Tony Raines

Tony Raines

Born: April 14, 1964
Age: 60
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Biography

Floyd Anthony "Tony" Raines (born April 14, 1964, in Glasgow, Montana) is an American stock car racing driver. He is a former National Touring Series champion in the now defunct American Speed Association and 1999 Rookie of the Year in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.

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Before NASCAR

In 1988, Raines competed in five ASA races, and then returned for his rookie year in 1989. In 1990, Raines moved to NASCAR's All Pro Series, where he won Rookie of the Year and finished fourth in the final standings.

He returned to ASA in 1991 for a four-year stint as driver of a new team formed by Ernie Roselli. In 1995, he joined veteran crew chief Howie Lettow and Baker Motorsports. That in turn led to the 1996 championship and Raines' first major NASCAR ride.

NASCAR

1999-2003

Raines entered the 1997 season with a full-time ride, running for Rookie of the Year honors in the #19 Pennzoil Ford F-150 for Kurt Roehrig. After failing to qualify for the first race of the season, Raines came back to win the seventh race of the season at I-70 Speedway. He finished 15th in points and ended the season with two top-5 and seven top-10 finishes, as well as two outside-pole positions. In 1998, he won three races (I-70, Louisville and Texas) and earned 6 additional top-5 with fifteen top-tens, ending the season fifth in the standings.

In 1999, Roehrig lost the Pennzoil sponsorship, causing Raines to look elsewhere. This resulted in his move up to the Busch Series, signing with the #74 BACE Motorsports team. Raines raced 31 times during the season, with the exception of the Coca-Cola 300, in which Steve Grissom drove. Without a primary sponsorship, Raines had a best finish of fourth and finished 12th in points, capturing the Rookie of the Year honors. In 1999, he made one start in the Truck Series at The Milwaukee Mile for Gerry Gunderman in the #68 truck in 1999 when Raines started 22nd and finished 19th. The following season, Raines moved to BACE's #33 Bayer Chevrolet Monte Carlo full-time. He had a career-best second-place finish at South Boston Speedway, but with no other top-tens, he fell to fifteenth in the final standings. He would return in 2001 with Bayer and Alka-Seltzer sharing sponsorship duties, winning his first career pole at Nazareth Speedway and had a career-high thirteen top-ten finishes, finishing sixth in points. He followed that up with five top-fives in 2002, but fell six spots in points.

2003

BACE and Raines moved to the Winston Cup full-time in 2003, completing the whole season for NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors. Despite running without major sponsorship, Raines had a sixth-place finish at North Carolina Speedway and finished 33rd in the championship standings, and third in the Rookie of the Year race. During the last six races of the season, Raines was in the top 20 in points gained for those six races. In the Busch series, Raines had another second-place finish and three consecutive eighth-place runs, allowing him to finish 39th in points despite an abbreviated schedule.

2004

Due to a lack of sponsorship in 2004, BACE closed its Cup team and focused back on the Busch Series. BACE hired Damon Lusk to drive its #74 Outdoor Channel Chevrolet Monte Carlo; after four races, Raines returned to the team in favor of Lusk, and finished sixth in his first race at Bristol. He ran fifteen races for BACE that season, and drove additional races for Phoenix Racing, Haas CNC Racing, and Kevin Harvick Incorporated. He returned to the Truck series for one race at Atlanta, finishing seventeenth in the #08 1-800-4-A-Phone Chevrolet Silverado for Green Light Racing. Raines ran one-race deals in Cup for Phoenix Racing and for Bill Davis Racing in 2004, before running four races for Competitive Edge Motorsports. His best cup finish in 2004 was 28th.

2005

He made a total of six Nextel Cup races in 2005, his first being a 35th-place finish for Front Row Motorsports at Richmond. Late in the season, he drove the #37 Dodge Charger for R&J Racing for six races. At Michigan, Raines inherited the lead late in the race, however with a handful of laps left ran out of fuel. The best finish for the pairing was a 22nd-place finish at Talladega Speedway. In addition to his Cup rides in 2005, Raines drove part-time for Kevin Harvick Incorporated in the #33 Yard Man/Outdoor Channel Chevrolet Monte Carlo in the Busch Series. In 2005, he had nine top-tens in 23 starts, with a 4th-place finish at the Federated Auto Parts 300.

