Steve Portenga

Infobox NASCAR driver


Name = Steven Portenga
Birthdate = birth date and age|1970|5|22
Birthplace = flagicon|USA Sparks, Nevada
Best_Truck_Position = 13th - 1995 (Craftsman Truck Series)
Truck_Top_Tens = 5
Truck_Poles = 1
First_Truck_Race = 1995 Racing Champions 200 (Tucson)
Last_Truck_Race = 2002 Ford 200 (Homestead)
Awards = 1991 Track Champion - Silver State Raceway
1994 Featherlite Southwest Series Champion
1998 Featherlite Southwest Series Champion
Years_In_Truck = 4
Total_Truck_Races = 48

Steve Portenga(pronounced Port-en-GAY) is a NASCAR driver. He currently races in the NASCAR Grand National Division, AutoZone West Series. He won the Featherlite Southwest Series championship in 1994 and 1998.

Portenga won his first racing championship in 1991 at Silver State Raceway in the Winston Racing Series. In 1995, he competed full-time in the Craftsman Truck Series, winning one pole and finishing in the top-ten three times, finishing 13th in points. He ran six races the following year, his best finish 15th at Phoenix International Raceway. In 1999, he made his Busch Series debut at Pikes Peak International Raceway, finishing 41st in a Sterling Marlin-owned car. He also attempted to make his Winston Cup debut at Sears Point International Raceway, but failed to qualify.

In 2001, he returned to the trucks, running two races for MacDonald Motorsports and one race in his own truck, finishing fourteenth at Kansas Speedway. He ran two races the next year, posting two top-tens. He attempted Phoenix with Ware Racing Enterprises in the Cup series, but missed the race.

External links

* [http://racing-reference.info/driver?id=portest01 Steve Portenga Career Statistics]
* [http://www.racingwest.com/drivers/info.php/12/ Steve Portenga Driver Card]

Steve's new website is www.racer77.info