Mike Olsen (born February 8, 1968) is an American stock car racing driver. He is a two-time champion of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. He has also competed in all three NASCAR national touring series.

Mike Olsen
Born (1968-02-08) February 8, 1968 (age 56)
North Haverhill, New Hampshire
Achievements2001 NASCAR Busch North Series Champion
2006 NASCAR Busch East Series Champion
NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2012 position51st
Best finish51st (2012)
First race2012 Sylvania 300 (Loudon)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
11 races run over 5 years
Best finish72nd (1997)
First race1996 Meridian Advantage 200 (Nazareth Speedway)
Last race2000 Econo Lodge 200 (Nazareth Speedway)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
3 races run over 2 years
Best finish82nd (2001)
First race2001 New England 200 (New Hampshire International Speedway)
Last race2008 Camping World RV Rental 200 (New Hampshire Motor Speedway)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of September 23, 2012.

Personal life

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Olsen was born February 8, 1968, and is a native of North Haverhill, New Hampshire.[1] He is the grandson of famed New England racer Stub Fadden.[2]

Career

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Olsen is a two-time champion of the NASCAR Busch North Series, winning the championship in 2001 and 2006.[1] He began racing in the series in 1989, and competed in 288 events in the series between then and 2009, scoring six career wins.[3] His sponsor for the majority of his time in the series was Little Trees air fresheners.[4] After the season, he was flagged as the winner of the 2005 Toyota All-Star Showdown over David Gilliland,[5] but in post-race inspection it was discovered that illegal right-side wheels were installed on his car. Olsen was disqualified as a result, with Gilliland being declared the winner.[6]

Olsen has competed in eleven NASCAR Busch Series events, between 1996 and 2000, with the majority being combination races between the Busch and Busch North series; his best finish in Busch Series competition was 18th, at Watkins Glen International in 1997.[7] Olsen also made three starts in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, with two coming in 2001 and one in 2008; his best finish in the series is 29th.[8]

After several years off from NASCAR competition, Olsen returned to the track in 2012, competing in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West at Portland International Raceway; he started 30th in the 30-car field and finished 24th.[9] In September of that year, Olsen made his debut in NASCAR's top series, the Sprint Cup Series, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the Sylvania 300, driving the No. 32 Ford for FAS Lane Racing;[1] he finished 33rd in the event, which he stated was likely to be his one and only race in the series.[10] This is the last time Olsen ran in a NASCAR-sanctioned event.

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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

Sprint Cup Series

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NSCC Pts Ref
2012 FAS Lane Racing 32 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX KAN RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA
33
DOV TAL CLT KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM 51st 11 [11]

Busch Series

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NASCAR Busch Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 NBGNC Pts Ref
1990 Olsen Racing 61 Buick DAY RCH CAR MAR HCY DAR BRI LAN SBO NZH HCY CLT DOV ROU VOL MYB OXF
DNQ
NHA SBO DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NHA CAR MAR N/A 0 [12]
1996 61 Pontiac DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY NZH
21
CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NHA TAL IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR HOM NC2 0 [13]
1997 Chevy DAY CAR
DNQ
RCH
39
ATL LVS DAR HCY
31
TEX
DNQ
BRI NSV TAL NHA
29
NZH
26
CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR DOV CLT CAL CAR
DNQ
HOM 72nd 268 [14]
16 RCH
29
1998 61 DAY CAR LVS NSV DAR BRI TEX HCY TAL NHA
DNQ
NZH
25
CLT DOV RCH
DNQ
PPR GLN MLW MYB CAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT GTY CAR ATL HOM NC2 0 [15]
1999 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX NSV BRI TAL CAL NHA RCH NZH
DNQ
CLT DOV SBO NC2 0 [16]
81 GLN
18
MLW MYB PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM
2000 Innovative Motorsports 30 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSV TAL CAL RCH NHA
26
CLT DOV SBO MYB 99th 85 [17]
Olsen Racing 61 Chevy GLN
42
MLW NZH
27
PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM

Olsen had a best finish in the series of 18th and mostly ran for his self-owned team. He DNQ’d often.

