Gary Putnam

Gary Putnam
Putnam's No. 77 car at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2016
NationalityAmerican
Born (1970-02-10) February 10, 1970 (age 54)
Concord, North Carolina
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour career
Debut season2014
Years active2014–2023
Starts33
Championships0
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish25th in 2017
Finished last season82nd (2023)
Last updated on: August 15, 2024.

Gary Putnam (born February 10, 1970) is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed part-time in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, driving the No. 77 for Mike Curb. Putnam is a long time crew member in the NASCAR Cup Series, having worked for teams such as Petty Enterprises, PPI Motorsports, Dale Earnhardt Inc, Chip Ganassi Racing, and currently Trackhouse Racing.[1][2] He moved to NC from Connecticut with Kevin Manion after starting his career working on the modifieds of Carl and Charlie Pasteryak.

Putnam has also competed in series such as the now defunct NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour, the SMART Modified Tour, the Southern Modified Racing Series, the Southern Modified Race Tour, and the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.[3]

Motorsports results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Whelen Modified Tour

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results
Year Car owner No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 NWMTC Pts Ref
2014 Mike Curb 77 Chevy TMP STA
23 		STA WFD RIV NHA MND STA TMP BRI NHA STA TMP 46th 21 [4]
2015 TMP STA
13 		WAT STA TMP RIV NHA
28 		MON STA TMP BRI RIV NHA STA TMP 44th 47 [5]
2016 TMP STA
20 		WFD STA TMP RIV 41st 43 [6]
7 NHA
25 		MND STA TMP BRI RIV OSW SEE NHA STA TMP
2017 77 MYR
14 		THO LGY
17 		THO
13 		RIV NHA STA
9 		THO BRI SEE OSW
14 		RIV NHA STA THO
11 		25th 215 [7]
04 STA
15
2018 77 MYR
15 		TMP STA
13 		SEE
17 		TMP LGY
14 		RIV NHA STA
16 		TMP
15 		BRI
14 		OSW
Wth 		RIV NHA
QL† 		STA TMP
21 		26th 228 [8]
2019 MYR
30 		SBO TMP
Wth 		STA
14 		WAL SEE
20 		TMP RIV NHA STA
28 		TMP
Wth 		OSW
16 		RIV NHA
9 		STA TMP
39 		32nd 152 [9]
2020 JEN WMM WMM JEN
21 		MND TMP NHA
14 		STA TMP 33rd 53 [10]
2021 MAR STA RIV JEN OSW RIV NHA NRP STA BEE OSW
11 		RCH RIV STA
21 		42nd 56 [11]
2022 NSM RCH RIV LEE JEN MND RIV WAL NHA CLM TMP LGY
15 		OSW RIV TMP MAR 61st 29 [12]
2023 NSM RCH MON RIV LEE SEE RIV WAL NHA LMP THO LGY OSW MON RIV NWS
31 		THO MAR 82nd 13 [13]
† - Qualified for Ryan Preece

Whelen Southern Modified Tour

NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour results
Year Car owner No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NWSMTC Pts Ref
2010 Gary Putnam 7 Chevy ATL
19 		CRW
13 		18th 688 [14]
77 SBO
18 		CRW
10 		BGS BRI CRW
18 		LGY TRI CLT
19
2011 CRW
11 		HCY SBO CRW
11 		CRW BGS BRI CRW LGY THO
16 		TRI CRW CLT
13 		CRW 21st 499 [15]
2012 CRW
21 		CRW
18 		SBO
15 		CRW
15 		CRW
12 		BGS
21 		BRI LGY
8 		THO
14 		CRW
12 		CLT
10 		13th 294 [16]
2013 CRW
6 		SNM
18 		SBO
8 		CRW
10 		CRW
5 		BGS
9 		BRI
8 		LGY
10 		CRW
8 		CRW
9 		SNM CLT
21 		12th 372 [17]
2014 Mike Curb CRW
12 		SNM
7 		SBO
8 		LGY
10 		CRW
6 		BGS
7 		BRI
11 		LGY
8 		CRW
10 		SBO
11 		SNM
13 		CRW
14 		CRW
11 		CLT
12 		8th 477 [18]
2015 CRW
7 		CRW
9 		SBO
9 		LGY
9 		CRW
6 		BGS
11 		BRI
6 		LGY
12 		SBO
14 		CLT
14 		8th 343 [19]
2016 CRW
14 		CON
9 		SBO
6 		CRW
11 		CRW
9 		BGS
5 		ECA
12 		SBO
16 		CRW CLT 10th 310 [20]
77S BRI
5

References

  1. ^ https://www.racing-reference.info/crew-chiefs/Gary_Putnam/
  2. ^ https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2019/05/03/modified-competitor-gary-putnam-has-deep-racing-roots/
  3. ^ "Gary Putnam". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Gary Putnam – 2014 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Gary Putnam – 2015 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  6. ^ "Gary Putnam – 2016 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  7. ^ "Gary Putnam – 2017 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  8. ^ "Gary Putnam – 2018 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  9. ^ "Gary Putnam – 2019 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  10. ^ "Gary Putnam – 2020 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  11. ^ "Gary Putnam – 2021 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  12. ^ "Gary Putnam – 2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  13. ^ "Gary Putnam – 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  14. ^ "Gary Putnam – 2010 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  15. ^ "Gary Putnam – 2011 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  16. ^ "Gary Putnam – 2012 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  17. ^ "Gary Putnam – 2013 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  18. ^ "Gary Putnam – 2014 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  19. ^ "Gary Putnam – 2015 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  20. ^ "Gary Putnam – 2016 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.