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6th Year
Racing Traditions, Inc. |
7th Year
Dino's Racing |
3rd Year
Dino's Racing |
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Driver: Dean Higley
Hometown: Everest, Kansas
Birthday: November 16, 1955
Age: 56
Day Job: Management
First Cup Race: Feb. 10 2007
First Nationwide Race: Feb. 19 2006
First Truck Race: Feb. 16 2007
Cup Contract: Through 2013
Nationwide Contract: Through 2012
Truck Contract: Through 2012
E-mail: bredino@yahoo.com
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FAVORITES
Movies: Men in Black, Forrest Gump
TV Shows: Seinfeld, All Star Treks
Food: Mexican
Sports Teams: Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys
Music: Nickelback, Alabama
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Favorite NASCAR Driver
Jeff Gordon
# 24
Sponsor: AARP: Drive To End Hunger
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Rookie Year:1993
Birthdate: 8/4/71
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 150
Hometown: Vallejo, CA
Other drivers:
Jimmie Johnson
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DID YOU KNOW?...
Dean's son raced last year at I-70 speedway (Odessa Missouri). First year on asphalt, he finished 2nd in points in his class, with 10 feature wins.
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| CUP SERIES CAR INFORMATON |
Car #: 84
Make: Chevrolet Impala SS
Primary Sponsor: Coca-Cola
Associate Sponsors: Advil, Quaker Oatmeal, Snickers
Click Here For Rear View Of Car
Past Paint Schemes
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CAREER WINS
| Win # |
Date |
Track |
Race Name |
Points |
| CUP SERIES |
| 1. |
July 1, 2007 |
New Hampshire Intl. Speedway |
Lenox Industrial Tools 300 |
157 |
| 2. |
August 31, 2008 |
Auto Club Speedway |
Pepsi 400 |
355 |
| NATIONWIDE SERIES |
| 1. |
August 19, 2006 |
Michigan Intl. Raceway |
Carfax 250 |
115 |
| 2. |
March 24, 2007 |
Bristol Motor Speedway |
Sharpie MINI 300 |
128 |
| 3. |
May 4, 2007 |
Richmond Intl. Raceway |
Circuit City 250 |
120 |
| 4. |
July 7, 2007 |
Daytona Intl. Speedway |
Winn-Dixie 250 |
128 |
| 5. |
August 4, 2007 |
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve |
NAPA Auto Parts 200 |
197 |
| 6. |
July 4, 2008 |
Daytona Intl. Speedway |
Winn-Dixie 250 |
385 |
| 7. |
November 15, 2008 |
Homestead-Miami Speedway |
Ford 300 |
410 |
| 8. |
April 17, 2009 |
Phoenix Intl. Raceway |
Bashas' Supermarkets 200 |
315 |
| 9. |
May 8, 2009 |
Darlington Raceway |
Diamond Hill Plywood 200 |
385 |
| 10. |
April 8, 2011 |
Texas Motor Speedway |
O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 |
200 |
| TRUCK SERIES |
| 1. |
August 7, 2011 |
Pocono Raceway |
Good Sam RV Emergency Road Service 125 |
226 |
| LROC SERIES (For Lucky Dog Racing) |
| 1. |
November 7, 2008 |
Phoenix Intl. Raceway |
LROC III: Race #11 |
1037 |
| 2. |
November 8, 2009 |
Texas Motor Speedway |
LROC IV: Race #16 |
948 |
| 3. |
November 22, 2009 |
Homestead-Miami Speedway |
LROC IV: Race #18 |
930 |
| 4. |
November 7, 2010 |
Texas Motor Speedway |
LROC V: Race #16 |
1671 |
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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 |
| 2007 |
4th |
36 |
6175 |
-126 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
10 |
15 |
1 |
200 |
-10 |
1 |
26 |
| 2008 |
20th |
36 |
3658 |
-2711 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
10 |
0 |
380 |
33 |
11 |
40 |
| 2009 |
1st |
36 |
6302 |
-0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
0 |
345 |
73 |
1 |
27 |
| 2010 |
8th |
36 |
6082 |
-102 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
10 |
0 |
415 |
83 |
1 |
12 |
| 2011 |
9th |
36 |
2211 |
-123 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
11 |
0 |
200 |
91 |
2 |
35 |
| Total |
8th |
180 |
24428 |
N/A |
2 |
7 |
11 |
34 |
57 |
1 |
415 |
-10 |
1 |
40 |
2011 highlights
Qualified for the Chase for the 3rd consecutive year and finished in 9th place
Did not win a race but finished 2nd place and 3rd place twice each
Recorded 6 top 5's and 11 top 10's
Recorded three consecutive top 10 finishes
Picked 18 drivers leading the most laps, the most in the league
Picked 10 polesitters, tied for first in the league
Finished in the top 10 on the Power Gauge
Qualified for the Budweiser Shootout
2010 highlights
Qualified for the Chase for the 2nd consecutive year and finished in 8th place
Led the standings for 5 weeks
Did not win a race but finished 2nd place three times and 3rd place twice
Recorded 9 top 5's and 10 top 10's
Recorded three consecutive top 10 finishes
Led the league with an average of 6.2 bonus points per race
Led the league lead with 18 race winners picked
Finished in the top 5 on the Power Gauge
2009 highlights
Qualified for the Chase and finished in first place as the Cup Series Champion
Won the Team Championship with Racing Traditions, Inc.
