Gary Putnam

Gary Putnam (born February 10, 1970) is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed part-time in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, driving the No. 77 for Mike Curb. Putnam is a long time crew member in the NASCAR Cup Series, having worked for teams such as Petty Enterprises, PPI Motorsports, Dale Earnhardt Inc, Chip Ganassi Racing, and currently Trackhouse Racing.^[1][2] He moved to NC from Connecticut with Kevin Manion after starting his career working on the modifieds of Carl and Charlie Pasteryak.

Gary Putnam
Putnam's No. 77 car at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2016
Nationality	American
Born	(1970-02-10) February 10, 1970 (age 54) Concord, North Carolina
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour career
Debut season	2014
Years active	2014–2023
Starts	33
Championships	0
Wins	0
Poles	0
Best finish	25th in 2017
Finished last season	82nd (2023)
Last updated on: August 15, 2024.

Putnam has also competed in series such as the now defunct NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour, the SMART Modified Tour, the Southern Modified Racing Series, the Southern Modified Race Tour, and the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.^[3]

Motorsports results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Whelen Modified Tour

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results
Year	Car owner	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	NWMTC	Pts	Ref
2014	Mike Curb	77	Chevy	TMP	STA 23	STA	WFD	RIV	NHA	MND	STA	TMP	BRI	NHA	STA	TMP						46th	21	[4]
2015				TMP	STA 13	WAT	STA	TMP	RIV	NHA 28	MON	STA	TMP	BRI	RIV	NHA	STA	TMP				44th	47	[5]
2016				TMP	STA 20	WFD	STA	TMP	RIV													41st	43	[6]
		7								NHA 25	MND	STA	TMP	BRI	RIV	OSW	SEE	NHA	STA	TMP
2017		77		MYR 14	THO		LGY 17	THO 13	RIV	NHA	STA 9	THO	BRI	SEE	OSW 14	RIV	NHA	STA	THO 11			25th	215	[7]
		04				STA 15
2018		77		MYR 15	TMP	STA 13	SEE 17	TMP	LGY 14	RIV	NHA	STA 16	TMP 15	BRI 14	OSW Wth	RIV	NHA QL†	STA	TMP 21			26th	228	[8]
2019				MYR 30	SBO	TMP Wth	STA 14	WAL	SEE 20	TMP	RIV	NHA	STA 28	TMP Wth	OSW 16	RIV	NHA 9	STA	TMP 39			32nd	152	[9]
2020				JEN	WMM	WMM	JEN 21	MND	TMP	NHA 14	STA	TMP										33rd	53	[10]
2021				MAR	STA	RIV	JEN	OSW	RIV	NHA	NRP	STA	BEE	OSW 11	RCH	RIV	STA 21					42nd	56	[11]
2022				NSM	RCH	RIV	LEE	JEN	MND	RIV	WAL	NHA	CLM	TMP	LGY 15	OSW	RIV	TMP	MAR			61st	29	[12]
2023				NSM	RCH	MON	RIV	LEE	SEE	RIV	WAL	NHA	LMP	THO	LGY	OSW	MON	RIV	NWS 31	THO	MAR	82nd	13	[13]
† - Qualified for Ryan Preece

Whelen Southern Modified Tour

NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour results
Year	Car owner	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	NWSMTC	Pts	Ref
2010	Gary Putnam	7	Chevy	ATL 19	CRW 13													18th	688	[14]
		77				SBO 18	CRW 10	BGS	BRI	CRW 18	LGY	TRI	CLT 19
2011				CRW 11	HCY	SBO	CRW 11	CRW	BGS	BRI	CRW	LGY	THO 16	TRI	CRW	CLT 13	CRW	21st	499	[15]
2012				CRW 21	CRW 18	SBO 15	CRW 15	CRW 12	BGS 21	BRI	LGY 8	THO 14	CRW 12	CLT 10				13th	294	[16]
2013				CRW 6	SNM 18	SBO 8	CRW 10	CRW 5	BGS 9	BRI 8	LGY 10	CRW 8	CRW 9	SNM	CLT 21			12th	372	[17]
2014	Mike Curb			CRW 12	SNM 7	SBO 8	LGY 10	CRW 6	BGS 7	BRI 11	LGY 8	CRW 10	SBO 11	SNM 13	CRW 14	CRW 11	CLT 12	8th	477	[18]
2015				CRW 7	CRW 9	SBO 9	LGY 9	CRW 6	BGS 11	BRI 6	LGY 12	SBO 14	CLT 14					8th	343	[19]
2016				CRW 14	CON 9	SBO 6	CRW 11	CRW 9	BGS 5		ECA 12	SBO 16	CRW	CLT				10th	310	[20]
		77S								BRI 5

References

1. https://www.racing-reference.info/crew-chiefs/Gary_Putnam/
2. https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2019/05/03/modified-competitor-gary-putnam-has-deep-racing-roots/
3. "Gary Putnam". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
4. "Gary Putnam – 2014 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
5. "Gary Putnam – 2015 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
6. "Gary Putnam – 2016 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
7. "Gary Putnam – 2017 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
8. "Gary Putnam – 2018 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
9. "Gary Putnam – 2019 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
10. "Gary Putnam – 2020 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
11. "Gary Putnam – 2021 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
12. "Gary Putnam – 2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
13. "Gary Putnam – 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
14. "Gary Putnam – 2010 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
15. "Gary Putnam – 2011 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
16. "Gary Putnam – 2012 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
17. "Gary Putnam – 2013 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
18. "Gary Putnam – 2014 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
19. "Gary Putnam – 2015 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
20. "Gary Putnam – 2016 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.

External links

• Gary Putnam driver statistics at Racing-Reference