Donnie Neuenberger | |||||||
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Born |
Brandywine, Maryland, U.S. |
August 10, 1962 ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
40 races run over 11 years | |||||||
2013 position | 64th | ||||||
Best finish | 48th (2011) | ||||||
First race | 2002 Little Trees 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
Last race | 2013 5-hour Energy 200 (Dover) | ||||||
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
25 races run over 9 years | |||||||
Truck no., team | No. 1/50 (MAKE Motorsports) | ||||||
2015 position | 61st | ||||||
Best finish | 46th (2010) | ||||||
First race | 2000 Daytona 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 2015 WinStar World Casino & Resort 400 (Texas) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of May 5, 2015. |
Donnie Neuenberger (born August 10, 1962 in Brandywine, Maryland) is an American professional driver. Neuenberger is a cancer survivor. During the 2004 season, he was diagnosed after nerves were pinched by the tumor during a race. He currently drives the No. 1 Chevrolet Silverado and the No. 50 Chevrolet Silverado for MAKE Motorsports in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series on a part-time basis.
Neuenberger made his Busch Series debut at Lowe's Motor Speedway in fall 2002. With his alma mater, the University of Maryland, College Park on the No. 77 Moy Racing Ford, he started in 41st and finished 26th.
Neuenberger was then able to run more races in 2003, as most of his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule emptied out. Driving Moy Racing and Means Racing (No. 52), he improved on his debut with a 20th place in the season opener at Daytona. He was 21st at Talladega, 42nd at Dover Downs and 30th at Daytona in the July race for Moy. In two races for Means Racing, he finished 41st at Texas and 36th at Dover Downs.
Neuenberger planned to compete in a full season run in 2004. With sponsorship from BG Products, Neuenberger made and ran the first five races of 2004. However, it did not go too well. His best finish in that span was 33rd at Rockingham and that race was the only one he finished. After not qualifying for two races with the team, Neuenberger made his final race of the season at Talladega, where he matched his best finish of the year, 33rd and had his best start, 30th. In 2005, Neuenberger flipped at Dover International Speedway, but was uninjured. Surprisingly, he became more popular among fans.