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Dan Press

{{Short description|American racing driver (1949–2015}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

| name = Dan Press

| image =

| caption =

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1949|1|30}}

| birth_place = Vader, Washington

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|11|5|1949|1|30}}

| achievements =

| awards =

| Truck_Car_Team =

| Total_Truck_Races = 19

| Years_In_Truck = 2

| Prev_Truck_Year =

| Prev_Truck_Pos =

| Best_Truck_Pos = 31st (1997)

| First_Truck_Race = 1996 Craftsman 200 (Portland)

| Last_Truck_Race = 1997 Link-Belt Construction Equipment 225 (Louisville)

| First_Truck_Win =

| Last_Truck_Win =

| Truck_Wins = 0

| Truck_Top_Tens = 1

| Truck_Poles = 0

| updated = January 4, 2025

}}

Dan Press (born January 30, 1949 – November 5, 2015) was an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner who has competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series from 1996 to 1997, getting a best finish of third at Evergreen Speedway in the former year.{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/racelist2.php?uniqid=4250 |title=Dan Press |work=Ultimate Racing History|access-date=January 4, 2025}} He was a former competitor of the NASCAR Southwest Series, having won the championship in 1988.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-08-20-sp-670-story.html |title=Motor Racing : Press Drives His NASCAR Failures Away |work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=January 4, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://scvhistory.com/scvhistory/lw3312.htm |title=The Story of Dan Press. |work=SCVHistory.com|access-date=January 4, 2025}}

Press also competed in the NASCAR Winston West Series, the NASCAR Northwest Series, and the Western States Open Competition Series.{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Dan_Press|title=Dan Press |work=The Third Turn|access-date=January 4, 2025}}

Motorsports results

=NASCAR=

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

==Craftsman Truck Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=45| NASCAR Craftsman 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

! {{Tooltip|NCTC|NASCAR Craftsman Truck classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

1996

! Dan Press

! 53

! Chevy

| HOM

| PHO

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR
{{small|29}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| EVG
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TUS
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CNS
{{small|27}}

| HPT

| BRI

| NZH

| MLW

| LVL

| I70

| IRP

| FLM

| GLN

| NSV

| RCH

| NHA

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MAR
{{small|DNQ}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS
{{small|33}}

| SON

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MMR
{{small|24}}

| PHO

| LVS

| colspan=2|

! 38th

! 657

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/pressda01/1996/C|title=Dan Press – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=January 4, 2025}}

1997

! Spears Motorsports

! 75

! Chevy

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| WDW
{{small|28}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TUS
{{small|32}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOM
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO
{{small|27}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
{{small|18}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EVG
{{small|21}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| I70
{{small|28}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA
{{small|30}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TEX
{{small|26}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI
{{small|21}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NZH
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MLW
{{small|25}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LVL
{{small|28}}

| CNS

| HPT

| IRP

| FLM

| NSV

| GLN

| RCH

| MAR

| SON

| MMR

| CAL

| PHO

| LVS

! 31st

! 1189

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/pressda01/1997/C|title=Dan Press – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=January 4, 2025}}

==Winston West Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

!colspan=36| NASCAR Winston West Series results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Pts

! Ref

1996

! Dan Press

! 53

! Chevy

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TUS
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| AMP
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MMR
{{small|3}}

| SON

| MAD

| POR

| TUS

| EVG

| CNS

| MAD

| MMR

| SON

| MMR

| PHO

| LVS

! 23rd

! 462

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/pressda01/1996/P|title=Dan Press – 1996 NASCAR Winston West Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=January 4, 2025}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Racing-Reference driver|Dan_Press}}

{{Spears Motorsports}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Press, Dan}}

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Category:Racing drivers from Washington (state)

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