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Dave Sapienza

{{Short description|American racing driver}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Dave Sapienza

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| nationality = American

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|5|11|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Riverhead, New York

| related to =

| awards =

| current series = NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour

| last series =

| years active = 2014–present

| teams =

| first year = 2014

| current team = Judy Thilberg

| car number = 36

| engine =

| crew chief = Greg Kleila

| former teams =

| starts = 119

| championships = 0

| wins = 0

| poles = 0

| best finish = 7th

| year = 2017, 2020

| last finish = 34th (2024)

| prev series =

| prev series years =

| titles =

| title years =

| updated = April 16, 2025

}}

Dave Sapienza (born May 11, 1965) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, driving the No. 36 for Judy Thilberg.

Sapienza has previously competed in series such as the Tri-Track Open Modified Series, the EXIT Realty Modified Touring Series, and the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Dave_Sapienza|title=Dave Sapienza|work=The Third Turn|access-date=August 4, 2024}}

Motorsports results

=NASCAR=

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

==Whelen Modified Tour==

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

!colspan=38| NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results

Year

! Car owner

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! {{Tooltip|NWMTC|NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2014

! rowspan=2| Jarod Zeltmann

! 5

! rowspan=6| Chevy

| TMP

| STA

| STA

| WFD

| RIV

| NHA

| MND

| STA

| TMP

| BRI

| NHA

| STA

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

| colspan=5|

! 50th

! 15

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/sapieda01/2014/N|title=Dave Sapienza – 2014 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 4, 2024}}

2015

! rowspan=12| 36

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TMP
{{small|21}}

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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| WAT
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA
{{small|20}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RIV
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON
{{small|20}}

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

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

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RIV
{{small|23}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NHA
{{small|9}}

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TMP
{{small|32}}

| colspan=3|

! 17th

! 369

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/sapieda01/2015/N|title=Dave Sapienza – 2015 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 4, 2024}}

2016

! rowspan=11| Judy Thilberg

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WFD
{{small|22}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA
{{small|13}}

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

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

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

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| STA
{{small|23}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#DFC484;"| BRI
{{small|Wth}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RIV
{{small|23}}

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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEE
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA
{{small|23}}

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

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP
{{small|10}}

|

! 16th

! 438

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/sapieda01/2016/N|title=Dave Sapienza – 2016 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 4, 2024}}

2017

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MYR
{{small|24}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| STA
{{small|10}}

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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP
{{small|20}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RIV
{{small|2}}

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

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| STA
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP
{{small|16}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
{{small|20}}

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

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| OSW
{{small|9}}

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

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

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

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

| colspan=2|

! 7th

! 511

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/sapieda01/2017/N|title=Dave Sapienza – 2017 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 4, 2024}}

2018

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MYR
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TMP
{{small|25}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| STA
{{small|24}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SEE
{{small|9}}

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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LGY
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RIV
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA
{{small|13}}

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

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

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OSW
{{small|22}}

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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| STA
{{small|7}}

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

| colspan=2|

! 8th

! 477

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/sapieda01/2018/N|title=Dave Sapienza – 2018 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 4, 2024}}

rowspan=2| 2019

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MYR
{{small|15}}

|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP
{{small|20}}

| colspan=9|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RIV
{{small|23}}

| NHA

| STA

| TMP

| colspan=2|

! rowspan=2| 31st

! rowspan=2| 153

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/sapieda01/2019/N|title=Dave Sapienza – 2019 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 4, 2024}}

Dodge

|

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

|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| STA
{{small|30}}

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

| SEE

| TMP

| RIV

| NHA

| STA

| TMP

| OSW

| colspan=6|

2020

! rowspan=6| Chevy

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JEN
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| WMM
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| WMM
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| JEN
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MND
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA
{{small|20}}

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TMP
{{small|19}}

| colspan=9|

! 7th

! 292

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/sapieda01/2020/N|title=Dave Sapienza – 2020 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 4, 2024}}

2021

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR
{{small|30}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| STA
{{small|25}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RIV
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| JEN
{{small|10}}

| OSW

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RIV
{{small|21}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NHA
{{small|7}}

| NRP

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| STA
{{small|19}}

| BEE

| OSW

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RIV
{{small|18}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA
{{small|20}}

| colspan=4|

! 18th

! 254

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/sapieda01/2021/N|title=Dave Sapienza – 2021 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 4, 2024}}

2022

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NSM
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH
{{small|16}}

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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LEE
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JEN
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MND
{{small|16}}

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

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA
{{small|24}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLM
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TMP
{{small|23}}

| LGY

| OSW

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RIV
{{small|11}}

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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
{{small|20}}

| colspan=2|

! 12th

! 380

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/sapieda01/2022/N|title=Dave Sapienza – 2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 4, 2024}}

2023

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NSM
{{small|7}}

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON
{{small|30}}

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

| LEE

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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RIV
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| WAL
{{small|10}}

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

| LMP

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THO
{{small|16}}

| LGY

| OSW

| MON

| RIV

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NWS
{{small|15}}

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR
{{small|25}}

! 16th

! 325

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/sapieda01/2023/N|title=Dave Sapienza – 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 4, 2024}}

2024

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NSM
{{small|16}}

| RCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THO
{{small|23}}

| MON

| RIV

| SEE

| NHA

| MON

| LMP

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

| OSW

| RIV

| MON

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| THO
{{small|9}}

| NWS

| MAR

| colspan=2|

! 34th

! 107

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/sapieda01/2024/N|title=Dave Sapienza – 2024 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 4, 2024}}

2025

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NSM
{{small|20}}

| style="background:#DFC484;"| THO
{{small|Wth}}

| MON

| NWS

| SEE

| RIV

| WMM

| LMP

| MON

| THO

| RCH

| OSW

| RIV

| NHA

| THO

| MAR

| colspan=2|

! -*

! -*

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/sapieda01/2025/N|title=Dave Sapienza – 2025 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=February 10, 2025}}

==Whelen Southern Modified Tour==

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

!colspan=23| NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour results

Year

! Car owner

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! {{Tooltip|NSWMTC|NASCAR Southern Whelen Modified Tour classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2015

! Jarod Zeltmann

! 36

! Chevy

| CRW

| CRW

| SBO

| LGY

| CRW

| BGS

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

| LGY

| SBO

| CLT

! N/A

! 0

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/sapieda01/2015/M|title=Dave Sapienza – 2015 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 4, 2024}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Racing-Reference driver|Dave_Sapienza}}

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