Active Series
3rd Year
Racing Traditions, Inc.
4th Year
Helton Motorsports
2nd Year
Helton Motorsports

Driver: Nathan Helton

Council Member

Hometown: Paducah, Kentucky

Birthday: June 1, 1964

Age: 43

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 2009
Nationwide Contract: Through 2008
Truck Contract: Through 2008

E-mail: chelton8@comcast.net

CUP SERIES CAR INFORMATON
Car Number: 211

Make: Chevrolet Impala SS

Primary Sponsor: Comcast

Associate Sponsors: Trinity Industries, Inc., Motorola, Snap-On

Rookie Season: 2006



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Past Paint Schemes
2006-07 Comcast Chevy 2006-07 Comcast Chevy, rear view
2005 United Airlines Chevy 2005 United Airlines Chevy, rear view
BIOGRAPHY
Favorite NASCAR Driver
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
# 88
Sponsor: Amp Energy/National Guard
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Rookie Year: 2000
Birthdate: 10/10/74
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 165
Hometown: Kannapolis, NC

Other drivers:
Darrell Waltrip
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."







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 Groups: Rush, Tool

Hobbies: Wife's to-do list and Fantasy Racing

Race Track: Bristol



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
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



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
39th
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
Total
18th
82
13357
N/A
3
4
3
15
26
0
183
8
1
42
             2008 league stats

         2007 league stats                2007 driver pick stats       

         2006 league stats                2006 driver pick stats

         2005 league stats


2007 highlights


Qualified for the chase 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

Participated in the All-Star Challenge and finished in 14th place


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

Participated in the 2006 All Star Challenge and finished in 9th place



2005 highlights


Won the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on 11/20/05

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
Total
15th
93
10362
N/A
5
6
4
24
33
0
245
-18


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




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
Total
30th
25
2169
N/A
0
0
2
2
6
0
220
37


2007 highlights


Did not win any races but finished in 3rd place twice

Recorded 2 top 5's and 6 top 10's





Trophies & Awards

2006 Chase Team: Finished 4th
2007 Chase Team: Finished 10th
2008 All-Star Challenge Winner





17 Feb 2004
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