| Born: | November 7, 1970 | |
| Birthplace: | Hickory, North Carolina | |
| Achievements: | — | |
| Awards: | 1994 Hickory Motor Speedway Late Model Champion 1996 NASCAR Dash Series Most Popular Driver | |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Statistics | ||
| 2005 NCTS Position: | 86th | |
| Best NCTS Position: | 3rd - 2000 (Craftsman Truck Series) | |
| First Race: | 1997 Cummins 200 (Indianapolis) | |
| First Win: | 1998 Pennzoil/VIP Discount Tripleheader (New Hampshire) | |
| Last Win: | 2000 Line-X 225 (Portland) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 3 | 51 | 4 |
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Andy Houston (born November 7, 1970 in Hickory, North Carolina) is a veteran of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, scoring three wins. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hickory is a city in Burke, Caldwell, and Catawba counties in the U The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. Houston is the son of legendary Busch Driver Tommy Houston and the youngest of three brothers, one of them being part-time NASCAR driver Marty Houston and the other being the oldest of the three, Scott Houston. Tommy Houston, (born on January 29, 1945) is a retired NASCAR Busch Series ' drivers Marty Houston (born January 7, 1968, in Hickory North Carolina) is a former driver in NASCAR. Scott Houston is an Indianapolis -based Piano player and teacher who hosts the PBS series The Piano Guy He is also the cousin of team owner Teresa Earnhardt. Teresa Earnhardt ( née Houston) is the widow of Dale Earnhardt and mother of Taylor Nicole Earnhardt (born December 20 1988 Andy Houston has also raced in the Nextel Cup Series and the Busch Series. The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a Stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. Andy is married to wife Lorie and has two kids, Collin (born in 1997) and Clark (born in 2001). Since January 2005, Houston has served as the spotter for John Andretti's Busch Series team. John Andretti (born March 12, 1963 in Bethlehem Pennsylvania) is an American race car driver The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a Stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing.
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Early Racing Career
In 1994, Andy won Hickory Motor Speedway's Late Model Championship and in 1996 he won the Goody's Dash Series Most Popular Driver Award. Hickory Motor Speedway is a short track located in Hickory North Carolina. The NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division Southeast Series was a NASCAR -sanctioned amateur/semi-pro racing series based in the Southeastern United States.
NASCAR career
Nextel Cup Series
2000 marked Houston's first start in the Nextel Cup Series as he competed in five races to prepare for his 2001 rookie campaign with PPI Motorsports. PPI Motorsports was a race team which competed in the NEXTEL Cup Series and various Off-road racing circuits Out of the five races his best finish would come at Lowe's Motor Speedway, a 26th. Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a speedway in Concord North Carolina, north of Charlotte. Houston began the 2001 year well with a 9th place qualifying effort at the Daytona 500 in the #96 McDonald's Ford. The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach Florida. However, this would be one of the few bright spots on his season as the team began to struggle and McDonald's did not want to continue it's sponsorship of the team. His team would move to a limited schedule and he only competed in 17 of the 36 races. His best finish of the season came at Martinsville where he finished 17th. Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation -owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Ridgeway Virginia. He has yet to compete in another Nextel Cup Series race.
Busch Series
Houston made his Busch Series debut in 1996 driving the #0 Suburban Propane Ford at Indianapolis Raceway Park. The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a Stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, known as Indianapolis Raceway Park until the 2006 purchase of Naming rights by O'Reilly Auto Parts, is a multipurpose He would start the race in the 21st position and finish in the 24th position, five laps down. He returned to the series in 1998 to make another start this time at Hickory Motor Speedway in the #50 Dr Pepper Ford. Hickory Motor Speedway is a short track located in Hickory North Carolina. Dr Pepper is a soft drink marketed in North America, South America and Europe by Dr Pepper Snapple Group. He would start the race in 7th and finish in the 20th position. In 2000, Houston made one start for Team SABCO and brought the #82 Channellock Chevrolet home in the 36th position at the Milwaukee Mile. Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in NASCAR, IRL, and Grand-Am racing The Milwaukee Mile is a Race track in West Allis, Wisconsin, USA For the 2002 season, Houston was supposed to run the whole season with the Herzog/Jackson Motorsports team, but was replaced by Todd Bodine after 3 races. Todd Bodine (born February 27, 1964 in Chemung New York) is a Stock car racer. His best finish with the team was a 9th at Daytona. Daytona International Speedway is a Superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. He currently serves as John Andretti's spotter for ppc Racing's #10 team. John Andretti (born March 12, 1963 in Bethlehem Pennsylvania) is an American race car driver ppc Racing was a NASCAR racing team based in Mooresville North Carolina.
Craftsman Truck Series
In 1997, Houston made his first Craftsman Truck Series start with Addington Racing. Addington Racing is a former NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team He would compete in four races for the team with a best finish of 11th at Martinsville. Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation -owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Ridgeway Virginia. For the 1998 season, he returned to Addington Racing and ran full-time in the Truck Series. Addington Racing is a former NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team Houston would have a solid year winning his first race at New Hampshire International Speedway and posting 9 top tens, while finishing 12th in points. New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a oval speedway located in Loudon New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s as Houston again returned to Addington Racing for the 1999 season and he scored 14 top tens with an 8th place finish in points. Addington Racing is a former NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team 2000 was a breakout year for Houston, as he won two races at Homestead and Portland, had 13 top fives, and 18 top tens, finishing 3rd in points to Roush Racing Teammates Greg Biffle and Kurt Busch. Roush Fenway Racing (formerly Roush Racing) is a racing team competing in NASCAR racing Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver Washington) is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver who drives the #16 3M Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas Nevada) is a professional American Race car driver He returned to the series in 2002 with Melling Racing where he ran one race at South Boston Speedway. South Boston Speedway or "SoBo" is a short track located in South Boston Virginia, U After that Billy Ballew Motorsports hired him to run the remainder of 2002. Billy Ballew Motorsports is a team that competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. He would post a best finish of 12th at California out of the five races he competed in. The Auto Club Speedway of Southern California (formerly California Speedway) is a two-mile low-banked D-shaped oval Superspeedway in Fontana California In 2003, Houston was still running races for Billy Ballew and Nelly when Vokal became his primary sponsor, until Billy ran out of money to run two trucks. Cornell Haynes Jr (born November 2 1974 Highly successful Nelly has sold over 20 million records in the United States Cornell Haynes Jr (born November 2 1974 Highly successful Nelly has sold over 20 million records in the United States Ballew kept Rich Bickle, leaving Houston without a ride. Later that year, Ultra Motorsports gave him a truck ride and he did well, finishing no worse than sixth and earned a pole at Texas Motor Speedway. Ultra Motorsports was a NASCAR Winston Cup Craftsman Truck Series racing team Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U For the 2004 season, he continued driving for Ultra Motorsports until he was released after the race at Bristol. Ultra Motorsports was a NASCAR Winston Cup Craftsman Truck Series racing team Bristol Motor Speedway, originally known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track located in Bristol Houston most of the other races with numerous teams and had a best finish of 7th at Dover. Dover International Speedway is a NASCAR -sanctioned Race track located in Dover Delaware, owned by and serving as the corporate headquarters of In 2005, he only ran one race with Key Motorsports at Bristol Motor Speedway, finishing 33rd after a crash. Key Motorsports Inc is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team owned by Curtis W Bristol Motor Speedway, originally known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track located in Bristol He has yet to return to the Craftsman Truck Series since the 2005 season. Catogory:1970 births
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