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Tim Cowen

{{short description|American racing driver (born 1958)}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

| name = Tim Cowen

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|8|18}}

| birth_place = Loudonville, Ohio, U.S.

| image = Tim Cowen Road America 2015.jpg

| caption = Cowen at Road America in 2015

| Total_Busch_Races = 7

| Years_In_Busch = 6

| Busch_Car_Team =

| Prev_Busch_Pos = 71st

| Prev_Busch_Year = 2018

| Best_Busch_Pos = 60th (2017)

| First_Busch_Race = 2014 Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 (Mid-Ohio)

| Last_Busch_Race = 2018 Rock N Roll Tequila 170 (Mid-Ohio)

| First_Busch_Win =

| Last_Busch_Win =

| Busch_Wins = 0

| Busch_Top_Tens = 0

| Busch_Poles = 0

| Total_Truck_Races = 4

| Years_In_Truck = 2

| Truck_Car_Team =

| Prev_Truck_Pos = 61st

| Prev_Truck_Year = 2008

| Best_Truck_Pos = 61st (2008)

| First_Truck_Race = 2007 City of Mansfield 250 (Mansfield)

| Last_Truck_Race = 2008 O'Reilly 250 (Memphis)

| First_Truck_Win =

| Last_Truck_Win =

| Truck_Wins = 0

| Truck_Top_Tens = 0

| Truck_Poles = 0

| updated = November 17, 2018

}}

Tim Cowen (born August 18, 1958) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 66 Ford Mustang for MBM Motorsports.

Early life

Cowen was born in Loudonville, Ohio and grew up in Perrysville. Sports were prominent in his life and he was initially interested in football before switching to racing.{{cite web|url=http://www.ashlandcosportshof.org/Tim_Cowen.html|title=Class of 2010|website=www.ashlandcosportshof.org}}

Racing career

=NASCAR Xfinity Series=

File:13 Tim Cowen 2015 Road America.jpg

File:40 Tim Cowen 2017 Johnsonville 180.jpg]]

Cowen began racing in the Xfinity Series in 2014 at Mid-Ohio, where he drove the No. 86 Ford. He started 30th and finished 18th.{{cite web |url=http://www.times-gazette.com/sports/20140816/ashlands-tim-cowen-set-to-race-in-nascar-nationwide-childrens-hospital-200-at-mid-ohio |title=Ashland's Tim Cowen set to race in the NASCAR Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio|last= |first= |date=August 16, 2014 |access-date=August 21, 2018}}

In 2015, Cowen drove the No. 13 Ford in the Mid-Ohio and Road America races. He finished 30th at Ohio and 25th at Road America.

In 2016, Cowen ran the Mid-Ohio race in the No. 13 Ford, but a crash took him out of the race, leading to a 37th-place finish.{{cite web |url=https://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/sports/motor/mid-ohio-challenge-200/2016/08/13/ohio-drivers-nab-top-spots-mid-ohio-challenge/88627008/|title=Ohio drivers nab top spots at Mid-Ohio Challenge|last=Casey |first=Connor |date=August 13, 2016 |access-date=August 21, 2018}}

In 2017, Cowen would again run the Mid-Ohio and Road America races. At Mid-Ohio, he drove the No. 40 Ford and finished 20th. At Road America, he drove the No. 40 Dodge and finished 36th due to a crash.

In 2018, Cowen drove the No. 66 Ford Mustang for MBM Motorsports and finished 26th at Mid-Ohio.{{cite web |url=https://beyondtheflag.com/2018/08/15/nascar-xfinity-series-tim-cowen-takes-mid-ohio-race-interview/|title=NASCAR Xfinity Series: Tim Cowen talks Mid-Ohio race in interview|last=Kristl|first=Mark|date=August 15, 2018|access-date=August 21, 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://kickinthetires.net/index.php/2018/08/08/summers-five-things-what-you-need-to-know-for-august-8-2018/|title=Summer's Five Things: What You Need To Know For August 8, 2018|last=Bedgood |first=Summer |date=August 7, 2018 |access-date=August 21, 2018}}

=NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series=

Cowen made his Truck Series debut in 2007, driving the No. 42 Ford F-150 for his own team, Cowen Racing. He planned to run the two races at Martinsville and the Mansfield race, but only successfully qualified for and ran the latter.

Cowen returned to the Truck Series in 2008, running three races (Martinsville, Mansfield, and Memphis) for his team.

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.)

==Xfinity Series==

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

! colspan=42| NASCAR Xfinity 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

! 32

! 33

! {{Tooltip|NXSC|NASCAR Xfinity Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2014

! Deware Racing Group

! 86

! Ford

| DAY

| PHO

| LVS

| BRI

| CAL

| TEX

| DAR

| RCH

| TAL

| IOW

| CLT

| DOV

| MCH

| ROA

| KEN

| DAY

| NHA

| CHI

| IND

| IOW

| GLN

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MOH
18

| BRI

| ATL

| RCH

| CHI

| KEN

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! 63rd

! 26

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2014/B|title=Tim Cowen – 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}

2015

! rowspan=5| MBM Motorsports

! rowspan=2| 13

! rowspan=3| Ford

| DAY

| ATL

| LVS

| PHO

| CAL

| TEX

| BRI

| RCH

| TAL

| IOW

| CLT

| DOV

| MCH

| CHI

| DAY

| KEN

| NHA

| IND

| IOW

| GLN

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MOH
30

| BRI

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

| DAR

| RCH

| CHI

| KEN

| DOV

| CLT

| KAN

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! 61st

! 33

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2015/B|title=Tim Cowen – 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}