2006-2007

Towards the end of the 2005 Nextel Cup Series, he was announced as co-driver of a new team: the #96 Texas Instruments/DLP HDTV Chevrolet for Hall of Fame Racing. He would share the ride in 2006 with Terry Labonte. Raines and the team had their best race of the season during the Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, with Raines taking the lead for 28 laps and finishing in 7th place. In the 29 races he drove, Raines had one top ten finish and finished 35th in drivers points.

He was expected to complete the full 2007 schedule with Hall of Fame Racing, but was replaced on road course events by Ron Fellows. His best finish in 2007 was ninth at Talladega and the team finished in the Top 25 in Owners Points. At the end of the 2007 season, Raines was replaced by J. J. Yeley in the #96 car for the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Raines also had returned to the Busch Series with KHI for a part-time schedule, and in 2007 he had three top tens in nine starts.

2008

After sitting out the first few races of 2008, Raines attempted his first races of the season for E&M Motorsports driving the #08 Dodge sponsored by Rhino Energy Drink. He successfully qualified for his first Cup race of the season at Dover in the Front Row Motorsports #34 car, however had failed to make any other races for the team, partly because of a high number of qualifying rainouts. He began driving the #70 Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet at Pocono, resulting in an 18th-place finish, that team's second best finish of the season up to that point, and he bested that finish two races later with a 17th-place finish at Bristol. Later, he returned to Front Row Motorsports at Richmond and New Hampshire, only for qualifying to be canceled due to rain at both races, resulting in DNQ's for the team. He got back behind the wheel of the #70 Haas CNC Chevrolet at the Camping World 400 at Dover International Speedway, qualifying 13th for the race, the best of any team outside the top-35 in points, and finished 28th. In the fall race at Talladega, Raines was running near the Top-10 when a lead car lost a tire, causing the first major wreck of the race; the #70 was involved in the wreck and finished 34th. He ran the remainder of the season for Haas CNC, with the exception of the race at Phoenix where Johnny Sauter drove.

2009

In 2009, Raines returned to the Nationwide Series for a full-time schedule driving the #34 Long John Silver's Chevrolet for Front Row Motorsports, replacing Eric McClure who departed at the end of 2008. Raines had a fourth-place finish in the Aaron's 312 at Talladaga Superspeedway, marking Front Row Motorsports first top-five finish in any series, and has had numerous top-20 finishes throughout the year while remaining in the top 15 in drivers points. At Dover in the spring, FRM perennial sponsor Continental Fire and Safety joined the #34 Chevy, and at Daytona in July Gander Mountain jumped on board the #34 Impala. Raines was able to muscle his way to a sixth-place finish in the rain at the road race at Montreal. The #34 team was able to put together a very competitive car at Lowes Motor Speedway and finished in the 10th position after starting in the back of the field and being in the top ten for much of the night. Raines and the #34 earned 12th place in drivers points for the season, and 20th place in owners points.

In addition to his return to a full-time schedule in the Nationwide Series for Front Row Motorsports, he attempted to qualify Front Row's #37 Dodge Charger in the 2009 Daytona 500, however was unsuccessful. Raines qualified for the Sprint Cup race in Phoenix in Barry Haefele's #73 car. The #37 and Raines qualified for their first race at Richmond, however was a late entry and gained no points for the attempt. Raines was announced as the replacement for John Andretti in the #34 entry for three weeks while Andretti temporarily left the team to compete in the Indy 500. In his first race for the team, Raines was able to get FRM's best ever finish to that point without EGR's assistance, a 25th at Darlington. Returning to the #37, Raines managed to make numerous other races for the team, gaining sponsorship from Gander Mountain during the 2009 Coke Zero 400, finishing 30th. The #37 was run primarily as a "start and park" car in 2009, attempting to aid the #34 in remaining in the top-35 in points, and raising money for the underfunded organization.

2010

For the 2010 season, Raines and the #34 Long John Silvers crew return to the track in the Nationwide Series. However, with Front Row Motorsports becoming Ford supported team in the Sprint Cup Series, and the #34 Nationwide team running Chevrolets, the team has been absorbed by the returning organization of Tri-Star Motorsports, owned by Mark Smith of Pro Motors. Raines and the #34 started the season strong, with a 14th-place finish at the Drive4COPD 400 at Daytona after leading 3 laps. The #34 team picked up sponsorship from the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino at Las Vegas, and had a strong run at Talladega, finishing 7th. BeAStockCarDriver.com jumped onto Raines' car for the remaining 4 races of the season after sponsoring teammate Jason Keller at Charlotte. He finished 17th in final drivers standings.

