Greg Sacks(born November 3, 1952, in Mattiuck, New York, is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. Currently he drives the unsponsored #13 Dodge fielded by Daytona Speed Inc., a team he co-owns. He is married to his wife Vicky and lives in Ormand Beach, Florida. Together they had three children: Paul, Brian, and Rachel. Mr. Sacks has spent most of his career as a Research & Development driven for many NASCAR teams. November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... NASCAR logo 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. ... Dodge is a brand name of automobiles and light- to heavy-duty trucks, marketed by the Chrysler Corporation from 1928 to the present. ... Daytona Speed Inc. ... NASCAR logo The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ...

Modifieds

Early in his racing career, Sacks was a successful driver in what is now the NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series. Competing from 1980 to 1983, he won 17 races at Stafford Motor Speedway. 1982 was an especially good year to him, as he won the track championship that year, as well as the Dogwood Classic at Martinsville, and the Race of Champions in Pocono, Pennsylvania. In 1983, he made his NASCAR Winston Cup Series debut at the Pepsi 400 at Daytona in the #5 car owned sponsored by his father Arnie. He only completed nineteen laps until experiencing engine faliute, finishing 38th out of 40 cars. Sacks competed in four more events that season, posting a best finish of 17th in the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan, the only race he finished that year. NASCAR logo The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Martinsville, Virginia. ... The Race of Champions is an international motorsport event held at the end of each year, featuring national teams consisting of racing and rally drivers. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... NASCAR logo The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The Pepsi 400 is the current name for the 400 mile (approx. ... Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... An engine is something that produces some effect from a given input. ... Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile (3. ...

80's Success

In 1984, Sacks made a full attempt at the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, once again in a car owned by his father, only now it ran as #51. Sacks made 29 out of the 30 races, finished 19th in points and runner-up to Rusty Wallace for the NASCAR Rookie of the Year award. 1985 got off to rough start for Sacks. After the first four races, his father's team folded. Seven races later, Sacks was able to hook on to the #49 Cleaner Hands Formula owned by 1966 NASCAR Rookie of the Year James Hylton. Before the Firecracker 400, DiGard Motorsports asked Sacks to drive their R & D car. Sacks qualified ninth and defeated pole-sitter Bill Elliott to earn what so far has been his only NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory. After DiGard's regular driver Bobby Allison quit the team days after the race, the team let Sacks finish the season in their regular car. The next year, Sacks found himself running a limited schedule as DiGard slowly went bankrupt. In 1987, he signed to drive the #50 Valvoline Oil Pontiac for the Dingman Brothers, where he struggled with qualifying for each race. Three-quarters of the way through 1988, Sacks left the team to drive for Buddy Baker's team, the #88 Red Baron Frozen Pizza Oldsmobile. Despite posting two top ten finishes in the first ten races of the 1989 season, Sacks was replaced by rookie Jimmy Spencer. Sacks was unemployed for a brief period then joined on with Tom Winkle's #75 Dinner Bell Foods Pontiac for most of the season, joining with Rick Hendrick for the Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix. 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... NASCAR logo The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Rusty Wallace Rusty Wallace makes a tight turn during the Advance Auto Parts 500 at Martinsville Speedway. ... The NASCAR Rookie of the Year award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... The NASCAR Rookie of the Year award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season. ... The Pepsi 400 is the current name for the 400 mile (approx. ... This article is about the NASCAR driver Bill Elliott. ... NASCAR logo 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. ... Bobby Allison (born December 3, 1937) was one of the first NASCAR drivers and was named one of NASCARs 50 greatest drivers. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pontiac is a marque of automobile produced by General Motors and sold in the United States, Canada and Mexico from 1926 to the present. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the American composer, see Buddy Baker (composer). ... Oldsmobile (or Olds) was a brand of automobile produced in the United States from 1897 to 2004. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rookie is a term for a person who is in their first year of play of their sport and has little or no experience. ... Jimmy Spencer (born February 15, 1957) is a NASCAR race car driver. ... Pontiac is a marque of automobile produced by General Motors and sold in the United States, Canada and Mexico from 1926 to the present. ... Rick Hendrick (born July 12, 1949), born in Charlotte is an owner of several NASCAR stock cars, as well as the president and CEO of the United States top auto retail chain. ... Phoenix International Raceway is a one mile tri-oval race track located in Avondale, AZ. It opened in 1964, but wasnt used by NASCAR until 1988, with the first race won by the late Alan Kulwicki. ...

