Ronnie Thomas

Ronald Thomas
Birth date	March 8, 1955 (age 71)
Birth place	Christiansburg, Virginia, U.S.
Best cup pos	14th (1980)
Cup wins	0
Cup top tens	9
Cup poles	0
First cup race	1977 Old Dominion 500 (Martinsville)
Last cup race	1989 Miller High Life 400 (Michigan)
Years in cup	12
Total cup races	197
Best busch pos	54th (1985)
Busch wins	0
Busch top tens	1
Busch poles	0
First busch race	1982 Miller 300 (Charlotte)
Last busch race	1985 Busch 200 (South Boston)
Years in busch	2
Total busch races	3
Awards	1978 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year
Years in arca west	2
Total arca west races	2
Best arca west pos	N/A
First arca west race	1978 Arizona NAPA 250 (Phoenix)
Last arca west race	1979 NAPA Arizona 250 (Phoenix)
Arca west wins	0
Arca west top tens	0
Arca west poles	0
Total arca races	4
Years in arca	2
Best arca pos	N/A
First arca race	1987 Talladega ARCA 500k (Talladega)
Last arca race	1988 96 Rock 500k (Atlanta)
Arca wins	0
Arca top tens	3
Arca poles	0
Updated	April 23, 2026

Ronald Darrell Thomas (born March 8, 1955) is an American former NASCAR driver who drove in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series from 1977 to 1989 and the NASCAR 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 fourteenth in the points in the No. 25 Stone's Cafeteria car. He led a career total of four laps in Winston Cup competition.^[1]

