Tony Hirschman Jr.

Tony Hirschman Jr. (born May 3, 1956) is an American former professional stock car racing driver who previously competed in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, NASCAR Busch Series, and NASCAR Busch North Series. He has also competed in the Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour and the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.^[1]

Tony Hirschman Jr.
Born	(1956-05-03) May 3, 1956 (age 68) Northampton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
7 races run over 2 years
Best finish	58th (1991)
First race	1991 Pontiac 200 (Nazareth)
Last race	1992 Budweiser 300 (New Hampshire)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
47 races run over 4 years
Best finish	7th (1991)
First race	1991 New Hampshire Lottery Twin 125's (New Hampshire)
Last race	1998 Gumont Long Life Formula 100 (New Hampshire)
First win	1992 Diet Coke 150 (Oxford)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 22 1
Statistics current as of July 6, 2024.

Hirschman Jr. was a long-time competitor in the Modified Tour, having competed in the series from 1985 to 2007, where he won five championships in 1995, 1996, 1999, 2004, and 2005, and earned thirty-five race wins.

Hirschman Jr. is the father of both fellow driver Matt Hirschman, who currently competes part time in the Modified Tour, and current NASCAR Cup Series spotter Tony Hirschman III.^[2]

Motorsports results

NASCAR

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

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch 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	NBSC	Pts	Ref
1991	Tony Vecchio	1	Olds	DAY	RCH Wth	CAR	MAR	VOL	HCY	DAR	BRI	LAN	SBO																						58th	355	[3]
		11												NZH 28	CLT	DOV	ROU	HCY	MYB	GLN
		3																			OXF 11											NHA 16	CAR	MAR
		18																				NHA 44	SBO	DUB	IRP	ROU	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT
1992		4		DAY	CAR	RCH 32	ATL	MAR	DAR	BRI	HCY	LAN	DUB																						83rd	174	[4]
		11												NZH 32	CLT	DOV	ROU	MYB	GLN	VOL
		1																			NHA 41	TAL	IRP	ROU	MCH	NHA	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	MAR	CAR	HCY

