Shane Huffman

Infobox_NASCAR_driver
Name = Shane Huffman


Birthdate = birth date and age|1973|12|30
Birthplace = flagicon|USA Hickory, North Carolina
Previous_Year = 2006
Prev_Busch_Pos = 49th
Best_Busch_Pos = 49th - 2006 (Busch Series) | Busch_Top_Tens = 6
First_Busch_Race = 2001 Autolite/Fram 250 (Richmond)
Last_Busch_Race = 2007 Camping World 200 Presented by RVs.com (New Hampshire)
Truck_Car_Team = #40 - Key Motorsports
First_Truck_Race = 2006 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
Awards = 1996 Hickory Motor Speedway Late Limited Model Series Champion

1999 Hickory Motor Speedway Track Champion Late Model Class

1999 NASCAR Winston Racing Series Blue Ridge Region Champion

2003 USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Southern Division & National Champion

2005 USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Southern Division Champion
Updated_On = June 30, 2007

Shane Huffman (born December 30, 1973 in Hickory, North Carolina) is a former NASCAR and USAR driver. He drove the #40 Key Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado in the Craftsman Truck Series. In 2006 and 2007, he drove the #88 NAVY "Accelerate Your Life" Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS for JR Motorsports in the Busch Series.

Shane Huffman returned to Nascar Nationwide Racing, July 4, 2008. He drove the #31 car for Richard Childress Racing during the Nationwide Winn-Dixie 250 at Daytona International Speedway. He started 21st and was able to lead 2 laps ( 17 & 18 ) when he remained on the track after a lap 14 caution caused by the spinning #22 car driven by Josh Wise. When the green flag dropped on lap 17 Shane was able to hold off a charge by his ex-boss, Dale Earnhardt Jr. After 2 laps he was passed by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and remained in the top 10 for one more lap before falling back in the pack. Shane, in the #31 car, eventually finished in 41st position, 82 laps down.

Early life

While attending St. Stephens High School in Hickory, North Carolina, Huffman was a three year starter for the well respected high school wrestling team (1989-1990, 1990-1991, 1991-1992) [ [http://www.saintwrestling.org/all-time.htm All Wrestlers in SSHS History ] ] . He was instrumental in helping with the success of the team; posting a career record of 59-27 [ [http://www.saintwrestling.org/win_c.htm Career Wins Leader Board ] ] at the 112 lb and 119 lb weight classes, as the team won the Big-6 3A conference championship 2 out of the 3 years he started. He also served as one of the team captains during his senior year. To this day Huffman still ranks high on the individual records lists for the school in Single Season Near Fall Points (141) [ [http://www.saintwrestling.org/nf_s.htm Single Season Near Fall Points Leader Board ] ] , Single Season Pins (21) [ [http://www.saintwrestling.org/pin_s.htm Saint Single Season Pins Leader Board ] ] , Single Season Team Points (181.5) [ [http://www.saintwrestling.org/pts_s.htm Saint Single Season Team Points Leader Board ] ] , Career Near Fall Points (245) [ [http://www.saintwrestling.org/nf_c.htm Career Near Fall Points Leader Board ] ] , Career Pins (34) [ [http://www.saintwrestling.org/pin_c.htm Saint Career Pins Leader Board ] ] , Career Team Points (342) [ [http://www.saintwrestling.org/pts_c.htm Saint Career Team Points Leader Board ] ] , and Career Wins (59) [ [http://www.saintwrestling.org/win_c.htm Career Wins Leader Board ] ] .

Early career

Huffman began his racing career at Hickory Motor Speedway in late model stock car racing. In 1996, he won the Late Limited Model Series championship. In 1999 he won the late model track championship, the Blue Ridge Regional Championship, and was the runner-up for the NASCAR Winston Racing Series Champion.

In 2000, he moved up to the USAR Hooters Pro Cup. After posting no top-ten finishes in his rookie year on the circuit, he won his first career race at Coastal Plains Speedway in 2001. That same season, he made his NASCAR Busch Series debut at Richmond, driving the #77 Jennie-O Ford Taurus for Moy Racing. He started 40th and finished 24th, three laps down. After a winless 2002, Huffman won five races and was both the champion of USAR's national points standings, as well as the Southern Division. He repeated his Southern Division title in 2005. Shane has 28 wins in 133 starts in USAR - the 2nd most wins in the USAR series history. Shane holds the record with most poles in USAR history at 26.

JR Motorsports

Huffman had three wins in USAR in 2006 driving the #88 Champion Chevy for JR Motorsports. He made his first Busch start that year driving the #83 Make-A-Wish Foundation Chevy for at Gateway International Raceway in a JR Motorsports car prepared by NEMCO Motorsports. Following the release of regular 88 driver Mark McFarland, Huffman shared the driving duties of the 88 for the rest of the season with Robby Gordon and Martin Truex, Jr..

He started the 2007 Busch season in the #88 car. On July 3, 2007, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. released Shane Huffman from driving the #88 Navy Chevy for JR Motorsports. He went on to compete part-time in the Truck Series with Curtis Key Motorsports in 2007.

NASCAR Career Stats

[http://www.racing-reference.info/driver?id=huffmsh01]

References

External links

* [http://www.shanehuffmanracing.com Shane Huffman Official Website]
* [http://www.jrmotorsport.com/teams/navy88/ JR Motorsports driver biography]
* [http://www.saintwrestling.org/ St. Stephens High School Wrestling Team Page]
* [http://www.procupdigest.com/driver/driver-detail.php?did=84 Shane Huffman's USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Statistics]