Boston Reid (born December 29, 1982) is an American former stock car racing driver who has previously competed in the NASCAR Busch Series, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the United States Auto Club.

Boston Reid
Reid in 2005
Born (1982-12-29) December 29, 1982 (age 41)
Logansport, Indiana
Awards2002 USAC Rookie of the Year
2002 National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Non-Wing Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
10 races run over 2 years
Best finish65th (2005)
First race2004 Emerson Radio 250 (Richmond)
Last race2005 Kroger 200 (IRP)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
21 races run over 2 years
Best finish26th (2006)
First race2006 GM Flex Fuel 250 (Daytona)
Last race2007 Michigan 200 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of June 19, 2006.

Early life and education

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Reid was born in Logansport, Indiana, where his father Lynn Reid, a former Indy car chief, was the Honda Motorcycle dealer; he later moved his shop to Kokomo, Indiana. Reid is a 2001 Graduate of Taylor High School. Reid began racing at the age of seven before moving on to the World Karting Association two years later. By the time he was twelve years old, he was racing 80cc go-karts and mini-sprint cars under the tutelage of his father.

Professional racing career

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In 1995, Reid won the Rookie of the Year division in the Mini Sprint 600cc division at Miami County Speedway. He won the track championship at that track over the next two years. In 1999, Reid moved to the Great Lakes Outlaw Sprint Series, a sprint car division based in the MidWest. He drove the George K. Devine Special number 9 to several race wins over the next two years. Reid garnered more awards, the 2002 USAC Sprint Car Rookie of the Year, and the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Non-Wing Rookie of the Year. He got his first win that year at Eldora Speedway.

He would go on to race in France as part of the Red Bull Racing Formula One program, where he was signed to a sponsorship deal. In 2004, Reid signed a driver development contract with Hendrick Motorsports. He made his Busch Series debut later that year at Richmond International Raceway with NEMCO Motorsports, finishing 37th after a crash. He made two more starts that year. In 2005, he raced seven races for Hendrick in the Busch Series. His best race was at Nashville Superspeedway, where he started and finished seventeenth. Unfortunately, he was released from his contract at Hendrick at the end of the year.

In 2006, Reid was a rookie in the Craftsman Truck Series circuit with the new Woodard Racing team. He had run 20 races with a best finish of 13th when he was replaced by Damon Lusk.

Before working with Hendrick's development program, Reid was mentored by four-time Winston Cup champion Jeff Gordon and his father, Lynn.[1]

Personal life

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Reid is currently a successful Real Estate agent in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Founding Partner of Lead 2 Real Estate Group, (started in 2011), a firm that specializes in assisting the racing community with their real estate needs. He is married to Shanda, they have one son Hudson (born in 2012) and as of 2014, they announced they expecting another in March 2014.

Boston Reid & Co. is currently the series title sponsor of the Pro Division of the Legends Car Summer Shootout at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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

Busch Series

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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 32 33 34 35 NBSC Pts Ref
2004 Hendrick Motorsports 87 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL GTY RCH NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI CAL RCH
37
DOV KAN CLT
42
MEM ATL
26
PHO DAR HOM 97th 174 [2]
2005 5 DAY CAL
22
MXC LVS ATL NSH
30
BRI TEX PHO
39
TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH
17
KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA
36
PPR GTY
25
65th 555 [3]
57 IRP
28
GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM

Craftsman Truck Series

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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
2006 Woodard & Sharp Racing 25 Dodge DAY
36
CAL
34
ATL
24
MAR
31
GTY
16
CLT
16
MFD
14
DOV
33
TEX
17
MCH
17
MLW
26
KAN
28
KEN
14
MEM
24
IRP
24
NSH
14
BRI
28
NHA
33
LVS
33
TAL
29
MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 26th 1792 [4]
2007 Xpress Motorsports 16 Ford DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH
35
MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 110th 58 [5]

ARCA Re/Max Series

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

ARCA Re/Max 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 ARSC Pts Ref
2004 Hendrick Motorsports 5 Chevy DAY NSH SLM KEN TOL
3
CLT KAN
8
POC MCH SBO BLN KEN
6
GTW POC LER NSH ISF TOL DSF CHI SLM 36th 750 [6]
7 TAL
23

References

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  1. ^ SpeedNet: Following in his hero's footsteps
  2. ^ "Boston Reid – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Boston Reid – 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  4. ^ "Boston Reid – 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "Boston Reid – 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  6. ^ "Boston Reid – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
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