Stacy Compton

Stacy Marshall Compton (born May 26, 1967)[1] is a NASCAR former team owner and former driver.

He is a former co-owner of Bobby Hamilton Racing-Virginia in the Craftsman Truck Series and is a former racing analyst for ESPN full-time.

During this time, Compton also hosted a TV show dedicated to covering Virginia races.

In 1996, Compton made his debut in a major NASCAR series driving for Dean Monroe, Monroe bought Alan Dillard team beginning 1996, when he qualified in 9th place for the Goody's Headache Powder 500 at Martinsville Speedway in the Winston Cup series.

The next week at Portland Speedway, he led all but two laps and won his first career Truck Series race.

Compton struggled during his first year in the Cup series, as his best finish was 16th at New Hampshire International Speedway.

In 2001, Melling switched the car's number and manufacture to 92 and Dodge and had a new crew chief with Chad Knaus.

Compton started the season by qualifying on the outside pole next to Bill Elliott in the Daytona 500 and went on to score a 10th-place finish.

At the next restrictor-plate race at Talladega Superspeedway, he won his first career Cup pole position, but finished last due to mechanical issues.

In 2001 at the GNC Live Well 300, Compton made his Busch Series debut with JTG Daugherty Racing, then known as ST Motorsports.

Although he did not win a Busch Series race, he has 33 career top-ten finishes and one pole position.

Following the conclusion of the 2006 season, Compton was replaced by Marcos Ambrose and returned to the Truck Series, sharing the No.

In 2006, Compton founded Turn One Racing, LLC, as a way of promoting talented young drivers in the southeastern United States.

Despite the new sponsorship, Jeff Wyler was unsure if the team would continue into 2010, so Compton and Turn One Racing bought the No.

Compton in the No. 59 racing at Daytona in 2006