Shane Huffman | |||||||
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Huffman at Dover International Speedway in 2006
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Born |
Hickory, North Carolina |
December 30, 1973 ||||||
Achievements |
2003 USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Champion |
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
31 races run over 4 years | |||||||
Best finish | 34th (2007) | ||||||
First race | 2001 Autolite/Fram 250 (Richmond) | ||||||
Last race | 2008 Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 (Gateway) | ||||||
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
7 races run over 2 years | |||||||
First race | 2006 Kroger 200 (Martinsville) | ||||||
Last race | 2007 Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 (Milwaukee) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of April 2, 2013. |
2003 USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Champion
2005 USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Southern Division Champion
1999 NASCAR Winston Racing Series Blue Ridge Region Champion
1999 Hickory Motor Speedway Track Champion Late Model Class
Shane Huffman (born December 30, 1973) is a former American professional driver and current crew chief. He drove the No. 40 Key Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado in the Craftsman Truck Series. In 2006 and 2007, he drove the No. 88 NAVY "Accelerate Your Life" Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS for JR Motorsports in the Busch Series.
While attending St. Stephens High School in Hickory, North Carolina, Huffman was a three-year starter for the well respected high school wrestling team (1989–1990, 1990–1991, 1991–1992). He was instrumental in helping with the success of the team; posting a career record of 59–27 at the 112 lb and 119 lb weight classes, as the team won the Big-6 3A conference championship 2 out of the 3 years he started. He also served as one of the team captains during his senior year. To this day Huffman still ranks high on the individual records lists for the school in Single Season Near Fall Points (141), Single Season Pins (21), Single Season Team Points (181.5), Career Near Fall Points (245), Career Pins (34), Career Team Points (342), and Career Wins (59).
Huffman began his racing career at Hickory Motor Speedway in late model stock car racing. In 1996, he won the Late Limited Model Series championship. In 1999 he won the late model track championship, the Blue Ridge Regional Championship, and was the runner-up for the NASCAR Winston Racing Series Champion.