TAL 19 | NHA 32 | NZH 37 | CLT 16 | DOV 31 | RCH 31 | PPR 26 | GLN 16 | MLW 20 | MYB 17 | CAL 31 | SBO 22 | IRP 30 | MCH 43 | BRI 11 | DAR 22 | RCH 15 | | | | | | | 23rd | 2338 | |
| 1998 | Donald Johnson | 46 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DOV 32 | CLT | | | | | | | | 23rd | 2338 | |
| 1998 | RC Racing | 2 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GTY DNQ | | | | | | 23rd | 2338 | |
| 1998 | Beanie Racing | 97 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CAR DNQ | ATL DNQ | HOM | 23rd | 2338 | |

### 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 |
| 1986 | Marcis Auto Racing | 21 | Chevy | ATL | DAY | ATL | TAL | SIR | SSP | FRS | KIL | CSP | TAL | BLN | ISF | DSF | TOL | MCS | ATL 21 | | | | | | | | | | NA | 0 |
| 1987 | Don Biederman | 71 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | TAL | DEL | ACS | TOL | ROC | POC | FRS | KIL | TAL | FRS | ISF | INF | DSF | SLM | ATL 37 | | | | | | | | | NA | 0 |
| 1988 | Don Biederman | 72 | Chevy | DAY 6 | ATL 5 | TAL 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ATL 3 | | | | | | | 1st | 4600 |
| 1988 | Don Biederman | 72 | Olds | | | | FRS 4 | PCS 22 | ROC 6 | POC 17 | WIN 1* | KIL 8 | ACS 1* | SLM 2 | POC 3 | | DEL 1* | FRS 1 | ISF 2 | DSF 21 | SLM 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1st | 4600 |
| 1988 | Don Biederman | 72 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1st | 4600 |
| 1989 | Leslie Racing | 72 | Pontiac | DAY 27 | ATL 21 | KIL 12 | TAL 1* | FRS | POC 3 | KIL 17 | HAG 12 | POC 32 | TAL 1* | DEL 3 | FRS 24 | ISF | TOL 20* | DSF 17 | SLM 27 | ATL 36 | | | | | | | | | 13th | 2250 |
| 1990 | Leslie Racing | 72 | Olds | DAY 27 | ATL 6 | | TAL 2 | FRS | POC 2 | KIL | | | POC 23 | TAL 35 | MCH 1 | ISF | TOL | DSF | WIN | DEL | ATL 19 | | | | | | | | 13th | 1820 |
| 1990 | Leslie Racing | 72 | Ford | | | KIL 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13th | 1820 |
| 1990 | Leslie Racing | 72 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | TOL 6 | HAG | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13th | 1820 |
| 1991 | Parker Racing | 72 | Olds | DAY | ATL | KIL | TAL | TOL | FRS | POC | MCH | KIL | FRS | DEL | POC | TAL | HPT | MCH 7 | ISF | TOL | DSF | TWS | ATL | | | | | | NA | 0 |
| 1994 | Southtown Motorsports | 81 | Ford | DAY | TAL | FIF | LVL | KIL | TOL | FRS | MCH | DMS | POC | POC | KIL | FRS | INF | I70 | ISF | DSF | TOL 23 | SLM | WIN | ATL | | | | | NA | 0 |
| 1999 | Bowsher Motorsports | 21 | Ford | DAY | ATL | SLM | AND | CLT | MCH 10 | POC 10 | TOL 10 | SBS 12 | BLN 5 | POC 8 | KIL 25 | FRS 7 | FLM 4 | ISF 13 | WIN 1 | DSF 3 | SLM 5 | CLT 39 | TAL 33 | | | | | | 13th | 3355 |
| 1999 | Team Rensi Motorsports | 83 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ATL 35 | | | | | | | 13th | 3355 | |
| 2000 | Bowsher Motorsports | 21 | Ford | DAY 26 | SLM 1 | AND 19 | CLT QL$^†$ | KIL 17 | FRS 20 | MCH | POC | TOL | KEN | BLN 20 | POC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29th | 1265 |
| 2000 | Cavil Councilor | 58 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | WIN 3 | ISF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29th | 1265 | |
| 2000 | Cavin Councilor | 19 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | KEN 14 | DSF | SLM | CLT | TAL | ATL | | | | | | | | | 29th | 1265 | |
| 2001 | Cavin Councilor | 19 | Chevy | DAY | NSH | WIN 20 | SLM 18 | GTY | KEN | CLT | KAN | MCH | POC | MEM | GLN 32 | KEN | MCH | POC 6 | NSH | ISF | CHI | DSF | SLM 22 | TOL | BLN DNQ | CLT | TAL | ATL | 52nd | 675 |
| 2004 | Lee Leslie | 3 | Ford | DAY | NSH | SLM | KEN | TOL | CLT | KAN | POC | MCH | SBO | BLN | KEN | GTW | POC | LER | NSH | ISF | TOL DNQ | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | | | | NA | - |
| $^†$ – Qualified but replaced by Jeff Finley ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||