Mike Olsen

Mike Olsen (born February 8, 1968) is an American stock car racing driver. He is a two-time champion of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. He has also competed in all three NASCAR national touring series.

For other people called Mike Olsen, see Michael Olsen.
Mike Olsen
Born (1968-02-08) February 8, 1968
North Haverhill, New Hampshire
Achievements2001 NASCAR Busch North Series Champion
2006 NASCAR Busch East Series Champion
NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2012 position51st
Best finish51st (2012)
First race2012 Sylvania 300 (Loudon)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
11 races run over 5 years
Best finish72nd (1997)
First race1996 Meridian Advantage 200 (Nazareth Speedway)
Last race2000 Econo Lodge 200 (Nazareth Speedway)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
3 races run over 2 years
Best finish82nd (2001)
First race2001 New England 200 (New Hampshire International Speedway)
Last race2008 Camping World RV Rental 200 (New Hampshire Motor Speedway)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of September 23, 2012.

Personal life

Olsen was born February 8, 1968, and is a native of North Haverhill, New Hampshire.[1] He is the grandson of famed New England racer Stub Fadden.[2]

Career

Olsen is a two-time champion of the NASCAR Busch North Series, winning the championship in 2001 and 2006.[1] He began racing in the series in 1989, and competed in 288 events in the series between then and 2009, scoring six career wins.[3] His sponsor for the majority of his time in the series was Little Trees air fresheners.[4] After the season, he was flagged as the winner of the 2005 Toyota All-Star Showdown over David Gilliland,[5] but in post-race inspection it was discovered that illegal right-side wheels were installed on his car. Olsen was disqualified as a result, with Gilliland being declared the winner.[6]

Olsen has competed in eleven NASCAR Busch Series events, between 1996 and 2000, with the majority being combination races between the Busch and Busch North series; his best finish in Busch Series competition was 18th, at Watkins Glen International in 1997.[7] Olsen also made three starts in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, with two coming in 2001 and one in 2008; his best finish in the series is 29th.[8]

After several years off from NASCAR competition, Olsen returned to the track in 2012, competing in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West at Portland International Raceway; he started 30th in the 30-car field and finished 24th.[9] In September of that year, Olsen made his debut in NASCAR's top series, the Sprint Cup Series, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the Sylvania 300, driving the No. 32 Ford for FAS Lane Racing;[1] he finished 33rd in the event, which he stated was likely to be his one and only race in the series.[10] This is the last time Olsen ran in a NASCAR-sanctioned event.

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.)

Sprint Cup Series
NASCAR Sprint 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 32 33 34 35 36 NSCC Pts Ref
2012 FAS Lane Racing 32 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX KAN RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA
33		 DOV TAL CLT KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM 51st 11 [11]

Busch Series
NASCAR Busch 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 32 NBGNC Pts Ref
1990 Olsen Racing 61 Buick DAY RCH CAR MAR HCY DAR BRI LAN SBO NZH HCY CLT DOV ROU VOL MYB OXF
DNQ		 NHA SBO DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NHA CAR MAR N/A 0 [12]
1996 61 Pontiac DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY NZH
21		 CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NHA TAL IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR HOM NC2 0 [13]
1997 Chevy DAY CAR
DNQ		 RCH
39		 ATL LVS DAR HCY
31		 TEX
DNQ		 BRI NSV TAL NHA
29		 NZH
26		 CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR DOV CLT CAL CAR
DNQ		 HOM 72nd 268 [14]
16 RCH
29
1998 61 DAY CAR LVS NSV DAR BRI TEX HCY TAL NHA
DNQ		 NZH
25		 CLT DOV RCH
DNQ		 PPR GLN MLW MYB CAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT GTY CAR ATL HOM NC2 0 [15]
1999 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX NSV BRI TAL CAL NHA RCH NZH
DNQ		 CLT DOV SBO NC2 0 [16]
81 GLN
18		 MLW MYB PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM
2000 Innovative Motorsports 30 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSV TAL CAL RCH NHA
26		 CLT DOV SBO MYB 99th 85 [17]
Olsen Racing 61 Chevy GLN
42		 MLW NZH
27		 PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM

Olsen had a best finish in the series of 18th and mostly ran for his self-owned team. He DNQ’d often.

Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 NCTC Pts Ref
1998 62 Chevy WDW HOM PHO POR EVG I70 GLN TEX BRI MLW NZH CAL PPR IRP NHA FLM NSV HPT LVL RCH MEM GTY MAR
DNQ		 SON MMR PHO LVS 116th 43 [18]
2001 Green Light Racing 07 Chevy DAY HOM MMR MAR GTY DAR PPR DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA
29		 IRP NSH CIC NZH
30		 RCH SBO TEX LVS PHO CAL 82nd 149 [19]
2008 SS-Green Light Racing 0 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA
32		 LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 117th 0 [20]

Camping World East Series
NASCAR Camping World East 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 NCWEC Pts Ref
1989 Olsen Racing 61 Buick DAY CAR MAR OXF
30		 NZH MND
17		 OXF
16		 DOV OXF
41		 JEN
14		 EPP
16		 HOL
9		 OXF
17		 JEN
12		 OXF
27		 IRP TMP
26		 OXF
22		 RPS
11		 OXF
30		 RCH DOV EPP 14th 1662 [21]
1990 DAY RCH CAR MAR OXF
31		 NZH OXF
20		 DOV JEN
25		 EPP
11		 MND
DNQ		 OXF NHA HOL
14		 OXF
16		 IRP OXF
17		 TMP
16		 RPS
14		 NHA
33		 TMP
16		 DOV EPP
12		 NHA 17th 1375 [22]
1991 DAY RCH CAR NHA
18		 OXF
28		 NZH MND
13		 OXF
10		 TMP
15		 HOL
19		 JEN
22		 EPP
24		 STA
15		 OXF NHA FLE
11		 OXF
14		 TMP
29		 NHA
25		 RPS
15		 TMP
31		 DOV EPP
16		 NHA 18th 1691 [23]
1992 DAY CAR RCH NHA NZH MND OXF DOV LEE JEN OXF
18		 NHA OXF
21		 HOL EPP
11		 NHA RPS
15		 OXF
22		 NHA
26		 EPP
17		 28th 767 [24]
1993 LEE
16		 NHA
38		 MND
25		 NZH HOL
17		 GLN
9		 JEN
25		 STA
7		 GLN NHA
15		 WIS
5		 NHA
25		 NHA RPS
3		 TMP
22		 WMM
10		 LEE
9		 EPP
27		 LRP
16		 15th 1828 [25]
1994 NHA
18		 NHA MND
8		 NZH SPE HOL
10		 GLN
34		 JEN EPP GLN NHA
27		 WIS
3		 STA TMP MND
13		 WMM
9		 LEE
17		 NHA
29		 LRP 22nd 1381 [26]
Mitchell Racing 33 Pontiac RPS
9
1995 Olsen Racing 61 Buick DAY NHA LEE
5		 JEN NHA NZH HOL BEE
26		 TMP GLN NHA TIO MND GLN EPP RPS LEE STA BEE NHA
19		 TMP LRP
23		 43rd 504 [27]
1996 Pontiac DAY LEE
12		 JEN
16		 NZH
21		 HOL
20		 NHA
12		 TIO
9		 BEE
9		 TMP
14		 NZH
11		 NHA
29		 STA
26		 GLN
30		 EPP
25		 RPS
16		 LEE
18		 NHA
14		 NHA
21		 BEE
8		 TMP
18		 LRP
27		 15th 2126 [28]
1997 DAY LEE
15		 JEN
8		 NHA
9		 HOL
10		 NHA
10		 STA
9		 BEE
8		 TMP
31		 NZH
31		 TIO
8		 NHA
9		 STA
12		 THU
20		 GLN
6		 EPP
8		 RPS
24		 BEE
