Bobby Norfleet (born c.1960 in Savannah, Georgia) is an African American race car driver. He has raced motorcycles, drag cars, and stock cars . He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Maryland Institute of Technology. 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Nickname The Creative Coast or The Hostess City Location Government County Chatham Mayor Otis S. Johnson Geographical characteristics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 202. ... 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. ... The 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season began February 18 and ended October 28. ... The 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season began February 18 and ended October 28. ... Portland International Raceway is located in Portlands Delta Park complex, just south of the Columbia River and less than a mile west of Interstate 5. ... The 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season began February 18 and ended October 28. ... Portland International Raceway is located in Portlands Delta Park complex, just south of the Columbia River and less than a mile west of Interstate 5. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Nickname The Creative Coast or The Hostess City Location Government County Chatham Mayor Otis S. Johnson Geographical characteristics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 202. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black), is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... A 125 cc motorcycle, the Italian-manufactured Cagiva Planet. ... A European Top Alcohol Dragster at Santa Pod Raceway Front engine dragsters were popular in the 1960s and are still in competition today. ... This article is about the sport of stock car racing. ... The W16 engine from a Bugatti Veyron Mechanical engineering is a very broad field of engineering that involves the application of physical principles for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. ...

In 1992, Norfleet befriended NASCAR driver Alan Kulwicki. Kulwicki planned to run Norfleet in the Busch Series, but Kulwicki's death on April 1, 1993 canceled those plans. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Alan Kulwicki (December 14, 1954 - April 1, 1993) was a Polish-American NASCAR driver. ... 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... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

2000 Controversy

In 2000, Norfleet announced he would field and drive his own team in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, but was unable to come up with sponsorship. NASCAR Vice President Brian France called a number of companies who were interested in sponsoring a NASCAR team, and even flew in some company executives. [1] Norfleet came up with sponsorship from 40 Speed Records and So So Def Records. Norfleet failed to qualify for his first race at Martinsville Speedway. The 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season began February 18 and ended October 28. ... NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series logo The Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... So So Def Recordings is a record label, based out of Atlanta, Georgia and owned by Jermaine Dupri, specializing in Southern hip hop, R&B, and bass music. ... Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Martinsville, Virginia. ...

Norfleet made his NASCAR debut at the Portland International Raceway road course. He competed against Bill Lester in that race, which was the only time in NASCAR history that two African-Americans have competed in the same race. Norfleet qualified 17 miles per hour slower than the pole speed, but made the race after only 33 cars qualified for 34 spots. [2] He finishing 32nd after he suffered handling problems. He was also black-flagged three times in the race by NASCAR for not maintaining the required minimum speed. Portland International Raceway is located in Portlands Delta Park complex, just south of the Columbia River and less than a mile west of Interstate 5. ... Road racing can be a term involving road running, road bicycle races, or automobile races. ... Bill Lester Bill Lester (born February 6, 1961) is the driver of the #22 Toyota Tundra in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for Bill Davis Racing. ...

In the next race at Pikes Peak International Raceway, Norfleet's entry was denied by NASCAR officials, as he was not licensed to run tracks larger than three quarters of a mile. NASCAR requires drivers to either show proficiency on shorter tracks, or have some experience on one mile and larger tracks in a lower series before they are allowed to race on larger tracks. [3] Norfleet claimed the decision was racially motivated, and people protested outside NASCAR's headquarters. After failing to qualify for his next race at Evergreen Speedway, he stopped running NASCAR. Pikes Peak International Raceway is a one mile oval Auto Racing track located in Fountain, Colorado, just south of Colorado Springs. ...

Presently

Norfleet returned as a car owner to NASCAR in 2005. Bobby Norfleet Racing fielded the #24 FUBU Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Mike Harmon in a Busch Series race at Memphis Motorsports Park. The entry failed to qualify. Norfleet had announced his team would compete in the Busch Series and the NEXTEL Cup Series in 2006, although he is yet to field an entry.^[4] 2005 in Nascar Busch Series // Hersheys TAKE 5 300 The Hersheys TAKE 5 300 was held February 19 at Daytona International Speedway Top Ten Results Tony Stewart Kevin Harvick Dale Earnhardt Jr. ... FUBU Logo FUBU is a major line of sportswear and the company of the same name. ... The Chevrolet Monte Carlo is an American mid-size car. ... Mike Harmon(born January 24, 1958 in Birmingport, Alabama), is a race car driver. ... Memphis Motorsports Park is a race track located in Millington, Tennessee, approximately twenty miles north of downtown Memphis. ... NASCAR Nextel Cup logo The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ...

Sources

• Bobby Norfleet Announces New Program
• Driver says NASCAR is keeping him parked because he is black
• The Race Card
• Driving into history