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Wayne Peterson (racing driver)

{{Short description|American racing driver and team owner}}

For the American composer, pianist, and educator, see Wayne Peterson.

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Wayne Peterson

| image = ARCA 0 Wayne Peterson Road America 2013.jpg

| caption = Peterson competing in the 2013 ARCA race at Road America

| birth_name = Wayne Peterson

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1938|5|24|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Boaz, Alabama, U.S.

| related to =

| current series = ARCA Menards Series

| first year = 1983

| current team = Wayne Peterson Racing

| car number = 06

| engine = Chevrolet

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| starts = 118

| championships =

| wins = 0

| poles = 0

| best finish = 18th

| year = 2016

| last finish = 62nd (2021)

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{{Infobox military person|embed=yes

| allegiance = United States of America

| branch = {{Flagicon image|Flag of the United States Army (unofficial proportions).svg|size=23px}} United States Army

| serviceyears = 1954–1981

| serviceyears_label =

| rank =

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| unit = XVIII Airborne Corps
Third United States Army
Army Special Forces (77th, 10th,

1st, 5th, 7th Special Forces Groups)

| commands =

| battles_label =

| battles = Vietnam War
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Operation Eagle Claw

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Wayne Peterson (born May 24, 1938) is an American professional stock car racing owner/driver and former paratrooper and United States Army Special Forces member. He currently operates Wayne Peterson Racing, a team in the ARCA Menards Series.

Military career

Peterson grew up in a poor family in Boaz, Alabama, and when he was 15 years old, his high school was visited by Army National Guard recruiters. Attracted by the benefits of food and clothing, he enlisted and entered active duty at 16, but was sent back to school upon the discovering of his age. After graduating, he returned to the military and was stationed at Fort Bragg as a paratrooper in the XVIII Airborne Corps. Peterson was a member of the United States Army Parachute Team (Golden Knights), and worked with NASA on performing High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) landings.{{cite web|last=Radebaugh|first=Don|url=https://www.arcaracing.com/articles/1994360-peterson-military-hero-longtime-arca-car-owner|title=A military salute...this one for American hero Wayne Peterson|publisher=ARCA Racing Series|date=April 6, 2015|access-date=February 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412193115/https://www.arcaracing.com/articles/1994360-peterson-military-hero-longtime-arca-car-owner|archive-date=April 12, 2016}}

He was later assigned to the Third United States Army for 30 days, during which he was placed in the 77th and attended Ranger School in Fort Benning, followed by survival training in Antarctica and language studies in California, the latter in which he learned French and Vietnamese. Peterson served in Germany and Okinawa with the 10th and 1st Special Forces Groups respectively before being deployed to Vietnam in 1963 as an advisor and eventually a combat role. He served multiple tours during the Vietnam War until 1972.

In 1961, Peterson trained Cuban refugees and participated in the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion. Two years later, he guarded President John F. Kennedy's body in the United States Capitol rotunda after his assassination. He also served as Richard Nixon and South Vietnamese President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu's English/Vietnamese translator.

Peterson was scheduled to complete his service in 1980 when the government extended it by 13 months. He was ordered to Diego Garcia, where plans were made for Operation Eagle Claw, an effort to free United States embassy members in the Iran hostage crisis.{{cite news|url=https://www.pnj.com/story/news/military/2015/06/30/marine-speaks-leading-iranian-rescue-mission/29529749/|title=Marine speaks on leading 1980 Iranian rescue mission|newspaper=Pensacola News Journal|date=June 30, 2015|access-date=February 25, 2018|quote=To prevent anyone of knowing about the plan, the helicopters had to be painted inconspicuously below deck with the hangar doors closed because the Russians were using submarines and cruisers to follow them. But the paint was left on Diego Garcia, an island in the Indian Ocean used as a base of operations of sorts.}} However, the mission failed after two aircraft were destroyed during refueling. Peterson compared the debacle and resulting public backlash to that received by American troops withdrawing from Vietnam: "We had to abort, put our tail between our legs, same way we came out of Nam. We just didn't finish the job. [...] We had way too much TV coverage in Nam. The public don't need to know our missions; it messed with intelligence. Nam was a hard time, soldiers condemned for pulling the trigger. Of course, if you waited one second and thought about it, you were dead. We fought for the country, and our own survival. It wasn't pretty. You were there to save your people."