7		 TMP
6		 NHA
15		 LRP
6		 9th 2558 [29]
Chevy NZH
26
1998 Pontiac LEE
6		 RPS
25		 NHA
26		 HOL
13		 GLN STA
5		 NHA
5		 DOV
20		 STA
11		 NHA
39		 GLN
9		 EPP
9		 JEN
4		 NHA
9		 THU
14		 TMP
30		 BEE
16		 LRP
21		 9th 2061 [30]
Chevy NZH
25
1999 Pontiac LEE
2		 NHA
7		 GLN
13		 4th 2424 [31]
Chevy RPS
26		 TMP
5		 NZH
DNQ		 HOL
2		 BEE
2*		 JEN
24		 STA
11		 NHA
16		 NZH
5		 STA
21		 NHA
33		 EPP
24		 THU
7		 BEE
8		 NHA
5		 LRP
2
81 GLN
18
2000 61 LEE
4		 NHA
12		 SEE
4		 HOL
4		 BEE
2		 JEN
6		 GLN
42		 STA
17		 NHA
28		 NZH
27		 STA
19		 WFD
7		 GLN
5		 EPP
11		 TMP
12		 THU
7		 BEE
10		 NHA
7		 LRP
3		 5th 2376 [32]
2001 LEE
3		 NHA
10		 SEE
4		 HOL
2*		 BEE
1		 EPP
1*		 STA
7		 WFD
13		 BEE
5		 TMP
2		 NHA
12		 STA
2		 SEE
5		 GLN
14		 NZH
6		 THU
4*		 BEE
2		 DOV
18		 STA
11		 LRP
5		 1st 3031 [33]
2002 LEE
2*		 NHA
9		 NZH
9		 SEE
11		 BEE
25		 STA
29		 HOL
15		 WFD
8*		 TMP
22		 NHA
15		 STA
11		 GLN
10		 ADI
7		 THU
1*		 BEE
9*		 NHA
5		 DOV
15		 STA
25		 LRP
8		 10th 2446 [34]
2003 LEE
10		 STA
27		 ERI
9		 BEE
23		 STA
6		 HOL
4		 TMP
7		 NHA
6		 WFD
11		 SEE
8		 GLN
9		 ADI
4		 BEE
1*		 THU
14*		 NHA
19		 STA
23		 LRP
14		 9th 2271 [35]
2004 LEE
8		 TMP
8		 LRP
3		 SEE
2		 STA
4		 HOL
2		 ERI
3*		 WFD
4		 NHA
8		 ADI
3		 GLN
19		 NHA
30		 DOV
9		 2nd 1933 [36]
2005 STA
7		 HOL
12		 ERI
7		 NHA
7		 WFD
4		 ADI
5		 STA
5		 DUB
4		 OXF
6		 NHA
13		 DOV
13		 LRP
2		 TMP
3		 4th 1933 [37]
2006 GRE
3		 STA
3		 HOL
3		 TMP
6		 ERI
1		 NHA
1		 ADI
2		 WFD
4		 NHA
9		 DOV
5		 LRP
3		 1st 1823 [38]
2007 GRE
7		 ELK
4		 IOW
12		 SBO
7		 STA
2		 NHA
11		 TMP
3		 NSH
30		 ADI
22		 LRP
9		 MFD
12		 NHA
18		 DOV
15		 6th 1721 [39]
2008 GRE IOW SBO GLN NHA
7		 TMP NSH ADI LRP
5		 MFD NHA
7		 DOV 26th 574 [40]
16 STA
12
2009 61 GRE TRI IOW SBO GLN NHA
13		 TMP ADI LRP
5		 NHA DOV 37th 279 [41]

K&N Pro Series West
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NKNPSWC Pts Ref
2012 NDS Motorsports 53 Dodge PHO LHC MMP S99 IOW BIR LVS SON EVG CNS IOW PIR
24		 SMP AAS PHO 80th 20 [42]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
2 Competed only in companion events with Busch North Series as BNS driver and ineligible for Busch Series points

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