1. Michael Self last competed full-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No 25 Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports.
31 Facts About Michael Self
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Michael Self was a former development driver for Richard Childress Racing, and has made seven NASCAR Xfinity Series starts for JD Motorsports.
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Michael Self switched to open-wheel cars five years later and came to stock cars at age eighteen, debuting in late models.
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The stock car opportunity came around the time of the CART-IndyCar split; Michael Self had scholarship money from Mazda waiting but passed on the opportunity.
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In 2009, Michael Self ran two races with Motorway Motorsports, starting and parking.
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The partnership with GGRT extended into 2011, with Michael Self driving top-tier equipment.
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Michael Self finished seventh in points with three top fives.
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In 2013, Michael Self won three races in a row and never fell out of the top six in points to finish fourth.
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In 2017, Michael Self returned to the West Series for a part-time schedule of races with Sunrise Ford Racing.
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Michael Self was contacted by team owner Bob Bruncati about running the car, and initially refused on a basis of a lack of sponsorship.
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Once Bruncati made it known that no sponsorship was needed, Michael Self agreed to drive it for the rest of the season.
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Michael Self won the race at Meridian Speedway after Chris Eggleston was disqualified for jumping the final restart.
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Michael Self finished in the top ten in all of his starts and won another race, at All American Speedway.
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Michael Self failed to finish either of his starts due to mechanical issues.
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Again without a ride in any national series, Michael Self partnered with Ranier Racing with MDM for a race at Kansas Speedway in 2016, in which he finished third.
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Michael Self spotted for Justin Haley in 2015 and 2016 at various races.
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In January 2017, Michael Self announced that he would return to the No 28 for the renamed MDM Motorsports for the season-opening race at Daytona.
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Michael Self finished inside the top five in three of his next four races before he won the season finale at Kansas Speedway, beating out Ty Majeski in a five-wide race after the final restart.
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Michael Self gave the credit to his spotter Derek Kneeland, who was the spotter for NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson at the time.
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Michael Self began the 2018 ARCA season by winning the season-opening Lucas Oil 200 at Daytona.
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Michael Self followed up with a win at Chicagoland in late June, avenging a near-loss in the 2017 edition of the event.
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Michael Self beat Riley Herbst and Sheldon Creed on the final restart to secure the victory.
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Michael Self won the series' first trip to Five Flags Speedway since 1996 in March, outlasting Kaden Honeycutt and Ty Gibbs during the final green-flag run.
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Michael Self followed that up with a win in the season's third race at Salem Speedway after rain arrived after 101 of 200 laps, ultimately handing him the win.
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At the Allen Crowe 100, Michael Self claimed his first dirt triumph, beating Venturini teammate Christian Eckes on a late restart.
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Michael Self began the season by winning the Lucas Oil 200 at Daytona.
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Michael Self won his second race of the season at the General Tire 100, the series' inaugural race on the road course layout at Daytona.
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Michael Self finished second in the championship to Bret Holmes.
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Michael Self made his first Xfinity Series start in 2015, replacing Landon Cassill at Iowa Speedway in JD Motorsports' No 01 entry.
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In doing so, Michael Self became the first driver from Utah to compete in a NASCAR national series.
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Michael Self later attended Central Piedmont Community College, UNC Charlotte and UNC Greensboro.