78 Facts About Boris Said

Boris Said III was born on September 18,1962 and is an American professional racing driver.

Boris Said last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No 17 Chevrolet Camaro for Hendrick Motorsports.

Boris Said routinely ran NASCAR Cup races at road courses, with best results of third at Watkins Glen 2005 and fourth at the 2006 Firecracker 400 at Daytona.

Boris Said served as a factory BMW Motorsport driver, claiming the Rolex Sports Car Series GT drivers title in 2004.

Boris Said won overall at the 24 Hours Nurburgring in 2005 and the Six Hours of the Glen in 2006.

Boris Said's father Boris "Bob" Said was a sports car racer and Olympic bobsledder.

Boris Said won the 1997 and 1998 24 Hours of Daytona and the 1998 12 Hours of Sebring in IMSA.

Boris Said became the first American to win the 24 Hours Nurburgring in 2005, driving a BMW Motorsport-entered BMW M3 GTR with co-drivers Pedro Lamy, Duncan Huisman and Andy Priaulx.

Boris Said made his NASCAR debut in 1995 in the Craftsman Truck Series at Sears Point International Raceway, driving the No 4 Ford F-150 for Irvan-Simo Racing.

Boris Said started 25th and finished 24th out of a 26-truck field due to overheating problems.

Boris Said moved to trucks full time in 1997, in the No 44 Federated Auto Parts Ford.

Boris Said received notice from fans and drivers when he contacted championship contender Rich Bickle at the 1997 October Sonoma truck race.

Bickle had blamed Boris Said for causing him to lose a top-five running and made contact that cut down Boris Said's tire.

In reply, an angry Boris Said waited for Bickle to come back around and retaliated.

Boris Said was fined $15,000 and was suspended until he paid the fine.

Boris Said made his Busch Series debut, at Watkins Glen International Raceway, starting on the pole but finishing 40th in the No 12 Zippo Chevy owned by Jimmy Spencer.

In 1999, Boris Said scaled back on his Truck Series schedule, running only six events.

Boris Said won poles at Portland and Topeka for Irvan-Simo, as well as driving for Team Racing and Bobby Rahal.

Boris Said made his Winston Cup debut, at Watkins Glen, qualifying on the outside pole and leading nine laps before his No 14 Ford suffered engine problems.

Boris Said attempted the Cup race at Watkins Glen but failed to qualify due to a lack of owner's points.

Boris Said saw limited action in 2001, as a warrant for his arrest was issued relating to a civil lawsuit dating back to 1989.

Boris Said would go on to finish fourth in a Busch Series race at Watkins Glen in a Robbie Reiser-owned car and drove a pair of races for Jasper Motorsports.

Boris Said competed for the win in the 2001 Cup Series race at the Glen.

Boris Said won the pole for the Sears Point race in California.

Boris Said signed on to drive a limited schedule for the team in 2004, running the No 36 Centrix Financial Chevrolet, and finished sixth at Sears Point.

Boris Said ran two races in the Busch Series for Phoenix Racing and had a fifth-place finish at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City.

Boris Said joined Evernham Motorsports to help the team's road-course program in 2006.

Boris Said won the pole at Mexico City and finished second, as well as driving the No 4 Geico Dodge Charger for Biagi-DenBeste Racing at Lowe's Motor Speedway, starting 40th and finishing 31st.

Boris Said won the pole at the Pepsi 400, his first Nextel Cup pole on an oval, in one of the biggest upsets in Daytona history.

At Watkins Glen, Boris Said had originally finished sixth, but hours after the race was over he was to 31st place by officials due to a scoring error.

Boris Said finished ninth at Sonoma but failed to qualify at Daytona and Watkins Glen due to rain.

Boris Said failed to qualify for the 2008 Daytona 500 but had a productive NNS season.

Boris Said initially vowed payback against Ambrose, but he ultimately moved forward.

Boris Said came back and finished 5th in Montreal that year.

Boris Said attempted the Daytona 500 in the same car, but failed to qualify for the race for the second straight year.

Boris Said drove the No 26 for Latitude 43 Motorsports in 2010.

Boris Said announced a one-year deal to drive the No 09 Zaxby's NNS Ford for RAB Racing in the Nationwide series road-course events.

Boris Said received a one-race deal from Red Bull Racing at Watkins Glen to replace an ill Brian Vickers.

Boris Said was having a good run, but in the ending laps, he made contact with Stewart that took him out of contention to win.

Boris Said passed Papis after the mistake, and they raced to the finish.

Boris Said drove for Phoenix Racing in the Sprint Cup Series road-course events in 2011.

