Donnie Neuenberger

Donnie Neuenberger (born August 10, 1962) is an American former professional stock car racing driver.

Racing career NASCAR Nationwide Series Neuenberger made his Busch Series debut at Lowe's Motor Speedway in fall 2002. With his alma mater, the University of Maryland, College Park on the No. 77 Moy Racing Ford, he started in 41st and finished 26th.

Neuenberger was then able to run more races in 2003, as most of his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule emptied out. Driving Moy Racing and Means Racing (No. 52), he improved on his debut with a twentieth place finish in the season opener at Daytona. He was 21st at Talladega, 42nd at Dover, and thirtieth at Daytona in the July race for Moy. In two races for Means Racing, he finished 41st at Texas and 36th at Dover.

Neuenberger planned to compete in a full season run in 2004. With sponsorship from BG Products, Neuenberger made and ran the first five races of 2004. However, it did not go very well, as his best finish in that span was 33rd at Rockingham, hat race being the only one he finished. After not qualifying for two races with the team, Neuenberger made his final race of the season at Talladega, where he matched his best finish of the year, 33rd and had his best start, thirtieth.

After Talladega, Neuenberger was diagnosed with cancer, and did not race for the rest of the year.

Neuenberger was able to return to the track in what many consider a feel-good story. The MacDonald Motorsports No. 72 team invited him back to Daytona to drive the P4OT.com Chevy. Neuenberger jumped at the chance and enjoyed brief media limelight for his jump back to the track. After qualifying 37th, Neuenberger was running mid-pack before engine problems showed and he finished 38th. Means Racing wanted Neuenberger back as well. He would drive both races at Dover for the team, finishing 39th in both. Notably, in the fall, Neuenberger was involved in a thirteen-car pileup on lap two. His No. 52 Plan B Technologies Ford flipped twice before landing on all four wheels, allowing Neuenberger to drive away.

In 2008, with sponsorship from Royal Farms, Neuenberger finished fourteenth at Talladega, his highest finishing position in the series.

In 2009, Neuenberger ran three more races for Means Racing, earning a best finish of 28th.

In 2010, Neuenberger drove part-time in the No. 52 IHOP Chevrolet for Means in one race at Talladega.

Neuenberger has not raced in the series since 2013 at Dover.

Camping World Truck Series Neuenberger made his NASCAR debut in the inaugural Craftsman Truck Series race at Daytona in 2000. He started the race in 26th position in the No. 84 eBay Ford. Neuenberger was able to avoid a large wreck and finished in the ninth position. In addition to the season opener, Nueunberger drove in the 2000 season finale. After starting 34th, Neuenberger took the No. 51 Line-X Chevy to a 30th-place position.

Neuenberger's runs in 2000 earned him a part-time ride in 2001. He returned to Daytona, driving the No. 51 Baltimore Ravens Chevy, finishing 15th. That would be his best finish in 2001. He ran five other races with sponsorship from IHOP. He was 28th at Darlington Speedway, 30th at Dover, 19th at Texas, 26th at Richmond and 36th in the fall race at Texas. His best qualifying effort came in the spring race at Texas, where he started 19th.

Neuenberger and IHOP would also return for two races in 2002. He was 25th at Daytona and 29th at Texas, where he had his best qualifying effort of 29th for 2002. He did not finish either race due to crashes.

Neuenberger drove two races in 2003 for Rodney Smith, owner of the No. 66 Dodge. At Charlotte and Texas, Neuenberger finished in the 25th position. His better qualifying effort came at Texas, where he started 23rd.

Neuenberger finished in the fourteenth position at Talladega sponsored by Royal Farms Gas Stations, his highest finishing Nationwide spot ever following a top-25 in Dover last fall with planbtech.net on board. In 2010, he finished ninth in the season opener at Daytona International Speedway in the No. 6 EZ-Slider Chevrolet for Rick Ware Racing. It was his first race in ten years at the track, and he scored the same result as he had in 2000. Neuenberger drove in select races throughout the season and continued to do so with the team through 2012. He would return to the series in 2015, running two races for MAKE Motorsports.