Whelen Modified Tour

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 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	NWMTC	Pts	Ref
1985	N/A	6	Chevy	TMP	MAR	STA	MAR	NEG	WFD	NEG	SPE	RIV	CLA	STA	TMP	NEG	HOL	HOL	RIV	CAT	EPP	TMP	WFD	RIV	STA	TMP	POC 22	TIO	OXF	STA	TMP		N/A	0	[5]
		8																														MAR 7
1986		U2		ROU	MAR	STA 13	TMP	MAR	NEG	MND	EPP	NEG	WFD																				45th	331	[6]
		1												SPE 5	RIV	NEG	TMP	RIV	TMP	RIV	STA	TMP	POC 37	TIO	OXF	STA	TMP	MAR
1987		28	Chevy	ROU	MAR 4	TMP 21	STA 16	CNB 5	STA 7																								20th	1361	[7]
			Pontiac							MND 10	WFD	JEN	SPE	RIV	TMP	RPS	EPP	RIV	STA	TMP	RIV	SEE	STA
		17	Chevy																					POC 26	TIO 2	TMP	OXF	TMP
		1																											ROU 22		STA 6
		6																												MAR 7
1988	N/A	28	N/A	ROU	MAR	TMP	MAR	JEN	IRP	MND	OSW 3																						29th	937	[8]
		87										OSW 4	RIV	JEN	RPS	TMP	RIV	OSW 5	TMP	OXF	OSW	TMP	POC 14
		1	Chevy																					TIO 4	TMP	ROU	MAR 15
1989	Tony Vecchio			MAR 22	TMP 2	MAR 3	JEN 18	STA 8	IRP 2	OSW 1*	WFD 4		RIV 18	OSW 1	JEN 1*	STA 5	RPS 12	RIV 3	OSW 16	TMP 2	TMP 3	RIV 17	OSW 1**	TMP 4	POC 1*	STA 2	TIO 19	MAR 3	TMP 1**				3rd	3921	[9]
	RS Racing	0	Pontiac									MND 18
1990	Tony Vecchio	1	Chevy	MAR 24	RCH 1	TMP 18	STA 9	MAR 30	TMP 5	STA 3	MND 13	HOL 1*	STA 4	RIV 10	JEN 2	EPP 1	RPS 6	RIV 11	TMP 5	RPS 19	NHA 11	TMP 3	POC 43	STA 11	TMP 24	MAR 1*							5th	3130	[10]
1991				MAR	RCH 6	TMP	NHA 7	MAR	NZH 24	STA	TMP	FLE	OXF	RIV	JEN	STA	RPS	RIV	RCH 33	TMP	NHA	TMP	POC	STA	TMP	MAR							39th	454	[11]
1993	N/A	3	Chevy	RCH	STA	TMP	NHA	NZH	STA	RIV	NHA	RPS	HOL	LEE	RIV	STA	TMP	TMP	STA	TMP 9													N/A	0	[12]
1994	Mario Fiore	44	Pontiac	NHA 31	STA 6	TMP 12	NZH 35	STA 16	LEE 20	TMP 32	RIV 4	TIO	NHA	RPS	HOL	TMP	RIV	NHA	STA	SPE	TMP	NHA	STA	TMP									32nd	850	[13]
1995	Len Boehler	3	Chevy	TMP 2	NHA 3	STA 19	NZH 1	STA 9	LEE 2	TMP 2	RIV 9	BEE 8	NHA 2	JEN 4	RPS 11	HOL 25	RIV 17	NHA 2	STA 9	TMP 27	NHA 6	STA 8	TMP 5	TMP 7									1st	3022	[14]
1996				TMP 4	STA 3	NZH 2	STA 3	NHA 1	JEN 3	RIV 3	LEE 7	RPS 24	HOL 12	TMP 28	RIV 5	NHA 1	GLN 3	STA 6	NHA 2	NHA 1	STA 27	FLE 22	TMP 12										1st	2919	[15]
1997				TMP 2	MAR 21	STA 25	NZH 33	STA 2	NHA 7	FLE 13	JEN 5	RIV 17	GLN 21	NHA 5	RPS 7	HOL 10	TMP 7	RIV 11	NHA 7	GLN 7	STA 21	NHA 14	STA 4	FLE 3	TMP 2	RCH 2							4th	3118	[16]
1998				RPS 2	TMP 2	MAR 21	STA 14	NZH 9	STA 10	GLN 16	JEN 7	RIV 18	NHA 4	NHA 10	LEE 20	HOL 9	TMP 7	NHA 25	RIV 16	STA 25	NHA 3	TMP 20	STA 9	TMP 7	FLE 5								7th	2882	[17]
1999	Gary Cretty	25	Pontiac	TMP 7	RPS 8	STA 4	RCH 11	STA 9	RIV 7	JEN 1*		NZH 3	HOL 2	TMP 3		RIV 5	GLN 2	STA 12	RPS 4	TMP 1	NHA 1	STA 1											1st	3361	[18]
			Chevy								NHA 1				NHA 1*
			Dodge																				MAR 8	TMP 3
2000				STA 27	RCH 2	STA 3	RIV 25	SEE 5	NHA 36	NZH 6	TMP 7	RIV 7	GLN DNQ																				12th	1969	[19]
	N/A	00	Chevy											TMP 27	STA 26	WFD 24
		72															NHA 16
		11																STA 8	MAR 22	TMP 4
2001				SBO 22	TMP 33	STA 5	WFD 33																										10th	2397	[20]
		89						NZH 38
	Bob & Tom Kehley	48	Chevy						STA 16			RCH 1*	NHA 1	HOL 5	RIV 17	CHE 22	TMP 1	STA 11	WFD 10	TMP 32	STA 14	MAR 23	TMP 5
	N/A	80	Chevy							RIV 8	SEE 24
2002	Bob & Tom Kehley	48	Chevy	TMP 5	STA 3	WFD 30	NZH 3	RIV 27	SEE 30	RCH	STA	BEE	NHA	RIV	TMP	STA	WFD	TMP 12	NHA 5	STA 30	MAR 30	TMP 28											26th	1287	[21]
2003				TMP 11		WFD 9	NZH 13	STA 26	LER 27	BLL 14	BEE 2	NHA 36	ADI 6*	RIV 28	TMP 13	STA 6	WFD 6	TMP 1	NHA 6	STA 2	TMP 1*												6th	2403	[22]
		49			STA 3
2004		48		TMP 5	STA 2	WFD 3	NZH 25	STA 1	RIV 6	LER 1*	WAL 17	BEE 8	NHA 4	SEE 10	RIV 10	STA 2	TMP 1*	WFD 5	TMP 11	NHA 3	STA 1*	TMP 3											1st	2915	[23]
2005				TMP 11	STA 1*	RIV 9	WFD 12	STA 24	JEN 1*	NHA 2	BEE 2	SEE 4	RIV 2	STA 1	TMP 1	WFD 21	MAR 7	TMP 2*	NHA 6	STA 1*	TMP 12												1st	2749	[24]
2006				TMP 5	STA 9	JEN 2	TMP 5	STA 7	NHA 11	HOL 1*	RIV 20	STA 21	TMP 2	MAR 19	TMP 33	NHA 10	WFD 18	TMP 6	STA 4														4th	2170	[25]
2007				TMP 31	STA 6	WTO	STA 24	TMP 4	NHA 16	TSA	RIV	STA 12	TMP 2	MAN 11	MAR	NHA 7	TMP 36	STA 2	TMP 9														21st	1522	[26]

