Joe Bessey won one career Busch Series race before heading back to the Busch Grand National North Series in 2001, where he continues to field teams.
35 Facts About Joe Bessey
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Joe Bessey made his Busch Series debut in 1988 at the Pennsylvania 300 at Nazareth Speedway in the No 9 Pontiac.
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Joe Bessey made five other races in 1988, his best finish being 19th at Dover.
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Joe Bessey made six more starts in 1989 and finished in the top-20 in four of the six races, with 14th at Dover, a 17th at Nazareth and had a pair of 20ths.
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Joe Bessey had three top-10 starts, the best being at Nazareth.
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Joe Bessey garnered an 11th-place run at Rockingham and then his first top-10 at Richmond.
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Joe Bessey closed the year with three straight top-21 finishes.
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Joe Bessey was 42nd in the points, his highest showing to that date.
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Joe Bessey made all but three races en route to a 17th-place points finish.
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Joe Bessey had a best finish of third at Rockingham and added on a fourth at Rougement.
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Joe Bessey earned his best career start of fourth at the inaugural race at Talladega.
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Joe Bessey had two top-10s: a ninth at Rockingham and a 10th at Nazareth.
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However, Joe Bessey continued to struggle in finishing races, only running at the end of half of his starts.
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At Rockingham, Joe Bessey made his debut for Power Team; a sponsorship deal resulted in a two-year deal to go Busch Racing full-time.
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Joe Bessey returned full-time 1997, driving the No 6 Power Team Chevy.
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Joe Bessey picked up his first win at the MBNA 200, despite being ill that day.
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Joe Bessey had four other top-10 finishes, the best being a sixth at South Boston.
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Joe Bessey earned his first career pole in the inaugural event at Gateway, and finished 18th in points, the best run of his career.
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Joe Bessey did not win a race in 1998, but had four top-10s, the best being a fifth at Nazareth.
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Joe Bessey had a solid weekend at New Hampshire, where he won the pole and led 107 laps.
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However, in a late race fight for the lead with Buckshot Jones, Joe Bessey crashed while Jones won the race.
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Joe Bessey had 14 top-10 finishes to finish 18th in standings.
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Joe Bessey's best run was a 17th at Nazareth driving for Geoffrey Bodine and an 18th at Dover.
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Joe Bessey started 26th at New Hampshire, but crashed on the first lap and finished 43rd.
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Joe Bessey made three starts in 2001, with a 17th at Daytona, 43rd at Talladega and a 22nd at New Hampshire.
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Joe Bessey made his last two starts: a 25th at New Hampshire and an 18th at Nazareth.
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Joe Bessey moved his operation up to Winston Cup in 1999, fielding the No 60 Power Team Chevy driven by Geoffrey Bodine.
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Bodine was injured in the season opening Craftsman Truck Series race of 2000, and Joe Bessey was sent scrambling for a driver.
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Joe Bessey then made his Cup debut the next week at NHIS.
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Joe Bessey barely made it in with a 42nd place starting position at his home track.
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Joe Bessey then used drivers Trickle and Rich Bickle to finish out the year.
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Joe Bessey has made four career starts in the Truck series.
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Joe Bessey's best run came in his debut at Phoenix in 1995, where he started fifth and finished fourth in the No 30 Taylor Togs Dodge.
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Joe Bessey's other start in 1995 resulted in a 38th at Phoenix.
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At NHIS in 1996, Joe Bessey's lone run resulted in a fourth place start.