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Phil Barkdoll

Philip Barkdoll (born September 7, 1937) is a former NASCAR owner/driver from Phoenix, Arizona, who only ran at two tracks in his entire career, racing at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.

Phil Barkdoll
Born (1937-09-07) September 7, 1937 (age 87)
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
NASCAR Cup Series career
23 races run over 9 years
Best finish45th – 1989 Winston Cup Series season
First race1984 Winston 500 (Talladega)
Last race1992 Pepsi 400 (Daytona)*
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of March 12, 2012
* qualified for 1997 Daytona 500, did not compete.

NASCAR career

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Barkdoll campaigned part-time on the NASCAR circuit from 1984 to 1997, relying on small sponsorships and free advertising to help pay for his racing.[1] He has provided a ride for other drivers at other tracks. Barkdoll began racing in 1981, with his first race coming in the 1984 Winston 500. After starting 16th, Phil finished 35th after losing an engine on the 60th lap. 1985 saw Barkdoll compete for his mother-in-law's race team, Helen Rae Motorsports, driving the No. 00 at both Talladega races, finishing 35th and 22nd, respectively.

In 1987, Barkdoll had a spectacular accident heading into the tri-oval on the fourth lap during one of the Twin 125 mile qualifying races for the Daytona 500. He got airborne, flipped across the track and into the fence before sliding to a halt on his wheels. In 1988, Barkdoll was involved in another spectacular accident at Daytona, this time in the Daytona 500 itself. Coming of turn four on the 106th circuit, he slightly tapped Richard Petty, which sent Petty tumbling down the track before being t-boned by Brett Bodine.

On the 144th lap of the 1989 Daytona 500, Barkdoll took yet another wild ride. Barkdoll's Oldsmobile slid into the dirt embankment on the backstretch, and ended up on its side.

In 1990, Barkdoll campaigned a second car which was driven by Stan Barrett (Stanton Barrett's father) for the Daytona 500 and Phil Parsons during the Winston 500 and the Winston.

Barkdoll had even more trouble at the 1991 Daytona 500, and he went for a spin off turn four and the car lifted off the ground and blew out the windshield. This time the car landed on all four wheels and Barkdoll finished 20th. Barkdoll's final Winston Cup points paying start came in 1992 in the Pepsi 400 at Daytona. He finished 28th, four laps off the pace.

In 1993, Barkdoll was diagnosed with cancer, and Stanley Smith drove his car in the Twin 125's at Daytona. Smith was eliminated in a first lap wreck with Steve Kinser, and did not make the field. Barkdoll would return from his absence in 1994, but would miss the 500. It was Barkdoll's first DNQ in the 500 since 1987. In 1995, Barkdoll had a strong run in the second qualifier in his No. 73 Ford, but it ended in a crash coming off turn two, resulting in another DNQ.

In 1997, Barkdoll returned to the 500 after skipping the race in 1996. He would qualify 25th fastest on pole qualifying day in his No. 73 Chevrolet. Barkdoll's speed was fast enough to earn the 38th starting position after he failed to finish in the top 15 of his Twin 125. However, SABCO Racing's No. 42 Bellsouth Chevrolet for Joe Nemechek failed to qualify for the race. SABCO team owner Felix Sabates worked a deal with Barkdoll and bought the 73 car for Nemechek, leaving Barkdoll on the sidelines, but richer as a result. Nemechek would crash late, finishing 27th. Barkdoll would attempt to qualify for Talladega later in the season, but would miss the field.

Car owner

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Barkdoll owned the car that he drove in most of the Winston Cup races that he competed in during his career (with the exception of the two races in 1985 that his car was owned by his mother-in-law, Helen Rae Smith, who also sponsored several cars that were known as the Helen Rae Special. In addition, he fielded cars for drivers such as Ken Bouchard, Jim Sauter, Mike Wallace, Joe Ruttman and Morgan Shepherd.

In 1998, Barkdoll fielded a car in the Daytona 500 supported by longtime sponsor X-1R Performance. Barkdoll would practice and qualify the car, but he would place Mike Wallace behind the wheel prior to the 125s. Wallace raced into the 500 and finished 23rd, one lap down. The following season, Barkdoll fielded his No. 73 with sponsorship from Three Stooges Beer at the Daytona 500 for the final time, driver Ken Bouchard was unable to qualify for the race.

