Lyndon Amick
Quick Facts
Biography
Lyndon Amick (born June 30, 1977 in Saluda, South Carolina) is a former NASCAR driver. He spent most of his NASCAR career in the NASCAR Busch Series driving for his family-owned team.
Amick was the 1996 NASCAR Goody's Dash series champion. Amick made his NASCAR Busch Series debut in 1997, driving the #35 Pontiac Grand Prix owned by his father, Bill. He had sponsorship from Rockwell Automation and ran fifteen races. His first career start in the 1997 race at Daytona International Speedway. He started in the 37th position in the 45-car field, but finished 44th after a multi-car crash on lap 28 forced him out of the race early. Out of the rest of the races he ran that season, he only managed a best finish of 15th at IRP and only had two other top-20 finishes. His best start was a 12th at the fall race at Darlington. After his rookie run, Amick made a dozen starts in 1998. In back to back starts, Amick earned a 4th at Myrtle Beach and an 8th at South Boston. In his return to IRP, Amick also earned a 3rd place starting position. He ended the season in 45th place in points.
In nineteen starts in 1999, Amick received sponsorship from SCANA Pontiac, Amick recorded three top-10s including a fifth. Also, Amick matched his best career start of 3rd at Las Vegas. Amick made his first full-time run 2000. Amick had three top-10s, the best being a 9th at Richmond and a pair of tenths, finishing 28th in points. Amick made two Craftsman Truck Series races . In 2000, Amick made his debut in the inaugural race at Daytona. He started 3rd and ran well. He was seventh on lap 56, but finished 22nd after a fiery crash with Geoffrey Bodine. Amick returned at IRP, starting 13th, and led 7 to finish 2nd, barely losing to Joe Ruttman.
After losing sponsor SCANA, Amick six races in 2001. He earned a 7th at Watkins Glen International Raceway, but two crashes and one engine failure. He also drove in two more Truck races for Schrader, finishing 9th at Daytona.
In 2002, Amick began the season the #26 Dr Pepper Chevy full-time for Carroll Racing. He managed a best finish of 14th at Rockingham, and after ten races and a 31st at Richmond, Amick was released in favor of Ron Hornaday. Amick's best weekend was a one-race deal with ppc Racing at Kansas. He started 12th and ran well to a 9th-place finish. Amick's final start came at Talladega in 2003, when he leased a car from Braun Racing and finished 36th after an early crash.
Shortly after his retirement from racing, Amick joined the South Carolina Army National Guard, and was deployed in combat during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, with the rank of sergeant.
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Busch Series
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | NBSC | Pts | Ref | |
1996 | Team Amick | 33 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | NSV | DAR | BRI | HCY | NZH | CLT | DOV | SBO | MYB | GLN | MLW | NHA | TAL | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR DNQ | HOM | NA | - | ||||||||||
1997 | 35 | Pontiac | DAY 44 | CAR | RCH | ATL 35 | LVS | DAR 38 | HCY | TEX 40 | BRI DNQ | NSV 20 | TAL | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | SBO | GLN 24 | MLW 32 | MYB | GTY 28 | IRP 15 | MCH DNQ | BRI 23 | RCH DNQ | DOV 17 | CLT 35 | CAL 29 | CAR 36 | HOM DNQ | 42nd | 1110 | ||||||||
Chevy | DAR 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 | Pontiac | DAY DNQ | CAR 26 | LVS DNQ | NSV 35 | DAR 16 | BRI DNQ | TEX | HCY | TAL 33 | NHA | NZH | CLT DNQ | DOV | RCH 22 | PPR | GLN | MLW | MYB 4 | CAL | SBO 9 | IRP 22 | MCH DNQ | BRI DNQ | DAR 43 | RCH 31 | DOV 27 | GTY 41 | HOM DNQ | 45th | 1045 | ||||||||||
Chevy | CLT DNQ | CAR DNQ | ATL DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 | DAY 29 | CAR 37 | LVS 43 | ATL 29 | DAR DNQ | TEX 41 | NSV DNQ | BRI 41 | TAL 5 | CAL 9 | NHA 26 | RCH 43 | NZH 37 | CLT DNQ | DOV DNQ | SBO 19 | GLN | MLW | MYB 24 | PPR 32 | GTY DNQ | IRP 21 | MCH | BRI | DOV 27 | CLT | CAR | MEM 10 | PHO 28 | HOM 42 | 34th | 1483 | |||||||||
88 | Chevy | DAR DNQ | RCH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000 | Team Amick | 35 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | CAR 10 | LVS 37 | ATL 15 | DAR 10 | BRI 19 | TEX 33 | NSV 43 | TAL 35 | CAL 11 | RCH 9 | NHA 37 | CLT 11 | DOV 35 | SBO 16 | MYB 16 | GLN 38 | MLW 34 | NZH 41 | PPR 23 | GTY 39 | IRP 43 | MCH 38 | BRI 17 | DAR 40 | RCH 35 | DOV 39 | CLT 35 | CAR DNQ | MEM 30 | PHO 36 | HOM DNQ | 28th | 2266 | ||||
2001 | Pontiac | DAY 21 | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | 57th | 493 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | TAL 30 | CAL | RCH 43 | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | KEN | MLW | GLN 7 | CHI | GTY | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR 21 | RCH 41 | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | PHO | CAR | HOM | ||||||||||||||||
2002 | Carroll Racing | 26 | Pontiac | DAY 19 | DAR 41 | TAL 25 | 44th | 960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | CAR 14 | LVS 30 | BRI 22 | TEX 41 | NSH 28 | CAL 20 | RCH 31 | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | GTY | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | |||||||||||||||||
ppc Racing | 15 | Ford | KAN 9 | CLT | MEM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pontiac | ATL DNQ | CAR | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 | Team Amick | 32 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | TAL 36 | NSH | CAL | RCH | GTY | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL | PHO | CAR | HOM | 141st | 55 |
Craftsman Truck Series
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||
2000 | Ken Schrader Racing | 52 | Chevy | DAY 22 | HOM | PHO | MMR | MAR | PIR | GTY | MEM | PPR | EVG | TEX | KEN | GLN | MLW | NHA | NZH | MCH | IRP 2 | NSV | CIC | RCH | DOV | TEX | CAL | 63rd | 277 | |||||||||||||||
2001 | DAY 9 | HOM | MMR | MAR | GTY | DAR | PPR | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | NHA | IRP | NSH 13 | CIC | NZH | RCH | SBO | TEX | LVS | PHO | CAL | 65th | 267 |
ARCA Re/Max Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | ARMC | Pts | Ref |
2000 | Ken Schrader Racing | 99 | Chevy | DAY 12 | SLM | AND | 38th | 895 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Pontiac | CLT 1 | KIL | FRS | MCH | POC | TOL | KEN | BLN | POC | WIN | ISF | KEN | DSF | SLM | CLT 19 | TAL 7 | ATL 14 | ||||||||||||||
2001 | Chevy | DAY | NSH | WIN | SLM | GTY | KEN | CLT | KAN | MCH | POC | MEM | GLN 6* | KEN | MCH | POC | NSH | ISF | CHI | DSF | SLM | TOL | BLN | CLT | TAL | ATL | 108th | 230 |