Racing career

At 14, Peterson swept floors for a dirt track racing owner who would let him test his car. While he was stationed at Fort Bragg, he purchased a 1948 Hudson and converted it into a dirt track car. Peterson later joined NASCAR driver Lee Petty's crew as a gasman, followed by a tenure with Junior Johnson on the DiGard Motorsports team. As compensation, Johnson gave him a car, which he fielded for Lennie Pond at Talladega Superspeedway. He also competed in modified stock cars in the 1970s.{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26687320/nascar_200_leaders/|title=NASCAR 200 leaders|newspaper=Montgomery Advertiser|date=February 17, 1979|access-date=December 30, 2018}} {{free access}}

During the 1980s, he began competing in the Automobile Racing Club of America.{{cite news|last=Harris|first=Mike|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26687743/davey_allison_drives_to_victory/|title=Davey Allison drives to victory|newspaper=The News Journal|date=May 6, 1984|access-date=December 30, 2018}} {{free access}} In 1983, he entered the NASCAR Winston Cup Series' Atlanta Journal 500, but spun out during qualifying due to tire issues.{{cite news|last=Helms|first=Tracy|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26687388/mike_waltrip_wins_stopandgo_150/|title=Mike Waltrip wins stop-and-go 150|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=November 6, 1983|access-date=December 30, 2018}} {{free access}} The following year, he tried to qualify for the Daytona 500, but did not make the race after suffering an engine failure in his Twin 125 qualifier and finishing tenth in the consolation race.{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/race/1984_Daytona_500/W|title=1984 Daytona 500|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=February 25, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/race/1984-01/Q|title=1984 First UNO Twin 125 Qualifier|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=February 25, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/race/1984-02/X|title=1984 Daytona 500 Consolation Race|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=February 25, 2018}}

Wayne Peterson Racing fields various cars in the ARCA Racing Series. Drivers included Tim Mitchell, a colorectal cancer survivor who raced for the team in the 2000s;{{cite news|last=Brudenell|first=Mike|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26688147/arca_driver_glad_to_be_racing_glad_to/|title=ARCA driver glad to be racing, glad to be alive|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=February 9, 2008|access-date=December 30, 2018}} {{free access}} Zachary Gibson, son of ARCA Midget Series racer Larry Gibson and grandson of Indianapolis 500 driver Todd Gibson, in 2009;{{cite news|last=McCurdy|first=Rob|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26688463/young_racer_has_big_dreams/|title=Young racer has big dreams|newspaper=Telegraph-Forum|date=June 18, 2009|access-date=December 30, 2018}} {{free access}} and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Clay Greenfield in 2004. Greenfield, described by The Leaf-Chronicle as a "talented kid with no name", finished 12th in his series debut at Salem Speedway, marking the team's strongest finish since 1998.{{cite news|last=Trodglen|first=Jimmy|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26688306/greenfield_likes_first_taste_of_arca/|title=Greenfield likes first taste of ARCA racing|newspaper=The Leaf-Chronicle|date=September 30, 2004|access-date=December 30, 2018}} {{free access}}{{cite news|last=Trodglen|first=Jimmy|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26688366/clarksville_driver_hunting_for_arca_ride/|title=Clarksville driver hunting for ARCA ride|newspaper=The Leaf-Chronicle|date=February 19, 2004|access-date=December 30, 2018}} {{free access}} As of 2020, Tim Richmond, Steve Cronenwett and Jim Walker share the team's best race finish of ninth at Toledo Speedway and Talladega in 2004 as well as Toledo in 2020, respectively.{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/rquery?s=5&id=peterwa01&series=A&trk=t0&o=1|title=Wayne Peterson (owner) – ARCA Racing Series Results (races)|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 30, 2018}} The team has continued to field cars for drivers such as Ben Peterson, A. J. Moyer, Nate Moeller, and Cody Dennison.

