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Terry Cook (racing driver)

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Terry Cook
Cook in 2009
Born (1968-02-26) February 26, 1968 (age 56)
Sylvania, Ohio, U.S.
Achievements1989 Flat Rock Speedway Track Champion

1990 Flat Rock Speedway Track Champion 1992 Toledo Speedway Track Champion 1995 Sandusky Speedway Track Champion

Most consecutive Camping World Truck Series starts (298)
NASCAR Cup Series career
3 races run over 1 year
Best finish59th (2010)
First race2010 Food City 500 (Bristol)
Last race2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400 (Richmond)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
27 races run over 2 years
2009 position54th
Best finish54th (2009)
First race2008 Diamond Hill Plywood 200 (Darlington)
Last race2009 Ford 300 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
314 races run over 14 years
2009 position13th
Best finish7th (2001)
First race1996 Sears Auto Center 200 (Milwaukee)
Last race2009 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)
First win1998 Stevens Beil / Genuine Car Parts 200 (Flemington)
Last win2006 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 (Kansas)
Wins Top tens Poles
6 112 8
Statistics current as of February 3, 2012.

Terry Cook (born February 26, 1968) is an American former stock car racing driver, best known for his time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. He was married to former Craftsman Truck pit reporter Amy East, and brother-in-law to driver Bobby East. He was previously the spotter and driver coach for the late John Wes Townley and Athenian Motorsports, after serving as the competition director for Red Horse Racing.[1]

Early and personal life

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Terry Cook is the son of Harold Cook, a former driver and mechanic, and Laureen Cook. He also has a brother Jerry (not to be confused with the NASCAR Hall of Famer of the same name), who competed in a single Truck Series race and seven ARCA Racing Series events. The two brothers worked on father Harold's car as teenagers.[1]

Cook graduated from Sylvania Northview High School in 1986, two years after his brother.[1]

Racing career

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Cook's No. 88 truck (in the background) racing Lance Norick's No. 90 in 1998.

Cook began racing on a professional level in 1987 at Flat Rock Speedway and Toledo Speedway,[1] collecting eleven wins in his first year of competition. Cook doubled his win total in 1988 before he moved up to super late models. He won the track championship in 1989 and 1990 at Flat Rock Speedway. Cook then went on to win the Super Late Model Championship at Toledo Speedway in 1992 and again at Sandusky Speedway in 1995.[2]

Cook was set to make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut in 1995, but an injury at Toledo curtailed those plans.[1] Cook made his Truck Series debut in 1996 at The Milwaukee Mile. Qualifying the #88 Sealmaster Racing (now ThorSport Racing) Chevrolet Silverado[2] 24th, he finished 24th, three laps down. He ran two additional races that season for Sealmaster, finishing 23rd at Phoenix International Raceway. In 1997, Cook ran fifteen races during the season, with sponsorship from the PBA Tour. He won his first career pole at Flemington Speedway[2] and posted a best finish of fifteenth twice.

Cook ran the full schedule in 1998. He won his first career race at Flemington[2] and had six top-ten finishes, ending the season 20th in the final points. Due to a lack of primary sponsorship in 1999, Cook only posted three top-ten finishes before Big Daddy's BBQ Sauce came on board towards the end of the season, when he finished fifteenth in the standings. In 2000, PickupTruck.com became the team's primary sponsor, and despite seven top-tens, Cook was released with one race to go for Matt Crafton. He drove for K Automotive Racing at the season finale, finishing seventh. He drove K Automotive's #29 Ford F-150 full-time in 2001, winning the pole at Nazareth Speedway and finishing a career-high seventh in points.

Cook's 2003 truck.

In 2002, Cook won a career best four races and two poles, but dropped to eighth in points. He won an additional two poles in 2003, but did not finish in the top-five all season. He joined ppc Racing's fledgling truck team in 2004. Despite winning the pole at the season-opening Florida Dodge Dealers 250, he dropped to sixteenth in the standings. He moved up one spot in points in 2005 after posting two top-fives.

