Steven Paul Grissom (born June 26, 1963) is an American former stock car racing driver.

[1] Grissom turned down a scholarship to play quarterback at the University of Alabama to focus a career on racing.

[citation needed] Grissom began his racing career in his youth, working on cars with his father Wayne, who was a sponsor of short track drivers in their home state of Alabama.

[1] He soon began racing cars himself, balancing that with being captain of his high school football and basketball teams in 1981.

In 1990, Grissom won four races, including two straight,[2] and finished third in points behind Chuck Bown and Jimmy Hensley.

During the season, Grissom ran one Winston Cup race for Dick Moroso at the Atlanta Journal 500, starting 23rd and finishing 24th.

A lack of funding kept Grissom from competing for the championship in 1991, as he had one win and slid back to tenth in points.

[2] In 1993, Grissom ran an additional Cup race for Diamond Ridge Motorsports at New Hampshire International Speedway, finishing 29th.

[2] Despite struggles in qualifying, Grissom had three top-tens and was narrowly defeated by Jeff Burton for Rookie of the Year.

After American Equipment closed its doors, Grissom started the 1999 season with LJ Racing in a four-race deal.

[2] After spending virtually all of 2001 on the sidelines, he was called back to Petty in 2002 to replace Buckshot Jones in the No.

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