Raines ran a Sprint Cup Series race for Larry Gunselman's #64 at Richmond in May, and ran Tommy Baldwin Racing's #36 in the Sprint Showdown. At the Carfax 400 at Michigan during August, Raines replaced the released Kevin Conway at Front Row Motorsports, finishing 31st in his debut with the team. Raines and fellow driver Dave Blaney shared this ride for the remainder of the season. He ran in the top-20 at Martinsville before a cut tire ended his day. Raines' best finish in the 2010 sprint cup season came at Bristol, finishing 28th.

2011-present

In 2011, Raines began the season without a full-time ride in any series. He spotted for Robert Richardson, Jr., driving the #37 Ford for Front Row Motorsports in the Daytona 500. Raines' first start came at Phoenix, where he finished 25th in Max Q Motorsports' unsponsored #37 Ford, fielded in association with Front Row Motorsports. He continued to race the car, getting a 25th at Martinsville and getting the team back into the top-35 in owners points following the 7th race of the season. Black Cat Fireworks and Firehouse Subs joined the team for 5 races leading up to the Coca Cola 400 Daytona on the 4th of July weekend. Following the 9th race of the season at Richmond, the car turned into a start and park entry. Raines would go on to be the full-time driver of the car until the 19th race of the season at Loudon, after which he drove sparingly for the team.

In 2012, Raines drove the No. 26 Ford for Front Row Motorsports in the Daytona 500. Securing sponsorship from the Rick Santorum For President campaign, he finished 19th in the race, after running in the top 10 on the final lap and being blocked. Raines was scheduled to drive in the #40 for Joe Falk and Mike Hillman at Bristol for what would become Hillman-Circle Sport LLC, but the team withdrew. However he did make a start for Hillman-Circle Sport at Texas Motor Speedway in the debut of their new #33 car, finishing 34th. Raines again drove the #33 for Hillman-Circle Sport at Talladega, where he finished 38th after an engine problem. Raines also drove at Pocono for Tommy Baldwin Racing, finishing 32nd after a crash. He also drove for Robinson-Blakeney Racing in the Nationwide Series, mostly running the No. 70 when ML Motorsports was not scheduled to do so.

Raines continued driving the JRR No. 70 in 2013 at the Nationwide Series level. He also returned to the No. 33 and No. 40 cars for Hillman-Circle Sport in the Sprint Cup Series as a teammate to Landon Cassill, mostly starting and parking his appearances to fund Cassill's full race runs. However, Raines did run the full race at Bristol, Richmond and Kansas, with a best finish of 29th at Kansas in October. Raines was also scheduled to run the full race at Talladega, however his engine expired on the second lap of the race.

Raines did not make any national series appearances in 2014.

Raines served as the spotter for Sam Hornish Jr. and the No. 9 of Richard Petty Motorsports in 2015, but was replaced midway through the season due to poor performance.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * - Most laps led.)

