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American stock car racing driver

Dennis Setzer (born February 27, 1960) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He has driven in all three of NASCAR's top series, scoring eighteen wins in the Craftsman Truck Series, and two wins in the Xfinity Series.

Setzer made his NASCAR debut in the Busch Series in 1991 in the All Pro 300. He started 5th in his own #4 Ford Thunderbird, but crashed on lap nine and finished 40th. He ran another race the following year, at Hickory Motor Speedway in a car owned by Bill Davis. He wrecked in that race as well but still managed to finish 26th. In 1993, he ran four races for Daniel Welch, and had a top ten run in the Advance Auto Parts 500. He was also a notable competitor in the Sportsman Division.

Setzer got a job in Bill Elliott's secondary rides, the 13 and the 89 in 1998. Sponsorship was provided by Elliott's team, which was McDonald's McRib and FirstPlus Financial. In Setzer's 8 attempted starts, he posted 1 DNQ, 1 DNF and a best finish of 19th at Talladega Superspeedway. After a 4 year absence, Setzer returned to the Winston Cup Series in 2002. He lined up with Travis Carter, owner of his own ailing team, Haas Carter Motorsports. Setzer drove his #66 Discover Card sponsored Ford at New Hampshire International Speedway and DNQ'd. That would be his only start of the year. In 2003, he would try again at Martinsville Speedway in Hermie Sadler's #02 GoTeamVA. com sponsored Chevrolet. Setzer failed to qualify for the event. He returned in 2009, driving the Romeo Guest Construction #46 Dodge at Martinsville Speedway owned by Carl Long. He failed to qualify once again. In 2010 Setzer formed a relationship with Brian Keselowski of K Automotive Motorsports, leading him to make a start for him in Cup. He raced at Martinsville Speedway in his #92 Dodge but failed to qualify again. In 2011 he expanded his schedule to 4 races for Keselowski. He broke the spell of failing to qualify when he successfully qualified the 92 at Bristol Motor Speedway, and finished 38th. Setzer failed to qualify in his other 3 2011 starts, including his last ever attempted race in the Sprint Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway.

Setzer made his first full time run in 1994, driving the No. 59 Alliance Training Centers sponsored Chevrolet for Welch once again. Setzer won in his 23rd career start at South Boston Speedway, then won again two races later at Hickory Motor Speedway. By the end of the year, he was ninth in points and was runner up to Johnny Benson for Rookie of the Year. In 1995, the team switched to Fords; Setzer struggled in the adjustment. After he won the pole at the Milwaukee Mile, he was released from the ride, and spent the rest of the season making fill in starts. At the same time, he began running part time in the newly formed Craftsman Truck Series. He finished second in his debut at Milwaukee, along with seven other starts that year. In 1996, he signed to drive the No. 38 Lipton Tea sponsored Ford for Akins Sutton Motorsports. Despite two Top 10 finishes, he was released from the ride, and spent he rest of the year driving the Mark III Financial car. He started the 1997 season in that ride, but was released after five races, and spent the rest of the season in the No. 43 Lance Snacks sponsored Chevy owned by David Ridling, posting four Top 10's and finishing 19th in points.

After 1997, Setzer did not have a ride for 1998. He started the season doing work for Gloy Rahal Motorsports in the Trucks, but only for a handful of races. After three DNF's in the Busch Series, Setzer was selected by K Automotive Racing to replace driver/team owner Bob Keselowski, who had been injured in a wreck. Setzer had eighth place finishes in the truck while filling in. After that, he signed with Bill Elliott Racing, replacing Jerry Nadeau for eight races. His best finish in seven starts (he DNQ'd at Dover) was 19th at Talladega Superspeedway. After a brief hiatus from the trucks, Setzer returned to K Automotive to finish the season, and collected a win at Mesa Marin Raceway. In 1999, K Automotive provided Setzer with a full time ride in the #1 Mopar sponsored Dodge Ram. Setzer won three races and was in the thick of the championship hunt, but an early wreck at the season finale at California Speedway took him out of the running. Nevertheless, he was named the series' Most Popular Driver for 1999. His performance slipped in 2000, as he won just one race and dropped to seventh in points. After that season, he left the team.