Craftsman Truck Series

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 NCTC Pts Ref
1998 62 Chevy WDW HOM PHO POR EVG I70 GLN TEX BRI MLW NZH CAL PPR IRP NHA FLM NSV HPT LVL RCH MEM GTY MAR
DNQ
SON MMR PHO LVS 116th 43 [18]
2001 Green Light Racing 07 Chevy DAY HOM MMR MAR GTY DAR PPR DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA
29
IRP NSH CIC NZH
30
RCH SBO TEX LVS PHO CAL 82nd 149 [19]
2008 SS-Green Light Racing 0 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA
32
LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 117th 0 [20]

Camping World East Series

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NASCAR Camping World East Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 NCWEC Pts Ref
1989 Olsen Racing 61 Buick DAY CAR MAR OXF
30
NZH MND
17
OXF
16
DOV OXF
41
JEN
14
EPP
16
HOL
9
OXF
17
JEN
12
OXF
27
IRP TMP
26
OXF
22
RPS
11
OXF
30
RCH DOV EPP 14th 1662 [21]
1990 DAY RCH CAR MAR OXF
31
NZH OXF
20
DOV JEN
25
EPP
11
MND
DNQ
OXF NHA HOL
14
OXF
16
IRP OXF
17
TMP
16
RPS
14
NHA
33
TMP
16
DOV EPP
12
NHA 17th 1375 [22]
1991 DAY RCH CAR NHA
18
OXF
28
NZH MND
13
OXF
10
TMP
15
HOL
19
JEN
22
EPP
24
STA
15
OXF NHA FLE
11
OXF
14
TMP
29
NHA
25
RPS
15
TMP
31
DOV EPP
16
NHA 18th 1691 [23]
1992 DAY CAR RCH NHA NZH MND OXF DOV LEE JEN OXF
18
NHA OXF
21
HOL EPP
11
NHA RPS
15
OXF
22
NHA
26
EPP
17
28th 767 [24]
1993 LEE
16
NHA
38
MND
25
NZH HOL
17
GLN
9
JEN
25
STA
7
GLN NHA
15
WIS
5
NHA
25
NHA RPS
3
TMP
22
WMM
10
LEE
9
EPP
27
LRP
16
15th 1828 [25]
1994 NHA
18
NHA MND
8
NZH SPE HOL
10
GLN
34
JEN EPP GLN NHA
27
WIS
3
STA TMP MND
13
WMM
9
LEE
17
NHA
29
LRP 22nd 1381 [26]
Mitchell Racing 33 Pontiac RPS
9
1995 Olsen Racing 61 Buick DAY NHA LEE
5
JEN NHA NZH HOL BEE
26
TMP GLN NHA TIO MND GLN EPP RPS LEE STA BEE NHA
19
TMP LRP
23
43rd 504 [27]
1996 Pontiac DAY LEE
12
JEN
16
NZH
21
HOL
20
NHA
12
TIO
9
BEE
9
TMP
14
NZH
11
NHA
29
STA
26
GLN
30
EPP
25
RPS
16
LEE
18
NHA
14
NHA
21
BEE
8
TMP
18
LRP
27
15th 2126 [28]
1997 DAY LEE
15
JEN
8
NHA
9
HOL
10
NHA
10
STA
9
BEE
8
TMP
31
NZH
31
TIO
8
NHA
9
STA
12
THU
20
GLN
6
EPP
8
RPS
24
BEE
7
TMP
6
NHA
15
LRP
6
9th 2558 [29]
Chevy NZH
26
1998 Pontiac LEE
6
RPS
25
NHA
26
HOL
13
GLN STA
5
NHA
5
DOV
20
STA
11
NHA
39
GLN
9
EPP
9
JEN
4
NHA
9
THU
14
TMP
30
BEE
16
LRP
21
9th 2061 [30]
Chevy NZH
25
1999 Pontiac LEE
2
NHA
7
GLN
13
4th 2424 [31]
Chevy RPS
26
TMP
5
NZH
DNQ
HOL
2
BEE
2*
JEN
24
STA
11
NHA
16
NZH
5
STA
21
NHA
33
EPP
24
THU
7
BEE
8
NHA
5
LRP
2
81 GLN
18
2000 61 LEE
4
NHA
12
SEE
4
HOL
4
BEE
2
JEN
6
GLN
42
STA
17
NHA
28
NZH
27
STA
19
WFD
7
GLN
5
EPP
11
TMP
12
THU
7
BEE
10
NHA
7
LRP
3
5th 2376 [32]
2001 LEE
3
NHA
10
SEE
4
HOL
2*
BEE
1
EPP
1*
STA
7
WFD
13
BEE
5
TMP
2
NHA
12
STA
2
SEE
5
GLN
14
NZH
6
THU
4*
BEE
2
DOV
18
STA
11
LRP
5
1st 3031 [33]
2002 LEE
2*
NHA
9
NZH
9
SEE
11
BEE
25
STA
29
HOL
15
WFD
8*
TMP
22
NHA
15
STA
11
GLN
10
ADI
7
THU
1*
BEE
9*
NHA
5
DOV
15
STA
25
LRP
8
10th 2446 [34]
2003 LEE
10
STA
27
ERI
9
BEE
23
STA
6
HOL
4
TMP
7
NHA
6
WFD
11
SEE
8
GLN
9
ADI
4
BEE
1*
THU
14*
NHA
19
STA
23
LRP
14
9th 2271 [35]
2004 LEE
8
TMP
8
LRP
3
SEE
2
STA
4
HOL
2
ERI
3*
WFD
4
NHA
8
ADI
3
GLN
19
NHA
30
DOV
9
2nd 1933 [36]
2005 STA
7
HOL
12
ERI
7
NHA
7
WFD
4
ADI
5
STA
5
DUB
4
OXF
6
NHA
13
DOV
13
LRP
2
TMP
3
4th 1933 [37]
2006 GRE
3
STA
3
HOL
3
TMP
6
ERI
1
NHA
1
ADI
3
WFD
4
NHA
9
DOV
5
LRP
3
1st 1823 [38]
2007 GRE
7
ELK
4
IOW
12
SBO
7
STA
2
NHA
11
TMP
3
NSH
30
ADI
22
LRP
9
MFD
12
NHA
18
DOV
15
6th 1721 [39]
2008 GRE IOW SBO GLN NHA
7
TMP NSH ADI LRP
5
MFD NHA
7
DOV 26th 574 [40]
16 STA
12
2009 61 GRE TRI IOW SBO GLN NHA
13
TMP ADI LRP
5
NHA DOV 37th 279 [41]

