Jerry Marquis

Jerry Marquis
Jerry Marquis
Born	February 14, 1956 (age 68); Broad Brook, Connecticut, United States
Achievements	2000 Featherlite Modified Series Champion
Awards	1994 Busch North Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
	2 races run over 1 year
First race	1995 NE Chevy Dealers 250 (Loudon)
Last race	1995 Meridian Advantage 200 (Nazareth)
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
	1 race run over 1 year
Best finish	119th (1997)
First race	1997 Virginia Is For Lovers 200 (Richmond)
Last race	1997 Virginia Is For Lovers 200 (Richmond)
	Statistics current as of August 17, 2014.

Jerry Marquis (born February 14, 1956) is a former NASCAR Driver who competed in the NASCAR Busch Series the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, The NASCAR Busch North Series and The NASCAR Featherlight Modified Series. He is from Broad Brook, Connecticut.^[1]

Marquis has won 7 NASCAR Busch North Series races putting him 16th on the all-time list in the Busch North Series. His home track was Stafford Motor Speedway. Jerry Marquis was also infamous for NASCAR's former commentator Bill Weber and the "bodyguard to the stars" incident. He spun out Tony Stewart who was racing a NASCAR Modified race car that day with five laps to go and when the race was over a personal friend was pulled away by Weber and was to do an interview. Marquis declined to comment.^[2]

Marquis also raced in two Busch series races for Mike Greci in the number 51 Wheels Discount Auto Chevy at Loudon and at Nazareth. He also raced in the 18 DANA Corp Truck at Richmond in 1997 driving for Kurt Roehrig. He is most notable for winning the 2000 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Championship with sponsorship from LongView RV and Teddy Bear Pools. He won at Riverhead, Seekonk, Thompson, Waterford, and Stafford Springs.

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

NASCAR Busch Series results
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	NBGNC	Pts	Ref
1994	Info not available			DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	MAR	DAR	HCY	BRI	ROU	NHA DNQ	NZH	CLT	DOV	MYB	GLN	MLW	SBO	TAL	HCY	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	MAR	CAR	N/A	-	^[3]
1995	Greci Motorsports	51	Chevy	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	NSV	DAR	BRI	HCY	NHA 38																				N/A	0¹	^[4]
1995	Greci Motorsports	5	Chevy										NZH 29	CLT	DOV	MYB	GLN	MLW	TAL	SBO	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAR	HOM			N/A	0¹	^[4]
1996	Pease Motorsports	8	Chevy	DAY DNQ	CAR	RCH	ATL	NSV	DAR	BRI	HCY	NZH	CLT	DOV	SBO	MYB	GLN	MLW	NHA	TAL	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAR	HOM			N/A	-	^[5]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
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	NCTC	Pts	Ref
1997	Roehrig Motorsports	18	Dodge	WDW	TUS	HOM	PHO	POR	EVG	I70	NHA	TEX	BRI	NZH	MLW	LVL	CNS	HPT	IRP	FLM	NSV	GLN	RCH 28	MAR	SON	MMR	CAL	PHO	LVS	119th	79	^[6]

¹ Competed only in companion events with Busch North Series as BNS driver and ineligible for Busch Series points

References

^ "BNSracing.com Driver: Jerry Marquis". Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
^ http://blogs.courant.com/autoracing/2009/06/bill-weber-nascar-security-gua-1.html Archived 2012-01-25 at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL]}
^ "Jerry Marquis – 1994 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
^ "Jerry Marquis – 1995 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
^ "Jerry Marquis – 1996 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
^ "Jerry Marquis – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2024.

External links

Jerry Marquis driver statistics at Racing-Reference

Sporting positions
Preceded by Tony Hirschman Jr.	NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Champion 2000	Succeeded by Mike Stefanik

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[1] "BNSracing.com Driver: Jerry Marquis". Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2010-10-15.

[2] ttp://blogs.courant.com/autoracing/2009/06/bill-weber-nascar-security-gua-1.html Archived 2012-01-25 at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL]}

[3] "Jerry Marquis – 1994 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2024.

[4] "Jerry Marquis – 1995 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2024.

[5] "Jerry Marquis – 1996 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2024.

[6] "Jerry Marquis – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2024.

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