24 Facts About Steve Grissom

Steven Paul Grissom was born on June 26,1963 and is an American former stock car racing driver.

Steve Grissom was the 1993 Busch Series champion and has eleven Busch wins in 185 starts.

Steve Grissom began his racing career in his youth, working on cars with his father Wayne, who was a sponsor of short track drivers in their home state of Alabama.

Steve Grissom soon began racing cars himself, balancing that with being captain of his high school football and basketball teams in 1981.

Steve Grissom eventually joined the Winston All-Pro Series, and won the championship in 1985.

Steve Grissom made his Busch Series debut in 1986 at the Freedlander 200, in the No 31 Oldsmobile owned by his father.

Steve Grissom started 16th but finished 30th due to engine failure.

Steve Grissom ran three more races over the next two years, his best finish being an 11th.

In 1990, Steve Grissom won four races, including two straight, and finished third in points behind Chuck Bown and Jimmy Hensley.

Steve Grissom clinched the Busch Series championship in 1993 for his family-owned team.

Steve Grissom won the championship by 253 points over Ricky Craven.

In 1993, Steve Grissom ran an additional Cup race for Diamond Ridge Motorsports at New Hampshire International Speedway, finishing 29th.

Steve Grissom signed with Diamond Ridge to compete for Rookie of the Year honors in 1994.

Steve Grissom had four top-tens in the 1995 Cup season, finishing 27th in points; he started the season running in the top-10 points early on in the year.

Steve Grissom started 1996 off on a high note, winning the season-opening Busch Series race driving the WCW car, but he was released from Diamond Ridge after the Miller 400 race midway through the season.

Steve Grissom started the year winning the outside pole for the Daytona 500.

Steve Grissom's car slid into the inside wall and flipped on the roof.

Steve Grissom was taken to the infield medical center, and released 45 minutes later.

In 2000, Steve Grissom was hired by Petty Enterprises to drive their No 43 Dodge Ram in the Craftsman Truck Series.

Steve Grissom ran in the Cup series, filling in for Kyle Petty in the No 44 Hot Wheels Pontiac Grand Prix.

That season, Steve Grissom ran seven Nationwide Series races for Frank Cicci Racing, then spent 2003 at DCT Motorsports.

In 2005, Steve Grissom joined with Jay Robinson Racing to drive the No 49 Advil Ford Taurus.

Steve Grissom ran two races for Robinson on a part-time basis in 2006, and drove the season opening races in 2007 and 2008, for Cicci Racing and MSRP Motorsports respectively.

Steve Grissom's son Kyle Steve Grissom is a racing driver, having competed in the ARCA Racing Series.