AJ Romano - Driver Profile - NE Modified Facts & Stats
AJ Romano

AJ Romano

#16#4#29#15#31#2#97#12B#5#16R#16J#5R#72VT#72#4J#16AJ
INACTIVE / RETIRED Johnstown, NY
All Drivers
Starts Since 1991
922
Events Entered
Total Wins
40
4.3% Win Rate
Top 5 Finishes
252
27.3% rate
Top 10 Finishes
485
52.6% rate
Basic Information
Johnstown, NY
#16 (50 races)
#4 (5 races)
#29 (4 races)
#15 (3 races)
#31 (2 races)
#2 (2 races)
#97 (2 races)
#12B (2 races)
#5 (2 races)
#16R (1 races)
#16J (1 races)
#5R (1 races)
#72VT (1 races)
#72 (1 races)
#4J (1 races)
#16AJ (1 races)
August 15, 1962
63
Recent Performances
Pos Event / Track Date
8th Mohawk Valley 100
Fonda Speedway
 Sat Sep 26, 2015
4th Ultimate Underdog
Fonda Speedway
 Fri Sep 25, 2015
2nd 40 Lap Special
Fonda Speedway
 Sat Sep 19, 2015
7th Championship Night
Fonda Speedway
 Sat Aug 22, 2015
22nd Regular Event
Fonda Speedway
 Sat Aug 15, 2015
11th The Big Show 7
Albany-Saratoga Speedway (Dirt)
 Wed Aug 12, 2015
3rd Regular Event
Fonda Speedway
 Sat Aug 8, 2015
5th Regular Event
Fonda Speedway
 Sat Aug 1, 2015
6th Jack Johnson Tribute Race
Fonda Speedway
 Wed Jul 29, 2015
4th Regular Event
Fonda Speedway
 Sat Jul 25, 2015
Rating Progress (CELO)
Totals Since 1991
Metric Big Block Small Block Total
Starts 708 214 922
Wins 34 6 40
Top 5s 200 52 252
Top 10s 373 112 485
Avg. Finish 12.33 12.10 12.28
Best Finish 1st 1st 1st
Rivals
Head-to-Head Comparison
B
Bobby Varin
489 Races Together
Ahead: 199 Behind: 290
41%
Win Rate vs Rival
J
Jack Johnson
465 Races Together
Ahead: 196 Behind: 269
42%
Win Rate vs Rival
J
Jeff Trombley
444 Races Together
Ahead: 203 Behind: 241
46%
Win Rate vs Rival
P
Pat Ward
401 Races Together
Ahead: 136 Behind: 265
34%
Win Rate vs Rival
B
Brett Hearn
368 Races Together
Ahead: 77 Behind: 291
21%
Win Rate vs Rival
Performance Averages
Win Every X Races 23.05
Top 5 Every X Races 3.66
Top 10 Every X Races 1.9
Hard Charger Stats
108 Races Tracked
Total Gained
-427
Avg Gained
-3.95
Single Race Personal Best
+19
Positions
Best Performance
Byrne Dairy Firecracker 100 (Rolling Wheels Raceway Park)
Jul 5, 2004
+19
Note: Hard Charger statistics are only calculated for races where qualifying or starting position data is available in our database. This data is more comprehensively tracked for recent seasons.
Career Timeline
  • First Career Start
    Mar 4, 1990
    Northeast Modified Opener (Hagerstown Speedway)
  • First Career Top 10
    Apr 14, 1990
    Regular Event (Fonda Speedway)
    Took 3 races Took 40 days
  • First Career Top 5
    Apr 21, 1990
    Regular Event (Fonda Speedway)
    Took 4 races Took 47 days
  • First Career Win
    Jun 16, 1990
    Regular Event (Fonda Speedway)
    Took 10 races Took 103 days
  • 100th Career Start
    Apr 23, 1994
    Opening Night (Land of Legends Raceway)
    Took 100 races Took 1,510 days
  • 50th Career Top 5
    Aug 13, 1994
    Regular Event (Land of Legends Raceway)
    Took 128 races Took 1,622 days
  • 100th Career Top 10
    May 20, 1995
    Regular Event (Land of Legends Raceway)
    Took 155 races Took 1,902 days
  • 200th Career Start
    May 5, 1996
    Challenge Cup (Rolling Wheels Raceway Park)
    Took 200 races Took 2,253 days
  • 300th Career Start
    Mar 15, 1998
    Twin 20 #2 (Hagerstown Speedway)
    Took 300 races Took 2,933 days
  • 100th Career Top 5
    Jun 27, 1998
    Regular Event (Fonda Speedway)
    Took 317 races Took 3,036 days
  • 200th Career Top 10
    Jun 19, 1999
    Regular Event (Fonda Speedway)
    Took 351 races Took 3,393 days
  • 400th Career Start
    Jul 19, 2000
    Budweiser 100 (Fonda Speedway)
    Took 400 races Took 3,789 days
  • 500th Career Start
    Apr 20, 2002
    Opening Night (Fonda Speedway)
    Took 500 races Took 4,429 days
  • 25th Career Win
    Jun 29, 2002
    Regular Event (Fonda Speedway)
    Took 519 races Took 4,499 days
  • 150th Career Top 5
    Aug 10, 2002
    Regular Event (Fonda Speedway)
    Took 533 races Took 4,541 days
  • 300th Career Top 10
    Apr 17, 2004
    Opening Night (Fonda Speedway)
    Took 571 races Took 5,157 days
  • 600th Career Start
    Aug 2, 2004
    Trevor Wilkins Memorial (Merrittville Speedway)
    Took 600 races Took 5,264 days
  • 700th Career Start
    Sep 30, 2006
    21st Annual Victoria 200 (Fulton Speedway)
    Took 700 races Took 6,053 days
  • 200th Career Top 5
    Aug 3, 2007
    CVRA.com 100 (Albany-Saratoga Speedway)
    Took 730 races Took 6,360 days
  • 400th Career Top 10
    May 4, 2008
    Regular Event (Utica-Rome Speedway)
    Took 754 races Took 6,635 days
  • 800th Career Start
    Aug 15, 2009
    Feature #2 (Fonda Speedway)
    Took 800 races Took 7,103 days
  • 900th Career Start
    Aug 9, 2014
    Regular Event (Fonda Speedway)
    Took 900 races Took 8,923 days
  • 250th Career Top 5
    Aug 8, 2015
    Regular Event (Fonda Speedway)
    Took 917 races Took 9,287 days
Personal Bests & Highs Since 1991
Best Streaks
Consecutive Wins
Most won in a row
3
1 time(s)
Consecutive Top 5s
Consistent front-runner
7
1 time(s)
Consecutive Top 10s
Reliable results
18
1 time(s)
Single Season Records
Most Starts
2001
72
Most Wins
1999
5
Most Top 5s
1996
19
Most Top 10s
1996
40
Official Rankings History
Overall Modified Events

No overall rankings recorded.

Series Rankings

No series rankings recorded.

Track & Regional
Fonda Speedway
6th
Most Starts
392 Recorded
9th
Most Top 5s
143 Recorded
5th
Most Top 10s
250 Recorded
9th
Most Wins
31 Recorded