Roland Isaacs (born January 16, 1957) is an American former professional

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driver. He was a part-time fixture in the sport from

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, competing in the

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, as well as one race in the

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Racing career

Isaacs' first stock car start came in the ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series race at

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in 1988, where he finished 35th. He then made 3 NASCAR Southeast Series starts, one each in 1995, 1996, and 1997, and all of them at

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. His best finish was 5th in 1996. Isaacs made his Truck debut in

, with a one-race deal with Troxell Racing. He started the race at ORP in 30th position, but slid to 35th in the rundown after a rear end gear failed early in the event. Returning to the merged Troxell- MacDonald Racing team for the 2003 season, Isaacs ran nine races for the low-budget team. His best finish on the year ended up being a trio of 30ths at Memphis,

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and Phoenix. He would finish the year 38th in the points, his best career showing. Isaacs also made one career

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start, which came in

. He drove a second MacDonald Motorsports Chevy, the No. 71, at

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. Qualifying in the 29th position, Isaacs only completed 17 laps before starting and parking and would finish 37th. Isaacs' last start in the Truck Series and NASCAR came in

for

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at Memphis. Isaacs started and finished in the 36th position, as electrical issues sidelined him early.

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.)

Busch Series

Craftsman Truck Series

ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series

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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Isaacs, Roland 1957 births Living people NASCAR drivers ARCA Menards Series drivers People from La Grange, Kentucky Sportspeople from the Louisville metropolitan area Racing drivers from Kentucky