Curtis B. Piercy (born July 1, 1962 – March 21, 2004) was an American professional stock car racing driver. He competed in the ARCA Re/Max Series from 1992 to 2000.

Racing career Piercy began his racing career driving demolition derby cars.

In 1992, Piercy made his debut in the ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds dirt-track, driving the No. 88 Chevrolet for Ron Turpin, where he started and finished in 37th after running only nine laps due to engine issues. He then made another start at DuQuoin the following year, this time driving the No. 78 Oldsmobile, where he finished 36th due to a crash three laps in the race. It was also during this year that he tested a NASCAR Winston Cup Series car at Daytona International Speedway. Afterwards, Piercy made a start in the NASCAR Busch All-Star Tour at Mason Speedway, where he finished nineteenth. He then attempted one ARCA race in 1995 at Salem Speedway, but ultimately failed to qualify.

In 1996, Piercy ran fifteen ARCA races, primarily driving for Ron Turpin, where he achieved a best finish of sixth at Salem and finished tenth in the final points standings. He then made seventeen starts for Turpin the following year, this time getting a best finish of twelfth at the Illinois State Fairgrounds dirt-track, and finished eleventh in the points.

In 1998, Piercy ran the full schedule for Turpin, where he achieved two top-ten finishes, both at Springfield and DuQuoin, with a best result of eighth at the former event, on his way to finish seventh in the final points standings. He then ran full-time again the following year, where he achieved two top-ten finishes with a best result of fourth at Berlin Raceway on his way to finish eleventh in the points, before switching to a part time schedule in 2000. After getting two more top-tens that year, Piercy retired from racing after Talladega Superspeedway, where he finished in nineteenth.

Personal life & death Piercy, alongside his wife Linda, owned both Piercy Auto Body and Piercy Powder Coating, companies based in Carlock, Illinois.

Death On March 23, 2004, it was reported that a plane that Piercy was flying had gone missing. Piercy, along with six other passengers, including his wife Linda, Don Maurer and his wife Amy, Brad Webb and his girlfriend Erica Edgington, were said to also have been on board the plane, as all six were flying back from attending the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway held that week. The remains of the plane were found two days later in a wooded area of Little Black Mountain in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the bodies of Piercy and the other passengers were found dead in the plane.

Motorsports career results

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.) ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde 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 Pts Ref 1992 Ron Turpin 88 Chevy DAY FIF TWS TAL TOL KIL POC MCH FRS KIL NSH DEL POC HPT FRS ISF TOL DSF TWS SLM ATL N/A 0 1993 N/A 78 Olds DAY FIF TWS TAL KIL CMS FRS TOL POC MCH FRS POC KIL ISF DSF TOL SLM WIN ATL N/A 0 1995 N/A N/A N/A DAY ATL TAL FIF KIL FRS MCH I80 MCS FRS POC POC KIL FRS SBS LVL ISF DSF SLM WIN ATL N/A 0 1996 Ron Turpin 10 Olds DAY ATL SLM TAL FIF LVL CLT CLT KIL FRS POC MCH FRS TOL POC MCH INF SBS ISF DSF KIL SLM WIN 10th 2420 Jane Brewer 9 Chevy CLT Ron Turpin ATL 1997 Pontiac DAY ATL 11th 2445 10 Olds SLM SBS TOL KIL FRS MIN POC MCH DSF GTW SLM WIN CLT ISF Pontiac CLT CLT POC MCH ATL Chevy TAL 1998 51 Chevy DAY 7th 4095 10 Pontiac ATL MCH POC TOL PPR POC ISF DSF SLM ATL Olds SLM MEM SBS KIL FRS 66 Pontiac CLT 10 Chevy ATL TEX CLT TAL Ford WIN 1999 Chevy DAY AND CLT TOL SBS BLN KIL FRS FLM ISF WIN DSF SLM 11th 3525 Pontiac ATL SLM MCH POC POC CLT TAL ATL 2000 Chevy DAY SLM AND CLT KIL FRS MCH POC TOL KEN BLN POC WIN ISF KEN DSF SLM CLT 20th 1670 Pontiac TAL ATL† - Qualified but replaced by J. R. Robbs

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