In 2001, Setzer joined Morgan Dollar Motorsports. In his first year with the team he won two poles, one race, and finished ninth in points. After another quiet year in 2002, things started improving, as Setzer won three races in 2003. Setzer went on a tear, finishing a career best second in the point standings for three seasons in a row (2003, 2004, & 2005). After failing to win a race in 2006, he departed Morgan Dollar to join Spears Motorsports. In 2007, Setzer won the City of Mansfield 250 at Mansfield Motorsports Speedway after running the entire 250 lap race without a pitstop. The Mansfield victory was his first victory in 41 races, his last coming in the Power Stroke Diesel 200 at O'Reilly Raceway Park on August 1, 2005. Late in the 2007 season, he parted ways with Spears and raced at New Hampshire for Green Light Racing, and at Las Vegas for Bobby Hamilton Racing. He drove the #18 Dodge Ram Truck to a victory in the 2008 Kroger 250 at Martinsville. It was Setzer's 18th career win, and BHR's first win since Bobby Hamilton Sr. won in Mansfield in 2005. Furthermore, it was the final win for the Dodge nameplate in the Truck Series before they pulled out of NASCAR following 2012. After BHR shut down at the end of 2008, Setzer found himself out of a job entering the season. Setzer began the 2009 Truck Series season driving one race apiece for GunBroker Racing and Fast Track Racing Enterprises, before being named the driver for MRD Motorsports. He had two second place finishes and was in the Top 10 in points before he was forced to miss six races due to sponsorship issues. Setzer also returned to K Automotive in the Nationwide Series, driving the #96 ConelyAuto. com sponsored Dodge on a part time basis before moving to the other team car, #92. During the 2010 Aaron's 312 Nationwide Series race in Talladega on the last lap, Setzer, driving the #92, was involved in a huge crash which sent him up the wall and into the catch fence. He then hit a fence pole and spun around, and with a fiery explosion, landed on all four wheels. Setzer was okay after the crash. Setzer did not have a full time ride to begin 2011. In March, he was named a substitute driver for Brian Keselowski in the Sprint Cup Series, who was recovering from gallbladder surgery. Setzer successfully qualified for the Bristol race, his first Cup series event since 1998. He went on to finish 38th, the team's best finish to date. Brian Keselowski has since returned to action. After several weeks, Setzer began driving the cars for Jay Robinson Racing in the Nationwide Series. Setzer also attempted a handful of races with ML Motorsports and R3 Motorsports. As of late October, his best finish of the year has been 18th at Road America. Setzer was to attempt the fall cup race at Martinsville, but qualifying was rained out and the field was set by owner's points, and Setzer and his K Automotive Motorsports team went home.

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

NASCAR Sprint Cup 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 34 35 36 Pts Ref 1998 Elliott Marino Racing 89 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL19 CAL CLT 51st 502 13 DOVDNQ RCH MCH POC SON NHA POC IND GLN MCH35 BRI39 NHA24 DAR29 RCH29 DOV MAR38 CLT TAL DAY PHO CAR ATL 2003 SCORE Motorsports 02 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX TAL MARQL† CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO CAR HOM NA 2009 Carl Long Racing 46 Dodge DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MARDNQ TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM NA 2011 K Automotive Motorsports 92 Dodge DAY PHO LVS BRI38 CAL MARWth TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT KAN POC MCH SON DAY KEN 76th 01 Chevy NHADNQ IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MARDNQ TEX PHO HOM† Qualified for Hermie Sadler

