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Frank Fleming
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Sponsor Lewisville Motors
Manufacturer Ford
Owner Gina Fleming
Crewchief Chris Fleming
Birthdate July 25, 1959
Hometown Mt. Airy, N.C.
Wife Gina
Occupation Owns body shop and cattle farm

Career Highlights

• Joins Jason Myers with the most starts in the history of the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour with 71 … Fleming has missed only one race since the tour became NASCAR-sanctioned in 2005
• Began racing in 1980 at 311 Speedway in Pine Hall, N.C. in the track’s hobby division

NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Statistics

Year Rank Races Wins Poles Top 5s Top 10s
2005 8 12 0 0 3 8
2006 10 12 0 0 2 6
2007 7 12 0 1 6 7
2008 6 11 0 0 3 9
2009 5 14 0 0 5 11
2010 8 10 0 0 2 5
2011 6 14 1 0 3 9
2012 12 2 0 0 0 0
TOTALS   87 1 1 24 55

BEST RACE FINISH: 1st - Bristol (8/24/11)
POLES: 1 - Southern National (9/17/07)

Year-by-year Whelen Southern Modified Tour Recap

2010: Started all 10 events on the schedule … Brother, Chris, moved over as crew chief early in the season … Finished with five top-10 finishes. 2009: Finished fifth in points and started all 14 races on the schedule with a career-high 11 top-10 finishes. 2008: Finished sixth in points and started all 11 races on the schedule. 2007: Finished seventh in series points standings. 2006: Finished 10th in points and collected runner-up finish at Caraway Speedway. 2005: Finished eighth in series points.

Noteworthy

Began career racing on dirt … Moved to pavement and raced late models from 1982-84 before becoming a regular Modified competitor in 1985 … Has made 30 career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour starts … Made 10 NASCAR Nationwide Series starts from 1988-91 … Owns a large body shop in his hometown of Mount Airy, N.C. … Also owns a small cattle farm … Brother, Chris, is an occasional NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour driver.

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Whelen Southern Modified Tour Drivers