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|name = Joe Falk |image = |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|01|30}} |birth_place = Chesapeake, Virginia, United States |achievements = 1976 Langley Speedway Late Model Track Champion |awards = |Total_Busch_Races = 1 |Years_In_Busch = 1 |Best_Busch_Pos = 105th (1984) |First_Busch_Race = 1984 Bobby Isaac Memorial 200 (Hickory) |Last_Busch_Race = |Busch_Wins = 0 |Busch_Top_Tens = 0 |Busch_Poles = 0 }}Joe Falk (born January 30, 1951 in Chesapeake, Virginia) is an American auto dealer and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team owner, as well as a former stock car racing driver. He is the owner of the No. 33 car of Circle Sport Racing in the Sprint Cup Series from 2012 to present, as well as of Little Joe's Autos, an automobile dealership in the Virginia Tidewater.[1] He is currently the co-owner of Circle Sport Racing which currently fields Joe's #33 team he purchased from Richard Childress Racing in 2012, in a partnership with Go FAS Racing. Driving careerFalk started his racing career at Langley Speedway, where he won the track's Late Model championship in 1976;[2] he was also the winner of what some regard as "the [track's] best Late Model race of all time", in 1983.[3] Falk drove in one NASCAR sanctioned race at the 'national series' level, competing in the Busch Series (now Xfinity Series) Bobby Isaac Memorial 200 at Hickory Motor Speedway in October 1984; he finished 17th after starting 23rd, driving a Pontiac for Bubba Nissen Racing.[4] Team ownerFalk became a team owner in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series in 1997, partnered with Ron Neal to form LJ Racing, fielding the No. 91 Chevrolet;[5] the team struggled, and utilized several drivers over the next three years before closing.[6] He returned to NASCAR team ownership in 2011, fielding the No. 50 Chevrolet under the LTD Powersports name.[7] For the 2012 season, Falk joined Hillman Racing, owned by former Cup Series crew chief and Germain Racing team manager Mike Hillman, Sr., as a partial owner; the team attempted to qualify for the 2012 Daytona 500 with driver Michael Waltrip,[8] but failed to make the race.[9] Falk also co-owned Hillman Racing's Camping World Truck Series team.[8] In April 2012, he acquired the assets of the former Richard Childress Racing No. 33 Chevrolet team, establishing Circle Sport;[10] in 2013 he partnered with Hillman Racing once again to add Hillman's No. 40 Chevrolet to the team, running two cars in most Sprint Cup events starting mid-season.[11] After 2015, Falk and Hillman split due to financial issues. Falk took his half of the team and invested in Leavine Family Racing, forming Circle Sport – Leavine Family Racing. He was granted a charter by NASCAR for the new charter system, as the No. 33 had attempted every race between 2013 and 2015. This sparked a lawsuit between Hillman Racing and CSLFR, over whether Hillman or Falk owned the charter. According to reporter Bob Pockrass on Twitter on June 30, the suit was settled under undisclosed terms with Falk maintaining ownership of the Charter. Before the race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, it was announced that Circle Sport Racing and Leavine Family Racing ended their partnership, because NASCAR rules stipulate that the No. 95 team using Falk's charter, counted as a lease, which, by rule, could only happen once every 5 years. The team eventually split, with Leavine Family Racing purchasing the charter of Tommy Baldwin Racing and Falk retaining his original charter. After rumors of possibly joining Richard Childress Racing in ownership or joining The Motorsports Group owned by Falk's lifelong friend Curtis Key, it was later confirmed on January 6 that Falk would partner with Key, forming Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group.[12] Falk would be the listed owner of the #33 team while Key would work on the business side of the team. Since he couldn't lease his charter, Falk instead gave Curtis Key a percentage of the charter, allowing the merger to be official for 2017 and beyond. CSTMG picked up Jeffrey Earnhardt as their driver for the 2017 Daytona 500. Following a good performance by Earnhardt in the race, it was announced that Earnhardt would be the full-time driver for the team. On road course races, the team hired Boris Said and Boris' longtime crew chief Frank Stoddard to run the #33. At the end of the season, Circle Sport parted ways with The Motorsports Group. Falk & Circle Sport later formed a partnership with Go FAS Racing to field a part-time #33 and for Go FAS to use the #33 charter. Due to his partnership with Go FAS, a Ford team, this meant the end of Circle Sport's association with Richard Childress. Even though the #33 was expected to run at some point in 2018 with Joey Gase, it never came to fruition. However, Falk and Circle Sport remained partners with Go FAS in 2019, allowing the #32 to keep using the #33 charter. Motorsports career resultsNASCAR(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) Busch Series