NASCAR Nationwide 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 34 35 Pts Ref 1991 Dennis Setzer 4 Ford DAY RCH CAR MAR VOL HCY DAR BRI LAN SBO NZH CLT DOV ROU HCY MYB GLN OXF NHA SBO DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT40 NHA CAR MAR 110th 43 1992 Bill Davis Racing DAY CAR RCH ATL MAR DAR BRI HCY LAN DUB NZH CLT DOV ROU MYB GLN VOL NHA TAL IRP ROU MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT MAR CAR HCY26 112th 85 1993 Shepherd Racing 21 Ford DAY CAR RCH DAR BRI HCY ROU MAR NZH CLT22 DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL IRP MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV ROU CLT 53rd 458 Alliance Motorsports 59 Chevy MAR10 CARDNQ HCY11 ATL22 1994 DAY37 CAR9 RCH26 ATL8 MAR24 DAR31 HCY26 BRI17 ROU2 NHA8 NZH9 CLT17 DOV33 MYB14 GLN14 MLW9 SBO1 TAL36 HCY1* IRP4 MCH6 BRI21 DAR10 RCH23 DOV12 CLT21 MAR21 CAR17 9th 3273 1995 Ford DAY24 CAR36 RCH14 ATL20 NSV19 DAR19 BRI24 HCY6 NHA6 NZH35 CLT26 DOV20 MYB3 GLN MLW4 TAL 23rd 2036 M. P. H. Racing 08 Chevy SBO31 Team SABCO 42 Pontiac IRP23 MCH RCH31 DOV CLT22 CAR Group III Racing 18 Ford BRI25 DAR Moroso Racing 20 Ford HOM30 1996 Akins Sutton Motorsports 38 Ford DAY27 CAR31 RCH22 ATLDNQ NSV37 DAR36 BRIDNQ HCYDNQ NZH20 CLTDNQ DOV33 SBO11 MYB8 GLN11 MLW24 NHA24 TALDNQ IRP6 MCH BRI 27th 1567 Porter Racing 48 Ford DAR40 RCH Mark III Racing 77 Chevy DOV15 CLTDNQ CAR18 HOM41 1997 South Coast Racing 71 Ford DAYDNQ 19th 2541 Mark III Racing 78 Chevy CAR20 RCH ATL31 LVS Ridling Motorsports 43 Chevy DAR23 HCY18 TEX29 BRI23 NSV9 TAL37 NHA11 NZH10 CLTDNQ DOV28 SBO12 GLN27 MLW28 MYB20 GTY10 IRP14 MCH37 BRI18 DAR35 RCH27 DOV18 CLT37 CAL8 CAR27 HOM11 1998 Phoenix Racing 4 Chevy DAY CAR LVS NSV DAR BRI TEX HCY31 TAL 100th 107 Porter Racing 48 Ford NHA42 NZH CLT Washington Erving Motorsports 50 Ford DOV41 RCH PPR GLN MLW MYB CAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT GTY CAR ATL HOM 1999 Jarrett/Favre Motorsports 11 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX NSV BRI TAL CAL NHA RCH NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLWDNQ MYB PPR GTY IRPQL† MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM NA 2006 Hendrick Motorsports 5 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLWQL‡ DAY CHI NHA MARQL‡ GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM NA 2009 Whitney Motorsports 96 Dodge DAY CAL42 LVS43 BRI38 TEXQL± PHODNQ TAL RCH DARDNQ CLT38 DOV42 NSH KEN MLW41 NHA DAY IRPDNQ IOW GLN MCH42 BRIDNQ CGV ATL RCH34 CAL36 57th 775 26 NSH20 CHI30 GTY 92 DOV38 KAN CLT42 MEM TEX42 PHO42 HOM41 2010 K Automotive Motorsports 96 Dodge DAYWth CAL42 LVS43 BRIDNQ HOM42 49th 797 92 NSHDNQ PHO43 TEX43 TAL17 RCH DAR43 DOVQL± CLT39 NSH43 KEN43 ROA NHA43 DAY CHI43 GTY42 IRP43 IOW42 GLN MCH ATL41 RCH DOV42 KAN CAL42 CLT GTY TEX43 PHO42 26 BRI42 CGV 2011 Jay Robinson Racing 70 Dodge DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL36 TAL29 DAR23 DOV28 ROA18 DAY35 NHA32 GLN33 CGV 28th 218 49 Chevy TEX38 NSH37 RCH38 CHI35 MCH43 KEN43 28 IOW25 70 CLT32 ATL34 23 Dodge NSH34 IRP34 IOW Chevy BRI35 48 RCH39 CHI41 DOV KANDNQ CLTDNQ TEXDNQ PHO HOM† Qualified for Kenny Irwin Jr. · ‡ Qualified for Kyle Busch ± Qualified for Brian Keselowski

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA SuperCar 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 Pts Ref 1991 R. L. Brown & Associates 4 Ford DAY ATL KIL TAL TOL FRS POC MCH KIL FRS DEL POC TAL HPT MCH ISF TOL DSF TWS ATL33 145th 1992 DAY FIF TWS TAL TOL KIL POC10 MCH FRS KIL NSH DEL POC12 HPT FRS ISF TOL DSF TWS SLM ATL11 71st