Tim Schendel

Tim Schendel

Schendel at Road America in 2014
Born (1979-05-10) May 10, 1979
Sparta, Wisconsin
Achievements 2006 NASCAR Midwest Tour Champion
2006 Toyota All-Star Showdown Elite Division Winner
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
24 races run over 6 years
2014 position 73rd
Best finish 42nd (2012)
First race 2006 Sam's Town 250 (Memphis)
Last race 2014 Gardner Denver 200 (Road America)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
3 races run over 2 years
Best finish 70th (2004)
First race 2004 Black Cat Fireworks 200 (Milwaukee)
Last race 2007 Power Stroke Diesel 200 (IRP)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of June 21, 2014.

Tim Schendel (born May 10, 1979) is an American professional stock car racing driver. A past winner of the Toyota All-Star Showdown and champion of the NASCAR Midwest Tour, he currently competes in the ASA Midwest Tour, driving the No. 21 Chevrolet Impala.

Career

Born in Sparta, Wisconsin on May 10, 1979,[1] Schendel began competing in NASCAR-sanctioned competition in 2000, racing locally at the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway.[2] After several years competing in the regional Elite Series, he won the 2006 NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Midwest Series championship,[3] the final year the tour ran under NASCAR sanctioning.[4]

The championship won Schendel a sport in the AutoZone Elite Division portion of the 2006 Toyota All-Star Showdown at Irwindale Speedway, where he won the all-star event, leading 112 of 130 laps in the event,[5] which was extended in a green-white-checker finish from a scheduled 125 laps.[6]

Following the closure of the NASCAR Midwest Series, Schendel has competed in the ASA Midwest Tour, which replaced it; his best finish in the series standings has been third in 2008.[1] He also competed in selected races in the ARCA Racing Series and NASCAR Busch East Series in 2006 and 2007, as well as in three Craftsman Truck Series races in the mid-2000s.[7] Schendel debuted in NASCAR in 2004 with two Craftsman Truck Series starts.[8] He made his first start at the Milwaukee Mile in his home state track, starting 28th and finishing 22nd.[9] After failing to qualify at Indianapolis Raceway Park, he made his second start at Homestead-Miami Speedway and finished 28th after crashing.[9] Schendel made his first NASCAR Nationwide Series start in a 2006 start at the Memphis. He completed 51 laps before an accident took him out of the race; he finished last.[10]

In addition to competing in the ASA Midwest Tour, Schendel is currently competing on a limited schedule in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, primarily driving the No. 52 Chevrolet for Jimmy Means Racing.[11] He has a best finish of 24th, scored at O'Reilly Raceway Park in August 2011.[12] Schendel won the 2015 Super Late Model track championship at Dells Raceway Park in 2015.[13]

Images

Schendel's 2010 ASA Midwest Tour car at La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway 
Schendel's 2011 ASA Midwest Tour car at Rockford Speedway 
Schendel's 2011 Nationwide Series car at Road America 
Fast time award for 2009 ASA Midwest Tour race at Iowa Speedway 

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.)

Nationwide Series

Craftsman Truck Series

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. 1 2 "About Tim: Career Highlights". Tim Schendel official site. 2011. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
  2. ↑ "Tim Schendel Heads To His Home Track For The 41st Annual Oktoberfest Weekend". Catchfence. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "NASCAR champs bask in experience of a lifetime". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. December 1, 2006. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
  4. ↑ Boone, Jerry F. (February 2006). "NASCAR Elite Series Cancellation - Have Car, Will Race". Stock Car Racing. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
  5. ↑ Herbert, Steven (October 22, 2006). "Schendel finally wins All-Star Showdown". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
  6. ↑ "Motor Sports: Elite Win Is Worth Wait For Schendel". Daily News of Los Angeles. Los Angeles, CA. October 22, 2006. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
  7. ↑ "Tim Schendel - Truck Series Results". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
  8. ↑ "Stock Car Career Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  9. 1 2 "2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results". NASCAR. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  10. ↑ "2006 Official Race Results : Sam's Town 250". NASCAR. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  11. ↑ "Tim Schendel back in the #52 Means Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for the Sam's Town 300 in Las Vegas". ASA Midwest Tour. March 7, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
  12. ↑ "NASCAR Nationwide Series - Kroger 200". USA Today. McLean, VA. August 6, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
  13. ↑ "2015 Dells Raceway Park Super Late Model points". Dells Raceway Park. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Justin Diercks		 NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Midwest Series Champion
2006 		Succeeded by
Nathan Haseleu
(ASA Midwest Tour)
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