Dennis Setzer
American stock car racing driver
Dennis Howard Setzer (born February 27, 1960) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He has driven in all three of NASCAR's top series, scoring two wins in the Xfinity Series in 1994 and eighteen wins in the Craftsman Truck Series from 1995 to 2012, where he had his greatest success from 2003 to 2005, where he scored nine of his eighteen wins and finished second in the final championship standings three years in a row.
Beginnings
Setzer made his NASCAR debut in the Busch Series in 1991 in the All Pro 300. He started fifth in his own No. 4 Ford Thunderbird, but crashed on lap nine and finished fortieth. He ran another race the following year, at Hickory Motor Speedway in a car owned by Bill Davis. He wrecked in that race as well but still managed to finish 26th. In 1993, he ran four races for Daniel Welch, and had a top-ten run in the Advance Auto Parts 500. He was also a notable competitor in the Sportsman Division.
Sprint Cup Series
Setzer got a job in Bill Elliott's secondary rides, the No.
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