Ronnie Thomas

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Ronald Thomas
Born (1955-03-08) March 8, 1955
Christiansburg, Virginia, U.S.
Awards1978 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
197 races run over 12 years
Best finish14th (1980)
First race1977 Old Dominion 500 (Martinsville)
Last race1989 Miller High Life 400 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 9 0
NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career
3 races run over 2 years
Best finish54th (1985)
First race1982 Miller 300 (Charlotte)
Last race1985 Busch 200 (South Boston)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0

Ronald Darrell Thomas (born March 8, 1955) is an American former NASCAR driver who drove in the Winston Cup series from 1977 to 1989 and the Busch Series in 1982 and 1985. He was the 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year, edging out Roger Hamby in a race that went down to the wire at the Los Angeles Times 500. Thomas's father, Jabe Thomas was also a NASCAR driver. In 1980, his best season he finished fourteenth in the points in the No. 25 Stone's Cafeteria car. He led a career total of four laps in Winston Cup competition.[1]

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.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup 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 29 30 31 NWCC Pts Ref
1977 Robertson Racing 25 Chevy RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL NWS DAR BRI MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC
33 		TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV
25 		MAR
19 		NWS CLT CAR
30 		ATL ONT 53rd 331 [2]
1978 RSD
DNQ 		DAY RCH
18 		CAR
13 		ATL
24 		BRI
20 		DAR
31 		NWS
21 		MAR
20 		TAL
14 		DOV
32 		CLT
30 		NSV
15 		RSD
25 		MCH
18 		DAY
25 		NSV
10 		POC
33 		TAL
24 		MCH
26 		BRI
11 		DAR
9 		RCH
14 		MAR
16 		NWS
19 		CLT CAR
33 		ATL
15 		ONT
30 		18th 2733 [3]
Negre Racing Chevy DOV
11
1979 Robertson Racing Chevy RSD
12 		CAR
29 		BRI
23 		DAR
24 		MAR
20 		DOV
16 		TWS
26 		RSD
23 		MCH
27 		DAY NSV
9 		POC
14 		MCH
24 		BRI
27 		DAR
24 		RCH
23 		DOV
24 		MAR
20 		CLT
38 		NWS
7 		CAR
8 		ATL
28 		ONT
27 		17th 2912 [4]
Buick DAY
34 		RCH
17 		ATL
34 		NWS
28 		TAL
25 		TAL
22
Thomas Racing Chevy NSV
17
John Kennedy 0 Chevy CLT
14
1980 Robertson Racing 25 Chevy RSD
10 		RCH
26 		CAR
11 		ATL
22 		BRI
12 		DAR
26 		NWS
23 		MAR
22 		NSV
21 		CLT
22 		TWS
11 		RSD
16 		MCH
30 		NSV
26 		POC
23 		BRI
29 		DAR
22 		RCH
22 		DOV
10 		NWS
25 		MAR
18 		CLT CAR
10 		ATL
8 		ONT
38 		14th 3066 [5]
Buick DAY
29 		TAL
20 		DOV
11 		MCH
29
Oldsmobile DAY
17 		TAL
21
1981 Thomas Racing Pontiac RSD DAY
28 		RCH
21 		CAR
11 		ATL
31 		BRI
18 		NWS
12 		MAR
31 		NSV DOV
24 		CLT
22 		TWS
20 		RSD
34 		MCH
25 		DAY NSV
14 		POC
35 		TAL MCH BRI
18 		DAR
27 		DOV
20 		MAR
27 		NWS
17 		26th 2138 [6]
Buick DAR
20
Chevy RCH
24
Price Racing 40 Buick TAL
26
Ulrich Racing Buick CLT
32 		CAR ATL RSD
1982 Thomas Racing 25 Pontiac DAY
DNQ 		RCH BRI
25 		ATL CAR
20 		DAR
13 		NWS
23 		MAR TAL NSV
24 		MCH
35 		DAY NSV BRI
28 		RCH
23 		DOV
31 		NWS
29 		MAR
25 		CAR
30 		ATL RSD 30th 1093 [7]
42 Buick POC
32 		TAL
Pontiac MCH
17 		DAR
38 		CLT
37
Gordon Racing 24 Buick DOV
23 		CLT POC
23 		RSD
Cronkrite Racing 96 Buick CLT
DNQ
1983 Thomas Racing 41 Pontiac DAY
17 		RCH
23 		CAR
27 		ATL
24 		DAR
24 		NWS
17 		MAR
18 		TAL
35 		NSV
15 		DOV
25 		BRI
15 		CLT
DNQ 		RSD
33 		POC
21 		MCH
24 		DAY
24 		NSV
23 		POC
20 		TAL
20 		MCH
DNQ 		BRI
12 		DAR
30 		RCH
17 		DOV
24 		MAR
21 		NWS
21 		CLT CAR
19 		ATL
DNQ 		RSD
27 		22nd 2515 [8]
1984 Chevy DAY
24 		RCH
31 		CAR
32 		ATL
25 		BRI
15 		NWS
26 		DAR
28 		MAR
30 		TAL
20 		NSV
23 		DOV
30 		CLT RSD
DNQ 		POC
24 		MCH
25 		DAY
29 		NSV
21 		POC
40 		TAL
27 		MCH
23 		BRI
27 		DAR
DNQ 		RCH
DNQ 		DOV
35 		MAR
16 		CLT
DNQ 		NWS
QL† 		CAR ATL
DNQ 		RSD
DNQ 		30th 1775 [9]
1985 DAY RCH
12 		CAR
34 		ATL BRI
21 		DAR NWS MAR
30 		TAL
DNQ 		DOV CLT RSD POC
40 		MCH DAY
DNQ 		POC TAL MCH
19 		BRI
14 		DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD 39th 631 [10]
1986 DAY RCH
DNQ 		CAR
26 		ATL BRI
26 		MAR
DNQ 		DAY
DNQ 		POC 42nd 504 [11]
Pontiac CAR
40 		ATL RSD
Hylton Motorsports 48 Chevy DAR
36 		NWS TAL
14 		DOV CLT RSD POC MCH TAL
16 		GLN MCH
DNQ 		BRI
DNQ 		DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
1987 Thomas Racing 41 Pontiac DAY
DNQ 		CAR RCH ATL DAR NWS 56th 319 [12]
Chevy BRI
30 		MAR TAL CLT DOV POC RSD MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI
30 		DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS
25 		CLT CAR
26 		RSD ATL
1988 DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI
DNQ 		DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL N/A - [13]
1989 LC Racing 69 Ford DAY CAR ATL RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH
23 		DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR 73rd 94 [14]
CLT
DNQ 		NWS CAR PHO ATL
† – Qualified but replaced by Buddy Arrington
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1979 Robertson Racing Buick 41 34
1980 33 29
1981 Thomas Racing Pontiac 19 28
1982 DNQ
1983 36 17
1984 Chevrolet 38 24
1987 Thomas Racing Pontiac DNQ

References

  1. ^ "Ronnie Thomas Results and States".
  2. ^ "Ronnie Thomas – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  3. ^ "Ronnie Thomas – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  4. ^ "Ronnie Thomas – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  5. ^ "Ronnie Thomas – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  6. ^ "Ronnie Thomas – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  7. ^ "Ronnie Thomas – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  8. ^ "Ronnie Thomas – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  9. ^ "Ronnie Thomas – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  10. ^ "Ronnie Thomas – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  11. ^ "Ronnie Thomas – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  12. ^ "Ronnie Thomas – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  13. ^ "Ronnie Thomas – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  14. ^ "Ronnie Thomas – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
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