Jonathan Alpheus

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## Racing

### CARCA Menards Series Wins

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10 CARCA Championships

**Adam Jonathan Alpheus** nicknamed "The Chaser," is a former CARCA racer, widely known for his major success within the CARCA Menards Series throughout the 1970's and 1980's. He won 5 back-to-back championships from 1971 to 1976 within CARCA, then gained 2 more in 1978 and 1979 respectively, then gained a 3-championship streak from 1980 to 1983, bringing him to an astonishing and as of yet 10 CAREER CHAMPIONSHIPS in CARCA. His results were reasonably consistent too in his later years of racing. He currently serves as a commentator for CARCA races.

He is married to Sarah Alpheus, and they had a total of 5 kids. Joshua Alpheus, Cesar Alpheus, Mikey Alpheus, Dave Alpheus, and the late Jonathan Alpheus Jr. He also had one brother, the late Clifford Alpheus, who was killed during the 1981 Grandol Oil 200 after slamming into the wall, but in the process set a speed record.

## Racing Career

### 1969

Jonathan Alpheus Sr. began his career as a CARCA racer, without the sponsors he was known for, Town Class and Phantasm Co. He was instead sponsored by Umbra, an oil company which rivaled Grandol Oil in its heyday. Alpheus posted consistent results in his rookie season, gaining 12 top 10's, and 6 top 5's. He never won once this season, but just edged out a top-performing Rookie of the Year over Donnie Carlison.

### 1970

In 1970, a team owner named Tony Bumper-Miller caught on to this talent and established the 64 team, including Alpheus, as part of Miller Motorsports. At the time. Miller Motorsports fielded two other racers, Matthew Napar-Strada and Timmy Marquis, the father of Jeff Caston-Marquis. At the time, Miller Motorsports was not doing well performance-wise, but was among the most well-off teams financially. In a discussion, Tony asked about Jonathan's brother Clifford, to which Jonathan was reported to have replied, "Wait a few years." Here. his consistency dropped a slight bit, with a few finishes being lower than preference, and final points finish just outside the top 10 (11th). He did however get his first win that season.

### 1971-1976

What needs to be said about these five years has already been said above. Some changes that came about though were him racking up not just his first win, but 12 WINS in 1971. In 1974, he swept the ENTIRE SEASON, winning 3/4th's out of all the races that season. In 1972, his iconic sponsors, Town Class and Phantasm Co., would come to replace Umbra Oil, which left the 64 team to sponsor what they thought would be a rookie sensation, Jonah Marcus.

### 1977

1977 was quite underwhelming. He did not score a win that year and his statistics looked almost identical to his rookie season. Around this time, a team named MRZ Racing, which was wishing to make a Piston Cup appearance and needed a driver to run, approached Alpheus following his extremely successful streak and asked him if he wished to run for the team in the Piston Cup with the number 57. According to most sources, he turned down this offer quickly, which was quite weird considering his success could have convinced him to enter the Piston Cup and start competing for more prestigious championships. He made two starts in the Xfinity Series that year for MRZ Racing with the 57, crashing out of his first start after contact with George Gearly Jr. MRZ would end its role in the Xfinity Series and focus solely on Piston Cup's main division afterward, only fielding part time entries before closing its Piston Cup operation.

### Possible return from retirement

Jonathan Alpheus would announce his plans to race in a legend's series on June 4th, 2022. His intentions were to run a series of races and make a comeback at his currently old age to add another generation to the list of cars he has inspired.

## Personal Life

He married Sarah Alpheus about a year before his initial rookie season. He often had interactions with his older brother Clifford, who he looked up to. He and his family have a close bond with the Marquis family and were the ones who mourned the most about the death of Jeff. He also has a friendship with the Strada family, yet again as a result of having been teammates.

His father, Eugene Alpheus, died in 1990 after having battled engine problems for 2 years.