Eddie Sharp Jr. (born August 12, 1964) is an American

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team owner and former driver who formerly competed in the

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and the NASCAR Busch Series. He is a former co-owner of

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, which competed in the

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and the ARCA Racing Series.

Racing career

Born in

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in 1964, Sharp began his racing career as a powerboat racer, competing in hydroplanes along with his father, Eddie Sharp Sr., during the 1980s. Moving to automobile racing as a result of safety concerns, Sharp competed in local stock car races, moving up to the NASCAR Busch Series in 1993, competing two events with a best finish of 14th at

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. He then moved to compete in the American Speed Association's national tour, competing with only moderate success for several years, both as a driver and as a crew chief. Sharp's career as a crew chief saw success in the ARCA Racing Series, where he was the 1999 champion crew chief with driver Bill Baird. He also served as a crew chief in the Sprint Cup Series for a number of races in the late 1990s with BAM Racing and drivers Shawna Robinson and

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Team owner

Sharp's initial foray into team ownership was in 1999 in the ARCA Re/MAX Series; the effort proved unsuccessful and soon closed, however after some time away from the sport Sharp returned, founding

Eddie Sharp Racing Sharp Gallaher Racing (formerly known as Eddie Sharp Racing) is a disbanded NASCAR team based in Mooresville, North Carolina that competed in the ARCA Racing Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The team fielded the No. 6 Chevrolet ...

in 2005; competing in the ARCA Re/MAX Series, the team scored its first win at

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in July 2007 with driver Michael McDowell. The team won the 2009 ARCA championship with Justin Lofton. After a failed attempt to break into the NASCAR ranks with Woodard & Sharp Racing and driver

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in 2006, ESR began competing in the

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in 2010, and scored its first win in the series with Justin Lofton at

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in May 2012.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

Busch Series

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Craftsman Truck Series

References

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