In 2006, Cook grabbed a win at Kansas Speedway and finished eighth in points. With no sponsorship at ppc, he left the team after the 2006 season to replace Chad Chaffin at HT Motorsports. He had four top tens and finished fourteenth in points, but was released at the end of the season. He signed to drive for Wyler Racing in 2008 and had an additional seven top-tens but was released before the season was over in favor of Jack Sprague. He immediately rejoined HT Motorsports for the remainder of the season. At the end of 2008, HT renumbered his truck to the #25, and Cajun Industries and Harris Trucking shared sponsorship duties of the truck. With two races to go in the season, Cook was released from HT. He drove the next race in the #02 Koma Unwind Chevy for Corrie Stott Racing, but was unable to find a ride for the season-ending Ford 200, ending a streak of 296 consecutive races started in the Truck Series.

In addition to his Truck Series efforts, Cook made several starts for MSRP Motorsports (now Phil Parsons Racing) in the Nationwide Series. In 2008, Cook ran 7 Nationwide races with MSRP, followed by twenty 2009 races, failed to qualify for three races. All of Cook's Nationwide starts were start-and-parks.[3][4]

Cook started the 2010 season running for Rookie of the Year in the Cup Series in the Whitney Motorsports No. 46 car, shown here in 2011.

Cook was signed to drive the #46 Dodge in the Sprint Cup Series for the newly formed Whitney Motorsports in 2010. The cars were former Richard Petty Motorsports Dodges purchased after RPM's switch to Ford. Cook would run for Rookie of the Year against Kevin Conway.[4] The team failed to make the first four races of 2010. Cook made a total of three starts in the #46 while failing to qualify for 7 races. He parted ways with Whitney Motorsports after Richmond.[5] He attempted one race with Phoenix Racing but failed to qualify. He then attempted Martinsville in the fall with Prism Motorsports, but he failed to qualify.

In 2010, Cook was hired as a drivers coach for Truck Series team Red Horse Racing, assisting driver Justin Lofton. Cook became the team's competition director in 2011, serving that position until 2014.[1][2] In 2015, he was hired by Truck and Xfinity Series team Athenian Motorsports, serving as a driver coach and spotter for drivers John Wes Townley and Dylan Lupton.[6]

Cook remains a popular figure in the garage area and among fans.

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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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.)

Sprint Cup Series

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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 Ref
2010 Whitney Motorsports 46 Dodge DAY
DNQ 		CAL
DNQ 		LVS
DNQ 		ATL
DNQ 		BRI
37 		MAR
DNQ 		PHO
34 		TEX
DNQ 		TAL
DNQ 		RCH
39 		DAR DOV CLT 59th 164 [7]
Phoenix Racing 09 Chevy POC
DNQ 		MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT
Prism Motorsports 55 Toyota MAR
DNQ 		TAL TEX PHO HOM
Daytona 500
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Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
2010 Whitney Motorsports Dodge DNQ

Nationwide Series

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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 Ref
2008 MSRP Motorsports 91 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO MXC TAL RCH DAR
41 		CLT DOV
41 		NSH KEN MLW
41 		NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP
43 		CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT
42 		MEM TEX 80th 271 [8]
90 PHO
40 		HOM
42
2009 91 DAY
DNQ 		CAL
37 		LVS
41 		BRI
40 		TEX
42 		NSH
42 		PHO
42 		TAL RCH
41 		DAR
41 		CLT
40 		DOV
41 		NSH KEN MLW
39 		NHA DAY
DNQ 		CHI
41 		GTY IRP
40 		IOW GLN MCH
38 		BRI
42 		CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN
41 		CAL
41 		CLT
DNQ 		MEM TEX
41 		PHO
39 		HOM
40 		54th 833 [9]