Personal life

Peterson was married to Sarah Peterson and has three sons, Michael, Brian, and Kevin, and five grandchildren, one of which is Ben Peterson, who competed in ARCA in 2019 and 2024. Sarah died in February 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.thepitlane.org/archives/2008-02.html|title=February 2008|work=The Pit Lane|access-date=February 25, 2018}} Peterson currently resides in Pulaski, TN.

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

! 30

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

! Pts

! Ref

1983

! rowspan=2| Peterson Motorsports

! 83

! rowspan=2| Buick

| DAY

| RCH

| CAR

| ATL

| DAR

| NWS

| MAR

| TAL

| NSV

| DOV

| BRI

| CLT

| RSD

| POC

| MCH

| DAY

| NSV

| POC

| TAL

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| NWS

| CLT

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

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

| RSD

! NA

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/peterwa01/1983/W|title=Wayne Peterson – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=July 8, 2020}}

1984

! 06

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

| RCH

| CAR

| ATL

| BRI

| NWS

| DAR

| MAR

| TAL

| NSV

| DOV

| CLT

| RSD

| POC

| MCH

| DAY

| NSV

| POC

| TAL

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| CLT

| NWS

| CAR

| ATL

| RSD

! NA

! -

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/peterwa01/1984/W|title=Wayne Peterson – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=February 25, 2018}}

===Daytona 500===

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
Year

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Start

! Finish

1984

| Peterson Motorsports

| Buick

| colspan=2 align=center style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ

=ARCA Menards 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=32| ARCA Menards 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|AMSC|ARCA Menards Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

1983

!

! 8

! Buick

| DAY

| NSV

| TAL

| LPR

| LPR

| ISF

| IRP

| SSP

| FRS

| BFS

| WIN

| LPR

| POC

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

| MCS

| FRS

| MIL

| DSF

| ZAN

| SND

| colspan=5|

! NA

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/peterwa01/1983/A|title=Wayne Peterson – 1983 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=March 30, 2020}}

1984

! Peterson Motorsports

! 06

! Buick

| DAY

| ATL

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

| CSP

| SMS

| FRS

| MCS

| LCS

| IRP

| TAL

| FRS

| ISF

| DSF

| TOL

| MGR

| colspan=10|

! NA

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet//1984/A|title=Wayne Peterson – 1984 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=March 30, 2020}}

1994

! Wayne Peterson Racing

! 06

! Pontiac

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

| TAL

| FIF

| LVL

| KIL

| TOL

| FRS

| MCH

| DMS

| POC

| POC

| KIL

| FRS

| IND

| I70

| ISF

| DSF

| TOL

| SLM

| WIN

| ATL

| colspan=4|

! 133rd

! -

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/peterwa01/1994/A|title=Wayne Peterson – 1994 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=February 25, 2018}}

rowspan=2| 2001

! rowspan=10| Wayne Peterson Racing

! 6

! rowspan=10| Chevy

| DAY

| NSH

| WIN

| SLM

| GTY

| KEN

| CLT

| KAN

| MCH

| POC

| MEM

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

| KEN

| MCH

| POC

| NSH

| ISF

| colspan=8|

! rowspan=2| 133rd

! rowspan=2| 165

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/peterwa01/2001/A|title=Wayne Peterson – 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=February 25, 2018}}

7

| colspan=17|

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

| DSF

| SLM

| TOL

| BLN

| CLT

| TAL

| ATL

2002

! 06

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

| ATL

| NSH

| SLM

| KEN

| CLT

| KAN

| POC

| MCH

| TOL

| SBO

| KEN

| BLN

| POC

| NSH

| ISF

| WIN

| DSF

| CHI

| SLM

| TAL

| CLT

| colspan=3|

! NA

! -

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/peterwa01/2002/A|title=Wayne Peterson – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=February 25, 2018}}

rowspan=5| 2003

! 27

| DAY

| ATL

| NSH

| SLM

| TOL

| KEN

| CLT

| BLN

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

| MCH

| LER

| colspan=14|

! rowspan=5| 131st

! rowspan=5| 165

! rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/peterwa01/2003/A|title=Wayne Peterson – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=February 25, 2018}}

