Michael Garvey (born September 13, 1962) is an American professional

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driver who currently works as a crew chief in the

NASCAR Xfinity Series The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a ...

for

DGM Racing DGM Racing (formerly King Autosport) is a Canadian professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is owned by Mario Gosselin. The team is now located in Lake Wales, Florida,The team formerly fie ...

's No. 90

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. As a driver, he competed in NASCAR and the

American Speed Association The American Speed Association (ASA) is a sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States formed in 1968. The Association was based in Pendleton, Indiana, Pendleton, Indiana, and later in Daytona Beach, Florida. The ASA sanctioned asphalt a ...

NASCAR career

Garvey has participated in races in the NASCAR

Craftsman Truck Series The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, and is the only series in NASCAR to race production pickup truck based stock cars. The series is one of th ...

Busch Series The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a ...

, and NEXTEL Cup since 1993. He has participated in three or less races each year except for the 1994 Busch Series and the 2005 NEXTEL Cup Series driving the No. 66 Ford. His best career NEXTEL Cup finish is a 25th-place finish at the 2005

Pocono Raceway Pocono Raceway (formerly Pocono International Raceway), also known as ''The Tricky Triangle'', is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. It is the site of three NASCAR national series races and an ARCA M ...

. During the 2006 season, Garvey made four Nextel Cup starts for Competitive Edge Motorsports owned by

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. His best finish was 38 twice, at

Texas Motor Speedway Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The reconfigured track measures with banked 20° in turns 1 and 2 and banked 24° ...

and

California Speedway Auto Club Speedway, originally opened as California Speedway, is a , low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in unincorporated San Bernardino County, California, near Fontana. It has hosted NASCAR racing annually since 1997. It was also previ ...

. The team suddenly shut down in August 2006 due to increased competition and sold its equipment off on eBay and folded. In 2007, Garvey drove the No. 17 Monte Carlo in the

USAR Hooters Pro Cup The CARS Solid Rock Carriers Tour (formerly known as the USARacing Pro Cup Series, USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series, CARS Pro Cup Series, Rev-Oil Pro Cup Series, CARS X1-R Pro Cup Series) is a stock car auto racing series in the United States. It is s ...

Southern Division series for WJP Motorsports. Garvey served as the crew chief for NASCAR Truck Series driver

Ryan Sieg Ryan Shane Sieg (born June 20, 1987) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 38 and 39 Ford Mustangs for RSS Racing. He is the younger brother of late ...

in 2010. He has also competed as a teammate to Sieg on several occasions garnering a best finish of 12th at

Talladega Superspeedway Talladega Superspeedway, nicknamed “'Dega”, and formerly named Alabama International Motor Speedway (AIMS) from 1969 to 1989, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base ...

. Garvey also has been racing for Tracy Goodson Motorsports on his off weekends from the truck series. Garvey returned to NASCAR in 2022 as the crew chief for

's part-time No. 90 car driven by

Mason Filippi Mason Filippi (born April 23, 1998) is an American auto racing driver who competes in the TCR class of the Michelin Pilot Challenge for Bryan Herta Autosport. He previously raced for Bryan Herta Autosport, finishing the Michelin Pilot Challenge i ...

in the Xfinity Series race at the

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road course. Filippi failed to qualify for the race.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(

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

Sprint Cup Series

=Daytona 500

Busch Series

Camping World Truck Series

References

External links

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Statistics at cbs.sportsline.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Garvey, Mike Living people 1962 births Sportspeople from Muskegon, Michigan Racing drivers from Michigan NASCAR drivers CARS Tour drivers American Speed Association drivers NASCAR crew chiefs