At 6’5”, Danny O’Quinn, Jr. tends to stand out in a crowd. When he’s in a racecar, it’s no different. He has excelled in racing since he got his first go-kart at the age of seven, competing and winning
races in series of all kinds, and accumulating multiple championships and rookie of the year honors.

O’Quinn doesn’t come from a family that has a deeply-rooted racing background, but like many other drivers, he got his start in racing as a result of his father’s interest in the sport. In the 1970s, O’
Quinn’s father raced go-karts as a hobby. As a child in the early 90s, O’Quinn would hop in the old go-kart that was lying around outside his father’s business, and pretend like he was driving it,
making sound effects and all.

Not long after Danny O’Quinn, Sr. noticed his interest, he gave his son a go-kart. From then on, it was racing that O’Quinn wanted to do.

Once he began racing go-karts, O’Quinn blazed a trail of victories. He collected over 130 wins and four championships between 1992-1998, one of those being the Tennessee State Karting
Championship.

O’Quinn transitioned to full-size racecars at the age of 13, and it didn’t take long to establish himself. He won Late Model Rookie of the Year and the Lonesome Pine Track Championship in his
second year of competition, all while most kids his age hadn’t even learned how to drive the family car.

O’Quinn knew that learning to adapt to a variety of racetracks was important to developing himself as a driver. He joined the UARA Late Model touring series in 2001, picking up three wins and four
poles on a limited schedule. In 2002, he won the series championship with the strength of four wins, 12 top-fives and 15 top-10 finishes.

Not wanting to rest on his laurels, O’Quinn progressed to Hooters Pro-Cup competition, where at age 19 he became the youngest driver at the time to win a series race. He followed it up with eight top-
five finishes, 23 top-10 finishes and two poles.

He had made a name for himself, and people began to take notice.

In October of 2004, O’Quinn was invited to compete against 25 other drivers in Roush Racing’s Race for the Ride, where the winner would get a contract to drive a Roush-powered race-truck in
NASCAR’s Craftsman Truck Series. O’Quinn made it to the final round at Darlington, and finished in the top three.

He was impressive enough to catch the eye of NASCAR great Mark Martin.

"Danny O’Quinn really impressed me with how quickly he adapted to the trucks," Martin said. "That just shows his level of skill and determination."

While he did not win the ride, he was offered a developmental contract to run Hooters Pro-Cup and ARCA series races with support from Roush Racing.

O’Quinn was called just seven months later to compete again when Roush and the Discovery Channel teamed up for a new reality show titled Driver X: Race for the Ride.

Having left a tremendous impression on those involved in the last test, he was labeled a favorite going into the competition. For the second time in as many attempts, O’Quinn made it to the final round
and was selected to run in the 2006 NASCAR Busch Series.
Biography
Dob:  May 7th 1985
Marital Status: Single
Hometown: Coeburn, Va
Residence: Mooresville, Nc

         DANNY O’QUINN, JR. RACING CAREER OVERVIEW

2006: Nascar Busch Series Rookie of the Year, 1 top-five, 5 top-10 finishes

2004: USAR Hooters Pro-Cup- One win, four top-five finishes, 11 top-10 finishes, one pole, seventh place finish in points. Completed a series-leading 99.5 percent of season laps.

2003: USAR Hooters Pro-Cup Southern Division- Rookie of the year, four top-five finishes, 12 top-10 finishes, one pole, seventh place finish in points.

2002:UARA Series-National Champion. Four wins, six poles, 12 top-five finishes and 15 top-10 finishes. Series leader in laps led.

2001: UARA Series - Three wins, four poles.

2000: Late Model Champion, Lonesome Pine Raceway, Coeburn, VA

2000: Late ModelRookie of the Year, Lonesome Pine Raceway, Coeburn, VA

1999: Super StockRookie of the Year, Lonesome Pine Raceway, Coeburn, VA

1993-98: Raced Go-karts