06

| colspan=11|

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

| POC

| NSH

| ISF

| WIN

| colspan=9|

0

| colspan=16|

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

| colspan=8|

6

| colspan=17|

| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| CHI
QL†

| SLM

| colspan=6|

0

| colspan=19|

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

| CLT

| SBO

| colspan=3|

rowspan=3| 2004

! 06

| DAY

| NSH

| SLM

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

| TOL

| CLT

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

| colspan=2|

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

| BLN

| KEN

| colspan=6|

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

| CHI

| SLM

| TAL

| colspan=3|

! rowspan=3| 52nd

! rowspan=3| 580

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/peterwa01/2004/A|title=Wayne Peterson – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=February 25, 2018}}

16

| colspan=7|

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

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

| colspan=4|

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

| LER

| NSH

| ISF

| TOL

| colspan=7|

Jan Gibson Racing

! 56

! Chevy

| colspan=12|

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

| colspan=12|

rowspan=6| 2005

! rowspan=2| Wayne Peterson Racing

! 06

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| DAY

| NSH

| SLM

| KEN

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

| LAN

| MIL

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

| colspan=17|

! rowspan=6| 78th

! rowspan=6| 385

! rowspan=6| {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/peterwa01/2004/A|title=Wayne Peterson – 2005 ARCA Re/Max Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=February 25, 2018}}

09

| colspan=8|

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

| colspan=10|

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

| CHI

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

| TAL

| colspan=2|

Day Enterprises

! 90

! Ford

| colspan=9|

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

| KEN

| BLN

| colspan=13|

Wayne Peterson Racing

! 0

! Chevy

| colspan=12|

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

| colspan=12|

Norm Benning Racing

! 8

! Chevy

| colspan=13|

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

| LER

| NSH

| MCH

| colspan=8|

rowspan=14| Wayne Peterson Racing

! 16

! Chevy

| colspan=17|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ISF
35

| TOL

| colspan=6|

rowspan=2| 2006

! rowspan=5| 0

! Ford

| DAY

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

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

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

| KEN

| TOL

| POC

| MCH

| colspan=2|

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

| POC

| GTW

| NSH

| colspan=3|

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DSF
35

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

| SLM

| TAL

| IOW

| colspan=2|

! rowspan=2| 107th

! rowspan=2| 205

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/peterwa01/2006/A|title=Wayne Peterson – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=February 25, 2018}}

rowspan=3| Chevy

| colspan=8|

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

| KEN

| colspan=4|

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

| ISF

| MIL

| colspan=8|

2007

| DAY

| USA

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

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

| KAN

| WIN

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

| TOL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IOW
35

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

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

| BLN

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

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

| NSH

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

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

| GTW

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

| CHI

| SLM

| TAL

| TOL

| colspan=2|

! 68th

! 385

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/peterwa01/2007/A|title=Wayne Peterson – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=February 25, 2018}}

rowspan=2| 2008

| DAY

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

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

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
50

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

|

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

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

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

|

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| NJE

| TAL

| TOL

| colspan=4|

! rowspan=2| 33rd

! rowspan=2| 1050

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/peterwa01/2008/A|title=Wayne Peterson – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=February 25, 2018}}

Ford

| colspan=6|

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

| colspan=3|

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

| colspan=14|

rowspan=5| 2009

! 10

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| DAY

| SLM

| CAR

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

| KEN

| TOL

| POC

| colspan=18|

! rowspan=5| 40th

! rowspan=5| 725

! rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/peterwa01/2009/A|title=Wayne Peterson – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=February 25, 2018}}

rowspan=2| 0

| colspan=7|

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

|

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

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

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

| colspan=4|

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

| NJE

| SLM

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

| colspan=5|

rowspan=4| Ford

| colspan=8|

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

| colspan=6|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOL
31

| colspan=9|

08

| colspan=12|

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

| ISF

| CHI

| colspan=10|

rowspan=3| 06

| colspan=20|

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

| colspan=4|

rowspan=4| 2010

| DAY

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

| colspan=2|

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

| colspan=8|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ISF
35

|

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

| TOL

| colspan=8|

! rowspan=4| 31st

! rowspan=4| 900

! rowspan=4| {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/peterwa01/2010/A|title=Wayne Peterson – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=February 25, 2018}}

