Tim Cowen

Tim Cowen (born August 18, 1958) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 66 Ford Mustang for MBM Motorsports.

Tim Cowen
Cowen at Road America in 2015
Born	(1958-08-18) August 18, 1958 (age 66) Loudonville, Ohio
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
7 races run over 6 years
2018 position	71st
Best finish	60th (2017)
First race	2014 Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 (Mid-Ohio)
Last race	2018 Rock N Roll Tequila 170 (Mid-Ohio)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
4 races run over 2 years
2008 position	61st
Best finish	61st (2008)
First race	2007 City of Mansfield 250 (Mansfield)
Last race	2008 O'Reilly 250 (Memphis)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics current as of November 17, 2018.

Early life

Cowen was born in Loudonville, Ohio and grew up in Perrysville. Sports were prominent in his life and he was initially interested in football before switching to racing.^[1]

Racing career

NASCAR Xfinity Series

2015 car at Road America

2017 car at Road America

Cowen began racing in the Xfinity Series in 2014 at Mid-Ohio, where he drove the No. 86 Ford. He started 30th and finished 18th.^[2]

In 2015, Cowen drove the No. 13 Ford in the Mid-Ohio and Road America races. He finished 30th at Ohio and 25th at Road America.

In 2016, Cowen ran the Mid-Ohio race in the No. 13 Ford, but a crash took him out of the race, leading to a 37th-place finish.^[3]

In 2017, Cowen would again run the Mid-Ohio and Road America races. At Mid-Ohio, he drove the No. 40 Ford and finished 20th. At Road America, he drove the No. 40 Dodge and finished 36th due to a crash.

In 2018, Cowen drove the No. 66 Ford Mustang for MBM Motorsports and finished 26th at Mid-Ohio.^[4][5]

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

Cowen made his Truck Series debut in 2007, driving the No. 42 Ford F-150 for his own team, Cowen Racing. He planned to run the two races at Martinsville and the Mansfield race, but only successfully qualified for and ran the latter.

Cowen returned to the Truck Series in 2008, running three races (Martinsville, Mansfield, and Memphis) for his team.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	NXSC	Pts	Ref
2014	Deware Racing Group	86	Ford	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	DAR	RCH	TAL	IOW	CLT	DOV	MCH	ROA	KEN	DAY	NHA	CHI	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH 18	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	KAN	CLT	TEX	PHO	HOM	63rd	26	[6]
2015	MBM Motorsports	13	Ford	DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	IOW	CLT	DOV	MCH	CHI	DAY	KEN	NHA	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH 30	BRI	ROA 25	DAR	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM	61st	33	[7]
2016				DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	DOV	CLT	POC	MCH	IOW	DAY	KEN	NHA	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH 37	BRI	ROA	DAR	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM	81st	4	[8]
2017		40		DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	IOW	DAY	KEN	NHA	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH 20	BRI												60th	18	[9]
			Dodge																							ROA 36	DAR	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM
2018		66	Ford	DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	DOV	CLT	POC	MCH	IOW	CHI	DAY	KEN	NHA	IOW	GLN	MOH 26	BRI	ROA	DAR	IND	LVS	RCH	CLT	DOV	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM	71st	11	[10]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	NCTC	Pts	Ref
2007	Cowen Racing	42	Ford	DAY	CAL	ATL	MAR DNQ	KAN	CLT	MFD 30	DOV	TEX	MCH	MLW	MEM	KEN	IRP	NSH	BRI	GTW	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR DNQ	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM	97th	73	[11]
2008				DAY	CAL	ATL	MAR 33	KAN	CLT	MFD 36	DOV	TEX	MCH	MLW	MEM 28	KEN	IRP	NSH	BRI	GTW	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM	61st	198	[12]

Camping World East Series

NASCAR Camping World East Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	NCWESC	Pts	Ref
2006	Cowen Racing	75	Ford	GRE	STA	HOL	TMP	LER 15	NHA	ADI 21	WFD 18	NHA 29	DOV	LRP			30th	403	[13]
2007				GRE DNQ	ELK	IOW	SBO	STA	NHA	TMP	NSH DNQ	ADI	LRP	MFD 27	NHA	DOV	60th	129	[14]
2008				GRE	IOW	SBO	GLN 9	NHA	TMP	NSH	ADI	LRP 16	MFD 17	NHA	DOV	STA	34th	369	[15]
2009				GRE	TRI	IOW	SBO	GLN	NHA	TMP	ADI	LRP 22	NHA	DOV			NA	–	[16]

ARCA Racing Series

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

ARCA Racing Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	ARSC	Pts	Ref
2010	Cowen Racing	80	Ford	DAY	PBE 9	SLM	TEX	TAL	TOL 17	POC	MCH	IOW	MFD 15	POC	BLN	NJE 22	ISF	CHI	DSF	TOL	SLM	KAN	CAR		41st	605	[17]
2011		83		DAY	TAL	SLM	TOL 17	NJE 12	CHI	POC	MCH	WIN	BLN	IOW	IRP DNQ	POC	ISF	MAD	DSF	SLM	KAN	TOL 28			57th	430	[18]
2012				DAY	MOB	SLM	TAL	TOL 19	ELK	POC	MCH	WIN	NJE 20	IOW	CHI	IRP	POC	BLN	ISF	MAD	SLM	DSF	KAN		75th	265	[19]
2013				DAY	MOB	SLM	TAL	TOL	ELK	POC	MCH	ROA	WIN	CHI	NJE 20	POC	BLN	ISF	MAD	DSF	IOW	SLM	KEN	KAN	125th	130	[20]

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

References

1. "Class of 2010". www.ashlandcosportshof.org.
2. "Ashland's Tim Cowen set to race in the NASCAR Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio". August 16, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
3. Casey, Connor (August 13, 2016). "Ohio drivers nab top spots at Mid-Ohio Challenge". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
4. Kristl, Mark (August 15, 2018). "NASCAR Xfinity Series: Tim Cowen talks Mid-Ohio race in interview". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
5. Bedgood, Summer (August 7, 2018). "Summer's Five Things: What You Need To Know For August 8, 2018". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
6. "Tim Cowen – 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
7. "Tim Cowen – 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
8. "Tim Cowen – 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
9. "Tim Cowen – 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
10. "Tim Cowen – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
11. "Tim Cowen – 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
12. "Tim Cowen – 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
13. "Tim Cowen – 2006 NASCAR Busch East Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
14. "Tim Cowen – 2007 NASCAR Busch East Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
15. "Tim Cowen – 2008 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
16. "Tim Cowen – 2009 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
17. "Tim Cowen – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
18. "Tim Cowen – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
19. "Tim Cowen – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
20. "Tim Cowen – 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2018.

External links

• Tim Cowen driver statistics at Racing-Reference