Don Ackner - Driver Profile - NE Modified Facts & Stats

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Don Ackner

Don Ackner

#97#35#97A#38#5A#60#28C#82
INACTIVE / RETIRED West Sand Lake, NY
All Drivers
Starts Since 1991
684
Events Entered
Total Wins
41
6.0% Win Rate
Top 5 Finishes
210
30.7% rate
Top 10 Finishes
364
53.2% rate
Basic Information
West Sand Lake, NY
#97 (22 races)
#35 (2 races)
#97A (1 races)
#38 (1 races)
#5A (1 races)
#60 (1 races)
#28C (1 races)
#82 (1 races)
August 4, 1950
75
1994 Devils Bowl Speedway1991 Devils Bowl Speedway1991 Albany-Saratoga Speedway
Recent Performances
Pos Event / Track Date
22nd Regular Event
Albany-Saratoga Speedway (Asphalt)
Fri May 21, 2010
15th Asphalt Assault
Albany-Saratoga Speedway (Asphalt)
Sun Oct 25, 2009
21st Championship Night
Albany-Saratoga Speedway (Dirt)
Sun Sep 13, 2009
12th Championship Night
Devils Bowl Speedway (Dirt)
Sun Sep 6, 2009
20th Championship Night
Lebanon Valley Speedway
Sat Sep 5, 2009
22nd Regular Event
Albany-Saratoga Speedway (Dirt)
Fri Sep 4, 2009
9th Make up from 8/23
Devils Bowl Speedway (Dirt)
Sun Aug 30, 2009
6th Regular Event
Devils Bowl Speedway (Dirt)
Sun Aug 30, 2009
19th Regular Event
Lebanon Valley Speedway
Sat Aug 29, 2009
18th CVRA vs. The World
Albany-Saratoga Speedway (Dirt)
Wed Aug 26, 2009
Rating Progress (CELO)
Totals Since 1991
Metric Big Block Small Block Total
Starts 178 506 684
Wins 4 37 41
Top 5s 25 185 210
Top 10s 53 311 364
Avg. Finish 15.02 9.82 11.18
Best Finish 1st 1st 1st
Rivals
Head-to-Head Comparison
K
512 Races Together
Ahead: 88 Behind: 424
17%
Win Rate vs Rival
R
335 Races Together
Ahead: 210 Behind: 125
63%
Win Rate vs Rival
M
324 Races Together
Ahead: 171 Behind: 153
53%
Win Rate vs Rival
D
307 Races Together
Ahead: 149 Behind: 158
49%
Win Rate vs Rival
H
304 Races Together
Ahead: 149 Behind: 155
49%
Win Rate vs Rival
Performance Averages
Win Every X Races 16.68
Top 5 Every X Races 3.26
Top 10 Every X Races 1.88
Hard Charger Stats
13 Races Tracked
Total Gained
-21
Avg Gained
-1.62
Single Race Personal Best
+15
Positions
Best Performance
Wheels 300 (New York State Fairgrounds)
Oct 8, 1995
+15
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
    Apr 14, 1990
    Twin 25's #1 (Albany-Saratoga Speedway)
  • First Career Top 5
    Apr 14, 1990
    Twin 25's #1 (Albany-Saratoga Speedway)
  • First Career Top 10
    Apr 14, 1990
    Twin 25's #1 (Albany-Saratoga Speedway)
  • First Career Win
    Apr 28, 1990
    Opening Night (Devils Bowl Speedway)
    Took 5 races Took 14 days
  • 50th Career Top 5
    Jul 3, 1991
    Firecracker 50 (Devils Bowl Speedway)
    Took 63 races Took 445 days
  • 100th Career Start
    Jul 25, 1992
    Regular Event (Devils Bowl Speedway)
    Took 100 races Took 833 days
  • 100th Career Top 10
    May 7, 1993
    Regular Event (Albany-Saratoga Speedway)
    Took 119 races Took 1,119 days
  • 100th Career Top 5
    Jul 31, 1993
    Regular Event (Devils Bowl Speedway)
    Took 139 races Took 1,204 days
  • 25th Career Win
    Apr 22, 1994
    Opening Night (Albany-Saratoga Speedway)
    Took 146 races Took 1,469 days
  • 200th Career Start
    Jul 14, 1995
    Regular Event (Albany-Saratoga Speedway)
    Took 200 races Took 1,917 days
  • 300th Career Start
    Jun 13, 1997
    Regular Event (Albany-Saratoga Speedway)
    Took 300 races Took 2,617 days
  • 200th Career Top 10
    Jun 28, 1997
    Regular Event (Lebanon Valley Speedway)
    Took 305 races Took 2,632 days
  • 150th Career Top 5
    Aug 17, 1997
    Regular Event (Devils Bowl Speedway)
    Took 326 races Took 2,682 days
  • 400th Career Start
    Sep 12, 1999
    Carquest National 200 (Lebanon Valley Speedway)
    Took 400 races Took 3,438 days
  • 300th Career Top 10
    May 9, 2003
    Regular Event (Albany-Saratoga Speedway)
    Took 476 races Took 4,773 days
  • 500th Career Start
    Jun 4, 2004
    Regular Event (Albany-Saratoga Speedway)
    Took 500 races Took 5,165 days
  • 200th Career Top 5
    Jun 17, 2007
    Regular Event (Devils Bowl Speedway)
    Took 588 races Took 6,273 days
  • 600th Career Start
    Jul 27, 2007
    Regular Event (Albany-Saratoga Speedway)
    Took 600 races Took 6,313 days
Personal Bests & Highs Since 1991
Best Streaks
Consecutive Wins
Most won in a row
2
5 time(s)
Consecutive Top 5s
Consistent front-runner
15
1 time(s)
Consecutive Top 10s
Reliable results
26
1 time(s)
Single Season Records
Most Starts
1996
56
Most Wins
1990
7
Most Top 5s
1990
32
Most Top 10s
1990
38
Official Rankings History
Overall Modified Events

No overall rankings recorded.

Series Rankings

No series rankings recorded.

Track & Regional
Albany-Saratoga Speedway
8th
Most Starts
323 Recorded
9th
Most Top 5s
92 Recorded
7th
Most Top 10s
170 Recorded
9th
Most Wins
17 Recorded
Devils Bowl Speedway
8th
Most Starts
171 Recorded
6th
Most Top 5s
87 Recorded
6th
Most Top 10s
128 Recorded
6th
Most Wins
18 Recorded
Vermont
9th
Most Starts
171 Recorded
8th
Most Top 5s
87 Recorded
7th
Most Top 10s
128 Recorded