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7th Year
Racing Traditions, Inc. |
8th Year
Helton Motorsports |
6th Year
Helton Motorsports |
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Driver: Nathan Helton
Council Member
Hometown: Paducah, Kentucky
Birthday: June 1, 1964
Age: 47
Day Job: Barge cover builder
First Cup Race: Sep. 18 2005
First Nationwide Race: May 28 2005
First Truck Race: Feb. 16 2007
Cup Contract: Through 2012
Nationwide Contract: Through 2012
Truck Contract: Through 2012
Email: chelton8@comcast.net
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FAVORITES
Movies: Hunt for Red October, Apollo 13, and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
TV Shows: NASCAR races
Food: Grilled foods
Sports Teams: Pittsburgh Steelers
Music: Rush, Tool
Hobbies: Wife's to-do list and Fantasy Racing
Race Track: Bristol
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Favorite NASCAR Driver
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
# 88
Sponsor: Diet Mountain Dew/
National Guard
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Rookie Year: 2000
Birthdate: 10/10/74
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 165
Hometown: Kannapolis, NC
Other drivers:
Darrell Waltrip
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DID YOU KNOW?...
Nathan says "I was born in Elkhart, Indiana and have lived at one time or another in Michigan, Florida, Missouri, Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky. I have been in Kentucky for 14 years now and I visit my Parents in North Carolina every year. I have been a race fan for a little over 20 years now. My Dad was a big race fan... his driver was David Pearson. I have a lovely Wife Angie and four beautiful Children; Joshua, Jessica, Austin, and Reid."
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| CUP SERIES CAR INFORMATON |
Car #: 82
Make: Chevrolet Impala SS
Primary Sponsor: Comcast
Associate Sponsors: Trinity Industries, Inc., Motorola, Snap-On
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Past Paint Schemes
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CAREER WINS
| Win # |
Date |
Track |
Race Name |
Points |
| CUP SERIES |
| 1. |
November 20, 2005 |
Homestead-Miami Speedway |
Ford 400 |
135 |
| 2. |
July 6, 2006 |
New Hampshire Intl. Speedway |
Lenox Industrial Tools 300 |
130 |
| 3. |
March 18, 2007 |
Atlanta Motor Speedway |
Kobalt Tools 500 |
170 |
| 4. |
September 11, 2010 |
Richmond Intl. Raceway |
Air Guard 400 |
415 |
| 5. |
September 19, 2010 |
New Hampshire Motor Speedway |
Sylvania 300 |
300 |
| NATIONWIDE SERIES |
| 1. |
June 18, 2005 |
Kentucky Speedway |
Meijer 300 |
147 |
| 2. |
July 30, 2005 |
Gateway Intl. Raceway |
Wallace Family Tribute 250 |
103 |
| 3. |
October 8, 2005 |
Kansas Speedway |
United Way 300 |
97 |
| 4. |
October 14, 2005 |
Lowe's Motor Speedway |
Dollar General 300 |
105 |
| 5. |
November 4, 2006 |
Texas Motor Speedway |
O'Reilly Challenge |
188 |
| 6. |
February 28, 2009 |
Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
Sam's Town 300 |
405 |
| 7. |
June 12, 2010 |
Kentucky Speedway |
Meijer 300 |
378 |
| TRUCK SERIES |
| 1. |
October 25, 2008 |
Atlanta Motor Speedway |
E-Z-Go 200 |
470 |
| 2. |
August 1, 2009 |
Nashville Superspeedway |
Toyota Tundra 200 |
472 |
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CAREER CUP 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 |
High Rank |
Low Rank |
| 2005 |
45th |
10 |
1237 |
-5017 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
135 |
33 |
39 |
42 |
| 2006 |
4th |
36 |
6118 |
-178 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
10 |
0 |
165 |
8 |
1 |
14 |
| 2007 |
10th |
36 |
6002 |
-299 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
11 |
0 |
183 |
21 |
2 |
26 |
| 2008 |
3rd |
36 |
6267 |
-102 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
14 |
0 |
410 |
38 |
1 |
23 |
| 2009 |
3rd |
36 |
6271 |
-31 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
400 |
88 |
1 |
24 |
| 2010 |
11th |
