Ron Esau

Ronald Richard Esau (October 9, 1954 – January 24, 2022) was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who competed from 1975 to 1990.

Career The primary vehicle for this driver was the No. 56 Marc Reno-owned Gear Vendor Chevrolet. He completed 1,704 laps - the equivalent of of racing - while picking up eight DNQs in the process.

Personal life and death Esau was married to Marsha; they had one son. He worked as a mentor to young stock car drivers like Brandon Whitt and Brendan Gaughan. Occasional jobs that Esau did after his NASCAR career include stints as the head driving instructor for Drivetech Racing School and doing fundraisers for people with various handicaps. Esau died on January 24, 2022, at the age of 67.

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.)

Winston Cup Series NASCAR Winston 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 Pts Ref 1975 Phil Kord 94W Chevy RSD DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH DAR DOV NWS MAR CLT RCH CAR BRI ATL ONT 92nd 97 1976 Esau Racing 20 Chevy RSD DAY CAR RCH BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT 78th 179 Ford RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT 1977 RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL NWS DAR BRI MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT NA - 1983 Lee Racing 66 Buick DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV BRI CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD 83rd 107 1984 56 DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR ATL RSD 62nd 164 1985 Stoke Racing 98 DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL 100th 40 Hylton Motorsports 49 Chevy RSD 1986 48 DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL 113th 64 Branch-Ragan Racing RSD 1987 U.S. Racing 6 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR NWS BRI MAR TAL CLT DOV POC RSD MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR RSD ATL 107th - 1988 Arrington Racing 67 Buick DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV RSD POC MCH DAY 69th 100 Ford POC MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL Chevy TAL Olds GLN 1989 TriStar Motorsports 18 Pontiac DAY CAR ATL RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV 71st - Esau Racing 56 Olds SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR Douglas Smith 62 Olds PHO ATL 1990 Reno Enterprises 56 Chevy DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV 80th 88 U.S. Racing 2 Pontiac MAR NWS CLT CAR Esau Racing 56 Buick PHO ATL† - Qualified but replaced by Eddie Bierschwale

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 1986 Hylton Motorsports Chevrolet DNQ

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 1995 Ken Schrader Racing 52 Chevy PHO TUS SGS MMR POR EVG9 43rd 427 Walker Evans Racing 26 Dodge I7026 LVL BRI 28 MLW29 CNS HPT IRP FLM RCH MAR NWS SON Bunce Engineering 63 Chevy MMR20 PHODNQ 1997 Bunce Engineering 9 Chevy WDW TUS HOM PHO POR EVG I70 NHA TEX BRI NZH MLW LVL CNS HPT IRP FLM NSV GLN RCH MAR SON MMR20 CALDNQ PHO LVS22 73rd 249

Winston West Series NASCAR Winston West 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 Pts Ref 1975 Phil Kord 94 Chevy RSD LAG MSP ASP RSD NA 151 Esau Racing 20 Chevy ASP USP POR EVG SMS CRS CSP ASP EVG YAK POR MSP ONT 1976 RSD NA 0 Ford RSD EVG WSP USP POR SHA SGS EVG YAK POR LAG ONT 1977 11 Chevy RSD LAG ONT SJS MMR ASP RSD SGS YAK EVG WSP USP POR AAS CRS ASP SHA POR ONT PHO 44th 152.25 1979 Esau Racing 20 Pontiac RSD MMR RSD EVG YAK POR AAS SHA CRS SON EVG SRP POR ASP ONT PHO 32nd 106 1980 Midgley Racing 29 Pontiac RSD ONT S99 RSD LAG EVG POR SON MMR ONT NA 26 Esau Racing 15 Pontiac PHO 1982 Lee Racing 66 Buick MMR S99 AAS RSD POR WSP SHA EVG SON CDR RSD RSD PHO NA 34 1983 S99 SON RSD YAK EVG SHA RSD CPL RSD PHO 9th 401 1984 56 RSD YAK SIR POR EVG SHA WSR SON MMR RSD PHO 5th 492 1985 Hylton Motorsports 49 Chevy SON SHA RSD MMR SIR POR STA YAK EVG WSR MMR RSD 45th 37 1986 48 SON RSD EVG RCS TAC PIR WSR NA 47 Branch-Ragan Racing RSD 1987 U.S. Racing 6 Chevy SON RSD SGP 47th 23 Schmitt Racing 70 Chevy EVG POR TAC MMR RSD 1988 78 Olds SON 17th 183 Hylton Motorsports 48 Buick MMR EVG MMR PHO Arrington Racing 67 Buick RSD SGP POR 1989 Esau Racing 56 Olds MAD MMR RAS SON POR TCR EVG MMR SGS SON 18th 565 Douglas Smith 62 Olds PHO 1990 Esau Racing 56 Buick MMR SON SGS POR EVG RAS TCR MMR PHO 37th 138 1991 Olds EVG MMR MMR PHO 19th 447 05 Pontiac SON SGS POR Esau Racing 56 Chevy EVG SSS 1993 Spears Motorsports 75 Chevy TWS MMR SGS SON TUS SHA EVG POR CBS SSS CAJ TCR MMR PHO 38th 165 1994 Esau Racing 26 Olds MMR TUS SON SGS YAK MMR POR IND CAJ TCR LVS MMR PHO TUS 42nd 175 1995 56 TUS MMR SON CNS MMR POR SGS TUS AMP MAD POR LVS SON MMR PHO 47th 146 1997 3 Chevy TUS AMP SON TUS MMR LVS 40th 274 2 Chevy CAL EVG POR PPR AMP SON MMR LVS 1998 Quick Pick Motorsports 43 Chevy TUS LVS PHO CAL HPT MMR AMP POR CAL PPR EVG SON MMR LVS 67th 134

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.) ARCA Hooters SuperCar 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 26 Olds DAY FIF TWS TAL TOL KIL POC MCH FRS KIL NSH DEL POC HPT FRS ISF TOL DSF TWS SLM ATL 87th - 1993 Spears Motorsports 75W Chevy DAY FIF TWS TAL KIL CMS FRS TOL POC MCH FRS POC KIL ISF DSF TOL SLM WIN ATL NA 0