Randy Porter

{{short description|American racing driver}}

{{BLP one source|date=March 2020}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

| name = Randy Porter

| image =

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| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|7|6}}

| birth_place = Greenville, South Carolina

| death_date =

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| death_cause =

| height =

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| achievements =

| awards =

| Total_Cup_Races = 2

| Years_In_Cup = 1

| Cup_Car_Team =

| Prev_Cup_Pos = 62nd

| Prev_Cup_Year = 1992

| Best_Cup_Pos = 62nd (1992)

| First_Cup_Race = 1992 Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte)

| Last_Cup_Race = 1992 DieHard 500 (Talladega)

| First_Cup_Win =

| Last_Cup_Win =

| Cup_Wins = 0

| Cup_Top_Tens = 0

| Cup_Poles = 0

| Total_Busch_Races = 73

| Years_In_Busch = 8

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| Prev_Busch_Pos =

| Prev_Busch_Year =

| Best_Busch_Pos = 30th (1994)

| First_Busch_Race = 1986 Budweiser 200 (Bristol)

| Last_Busch_Race = 1998 Myrtle Beach 250 (Myrtle Beach)

| First_Busch_Win =

| Last_Busch_Win =

| Busch_Wins = 0

| Busch_Top_Tens = 3

| Busch_Poles = 1

| Total_Truck_Races = 1

| Years_In_Truck = 1

| Truck_Car_Team =

| Prev_Truck_Pos =

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| Best_Truck_Pos = 108th (1996)

| First_Truck_Race = 1996 Sears Auto Center 200 (Milwaukee)

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| Truck_Wins = 0

| Truck_Top_Tens = 0

| Truck_Poles = 0

}}

Randy Porter (born July 6, 1964) is a retired American stock car racing driver. Porter competed 73 NASCAR Busch Series races between 1986 and 1998,{{Cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/rquery?id=portera01&trk=t0&series=B|title=Driver Randy Porter's NASCAR Xfinity Series races - Racing-Reference.info|website=www.racing-reference.info|access-date=2020-03-04}} achieving 3 top ten finishes{{Cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/rquery?id=portera01&trk=tl&series=B|title=Driver Randy Porter's NASCAR Xfinity Series poles - Racing-Reference.info|website=www.racing-reference.info|access-date=2020-03-04}} and 1 pole position. Porter also competed in two NASCAR Cup Series events in 1992 and one NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series event in 1996.

Motorsports career results

=NASCAR=

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

==Winston Cup Series==

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

! 27

! 28

! 29

! {{Tooltip|NWCC|NASCAR Winston Cup classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

1992

! Porter Racing

! 32

! Pontiac

| DAY

| CAR

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| RCH
DNQ

| ATL

| DAR

| BRI

| NWS

| MAR

| TAL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
24

| DOV

| SON

| POC

| MCH

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
DNQ

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| POC
DNQ

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL
33

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| NWS

| CLT

| CAR

| PHO

| ATL

! 62nd

! 155

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/portera01/1992/W|title=Randy Porter – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|accessdate=April 9, 2020}}

==Busch Series==

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

!colspan=38| NASCAR Busch 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

! 27

! 28

! 29

! 30

! 31

! {{Tooltip|NBSC|NASCAR Busch Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

rowspan=2| 1986

! rowspan=2|

! 36

! Pontiac

| DAY

| CAR

| HCY

| MAR

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI
29

| DAR

| SBO

| LGY

| JFC

| DOV

| CLT

| SBO

| HCY

| ROU

| IRP

| SBO

| RAL

| colspan=14|

! rowspan=2| 88th

! rowspan=2| 76

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|title=Randy Porter – 1986 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/portera01/1986/B/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 10, 2023}}

132

! Chevy

| colspan=17|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| OXF
10

| SBO

| HCY

| LGY

| ROU

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| ROU

| CLT

| CAR

| MAR

1990

! rowspan=2| Porter Racing

! rowspan=2| 20

! rowspan=2| Buick

| DAY

| RCH

| CAR

| MAR

| HCY

| DAR

| BRI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LAN
30

| SBO

| NZH

| HCY

| CLT

| DOV

| ROU

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VOL
20

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MYB
26

| OXF

| NHA

| SBO

| DUB

| IRP

| ROU

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| CLT

| NHA

| CAR

| MAR

! 64th

! 261

! {{cite web|title=Randy Porter – 1990 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/portera01/1990/B/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 10, 2023}}