References1. ^{{cite web|title=Joe Falk's first year as a Winston Cup owner has been a bumpy ride|last=Wagner|first=Lon|date=August 9, 1997|work=Virginian-Pilot|page=C1|accessdate=2013-09-10|location=Norfolk, Virginia|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-68505698.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109185124/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-68505698.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=November 9, 2012}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://articles.dailypress.com/2012-04-02/sports/dp-spt-langley-falk-0403-20120402_1_martinsville-race-nasa-langley-wind-tunnel-champ-kart|title=Joe Falk purchasing No. 33 Cup team|last=O'Brien|first=Marty|date=April 2, 2012|work=Daily Press|location=Newport News, Virginia|accessdate=2012-04-20}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://articles.dailypress.com/1997-08-13/sports/9708130001_1_street-stock-races-south-boston-speedway-joe-falk|title=Looking Back: Hanbury Was A Race Chaser If He Had To Be|last=Pearce|first=Al|date=August 13, 1997|work=Daily Press|accessdate=2012-04-20|location=Newport News, Virginia}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/rquery?id=falkjo01&trk=t0&series=B|title=Joe Falk's NASCAR Nationwide Series races|year=2012|publisher=Racing-Reference|accessdate=2012-04-20}} 5. ^{{cite news|title=Trying to make sirloin out of Spam: Joe Falk determined to succeed in Winston Cup racing|date=May 25, 1997|work=Roanoke Times|pages=B2|accessdate=2013-09-10|location=Roanoke, Virginia|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=RO&p_theme=ro&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAEA50A78DB1148&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=NASCAR squeezes out small teams|last=Cavin|first=Curt|date=August 3, 2000|work=Indianapolis Star|page=I5|accessdate=2013-09-10|location=Indianapolis, Indiana|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/indystar/doc/240315826.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug%203,%202000&author=CURT%20CAVIN&pub=Indianapolis%20Star&edition=&startpage=&desc=NASCAR%20squeezes%20out%20small%20teams}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/news/110505/drodman-notebook-darlington-points/index.html|title=Notebook: New point system grows on you|last=Rodman|first=Dave|date=May 5, 2011|work=NASCAR.com|publisher=Turner Sports|accessdate=2012-04-20}} 8. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://articles.dailypress.com/2012-02-22/sports/dp-spt-autonotes-0222-20120222_1_langley-title-greg-edwards-trevor-bayne|title=Falk, Waltrip seek Daytona 500 spot|last=O'Brien|first=Marty|date=February 22, 2012|work=Daily Press|accessdate=2012-04-20|location=Newport News, Virginia}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/hiestand-tv/story/2012-02-23/hiestand-tv-michael-waltrip/53227068/1|title=Michael Waltrip is a renaissance man|last=Hiestand|first=Michael|date=February 23, 2012|work=USA Today|accessdate=2012-04-20}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120401/NASCAR/120409999|title=Richard Childress Racing selling one of its four NASCAR Sprint Cup teams|last=Pearce|first=Al|date=April 1, 2012|work=AutoWeek|accessdate=2012-04-20}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.circle-sport.com/2013/cassill-to-drive-no-40-sprint-cup-series-entry-at-indianapolis-motor-speedway/|title=Cassill to Drive No. 40 Sprint Cup Series Entry at Indianapolis Motor Speedway|publisher=Circle Sport|accessdate=2013-09-10}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2017/1/6/circle-sport-the-motorsports-group-merge-for-2017-season.html|title=CIRCLE SPORT, THE MOTORSPORTS GROUP JOIN FORCES FOR 2017|work=NASCAR|date=January 6, 2017|accessdate=January 8, 2016}} External links
7 : Living people|1951 births|Sportspeople from Chesapeake, Virginia|Racing drivers from Virginia|NASCAR drivers|NASCAR team owners|20th-century American racing drivers |
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