Sean Murphy (racing driver)

Sean Murphy (born June 29, 1984) is an American former professional stock car racing driver who competed in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, IMSA and the ASA Series. He currently is an entrepreneur.

For other people named Sean Murphy, see Sean Murphy (disambiguation).
Sean Murphy
Born (1984-06-29) June 29, 1984
Auckland, New Zealand
Awards2007 Pat Burdow Memorial Rookie of the Year Award
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
3 races run over 1 year
Best finish87th (2009)
First race2009 U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa)
Last race2009 Food City 250 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
26 races run over 6 years
Best finish37th (2005)
First race2004 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
Last race2010 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of March 22, 2020.

Racing career

Murphy ran two races (at the Miami street course and Road Atlanta) in Konrad Motorsports' No. 25 Saleen S7R in the 2002 American Le Mans Series season, teaming up with Charles Slater in both races as well as Jean-François Yvon at Road Atlanta. He also drove for Konrad in one Grand-Am race at the Daytona road course that year in their No. 31, sharing the car with Franz Konrad.

Murphy made his first start in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Martinsville Speedway in late 2004 driving for Green Light Racing in the No. 07 Chevrolet Silverado. He had a solid debut, qualifying 19th and finishing 22nd. The deal gave Murphy an opportunity to race for the remaining three races of the season for the team (two races in the No. 07 and one in the No. 08). At the next race at Phoenix, Murphy finished 24th, but also led two laps. At Homestead-Miami, Murphy led ten laps due to pit strategy before his engine expired.

Murphy ran a total of 14 races in 2005-2006, once again all for Green Light Racing. His best finish was a 13th at Atlanta. He earned his first career lead-lap finish at Fontana that year. Also, at Atlanta, Murphy led his only lap on the season. However, sponsorship did not materialize and after the race at Michigan, Green Light found other drivers to drive the truck for the rest of the year.

In February 2007, Murphy competed in the 41st Annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Murphy was scheduled to race in three races that took place on consecutive nights. Murphy qualified on the pole for the Thursday night race, but rain and thunder caused that night's activities to be canceled. On Friday night, Murphy qualified on the outside pole, but did not start the race due to a mechanical problem with his car. Murphy qualified on the pole for the second time on Saturday, but due to a problem he was forced to start in the rear of the pack. After a long week of frustration and disappointment, the team's hard work finally paid off when Murphy crossed the finish line in 5th place.

Murphy spent 2007 racing with SS Racing and competing for the ASA Super Late Model Challenge Series division title. He was awarded the ASA-Late Model Series Pat Burdow Memorial Rookie of the Year Title on Saturday at Five Flags Speedway. Murphy qualified with the fastest time for the fourth time and set a new ASALMS track record for the three times during the season (all divisions).

Returning to the No. 07 truck of the renamed SS-Green Light Racing in 2008, Murphy earned his first and only top-10 in the Truck Series at Mansfield, which was also his best finish of the season. He drove in five other races after that: Milwaukee, IRP, Bristol, Las Vegas, and Talladega.

Murphy made his Nationwide Series debut in 2009, running three races (Iowa, Watkins Glen, and Bristol) in the No. 81 Dodge for MacDonald Motorsports. His best finish was a 20th at Bristol. He continued to compete in the Truck Series for SSGLR, this year in the No. 08 in all his starts (due to Chad McCumbee driving the No. 07 full-time in 2009). After running three races in that truck, he drove the No. 21 Dodge for GunBroker Racing at Talladega that year, substituting for Nick Tucker, the normal driver of that truck, who had never raced on a restrictor plate track before and was not cleared to race that weekend.

He returned to SS-Green Light again in 2010, driving the No. 07 truck in the season-opener at Daytona. The team indicated that they wanted him to run the full season if sponsorship could be found,[1] but it was not. The team ended up having multiple drivers in the No. 07 that year, and that race, which Murphy finished 13th in, ended up being his last start in NASCAR.

Personal life

Although he was born in Auckland, New Zealand, Murphy currently resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with girlfriend, Julie DeVries, and their two dogs. He works as an entrepreneur. He graduated from Broward College.

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 Nationwide 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 NNSC Pts Ref
2009 MacDonald Motorsports 81 Dodge DAY CAL LVS BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW
27		 GLN
23		 MCH BRI
20		 CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 87th 279 [2]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

Camping World Truck Series
NASCAR Camping World 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 NCWTC Pts
2004 Groove Motorsports 30 Chevy DAY ATL MAR MFD
DNQ		 CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP
DNQ		 NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS CAL TEX 51st 338
Green Light Racing 07 Chevy MAR
22		 PHO
24		 HOM
30
08 DAR
32
2005 07 DAY
24		 CAL
19		 ATL
13		 MAR
31		 GTY
29		 MFD CLT
29		 DOV TEX MCH
18		 MLW KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 37th 657
2006 DAY
20		 CAL ATL
32		 MAR GTY TAL
32		 MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 50th 315
08 CLT
30		 MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI NHA LVS
2008 SS-Green Light Racing 07 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD
9		 DOV TEX MCH MLW
26		 MEM KEN IRP
27		 NSH BRI
17		 GTW NHA LVS
15		 TAL
30		 MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 40th 608
2009 08 DAY CAL ATL MAR
36		 KAN CLT DOV TEX MCH
35		 MLW MEM KEN
31		 IRP NSH BRI CHI IOW GTW NHA LVS MAR 61st 247
GunBroker Racing 21 Dodge TAL
33		 TEX PHO HOM
2010 SS-Green Light Racing 07 Chevy DAY
13		 ATL MAR NSH KAN DOV CLT TEX MCH IOW GTY IRP POC NSH DAR BRI CHI KEN NHA LVS MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM 90th 124

References
  1. "SS Green Light Racing names Murphy for Daytona". Motorsport.com. January 24, 2010. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  2. "Sean Murphy – 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
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