Steve Portenga

Steve Portenga
Steve Portenga
Born	May 22, 1970 (age 54); Sparks, Nevada
Achievements	1994, 1998 NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour Champion
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
	1 race run over 1 year
Best finish	137th (1999)
First race	1999 NAPA Autocare 250 (Pikes Peak)
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
	48 races run over 4 years
Best finish	13th (1995)
First race	1995 Racing Champions 200 (Tucson)
Last race	2002 Ford 200 (Homestead)
	Statistics current as of December 24, 2011.

Steven Portenga is a retired NASCAR driver. He spent more than 2 decades racing in various national and regional support series to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and he won the NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour championship for late models in 1994 and 1998. Portenga and his wife, Windi, are now car owners of the #21 & #31 cars in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, where he's also the crew chief for one of those drivers, Alex Schutte.

Portenga won his first racing championship in 1991 at Silver State Raceway in the Winston Racing Series. In 1995, he competed full-time in the Craftsman Truck Series, winning one pole and finishing in the top-ten three times, finishing 13th in points.

He ran six races the following year, his best finish 15th at Phoenix International Raceway. In 1999, he made his Busch Series debut at Pikes Peak International Raceway, finishing 41st. He also attempted to make his Winston Cup debut at Sears Point International Raceway, but failed to qualify.

In 2001, he returned to the trucks, running two races for MacDonald Motorsports and one race in his own truck, finishing fourteenth at Kansas Speedway. He ran two races the next year, posting two top-tens. He attempted Phoenix with Ware Racing Enterprises in the Cup series, but missed the race.

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.)

Nextel Cup Series

NASCAR Nextel Cup 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	36	NNCC	Pts	Ref
1999	Golden Gate Racing	96	Pontiac	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	TEX	BRI	MAR	TAL	CAL	RCH	CLT	DOV	MCH	POC	SON DNQ	DAY	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	NHA	DOV	MAR	CLT	TAL	CAR	PHO	HOM	ATL			N/A	0	^[1]
2005	Mach 1 Motorsports	34	Chevy	DAY	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	MAR	TEX	PHO DNQ	TAL	DAR	RCH	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	DAY	CHI	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	NHA	DOV	TAL	KAN	CLT	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM	N/A	0	^[2]
2006	Rick Ware Racing	52	Dodge	DAY	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	MAR	TEX	PHO DNQ	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	DAY	CHI	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	NHA	DOV	KAN	TAL	CLT	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM	N/A	0	^[3]

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	NBSC	Pts	Ref
1999	Golden Gate Racing	14	Chevy	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	TEX	NSV	BRI	TAL	CAL	NHA	RCH	NZH	CLT	DOV	SBO	GLN	MLW	MYB	PPR 41	GTY	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAR	MEM	PHO	HOM	137th	0	^[4]

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	NCTC	Pts	Ref
1995	L&M Racing	83	Chevy	PHO	TUS 22	SGS	MMR 21	POR 19	EVG 12	I70 5	LVL 6	BRI 24	MLW 20	CNS 9	HPT 25	IRP 17	FLM 16	RCH 14	MAR 11	NWS 13	SON 16	MMR 24	PHO 26					13th	2048	^[5]
1996	L&M Racing	83	Chevy	HOM	PHO 15	POR 28	EVG 13	TUS	CNS 17	HPT	BRI	NZH	MLW	LVL	I70	IRP 31	FLM	GLN	NSV	RCH	NHA	MAR	NWS	SON 25	MMR	PHO	LVS	41st	591	^[6]
2001	MacDonald Motorsports	72	Chevy	DAY	HOM	MMR 32	MAR	GTY	DAR	PPR	DOV	TEX	MEM	MLW	KAN 14	KEN	NHA	IRP	NSH	CIC	NZH	RCH	SBO	TEX	LVS	PHO		67th	249	^[7]
2001	Portenga Motorsports	39	Chevy																								CAL 34	67th	249	^[7]
2002	Portenga Motorsports	39	Chevy	DAY 32	DAR 26	MAR DNQ	GTY 14	PPR 8	DOV 13	TEX 28	MEM 27	MLW 17	KAN 11	KEN 10	NHA 16	MCH 11	IRP 23	NSH 22	RCH 29	TEX 25	SBO 13	LVS 28	CAL 26	PHO 22	HOM 19			18th	2167	^[8]

References

^ "Steve Portenga – 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
^ "Steve Portenga – 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
^ "Steve Portenga – 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
^ "Steve Portenga – 1999 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
^ "Steve Portenga – 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
^ "Steve Portenga – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
^ "Steve Portenga – 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
^ "Steve Portenga – 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.

External links

Steve Portenga driver statistics at Racing-Reference
Steve Portenga Driver Card

Sporting positions
Preceded by Ron Hornaday, Jr Brian Germone	NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour Champion 1994 1998	Succeeded by Lance Hooper Kurt Busch

[1] "Steve Portenga – 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.

[2] "Steve Portenga – 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.

[3] "Steve Portenga – 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.

[4] "Steve Portenga – 1999 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.

[5] "Steve Portenga – 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.

[6] "Steve Portenga – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.

[7] "Steve Portenga – 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.

[8] "Steve Portenga – 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.

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