Andy Kirby(born November 30, 1961, in White House, Tennessee), is a former stockcar driver, most notably in NASCAR. Kirby did not initially begin with NASCAR, where his career would end. Instead, Kirby quickly earned his reputation as a motorcycle racer in the Southeastern United States. Kirby would eventually become best friends with NASCAR Busch Series driver Chad Chaffin, and Chaffin helped open some doors for Kirby. November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining, as the final day of November. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... White House is a city located in Tennessee. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... NASCAR Busch Series logo The Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs second division (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level, the Nextel... Chad Chaffin from Smyrna, TN was born July 20, 1968. ...

Busch Career

Owner Larry Lockamy offered Kirby a ride in his#28 Williams Travel Centers Chevy for some 1999 events. Kirby made his debut in February at Rockingham. He qualified in the 38th position, completed 157 laps, and then wrecked. He finished 31st. The next race, Las Vegas, looked better for Kirby, as he qualified in 5th place for his second career start. However, the good feeling didn't last long. He wrecked and finshed 42nd. He was 33rd at Nashville, 36th at Loudon and 26th at Dover Downs. His best finish came at Bristol. After starting 34th, Andy came home in 20th. However, due to his wrecklessness and lack of funding, the Lockamy team released Kirby. The North Carolina Speedway, affectionately known as The Rock, was home to NASCAR racing from 1966 to 2004. ... Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located at 7000 Las Vegas Boulevard North in Las Vegas, Nevada, is an complex of 4 different tracks for automobile racing. ... New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1. ... Dover International Speedway is a NASCAR race track located near Dover, Delaware. ... Bristol Motor Speedway is a NASCAR short track located in Bluff City, Tennessee, near Bristol. ...

However, Williams Travel was still intrigued by Kirby, and they got him a 5-race deal in 2000 with the #39 Williams Chevy. He beat his Bristol finish with a 19th at Talladega. However, the rest of the season was not the best. 28th (at IRP), 33rd (at Bristol), 38th (at Memphis) and one DNQ (Did Not Qualify) made the rest of the season a disappointment. Talladega Superspeedway is now the official name of a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama, that was formerly Alabama International Motor Speedway. ...

In 2001, Andy mainly stayed at home but he had a number of offers during the season and got some seat time. He would drive 2 races for Jay Robinson Racing. He once again got a career best of 16th at Talladega and finished 33rd at Darlington. He ran 3 races for Moy Racing. He drove the #77 Ford to a 30th at Michigan Internnational Speedway, 41st at Kansas, and 32nd at Homestead-Miami. He ran one race in the#52 Means Racing Ford. He finished 41st at Memphis. Jay Robinson Racing is a racing team that competes in the NASCAR Busch Series. ... Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. ... Kansas Speedway is a speedway in Kansas City, in the U.S. state of Kansas. ... Homestead-Miami Speedway is a speedway in Homestead, Florida, USA, southwest of Miami. ... Front Row Motorsports is a relatively new team to the NASCAR Nextel Cup circuit. ... Memphis Motorsports Park is a race track located in Millington, Tennessee, approximately twenty miles north of downtown Memphis. ...

Kirby ran well enough in 2001, to be asked back to those teams in 2002. He ran the first 5 races for Moy, finished 28th at Las Vegas as the best among those five. Jay Robinson asked him to come for 4 races. Andy recieved his best career finish at Talladega once again. After avoiding a big wreck, Andy was able to come home in 6th position, his first and only top-10. In the other three races, he finished 23rd, 29th and 32nd. Kirby ran two races for Fred Bickford. He finished 39th and 41st in those races. Kirby's final start came at Kentucky Speedway, where he finished 23rd. Kentucky Speedway is a relatively new superspeedway located in Sparta, Kentucky, approximately halfway between Louisville, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio, with easy interstate highway access to both cities, and is additionally less than 100 miles from another fairly sizable market, Lexington, Kentucky. ...

Death

Kirby was getting ready to make a start at Pikes Peak. However, he was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 18, 2002. Many teams ran decals on their cars honoring Andy following his death. Pikes Peak International Raceway is a one mile oval Auto Racing track located in Fountain, Colorado, just south of Colorado Springs. ... Nickname: Music City Motto: Official website: http://www. ... 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for July, 2002. ...

External links

• Career Stats