Sprint Cup Series

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NSCC Pts
1998 Roehrig Motorsports 19 Ford DAY CAR LVS
ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL
CLT DOV RCH MCH
POC SON NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI NHA DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT
TAL DAY PHO CAR ATL N/A -
2002 BACE Motorsports 73 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV
POC MCH SON DAY 51st 382
74 CHI
NHA POC IND
GLN MCH
BRI DAR
RCH NHA DOV
KAN
TAL CLT MAR ATL
CAR
PHO
HOM
2003 DAY
CAR
LVS
ATL
DAR
BRI
TEX
TAL
MAR
CAL
RCH
CLT
DOV
POC
MCH
SON
DAY
CHI
NHA
POC
IND
GLN
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
NHA
DOV
TAL
KAN
CLT
MAR
ATL
PHO
CAR
HOM
33rd 2772
2004 Phoenix Racing 09 Dodge DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV
POC MCH SON 53rd 318
Bill Davis Racing 23 Dodge DAY
CHI NHA POC IND
GLN MCH
Competitive Edge Motorsports 51 Chevy BRI
CAL RCH
DOV
TAL KAN CLT
MAR ATL
PHO
DAR HOM
Front Row Motorsports 92 Ford NHA
2005 Buddy Sisco Racing 61 Dodge DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL DAR
50th 419
Front Row Motorsports 92 Chevy RCH
CLT
DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND
GLN
R&J Racing 37 Dodge MCH
BRI
CAL
RCH
NHA
DOV
TAL
KAN
CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM
2006 Hall of Fame Racing 96 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR
TEX
PHO
TAL
RCH
DAR
CLT
DOV
POC
MCH
SON DAY
CHI
NHA
POC
IND
GLN MCH
BRI
CAL
RCH
NHA
DOV
KAN
TAL
CLT
MAR
ATL
TEX
PHO
HOM
35th 2609
2007 DAY
CAL
LVS
ATL
BRI
MAR
TEX
PHO
TAL
RCH
DAR
CLT
DOV
POC
MCH
SON NHA
DAY
CHI
IND
POC
GLN MCH
BRI
CAL
RCH
NHA
DOV
KAN
TAL
CLT
MAR
ATL
TEX
PHO
HOM
29th 2920
2008 John Carter Racing 08 Dodge DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR
TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT
47th 800
Front Row Motorsports 34 Chevy DOV
POC MCH
SON NHA
DAY CHI
IND
RCH
NHA
Haas CNC Racing 70 Chevy POC
GLN MCH
BRI
CAL
DOV
KAN
TAL
CLT
MAR
ATL
TEX
PHO HOM
2009 Front Row Motorsports 37 Dodge DAY
CAL
LVS
ATL BRI MCH
SON NHA
DAY
POC
GLN MCH
BRI
ATL
RCH
NHA
DOV
KAN CAL
CLT MAR TAL 45th 528
Chevy MAR
TEX RCH
DOV
POC
CHI
IND TEX
PHO
HOM
H&S Motorsports 73 Dodge PHO
TAL
Front Row Motorsports 34 Chevy DAR
CLT
2010 Gunselman Motorsports 64 Toyota DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR PHO TEX TAL RCH
DAR DOV CLT POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN 49th 534
Front Row Motorsports 34 Ford MCH
RCH
NHA
MAR
TAL TEX PHO
HOM
37 BRI
ATL DOV
TRG Motorsports 71 Chevy KAN
CAL CLT
2011 Max Q Motorsports 37 Ford DAY PHO
LVS
BRI
CAL
MAR
TEX
TAL
RCH
DAR
DOV
CLT
KAN
POC
MCH
SON DAY
KEN
NHA
IND POC GLN MCH
BRI ATL
RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 37th 129
2012 Front Row Motorsports 26 Ford DAY
PHO LVS BRI CAL 45th 71
Rick Ware Racing 37 Ford MAR
Circle Sport 33 Chevy TEX
TAL
DAR CLT DOV
Turn One Racing 74 Chevy KAN
RCH
Tommy Baldwin Racing 36 Chevy POC
POC
GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA
DOV TAL CLT KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM
10 MCH
SON KEN DAY NHA IND
2013 Circle Sport 33 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX KAN RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY NHA IND POC
GLN MCH BRI
ATL RCH
CHI
NHA
MAR
TEX
PHO
67th 01
40 DOV
KAN
CLT TAL
HOM

