David Triplett, Jr. Bio:

Car number:                 00
Make and model:         2004 Pontiac Gran Prix
                                   
Age:                             27
Marital Status:             Married
Hometown:                  Timberlake, NC
Education:                   Associate in Applied Science
                                    Motorsports Management Technology degree
                                    May 2000 Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
Profession/job:           Firefighter, City of Durham
Primary Sponsor:        Bailey’s & Ken Smith
Home Track:               South Boston Speedway
                                    South Boston, VA
Championships:           1998 Allison Legacy N.C. Series Champion
                                    WKA Junior Stock
                                    WKA Stock Lite
Career highlights:        22 NASCAR LMSC feature wins and 33 poles in last seven seasons, including pole

                                    position for 2002 Taco Bell 300 at Martinsville VA.
Years in racing:           6 years Kart racing
                                    2 years Allison Legacy racing
                                    8 years NASCAR LMSC racing

Contact Info:   tripracing@aol.com

2006 Stats:

27 starts

Poles = 8

Wins  = 7

Top 5 = 15

Top 10’s = 21

DNF = 4

History:

David started his racing career in 1992 running go-karts in NC, SC, VA, GA, and FL. He raced for 6 years which included 5 winning season in the WKA. During these years he won Junior Stock Championship, Stock Lite Championship, Stock Medium Championship, and the Super Stock Championship. 

In 1997 David started racing in the Allison Legacy Series and finished 7th, in the North Carolina Region, after only running 10 of the 25 scheduled races. During this year David finished 3rd at Martinsville, VA and also set the track record at Orange County Speedway for the Allison Legacy Cars on June 14. The next year was even better for the Triplett Racing team in the Allison Legacy Series; winning the North Carolina Series Championship that included 3 National Touring Event wins. 

David then decided in 1999 to make the move to the Late Model Stock Car Division and with a car given to him by Bobby "Pops" Gullie.   With Orange County Speedway to be his home track with drivers like; Barry Beggarly, Maurice Hill, Scott Riggs, David Blankenship, and Richard Landreth, David was in for a very sharp learning curve in the LMSC Division from some of the best in the business.  David was able to finish his first season 12th in OCS points and ready to take on the 2000 season. 

The 2000 season continued to see David racing at OCS, but preparing to make the field for the Taco Bell 300 in Martinsville, VA by buying a new race car from Rick Townsend and Townsend Race Cars. David had another strong year at OCS by winning a pole and finishing 9th in the points standing for the year. The highlight of the year came at Martinsville Speedway with David putting his #00 Triplett's Towing Pontiac Grand-Prix on the outside of the third row, sixth (6), for the Taco Bell 300. This was no easy task since there were 128 LMSC from all over the Eastern Mid-Atlantic United States. David ran strong through the first part of the race, but was involved in a crash right before the halfway point of the race. David finished 30th but he knew that this was a step in the right direction for himself and the David Triplett Racing team.  With the momentum of Martinsville, David attempted to make the 8th Annual Myrtle Beach 400 at the Myrtle Beach Speedway in Myrtle Beach, SC. This time David qualified 11th out of 108 LMSC. After going one lap down during the race David finished 14th.  With a strong ending to the 2000 season the Triplett Racing team was feeling good about the up and coming 2001 season. 

Also in 2000, David graduated from Rowan Cabarrus Community College with an Associate in Applied Science - Motorsports Management Technology degree. While in school, David was awarded the Jeremy Mayfield Motorsports Scholarship. The award was presented to him at the Charlotte (Lowes) Motor Speedway during pre-race activities for the Coca Cola 600 and included VIP pit passes for the race. 

2001 was a break out year for the dtr team with 6 LMSC wins and 5 poles including the pole and a win in the prestigious end of season Bailey’s Fall Classic 325 at Orange County Speedway and the pole for the Sleep Inn 400 at Myrtle Beach Speedway.

2002 was another winning season with 7 LMSC wins and an impressive 13 poles.  2002 saw David win a pole and race at Southern National Speedway and the pole for Labor Day Bobby Isaac Memorial 200 at Hickory Motor Speedway.  The highlight of the season was the Taco Bell 300 at Martinsville Speedway.
David captured the pole, out-running 112 other drivers for the top starting position for the biggest Late Model Stock event of the season.  On Sunday, he was running 3rd at half way and felt he had a good shot at the win after the crew made adjustments to the car.  However, on lap 147 he developed a problem with a valve stem that caused a flat tire and lost laps in the pits.  He was able to make up one lap and was running 12th when he slowed to avoid a last lap wreck at the checkered flag and got hit from behind just short of the finish line, finishing 14^th.  David qualified for the pole and led 185 laps of the Bailey’s Halloween Classic at Orange County Speedway.  Lap traffic shuffled the leaders and David finished in 3rd place. 

Another good run at the Myrtle Beach 250 starting 6^th out of 83 cars and finishing a strong 8th.

2003 saw David winning one race, finishing 2^nd in 6 races and in the top five14 times this season.

2004 was a transition year for the dtr team with the closing of Orange County Speedway and moving into their new race shop.  The team raced the first half of the season at Myrtle Beach, finishing in the top 5 nearly every race.   The #00 made a debut at the NASCAR café in Myrtle Beach, being on display before the race. The second half of the season saw the team at South Boston Speedway with an occasional visit to Southern National, again with solid top 5 runs.

In 2004 David married Lauren Pope of Cedar Grove and moved to Timberlake, NC.

In 2005 David was accepted into the Durham Fire Academy and graduated in July 2005 as a firefighter for the City of Durham.  With the Academy schedule and his work schedule, David was not able to race a full schedule this year.  However, any free Saturday found the team back at South Boston with two poles, including the pole for the Bailey’s 200, three 2^nd place finishes and some strong runs including leading 140 of 150 laps in the September 17^th event. The team finished 11^th in points for the season without running the entire schedule of races.

The 2006 season has David back to a full racing schedule.  We are excited to have added Bailey’s as a primary sponsor and grateful that Ken Smith is with us again this year with the Wynn’s Pro Chem sponsorship.   Ken has been with David since the early days of Allison Legacy racing and is a huge part of our success.  Orange County Speedway has reopened and will be David’s home track.  He will also be running at South Boston and Southern National in events that do not conflict with OCS schedule.

2007 finds David racing a full schedule at South Boston Speedway with frequent visits to OCS for the 150 lap races.  He will also compete at Martinsville and Myrtle Beach Speedway later in the year.  We are grateful to have Bailey's back as a primary sponsor as well as Ken Smith in his new business line.  A-1 Auto Parts in Durham has also joined our sponsor team as an associate sponsor.
The big news this year is in David's personal life as he and wife, Lauren, are expecting their first child, a girl, in early May.