| Joe Bessey | |||||||
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| Born | June 25, 1961 Scarborough, Maine | ||||||
| Achievements | 2003, 2004 Busch North Series Champion (crew chief) | ||||||
| Awards | 1988 Busch North Series Rookie of the Year | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 64th (2000) | ||||||
| First race | 2000 Dura Lube 300 (Loudon) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 163 races run over 15 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 17th (1993) | ||||||
| First race | 1988 Pennsylvania 300 (Nazareth) | ||||||
| Last race | 2002 Stacker 2 200 (Nazareth) | ||||||
| First win | 1997 MBNA 200 (Dover) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 62nd (1995) | ||||||
| First race | 1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 1997 GM Goodwrench/Delco 300 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of November 24, 2012. | |||||||
Joseph W. Bessey (born June 25, 1961) is a former NASCAR owner/driver. He won one career Busch Series race before heading back to the Busch Grand National North Series in 2001, where he continues to field teams. In his driving career in that series in the mid-1990s, he won 21 races and two championships. Bessey is also a businessman, having started his own trucking companies in his 20s.