Other series Neuenberger attempted the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series races at Dover in 2006 but failed to qualify for both. He made appearances in the now ARCA Menards Series between 1999 and 2014. He has run four races in the now ARCA Menards Series East, all at Dover. His best finish was twentieth in 2006. He also competed in the Goody's Dash Series.

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.)

Nextel Cup Series NASCAR Nextel 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 33 34 35 36 Pts Ref 2006 Rick Ware Racing 52 Dodge DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOVDNQ POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOVDNQ KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM NA -

Nationwide Series NASCAR Nationwide 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 33 34 35 Pts Ref 2002 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Ford DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOVDNQ KAN 104th 85 Moy Racing 77 Ford CLT26 MEM ATL CAR PHO HOM 2003 DAY20 CAR LVS DAR BRI TAL21 NSH CAL RCH GTY NZH CLT DOV42 NSH KEN MLW DAY30 CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH 74th 408 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Ford TEX41 DOV36 KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO CAR HOM 2004 Moy Racing 77 Ford DAY38 CAR33 LVS41 DAR38 BRI43 TEXDNQ NSH TAL33 CAL GTY RCH NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO DAR HOM 75th 300 2005 MacDonald Motorsports 72 Chevy DAY38 CAL MXC LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO 101st 129 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Ford TALDNQ DAR RCH CLT DOV39 NSH KEN MLW DAYDNQ CHI NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV43 KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 2006 Glynn Motorsports 58 Chevy DAY23 CAL39 MXC LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO 96th 180 MacDonald Motorsports 72 Chevy TAL41 RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH Donnie Neuenberger 52 Ford DOV34 KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 2007 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Ford DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL38 RCH DAR CLT DOV39 NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY41 CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV25 KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 99th 228 2008 Chevy DAYDNQ CAL LVS ATL BRI NSH TAL14 RCH DAR CLT DAY34 CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH31 BRI CAL RCH TEX38 PHO HOM 70th 396 JD Motorsports 0 Chevy TEXDNQ PHO MXC Jimmy Means Racing 52 Ford DOV34 NSH KEN MLW NHA Dodge DOV43 KAN CLT MEM 2009 Chevy DAY36 CAL LVS BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL28 RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY42 CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 103rd 171 2010 DAYWth CAL LVS BRI NSH PHO TEX TAL38 RCH DAR DOV CLT NSH KEN ROA NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOVDNQ KAN CAL CLT GTY TEX PHO HOM 139th 49 2011 MacDonald Motorsports 81 Dodge DAY23 PHO LVS26 BRI CAL TEX TAL20 NSH RCH DAR DOV33 IOW CLT CHI MCH ROA DAY KEN NHA NSH IRP IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 48th 74 2012 Ray Hackett Racing 76 Ford DAYDNQ PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM NA - 2013 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL19 DAR CLT DOV IOW MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN 64th 35 Rick Ware Racing 23 Ford DOV34 KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM

Camping World Truck Series NASCAR Camping World Truck 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 Pts Ref 2000 Long Brothers Racing 84 Ford DAY9 HOM PHO MMR MAR PIR GTY MEM PPR EVG TEX KEN GLN MLW NHA NZH MCH IRP NSV 60th 291 DGN Racing 21 Ford CICDNQ RCH DOVDNQ TEX Ware Racing Enterprises 51 Chevy CAL30 2001 DAY15 HOM MMR MAR GTY DAR28 PPR DOV30 TEX19 MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA IRP NSH CIC NZH 50th 516 81 RCH26 SBO TEX36 LVS PHO CAL 2002 Dodge DAY25 DAR MAR GTY PPR TEX29 MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA MCH IRP NSH RCH TEX SBO LVS CAL PHO HOM 71st 164 Team Racing 86 Chevy DOVDNQ 2003 MLB Motorsports 66 Dodge DAY DAR MMR MAR CLT25 DOV TEX25 MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA CAL LVS SBO TEX MAR PHO HOM 86th 176 2009 GunBroker Racing 21 Dodge DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT35 DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI CHI IOW GTW NHA LVS MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM 108th 58 2010 Rick Ware Racing 6 Chevy DAY9 ATL24 MAR NSH KAN DOV35 CLT MCH25 IOW GTY IRP POC NSH DAR BRI CHI KEN 46th 609 16 TEX33 6 Dodge NHA35 LVS MAR 47 Chevy TAL17 TEX PHO HOM 2011 07 Chevy DAY33 PHO DAR MAR NSH DOV CLT KAN TEX KEN IOW NSH IRP POC MCH BRI ATL CHI NHA KEN LVS 104th 01 16 Chevy TAL32 MAR TEX HOM 2012 1 DAY MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW CHI POC MCH BRI ATL IOW KEN LVS TAL30 MAR TEX PHO HOM 99th 01 2015 MAKE Motorsports 1 Chevy DAY31 ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV 61st 29 50 TEX28 GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM

