Junior Miller (racing driver)

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Junior Miller
Miller at North Wilkesboro Speedway in 2010
Born (1951-04-26) April 26, 1951 (age 73)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Achievements1991, 1993, 1995, 1997–2000 SMART Modified Tour champion
2005, 2006 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour champion
2005, 2006 NASCAR SMART Modified Tour Most Popular Driver
NASCAR Cup Series career
27 races run over 6 years
Best finish31st (1980)
First race1976 Gwyn Staley 400 (North Wilkesboro)
Last race1981 Holly Farms 400 (North Wilkesboro)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
11 races run over 2 years
Best finish26th (1983)
First race1983 Coca-Cola 200 (Rockingham)
Last race1983 Cardinal 250 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0

Junior Miller (born April 26, 1951) is an American professional stock car racing driver who has previously competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, the NASCAR Busch Series, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour.

Miller competed in 27 Winston Cup races between 1976 and 1981, getting a best finish of thirteenth at North Wilkesboro Speedway in 1980, and competed in one NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series season, running eleven races in 1983 with a best finish of eighth at Orange County Speedway. Miller fould a majority of his success in the modified ranks, winning the championship in the SMART Modified Tour seven times between 1991 and 2000, and the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour in 2005 and 2006, thus earning the nickname "King of the Southern Modifieds".[1]

Miller was a frequent competitor at Bowman Gray Stadium, winning 74 races in the Modified division, which as of 2024 is the third most behind Burt Myers (91) and Tim Brown (94).[2]

Miller was inducted into Caraway Speedway's Wall of Fame in 2023.[3]

Motorsports results[edit]

NASCAR[edit]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series[edit]

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
1976 Junior Miller 95 Chevy RSD DAY CAR RCH BRI ATL NWS
14 		DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS
15 		CLT CAR ATL ONT 67th 239 [4]
1977 RSD DAY RCH
17 		NWS
18 		DAR BRI
24 		MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS
26 		CLT CAR ATL ONT 47th 467 [5]
45 CAR
31 		ATL
1978 Gordon Racing 24 Chevy RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT NSV RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS
15 		CLT 72nd 197 [6]
Junior Miller 95 Chevy CAR
28 		ATL ONT
1979 RSD DAY CAR RCH ATL NWS BRI DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR
DNQ 		CLT NWS CAR ATL ONT N/A 0 [7]
1980 29 RSD DAY RCH CAR
38 		ATL BRI
25 		DAR NWS 31st 1402 [8]
Frank Warren 79 Dodge MAR
14 		TAL
Junior Miller Chevy NSV
16 		BRI
27 		DAR RCH
23 		DOV
29 		NWS
13 		MAR
17 		CLT
26 		CAR
33 		ATL
35 		ONT
Frank Warren DOV
31 		CLT TWS RSD MCH
34 		DAY NSV
20 		POC
21 		TAL MCH
1981 Junior Miller Olds RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV
26 		CLT
DNQ 		TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS
20 		CLT CAR ATL RSD 68th 188 [9]

Busch Series[edit]

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 32 33 34 35 NBSC Pts Ref
1983 Junior Miller 69 Buick DAY
DNQ 		RCH CAR
16 		HCY MAR
13 		NWS SBO GPS LGY DOV BRI
21 		CLT SBO HCY ROU SBO ROU
8 		CRW
18 		ROU SBO HCY LGY IRP GPS BRI HCY RCH
23 		NWS SBO 26th 1205 [10]
Pontiac DAR
15 		MAR
28 		ROU
19 		CLT HCY
21
07 MAR
15
1994 N/A ? N/A DAY CAR RCH ATL MAR
DNQ 		DAR HCY
DNQ 		BRI ROU NHA NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW SBO TAL HCY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT MAR CAR N/A 0 [11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Junior Miller". The Third Turn. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Junior Miller heading to Caraway Speedway's Wall of Fame this weekend". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "Junior Miller heading to Caraway Speedway's Wall of Fame this weekend". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "Junior Miller – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "Junior Miller – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  6. ^ "Junior Miller – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  7. ^ "Junior Miller – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "Junior Miller – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  9. ^ "Junior Miller – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  10. ^ "Junior Miller – 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  11. ^ "Junior Miller – 1984 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2024.

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