Camping World Truck Series

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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 Ref
1996 SealMaster Racing 88 Chevy HOM PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT BRI NZH MLW
12 		LVL I70 IRP
DNQ 		FLM GLN NSV
25 		RCH NHA MAR NWS SON MMR PHO
21 		LVS
DNQ 		51st 371 [10]
1997 WDW
DNQ 		TUS
DNQ 		HOM
DNQ 		PHO
19 		POR EVG I70
23 		NHA
25 		TEX
33 		BRI
27 		NZH
15 		MLW
27 		LVL
15 		CNS
19 		HPT
24 		IRP
24 		FLM
18 		NSV
33 		GLN
DNQ 		RCH
DNQ 		MAR
DNQ 		SON MMR CAL
23 		PHO
28 		LVS
DNQ 		24th 1651 [11]
1998 WDW
21 		HOM
38 		PHO
16 		POR
31 		EVG
29 		I70
20 		GLN
24 		TEX
10 		BRI
14 		MLW
32 		NZH
34 		CAL
19 		PPR
23 		IRP
20 		NHA
12 		FLM
1 		NSV
25 		HPT
2 		LVL
5 		RCH
9 		MEM
8 		GTY
22 		MAR
22 		SON
30 		MMR
11 		PHO
22 		LVS
34 		20th 2845 [12]
1999 HOM
19 		PHO
19 		EVG
26 		MMR
15 		MAR
25 		MEM
13 		PPR
17 		I70
12 		BRI
15 		TEX
22 		PIR
4 		GLN
12 		MLW
16 		NSV
20 		NZH
14 		MCH
13 		NHA
12 		IRP
17 		GTY
15 		HPT
19 		RCH
24 		LVS
10 		LVL
23 		TEX
6 		CAL
31 		15th 2838 [13]
2000 DAY
4 		HOM
8 		PHO
14 		MMR
7 		MAR
30 		PIR
22 		GTY
9 		MEM
31 		PPR
17 		EVG
13 		TEX
19 		KEN
35 		GLN
11 		MLW
21 		NHA
17 		NZH
6 		MCH
9 		IRP
28 		NSV
11 		CIC
8 		RCH
30 		DOV
14 		TEX
17 		14th 2805 [14]
K Automotive Racing 29 Dodge CAL
7
2001 Ford DAY
6 		HOM
10 		MMR
7 		MAR
3 		GTY
3 		DAR
7 		PPR
11 		DOV
11 		TEX
13 		MEM
25 		MLW
4 		KAN
20 		KEN
9 		NHA
6 		IRP
2 		NSH
6 		CIC
6 		NZH
2 		RCH
31 		SBO
7 		TEX
22 		LVS
13 		PHO
7 		CAL
6 		7th 3327 [15]
2002 DAY
6 		DAR
29 		MAR
5 		GTY
1* 		PPR
4 		DOV
10 		TEX
13 		MEM
2 		MLW
1* 		KAN
6 		KEN
6 		NHA
1 		MCH
6 		IRP
1* 		NSH
7 		RCH
5 		TEX
22 		SBO
25 		LVS
27 		CAL
10 		PHO
5 		HOM
10 		8th 3070 [16]
2003 DAY
9 		DAR
8 		MMR
10 		MAR
9 		CLT
14 		DOV
20 		TEX
9 		MEM
9 		MLW
7 		KAN
12 		KEN
9 		GTW
9 		MCH
9 		IRP
9 		NSH
14 		BRI
27 		RCH
16 		NHA
15 		CAL
12 		LVS
7 		SBO
18 		TEX
7 		MAR
19 		PHO
16 		HOM
11 		9th 3212 [17]
2004 ppc Racing 10 Ford DAY
5 		ATL
18 		MAR
22 		MFD
3 		CLT
14 		DOV
20 		TEX
24 		MEM
27 		MLW
7 		KAN
10 		KEN
30 		GTW
26 		MCH
7 		IRP
14 		NSH
16 		BRI
24 		RCH
9 		NHA
35 		LVS
9 		CAL
19 		TEX
32 		MAR
13 		PHO
14 		DAR
12 		HOM
25 		16th 2821 [18]
2005 DAY
20 		CAL
15 		ATL
9 		MAR
10 		GTY
23 		MFD
31 		CLT
2 		DOV
3 		TEX
7 		MCH
13 		MLW
10 		KAN
7 		KEN
25* 		MEM
15 		IRP
12 		NSH
32 		BRI
30 		RCH
19 		NHA
16 		LVS
18 		MAR
7 		ATL
16 		TEX
12 		PHO
25 		HOM
26 		15th 2936 [19]
2006 DAY
10 		CAL
14 		ATL
12 		MAR
19 		GTY
6 		CLT
2 		MFD
22 		DOV
16 		TEX
16 		MCH
9 		MLW
10 		KAN
1 		KEN
16 		MEM
8 		IRP
6 		NSH
10 		BRI
21 		NHA
22 		LVS
16 		TAL
14 		MAR
17 		ATL
2 		TEX
8 		PHO
14 		HOM
10 		8th 3268 [20]
2007 HT Motorsports 59 Toyota DAY
27 		CAL
30 		ATL
17 		MAR
15 		KAN
9 		CLT
16 		MFD
12 		DOV
8 		TEX
12 		MCH
11 		MLW
13 		MEM
29 		KEN
31 		IRP
26 		NSH
18 		BRI
32 		GTW
30 		NHA
18 		LVS
4 		TAL
28 		MAR
29* 		ATL
10 		TEX
12 		PHO
21 		14th 2568 [21]
92 HOM
20
2008 Wyler Racing 60 Toyota DAY
30 		CAL
4 		ATL
8 		MAR
13 		KAN
19 		CLT
6 		MFD
4 		DOV
13 		TEX
16 		MCH
10 		MLW
9 		MEM
17 		KEN
8 		IRP
11 		NSH
12 		BRI
23 		GTW
17 		NHA
18 		LVS
23 		TAL
23 		10th 3072 [22]
HT Motorsports 59 Toyota MAR
16 		ATL
28 		TEX
6 		PHO
11 		HOM
9
2009 25 DAY
3 		CAL
25 		ATL
5 		MAR
16 		KAN
20 		CLT
5 		DOV
10 		TEX
20 		MCH
10 		MLW
10 		MEM
13 		KEN
15 		IRP
13 		NSH
19 		BRI
15 		CHI
10 		IOW
11 		GTW
21 		NHA
16 		LVS
26 		MAR
10 		TAL
4 		TEX
24 		13th 2890 [23]
Corrie Stott Racing 02 Chevy PHO
36 		HOM