Goody's Dash Series NASCAR Goody's Dash 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 Pts Ref 1992 DGN Racing 14 Chevy DAY HCY LON FLO LAN SUM STH BGS MYB NRV SUM ACE HCY VOL 26th 602 1993 DAY NSV SUM VOL MAR LON 411 LAN HCY SUM FLO BGS MYB NRV HCY VOL 15th 997 1994 N/A 43 Chevy DAY VOL SUM CAR 411 HCY 21st 1125 N/A 77 Pontiac FLO LAN SUM FLO BGS MYB NRV ASH VOL HCY Chevy BRI 1995 N/A 14 Chevy DAY FLO LAN MYB SUM HCY CAR STH BRI SUM GRE BGS MYB NSV FLO NWS VOL HCY HOM N/A 0 1996 N/A 00 Ford DAY HOM 49th 362 N/A 96 Ford MYB SUM DGN Racing 14 Chevy NSV TRI CAR HCY FLO BRI SUM GRE SNM BGS MYB LAN STH FLO NWS VOL HCY 1997 Pontiac DAY HOM KIN MYB LAN CAR TRI FLO HCY BRI GRE SNM CLT MYB LAN SUM STA HCY USA CON HOM 41st 434 1998 DAY HCY CAR CLT TRI LAN BRI SUM GRE ROU MYB CON HCY LAN STA LOU VOL USA HOM 13th 2081 N/A 7 Pontiac SNM 1999 DGN Racing 14 Pontiac DAY HCY CAR CLT BRI LOU SUM GRE ROU STA MYB HCY LAN USA JAC LAN 22nd 940 2000 Chevy DAY MON STA JAC CAR CLT SBO ROU LOU SUM GRE SNM MYB BRI HCY JAC USA LAN 87th 22

ARCA Racing Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Racing 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 Pts Ref 1999 14 Ford DAYDNQ ATL SLM AND CLT MCH POC TOL SBS BLN POC KIL FRS FLM ISF WIN DSF SLM CLT TAL ATL NA - 2005 67 Ford DAY NSH SLM KEN TOL LAN MIL POC MCH KAN KEN BLN POC GTW LER NSH MCH ISF TOL DSF CHI SLM TALDNQ 201st 25 2012 Carter 2 Motorsports 40 Dodge DAYDNQ MOB SLM 103rd 165 97 Chevy TAL18 TOL ELK POC MCH WIN NJE IOW CHI IRP POC BLN ISF MAD SLM DSF KAN 2013 Donnie Neuenberger 19 Chevy DAY18 MOB SLM TAL32 TOL ELK POC MCH ROA WIN CHI NJE POC BLN ISF MAD DSF IOW SLM KEN KAN 98th 210 2014 Carter 2 Motorsports 40 Dodge DAY MOB SLM TAL30 TOL NJE POC MCH ELK WIN CHI IRP POC BLN ISF MAD DSF SLM KEN KAN 141st 80 2015 DAYQL† MOB NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH CHI WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM KEN KAN NA - † - Qualified for Roger Carter

Health

After his 2004 race at Talladega, Neuenberger was diagnosed with cancer after nerves were pinched by a tumor during a race. He was treated with chemotherapy. Neuenberger did not race for the rest of the year while recovering.