Phil Bonifield

Phil Bonifield
Nationality	American
Born	Phillip Bonifield (1963-06-23) June 23, 1963 Napa, California
Previous series
2007	NASCAR West Series
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
8 races run over 3 years
Best finish	73rd (2002)
First race	2001 MBNA Platinum 200 (Dover)
Last race	2003 Winn-Dixie 200 (Darlington)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
70 races run over 6 years
Best finish	20th (2003)
First race	1999 NAPACARD 200 (Evergreen)
Last race	2004 Line-X Spray-On Truck Bedliners 200 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Last updated on: July 13, 2020.

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.

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
2002	Team Racing	90	Pontiac	DAY	CAR	LVS	DAR DNQ	BRI	TEX	NSH	TAL	CAL 30	RCH	NHA 35	NZH	CLT DNQ																						73rd	270
	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

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
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
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
		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
		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
		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
† – 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
			Ford			AMP 24	ELK	IOW	CNS	SON	DCS	IRW	MMP	EVG	CSR	AMP

References

• Racing One
• West Series Winner Considering Truck Series Future

External links

• Phil Bonifield driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• Phil Bonifield owner statistics at Racing-Reference
• Official website