Philip Morris

Philip Morris (born May 11, 1965), nicknamed King Philip is an American former professional stock car racing driver from Ruckersville, Virginia. He is a five-time NASCAR Local Racing Series champion, tied with Larry Phillips for the most all-time.

Morris also previously competed in twelve races in what is now the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, finishing fifth in his debut in 1998, and one NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race in 1997. He ran one CARS Tour race in 2017 and won the pole. He has also won the ValleyStar Credit Union 300 three times, the most of any driver.

Racing career Whelen All-American Series

Craftsman Truck Series Morris made one career start in the Craftsman Truck Series, his major league NASCAR debut, which came in 1997. Starting 24th in the field at Martinsville, Morris had an engine let go early and would finish last in the 36-truck field.

Busch Series Morris made his NASCAR Busch Series debut at the North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina in November 1998, driving the No. 84 Chevy. He started twelfth and finished in fifth.

In 1999, Morris made three races driving the No. 01 Blue Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet. At the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March, he started in eighth and finished 35th, three laps down. At South Boston Speedway in June, Morris started 26th and finished seventh. In August, he made his third and final start of 1999 at Bristol, starting 28th and finishing 29th.

In 2000, Morris drove six races for Innovative Motorsports in the No. 30 Little Trees Chevrolet. In his six starts, he had a best starting position of eighth at South Boston and a best finish of 28th at South Boston, as well.

Morris did not have much success after that, and in 2001 raced his three last NASCAR races. He was 30th and 34th in two races for Jay Robinson Racing, with the better coming at Charlotte and then 40th in a race for Hensley Racing at Rockingham. He is often referred to as one of the greatest late model drivers to have existed, with the general consensus being that his name was what stopped him from breaking into the top levels of stock car racing. At the time, NASCAR's top series was sponsored by Winston, owned by R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, a competitor of Philip Morris International, which owns brands such as Marlboro. There was never evidence of any connection between the driver and the company.

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

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 Pts Ref 1998 Blue Ridge Motorsports 84 Chevy DAY CAR LVS NSV DAR BRI TEX HCY TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV RCH PPR GLN MLW MYB CAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT GTY CAR5 ATL HOMDNQ 82nd 160 1999 01 DAY CARDNQ LVS35 ATL DAR TEXDNQ NSV BRI TAL CAL NHA RCHDNQ NZH CLTDNQ DOV SBO7 GLN MLW MYBDNQ PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI28 DAR RCHDNQ DOV CLT CARDNQ MEM PHO HOM 79th 183 2000 Innovative Motorsports 30 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSVDNQ TAL CAL RCH NHA CLT DOV SBO28 MYB36 GLN MLW NZH PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI40 DAR RCH42 DOV CLT32 CAR MEM PHO HOM 74th 286 2001 Jay Robinson Racing 49 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV KEN MLW GLN CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT30 MEM PHO 85th 177 Hensley Motorsports 80 Ford CAR40 Jay Robinson Racing 49 Chevy HOM34

Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman 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 26 Pts Ref 1997 Sam Beatty 81 Chevy WDW TUS HOM PHO POR EVG I70 NHA TEX BRI NZH MLW LVL CNS HPT IRP FLM NSV GLN RCHDNQ MAR36 SON MMR CAL PHO LVS 127th 65

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.) CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts Ref 2017 Adam Murray 01 Ford CON DOM DOM HCY HCY BRI AND ROU TCM ROU HCY CON SBO16 53rd 19