Andy Santerre (born September 7, 1968, in Cherryfield, Maine) is a NASCAR Grand National Division car owner, former champion driver of the East Series, and a winner of one Busch Series race as a driver. At the age of 19, he was diagnosed with Guillan-Barre syndrome, which had him hospitalized for several months Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The NASCAR Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs minor league circuit (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations big league circuit, the Nextel Cup. ... The NASCAR Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs minor league circuit (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations big league circuit, the Nextel Cup. ... The 1998 NASCAR Busch Series Season began on Saturday February 14 and ended on Sunday November 15. ... The 1993 NASCAR Busch Series season began February 13 and ended November 13. ... New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1. ... The 2002 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 16 and ended November 16. ... Nazareth Speedway Track was a motor racing circuit in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. ... See also: 1999 in NASCAR The 1999 NASCAR Busch Series season began on February 13 and ended on November 13. ... Pikes Peak International Raceway is a one mile oval Auto Racing track located in Fountain, Colorado, just south of Colorado Springs. ... See also: 1999 in NASCAR The 1999 NASCAR Busch Series season began on February 13 and ended on November 13. ... Pikes Peak International Raceway is a one mile oval Auto Racing track located in Fountain, Colorado, just south of Colorado Springs. ... is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1968 Gregorian calendar. ... Cherryfield is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. ... Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ...

Busch Series Career

Andy Santerre made his Busch debut in 1993, driving for his own #15 O'Connor Buick team. He ran his first and only race of the year at NHIS, starting the race in 11th position and finished the race in 14th. The NASCAR Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs minor league circuit (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations big league circuit, the Nextel Cup. ... New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1. ...

Santerre made two starts in 1994. He ran the #51 Chevy at Nazareth and finisihed 18th. The next time out, running the #1 Primetime Van Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, Santerre set his best qualifying effort to that point of 8th in the field at Watkins Glen International. However, he only ran four laps and finished 39th with transmission problems. Nazareth Speedway Track was a motor racing circuit in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. ... The Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme was a mid-size car produced by General Motors for the American market. ... Watkins Glen International (nicknamed The Glen) is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. ...

All three of those races, however, were combination Busch North-Busch Grand National Series races, a procedure popular in NASCAR until the Winston West and Busch North Series were combined into a single rules package, to increase car counts in regional races.

Santerre made his first official (stand-alone) Busch Series debut in 1996, when he drove the #35 Ford for Mike Laughlin Jr. at Daytona. He started deep in the pack in 40th, but had a 22nd place finish. Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ...

Santerre made another one-off appearance in 1997. Once again driving for Laughlin, Santerre started the #45 Hunters Specialties Chevy at New Hampshire. He started 16th and upped his position by one to 15th. Also, Santerre led his first lap of Busch Series competition during a green flag pit cycle.

Santeree, after numerous wins in the Busch North Series, moved South in 1998, where he would win Rookie of the Year with Innovative Motorsports. However, despite the award, it was still a tough season. Santerre's best finishes were a 4th at Gateway and a 10th at Richmond. He had a pole at Richmond finished 20th in overall points, despite missing two races. The 1998 NASCAR Busch Series Season began on Saturday February 14 and ended on Sunday November 15. ... The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season. ... Innovative Motorsports is a former NASCAR team. ... Gateway International Raceway is a race track in Madison, Illinois, USA. It hosts a NASCAR Busch Series event and a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on a 1. ...

Santerre began 1999 with a broken leg at Daytona, and was not able to return to the #47 Chevy for 16 races, returning with a 30th at the Glen. Yet, just three races later, Santerre took control late in the race at Pikes Peak. Leading seventeen laps, earned to his first career victory. Despite this, Santerre was released four races later. Pikes Peak International Raceway is a one mile oval Auto Racing track located in Fountain, Colorado, just south of Colorado Springs. ...

Santerre ran seventeen races in 2000, sharing a ride Kenny Wallace in the #25 Lance Snacks Chevy for Team Rensi Motorsports. His best finish was at Pikes Peak, where he had a third-place finish. He also tallied on three other top-10s. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Team Rensi Motorsports is a NASCAR Busch Series team owned by Ed and Sam Rensi. ...

In 2001, Santerre ran 13 races for three teams. Running for the #01 EJP team, #11 Channellock team and the #31 Whelen team. For the third straight year, the #11 Chevy at Pikes Peak recorded Santerre's best finish of the year of 13th place. Overall, Santerre had four top-20 finishes.

Santerre made his last two starts in 2002. He earned a 38th at New Hampshire and 36th at Nazareth. At that point, Santerre dropped all Busch Racing and went back to the North Series.

Busch North Series / East Series Career

Santerre stayed in the Charlotte area, and based his Busch North team in the middle of Charlotte, becoming a four-time champion of the Busch North Series, holding the record for most series championships, and winning them consecutively from 2002-2005. The NASCAR Grand National Division, Busch East Series is a regional stock car racing division sanctioned by NASCAR. Formed in 1987, The series races primarily in the Northeastern United States, including Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. ...

At the end of the 2005 season, he stepped out of the wheel and concentrated on managing Grizco Racing, a Busch East Series team owned by Steve and Peg Griswold, which became Andy Santerre Motorsports. With driver Sean Caisse, the team finished second to Mike Olsen, the grandson of popular Northeastern driver Stub Fadden, in the 2006 Busch East Championship. Caisse also drew the attention of Kevin Harvick, who signed him to a driver development contract. For the racing team owned by Kevin Harvick and his wife Delana, see Kevin Harvick Incorporated. ...

For 2007, Caisse will be joined by Jeffrey Earnhardt to race in a second Santerre Busch East car in 2007 under NASCAR's new rule reducing the minimum age in the Grand National and Whelen Modified divisions to 16. Jeffrey Earnhardt (born June 22, 1989 in Mooresville, North Carolina) is the eldest grandson of the late seven time NASCAR Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt. ...

Craftsman Truck Series

Santerre has made one career Truck Series start. Driving the #57 Whelen Ford, Santerre made the 2000 Watkins Glen race. Once again, Santerre made a good debut. He started 21st, ran on the lead lap and finished 16th. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ...

External link

• Busch Series career statistics at racing-reference.info