Lee Pulliam (born April 5, 1988) is an American

stock car racing Stock car racing is a form of Auto racing, automobile racing run on oval track racing, oval tracks and road courses. It originally used Production vehicle, production-model cars, hence the name "stock car", but is now run using cars specifical ...

driver and team owner. He is a four-time

NASCAR Whelen All-American Series The NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series (formerly the Whelen All-American Series, Winston Racing Series and the Dodge Weekly Series) is a points championship for NASCAR-sanctioned local short-track motor racing in the United States and Canad ...

Division I national champion, and is the owner of

late model racing Late Model stock car racing, also known as late model racing and late models, refers to a type of auto racing that involves purpose-built cars simultaneously racing against each other primarily on Oval track racing, oval tracks. This type of ra ...

team Lee Pulliam Performance. He won the Thunder Road Harley-Davidson 200 a record six times which he did so consecutively.

Racing career

After graduating high school early and working as a diesel mechanic while in college to save money, Pulliam purchased his first race car in 2007. He raced his first season at

South Boston Speedway South Boston Speedway, or "SoBo", is a short track located just outside South Boston, Virginia. SoBo is located approximately east of another area familiar to most NASCAR fans, Martinsville. It is owned by Mattco, Inc., the Mattioli family tr ...

and won Rookie of the Year in the Limited Sportsman class; he moved up to the

late model Late Model stock car racing, also known as late model racing and late models, refers to a type of auto racing that involves purpose-built cars simultaneously racing against each other primarily on oval tracks. This type of racing was early-on ...

class in 2011 and claimed 16 wins at Motor Mile Speedway. He also claimed his first

ValleyStar Credit Union 300 The ValleyStar Credit Union 300 is a late model race held at Martinsville Speedway in the early fall each year since 1985. The race is commonly referred to as the "Daytona 500" of Late Model Stock racing. Since 2012, The race has been the fina ...

win in 2011. A year later, Pulliam claimed his first

championship. He won a second All-American championship in 2013. In 2014, Pulliam agreed to a NASCAR K&N Pro Series East effort with

Hattori Racing Enterprises Hattori Racing Enterprises (HRE) was a Japanese-American professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Owned by former NASCAR and open-wheel driver Shigeaki Hattori, the team last competed part-time in the ...

. After a crash and two subpar runs, Pulliam was released from the team and progress stalled on making

NASCAR Nationwide Series The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a ...

starts with HRE. Another crash in his K&N debut with Top Gun Motorsports stalled plans on the K&N circuit and Pulliam again focused on the All-American late models. Later in 2014, Pulliam claimed his second ValleyStar Credit Union 300 win. At the end of the season, Pulliam claimed the Virginia state and Motor Mile track championships in the All-American Series. At the beginning of the 2015 season, South Boston named a section of its grandstands for Pulliam; he won a track championship there in 2013. At the Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown, Pulliam was battling Timothy Peters for the win in the final set of corners when he was spun by

Josh Berry Joshua William Berry (born October 22, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 21 Ford Mustang (seventh generation), Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Wood Brothers Raci ...

, dropping Pulliam to tenth. Afterwards, Pulliam described Berry as "the biggest joke in racing". In the Whelen All-American Series, Pulliam claimed his third national championship that year. A spirited five-race weekend late in the year helped vault Pulliam to the title. Pulliam mainly competed at

Myrtle Beach Speedway Myrtle Beach Speedway (originally named Rambi Raceway) was a Short track motor racing, short track located on U.S. Route 501 near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The track was built in 1958. The speedway was a semi-banked Asphalt concrete, asphalt ...

in 2017, using that track as the backbone of his fourth All-American Series championship. Trevor Huddleston made a late charge on the championship, but Pulliam stayed ahead in the final point standings. The following year, Pulliam did not chase the All-American championship but instead focused on

CARS Tour The zMAX CARS Tour (formerly known as the USARacing Pro Cup Series, USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series, CARS Pro Cup Series, Rev-Oil Pro Cup Series, CARS X1-R Pro Cup Series) and the SPEARS CARS Tour West are a pair of stock car auto racing series in the ...

events. He claimed a win in that series at

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in May. Before the 2019 season, Pulliam switched chassis from one built around 2010 to a new one acquired in the offseason, and announced his intentions to run for the late model championship at South Boston. and In a race at South Boston, Pulliam and Phillip Morris made contact, resulting in a red flag. Morris' crew chief tried to climb in Pulliam's car, but Pulliam accelerated and ejected the crew member from the car. For the incident, Pulliam was suspended from NASCAR-sanctioned for two weeks, fined $1,500 and placed on probation until the end of the calendar year. During the suspension, Pulliam made a one-off return to the CARS Tour and won the Old State Nationals. Later in the year, Pulliam claimed the Virginia Triple Crown of late model stock car racing, winning the title by one position over Peyton Sellers.

Lee Pulliam Performance

Lee Pulliam Performance is an American professional

team that currently competes in the CARS Late Model Stock Tour, they field the No. 03

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full-time for Lanie Buice and the No. 88 Camry full-time for Doug Barnes Jr. The team was founded in 2018 following Lee Pulliam's exit from full-time racing and has developed many drivers in the

and Late Models. The team has been used for many TD2 driver's development such as Corey Heim and

Isabella Robusto Isabella Robusto (born November 4, 2004) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series East and ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 55 Toyota C ...

. In 2024,

Brenden Queen Brenden Michael Queen (born November 21, 1997), nicknamed Butterbean, is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 28 Holden Commodore (VF), Chevrolet Super Sport ...

won the team's first CARS Late Model Stock Tour championship.

Personal life

Pulliam is married with a daughter. He lives in Alton, Virginia.

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.)

K&N Pro Series East

References

External links

Lee Pulliam Performance
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pulliam, Lee 1988 births People from Caswell County, North Carolina People from Halifax County, Virginia Racing drivers from North Carolina Racing drivers from Virginia NASCAR drivers CARS Tour drivers Living people