Jack Sellers

Jack Sellers (July 27, 1944 – October 24, 2016) was an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. Sellers was a long-time competitor in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, formerly known as the Winston West Series.

Racing career

Sellers made his Winston Series West debut in 1985. He made his first start at Sonoma, driving a self-owned Oldsmobile. During his Rookie year Sellers raced part-time in the West Series. Sellers was sponsored by Coca-Cola as his family owned the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Sacramento. Sellers started racing full-time in 1987, qualifying for six of the eight races that season. He also scored his first top-ten finish, when he finished seventh at the Spokane Grand Prix Course. Sellers finished tenth in the point standings that season. In 1989, Sellers scored three top-ten finishes and finished seventh in the point standings. In 1990, Sellers led eight laps at Tri-City Raceway. It would be first and the only time in his career that he was the race leader. 1993 would turn out to be the best season of Sellers' career. He finished in the top-ten six times and finished fifth in the point standings.

During the late eighties and the early nineties Sellers attempted fifteen Winston Cup Series races. This was the era of “companion races,” where the two Winston Cup races at Sonoma and Phoenix invited drivers from the Winston West Series. After failing to qualify for the first six races he attempted, Sellers finally qualified for his first Winston Cup race at the 1990 Banquet Frozen Foods 300. Sellers drove a bright green Buick, a former Quaker State car that was driven by Ricky Rudd in his King Racing days. Sellers had a troubled debut as he had to put the car behind the wall due to an oil leak. After the car was repaired Sellers returned to the track but only a few laps later the car lost an engine in the Esses, spun 180 degrees, and backed hard into the tire barriers. Sellers repaired his car again and finished the race in fortieth place, albeit 33 laps behind the leaders. Two years later Sellers qualified for his second Winston Cup race, again at Sonoma. He qualified in the 43rd and final position. He retired from the race on lap 48 with transmission problems. Sellers also tried to qualify for the inaugural Brickyard 400 in 1994, but failed to make the race.

After 1994, Sellers continued to race in the West Series on a part-time basis. Scoring several top-ten finishes in 1995 and 1996. He cut down on his schedule after the 1996 season, only running eight races between 1997 and 1999. In 2000, he made a full-time return to the West Series, mostly running midpack. In 2002 at Kansas Speedway, Sellers scored his first top-ten finish in over five years. He continued to race full-time till the 2006 season. After that, Sellers ran most races every season but did not race full-time again until the 2014 season. That season, Sellers finished ninth in the points standings. He also scored his final career top-ten finish at Iowa Speedway. After the 2014 season Sellers reduced his schedule. He ran four races in the 2015, as well as the 2016 season. The final race of the 2016 season at All American Speedway would turn out to be the last start of Sellers' career. During his career Sellers entered over 300 West Series races and started a record 282 of them. He scored a total of 32 top-ten finishes. His best finish was seventh, a feat he accomplished six times.

In an interview in 2011, Sellers talked about his longevity in the West Series. “I never would have dreamed that I would go this far,” Sellers said with his familiar chuckle. “When you’ve been doing it so long, it’s not something that you can just quit.” 1988 41W DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV

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GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA Busch Series NASCAR Busch 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 Pts Ref 2002 Sellers Racing 15 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CALDNQ RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL CAR PHO HOM NA -

K&N Pro Series East NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pts Ref 2003 Sellers Racing 75 Chevy LEE STA ERI BEE STA HOL TMP NHA25 WFD SEE GLN24 ADI BEE THU NHA39 STA LRP 49th 225 2004 LEE TMP LRP SEE STA HOL ERI WFD NHA26 ADI GLN NHA DOV 60th 85 2005 STA HOL ERI NHA34 WFD ADI STA DUB OXF NHA DOV29 LRP TMP 52nd 137 2007 Sellers Racing 15 Chevy GRE ELKDNQ IOWDNQ SBO STA NHA TMP MCM ADI LRP MFD NHA DOV NA - 2011 Sellers Racing 1 Chevy GRE SBO RCH IOWDNQ BGS JFC LGY NHA COL GRE NHA DOV NA - 2012 15 BRI GRE RCH IOWDNQ BGS JFC LGY CNB COL IOW NHA DOV GRE CAR NA -

