Tim Cowen

Tim Cowen
Born (1958-08-18) August 18, 1958
Loudonville, Ohio
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
7 races run over 6 years
Car no., team No. 66 (MBM Motorsports)
2017 position 60th
Best finish 60th (2017)
First race 2014 Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 (Mid-Ohio)
Last race 2018 Rock N Roll Tequila 170 (Mid-Ohio)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
4 races run over 2 years
2008 position 61st
Best finish 61st (2008)
First race 2007 City of Mansfield 250 (Mansfield)
Last race 2008 O'Reilly 250 (Memphis)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of September 2, 2018.

Tim Cowen (born August 18, 1958) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 66 Ford Mustang for MBM Motorsports.

Early life

Cowen was born in Loudonville and grew up in Perrysville. Sports were prominent in his life and he was initially interested in football before switching to racing.[1]

Racing career

NASCAR Xfinity Series

Cowen began racing in the Xfinity Series in 2014 at Mid-Ohio, where he drove the No. 86 Ford. He started 30th and finished 18th.[2]

In 2015, Cowen drove the No. 13 Ford in the Mid-Ohio and Road America races. He finished 30th at Ohio and 25th at Road America.

In 2016, Cowen ran the Mid-Ohio race in the No. 13 Ford, but a crash took him out of the race, leading to a 37th-place finish.[3]

In 2017, Cowen would again run the Mid-Ohio and Road America races. At Mid-Ohio, he drove the No. 40 Ford and finished 20th. At Road America, he drove the No. 40 Dodge and finished 36th due to a crash.

In 2018, Cowen drove the No. 66 Ford Mustang for MBM Motorsports and finished 26th at Mid-Ohio.[4][5]

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

Cowen made his Truck Series debut in 2007, driving the No. 42 Ford F-150 for his own team, Cowen Racing. He planned to run the two races at Martinsville and the Mansfield race, but only successfully qualified for and ran the latter.

Cowen returned to the Truck Series in 2008, running three races (Martinsville, Mansfield, and Memphis) for his team.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ashlandcosportshof.org/Tim_Cowen.html
  2. ↑ "Ashland's Tim Cowen set to race in the NASCAR Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio". August 16, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ Casey, Connor (August 13, 2016). "Ohio drivers nab top spots at Mid-Ohio Challenge". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  4. ↑ Kristl, Mark (August 15, 2018). "NASCAR Xfinity Series: Tim Cowen talks Mid-Ohio race in interview". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  5. ↑ Bedgood, Summer (August 7, 2018). "Summer's Five Things: What You Need To Know For August 8, 2018". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  • Tim Cowen driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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