Boris Said
His NASCAR career began in 1995 as a road course ringer primarily due to his success on such tracks; he won one race each in the Xfinity and Truck Series.He routinely ran NASCAR Cup races at road courses, with best results of third at Watkins Glen 2005 and fourth at the 2006 Firecracker 400 at Daytona.[3] Said made his NASCAR debut in 1995 in the Craftsman Truck Series at Sears Point International Raceway, driving the No.Said received notice from fans and drivers when he contacted championship contender Rich Bickle at the 1997 October Sonoma truck race.He also made his Busch Series debut, at Watkins Glen International Raceway, starting on the pole but finishing 40th in the No.He won poles at Portland and Topeka for Irvan-Simo, as well as driving for Team Racing and Bobby Rahal.He also attempted the Cup race at Watkins Glen but failed to qualify due to a lack of owner's points.At Watkins Glen, Said would have a very fast #01 Pontiac driving through the field towards the front, only to be taken out by Robby Gordon who would go on to win the race.During that season, he returned to the truck series, finishing 35th at Kentucky Speedway while filling for an injured Rick Crawford.4 Geico Dodge Charger for Biagi-DenBeste Racing at Lowe's Motor Speedway, starting 40th and finishing 31st.At Watkins Glen, Said had originally finished sixth, but hours after the race was over he was to 31st place by officials due to a scoring error.Starting in 23rd position, Said dropped back to last place near the beginning of the race and had no hope of regaining enough speed to finish well.Said finished ninth at Sonoma but failed to qualify at Daytona and Watkins Glen due to rain.His crew chief, Frank Stoddard, was livid with Tony Stewart for contact on the final lap of the Infineon race and confronted him in the garage, but Said did not take part in it and apologized for his team's behavior the next day.[6] Said received a one-race deal from Red Bull Racing at Watkins Glen to replace an ill Brian Vickers.Sour Cream Dips at the Glen, Boris was involved in a heated incident with Greg Biffle.After the race, Said apologized for wrecking Ragan but angrily retorted: I'm more upset with Greg Biffle, he is the most unprofessional little scaredy cat I've ever seen in my life, he won't even fight me like a man.I won't settle it out on the track - it's not right to wreck cars - but he'll show up at a race with a black eye one of these days.[10] Said received a late call up from Turner Scott Motorsports to run the 2011 NAPA Auto Parts 200 Nationwide Series race in Montreal in the No.54 Monster Energy car in the Xfinity Series for Joe Gibbs Racing, substituting for an injured Kyle Busch.With Go FAS Racing hiring one full season driver, Matt DiBenedetto, for the first time in 2017, Said was left out of the No.On May 17, 2021, it was revealed through the release of the entry list for the Xfinity Series race at Circuit of the Americas that Said would drive the No.On March 11, 2022, MBM Motorsports announced on their Facebook page that Said would be entering the Texas Grand Prix in the No.Said competed for the PTG Racing Group in the 2000 season, driving a BMW M3 in the GT category, and managed to win at Laguna Seca.Said was listed as a driver on the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans LM GTE Am class entry of Robertson Racing.Said was entered into round nine of the Australian V8 Supercar series, the L&H 500 at Phillip Island, Victoria, that took place on the weekend of 12–14 September 2008.[21] He returned to the category to drive alongside Steve Owen in the 2011 Armor All Gold Coast 600 with Paul Morris Motorsport, finishing in 18th on Saturday[22] and seventh on Sunday.He was invited as an "at-large" rally car entry for the X Games XIII at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, on August 5, 2007.In 2003, Said's career in Trans-Am came to a halt when he found himself at odds with series officials, sitting out a 45-day suspension for alleged "unprofessional conduct".
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