Led the standings for 2 weeks
Did not win any races but finished 3rd place twice
Recorded 3 top 5's and 11 top 10's
Led the league with an average of 3.8 bonus points per race
Tied for the league lead with 19 race winners picked
Finished in the top 10 on the Power Gauge
Qualified for the All-Star Challenge
2008 highlights
Won the Team Championship with Racing Traditions, Inc.
Won the Pepsi 400 at Auto Club Speedway on 8/31/08
Finished 2nd and 3rd place once each
Recorded 6 top 5's and 10 top 10's
Led the league with an average of 3.5 bonus points per race
Led the Power Gauge for 1 week
Qualified for the All-Star Challenge
2007 highlights
Qualified for the Chase and finished in 4th place
Led the standings for 3 weeks
Won the Lenox Industrial Tools 300 at New Hampshire Intl. Speedway on 7/1/07
Finished 2nd place once and 3rd four times
Recorded 10 top 5's, second most in the league
Recorded 15 top 10's, tied for first in the league
Finished in the top 10 for average standings points, race points finish and picks average
Recorded three consecutive top 5 finishes twice
Led the Power Gauge for 4 weeks
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 |
12th |
35 |
3594 |
-522 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
11 |
1 |
168 |
3 |
| 2007 |
1st |
35 |
4367 |
Leader |
4 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
16 |
0 |
218 |
-2 |
| 2008 |
1st |
35 |
4308 |
Leader |
2 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
15 |
0 |
410 |
75 |
| 2009 |
9th |
35 |
3742 |
-621 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
9 |
0 |
385 |
48 |
| 2010 |
6th |
35 |
3865 |
-352 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
12 |
0 |
425 |
39 |
| 2011 |
7th |
34 |
947 |
-158 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
0 |
232 |
136 |
| Total |
6th |
209 |
20823 |
N/A |
10 |
6 |
10 |
42 |
72 |
1 |
425 |
-2 |
2011 highlights
Finished in the top 10 in the standings for the fifth consecutive year
Won the O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on 4/8/11, his 10th career win
Finished 3rd place twice
Recorded 5 top 5's and 9 top 10's
Picked 26 race winners, the most in the league
Recorded 1209 claim jumper points, the most in the league
2010 highlights
Finished in the top 10 in the standings for the fourth consecutive year
Did not win a race but finished 2nd place once and 3rd place twice
Recorded 6 top 5's and 12 top 10's
2009 highlights
Finished in the top 10 in the standings for the third consecutive year
Won the Bashas' Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix Intl. Raceway on 4/17/09
Won the Diamond Hill Plywood 200 on 5/8/09
Finished 2nd place once
Recorded 5 top 5's and 9 top 10's
2008 highlights
Finished 1st in the league as League Champion for the 2nd consecutive year
Won the Kroger 200 at O'Reilly Raceway Park on 7/26/08
Won the Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on 11/15/08
Finished 2nd and 3rd three times each
Recorded 10 top 5's, tied for first in the league
Recorded 15 top 10's, the most in the league
Set a new record with 9632 race points, the most in the league
Set a new record for average points with 275.2, the best in the league
Set a new record for most race winners picked with 25, the most in the league
Set a new record with 76 lap leaders picked, tied for first in the league
2007 highlights
Finished 1st in the league as League Champion
Won the Sharpie MINI 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on 3/24/07
Won the Circuit City 250 at Richmond Intl. Raceway on 5/4/07
Won the Winn-Dixie 250 at Daytona Intl. Speedway on 7/7/07
Won the NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on 8/4/07
Won 4 races, the most in the league
Finished 2nd once and 3rd three times
Recorded 12 top 5's, the most in the league
Recorded 16 top 10's, the most in the league
Recorded three consecutive top 5 finishes and five consecutive top 10 finishes
Recorded 3507 race points, the most in the league
Set a new record after picking 18 race winners, the most in the league
Set a new record after picking 68 lap leaders, the most in the league
Picked 11 drivers leading the most laps, tied for 2nd in the league
Recorded 780 Buschwacker bonus points, second most in the league
2006 highlights
Won the Carfax 250 at Michigan Intl. Raceway on 8/19/06
Recorded 4 top 5's and 11 top 10's
Picked 17 race winners, the most in the league
Recorded 330 Truck bonus points, the most in the league
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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 |
19th |
25 |
2350 |
-393 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
230 |
9 |
| 2011 |
2nd |
25 |
880 |
-3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
0 |
229 |
151 |
| Total |
10th |
50 |
3230 |
N/A |
1 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
15 |
0 |
230 |
9 |
2011 highlights
Finished as the runner-up Champion, in 2nd place
Won the Good Sam RV Emergency Road Service 125 at Pocono Raceway on 8/7/11
Finished 2nd place once and 3rd place twice
Recorded 6 top 5's and 10 top 10's
Picked 38 top 5 drivers, the most in the league
Picked 43 top 10 drivers, the most in the league
Picked 58 lap leaders, the most in the league
Finished with the 2nd most segment driver points
2007 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 2nd once
Recorded 4 top 5's and 5 top 10's
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Trophies & Awards
| Cup Series Awards |
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| 2009 Cup Series Champion |
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2011 Chase Driver
Finished 9th |
2010 Chase Driver
Finished 8th |
2009 Chase Driver
Finished 1st |
2007 Chase Driver
Finished 4th |
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| Nationwide Series Awards |
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| 2008 Nationwide Series Champion |
2007 Busch Series Champion |
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| Truck Series Awards |
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| 2011: Truck Series 2nd Place |
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| Additional Awards |
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| 2010: LROC V Champion |
2008: LROC III Champion |
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| 2011 LROC Winning Team Driver |
2010 LROC Winning Team Driver |
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