36 |
6049 |
-135 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
15 |
0 |
415 |
90 |
1 |
14 |
| 2011 |
28th |
36 |
758 |
-1576 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
190 |
95 |
15 |
35 |
| Total |
15th |
226 |
32702 |
N/A |
5 |
8 |
6 |
37 |
71 |
0 |
415 |
8 |
1 |
42 |
2011 highlights
Recorded 2 top 5's and 6 top 10's
Picked 10 polesitters, tied for first in the league
Qualified for the Budweiser Shootout and All-Star race
2010 highlights
Qualified for the Chase for the 5th consecutive year and finished in 11th place
Won the Team Championship with Racing Traditions, Inc. for the third consecutive year
Led the standings for 10 weeks
Won the Air Guard 400 at Richmond Intl. Raceway on 9/11/10
Won the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on 9/19/10
Finished 2nd place and 3rd place twice each
Recorded 9 top 5's and 15 top 10's
Recorded two consecutive wins
Led the league with an average of 6.2 bonus points per race
Led the Power Gauge for 1 week
Finished in 3rd place on the Power Gauge
Qualified for the All-Star race
2009 highlights
Qualified for the Chase for the 4th consecutive year and finished in 3rd place
Won the Team Championship with Racing Traditions, Inc. for the second consecutive year
Won the Chaser Eraser championship
Led the standings for 6 weeks
Did not win any races but finished 2nd and 3rd place once each
Recorded 7 top 5's and 10 top 10's
Recorded three consecutive top 5 finishes
Led the league with an average of 3.8 bonus points per race
Led the Power Gauge for 1 week
Finished in the top 10 on the Power Gauge
Qualified for the All-Star Challenge
2008 highlights
Qualified for the Chase for the 3rd consecutive year and finished in 3rd place
Won the Team Championship with Racing Traditions, Inc.
Did not win any point races but finished 2nd place once
Won the 2008 All-Star Challenge
Recorded 4 top 5's and 14 top 10's
Led the league with an average of 3.5 bonus points per race
Finished in the top 5 for average standings points, race points, finish and picks average
Picked 21 drivers leading the most laps, second most in the league
Finished in 2nd place on the Power Gauge
2007 highlights
Qualified for the Chase for the 2nd consecutive year and finished in 10th place
Won the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on 3/18/07
Finished 2nd place three times and 3rd place twice
Recorded 7 top 5's and 11 top 10's
Finished in the top 5 for average standings points, race points and finish
Finished in the top 10 for picks average
Picked 95 lap leaders, second most in the league
Led the Power Gauge for 1 week
Finished in 4th place on the Power Gauge
Qualified for the All-Star Challenge
2006 highlights
Qualified for the Chase and finished in 4th place
Led the standings one week
Won the Lenox Industrial Tools 300 at New Hampshire Intl. Speedway on 7/16/06
Finished 2nd place once
Recorded 5 top 5's and 10 top 10's
Recorded 5 consecutive top 10 finishes from 6/18 to 7/16
Finished as the runner-up rookie of the year
Finished in the top 5 teams for average standings and race points
Picked 12 polesitters, 2nd in the league
One of 7 teams in the league that ran all the races in the year to have at least one driver lead a lap in every race
Led the Power Gauge for 3 consecutive weeks
Finished in the top 10 teams on the Power Gauge
Qualified for the All-Star Challenge
2005 highlights
Won the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on 11/20/05, his first career win
Finished 3rd place once
Recorded 3 top 5's and 5 top 10's
Was un-officially leading in average standings points, race points and average finish at the end of the season
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 |
| 2005 |
14th |
23 |
3310 |
-1218 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
14 |
0 |
147 |
28 |
| 2006 |
17th |
35 |
3463 |
-653 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
188 |
6 |
| 2007 |
13th |
35 |
3589 |
-778 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
11 |
0 |
245 |
-18 |
