Jason Small (born June 7, 1979) is an American former

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driver.WHEEL THING: Small planning more Cup races
, The Bakersfield Californian, February 10, 2006.

Winston Cup Series

Small made his only career

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(then called the Winston Cup Series) start in 2002 at

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for Price Motorsports. He started 41st and ended up finishing there, after his brakes failed early.

Craftsman Truck Series

Small made his

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debut in 2000, running at Mesa Marin. That race he started 20th in the truck owned by

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, but struggled to a 28th-place finish. He then switched to

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, where he competed one race for the team at

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with a 25th-place result. Small started three races then for Sonntag Racing in 2001. His best run for the team came in his debut with them, where he started 19th and finished 25th at Homestead-Miami. Small then moved onto a family owned team for two late races in the year. He earned his then best career run at Phoenix, when he came home 19th. Small reunited with Green Light Racing in 2002 and his runs with the team earned him 21st in the points as he competed in all the races. Immediately, Small started out with a 9th place in the season opener at

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. Small, though, would only earn one more top-ten on the year: a 10th at

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. Small's meager 22nd in points could largely be blamed to inconsistency. Small did not finish seven races. At one point, he did not even finish six consecutive races. Such inconsistency led to Small's release at the end of the season. Small did not go away, however, and once again he restarted his family team for three 2003 races. After a 21st place season debut, Small earned his third career top-10: a 10th at

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. A 23rd-place finish at Phoenix would be his last start of the year. Small was called upon in mid-2004 to drive the No. 13

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Chevy in place of

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. Small did his fill-in role decently, earning a best finish of 21st at

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. However, the ride did not convert into any more races and Small has not raced in NASCAR since.

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

Craftsman Truck Series

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Small, Jason NASCAR drivers Racing drivers from Bakersfield, California Living people 1979 births