2016

| DAY

| ATL

| LVS

| PHO

| CAL

| TEX

| BRI

| RCH

| TAL

| DOV

| CLT

| POC

| MCH

| IOW

| DAY

| KEN

| NHA

| IND

| IOW

| GLN

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

| BRI

| ROA

| DAR

| RCH

| CHI

| KEN

| DOV

| CLT

| KAN

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! 81st

! 4

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2016/B|title=Tim Cowen – 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}

rowspan=2| 2017

! rowspan=2| 40

| DAY

| ATL

| LVS

| PHO

| CAL

| TEX

| BRI

| RCH

| TAL

| CLT

| DOV

| POC

| MCH

| IOW

| DAY

| KEN

| NHA

| IND

| IOW

| GLN

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

| BRI

| colspan=11|

! rowspan=2| 60th

! rowspan=2| 18

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2017/B|title=Tim Cowen – 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}

Dodge

| colspan=22|

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

| DAR

| RCH

| CHI

| KEN

| DOV

| CLT

| KAN

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

2018

! 66

! Ford

| DAY

| ATL

| LVS

| PHO

| CAL

| TEX

| BRI

| RCH

| TAL

| DOV

| CLT

| POC

| MCH

| IOW

| CHI

| DAY

| KEN

| NHA

| IOW

| GLN

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

| BRI

| ROA

| DAR

| IND

| LVS

| RCH

| CLT

| DOV

| KAN

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! 71st

! 11

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2018/B|title=Tim Cowen – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}

==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

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

! Pts

! Ref

2007

! rowspan=2| Cowen Racing

! rowspan=2| 42

! rowspan=2| Ford

| DAY

| CAL

| ATL

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

| KAN

| CLT

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MFD
30

| DOV

| TEX

| MCH

| MLW

| MEM

| KEN

| IRP

| NSH

| BRI

| GTW

| NHA

| LVS

| TAL

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

| ATL

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! 97th

! 73

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2007/C|title=Tim Cowen – 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}

2008

| DAY

| CAL

| ATL

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

| KAN

| CLT

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

| DOV

| TEX

| MCH

| MLW

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MEM
28

| KEN

| IRP

| NSH

| BRI

| GTW

| NHA

| LVS

| TAL

| MAR

| ATL

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! 61st

! 198

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2008/C|title=Tim Cowen – 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}

==Camping World East Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=45| NASCAR Camping World East Series results
Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! {{Tooltip|NCWESC|NASCAR Camping World East Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2006

! rowspan=4| Cowen Racing

! rowspan=4| 75

! rowspan=4| Ford

| GRE

| STA

| HOL

| TMP

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

| NHA

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ADI
21

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| WFD
18

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

| DOV

| LRP

| colspan=2|

! 30th

! 403

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2006/E|title=Tim Cowen – 2006 NASCAR Busch East Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}

2007

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

| ELK

| IOW

| SBO

| STA

| NHA

| TMP

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

| ADI

| LRP

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

| NHA

| DOV

! 60th

! 129

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2007/E|title=Tim Cowen – 2007 NASCAR Busch East Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}

2008

| GRE

| IOW

| SBO

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GLN
9

| NHA

| TMP

| NSH

| ADI

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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MFD
17

| NHA

| DOV

| STA

! 34th

! 369

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2008/E|title=Tim Cowen – 2008 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}

2009

| GRE

| TRI

| IOW

| SBO

| GLN

| NHA

| TMP

| ADI

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

| NHA

| DOV

| colspan=2|

! NA

! –

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2009/E|title=Tim Cowen – 2009 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}

=ARCA Racing Series=

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

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

! {{Tooltip|ARSC|ARCA Racing Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2010

! rowspan=4| Cowen Racing

! 80

! rowspan=4| Ford

| DAY

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| PBE
9

| SLM

| TEX

| TAL

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TOL
17

| POC

| MCH

| IOW

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

| POC

| BLN

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

| ISF

| CHI

| DSF

| TOL

| SLM

| KAN

| CAR

|

! 41st

! 605

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2010/A|title=Tim Cowen – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}

2011

! rowspan=3| 83

| DAY

| TAL

| SLM

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TOL
17

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NJE
12

| CHI

| POC

| MCH

| WIN

| BLN

| IOW

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

| POC

| ISF

| MAD

| DSF

| SLM

| KAN

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TOL
28

| colspan=2|

! 57th

! 430

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2011/A|title=Tim Cowen – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}

2012

| DAY

| MOB

| SLM

| TAL

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

| ELK

| POC

| MCH

| WIN

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NJE
20

| IOW

| CHI

| IRP

| POC

| BLN

| ISF

| MAD

| SLM

| DSF

| KAN

|

! 75th

! 265

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2012/A|title=Tim Cowen – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}

2013

| DAY

| MOB

| SLM

| TAL

| TOL

| ELK

| POC

| MCH

| ROA

| WIN

| CHI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NJE
20

| POC

| BLN

| ISF

| MAD

| DSF

| IOW

| SLM

| KEN

| KAN

! 125th

! 130

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2013/A|title=Tim Cowen – 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}

{{sup|*}} Season still in progress

{{sup|1}} Ineligible for series points

References

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External links

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  • {{Racing-Reference driver|Tim_Cowen}}

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