Thomas Vigh Jr. (born November 27, 1964) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed in the ARCA Menards Series, driving for Fast Track Racing. He competed part-time for the team in 2018 and full-time in 2019, both in the team's No. 10 car. In 2019, he was the Rookie of the Year award winner.
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Vigh in 2019 | |||||||
| Born | Thomas Vigh Jr. November 27, 1964 Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 26 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. TBA (Fast Track Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 6th (2019) | ||||||
| First race | 2021 Herr's Potato Chips 200 (Madison) | ||||||
| Last race | 2022 General Tire 150 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 43rd (2020) | ||||||
| First race | 2020 General Tire 125 (Dover) | ||||||
| Last race | 2022 General Tire 125 (Dover) | ||||||
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Racing career
editVigh began his racing career on local dirt tracks prior to racing in ARCA.[1] He started racing in 1996, competing in street stock racing events, and soon after in pro stock and sportsman races as well, finishing fifth in the OCFS Sportsman Series standings in 2018.[2]
He made his first three ARCA starts for Andy Hillenburg's Fast Track Racing team, driving their No. 10 car at Madison as well as the two dirt races at Springfield and DuQuoin with sponsorship from Extreme Kleaner. He got top-15 finishes in each race, with a 15th-place finish at Madison and 13ths on both dirt tracks.
He and his sponsor returned to Fast Track and the No. 10 to run the 2019 season-opener at Daytona,[3] which later turned into a full-season run for rookie of the year by April.
Because rookie Christian Eckes won the championship, he became ineligible to also win the rookie of the year award in addition to his title according to ARCA rules, so Vigh, who was second place behind Eckes in rookie points, was given the award at season's-end. He became the oldest rookie of the year winner in ARCA Series history, earning it at age 54.[4]
Vigh did not return to the No. 10 full-time in 2020, and was replaced in that ride by Ryan Huff. However, he did go back to running part-time for Fast Track, with his first start of the season coming at Talladega. After initially being on the entry list in the team's No. 11 car, the team moved him to the No. 01 (which was to be driven by Dick Doheny) before the race due to Willie Mullins securing a ride with the team in the days leading up to the race, where he was put in the No. 11. Vigh finished nineteenth in both of his ARCA starts in 2020, his second coming at Pocono Raceway. He also made one start for Fast Track Racing in the ARCA Menards Series East at Dover.
Vigh stated prior to the 2020 season that he would be competing in dirt modified races at Orange County Fair Speedway as well as in street stock events again.[2]
Personal life
editVigh is from Otisville, New York, although he currently lives in Parsippany, New Jersey.
He and his wife Pamela Van Dunk own Big Momma Motorsports, which is Vigh's street stock and sportsman team.[2]
In addition to racing, Vigh works as a shop fabricator for Statewide Line Striping and has been a longtime ambassador for his sponsor, Extreme Energy Solutions, based in Sparta, New Jersey.[5]
Motorsports career results
editARCA Menards Series
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2018 | Fast Track Racing | 10 | Toyota | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | CLT | POC | MCH | MAD 15 |
GTW | CHI | IOW | ELK | POC | ISF 13 |
BLN | DSF 13 |
SLM | IRP | KAN | 40th | 495 | [6] |
| 2019 | Ford | DAY 23 |
FIF 13 |
SLM 11 |
NSH 12 |
TOL 9 |
CLT 15 |
POC 17 |
MCH 17 |
MAD 11 |
GTW 19 |
CHI 17 |
ELK 15 |
IOW 19 |
POC 17 |
ISF 19 |
DSF 13 |
SLM 19 |
IRP 12 |
KAN 19 |
6th | 3995 | [7] | |||
| Toyota | TAL 24 |
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| 2020 | 01 | DAY | PHO | TAL 19 |
48th | 50 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chevy | POC 19 |
IRP | KEN | IOW | KAN | TOL | TOL | MCH | DAY | GTW | L44 | TOL | BRI | WIN | MEM | ISF | KAN | |||||||||
| 2022 | 12 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT 21 |
IOW | BLN | ELK | MOH | POC | IRP | MCH | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | 107th | 23 | [9] | |
ARCA Menards Series East
edit| ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref | |
| 2020 | Fast Track Racing | 10 | Chevy | NSM | TOL | DOV 15 |
TOL | BRI | FIF | 40th | 29 | [10] | ||
| 2022 | 12 | Chevy | NSM | FIF | DOV 13 |
NSV | IOW | MLW | BRI | 49th | 31 | [11] | ||
* Season still in progress
1 Driver ineligible for series points
References
edit- ^ "About". Tommy Vigh Racing. Squarespace. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ a b c Traverse, Mike (February 2, 2020). "RPW Column: Tommy Vigh Jr. Getting Back To The Basics For 2020 Season". Race Pro Weekly. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ Krall, Charles (January 14, 2019). "Tommy Vigh, Jr. and Extreme Kleaner Partner With Fast Track High Performance Racing for Season Opener at Daytona". ARCARacing.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ Krall, Charles (November 13, 2019). "Tommy Vigh, Jr. has Solid 2019 Season; Expected to be Named Bounty Rookie of the Year at Series' Awards Banquet". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ Dericks, Jennifer (January 5, 2019). "Sparta Business and Brand Ambassador Race Driver Going to Daytona". Sparta TapInto. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ "Tommy Vigh Jr. – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "Tommy Vigh Jr. – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "Tommy Vigh Jr. – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "Tommy Vigh Jr. – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ "Tommy Vigh Jr. – 2020 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ^ "Tommy Vigh Jr. – 2022 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
External links
edit- Official website
- Tommy Vigh Jr. driver statistics at Racing-Reference