Johnny Rumley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Johnny Rumley

American racing driver

Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1957

Place of Birth: Summerfield, North Carolina, United States

Profession: racing driver, racing automobile driver

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Johnny Rumley

  • Johnny Rumley is a former NASCAR driver.
  • He won twice in the Busch Series, but has not been seen in the major leagues of NASCAR since 2000. Rumley made his debut at New River Valley Speedway in 1992.
  • Rumley went out in his #25 Beverly Racing Olds and won the pole, and finished 10th in the race.
  • Then, at the very next race at Orange County, Rumley managed a 9th-place finish. Rumley made five races in 1993, and only had one top-10 finish.
  • Rumley scored what was considering an upset victory at Hickory, pulling his #00 Big Dog Coal Chevy into victory lane in just his seventh start.
  • In addition, Rumley had two other top-20s in the season. Rumley returned in 1994, running thirteen races.
  • He only earned two top-10s, back-to-back finishes of eighth in his first two-season starts.
  • However, in the next eleven races, driving the #41 White House Ford, Rumley could only manage a best finish of 18th and a best start of 9th.
  • Yet, Rumley still recorded his highest points position in his career with a 33rd. Rumley had three top-10s in his seventeen starts in 1995.
  • Rumley picked up his second win at Dover International Speedway, leading eleven laps en route to victory.
  • In addition to his win, Rumley had a 6th at Dover, 7th at New Hampshire and three other top-dozen finishes.
  • Overall, it resulted in a 28th-place finish in points. However, despite his quick success, Rumley still could not attract a full-time ride and following his part-time run in 1995 driving the #25 Big Johnson Chevrolet alternating with Kirk Shelmerdine, Rumley's career began to fade.
  • In six starts in 1996, Rumley's best finish was a 16th at Daytona and a 17th at Darlington.
  • It was the first time in his career that Rumley did not record a top-10 in a season. Rumley returned for two more races in 1997, driving the #27 RGM Chevy at Nashville and a 30th at South Boston.
  • Yet, he was 42nd and 30th in those races respectively, and he did not finish either race. Rumley disappeared seemingly after his run at South Boston.
  • Yet, he came back in 2000, to drive six races for the fledgling Alumni Motorsports.
  • However, he could only manage a best finish of 29th at Dover and Nazareth, as well having struggles in qualifying.
  • Without that success, Rumley currently drives in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup North series, driving for Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s JR Motorsports.

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