Justin Ashburn

Justin Ashburn
Birth date	December 23, 1981 (age 44)
Birth place	Joelton, Tennessee, U.S.
Awards	1997 Highland Rim Speedway Rookie of the Year 1999 Highland Rim Speedway Most Improved Driver
Total busch races	30
Years in busch	8
Prev busch year	2009
Prev busch pos	147th
Best busch pos	58th (2003)
First busch race	2003 darlingtonraceway.com 200 (Darlington)
Last busch race	2009 Stater Brothers 300 (Fontana)
Busch wins	0
Busch top tens	0
Busch poles	0
Updated	May 18, 2020

Justin Ashburn (born December 23, 1981) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competed in both the NASCAR Nationwide Series and the ARCA Re/Max Series from 2002 to 2009, driving for the Day Enterprise Racing team in nearly all of his starts in both series.

Racing career

In 1997, Ashburn won the Rookie of the Year award at Highland Rim Speedway and finished fifth in points in the pro-modified series. Two years later, he won the Most Improved Driver award after winning ten races and finishing fourth in points. He then moved on to race at Nashville Fairgrounds in the Winston Racing Series, posting four top-tens in 2001.

Busch Series

Ashburn made his Busch Series debut in 2003, running a second Day Enterprises car. Driving the No. 61 Chevrolet, Ashburn started and finished 42nd at Darlington Raceway. Ashburn failed to finish eleven of thirteen starts for the team. His best finish was a twentieth-place finish at Nashville Superspeedway in June 2003. Ashburn also made a one-off start for Bost Motorsports, finishing 41st at Michigan Speedway after his Day Enterprises car failed to qualify.

Ashburn moved to the team's primary car, the No. 16, for 2004. However, the team struggled to qualify for races early and had to scale back to a limited schedule. As a result, Ashburn only qualified for eight races in 2004, failing to finish six of them. His best finish was a 29th at Talladega Superspeedway. He also led his first career lap under caution in the July race at Daytona International Speedway.

Ashburn made only one start in 2006, at Talladega. Avoiding a wreck early, Ashburn hung on to the back of the draft and earned his career-best finish of fourteenth, his first career lead lap finish. In 2007, he ran two races, earning a best finish of 22nd at Talladega. Ashburn made three start and park appearances in 2008, including his debut with the No. 57 Chevrolet owned by Chad Beahr. For 2009, Ashburn made only one appearance, parking after five laps in the Stater Brothers 300 at Auto Club Speedway.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	NBSC	Pts	Ref
2002	Day Enterprise Racing	61	Pontiac	DAY	CAR	LVS	DAR	BRI	TEX	NSH	TAL	CAL	RCH	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	GTY	PPR	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM DNQ	ATL	CAR	PHO	HOM		N/A	0	^[1]
2003			Pontiac	DAY	CAR DNQ	LVS					NSH 37	CAL		GTY 26																									58th	646	^[2]
			Chevy				DAR 42	BRI	TEX	TAL			RCH DNQ		NZH 37	CLT	DOV	NSH 20	KEN DNQ	MLW 43	DAY	CHI	NHA 43	PPR 35	IRP 43	MCH DNQ		DAR 38		DOV 43	KAN	CLT	MEM DNQ	ATL DNQ	PHO 43	CAR DNQ	HOM DNQ
	Bost Motorsports	22	Chevy																							MCH 41
	Day Enterprise Racing	60	Chevy																								BRI DNQ
		6																											RCH 42
2004		16		DAY 34	CAR 40	LVS 38	DAR 40	BRI DNQ	TEX DNQ	NSH DNQ	TAL 29	CAL	GTY 38	RCH	NZH	CLT	DOV	NSH DNQ	KEN DNQ	MLW 30	DAY 40	CHI	NHA	PPR	IRP	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	ATL	PHO	DAR	HOM		69th	394	^[3]
2005		16		DAY DNQ	CAL	MXC	LVS	ATL	NSH	BRI DNQ	TEX	PHO	TAL 14	DAR	RCH	CLT	DOV	NSH DNQ	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	NHA	PPR	GTY	IRP	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM DNQ	TEX	PHO	HOM	147th		^[4]
2006		05		DAY	CAL	MXC	LVS	ATL	BRI	TEX	NSH	PHO	TAL 42	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	NHA	MAR	GTY	IRP	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	TEX	PHO	HOM	144th	37	^[5]
2007		05		DAY	CAL	MXC	LVS	ATL	BRI	NSH	TEX	PHO	TAL 22	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	NSH DNQ	KEN	MLW	NHA	DAY 43	CHI DNQ	GTY	IRP	CGV	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	TEX	PHO	HOM	119th	134	^[6]
2008	Beahr Racing Enterprises	57	Dodge	DAY	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	NSH	TEX	PHO	MXC	TAL 38	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN																				113th	117	^[7]
2008	Day Enterprise Racing	05	Chevy																	MLW 43	NHA 43	DAY DNQ	CHI	GTY	IRP	CGV	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	TEX	PHO	HOM	113th	117	^[7]
2009		85		DAY Wth																																			147th	40	^[8]
2009		05			CAL 41	LVS	BRI	TEX	NSH	PHO	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	NHA	DAY	CHI	GTY	IRP	IOW	GLN	MCH	BRI	CGV	ATL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CAL	CLT	MEM	TEX	PHO	HOM	147th	40	^[8]

ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Re/Max Series results
Year	Team owner	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	ARMC	Pts	Ref
2002	Day Enterprise Racing	58	Chevy	DAY	ATL	NSH 38	SLM																				86th	350	^[9]
2002			Pontiac					KEN 16	CLT	KAN	POC	MCH	TOL	SBO	KEN	BLN	POC	NSH 15	ISF	WIN	DSF	CHI	SLM	TAL	CLT		86th	350	^[9]
2003			Pontiac	DAY 31	ATL	NSH 30	SLM	TOL	KEN	CLT	BLN	KAN	MCH	LER	POC	POC	NSH	ISF	WIN	DSF	CHI	SLM	TAL	CLT	SBO		138th	145	^[10]
2004			Chevy	DAY	NSH	SLM	KEN	TOL	CLT	KAN	POC	MCH	SBO	BLN	KEN	GTW	POC	LER	NSH	ISF	TOL	DSF	CHI	SLM	TAL 37		185th	45	^[11]
2005		6		DAY 28	NSH																						59th	550	^[12]
		16				SLM DNQ	KEN	TOL	LAN	MIL	POC	MCH	KAN				GTW 27
		09	Ford											KEN 36	BLN
			Chevy													POC 37
			Pontiac																NSH 33	MCH
		90	Ford															LER 30			ISF 30	TOL	DSF	CHI	SLM	TAL
2006	Bobby Jones Racing	50	Ford	DAY	NSH	SLM	WIN	KEN	TOL	POC	MCH	KAN	KEN	BLN	POC 41	GTW	NSH 41	MCH	ISF	MIL	TOL	DSF	CHI	SLM	TAL		137th	110	^[13]
2006	Wayne Peterson Racing	0	Ford																							IOW DNQ	137th	110	^[13]
2007	Day Enterprise Racing	90	Chevy	DAY DNQ	USA																						114th	190	^[14]
2007	Day Enterprise Racing	14	Chevy			NSH DNQ	SLM 18	KAN	WIN	KEN	TOL	IOW	POC	MCH	BLN	KEN	POC	NSH	ISF	MIL	GTW	DSF	CHI	SLM	TAL	TOL	114th	190	^[14]

CARS Super Late Model Tour

(key)

CARS Super Late Model Tour results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	CSLMTC	Pts	Ref
2018	N/A	98	Chevy	MYB	NSH 26	ROU	HCY	BRI	AND	HCY	ROU	SBO	N/A	0	^[15]

References

^ "Justin Ashburn – 2002 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
^ "Justin Ashburn – 2003 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
^ "Justin Ashburn – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
^ "Justin Ashburn – 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
^ "Justin Ashburn – 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
^ "Justin Ashburn – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
^ "Justin Ashburn – 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
^ "Justin Ashburn – 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
^ "Justin Ashburn – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
^ "Justin Ashburn – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
^ "Justin Ashburn – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
^ "Justin Ashburn – 2005 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
^ "Justin Ashburn – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
^ "Justin Ashburn – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
^ "Justin Ashburn – 2018 CARS Pro Late Model Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2025.