Todd Szegedy
{{short description|American racecar driver|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox NASCAR driver
| name = Todd Szegedy
| image = Todd Szegedy (30958941342).jpg
| caption = Szegedy's No. 05 car at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2016
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|5|6}}
| birth_place = Ridgefield, Connecticut, U.S.
| First_Busch_Race = 2004 Alan Kulwicki 250 (Milwaukee)
| Prev_Busch_Year = 2010
| Prev_Busch_Pos =
| Best_Busch_Pos = 83rd (2004)
| Total_Busch_Races = 3
| Years_In_Busch = 1
| Last_Busch_Race = 2004 Sam's Town 250 (Memphis)
| achievements =
| Busch_Wins = 0
| Busch_Top_Tens = 0
| Busch_Poles = 0
| awards =
- 2007 Whelen Modified Tour Most Popular Driver
- 2003 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Champion
- 2002 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Rookie of the Year
- 1995 and 1996 SCCA Champion
| updated = November 26, 2010
}}
Todd Szegedy (born May 6, 1976) is an American former stock car racing driver. He was the 2003 champion of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.{{cite web |url=http://hometracks.nascar.com/drivers/nwmt/todd_szegedy |title=Todd Szegedy | NASCAR Home Tracks |publisher=Hometracks.nascar.com |date=1976-05-06 |accessdate=2015-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906142019/http://hometracks.nascar.com/drivers/nwmt/todd_szegedy |archive-date=2015-09-06 |url-status=dead }}
Busch Series career
In 2004, he competed in three NASCAR Busch Series races for NEMCO Motorsports in the No. 7 and No. 87 Chevrolets, with an average finish of 25th place.{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/2004/news/headlines/bg/06/02/tszegedy_hillsbros/index.html |title=NASCAR : NASCAR Drivers, Race Standings & News |publisher=NASCAR.com |date=2015-02-16 |accessdate=2015-08-11}} He made his Busch Series debut at the Milwaukee Mile starting in the 23rd position and finishing 21st.{{cite web |url=http://nationwide.nascar.com/nationwide-series/races/2004/results-official/17 |title= Official Results | NASCAR Nationwide Series|website=nationwide.nascar.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810212856/http://nationwide.nascar.com/nationwide-series/races/2004/results-official/17 |archive-date=August 10, 2011}} His best career finish came at the Memphis Motorsports Park which he started 37th and finished 15th.{{cite web|url=http://nationwide.nascar.com/nationwide-series/races/2004/results-official/30 |accessdate=July 25, 2011|title=Official Results|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810045239/http://nationwide.nascar.com/nationwide-series/races/2004/results-official/30/ |archivedate=August 10, 2011 }}
He is best remembered by NASCAR fans for an incident that took place during his qualifying run for his 2nd career start, which came at Chicagoland Speedway in July of 2004 in the No. 7 NEMCO car. During his run, a gigantic inflatable orange promoting race sponsor Tropicana was blown by the wind onto the racing surface, forcing Szegedy to dodge it. Szegedy was granted another qualifying attempt and qualified 12th.{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/2004/news/headlines/bg/07/09/bc.car..nascar.busch.ap/index.html |title=NASCAR : NASCAR Drivers, Race Standings & News |publisher=NASCAR.com |date=2015-02-16 |accessdate=2015-08-11}}
Whelen Modified career
Szegedy resumed driving in the Whelen Modified Tour part-time since 2000. Currently he has 19 career wins along with 11 pole positions. He was awarded win number 16 in 2011 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway after Ryan Newman's car was disqualified after failing post race inspection.[http://www.nhms.com/media/news/593366.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002234827/http://www.nhms.com/media/news/593366.html|date=October 2, 2011}}
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.)
