Tim Schendel (born May 10, 1979) is an American professional stock car racing driver. A past winner of the

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and champion of the NASCAR Midwest Tour, he has also competed in the

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and the ASA Midwest Tour.

Career

Born in Sparta, Wisconsin on May 10, 1979, Schendel began competing in NASCAR-sanctioned competition in 2000, racing locally at the

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. After several years competing in the regional Elite Series, he won the 2006 NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Midwest Series championship, the final year the tour ran under NASCAR sanctioning. The championship won Schendel a sport in the AutoZone Elite Division portion of the 2006 Toyota All-Star Showdown at

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, where he won the all-star event, leading 112 of 130 laps in the event, which was extended in a green-white-checker finish from a scheduled 125 laps. Following the closure of the NASCAR Midwest Series, Schendel has competed in the ASA Midwest Tour, which replaced it; his best finish in the series standings has been third in 2008. He also competed in selected races in the

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and NASCAR Busch East Series in 2006 and 2007, as well as in three

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races in the mid-2000s. Schendel debuted in NASCAR in 2004 with two Craftsman Truck Series starts. He made his first start at the

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in his home state track, starting 28th and finishing 22nd. After failing to qualify at

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, he made his second start at Homestead-Miami Speedway and finished 28th after crashing. Schendel made his first NASCAR Nationwide Series start in a 2006 start at the

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. He completed 51 laps before an accident took him out of the race; he finished last. In addition to competing in the ASA Midwest Tour, Schendel competed on a limited schedule in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, primarily driving the No. 52 Chevrolet for

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. He has a best finish of 24th, scored at O'Reilly Raceway Park in August 2011. He was known for blowing a tire right in front of the leaders

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and

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, whom Busch crashed in a NASCAR Nationwide race at

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. Schendel won the 2015 Super Late Model track championship at Dells Raceway Park in 2015.

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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.)

Nationwide Series

Craftsman Truck Series

Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schendel, Tim Living people 1979 births People from Sparta, Wisconsin Racing drivers from Wisconsin NASCAR drivers ARCA Menards Series drivers ARCA Midwest Tour drivers