L.D. Ottinger
| L.D. Ottinger | |||||||
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December 30, 1938 Newport, Tennessee, United States |
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| Achievements | 1975 Late Model Sportsman Division Champion 1976 Late Model Sportsman Division Champion |
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| Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 10 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 56th (1973) | ||||||
| First race | 1966 Smoky Mountain 200 (Maryville) | ||||||
| Last race | 1984 Holly Farms 400 (North Wilkesboro) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 206 races run over 10 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 4th (1989) | ||||||
| First race | 1982 Miller Time 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
| Last race | 1991 Goody's 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
| First win | 1986 Busch 200 (Langley) | ||||||
| Last win | 1990 Budweiser 250 (Bristol) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Grand National East Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| First race | 1972 Maryville 200 (Maryville) | ||||||
| Last race | 1972 Maryville 200 (Maryville) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of April 10, 2013. | |||||||
L.D. Ottinger is a former NASCAR Busch Series driver. He raced occasionally in the Winston Cup Series during his career. Driving the Black Diamond Coal #2 Chevy, he was a Champion in the NASCAR Late Model Sportsman series, predecessor of the Busch Grand National Series.
Ottinger made his major NASCAR debut in 1966, where he drove for Ken Carpenter at Smoky Mountain Raceway. He started 21st in the 29-car field, but finished 28th after a crash on lap 33.
Ottinger's next start came in 1973 at Bristol Motor Speedway. He drove the #45 Chevy for James Bryant. Starting from the 11th position, Ottinger made his way through the field to the 2nd position. His next start was at Talladega a few weeks later. Driving the #02 Lonesome Pine Raceway Chevy, Ottinger started 26th and finished 10th. At another race at Charlotte, Ottinger had to settle for a 27th-place finish after his engine expired.
L.D. made four starts in 1974. However, L.D. did not finish any of the races and the best he could muster was a 25th at both Bristol events.
L.D. made his last Cup race in 1984, driving for Ron Benfield and the #98 Levi Garrett team, replacing the recently released Joe Ruttman for two races. He finished 21st and 22nd at Charlotte and North Wilkesboro Speedway, respectively.
Ottinger made his Busch debut in the series first year of 1982. He started 8th in the #84 Kelly Builders Chevy at Charlotte. He was only able to complete 155 laps before he crashed out of the event.
In 1983, Ottinger made start. In his first race, he finished 4th at Rockingham, and also had runs of 24th at Darlington and 27th at Charlotte, retiring from both races with transmission problems.
His runs from previous Cup and Busch starts earned Ottinger a full-time ride in 1984. Driving the #10 Schlitz Pontiac, L.D. qualified for 26 of the 29 races. Despite not making those three races, he made up for it with three poles at Daytona, Charlotte, and IRP. Racewise, he had 3 top-5s, with his best being a 3rd at Martinsville. Along with 7 other top-10s, L.D. earned a 7th-place finish in points.
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