1991

| DAY

| RCH

| CAR

| MAR

| VOL

| HCY

| DAR

| BRI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LAN
30

| SBO

| NZH

| CLT

| DOV

| ROU

| HCY

| MYB

| GLN

| OXF

| NHA

| SBO

| DUB

| IRP

| ROU

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| CLT

| NHA

| CAR

| MAR

! 106th

! 73

! {{cite web|title=Randy Porter – 1991 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/portera01/1991/B/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 10, 2023}}

rowspan=2| 1994

! rowspan=2| Laughlin Racing Products

! rowspan=2| 35

! Pontiac

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
15

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
39

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
29

| colspan=28|

! rowspan=2| 30th

! rowspan=2| 1525

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|title=Randy Porter – 1994 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/portera01/1994/B/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 10, 2023}}

Chevy

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL
3

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
15

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR
25

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| HCY
DNQ

| BRI

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROU
20

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA
26

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NZH
14

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
42

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DOV
25

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MYB
23

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GLN
29

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MLW
25

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SBO
25

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
34

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HCY
30

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| IRP
DNQ

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| CLT

| MAR

| CAR

| colspan=3|

rowspan=2| 1995

! Porter Racing

! 48

! rowspan=4| Ford

| DAY

| CAR

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RCH
10

| ATL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSV
33

| DAR

| BRI

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HCY
22

| colspan=23|

! rowspan=2| 39th

! rowspan=2| 994

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|title=Randy Porter – 1995 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/portera01/1995/B/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 10, 2023}}

Group III Racing

! 18

| colspan=8|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA
36

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NZH
42

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CLT
DNQ

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DOV
25

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MYB
14

| GLN

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MLW
16

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
42

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SBO
32

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IRP
16

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH
33

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| CLT

| CAR

| HOM

| colspan=5|

1996

! rowspan=5| Porter Racing

! rowspan=3| 48

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
DNQ

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
42

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
33

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ATL
DNQ

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSV
26

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAR
DNQ

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
30

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HCY
28

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NZH
27

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CLT
DNQ

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
28

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SBO
26

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MYB
30

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GLN
37

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MLW
25

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA
37

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TAL
DNQ

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| IRP
DNQ

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MCH
DNQ

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI
15

| DAR

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
25

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DOV
23

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CLT
DNQ

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
38

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOM
26

| colspan=5|

! 37th

! 1283

! {{cite web|title=Randy Porter – 1996 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/portera01/1996/B/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 10, 2023}}

rowspan=3| 1997

| DAY

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAR
24

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
33

| ATL

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LVS
19

| DAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HCY
27

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TEX
39

| BRI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSV
40

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL
32

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA
14

| NZH

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CLT
DNQ

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DOV
29

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| SBO
DNQ

| GLN

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MLW
33

|

|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IRP
23

| MCH

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI
25

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
38

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| RCH
DNQ

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
41

| CLT

| CAL

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAR
35

| colspan=2|

! rowspan=3| 38th

! rowspan=3| 1320

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|title=Randy Porter – 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/portera01/1997/B/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 10, 2023}}

Chevy

| colspan=18|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MYB
23

| colspan=10|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOM
24

|

84

! rowspan=2| Ford

| colspan=19|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GTY
39

| colspan=11|

1998

! 48

| DAY

| CAR

| LVS

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NSV
22

| DAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
38

| TEX

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| HCY
DNQ

| TAL

| NHA

| NZH

| CLT

| DOV

| RCH

| PPR

| GLN

| MLW

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MYB
34

| CAL

| SBO

| IRP

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| CLT

| GTY

| CAR

| ATL

| HOM

! 74th

! 207

! {{cite web|title=Randy Porter – 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/portera01/1998/B/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 10, 2023}}

==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

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

! Pts

! Ref

1996

! MB Motorsports

! 26

! Ford

| HOM

| PHO

| POR

| EVG

| TUS

| CNS

| HPT

| BRI

| NZH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MLW
22

| LVL

| I70

| IRP

| FLM

| GLN

| NSV

| RCH

| NHA

| MAR

| NWS

| SON

| MMR

| PHO

| LVS

! 108th

! 97

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/portera01/1996/C|title=Randy Porter – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|accessdate=April 9, 2020}}

References

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