Carl Long (born September 20, 1967) in Roxboro, North Carolina, is a NASCAR race car driver. He has driven for numerous independent teams in both the Nextel Cup and Busch Series, but is most famous for two reasons. In 2000, he qualified to make his Nextel Cup debut in one of its most prestigious races, the Coca-Cola 600. However, Darrell Waltrip, one of the top drivers in series history, who was retiring at the end of the 2000 season, failed to qualify. Long gave up his ride to Waltrip for the race. In 2002, Long ran for rookie of the year, but failed. Long attempted most of the races, but failed to qualify for all except two. In 2004, Long's car flipped several times in a violent accident at the final race ever held at North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina, where such crashes are very uncommon. Long was not injured, however, his accident in that race raised questions if drivers such as Long and Andy Hillenburg, a sprint car ace, who compete in inferior equipment in these types of races, should be allowed to compete in such prestigious events with such non-competitive cars. These questions gained further fire the next month at South Carolina's Darlington Raceway when a slow Hillenburg was tagged by a much faster Jeff Gordon, triggering an accident and angry words from Gordon. These questions have since faded out of the limelight. However, the incident gained publicity for the virtual-unknown Long, whose popularity among the fans peaked to unprecedented levels, and also got him a ride in the following Nextel Cup event at Las Vegas, driving for independent Hermie Sadler. However, Long was never in competition for a victory and soon disappeared from the thoughts of racing fans. For 2005, he hopes to run a limited schedule in his own #46 Dodge as well as in the #00 car owned by Raynard McGlynn. September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Roxboro is a city located in Person County, North Carolina. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The Nextel Cup Series is NASCARs premier stock car racing series. ... NASCAR Busch Series logo The Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs second division, and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level, the Nextel Cup. ... The Coca-Cola 600 (formerly World 600) is a six hundred mile (966 km) stock car race held annually at Lowes Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) in Charlotte, North Carolina on Memorial Day weekend. ... Darrell Waltrip (born February 5, 1947 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a NASCAR driver, active from 1972 to 2000, who won three Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) titles (1981, 1982, 1985) as well as the 1989 Daytona 500 stock car race. ... The North Carolina Speedway, affectionately known as The Rock, was home to NASCAR racing from 1966 to 2004. ... Rockingham is a city located in Richmond County, North Carolina. ... Sprint cars are small, high-powered race cars designed primarily for the purpose of running in short races (generally, five to fifty miles) on short tracks, which are often not paved (dirt tracks). The high power-to-weight ratio makes sprint car racing exciting; it often also makes it very... State nickname: Palmetto State Other U.S. States Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Governor Mark Sanford (R) Official languages English Area 82,965 km² (40th)  - Land 78,051 km²  - Water 4,915 km² (6%) Population (2000)  - Population {{{2000Pop}}} (26th)  - Density 51. ... Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. ... Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon (top) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. ... The Nextel Cup Series is NASCARs premier stock car racing series. ... This article is about the city of Las Vegas in Nevada. ... Hermie Sadler (born April 24, 1969) is a race car driver from Emporia, Virginia, USA. Hermie currently drives the 92 Taco Bell Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series part time (But the #92 is a full time team with multiple drivers). ... Dodge is a brand name of automobiles and light- to heavy-duty trucks, marketed by the Chrysler Corporation from 1928 to the present. ...

In June 2005, it was announced that Carl would team Terance Mathis, former All-Pro Wide Receiver for the Atlanta Falcons, and David Watson to drive a new #94 Dodge Charger for Victory Motorsports, LLC. No debut date was announced.

Career Nextel Cup Stats, by year

• 2000 - 2 Starts, 107 points
• 2001 - 3 Starts, 147 points
• 2002 - 2 Starts, 46 points
• 2004 - 6 Starts, 267 points
• 2005 - 4 starts, 108 points

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External links

• http://www.carl-long.com