Bobby Hamilton (born May 29, 1957 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuit. Hamilton currently owns Bobby Hamilton Racing, which regularly fields three entries (including Hamilton's own) in each NCTS event. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series logo The Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... Bobby Hamilton (born May 29, 1957 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuit. ... // Florida Dodge Dealers 250 The Florida Dodge Dealers 250 was held February 18 at Daytona International Speedway Top Ten Results Bobby Hamilton Jimmy Spencer Todd Bodine Ricky Craven Ted Musgrave Ken Weaver Brad Keselowski David Starr Wayne Edwards Johnny Benson American Racing Wheels 200 The American Racing Wheels 200 was... The 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season began on February 13 and ended on November 19. ... Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Martinsville, Virginia. ... Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Martinsville, Virginia. ... // Florida Dodge Dealers 250 The Florida Dodge Dealers 250 was held February 18 at Daytona International Speedway Top Ten Results Bobby Hamilton Jimmy Spencer Todd Bodine Ricky Craven Ted Musgrave Ken Weaver Brad Keselowski David Starr Wayne Edwards Johnny Benson American Racing Wheels 200 The American Racing Wheels 200 was... Mansfield Motorsports Speedway is a half-mile automobile race track located just north of Mansfield, Ohio. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 36th 109,247 km² 195 km 710 km 2. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series logo The Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ...

Short track roots

Hamilton began his racing career at Nashville Speedway USA, racing on the weekly circuit at the legendary track, where he won the track championship in 1987. Hamilton began to be noticed within the NASCAR ranks after racing in a special 4-car "Superstar Showdown" at Nashville in 1988 against Winston Cup drivers Sterling Marlin, Darrell Waltrip, and Bill Elliott. Music City Motorplex is a NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series racetrack located at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds near downtown Nashville, Tennessee. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The NASCAR Championship is the championship held in NASCARs top stock car racing series. ... Sterling Marlin (born June 30, 1957 in Columbia, Tennessee) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver who currently drives the #40 Coors Light Dodge for Chip Ganassi Racing. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article is about the NASCAR driver Bill Elliott. ...

Days of Thunder

Hamilton broke into the Winston Cup ranks in a very unusual way. He was asked to drive one of the "movie cars" for the 1990 film Days of Thunder, qualifying fifth in a movie car at the 1989 AutoWorks 500 in Phoenix. This article is about the year. ... Days of Thunder is a 1990 movie produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, directed by Tony Scott and starring Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Cary Elwes and Michael Rooker. ... The Checker Auto Parts 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. ...

NASCAR Cup career

After a respectable top-10 finish in a car that was not designed for serious competition, Hamilton gained enough respect to compete full time on NASCAR's top circuit beginning in 1991, during which season he won the coveted Winston Cup Rookie of the Year award. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After 12 years and four wins in Winston Cup (including a grueling caution-free win at Talladega Superspeedway in 2001), and due partly to a shoulder injury suffered in a crash, Hamilton moved his focus to the Craftsman Truck Series full-time in 2003. Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Move to NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

Hamilton won the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship in a season which included a win at the Nashville Superspeedway, which replaced the old Nashville Speedway USA on the CTS schedule in 2001. He will take the rest of 2006 off due to cancer in his neck. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee (though the track has a Lebanon address), United States, about 48 km (30 miles) east of Nashville. ... Music City Motorplex is a NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series racetrack located at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds near downtown Nashville, Tennessee. ... The 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season started at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, February 12 with the Bud Shootout and will end on Sunday, November 19 with the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ... it is carsenogetic and is found is pens in pauls pencil case, toilet paper and tissues When normal cells are damaged beyond repair, they are eliminated by apoptosis. ...

Bobby Hamilton, Jr.

Main article: Bobby Hamilton, Jr.

Hamilton's son, Bobby Hamilton, Jr., is currently a driver in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Hamilton is also a very good friend of NASCAR driver Casey Atwood, who is considered to be in like a god-son type relationship with Hamilton. Bobby Hamilton, Jr (born January 8, 1978 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver currently driving the #32 Tide Chevrolet for PPI Motorsports. ... Bobby Hamilton, Jr (born January 8, 1978 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver currently driving the #32 Tide Chevrolet for PPI Motorsports. ... Casey Lee Atwood(born August 25, 1980 in Nashville, Tennessee), began racing NASCAR as a teenager, first in the Busch Series #27 Castrol car, and then in the Nextel Series as a member of the Ray Evernham Dodge Motorsports stable. ...

In June 2005, Hamilton and Hamilton, Jr. expressed interest in purchasing Riverview Speedway, a small track in Carthage, Tennessee that closed in May 2005 due to lack of interest among the public. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carthage is a town located in Smith County, Tennessee. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The popular NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series website entitled TruckSeries.com [1] is an associate sponsor for all BHR teams.

Fight with Cancer

On March 17, 2006, Hamilton announced that he had been diagnosed with neck cancer. He took part in the Craftsman Truck Series race that night, before starting therapy the following Monday. In his absence, the #18 truck he normally drives will be taken over by Bobby Hamilton, Jr. Hamilton hopes to return for the final race of the season, at Homestead-Miami Speedway. March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... // Scheduled events March March 14: 68th annual NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Championship begins March 15–March 26: XVIII Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia March 20-March 26: World Figure Skating Championship in Calgary, Canada March 25-March 26: World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championship in Montreal, Canada... Head and neck cancers are malignant growths located in the oral cavity (mouth), nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, thyroid, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands and lymph nodes of the upper neck. ... Homestead-Miami Speedway is a speedway in Homestead, Florida, USA, southwest of Miami. ...

External links

• Official Website
• Bobby Hamilton at Racing-Reference.com
• Even with cancer battle, Hamilton still has grit

References

• Hamilton: I have cancer