ARCA SuperCar 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.)

ARCA SuperCar 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 ASCC Pts Ref
1989 41 Pontiac DAY ATL KIL TAL FRS POC KIL HAG POC TAL DEL
25 		FRS
22 		ISF TOL
12 		DSF 50th - [24]
Chevy SLM
7 		ATL
1992 Gall Racing 6 Chevy DAY FIF TWS TAL TOL KIL POC MCH FRS
12 		KIL NSH DEL POC HPT FRS ISF TOL DSF TWS SLM ATL 116th - [25]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Lenzi, Rachel (June 15, 2014). "Father's influence steered Cooks to life in racing world". bcsn.tv. The Blade, Buckeye Cable Sports Network. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e Rodman, Dave (February 4, 2011). "COOK QUITS DRIVING, NOT READY TO QUIT WINNING". nascar.com. NASCAR. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  3. ^ Zeller, Bob (February 2009). "The Quitting Game". Car and Driver. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Leone, Christopher (January 17, 2010). "Explaining NASCAR's Weakest Rookie "Race" in Recent Memory". bleacherreport.com. Bleacher Report. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  5. ^ Vincent, Amanda (January 21, 2014). "2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup rookie battle one to watch". autoracingdaily.com. Auto Racing Daily. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  6. ^ Press Release (March 15, 2015). "Dylan Lupton Captures Top-20 In XFINITY Series Debut; John Wes Townley Looks Ahead To California". catchfence.com. Concord, North Carolina: Catchfence. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Terry Cook – 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  8. ^ "Terry Cook – 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  9. ^ "Terry Cook – 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  10. ^ "Terry Cook – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  11. ^ "Terry Cook – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  12. ^ "Terry Cook – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  13. ^ "Terry Cook – 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  14. ^ "Terry Cook – 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  15. ^ "Terry Cook – 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  16. ^ "Terry Cook – 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  17. ^ "Terry Cook – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  18. ^ "Terry Cook – 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  19. ^ "Terry Cook – 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  20. ^ "Terry Cook – 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  21. ^ "Terry Cook – 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  22. ^ "Terry Cook – 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  23. ^ "Terry Cook – 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  24. ^ "Terry Cook – 1989 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  25. ^ "Terry Cook – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
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