Boris Said tried to attack Biffle physically, only to be held back by crew members from Paul Menard's team, FAS Lane Racing, and Biffle's team.

Boris Said needs a friggin' whooping, and I'm going to give it to him.

Boris Said was flipping me off, giving the finger, totally unprofessional.

The incident was investigated by NASCAR officials, but no penalties were given, with Biffle and Boris Said later settling their dispute with a phone call.

Boris Said received a late call up from Turner Scott Motorsports to run the 2011 NAPA Auto Parts 200 Nationwide Series race in Montreal in the No 30 Great Clips Chevrolet.

Boris Said reunited with Frank Stoddard in 2012 to run the Sprint Cup Series road course races for Stoddard's race team that he formed in 2011, FAS Lane Racing.

Boris Said returned for the same two races in 2013, and in 2014, now renamed Go FAS Racing after the team merged with Nationwide Series team Go Green Racing.

In early March 2015, Boris Said was picked to drive the No 54 Monster Energy car in the Xfinity Series for Joe Gibbs Racing, substituting for an injured Kyle Busch.

Boris Said raced at Talladega, both Iowa races, Chicagoland, Mid-Ohio, Road America and Kentucky in the 2015 season.

At Talladega during the Aaron's 312, Boris Said ran as high as second, but as the race got competitive during the final 25 laps, he finished 16th.

However, Boris Said was called on to replace Busch during the three road-course events including the Zippo 200, as Busch withdrew from that race to continue his healing process of his leg.

Boris Said's best finish in the No 54 was a fourth at Watkins Glen during the 2015 Zippo 200.

However, Boris Said did end up returning to the No 32 at Watkins Glen, and he would finish 24th.

Boris Said ran as high as 12th at Sonoma and finished 29th.

Later that season, Boris Said announced during the week of the Watkins Glen race that the 2017 I Love New York 355 at The Glen would be his final NASCAR race.

On May 17,2021, it was revealed through the release of the entry list for the Xfinity Series race at Circuit of the Americas that Boris Said would drive the No 13 for MBM Motorsports.

Boris Said attempted to qualify for the Xfinity Series race at Road America, but would fail to qualify.

On March 11,2022, MBM Motorsports announced on their Facebook page that Boris Said would be entering the Texas Grand Prix in the No 66 Ford Mustang, in his first Cup Series start since 2017.

Boris Said started the race 37th, the slowest time set during qualifying.

Boris Said would fail to qualify after experiencing a mechanical issue in qualifying, marking the first time since 2007 that a Hendrick Motorsports car would fail to qualify in the Xfinity Series.

Boris Said competed for the PTG Racing Group in the 2000 season, driving a BMW M3 in the GT category, and managed to win at Laguna Seca.

Boris Said was listed as a driver on the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans LM GTE Am class entry of Robertson Racing.

Boris Said drove the No 67 Supercheap Auto with Matt Neal.

Boris Said failed to finish the race after his teammate Matt Neal crashed the car.

Boris Said returned to the category to drive alongside Steve Owen in the 2011 Armor All Gold Coast 600 with Paul Morris Motorsport, finishing in 18th on Saturday and seventh on Sunday.

Boris Said was invited as an "at-large" rally car entry for the X Games XIII at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, on August 5,2007.

Boris Said was joined by American rally car racing legend John Buffum as his co-driver.

Boris Said returned to the X Games at Austin in 2015, competing in the Stadium Super Trucks category.

Boris Said finished fourth of five trucks in his heat race and was forced to contest the last-chance qualifier; he finished fourth in the LCQ and missed the final.

Boris Said has won over 40 races in SCCA racing, including in Trans-Am and IMSA.

Boris Said captured the 2002 Trans-Am Series championship during a season where he won all but four races.

In 2021, Boris Said competed in the Trans-Am Series Pirelli Atlanta SpeedTour at Road Atlanta, which he would win, as well as the SpeedFest at Laguna Seca, both in the No 2 Dodge for Weaver Technologies Racing.

Boris Said's father, Bob Said, drove in a Formula One race in 1959 as well as a NASCAR Cup Series race in the same year, in the 1959 Daytona 500, and was a United States Olympic bobsled driver in 1968 and 1972.

Boris Said was a co-founder of apparel and action-sports company No Fear, which sponsored much of his racing career.

Boris Said established Honda and Suzuki motorcycle dealerships when he was 21 years old.

Boris Said is a co-owner of the K1 Speed go-kart racetrack franchise.

Said's son, Boris Jr, is a racing driver and competed in dirt bikes and go-karts before making his debut in the Trans-Am Series in the race at Road Atlanta in 2020.