Thomas Vigh Jr. (born November 27, 1964) is an American professional

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driver. He last competed in the ARCA Menards Series, driving for

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. He competed part-time for the team in

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and full-time in

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, both in the team's No. 10 car. In 2019, he was the Rookie of the Year award winner.

Racing career

Vigh began his racing career on local dirt tracks prior to racing in ARCA. He started racing in 1996, competing in street stock racing events, and soon after in pro stock and sportsman races as well, finishing fifth in the OCFS Sportsman Series standings in 2018. He made his first three ARCA starts for Andy Hillenburg's

team, driving their No. 10 car at

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as well as the two dirt races at

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and DuQuoin with sponsorship from Extreme Kleaner. He got top-15 finishes in each race, with a 15th-place finish at Madison and 13ths on both dirt tracks. He and his sponsor returned to Fast Track and the No. 10 to run the

season-opener at

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, which later turned into a full-season run for rookie of the year by April. Because rookie

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won the championship, he became ineligible to also win the rookie of the year award in addition to his title according to ARCA rules, so Vigh, who was second place behind Eckes in rookie points, was given the award at season's-end. He became the oldest rookie of the year winner in ARCA Series history, earning it at age 54. Vigh did not return to the No. 10 full-time in

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, and was replaced in that ride by

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. However, he did go back to running part-time for Fast Track, with his first start of the season coming at Talladega. After initially being on the entry list in the team's No. 11 car, the team moved him to the No. 01 (which was to be driven by Dick Doheny) before the race due to Willie Mullins securing a ride with the team in the days leading up to the race, where he was put in the No. 11. Vigh finished nineteenth in both of his ARCA starts in 2020, his second coming at

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. He also made one start for Fast Track Racing in the

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. Vigh stated prior to the 2020 season that he would be competing in dirt modified races at

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as well as in street stock events again.

Personal life

Vigh is from Otisville, New York, although he currently lives in Parsippany, New Jersey. He and his wife Pamela Van Dunk own Big Momma Motorsports, which is Vigh's street stock and sportsman team. In addition to racing, Vigh works as a shop fabricator for Statewide Line Striping and has been a longtime ambassador for his sponsor, Extreme Energy Solutions, based in Sparta, New Jersey.

Motorsports career results

ARCA Menards 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.)

ARCA Menards Series East

Season still in progress
Driver ineligible for series points

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vigh, Tommy Jr. NASCAR drivers ARCA Menards Series drivers Racing drivers from New Jersey 1964 births Living people People from Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey Sportspeople from Morris County, New Jersey