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Lee Pulliam

Four-time Whelen All-American Series national champion.

Robert Lee Pulliam (born April 5, 1988) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes part-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro SS for JR Motorsports, and the No. 87 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Peterson Racing. Pulliam is a four-time NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Division I national champion, and is the owner of late model racing team Lee Pulliam Performance. He won the Thunder Road Harley-Davidson 200 a record six times, which he did so consecutively.

After graduating high school early and working as a diesel mechanic at Callands Repair in Callands, Virginia while in college to save money, Pulliam purchased his first race car in 2007. He raced his first season at South Boston Speedway and won Rookie of the Year in the Limited Sportsman class; he moved up to the late model class in 2011 and claimed 16 wins at Motor Mile Speedway. He also claimed his first ValleyStar Credit Union 300 win in 2011. A year later, Pulliam claimed his first NASCAR Whelen All-American Series championship.

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Born
April 5, 1988
Role
Stock car driver and team owner (Lee Pulliam Performance)
Titles
Four NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Division I national championships (first in 2012)
Records
Thunder Road Harley-Davidson 200 won a record six consecutive times
First car
2007, after working as a diesel mechanic at Callands Repair
Series
Part-time NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, No. 9 (JR Motorsports) and No. 87 (Peterson Racing)

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