K&N Pro Series West

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NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NKNPSWC Pts Ref
2012 NDS Motorsports 53 Dodge PHO LHC MMP S99 IOW BIR LVS SON EVG CNS IOW PIR
24
SMP AAS PHO 80th 20 [42]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
2 Competed only in companion events with Busch North Series as BNS driver and ineligible for Busch Series points

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lessels, Allen (September 2, 2012). "Olsen to drive for Stoddard in NHMS Sprint Cup race". New Hampshire Union Leader. Manchester, NH. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
  2. ^ "Mike Olsen caps off championship season with third-place finish at Lime Rock". Journal Opinion. Bradford, VT. October 4, 2006. p. 19. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Mike Olsen – NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
  4. ^ "Olsen celebrates second Busch East Series title". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. December 17, 2006. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
  5. ^ "Olsen, Vidovich win Toyota All-Star Features". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. November 13, 2005. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
  6. ^ "Fallen All Star". Motor Racing Network. November 17, 2005. Archived from the original on August 28, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  7. ^ "Mike Olsen NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
  8. ^ "Mike Olsen – NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
  9. ^ "Pursley Dominates in Portland". Motor Racing Network. August 26, 2012. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
  10. ^ Shinzawa, Fluto (September 23, 2012). "NHMS Notebook". Boston Globe. Boston, MA. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  11. ^ "Mike Olsen – 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  12. ^ "Mike Olsen – 1990 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  13. ^ "Mike Olsen – 1996 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  14. ^ "Mike Olsen – 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  15. ^ "Mike Olsen – 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  16. ^ "Mike Olsen – 1999 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  17. ^ "Mike Olsen – 2000 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  18. ^ "Mike Olsen – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  19. ^ "Mike Olsen – 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  20. ^ "Mike Olsen – 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  21. ^ "Mike Olsen – 1989 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  22. ^ "Mike Olsen – 1990 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  23. ^ "Mike Olsen – 1991 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  24. ^ "Mike Olsen – 1992 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  25. ^ "Mike Olsen – 1993 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  26. ^ "Mike Olsen – 1994 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  27. ^ "Mike Olsen – 1995 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  28. ^ "Mike Olsen – 1996 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
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  30. ^ "Mike Olsen – 1998 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
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  34. ^ "Mike Olsen – 2002 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  35. ^ "Mike Olsen – 2003 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  36. ^ "Mike Olsen – 2004 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  37. ^ "Mike Olsen – 2005 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  38. ^ "Mike Olsen – 2006 NASCAR Busch East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  39. ^ "Mike Olsen – 2007 NASCAR Busch East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  40. ^ "Mike Olsen – 2008 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  41. ^ "Mike Olsen – 2009 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  42. ^ "Mike Olsen – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by NASCAR Busch East Series Champion
2006
Succeeded by
Preceded by NASCAR Busch North Series Champion
2001
Succeeded by