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Dennis Setzer
Setzer at the Milwaukee Mile in 2009
Born (1960-02-27) February 27, 1960 (age 64)
Newton, North Carolina, U.S.
Awards1999 Craftsman Truck Series Most Popular Driver
NASCAR Cup Series career
8 races run over 2 years
2011 position76th
Best finish51st (1998)
First race1998 DieHard 500 (Talladega)
Last race2011 Jeff Byrd 500 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
159 races run over 11 years
2011 position28th
Best finish9th (1994)
First race1991 All Pro 300 (Charlotte)
Last race2011 Dollar General 300 (Joliet)
First win1994 Ford Credit 300 (South Boston)
Last win1994 The Pantry 300 (Hickory)
Wins Top tens Poles
2 22 1
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
314 races run over 17 years
Best finish2nd (2003, 2004, 2005)
First race1995 Sears Auto Center 125 (Milwaukee)
Last race2012 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)
First win1998 Dodge California Truck Stop 300 (Mesa Marin)
Last win2008 Kroger 250 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
18 160 4
Statistics current as of November 17, 2012.

Dennis Setzer (born February 27, 1960) is an American stock car racing driver. He has driven in all three of NASCAR's top series, scoring eighteen wins in the Camping World Truck Series.

Beginnings

Setzer made his NASCAR debut in the Busch Series in 1991 in the All Pro 300. He started 5th in his own #4 Ford Thunderbird, but crashed on lap nine and finished 40th. He ran another race the following year, at Hickory Motor Speedway in a car owned by Bill Davis. He wrecked in that race as well but still managed to finish 26th. In 1993, he ran four races for Daniel Welch, and had a top-ten run in the Advance Auto Parts 500. He was also a notable competitor in the Sportsman Division.[1]

Busch Series Years

Setzer made his first full-time run in 1994, driving the #59 Alliance Training Centers Chevrolet for Welch once again. Setzer won in his 23rd career start at South Boston Speedway, then won again two races later at Hickory Motor Speedway. By the end of the year, he was 9th in points and was runner-up to Johnny Benson for Rookie of the Year. In 1995, the team switched to Fords; Setzer struggled in the adjustment. After he won the pole at the Milwaukee Mile, he was released from the ride, and spent the rest of the season making fill-in starts. At the same time, he began running part-time in the newly formed Craftsman Truck Series. He finished second in his debut at Milwaukee, along with seven other starts that year.

In 1996, he signed to drive the #38 Lipton Tea Ford for Akins-Sutton Motorsports. Despite two top-ten finishes, he was released from the ride, and spent he rest of the year driving the Mark III Financial car. He started the 1997 season in that ride, but was released after five races, and spent the rest of the season in the #43 Lance Snacks Chevy owned by David Ridling, posting four top-tens and finishing 19th in points.

Truck Series

After 1997, Setzer did not have a ride for 1998. He started the season doing work for Gloy-Rahal Motorsports in the Trucks, but only for a handful of races. After three DNF's in the Busch Series, Setzer was selected by K Automotive Racing to replace driver/team owner Bob Keselowski, who'd been injured in a wreck. Setzer had eighth-place finishes in the truck while filling in. After that, he signed with Bill Elliott Racing, replacing Jerry Nadeau for eight races. His best finish in seven starts (he DNQ'd at Dover) was 19th at Talladega Superspeedway. After a brief hiatus from the trucks, Setzer returned to K Automotive to finish the season, and collected a win at Mesa Marin Raceway.

In 1999, K Automotive provided Setzer with a full-time ride in the #1 Mopar Dodge Ram. Setzer won three races and was in the thick of the championship hunt, but an early wreck at the season finale at California Speedway took him out of the running. Nevertheless, he was named the series' Most Popular Driver for 1999. His performance slipped in 2000, as he won just one race and dropped to seventh in points. After that season, he left the team.

Recent years

In 2001, Setzer joined Morgan-Dollar Motorsports. In his first year with the team he won two poles, one race, and finished ninth in points. After another quiet year in 2002, things started improving, as Setzer won three races in 2003. Setzer went on a tear, finishing a career-best second in the point standings for three seasons in a row(2003, 2004, & 2005). After failing to win a race in 2006, he departed Morgan Dollar to join Spears Motorsports. In 2007, Setzer won the City of Mansfield 250 at Mansfield Motorsports Speedway after running the entire 250 lap race without a pitstop. The Mansfield victory was his first victory in 41 races, his last coming in the Power Stroke Diesel 200 at O'Reilly Raceway Park on August 1, 2005.

Late in the 2007 season, he parted ways with Spears and raced at New Hampshire for Green Light Racing, and at Las Vegas for Bobby Hamilton Racing. He drove the #18 Dodge Ram Truck to a victory in the 2008 Kroger 250 at Martinsville. It was Setzer's 18th career win, and BHR's first win since Bobby Hamilton Sr. won in Martinsville in 2005. After BHR shut down at the end of 2008, Setzer found himself out of a job entering the season.

Setzer began the 2009 Truck Series season driving one race apiece for GunBroker Racing and Fast Track Racing Enterprises, before being named the driver for MRD Motorsports. He had two second-place finishes and was in the top-ten in points before he was forced to miss six races due to sponsorship issues. Setzer also returned to K-Automotive in the Nationwide Series, driving the #96 ConelyAuto.com Dodge on a part-time basis before moving to the other team car, #92.

During the 2010 Aaron's 312 Nationwide Series race in Talladega on the last lap Setzer, driving the #92, was involved in a huge crash which sent him up the wall and into the catch fence. He then hit a fence pole and spun around, and with a fiery explosion, landed on all four wheels. Setzer was okay after the crash.

Setzer did not have a full-time ride to begin 2011. In March, he was named a substitute driver for Brian Keselowski in the Sprint Cup Series, who was recovering from gallbladder surgery. Setzer successfully qualified for the Bristol race, his first Cup series event since 1998. He went on to finish 38th, the team's best finish to date. Brian Keselowski has since returned to action. After several weeks, Setzer began driving the cars for Jay Robinson Racing in the Nationwide Series. Setzer also attempted a handful of races with ML Motorsports and R3 Motorsports. As of late October, his best finish of the year has been 18th at Road America. Setzer was to attempt the fall cup race at Martinsville, but qualifying was rained out and the field was set by owner's points, and Setzer and his K-Automotive Motorsports team went home.

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.)

Sprint Cup Series

Nationwide Series

Camping World Truck Series

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA SuperCar Series

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

Images

  • Setzer at Bristol in March 2009 driving the No. 96 Dodge for Bob Keselowski
    Setzer at Bristol in March 2009 driving the No. 96 Dodge for Bob Keselowski
  • Setzer's No. 96 behind the wall at Milwaukee, 2009
    Setzer's No. 96 behind the wall at Milwaukee, 2009
  • Setzer in the No. 70 Nationwide car at Road America, 2011
    Setzer in the No. 70 Nationwide car at Road America, 2011

References

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  2. ^ "Dennis Setzer – 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  3. ^ "Dennis Setzer – 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  4. ^ "Dennis Setzer – 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  5. ^ "Dennis Setzer – 1991 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
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  13. ^ "Dennis Setzer – 1999 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
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