Danny Watts Jr.

Danny Watts Jr. (born March 14, 1961) is an American former professional stock car racing driver who currently fields the No. 82 part-time in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.

Watts was previously a competitor of the tour, having made his debut at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in 1989. After retiring after the 2015 season, he fielded his own team in the Tour, and ran full-time until the end of 2023.

As a car owner, Watts has three career wins on the NWMT, one each with Ron Silk, Woody Pitkat, and Craig Lutz. Ted Christopher was his driver when he lost his life in a plane crash in 2017.

Watts has also previously competed in the SMART Modified Tour, the now defunct NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour, the Southern Modified Race Tour, and the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.

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

Whelen Modified Tour NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 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 Pts Ref 1988 N/A N/A N/A ROU MAR TMP MAR JEN IRP MND OSW OSW RIV JEN RPS TMP RIV OSW TMP OXF OSW TMP POC TIO TMP ROU MAR N/A 0 1989 Danny Watts 82 Chevy MAR TMP MAR JEN STA IRP OSW WFD MND RIV OSW JEN STA RPS RIV OSW TMP TMP RPS OSW TMP POC STA TIO MAR TMP N/A 0 1990 MAR TMP RCH STA MAR STA TMP MND HOL STA RIV JEN EPP RPS RIV TMP RPS NHA TMP POC STA TMP MAR 24th 1345 1991 MAR RCH TMP NHA MAR NZH STA TMP FLE OXF RIV JEN STA RPS RIV RCH TMP NHA TMP POC STA TMP MAR 25th 1397 1992 N/A 24 Chevy MAR TMP RCH STA MAR NHA NZH STA TMP FLE RIV NHA STA RPS RIV TMP TMP NHA STA N/A 0 Buick MAR TMP 1995 N/A 82 Chevy TMP NHA STA NZH STA LEE TMP RIV BEE NHA JEN RPS HOL RIV NHA STA TMP NHA STA TMP TMP N/A 0 1996 TMP STA NZH STA NHA JEN RIV LEE RPS HOL TMP RIV NHA GLN STA NHA NHA STA FLE TMP N/A 0 1997 TMP MAR STA NZH STA NHA FLE JEN RIV GLN NHA RPS HOL TMP RIV NHA GLN STA NHA STA FLE TMP RCH 33rd 827 1998 RPS TMP MAR STA NZH STA GLN JEN RIV NHA NHA LEE HOL TMP NHA RIV STA NHA TMP STA TMP FLE N/A 0 2014 Pamela Hulse 82 Chevy TMP STA STA WFD RIV NHA MND STA TMP BRI NHA STA TMP 34th 49 2015 TMP STA WAT STA TMP RIV NHA MON STA TMP BRI RIV NHA STA TMP 40th 74

Whelen Southern Modified Tour NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour results Year Car owner No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts Ref 2013 Danny Watts 82 Chevy CRW SNM SBO CRW CRW BGS BRI LGY CRW CRW SNM CLT 35th 22