Chevy

| colspan=2|

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

| TEX

| colspan=21|

0

! Chevy

| colspan=5|

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

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

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

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

|

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

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NJE
35

|

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

| colspan=3|

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

| CAR

| colspan=5|

Brad Smith Motorsports

! 2

! Ford

| colspan=9|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MFD
31

| colspan=7|

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

| colspan=7|

rowspan=4| 2011

! rowspan=10| Wayne Peterson Racing

! rowspan=2| 06

! Chevy

| DAY

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
29

| colspan=2|

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

| CHI

| POC

| colspan=18|

! rowspan=4| 41st

! rowspan=4| 585

! rowspan=4| {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/peterwa01/2011/A|title=Wayne Peterson – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=February 25, 2018}}

Ford

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SLM
21

| TOL

| colspan=6|

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

| IRP

| colspan=13|

rowspan=2| 0

! Chevy

| colspan=7|

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WIN
29

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

| colspan=7|

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

| TOL

| colspan=6|

rowspan=3| Ford

| colspan=12|

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

| ISF

| MAD

| DSF

| SLM

| colspan=8|

rowspan=2| 2012

! 06

| DAY

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

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

| TAL

| TOL

| ELK

| POC

| MCH

| colspan=7|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ISF
29

| MAD

| SLM

| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DSF
C

| colspan=6|

! rowspan=2| 70th

! rowspan=2| 305

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/peterwa01/2012/A|title=Wayne Peterson – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=February 25, 2018}}

rowspan=2| 0

| colspan=8|

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

| NJE

| IOW

| CHI

| IRP

| POC

| BLN

| colspan=4|

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

| colspan=5|

rowspan=3| 2013

! Chevy

| DAY

| MOB

| SLM

| TAL

| TOL

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

| POC

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

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

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

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

| NJE

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
31

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

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

| colspan=4|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KEN
31

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN
31

| colspan=4|

! rowspan=3| 21st

! rowspan=3| 1320

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/peterwa01/2013/A|title=Wayne Peterson – 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=February 25, 2018}}

rowspan=2| 06

! Ford

| colspan=15|

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

| DSF

| IOW

| colspan=7|

Chevy

| colspan=18|

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

| colspan=6|

rowspan=6| 2014

! 0

! Ford

| DAY

| MOB

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

| TAL

| TOL

| colspan=20|

! rowspan=6| 26th

! rowspan=6| 1080

! rowspan=6| {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/peterwa01/2014/A|title=Wayne Peterson – 2014 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=February 25, 2018}}

Carter 2 Motorsports

! 97

! Dodge

| colspan=5|

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

| POC

| colspan=18|

rowspan=2| Wayne Peterson Racing

! rowspan=2| 06

! Chevy

| colspan=7|

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ELK
23

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WIN
19

| CHI

| colspan=14|

Ford

| colspan=11|

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

| colspan=13|

Hylton Motorsports

! 49

! Ford

| colspan=12|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
31

| colspan=12|

Wayne Peterson Racing

! 00

! Chevy

| colspan=13|

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

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

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

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

| SLM

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

| KAN

| colspan=5|

rowspan=5| 2015

! Kimmel Racing

! 80

! Ford

| DAY

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

| colspan=23|

! rowspan=5| 21st

! rowspan=5| 1505

! rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/peterwa01/2015/A|title=Wayne Peterson – 2015 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=February 25, 2018}}

rowspan=19| Wayne Peterson Racing

! rowspan=2| 00

! Ford

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSH
29

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

| TAL

| TOL

| NJE

| POC

| colspan=11|

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

| colspan=5|

Chevy

| colspan=8|

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

| colspan=7|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DSF
29

| colspan=8|

rowspan=3| 0

! Ford

| colspan=9|

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WIN
21

| colspan=3|

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ISF
29

|

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

| colspan=7|

Chevy

| colspan=11|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IOW
29

| IRP

| POC

| colspan=4|

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

| colspan=6|

rowspan=3| 2016

! Ford

| DAY

| NSH

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

| TAL

| colspan=21|

! rowspan=3| 18th

! rowspan=3| 1430

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/peterwa01/2016/A|title=Wayne Peterson – 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=February 25, 2018}}