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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

Winston Cup Series

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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 31 32 NWCC Pts Ref
1984 Barkdoll Racing 38 Chevy DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL
35 		NSV DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL
25 		MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR ATL RSD 65th 146 [2]
1985 Helen Rae Motorsports 00 Chevy DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL
35 		DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL
22 		MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD 68th 155 [3]
1986 Barkdoll Racing 73 Ford DAY
DNQ 		RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL
28 		DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY
DNQ 		POC TAL
33 		GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD 103rd 84 [4]
1987 Olds DAY
DNQ 		CAR RCH ATL DAR NWS BRI MAR 100th 58 [5]
Chevy TAL
35 		CLT DOV POC RSD MCH DAY
DNQ 		POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
DNQ 		CAR RSD ATL
1988 Ford DAY
36 		RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR DAY
DNQ 		POC 52nd 210 [6]
Chevy TAL
31 		CLT DOV RSD POC MCH TAL
26 		GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL
1989 Olds DAY
31 		CAR ATL RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL
32 		CLT
DNQ 		DOV SON POC MCH DAY
15 		POC TAL
15 		GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL 45th 378 [7]
1990 DAY
39 		RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL
30 		CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY
31 		POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 63rd 189 [8]
1991 DAY
20 		RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL
19 		CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY
35 		POC TAL
22 		GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 46th 364 [9]
1992 DAY
17 		CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL
DNQ 		CLT
DNQ 		DOV SON POC MCH DAY
28 		POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 55th 191 [10]
1993 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL
DNQ 		SON CLT DOV POC MCH NA - [11]
Chevy DAY
DNQ 		NHA POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL
1994 DAY
DNQ 		CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA - [12]
1995 Ford DAY
DNQ 		CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA - [13]
1996 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL
DNQ 		SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA - [14]
1997 DAY
QL† 		CAR RCH ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR SON TAL
DNQ 		CLT DOV POC MCH CAL DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO ATL NA - [15]
† - Qualified but replaced by Joe Nemechek
Daytona 500
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Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1986 Barkdoll Racing Ford DNQ
1987 Oldsmobile DNQ
1988 Ford 25 36
1989 Oldsmobile 31 31
1990 35 39
1991 29 20
1992 25 17
1994 Barkdoll Racing Chevrolet DNQ
1995 Ford DNQ
1997 Barkdoll Racing Chevrolet QL†
† - Qualified but replaced by Joe Nemechek

ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series

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

ARCA Hooters SuperCar 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 AHSSC Pts Ref
1982 Barkdoll Racing 00 Dodge NSV DAY
11 		TAL
5 		FRS CMS WIN NSV TAT TAL
11 		FRS BFS MIL
19 		SND 17th 460 [16]
1983 DAY
27 		NSV TAL
12 		LPR LPR ISF IRP SSP FRS BFS WIN LPR POC NA 0 [17]
38 Buick TAL
35 		MCS FRS MIL DSF ZAN SND
1994 Venturini Motorsports 35 Chevy DAY TAL FIF LVL KIL TOL FRS MCH DMS
18 		POC POC KIL FRS INF I70 ISF DSF TOL SLM WIN ATL 110th - [18]
Results before 1985 may be incomplete.

References

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  1. ^ Willis, Ken (February 16, 1989). "Phil Barkdoll: A happy pig in 500 pile". Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Phil Barkdoll – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "Phil Barkdoll – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  4. ^ "Phil Barkdoll – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "Phil Barkdoll – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  6. ^ "Phil Barkdoll – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  7. ^ "Phil Barkdoll – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  8. ^ "Phil Barkdoll – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  9. ^ "Phil Barkdoll – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  10. ^ "Phil Barkdoll – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  11. ^ "Phil Barkdoll – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  12. ^ "Phil Barkdoll – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  13. ^ "Phil Barkdoll – 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  14. ^ "Phil Barkdoll – 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  15. ^ "Phil Barkdoll – 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  16. ^ "Phil Barkdoll – 1982 Season Results ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series". TheThirdTurn. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  17. ^ "Phil Barkdoll – 1983 Season Results ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series". TheThirdTurn. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  18. ^ "Phil Barkdoll – 1994 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
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