When he was nine years old, he began racing motocross and moved up to the BMX class when he was 12.

In 1990, he moved to North Carolina and made his NASCAR Winston Cup Series debut that year at The Bud at the Glen in the No.

He spent the next decade running short tracks in the ARCA, and the Busch Series.

He suffered injuries in 1996 at Watkins Glen International Raceway, while practicing a Winston Cup car, he crashed into the wall and was unconscious for 45 minutes.

Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time.