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.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup 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	NWCC	Pts	Ref
1977	Robertson Racing	25	Chevy	RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	NWS	DAR	BRI	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC 33	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV 25	MAR 19	NWS	CLT	CAR 30	ATL	ONT		53rd	331	^[2]
1978	Robertson Racing		Chevy	RSD DNQ	DAY	RCH 18	CAR 13	ATL 24	BRI 20	DAR 31	NWS 21	MAR 20	TAL 14	DOV 32	CLT 30	NSV 15	RSD 25	MCH 18	DAY 25	NSV 10	POC 33	TAL 24	MCH 26	BRI 11	DAR 9	RCH 14		MAR 16	NWS 19	CLT	CAR 33	ATL 15	ONT 30		18th	2733	^[3]
1978	Negre Racing		Chevy																								DOV 11								18th	2733	^[3]
1979	Robertson Racing		Chevy	RSD 12		CAR 29				BRI 23	DAR 24	MAR 20			DOV 16		TWS 26	RSD 23	MCH 27	DAY	NSV 9	POC 14		MCH 24	BRI 27	DAR 24	RCH 23	DOV 24	MAR 20	CLT 38	NWS 7	CAR 8	ATL 28	ONT 27	17th	2912	^[4]
	Robertson Racing		Buick		DAY 34		RCH 17	ATL 34	NWS 28				TAL 25										TAL 22
	Thomas Racing		Chevy											NSV 17
	John Kennedy	0	Chevy													CLT 14
1980	Robertson Racing	25	Chevy	RSD 10		RCH 26	CAR 11	ATL 22	BRI 12	DAR 26	NWS 23	MAR 22		NSV 21		CLT 22	TWS 11	RSD 16	MCH 30		NSV 26	POC 23			BRI 29	DAR 22	RCH 22	DOV 10	NWS 25	MAR 18	CLT	CAR 10	ATL 8	ONT 38		14th	3066	^[5]
			Buick		DAY 29								TAL 20		DOV 11									MCH 29
			Olds																	DAY 17			TAL 21
1981	Thomas Racing		Pontiac	RSD	DAY 28	RCH 21	CAR 11	ATL 31	BRI 18	NWS 12		MAR 31		NSV	DOV 24	CLT 22	TWS 20	RSD 34	MCH 25	DAY	NSV 14	POC 35	TAL	MCH	BRI 18	DAR 27		DOV 20	MAR 27	NWS 17					26th	2138	^[6]
			Buick								DAR 20
			Chevy																								RCH 24
	Price Racing	40	Buick										TAL 26
	Ulrich Racing	40	Buick																												CLT 32	CAR	ATL	RSD
1982	Thomas Racing	25	Pontiac	DAY DNQ	RCH	BRI 25	ATL	CAR 20	DAR 13	NWS 23	MAR	TAL	NSV 24					MCH 35	DAY	NSV				BRI 28		RCH 23	DOV 31	NWS 29		MAR 25	CAR 30	ATL	RSD			30th	1093	^[7]
		42	Buick																		POC 32	TAL
		42	Pontiac																				MCH 17		DAR 38				CLT 37
	Gordon Racing	24	Buick											DOV 23	CLT	POC 23	RSD
	Cronkrite Racing	96	Buick																										CLT DNQ
1983	Thomas Racing	41	Pontiac	DAY 17	RCH 23	CAR 27	ATL 24	DAR 24	NWS 17	MAR 18	TAL 35	NSV 15	DOV 25	BRI 15	CLT DNQ	RSD 33	POC 21	MCH 24	DAY 24	NSV 23	POC 20	TAL 20	MCH DNQ	BRI 12	DAR 30	RCH 17	DOV 24	MAR 21	NWS 21	CLT	CAR 19	ATL DNQ	RSD 27		22nd	2515	^[8]
1984			Chevy	DAY 24	RCH 31	CAR 32	ATL 25	BRI 15	NWS 26	DAR 28	MAR 30	TAL 20	NSV 23	DOV 30	CLT	RSD DNQ	POC 24	MCH 25	DAY 29	NSV 21	POC 40	TAL 27	MCH 23	BRI 27	DAR DNQ	RCH DNQ	DOV 35	MAR 16	CLT DNQ	NWS QL^†	CAR	ATL DNQ	RSD DNQ		30th	1775	^[9]
1985				DAY	RCH 12	CAR 34	ATL	BRI 21	DAR	NWS	MAR 30	TAL DNQ	DOV	CLT	RSD	POC 40	MCH	DAY DNQ	POC	TAL	MCH 19	BRI 14	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	RSD				39th	631	^[10]
1986				DAY	RCH DNQ	CAR 26	ATL	BRI 26			MAR DNQ							DAY DNQ	POC																42nd	504	^[11]
			Pontiac																											CAR 40	ATL	RSD
	Hylton Motorsports	48	Chevy						DAR 36	NWS		TAL 14	DOV	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH			TAL 16	GLN	MCH DNQ	BRI DNQ	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT
1987	Thomas Racing	41	Pontiac	DAY DNQ	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	NWS																										56th	319	^[12]
1987			Chevy							BRI 30	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	POC	RSD	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI 30	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS 25	CLT	CAR 26	RSD	ATL			56th	319	^[12]
1988			Chevy	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI DNQ	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	PHO	ATL			N/A	-	^[13]
1989	LC Racing	69	Ford	DAY	CAR	ATL	RCH	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH 23	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR								73rd	94	^[14]
1989																												CLT DNQ	NWS	CAR	PHO	ATL			73rd	94	^[14]
^† – Qualified but replaced by Buddy Arrington

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1979	Robertson Racing	Buick	41	34
1980	Robertson Racing	Buick	33	29
1981	Thomas Racing	Pontiac	19	28
1982			DNQ
1983			36	17
1984		Chevrolet	38	24
1987	Thomas Racing	Pontiac	DNQ

References

^ "Ronnie Thomas Results and States"
^ "Ronnie Thomas – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
^ "Ronnie Thomas – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
^ "Ronnie Thomas – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
^ "Ronnie Thomas – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
^ "Ronnie Thomas – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
^ "Ronnie Thomas – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
^ "Ronnie Thomas – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
^ "Ronnie Thomas – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
^ "Ronnie Thomas – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
^ "Ronnie Thomas – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
^ "Ronnie Thomas – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
^ "Ronnie Thomas – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
^ "Ronnie Thomas – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2025.