Joe Buford

Joseph Buford is an American former professional stock car racing driver.

Racing career

Buford began his career at Duck River Speedway in 1989. He took his father's advice and started racing at Nashville in 1991. He was an instant success, winning three races and the "Rookie of the Year" honors. He moved to the premier late model division in 1992. Buford was a four-time track champion at the historic track, tying Coo Coo Marlin for the most titles in track history. His 66 victories passed the long-standing Darrell Waltrip record of 55 career victories at the track. He was the 1998 Heartland Region Champion. He finished second in the Heartland Region in 1999 and 2000.
Buford won two NASCAR Southern Division races. He finished third in his first NASCAR NASCAR AutoZone [Elite Division, Southeast Series|Goody's Dash Series] race. He also raced in the All-Pro Series. Buford started three Craftsman [Truck Series] and 18 Busch Series races with little success.
The total amount of races that he entered were 39. During his career he had a race win percentage of 17.9%. He won 7 races in total. His strongest
year was 2000. He entered eighteen races and won seven in 2000.