| 2008 |
10th |
35 |
3737 |
-571 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
12 |
0 |
410 |
66 |
| 2009 |
8th |
35 |
3751 |
-612 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
0 |
365 |
69 |
| 2010 |
9th |
35 |
3756 |
-461 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
425 |
4 |
| 2011 |
12th |
34 |
878 |
-227 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
10 |
1 |
236 |
47 |
| Total |
12th |
232 |
22484 |
N/A |
7 |
11 |
9 |
46 |
72 |
1 |
425 |
-18 |
2011 highlights
did not win a race but finished 2nd place and 3rd place once each
Recorded 4 top 5's and 10 top 10's
2010 highlights
Finished in the top 10 in the standings
Won the Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway on 6/12/10
Finished 2nd place twice and 3rd place once
Recorded 7 top 5's and 8 top 10's
2009 highlights
Finished in the top 10 in the standings
Won the Sam's Town 300 on 2/28/09
Finished 2nd place twice and 3rd place once
Recorded 4 top 5's and 9 top 10's
2008 highlights
Finished in the top 10 in the standings
Did not win any races but finished 3rd place twice
Recorded 7 top 5's and 12 top 10's
2007 highlights
Did not win any races but finished 2nd and 3rd place twice each
Recorded 9 top 5's and 11 top 10's
2006 highlights
Won the O'Reilly Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway on 11/4/06
Finished in 2nd place twice
Recorded 4 top 5's and 8 top 10's
Picked 11 polesitters, tied for first in the league
2005 highlights
Won the Mejier 300 at Kentucky Speedway on 6/18/05
Won the Wallace Family Tribute at Gateway Intl. Raceway on 7/30/05
Won the United Way 300 at Kansas Speedway on 10/8/05
Won the Dollar General 300 at Lowe's Motor Speedway on 10/14/05
Finished in 2nd and 3rd place twice each
Recorded 11 top 5's and 14 top 10's
Was 2nd in wins and 4th in top 5's despite having run 8 fewer races
Led the league in average race points per race with 81.30
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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 |
30th |
25 |
2169 |
-574 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
220 |
37 |
| 2008 |
9th |
25 |
2389 |
-385 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
455 |
159 |
| 2009 |
4th |
25 |
2653 |
-218 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
0 |
420 |
143 |
| 2010 |
7th |
25 |
2644 |
-610 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
410 |
124 |
| 2011 |
17th |
25 |
725 |
-158 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
225 |
0 |
| Total |
13th |
125 |
10580 |
N/A |
2 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
32 |
2 |
455 |
37 |
2011 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 3rd place once
Recorded 1 top 5 and 5 top 10's
2010 highlights
Finished in the top 10 in the standings
Recorded 1 top 5 and 7 top 10's
Finished in the top 5 of segment driver points
2009 highlights
Finished in the top 5 in the standings
Won the Toyota Tundra 200 on 8/1/09
Finished 2nd place twice
Recorded 3 top 5's and 10 top 10's
Picked 21 race winners, tied for first in the league
2008 highlights
Finished in the top 10 in the standings
Won the E-Z-Go 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on 10/25/08
Recorded 1 top 5 and 4 top 10's
2007 highlights
Did not win any races but finished in 3rd place twice
Recorded 2 top 5's and 6 top 10's
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Trophies & Awards
| Cup Series Awards |
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2010 Chase Driver
Finished 11th |
2009 Chase Driver
Finished 3rd |
2008 Chase Driver
Finished 3rd |
2007 Chase Driver
Finished 10th |
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2006 Chase Driver
Finished 4th |
2010 MVT: Racing Traditions, Inc. |
2009 Chaser Eraser Champion |
2008 All-Star Challenge Winner |
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| Additional Awards |
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| 2010 LROC Winning Team Driver |
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