Joe Plazek - Driver Profile - NE Modified Facts & Stats

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Joe Plazek

#1#1P
INACTIVE / RETIRED Caistor Centre, ONT
All Drivers
Starts Since 1991
466
Events Entered
Total Wins
60
12.9% Win Rate
Top 5 Finishes
250
53.6% rate
Top 10 Finishes
357
76.6% rate
Basic Information
Caistor Centre, ONT
#1 (34 races)
#1P (6 races)
January 25, 1961
65
1997 Land of Legends Raceway1996 Ransomville Speedway1996 Land of Legends Raceway1995 Weedsport Speedway
Recent Performances
Pos Event / Track Date
22nd Trevor Wilkens Memorial
Merrittville Speedway
 Mon Aug 6, 2001
2nd Regular Event
Merrittville Speedway
 Sat May 5, 2001
44th Victoria 200
Fulton Speedway
 Sat Sep 30, 2000
7th Trevor Wilkens Memorial
Merrittville Speedway
 Mon Aug 7, 2000
4th 358 Modified Special
Ohsweken Speedway
 Fri Jun 30, 2000
3rd Victoria Day Special
Merrittville Speedway
 Mon May 22, 2000
9th Victoria 200
Fulton Speedway
 Sat Oct 2, 1999
17th World Series of Dirt Track Racing Day 1
Rolling Wheels Raceway Park
 Sat Sep 25, 1999
1st Small Block Modified Special
Little Valley Speedway
 Sat Sep 11, 1999
3rd Regular Event
Merrittville Speedway
 Sat May 15, 1999
Rating Progress (CELO)
Totals Since 1991
Metric Big Block Small Block Total
Starts 388 78 466
Wins 47 13 60
Top 5s 204 46 250
Top 10s 291 66 357
Avg. Finish 7.65 7.55 7.63
Best Finish 1st 1st 1st
Rivals
Head-to-Head Comparison
A
Alan Johnson
479 Races Together
Ahead: 211 Behind: 268
44%
Win Rate vs Rival
B
Bob McCreadie
444 Races Together
Ahead: 143 Behind: 301
32%
Win Rate vs Rival
S
Steve Paine
401 Races Together
Ahead: 192 Behind: 209
48%
Win Rate vs Rival
D
Danny Johnson
362 Races Together
Ahead: 161 Behind: 201
44%
Win Rate vs Rival
P
Pat Ward
281 Races Together
Ahead: 192 Behind: 89
68%
Win Rate vs Rival
Performance Averages
Win Every X Races 7.77
Top 5 Every X Races 1.86
Top 10 Every X Races 1.31
Hard Charger Stats
54 Races Tracked
Total Gained
-85
Avg Gained
-1.57
Single Race Personal Best
+21
Positions
Best Performance
SDS at OCFS (Orange County Fair Speedway)
Sep 18, 1993
+21
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 7, 1991
    Opening Night (Weedsport Speedway)
  • First Career Win
    May 25, 1991
    Denis Taney Memorial (Land of Legends Raceway)
    Took 8 races Took 47 days
  • 100th Career Start
    Oct 10, 1992
    APlus Winners Classic (New York State Fairgrounds)
    Took 100 races Took 551 days
  • 200th Career Start
    Jul 31, 1994
    Regular Event (Weedsport Speedway)
    Took 200 races Took 1,210 days
  • 300th Career Start
    Oct 8, 1995
    Wheels 300 (New York State Fairgrounds)
    Took 300 races Took 1,644 days
  • 25th Career Win
    Apr 19, 1996
    Opening Night (Brewerton Speedway)
    Took 302 races Took 1,838 days
  • 400th Career Start
    Jun 30, 1997
    Slick 50 Shoot-out Series (Merrittville Speedway)
    Took 400 races Took 2,275 days
  • 50th Career Win
    Aug 2, 1997
    Regular Event (Land of Legends Raceway)
    Took 413 races Took 2,308 days
Personal Bests & Highs Since 1991
Best Streaks
Consecutive Wins
Most won in a row
3
2 time(s)
Consecutive Top 5s
Consistent front-runner
17
1 time(s)
Consecutive Top 10s
Reliable results
19
1 time(s)
Single Season Records
Most Starts
1995
75
Most Wins
1997
18
Most Top 5s
1996
46
Most Top 10s
1995, 1996
63
Official Rankings History
Overall Modified Events

No overall rankings recorded.

Series Rankings

No series rankings recorded.

Track & Regional

No track or regional rankings recorded.