==Busch Series==
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!colspan=42| 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 ! 32 ! 33 ! 34 ! {{Tooltip|NBSC|NASCAR Busch Series classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
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rowspan=2| 2004
! rowspan=2| NEMCO Motorsports ! 87 ! rowspan=2| Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | GTY | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MLW | DAY | colspan=11| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MEM | ATL | PHO | DAR | HOM ! rowspan=2| 83rd ! rowspan=2| 264 |
7
| colspan=18| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | colspan=5| |
==Whelen Modified Tour==
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! colspan="36" | 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 ! 19 ! 20 ! {{Tooltip|NWMTC|NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
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rowspan=2| 2000
! rowspan=2| Info not available ! 42 ! Dodge | STA | RCH | STA | RIV | SEE | NHA | NZH | TMP | RIV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GLN | TMP | colspan=9| ! rowspan=2| 71st ! rowspan=2| 173 |
92
! Dodge | colspan=11| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| STA | WFD | NHA | STA | MAR | TMP | colspan=3| |
rowspan=3| 2001
! Gary Gaydosh ! 94 ! Dodge | SBO | TMP | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| STA | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| WFD | NZH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| STA | RIV | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SEE | RCH | NHA | HOL | RIV | CHE | TMP | STA | WFD | TMP | colspan=3| ! rowspan=3| 39th ! rowspan=3| 512 |
colspan=3| Info not available
| colspan=17| | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| STA | MAR | |
Info not available
! 55 ! | colspan=19| | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TMP |
2002
! rowspan=4| Don Barker ! rowspan=4| 50 ! rowspan=2| Ford | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| WFD | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NZH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RIV | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEE | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| RCH | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| STA | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BEE | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NHA | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RIV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TMP | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WFD | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NHA | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| STA | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP | ! 7th ! 2497 |
rowspan=2| 2003
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| WFD | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NZH | | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| LER | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BLL | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BEE | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NHA | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ADI | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RIV | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TMP | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| STA | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| WFD | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TMP | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NHA | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP | colspan=2| ! rowspan=2| 1st ! rowspan=2| 2716 |
Chevy
| colspan=4| | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA | colspan=15| |
2004
! Ford | style="background:#000000;color:white;"| TMP | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| WFD | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NZH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RIV | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| LER | BLL | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BEE | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEE | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RIV | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| STA | TMP | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| WFD | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NHA | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| STA | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP | ! 11th ! 2247 |
rowspan=2| 2005
! Jan Boehler ! 3 ! Chevy | TMP | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA | RIV | WFD | STA | JEN | NHA | BEE | SEE | RIV | STA | TMP | WFD | colspan=7| ! rowspan=2| 48th ! rowspan=2| 299 |
Joe Brady
! 00 ! Chevy | colspan=13| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR | TMP | NHA | STA | TMP | colspan=2| |
2006
! rowspan=9| Mike Smeriglio III ! rowspan=9| 2 ! rowspan=7| Ford | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| JEN | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| TMP | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| STA | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NHA | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HOL | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RIV | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| STA | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TMP | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NHA | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WFD | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TMP | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| STA | colspan=4| ! 5th ! 2165 |
2007
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TMP | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| WTO | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TMP | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NHA | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TSA | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RIV | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| TMP | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAN | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NHA | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TMP | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TMP | colspan=4| ! 2nd ! 2291 |
2008
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| STA | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NHA | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SPE | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RIV | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAN | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| TMP | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CHE | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP | colspan=4| ! 3rd ! 2260 |
2009
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TMP | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NHA | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SPE | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RIV | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| STA | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TMP | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TMP | colspan=7| ! 5th ! 1823 |
2010
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TMP | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| LIM | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MND | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RIV | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| STA | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP | colspan=6| ! 5th ! 1957 |
2011
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TMP | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| STA | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| STA | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MND | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NHA | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RIV | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NHA | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DEL | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TMP | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| LRP | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NHA | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| STA | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TMP | colspan=4| ! 2nd ! 2367 |
2012
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TMP | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MND | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| WFD | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NHA | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TMP | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RIV | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| STA | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TMP | colspan=6| ! 5th ! 476 |
rowspan=2| 2013
! Chevy | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| STA | colspan=3| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA | colspan=5| | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NHA | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP | colspan=6| ! rowspan=2| 6th ! rowspan=2| 477 |
Ford
| colspan=2| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| WFD | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RIV | | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MND | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RIV | colspan=9| |
rowspan=3| 2014
! Barbara Park ! 20 ! Chevy | TMP | STA | STA | WFD | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RIV | colspan=15| ! rowspan=3| 25th ! rowspan=3| 162 |
rowspan=2| Rob Fuller
! 15 ! rowspan=2| Chevy | colspan=5| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA | MND | STA | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP | | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NHA | STA | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TMP | colspan=7| |
05
| colspan=9| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI | colspan=10| |
rowspan=2| 2015
! rowspan=2| Robert Garbarino ! 4 ! rowspan=2| Dodge | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WFD | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TMP | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RIV | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NHA | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MND | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TMP | | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RIV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| STA | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TMP | colspan=5| ! rowspan=2| 4th ! rowspan=2| 535 |
41
| colspan=10| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI | colspan=9| |
rowspan=2| 2016
! Monica Fuller ! 15 ! rowspan=2| Chevy | TMP | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA | WFD | STA | TMP | RIV | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NHA | MND | STA | TMP | colspan=10| ! rowspan=2| 28th ! rowspan=2| 120 |
Rob Fuller
! 05 | colspan=10| | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI | RIV | OSW | SEE | NHA | STA | TMP | colspan=3| |
2017
! Robert Katon ! 85 ! Chevy | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MYR | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| THO | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| STA | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LGY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THO | RIV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| STA | THO | BRI | SEE | OSW | RIV | NHA | STA | THO | colspan=4| ! 31st ! 149 |
==Whelen Southern Modified Tour ==
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!colspan=23| NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour results |
Year
! Car owner ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! {{Tooltip|NSWMTC|NASCAR Southern Whelen Modified Tour classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
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2011
! Mike Smeriglio III ! 22 ! Ford | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CRW | HCY | SBO | CRW | CRW | BGS | BRI | CRW | LGY | THO | TRI | CRW | CLT | CRW ! 34th ! 138 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Racing-Reference driver|Todd_Szegedy}}
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{{succession box
| before= Mike Stefanik
| title= NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Champion
| years= 2003
| after= Tony Hirschman, Jr.
}}
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{{NEMCO}}
{{NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champions}}
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