References

1. "Tony Hirschman". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
2. "How racing a Modified became a way of life for Matt Hirschman and family". NASCAR. July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
3. "Tony Hirschman Jr. – 1991 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
4. "Tony Hirschman Jr. – 1992 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
5. "Tony Hirschman Jr. – 1985 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
6. "Tony Hirschman Jr. – 1986 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
7. "Tony Hirschman Jr. – 1987 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
8. "Tony Hirschman Jr. – 1988 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
9. "Tony Hirschman Jr. – 1989 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
10. "Tony Hirschman Jr. – 1990 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
11. "Tony Hirschman Jr. – 1991 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
12. "Tony Hirschman Jr. – 1993 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
13. "Tony Hirschman Jr. – 1994 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
14. "Tony Hirschman Jr. – 1995 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
15. "Tony Hirschman Jr. – 1996 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
16. "Tony Hirschman Jr. – 1997 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
17. "Tony Hirschman Jr. – 1998 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
18. "Tony Hirschman Jr. – 1999 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
19. "Tony Hirschman Jr. – 2000 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
20. "Tony Hirschman Jr. – 2001 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
21. "Tony Hirschman Jr. – 2002 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
22. "Tony Hirschman Jr. – 2003 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
23. "Tony Hirschman Jr. – 2004 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
24. "Tony Hirschman Jr. – 2005 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
25. "Tony Hirschman Jr. – 2006 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
26. "Tony Hirschman Jr. – 2007 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2024.

External links

• Tony Hirschman Jr. driver statistics at Racing-Reference

Sporting positions
Preceded by Wayne Anderson	NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Champion 1995	Succeeded by Tony Hirschman Jr.
Preceded by Tony Hirschman Jr.	NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Champion 1996	Succeeded by Mike Stefanik
Preceded by Mike Stefanik	NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Champion 1999	Succeeded by Jerry Marquis
Preceded by Todd Szegedy	NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Champion 2004	Succeeded by Tony Hirschman Jr.
Preceded by Tony Hirschman Jr.	NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champion 2005	Succeeded by Mike Stefanik