Phil Bonifield

Phillip Bonifield (born June 23, 1963) is an American former professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He was the owner/driver of Team Racing, which competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series with various drivers including himself driving their trucks. He also competed in the Busch Series part-time from 2001 to 2003 as well as in two West Series races in 2007.

Phil Bonifield
Nationality American
BornPhillip Bonifield
(1963-06-23) June 23, 1963
Napa, California
Previous series
2007NASCAR West Series
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
8 races run over 3 years
Best finish73rd (2002)
First race2001 MBNA Platinum 200 (Dover)
Last race2003 Winn-Dixie 200 (Darlington)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
70 races run over 6 years
Best finish20th (2003)
First race1999 NAPACARD 200 (Evergreen)
Last race2004 Line-X Spray-On Truck Bedliners 200 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Last updated on: July 13, 2020.

Racing career

Bonifield began his racing career in 1973, when he began competing with BMX bicycles. Racing across the United States, he won several championships from 1979 to 1983. In 1987, he moved to go-karts, where he raced against Kevin Harvick and Casey Mears, before competing part-time in the NASCAR Elite Division Featherlite Southwest Series in 1991.

Bonifield became a driving instructor at the Buck Baker Racing School in 1993, after he moved to the Southeast from California. Around the same time, he opened his own fabrication shop, and worked for various Winston Cup teams. In 1998, Bonifield closed his fabrication shop and began fielding entries in the Truck series. His first race as owner in a points-paying event came that season at Walt Disney World Speedway in the No. 11 Red Line Oil Chevrolet, driven by Brett Bodine, who qualified 13th but finished 32nd after an engine failure. Bodine ran two more races for Bonifield that season, both races resulting in DNFs.

In 1999, he decided to pull double duty as an owner and driver, with Tom Mazzucchi coming aboard as a partner in the No. 23 Red Line Oil truck. He made his Craftsman Truck Series debut at Evergreen Speedway, finishing 30th. Bonifield would compete 13 more times that year, and finished 31st in points, and 7th in Rookie of the Year standings. In 2000, he ran just eight races, and did not finish a single race.

In 2001, Bonifield posted a career-best 24th twice, at California and Las Vegas. That same season, he began running races part-time for Impact Motorsports, and purchased Impact's owner's points and equipment after it shut down, renaming his operation Team Racing. He also made his Busch debut at the MBNA Platinum 200 for Jay Robinson Racing, starting 34th but finishing 36th after engine problems plagued the team.

In 2002, mechanical problems continued to plague Bonifield and his team, as he failed to finish any of his eleven starts that season. Despite this, he finished 31st in points. He also ran six Busch races, two for his own team, one for Bost Motorsports, and the rest for Means Racing. His best finish was a 30th at Fontana, the only race he finished that year. 2003 marked Bonifield's best Truck Series season, as he ran 21 of 25 races, and finished 20th in points. His best finish was 23rd at Memphis Motorsports Park.

Unfortunately, his success was not carried over into 2004. Neither Bonifield nor his team ran many races that season. Bonifield only qualified for events, and was twice parked for driving too slow. During the season, Bonifield sold the trucks to Bill Davis Racing and shut down the team. He and spent 2005 and 2006 developing ARCA Re/Max Series and NASCAR Grand National Division, AutoZone West Series driver Andrew Myers. He returned to the Truck Series in 2006, fielding the No. 86 Chevrolet.

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.)

Busch 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 NBSC Pts Ref
2001 Jay Robinson Racing 49 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV
36		 KEN MLW GLN CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM PHO CAR HOM 127th 55 [1]
2002 Team Racing 90 Pontiac DAY CAR LVS DAR
DNQ		 BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL
30		 RCH NHA
35		 NZH CLT
DNQ		 73rd 270 [2]
Means Racing 52 Ford DOV
43		 NSH KEN MLW
42		 DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP
43		 MCH BRI
Bost Motorsports 4 Chevy DAR
43		 RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL CAR PHO HOM
2003 22 DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX TAL NSH CAL RCH GTY NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR
40		 RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO CAR HOM 150th 43 [3]

Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 NCTC Pts Ref
1999 Team 23 Racing 23 Chevy HOM PHO EVG
30		 MMR MAR MEM PPR
35		 I70
32		 BRI
32		 TEX
32		 PIR GLN MLW
33		 NSV
34		 NZH
33		 MCH
30		 NHA
32		 IRP
32		 GTY
31		 HPT
34		 RCH
QL†		 LVS
34		 LVL
DNQ		 TEX CAL 31st 972 [4]
2000 DAY
DNQ		 HOM PHO
35		 MMR
32		 MAR PIR GTY MEM
DNQ		 PPR
35		 EVG
31		 TEX KEN
33		 GLN
DNQ		 MLW NHA NZH
30		 MCH
34		 IRP NSV
DNQ		 CIC
DNQ		 RCH DOV TEX CAL
36		 39th 617 [5]
2001 DAY HOM MMR MAR GTY
35		 DAR PPR
33		 DOV
34		 TEX
31		 MEM MLW
31		 KAN
31		 KEN
DNQ		 NHA
32		 IRP CAL
24		 33rd 932 [6]
25 NSH
27		 CIC NZH RCH SBO
36		 TEX
31		 PHO
DNQ
86 LVS
24		 CAL
DNQ
2002 Team Racing DAY
35		 TEX
34		 MCH
33		 IRP 31st 704 [7]
23 DAR
DNQ		 MAR GTY
DNQ		 PPR
35		 DOV
DNQ		 MEM
34		 MLW
31		 KAN
31		 KEN
32		 NHA NSH
DNQ		 RCH TEX
33		 SBO LVS PHO
34
25 CAL
31		 HOM
DNQ
2003 23 DAY
34		 CLT
DNQ		 DOV
29		 MLW
32		 KAN
28		 KEN
25		 GTW
30		 MCH
32		 IRP NSH
28		 BRI
35		 NHA
32		 TEX
32		 MAR
35		 PHO
29		 20th 1524 [8]
86 DAR
29		 MMR MAR TEX
28		 MEM
23		 RCH
35		 CAL
31		 LVS
31		 SBO
30		 HOM
25
2004 25 DAY
DNQ		 ATL MAR MFD CLT DOV
34		 TEX
33		 MEM MLW KAN
33		 KEN GTW MCH
33		 IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS CAL TEX MAR PHO DAR HOM 107th 64 [9]
† – Qualified but replaced by Boris Said

West Series
NASCAR West Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NWSC Pts Ref
2007 Pam Lippard 30 Chevy CTS PHO
38		 50th 140 [10]
Ford AMP
24		 ELK IOW CNS SON DCS IRW MMP EVG CSR AMP

References
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  2. "Phil Bonifield – 2002 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  3. "Phil Bonifield – 2003 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  4. "Phil Bonifield – 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  5. "Phil Bonifield – 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  6. "Phil Bonifield – 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  7. "Phil Bonifield – 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  8. "Phil Bonifield – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  9. "Phil Bonifield – 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  10. "Phil Bonifield – 2007 NASCAR West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
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