Ted Musgrave

Theodore David Musgrave Sr. (born December 18, 1955)[1] is an American former stock car racing driver.

Musgrave's father, Elmer, was a famous short-track racer in the Midwest who raced for over 25 years at Soldier Field, O'Hare, Waukegan, and Wilmot, Wisconsin before moving into asphalt late models in the American Speed Association (ASA) and ARCA.

[2] He immediately rebuilt the car into a 1967 Ford Torino and won the track's rookie of the year award.

[2] By 1979 he was a regular driver on the Central Wisconsin (CWRA) circuit, finishing seventh in the season points.

[2] Originally from Illinois, Musgrave moved across the nearby state line so that he could race five nights per week in the CWRA.

[2] Musgrave qualified the fastest five times in a row at WIR and was leading the points when he battered his wrist in a wreck.

[2] In 1987 he moved to Franklin, Wisconsin and went national in the ASA series in Terry Baker's ride that Bobby Dotter vacated.

[2] In 1990, Musgrave was called upon by Winston Cup team owner Ray DeWitt to replace Rich Vogler,[2] who had been killed at a wreck at Salem Speedway.

He did, however, win the pole for the final Winston Cup race ever held at North Wilkesboro Speedway.

Musgrave was running second late in the race and clearly had a faster car than leader Dale Jarrett in the closing laps.

Musgrave was in the Top 10 in points for most of 1997, but a poor final race, at Atlanta, caused him to fall to 12th for the year.

In 1998, Musgrave got full sponsorship from Primestar, and was 18th in points when he was suddenly replaced by rookie Kevin Lepage, to the shock of many.

He ended up missing only one race that year and gave Elliott's team its only Top 10 finish with a fifth-place run at Phoenix.

He began 2000 without a ride, but soon caught on with Joe Bessey Motorsports filling in for the injured Geoffrey Bodine, and ran five races with that team.

01 for Kenny Irwin Jr., who was killed in an accident at New Hampshire International Speedway while practicing for the race.

Musgrave made his Busch Series debut in 1989 in the All Pro 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, driving the No.

Musgrave did not return to the series until 2003, when he signed a one-race deal with Tommy Baldwin Racing in the No.

His final series race to date was that year's O'Reilly Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway, finishing 34th in the No.

Musgrave made his Craftsman Truck Series debut in 1995 at the GM Goodwrench/Delco Battery 200, driving the No.

Musgrave appeared to be in position to win the truck championship that year, but in the season-ending Ford 200, Musgrave was penalized for attempting to pass a slower truck low on the final restart past the start-finish line, and surrendered the championship to fellow Wisconsinite Travis Kvapil.

In 2005, Musgrave won just one race, winning from the pole position at Gateway International Raceway as he did also in 2001, but he was able to claim the Craftsman Truck Series title.

In 2007, Musgrave was parked for one race after hitting Kelly Bires out of anger under a caution at the Milwaukee Mile.

He was parked, fined, and docked points, ending any legitimate shot he had to make a run at the championship.

That marked the first time in Craftsman Truck Series history that a driver had been suspended from a race.

Later that season, Musgrave got his first career win for Germain Racing at Texas Motor Speedway, breaking a 66-race winless streak.

Eighteen races into the 2008 season, Musgrave and HT parted ways after a practice wreck at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

15 Hope for Haiti-sponsored Toyota for Billy Ballew Motorsports, he started 18th but finished 31st after getting caught in an early multi-car wreck.

Musgrave served as Ron Hornaday Jr.'s spotter for eight races during the 2012 Camping World Truck Series season.

1997 racecar
Musgrave's 2006 truck