__NOTOC__ Steve Seligman is a former

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stock car racing driver. A native of

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, Seligman raced in the ARCA, ARTGO and

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series during the 1980s. Starting in 1989, Seligman moved to the NASCAR Winston Cup Series; he attempted to qualify for 13 races between 1989 and 1996, but never successfully qualified for a race in NASCAR's top series. Seligman did compete in the 1996

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, the qualifying event for NASCAR's all-star race; he started 34th of 36 cars that qualified, and finished 27th. In February 1997, a police raid found

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in significant quantities at Seligman's race shop. He was arrested and suspended by NASCAR; he was found guilty and sentenced to 27 years in prison.

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.)

Winston Cup Series

=Daytona 500

ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series

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

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