Active Series
3rd Year North Coast Racing, Inc.
3rd Year JG24BD
2nd Year JG24BD
Driver: Bob Douce
Hometown: Canton, Ohio
Birthday: August 28, 1973
Age: 34
Day Job: Retail Manager
First Cup Race: Jul. 23 2007
First Nationwide Race: Feb. 19 2006
First Truck Race: Feb. 16 2007
Cup Contract: Through 2008
Nationwide Contract: Through 2008
Truck Contract: Through 2008
E-mail: kdouce@neo.rr.com
CUP SERIES CAR INFORMATON
Car Number: 324
Make: Chevrolet Impala SS
Primary Sponsor: Play It Again Sports
Associate Sponsors: ESPN, Chevrolet, Ben & Jerry's
Rookie Season: 2006
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Past Paint Schemes
BIOGRAPHY
Favorite NASCAR Driver Jeff Gordon
# 24
Sponsor: DuPont
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Rookie Year:1993
Birthdate: 8/4/71
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 150
Hometown: Vallejo, CA
Other drivers:
Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Burton, Kevin Harvick
Bob says "I enjoy Golfing, NASCAR (Jeff Gordon Fan), Fantasy football, and really just sports in general. I run a sporting goods store and have been doing that for 13 years. I am married and have 2 kids, a girl who is 3 and a boy who is 1."
FAVORITES
Movies: Gladiator, Christmas Vacation, Saving Private Ryan
TV Shows: Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Office, Seinfeld
Food: Pizza, Lobster, Steak
Sports Teams: Ohio State Buckeyes, Cleveland Browns, Indians, and Cavs
Music Groups: Metallica, Jimmy Buffet, Alan Jackson
Hobbies: Golf, Fantasy football, Lucky Dog Racing
Race Track: Bristol
CAREER WINS
Win #
Date
Track
Race Name
Points
CUP SERIES
1.
October 21, 2007
Martinsville Speedway
Subway 500
185
NATIONWIDE SERIES
1.
September 23, 2006
Dover Intl. Speedway
Dover 200
149
2.
November 11, 2006
Phoenix Intl. Raceway
Arizona.Travel 200
167
3.
March 4, 2007
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
Telcel-Motorola 200
215
4.
August 22, 2008
Bristol Motor Speedway
Food City 250
320
CAREER CUP STATS
2007 highlights
Qualified for the Chase and finished as the runner-up champion in 2nd place
Led the standings for 1 week
Won the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway on 10/21/07
Finished 2nd & place once
Recorded 4 top 5's and 15 top 10's
Finished in the top 10 for average standings points, race points finish and picks average
Recorded 4 consecutive top 10 finishes
Finished in second place on the Power Gauge
Led the Power Gauge for 2 consecutive weeks
2006 highlights
Did not win a race but recored two top 5's and 4 top 10's in 17 races
CAREER NATIONWIDE STATS
Year
Finish
Starts
Points
Behind
Wins
2nd Place
3rd Place
Top 5's
Top 10's
Prov.
Most Points
in a week
Least Points
in a week
2006
1st
35
4116
-0
2
3
1
9
14
0
167
-1
2007
7th
35
3832
-535
1
3
1
6
10
0
245
1
Total
4th
70
7948
N/A
3
6
2
15
24
0
245
-1
2007 highlights
Finished in the top 10 in the standings
Won the Telcel-Motorola 200 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on 3/4/07
Finished 2nd place three times and 3rd once
Recorded 6 top 5's and 10 top 10's
Picked 10 polesitters, tied for second most in the league
Recorded 3 consecutive 2nd place finishes
2006 highlights
Finished 1st in the league as the 2006 Busch Champion
Finished as the Busch Series Rookie of the Year
Won the Dover 200 at Dover Intl. Speedway on 9/23/06
Won the Arizona.Travel 200 at Phoenix Intl. Raceway on 11/11/06
Finished 2nd place three times and 3rd once
Recorded 9 top 5's, the most of all teams
Recorded 14 top 10's the most of all teams
Recorded 3756 race points, the most in the league
Finished with the best race points average at 107.3
Picked 40 top 5 drivers, the most of all teams
Picked 51 lap leaders, tied for 2nd in the league
CAREER TRUCK STATS
Year
Finish
Starts
Points
Behind
Wins
2nd Place
3rd Place
Top 5's
Top 10's
Prov.
Most Points
in a week
Least Points
in a week
2007
21st
25
2337
-406
0
0
1
1
5
1
220
42
Total
21st
25
2337
N/A
0
0
1
1
5
1
220
42
2007 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 3rd place once
Recorded 1 top 5 and 5 top 10's
Picked 15 drivers leading the most laps, tied for 2nd in the league
Trophies & Awards
2006 Busch Series Champion
2006 Busch Rookie Of The Year
2007 Chase Team: Finished 2nd