Thomas Regan (born September 16, 1977) is an American professional

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driver. He last competed part-time in the

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, driving the No. 1

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for

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Racing career

Tommy Regan 2017 Toyota Save Mart 350 qualifying

Regan grew up in

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, and followed the family tradition of racing Sportsman cars on short tracks in the area. Receiving funding from Ultra Lube, Regan ran four races in the

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in 2012, three for Mike Holleran and one for Marv Brown. In his first race, at

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, engine problems hampered his run. He recorded a best finish of 19th at

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. Regan's

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debut came in 2014 at

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for B. J. McLeod Motorsports. The truck originally featured gun logos on the side, along with a decimal point in front of the No. 45 on the truck, for sponsor American Tactical. However, that scheme did not appear for the race. He

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ed, retiring with ignition problems on the first lap. A Velocity Channel

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called "Regan Motorsports" ran around that time and focused on Regan's efforts along with

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. Regan made three more starts in 2015, starting and parking for two of them. In the only race that he did not, at

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, he finished 25th, ten laps down after a mid-race spin. Regan attempted to make a comeback in 2016, but missed the cut at

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with McLeod and at

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with

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. He made his first start of 2017 as a field-filler

entry at

for

, finishing last. He returned the following week for

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, completing a singular lap before falling out. Regan attempted one more race for NBR, failing to qualify; and two more for JCR, not finishing above 28th. On April 19, 2017, it was announced that Regan would make his

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debut for

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that summer. However, after the report came out

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said that he would drive the Sonoma race for the team. Regan instead raced at Sonoma with

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in their No. 55 car. After starting 37th, he finished 34th. Prior to making his Cup Series debut in 2017, Regan stated that he wanted a full-time Cup ride by the 2019 season, although this did not end up happening and he has not driven in any NASCAR races since 2018, when he drove in the Truck race at

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in the

No. 1, finishing 27th.

Personal life

Regan grew up in Northern California although he currently resides in Florida. He grew up Catholic. Regan is also a Driver Analyst for TheRacingExperts.com.

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.)

Monster Energy Cup Series

Camping World Truck Series

Ineligible for series points

K&N Pro Series West

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Regan, Tommy 1977 births Living people People from Tracy, California Sportspeople from San Joaquin County, California NASCAR drivers Racing drivers from California