Steve Park from East Northport, New York was born August 23, 1967. He currently (as of 2005) drives the number 62 The Orleans / American Racing Dodge in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. East Northport is a census-designated place located in Suffolk County, New York. ... Jump to: navigation, search August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Orleans Hotel and Casino is a Mardi Gras themed hotel with 1,886 rooms and a 135,000 square foot casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Dodge is a brand name of automobiles and light- to heavy-duty trucks, marketed by the Chrysler Corporation from 1928 to the present. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ...

Steve Park came to the Nextel Cup series as the driver for the start-up team of seven time Winston Cup Champion Dale Earnhardt. In the 1998 season, Park drove for five races until an injury from a hard crash at Atlanta Motor Speedway sidelined him. Park returned later in the year. But trouble would strike again in 2001, while on his way to being a top ten fixture, Park had a violent crash in a Busch Series race at Darlington Raceway. Park bruised his brain and suffered broken ribs. Many say he still has not recovered from the injury. Nevertheless, he returned to racing in 2002 and had many accidents. In the 2003 season, DEI let Steve go midway into the season and was traded to Richard Childress Racing for Jeff Green. At the end of the 2003 season, announced he would not return and would join the Craftsmen Truck Series the following season. Has since won a race at California Speedway

Among his accomplishments, Steve has won two NEXTEL Cup races (2000 Global Crossing @ The Glen and 2001 Dura Lube 400 ), three Busch Series races in 1997, leading to a third place season standings, and one Craftsman Truck Series race, the 2005 Fontana race. The Nextel Cup Series is NASCARs premier stock car racing series. ... The Sirius at The Glen is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. ... The Subway 400 was the second race of the NASCAR Nextel Cup season until 2004, held a week after the Daytona 500. ... 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. ... NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series logo The Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... The California Speedway is a two-mile, low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California, approximately 40 miles east of Los Angeles on the site of the former Kaiser Steel mill. ...