00

! rowspan=3| Chevy

| colspan=4|

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

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

| POC

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAD
23

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

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRP
31

| POC

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

| ISF

| colspan=4|

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

| colspan=5|

0

| colspan=15|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DSF
21

| SLM

| CHI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KEN
31

| colspan=6|

2017

! 88

| DAY

| NSH

| SLM

| TAL

| TOL

| ELK

| POC

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
29

| MAD

| IOW

| IRP

| POC

| WIN

| ISF

| ROA

| DSF

| SLM

| CHI

| KEN

| KAN

| colspan=5|

! 117th

! 85

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/peterwa01/2017/A|title=Wayne Peterson – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=February 25, 2018}}

rowspan=5| 2018

! rowspan=2| 1

! Ford

| DAY

| NSH

| SLM

| TAL

| TOL

| CLT

| POC

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

| MAD

| colspan=16|

! rowspan=5| 43rd

! rowspan=5| 465

! rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/peterwa01/2018/A|title=Wayne Peterson – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=September 19, 2020}}

rowspan=2| Chevy

| colspan=9|

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

| colspan=15|

23

| colspan=10|

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

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

| ELK

| POC

| ISF

| colspan=10|

rowspan=6| 0

! Dodge

| colspan=15|

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

| DSF

| colspan=8|

Chevy

| colspan=17|

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

| IRP

| KAN

| colspan=5|

rowspan=3| 2019

! Toyota

| DAY

| FIF

| SLM

| TAL

| NSH

| TOL

| CLT

| POC

| MCH

| MAD

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

| CHI

| ELK

| IOW

| POC

| colspan=10|

! rowspan=3| 34th

! rowspan=3| 495

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/peterwa01/2019/A|title=Wayne Peterson – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 23, 2019}}

Ford

| colspan=15|

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

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

| SLM

| IRP

| colspan=6|

rowspan=2| Chevy

| colspan=19|

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

| colspan=5|

2020

| DAY

| PHO

| TAL

| POC

| IRP

| KEN

| IOW

| KAN

| TOL

| TOL

| MCH

| DAY

| GTW

| L44

| TOL

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WIN
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MEM
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ISF
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN
{{small|17}}

| colspan=5|

! 32nd

! 102

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/peterwa01/2020/A|title=Wayne Peterson – 2020 ARCA Racing Series Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=October 5, 2020}}

rowspan=3| 2021

! rowspan=2| 06

! Ford

| DAY

| PHO

| TAL

| KAN

| TOL

| CLT

| MOH

| POC

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ELK
{{small|17}}

| BLN

| IOW

| WIN

| GLN

| MCH

| ISF

| MLW

| colspan=9|

! rowspan=3| 62nd

! rowspan=3| 59

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/peterwa01/2021/A/|title=Wayne Peterson – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results|website=Racing Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=July 25, 2021}}

Chevy

| colspan=16|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DSF
{{small|15}}

| BRI

| SLM

| colspan=6|

Brad Smith Motorsports

! 48

! Chevy

| colspan=19|

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

colspan=42| † – Qualified for Brian Conz

==ARCA Menards Series East==

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

! colspan=15| ARCA Menards Series East results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! {{Tooltip|AMSEC|ARCA Menards Series East classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2020

! rowspan=3| Wayne Peterson Racing

! 0

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| NSM

| TOL

| DOV

| TOL

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

| FIF

| colspan=2|

! 52nd

! 18

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/peterwa01/2020/AE|title=Wayne Peterson – 2020 ARCA Racing Series East Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=September 19, 2020}}

rowspan=2| 2021

! rowspan=2| 06

| NSM

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIF
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSV
{{small|13}}

| DOV

| colspan=4|

! rowspan=2| 22nd

! rowspan=2| 90

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Ford

| colspan=4|

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

| IOW

| MLW

| BRI

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