Ronnie Thomas

Ronald Darrell "Ronnie" Thomas
Ronald Darrell "Ronnie" Thomas
Born	March 8, 1955 (age 69); Christiansburg, Virginia
Awards	1978 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
	197 races run over 12 years
Best finish	14th (1980)
First race	1977 Old Dominion 500 (Martinsville)
Last race	1989 Miller High Life 400 (Michigan)
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
	3 races run over 2 years
Best finish	54th (1985)
First race	1982 Miller 300 (Charlotte)
Last race	1985 Busch 200 (South Boston)

Ronald Darrell "Ronnie" Thomas (born March 8, 1955) is a retired NASCAR driver who drove in the Winston Cup series from 1977 to 1989 and the Busch Series in 1982 and 1985. He was the 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year, edging out Roger Hamby in a race that went down to the wire at the Los Angeles Times 500. Thomas's father, Jabe Thomas was also a NASCAR driver. In 1980, his best season he finished 14th in the points in the No. 25 Stone's Cafeteria car. He led a career total of four laps in Winston Cup competition.^[1]

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results

Year	Rank	Points	Starts	Top-10s	Avg. start	Avg. finish	Winnings
1989	69	94	1	0	24.0	23.0	3,925
1987	55	319	4	0	29.5	27.7	5,220
1986	44	504	6	0	34.1	26.3	25,215
1985	39	631	7	0	27.8	24.2	10,505
1984	29	1775	21	0	28.6	26.2	79,325
1983	22	2515	26	0	28.8	22.1	47,180
1982	30	1093	18	0	30.1	26.4	23,570
1981	26	2138	23	0	26.4	23.3	52,855
1980	14	3066	30	4	23.1	20.3	82,010
1979	17	2912	30	3	24.0	22.1	92,950
1978	18	2733	27	2	25.2	20.6	59,260
1977	53	331	4	0	28.0	26.7	4,590

References

External links

Ronnie Thomas driver statistics at Racing-Reference

Awards
Preceded by Ricky Rudd	NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year 1978	Succeeded by Dale Earnhardt

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