Active Series
9th Year
Mafia Motorsports
Driver: John Sherman

Council Member

Mafia Motorsports Team Owner

Hometown: East Bridgewater, Mass.

Birthday: February 26, 1946

Age: 66

Day Job: None

First Cup Race: Apr. 4 2004

Cup Contract: Through 2012


Email: bumpandgoracing@yahoo.com





FAVORITES

Movies: Star Wars

TV Shows: CSI, The Closer, Law and Order: SVU

Food: Italian & Cajun

Sports Teams: Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots, Duke Basketball

Music Groups: Janis Joplin, Eric Clapton, Nickelback, Toby Keith

Hobbies: Genealogy & fishing

Race Track: Martinsville

Favorite NASCAR Driver


Ryan Newman
# 39
Sponsor: U.S. Army
Team: Stewart-Haas Racing
Rookie Year: 2002
Birthdate: 12/8/77
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 207
Hometown: South Bend, IN

Other drivers:
Jeremy Mayfield
DID YOU KNOW?...

John chose his first sponsor, redneckjunk.com because NASCAR hated it. He then switched to Samuel Adams when Zipperhead Racing left the league.



CUP SERIES CAR INFORMATON
Car #: 17

Make: Chevrolet Impala SS

Primary Sponsor: Samuel Adams

Associate Sponsors: Boston Red Sox, Bass Pro Shops



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Past Paint Schemes
2007 Samuel Adams Dodge 2007 Samuel Adams Dodge, rear view
2004-06 Redneckjunk.com Dodge 2004-06 Redneckjunk.com Dodge, rear view



CAREER WINS
Win #
Date
Track
Race Name
Points
CUP SERIES
1.
September 26, 2004
Dover Intl. Speedway
MBNA 400
142
2.
September 2, 2007
California Speedway
Sharp AQUOS 500
205
3.
April 6, 2008
Texas Motor Speedway
Samsung 500
330
4.
April 12, 2008
Phoenix Intl. Raceway
Subway Fresh Fit 500
355
5.
July 4, 2009
Daytona Intl. Speedway
Coke Zero 400
255
6.
October 3, 2010
Kansas Speedway
Price Chopper 400
310
7.
November 7, 2010
Texas Motor Speedway
AAA Texas 500
358
8.
June 19, 2011
Michigan Intl. Speedway
Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400
183



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
2004
7th
31
1528
-437
1
1
0
6
14
2
92
-11
7
19
2005
10th
36
6007
-247
0
0
0
4
10
0
143
13
1
33
2006
5th
36
6110
-186
0
1
0
3
13
0
203
17
1
14
2007
19th
36
3647
-2654
1
0
2
5
9
1
205
-5
13
27
2008
6th
36
6044
-242
2
0
0
6
14
0
355
10
1
39
2009
16th
36
3767
-2535
1
1
2
7
9
0
360
16
3
38
2010
13th
36
4068
-2116
2
1
4
8
13
0
360
25
1
27
2011
27th
36
766
-1568
1
0
3
6
8
0
205
89
11
38
2012
5th
36
2238
-5
0
1
1
4
11
0
202
102
1
26
Total
12th
319
34175
N/A
8
5
12
51
101
3
360
-11
1
39
2012 league stats 2011 league stats 2010 league stats
2009 league stats 2008 league stats 2007 league stats
2006 league stats 2005 league stats 2004 league stats


2012 highlights


Qualified for the Chase for the fourth time and finished in 5th place

Led the standings for 4 weeks

Did not win a race but finished 2nd place and 3rd place once each

Recorded 4 top 5's and 11 top 10's

Recorded 3 consecutive top 10 finishes

Finished tied with best picks average of 13.15

Picked 47 top 10 drivers, tied for first in the league

Qualified for the Budweiser Shootout and All-Star race



2011 highlights


Won the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 at Michigan Intl. Speedway on 6/19/11

Finished 3rd place three times

Recorded 6 top 5's and 8 top 10's

Recorded three consecutive top 10 finishes

Qualified for the Budweiser Shootout



2010 highlights


Finished in 13th place to win the Best of the Rest award

Won the Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speedway on 10/3/10

Won the AAA texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on 11/7/10

Finished 2nd place once and 3rd place four times

Recorded 8 top 5's and 13 top 10's

Recorded three consecutive top 10 finishes

Picked 17 race winners, 2nd most in the league

Finished in the top 10 on the Power Gauge

Led the Power Gauge for 5 consecutive weeks, tying the all-time record Qualified for the All-Star race



2009 highlights


Won the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona Intl. Speedway on 7/4/09

Finished 2nd place once and 3rd place twice

Recorded 7 top 5's and 9 top 10's

Led the Power Gauge for 2 weeks

Finished in the top 10 on the Power Gauge

Qualified for the All-Star Challenge



2008 highlights


Qualified for the Chase for the third time and finished in 6th place

Won the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on 4/6/08

Won the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix Intl. Raceway on 4/12/08

Tied the league record with 2 consecutive wins

Recorded 6 top 5's and 14 top 10's

Recorded 3 consecutive top 10 finishes

Led the standings for 6 consecutive weeks

Finished in the top 5 for average standings points, finish and picks average

Finished in the top 10 for average race points

Led the Power Gauge for 1 week

Finished in 3rd place in the Power Gauge standings

Was one of only 5 members to have 100% of lap leaders for the season

Qualified for the All-Star Challenge



2007 highlights


Won the Sharp AQUOS 500 at California Speedway on 9/2/07

Finished 3rd twice

Recorded 5 top 5's and 9 top 10's

Was one of only 4 teams to have 100% of lap leaders for the season



2006 highlights


Qualified for the Chase for the 2nd time and finished 5th, third consecutive top 10 finish

Didn't win any races but finished 2nd once

Recorded 13 top 10 finishes, 2nd in the league

Finished in the top 5 teams for average standings points

Finished in the top 10 teams for average race points

Finished in the top 10 teams for best picks average

Finished in the top 10 teams for average finish

Picked 92 lap leaders in the season, the most on the league

Picked 18 drivers leading the most laps, the most in the league

Recorded 5 top 10 finishes from 3/12 to 4/9, tied for the longest streak in the league

Finished in 4th place on the Power Gauge

Led the Power Gauge for 2 weeks



2005 highlights


Qualified for the Chase for the first time and finished 10th

Didn't win any races but had 4 top 5's and 10 top 10's

Finished in the top 5 teams for average standings points

Finished in the top 10 teams for average race points

Finished in the top 10 teams for best picks average

Tied for first in the league for most race winners picked at 18

Finished in 4th place on the Power Gauge

Led the Power Gauge for 3 weeks

Qualified for the All-Star Challenge



2004 highlights


Finished in the top 10 in the standings

Won the MBNA America 400 at Dover Intl. Speedway on 9/26/04, his first career Cup win

Recorded 5 consecutive top 10 finishes from 5/2/04 to 6/6/04




Trophies & Awards


Cup Series Awards
2012 Chase Driver:
Finished 5th
2008 Chase Driver:
Finished 6th
2006 Chase Driver:
Finished 5th
2005 Chase Driver:
Finished 10th
2004: 7th Place Finish
2010: Best of the Rest Award





17 Feb 2004
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