Mike Eddy

{{short description|American stock car racing driver; seven-time ASA champion}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Mike Eddy

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| nationality = American

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|07|17}}

| birth_place = Midland, Michigan, United States

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| retired = 2007

| related to = Travis Eddy (son)

| last series = American Speed Association

| years active = 1972-2002, 2004

| teams = Mike Eddy Racing
Moenning Brothers

| starts = 470

| wins = 58

| poles = 34

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| best finish = 1st

| year = 1974, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1991, and 1992

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| titles = ASA National Tour Champion
ASA National Tour Champion
ASA National Tour Champion
ASA National Tour Champion
ASA National Tour Champion
ASA National Tour Champion
ASA National Tour Champion

| title years = 1974
1976
1981
1982
1989
1991
1992

| awards = MARC Times Rookie of the Year
Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame

| award years = 1970
1995

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Michael Eddy (born July 17, 1952 in Midland, Michigan) is a stock car auto racer. He is most notable for racing in the American Speed Association (ASA). He is a seven time ASA National Champion, which is the most in ASA history. During his run in ASA Eddy drove the number 88 car.

ASA

Eddy won his seven championships in 1974, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1991, and 1992. In addition to this he was ASA's all-time career leader in laps lead, starts, and top 10s. Eddy also ranks second in all-time victories with 58 and second on the all-time earnings list. During his championship season of 1992 he led 2,183 laps that year, which was a single-season record. Eddy recorded his 58th victory on June 12, 2004 at the Berlin Raceway in Marne, Michigan after a two-year absence from auto racing. Eddy was known to be an aggressive driver who wasn't shy about nudging slower cars out of his way.

Offers from NASCAR teams

Because of the success that he had achieved in ASA, Eddy received several offers from NASCAR teams, turning them down each time. In the early 1990s, he was offered the No. 75 car by RahMoc Enterprises, which was a prominent Winston Cup Series ride at the time. He turned it down because his GM Goodwrench deal in ASA came along at the same time.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/sports/bay-city/index.ssf/2011/02/local_racer_mike_eddy_took_on.html|title=Local racer Mike Eddy took on and beat NASCAR's future stars|work=M Live|author=Doerr, Erich T.|date=February 20, 2011|accessdate=2013-04-21}}

A few years later, Eddy was offered to drive the No. 43 truck for Petty Enterprises for the 1996 Craftsman Truck Series season, but once again had to turn down the offer due to his contract with GM Goodwrench at the time.

Personal

Eddy has a wife named Patsy.

Awards

Eddy was inducted into the Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.{{cite web|url=http://www.mmshof.org/inductees/Eddy_Mike.html|title=Mike Eddy - Inducted into the Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.|work=Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame|accessdate=2013-04-21|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922173253/http://mmshof.org/inductees/Eddy_Mike.html|archivedate=2012-09-22}}

References

External links

{{Racing-Reference driver|Mike_Eddy}}
[http://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/Mike_Eddy The Third Turn Profile]
[http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/racelist2.php?uniqid=864 Ultimate Racing History Profile]
[http://www.racingone.com/driver.asp?driverid=1059&subseries=15 Profile from Racingone.com]
[http://www.racingone.com/article.asp?artnum=19913 Eddy Back in Victory Lane Article]

{{succession box |

before= Dave Sorg |

title= ASA National Tour Champion |

years= 1974|

after= Rodney Combs

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{{succession box |

before= Rodney Combs |

title= ASA National Tour Champion |

years= 1976|

after= Rodney Combs

}}