Casey Atwood Biography

On August 25, 1980, he was born. He started interested in racing from an early age. Atwood began racing go-karts at the age of ten. By the age of 15, his early interest for racing had advanced to Late Model Stock racing. At the age of 16, he made his NASCAR debut in 1996 during a Craftsman Truck Series race. He didn't race again until 1998, when he competed in the NASCAR Busch Series. At Nashville Speedway USA, he won the pole position. At the age of 17, he went on to finish second in his first Busch Series race, making him the youngest driver to ever earn a Busch Series pole. He got two poles and five top 20 finishes in 11 races before the end of 1998. For his first full season in the NASCAR Busch Series, he joined the Brewco Motorsports #27 Castrol squad in 1999. When he won at the Milwaukee Mile at the age of 18, he became the youngest winner in Busch Series history. At Dover, he won another race and earned two poles. He concluded 1999 with two victories, five top five finishes, and nine top ten finishes. In terms of points, he came in 13th. He had another successful year in 2000, with two poles and eight top ten finishes, ending eighth in points. In 2001, he moved up to the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, driving the #19 Dodge Dealers car for Evernham Motorsports, a newly founded Dodge team. He was dubbed "The Next Jeff Gordon" and was a teammate of Bill Elliott, a past Cup Champion. Atwood struggled early in the season but improved as the season progressed, capturing the pole at Phoenix and looking to win the race until a flat tyre ended his day. He was leading with 13 to go a week later, when Elliott passed him. Atwood was third in the Winston Cup Rookie of the Year voting and 26th overall in the Cup voting. Ray Evernham, his owner, relocated him to Sirius Satellite Radio #7 in 2002. Jim Smith and his Ultra Motorsports team were the owners of the #7 team. Evernham Motorsports and Ultra-Evernham Motorsports merged to create Ultra-Evernham Motorsports. Atwood had a difficult year, with no top ten finishes and a point total of 35th. Jim Smith sacked him with two races left in the season, and he was replaced by Jason Leffler and then Jimmy Spencer. Atwood qualified 10th for the final race of the season in Evernham's #91 Dodge, but he finished badly. In 2002, Atwood won the race at Pocono in an Evernham ARCA car after crushing the field. He was without a ride by the time February rolled around in 2003. By June, Armando Fitz and Terry Bradshaw had tapped him to drive the newly established #14 Navy Chevrolet as Kerry Earnhardt's partner. In 14 starts, Atwood finished in the top 10 four times. In the #91 Mountain Dew Live Wire Dodge for Ray Evernham (in Cup), he performed well but finished poorly in two races. Atwood had a mediocre year in 2004. He was a full-time Fitz-Bradshaw Racing driver. He had issues, but he still managed to score seven top tens. With fewer than ten laps to go at Richmond, he was touched by Martin Truex Jr., allowing Robby Gordon to win. Fitz diagnosed Atwood with a lack of confidence and a lack of aggressiveness on the racetrack. Flip Flippen was hired by Fitz to be Atwood's psychologist. With five races left in the season, Armando Fitz and Terry Bradshaw sacked Atwood. At the time, Atwood was ranked 13th in points, but he has since dropped to 19th. He also finished second in an ARCA race for Fitz. In 2005, Atwood was without a ride. Bobby Hamilton (whom some regard to be like a father to Atwood) hired him to drive the #4 Bailey's Dodge in the Craftsman Truck Series for the first three races of the season. Throughout the three races, Atwood performed admirably. He was left without a ride once more after that. Ray Evernham, a former owner, would bring him up to drive the Hungry Driver's Dodge in four races. Atwood's four races would be interesting, as he performed strongly and improved his position in the top ten. In 2005, he married Laura, his longtime lover. They intend to start a family in late 2005. Currently, Atwood resides in Antioch, Tennessee.

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