Hut Stricklin

Waymond Lane "Hut" Stricklin
Born	(1961-06-24) June 24, 1961 Calera, Alabama
Achievements	1986 NASCAR Dash Series champion
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career
328 race(s) run over 15 year(s)
Best finish	16th - 1991
First race	1987 Holly Farms 400 (North Wilkesboro)
Last race	2002 Sharpie 500 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 29 1
NASCAR Nationwide Series career
54 race(s) run over 12 year(s)
Best finish	25th - 1992
First race	1985 Miller 400 (Charlotte)
Last race	2000 NAPAonline.com 250 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 8 2
Statistics current as of July 3, 2012.

Waymond Lane "Hut" Stricklin (born June 24, 1961) is a former NASCAR race car driver. He grew up in Calera, Alabama. He married Pam Allison, the daughter of NASCAR legend Donnie Allison after they were introduced by her cousin Davey. Hut was the last member of the Alabama Gang.

In 1987, Stricklin won NASCAR's Dash Series Championship. The next year, he made his debut in NASCAR Winston Cup.

Two years later he finished second to Dick Trickle in the NASCAR Rookie of the Year championship with car owner Rod Osterlund. In his sophomore season, he competed in only three events before taking over the driving chores of Bobby Allison's #12 Raybestos Brakes Buick. 1991 turned out to be one of his best seasons yet, as he finished 16th in the championship point standings as well as a career high 2nd place at Michigan International Speedway. With eight races left in the 1992 season, Hut left Allison's team and, after a few races driving for Junie Donlavey, he picked up a ride for 1993 with Junior Johnson, driving the #27 McDonald's Ford. In 1994, Stricklin paired with owner Travis Carter to form a new team, the Number 23 Camel Cigarettes Ford. It was a disappointing year with Hut finishing 26th in points.

After Stricklin failed to find a ride for 1995, he served as a consultant for Kenny Bernstein's rookie driver Steve Kinser, a World of Outlaws Sprint Car champion who was struggling to transition from dirt to pavement. During the season, Kinser resigned, and Stricklin took over, posting five top 10 finishes. Unfortunately the team closed at the end of the year, and Hut had to find a new job.

1997 racecar with Stavola Brothers Racing

Hut joined the Stavola Brothers Racing #8 Circuit City Ford in 1996. He had a second-place finish at Darlington Raceway, and ended up 22nd in points that year.

In 1998, Stricklin went between jobs, first driving the #8 car, which closed because of sponsorship woes, then driving substitute duty for David Green and Robert Pressley for the rest of the year.

1999 presented Stricklin with a new challenge. He was now the crew chief for Gary Bradberry's #78 Ford for Triad Motorsports. When that team was sold, Hut took over the #58 Ford for businessman Scott Barbour. He posted some of the best finishes of the year for that team, including a top-ten finish at Michigan. Despite posting three consecutive DNQs, Stricklin appeared to have found solid footing, as Barbour announced Stricklin would be his driver through 2003, and would have Motorsports Safety Technologies as his sponsor. Unfortunately, sponsorship again plagued Stricklin, as shortly after signing the deal, MST produced a bounced check, causing Stricklin's team to close its doors forever.

In 2000, Stricklin drove for longtime owner Junie Donlavey at the Brickyard 400 and finished 14th. The next year he had a 6th place finish at Michigan. However, sponsor Hills Brothers wanted to find a new team, and they both moved to Bill Davis' #23 Dodge.

In 2002, Stricklin struggled and was soon released. That was the last year that he drove a NASCAR race.

He now owns Stricklin Auto & Truck Parts in Cleveland, North Carolina.

Stricklin was a stunt driver for the movie Days of Thunder.^{citation needed}

Career results

* Season in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Year	Starts	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Poles	Avg. Start	Avg. Finish	Winnings	Position	Team(s)
1987	3	0	0	0	0	26.7	24.3	$6,085	59th	Jaehne Motorsports
1989	27	0	1	4	0	28.4	21.1	$152,504	26th	Osterlund Motorsports
1990	24	0	0	2	0	23.1	22.3	$169,199	28th	Tri-Star Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports Bobby Allison Motorsports
1991	29	0	3	7	0	17.6	18.5	$426,524	16th	Bobby Allison Motorsports
1992	28	0	0	4	0	22.6	22.6	$336,965	27th	Bobby Allison Motorsports Donlavey Racing Junior Johnson & Associates Larry Hedrick Motorsports
1993	30	0	1	2	0	21.0	12.8	$494,600	24th	Junior Johnson & Associates
1994	29	0	0	1	0	28.4	23.3	$333,495	26th	Travis Carter Motorsports
1995	24	0	2	5	1	19.2	26.0	$486,065	36th	King Racing
1996	31	0	1	1	0	23.7	24.0	$631,055	22nd	Stavola Brothers Racing
1997	29	0	0	1	0	23.3	26.6	$802,904	34th	Stavola Brothers Racing
1998	13	0	0	0	0	29.2	36.4	$337,106	50th	Stavola Brothers Racing American Equipment Motorsports Jasper Motorsports Andy Petree Racing
1999	10	0	0	1	0	31.3	23.8	$378,942	43rd	Donlavey Racing SBIII Motorsports
2000	7	0	0	0	0	33.4	33.6	$255,200	50th	Donlavey Racing
2001	22	0	0	1	0	29.1	27.6	$1,006,021	42nd	Donlavey Racing Bill Davis Racing
2002	22	0	0	0	0	33.4	27.5	$1,313,548	40th	Bill Davis Racing

External links

• Official website
• Hut Stricklin driver statistics at Racing Reference
• Stricklin out of Winston Cup Ride

Sporting positions
Preceded by Mike Swaim	NASCAR Charlotte/Daytona Dash Series Champion 1987	Succeeded by Larry Caudill