K&N Pro Series West NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts Ref 1985 Sellers Racing 6 Olds SON20 SHA RSD MMR SIR 17th 182 KC Racing 91 Olds POR11 STA12 YAK EVG19 WSR MMR11 RSD 1986 Sara Vincent 41 Chevy SON RSD EVG17 RCS14 TAC23 PIR26 WSR RSDDNQ 17th 150 1987 SON23 RSDDNQ SGP7 EVG13 POR21 TAC12 MMR15 RSDDNQ 10th 277 1988 Myung Suk Lee 45 Chevy SON28 12th 260 Sara Vincent 41 Chevy MMR10 RSDDNQ SGP11 POR12 EVG19 MMR25 PHODNQ 1989 Adele Emerson 44 Buick MAD10 MMR19 SONDNQ POR14 TCR13 EVG13 MMR12 SGS8 PHODNQ 7th 1412 Chevy RAS10 SON11 1990 Buick MMR24 SON40 SGS16 POR17 EVG13 RAS8 TCR8 MMR13 PHODNQ 8th 1018 1991 EVG9 MMR11 SONDNQ EVG14 SSS13 MMR12 PHODNQ 10th 1106 8 SGS14 POR17 1992 44 MMR9 SGS8 SON40 SHA14 POR12 EVG11 SSS8 CAJ13 8th 1290 Chevy TWS33 MMR23 PHO 1993 Sellers Racing Pontiac TWS42 5th 1833 48 Chevy MMR15 SGS10 SONDNQ TUS10 SHA11 EVG15 POR10 CBS8 SSS8 CAJ13 TCR7 MMR13 PHODNQ 1994 MMR21 TUS22 SONDNQ SGS13 YAK15 MMR13 POR12 INDDNQ CAJ9 TCR7 LVS16 MMR9 PHO 8th 1611 Pontiac TUS11 1995 Chevy TUS8 MMR19 SON CNS9 MMR20 POR SGS TUS AMP18 MAD11 POR13 LVS19 SON18 MMR19 PHO 12th 1173 1996 TUS17 AMP23 MMR SON MAD9 POR14 TUS9 EVG18 CNS13 MAD7 MMR11 SON17 MMR18 PHO LVS 12th 1333 1997 TUS AMP14 SON TUS MMR LVS CAL EVG POR PPR AMP8 SON17 MMR LVS 32nd 375 1998 15 TUS LVS PHO CAL HPT MMR AMPDNQ POR CAL PPR EVG22 SON MMR25 LVS 55th 185 1999 TUS LVS PHO CAL PPR MMR23 IRW EVG POR IRW23 RMR LVS29 MMR MOT 46th 264 2000 PHO15 MMR25 LVS15 CAL30 LAG19 IRW16 POR17 EVG13 IRW25 RMR17 MMR14 IRW28 16th 1254 2001 PHO22 LVSDNQ TUS16 MMR27 CAL16 IRW19 LAG23 KAN12 EVG22 CNS12 IRWDNQ RMR13 LVS14 IRW23 15th 1463 2002 PHO21 LVS13 CAL13 EVG18 IRW20 S9913 RMR20 DCS12 LVS27 12th 1142 Pontiac KAN7 2003 Chevy PHO16 LVS12 MAD13 TCR16 IRW18 PHO21 11th 1323 Pontiac CAL18 EVG20 S9917 RMR17 DCS17 KC Racing 91 Olds MMR26 2004 Sellers Racing 15 Chevy PHO24 13th 1427 75 Pontiac MMR22 EVG16 IRW19 PHO12 MMR15 15 CAL25 S9916 S9910 RMR16 DCS17 CNS18 IRW21 2005 75 PHO25 MMR11 PHO18 CAL25 MMR24 13th 1278 15 S9916 IRW29 EVG15 S9912 PPR17 DCS17 CTS17 2006 75 PHO19 PHO17 S9917 IRW16 SON19 IRW20 EVG16 S9915 CTS15 15th 1326 Chevy DCS12 CAL28 15 Pontiac AMP16 2007 Chevy CTS15 PHO23 AMP19 ELKDNQ IOWDNQ CNS SON37 DCS IRW26 MMP EVG CSR AMP 27th 487 2008 AAS25 PHO21 CTS19 IOW CNS18 SON24 MMP19 IRW22 AAS20 16th 1113 75 IRW22 DCS10 EVG Tanya Jackson 03 Chevy AMP27 2009 Sellers Racing 15 Chevy CTS13 AAS13 PHO24 MAD12 IOW DCS16 SON22 IRW PIR MMP18 CNS12 AAS18 12th 1114 5 IOW24 2010 15 AAS17 PHO20 IOW19 DCS18 SON18 IRW19 PIR21 MRP19 MMP27 AAS16 PHO 14th 1154 5 CNS19 2011 Art Krebs 55 Chevy PHO26 13th 1297 Sellers Racing 15 Chevy AAS19 MMP15 LVS18 SON30 IRW26 EVG18 PIR19 CNS17 MRP18 SPO20 AAS24 PHO 1 IOWDNQ 2012 15 PHO29 LHC20 MMP24 IOWDNQ BIR16 LVS13 SON27 EVG18 CNS23 IOW PIR29 SMP AAS PHO 17th 245 5 S9921 2013 PHO15 S99DNQ 13th 328 15 BIR19 IOW13 L4413 SON26 CNS19 IOW8 EVG7 SPO16 MMP15 SMP AAS19 KCR PHO 2014 PHO26 IRW22 S9916 KCR19 SON26 SLS15 KCR13 MMP19 AAS21 PHO31 9th 363 5 IOW10 11 CNS11 IOW12 EVG12 2015 5 KCR15 IRW21 TUS IOW 25th 85 15 SHA24 SON31 SLS IOW EVG CNS MER AAS PHO 2016 IRW15 KCR21 TUS OSS CNS SON20 SLS IOW EVG DCS MMP MMP MER AAS14 23rd 106

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