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Curt Piercy

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Curt Piercy
BornCurtis B. Piercy
(1962-07-01)July 1, 1962
Bloomington, Illinois
DiedMarch 21, 2004(2004-03-21) (aged 41)
Harlan County, Kentucky
ARCA Menards Series career
89 races run over 7 years
Best finish7th (1998)
First race1992 Southern Illinois 250K (DuQuoin)
Last race2000 Winn-Dixie 300 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 7 0
Statistics current as of April 20, 2024.

Curtis B. Piercy[1] (born July 1, 1962 – March 21, 2004) was an American professional stock car racing driver. He competed in the ARCA Re/Max Series from 1992 to 2000.

Racing career

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Piercy began his racing career driving demolition derby cars.[2]

In 1992, Piercy made his debut in the ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds dirt-track, driving the No. 88 Chevrolet for Ron Turpin, where he started and finished in 37th after running only nine laps due to engine issues. He then made another start at DuQuoin the following year, this time driving the No. 78 Oldsmobile, where he finished 36th due to a crash three laps in the race. It was also during this year that he tested a NASCAR Winston Cup Series car at Daytona International Speedway.[3] Afterwards, Piercy made a start in the NASCAR Busch All-Star Tour at Mason Speedway, where he finished nineteenth.[4] He then attempted one ARCA race in 1995 at Salem Speedway, but ultimately failed to qualify.

In 1996, Piercy ran fifteen ARCA races, primarily driving for Ron Turpin, where he achieved a best finish of sixth at Salem and finished tenth in the final points standings. He then made seventeen starts for Turpin the following year, this time getting a best finish of twelfth at the Illinois State Fairgrounds dirt-track, and finished eleventh in the points.

In 1998, Piercy ran the full schedule for Turpin, where he achieved two top-ten finishes, both at Springfield and DuQuoin, with a best result of eighth at the former event, on his way to finish seventh in the final points standings.[3] He then ran full-time again the following year, where he achieved two top-ten finishes with a best result of fourth at Berlin Raceway on his way to finish eleventh in the points, before switching to a part time schedule in 2000. After getting two more top-tens that year, he retired from racing after Talladega Superspeedway, where he finished in nineteenth.[4]

Personal life & death

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Piercy, alongside his wife Linda, owned both Piercy Auto Body and Piercy Powder Coating, companies based in Carlock, Illinois.[3]

Death

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On March 23, 2004, it was reported that a plane that Piercy was flying had gone missing. Piercy, along with six other passengers, including his wife Linda, Don Maurer and his wife Amy, Brad Webb and his girlfriend Erica Edgington, were said to also have been on board the plane, as all six were flying back from attending the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway held that week.[5][6] The remains of the plane were found two days later in a wooded area of Little Black Mountain in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the bodies of Piercy and the other passengers were found dead in the plane.[5]

Motorsports career results

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ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series

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

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde 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 ABMHSC Pts Ref
1992 Ron Turpin 88 Chevy DAY FIF TWS TAL TOL KIL POC MCH FRS KIL NSH DEL POC HPT FRS ISF TOL DSF
37
TWS SLM ATL N/A 0 [7]
1993 N/A 78 Olds DAY FIF TWS TAL KIL CMS FRS TOL POC MCH FRS POC KIL ISF DSF
36
TOL SLM WIN ATL N/A 0 [8]
1995 N/A N/A N/A DAY ATL TAL FIF KIL FRS MCH I80 MCS FRS POC POC KIL FRS SBS LVL ISF DSF SLM
DNQ
WIN ATL N/A 0 [9]
1996 Ron Turpin 10 Olds DAY ATL SLM
17
TAL FIF LVL
11
CLT CLT KIL
16
FRS
17
POC MCH FRS
12
TOL
22
POC MCH INF
13
SBS
16
ISF
26
DSF
15
KIL
14
SLM
6
WIN
17
10th 2420 [10]
Jane Brewer 9 Chevy CLT
34
Ron Turpin ATL
22
1997 Pontiac DAY
35
ATL
21
11th 2445 [11]
10 Olds SLM
29
SBS
20
TOL
15
KIL
24
FRS
14
MIN
18
POC MCH DSF
26
GTW
26
SLM
27
WIN
31
CLT ISF
12
Pontiac CLT
24
CLT
32
POC MCH ATL
16
Chevy TAL
38
1998 51 Chevy DAY
32
7th 4095 [12]
10 Pontiac ATL
27
MCH
36
POC
15
TOL
18
PPR
23
POC
26
ISF
8
DSF
9
SLM
13
ATL
12
Olds SLM
23
MEM
18
SBS
23
KIL
24
FRS
13
66 Pontiac CLT
26
10 Chevy ATL
20
TEX
17
CLT
23
TAL
19
Ford WIN
29
1999 Chevy DAY
20
AND
15
CLT
33
TOL
21
SBS
27
BLN
4
KIL
20
FRS
15
FLM
30
ISF
12
WIN
22
DSF
8
SLM
23
11th 3525 [13]
Pontiac ATL
22
SLM
20
MCH
27
POC
26
POC
18
CLT
DNQ
TAL
39
ATL
18
2000 Chevy DAY
27
SLM
14
AND
22
CLT
QL†
KIL
11
FRS
8
MCH
40
POC TOL
11
KEN BLN
7
POC WIN
31
ISF
27
KEN
DNQ
DSF
20
SLM
28
CLT 20th 1670 [14]
Pontiac TAL
19
ATL
- Qualified but replaced by J. R. Robbs

References

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  1. ^ "Curt Piercy". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "Town mourns 6 crash victims". Chicago Tribune. 26 March 2004. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Curt Piercy". Newspapers.com. 24 March 2004. p. 3. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Curt Piercy". The Third Turn. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Missing Plane Found, No Survivors". News19. 25 March 2004. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  6. ^ "Bloomington plane, 6 people missing". Newspapers.com. 23 March 2004. p. 1. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  7. ^ "Curt Piercy – 1992 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  8. ^ "Curt Piercy – 1993 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  9. ^ "Curt Piercy – 1995 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  10. ^ "Curt Piercy – 1996 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  11. ^ "Curt Piercy – 1997 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  12. ^ "Curt Piercy – 1998 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  13. ^ "Curt Piercy – 1999 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  14. ^ "Curt Piercy – 2000 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
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