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NNSC Pts
1999 BACE Motorsports 74 Chevy DAY
CAR
LVS
ATL
DAR
TEX
NSV
BRI
TAL
CAL
NHA
RCH
NZH
CLT
DOV
SBO
GLN
MLW
MYB
PPR
GTY
IRP
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
CLT
CAR
MEM
PHO
HOM
12th 3142
2000 33 DAY
CAR
LVS
ATL
DAR
BRI
TEX
NSV
TAL
CAL
RCH
NHA
CLT
DOV
SBO
MYB
GLN
MLW
NZH
PPR
GTY
IRP
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
CLT
CAR
MEM
PHO
HOM
15th 3061
2001 DAY
CAR
LVS
ATL
DAR
BRI
TEX
NSH
TAL
CAL
RCH
NHA
NZH
CLT
DOV
KEN
MLW
GLN
CHI
GTY
PPR
IRP
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
KAN
CLT
MEM
PHO
CAR
HOM
6th 3975
2002 Pontiac DAY
TAL
12th 3804
Chevy CAR
LVS
DAR
BRI
TEX
NSH
CAL
RCH
NHA
NZH
CLT
DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW
DAY
CHI
GTY
PPR
IRP
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
KAN
CLT
MEM
ATL
CAR
PHO
HOM
2003 DAY CAR LVS
DAR BRI
TEX
TAL NSH CAL
RCH
GTY NZH CLT
DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI
NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI
DAR RCH
DOV
KAN
CLT MEM ATL PHO
CAR HOM 39th 1230
2004 74 DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI
TEX
NSH
TAL
RCH
NZH CLT
DOV
NSH
KEN
CHI
NHA PPR
IRP MCH
BRI
CAL
RCH DOV
KAN CLT MEM ATL 70th 379
ST Motorsports 47 Ford CAL
GTY
Phoenix Racing 1 Dodge MLW
DAY
Haas CNC Racing 00 Chevy PHO
DAR
Kevin Harvick Inc 33 Chevy HOM
2005 DAY CAL MXC LVS
ATL NSH
BRI
TEX PHO TAL DAR
RCH CLT DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW
DAY
CHI
NHA
PPR
GTY
IRP GLN MCH
BRI
CAL
RCH
DOV
KAN
CLT
MEM
TEX
PHO
HOM 20th 2736
2007 Kevin Harvick Inc 33 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL
BRI NSH TEX PHO
TAL RCH
DAR CLT DOV
NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY
CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV
KAN CLT MEM TEX
PHO
HOM
49th 893
2008 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO MXC TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH
DOV KAN CLT
MEM TEX PHO HOM 120th 85
2009 Front Row Motorsports 34 Chevy DAY
CAL
LVS
BRI
TEX
NSH
PHO
TAL
RCH
DAR
CLT
DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW
NHA
DAY
CHI
GTY
IRP
IOW
BRI
CGV
RCH
DOV
CAL
CLT
MEM
TEX
PHO
HOM
12th 3548
Dodge GLN
MCH
ATL
KAN
2010 TriStar Motorsports Chevy DAY
CAL
LVS
BRI
NSH
PHO
TEX
TAL
RCH
DAR
DOV
CLT
NSH
KEN
ROA
NHA
DAY
CHI
GTY
IRP
IOW
GLN
MCH
BRI
CGV
ATL
RCH
DOV
KAN
CAL
CLT
GTY
TEX
HOM
17th 3402
35 PHO
2011 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL
TEX TAL NSH RCH DAR DOV IOW CLT CHI MCH
ROA DAY KEN NHA NSH IRP IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI 125th 01
Mike Harmon Racing 74 Chevy DOV
KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM
2012 TriStar Motorsports 10 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR
IOW CLT 132nd 01
Robinson-Blakeney Racing 70 Chevy DOV
NHA
CHI IND IOW ATL
RCH CLT
Randy Hill Racing 08 Ford MCH
Robinson-Blakeney Racing 70 Dodge ROA
KEN DAY GLN
CGV BRI DOV
28 Chevy CHI
KEN KAN
TEX
TriStar Motorsports 91 Toyota PHO
HOM
2013 NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing 70 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL
TEX RCH TAL DAR
CLT DOV
IOW MCH ROA
KEN DAY
NHA
CHI IND IOW GLN
MOH BRI ATL
RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 51st 76

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 NCWTC Pts
1997 Roehrig Motorsports 19 Dodge WDW
TUS
HOM
PHO
POR
EVG
I70
NHA
TEX
BRI
NZH
MLW
LVL
CNS
HPT
IRP
FLM
NSV
GLN
RCH
MAR
SON
MMR
CAL
PHO
LVS
15th 2773
1998 Ford WDW
HOM
PHO
POR
EVG
I70
GLN
TEX
BRI
MLW
NZH
CAL
PPR
IRP
NHA
FLM
NSV
HPT
LVL
RCH
MEM
GTY
MAR
SON
MMR
PHO
LVS
5th 3596
1999 All Star Racing Team 68 Chevy HOM PHO EVG MMR MAR MEM PPR I70 BRI TEX PIR GLN MLW
NSV NZH MCH NHA IRP GTY HPT RCH LVS LVL TEX CAL 93rd 106
2004 KW Racing 08 Chevy DAY ATL
MAR MFD CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI 86th 112
Key Motorsports 40 Chevy RCH
NHA LVS CAL TEX MAR
PHO DAR HOM
2013 RSS Racing 38 Chevy DAY MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW ELD POC
MCH BRI MSP IOW CHI LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 117th 01

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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