Qualifying King

Sacks started off 1990 in a familiar place; no ride. Sacks was able to get a one-race deal with Hendrick once again at Darlington. Four races later, Sacks was rewarded with a full-time ride at Hendrick, driving the #18 Slim-Fast Chevrolet. Sacks even drove the #17 Tide car for the injured Darrell Waltrip in a couple of races. But the most memorable part of his season was winning the pole position at what has turned out to be a landmark race for him, the Firecracker 400. Sacks was so fast, NASCAR officials slowed him down after they found something illegal in his car. Trying to make up for lost speed, Sacks raced so hard he caused a massive 23-car pileup at the end of the first lap, taking out eight cars, including Sacks. No one was seriously hurt in that race. But it gave Sacks a reputation of being an excellent qualifer, as shown in 1989, when he won the pole for just his second Busch Series race. In 1994, Sacks set the track record at Atlanta when he won the pole. 1994 also marked just the second time in his Cup career he completed the full schedule, piloting the #77 USAir Ford owned by D.K. Ulrich. Sacks raced part-time in Cup and Busch over the next couple of years, winning a Busch Series race at Talladega Superspeedway in 1996. The next year, he started out driving the #20 Hardee's Ford for championship owner Harry Rainer, but was soon released. Later in the season, he filled in for rookie driver Robby Gordon, who had suffered burns in the Indianapolis 500. After Gordon was released later in the year, Sacks finished the season for the team. 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chevrolet, or Chevy, is a brand of automobile, now part of the General Motors group. ... The tide is the regular rising and falling of the oceans surface caused by changes in gravitational forces external to the Earth. ... 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. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Pepsi 400 is the current name for the 400 mile (approx. ... NASCAR logo The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Atlanta Motor Speedway is a superspeedway in Hampton, Georgia, USA, 20 miles south of Atlanta. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The US Airways logo A US Airways 737 at Chicago OHare US Airways is an airline based in Arlington, Virginia. ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... 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. ... Talladega Superspeedway is now the official name of a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama, that was formerly Alabama International Motor Speedway. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Hardees is an American fast-food restaurant chain. ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... Robby Gordon (born in Bellflower California, January 2, 1969, is an American racing driver, who currently competes in the NASCAR Nextel Cup. ... Indianapolis 500, 1994 The Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, frequently shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, is an American race for open-wheel automobiles held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. ...

Struggles

1998 looked like Sacks would finally find a steady ride, driving the #98 Thorn Apple Valley Ford for Cale Yarborough. Sadly, that was not to be. On lap 136 of the Samsung/Radio Shack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, Sacks lost control of his car and wrecked, suffering near-fatal injuries. He missed the rest of the season. Sacks made his return in 1999 in the NASCAR Busch Series, but only qualified for one of the several races he attempted. Sacks tried his hand at Winston Cup again in 2000, attempting that year's Daytona 500 in the #96 Island Oasis Chevrolet. He did not make the field. After making sporatic races in modifieds, Sacks announced his return to the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and Busch Series in the summer of 2002, driving the #05 Chevy sponsored by the board game FRANCHI$IT. Sacks, who described FRANCHI$IT as "The Board Game of the 21st Century.," teamed with Loren Fossie to form "Team FRANCHI$IT/Sacks Racing." Orginally set to debut at the Brickyard 400, the date was pushed to the fall race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Nothing has been heard from the team since, and it is not clear if the team was orginally planned as a marketing tool for FRANCHI$IT. In 2004, Sacks formed Daytona Speed Inc., with Ed Raabe and James Wilsberg. Making its first attempt at Chicagoland Speedway, the team did not make a race until the Pennsylvania 500 the next month. In February 2005, Sacks founded himself once again swindled by a greedy co-owner. Raabe left thet team took several cars and the sponsorship(ARC DeHooker)with him to form the #73 team. Sacks is planning to file a lawsuit in court against Rabbe for violating his contract. Sacks has run both Pocono Raceway in 2005, and finished 43rd in both of them. 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... 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Races won

• Winston Cup

1985: Pepsi 400 (Daytona International Speedway) The NASCAR Championship is the championship held in NASCARs top stock car racing series. ... The Pepsi 400 is the current name for the 400 mile (approx. ... Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ...

• Busch Series

1996: Hummingbird Fishfinder 500K (Talladega Superspeedway 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. ... Talladega Superspeedway is now the official name of a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama, that was formerly Alabama International Motor Speedway. ...

Sources

• Sacks' IMDB movie profile.
• Fan web page dedicated to Sacks.
• Occasionally updated news about Sacks' team
• Racing Reference