Lloyd Doth Ottinger (born December 30, 1938) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He raced occasionally in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series during his career. Driving the Black Diamond Coal No. 2 Chevy, he was a champion in the NASCAR Late Model Sportsman series, predecessor of the Busch Grand National Series.

Cup Series Ottinger made his major NASCAR debut in 1966, where he drove for Ken Carpenter at Smoky Mountain Raceway. He started 21st in the 29-car field, but finished 28th after a crash on lap 33.

Ottinger's next start came in 1973 at Bristol Motor Speedway. He drove the No. 45 Chevy for James Bryant. Starting from the eleventh position, Ottinger made his way through the field to the second position. His next start was at Talladega a few weeks later. Driving the No. 02 Lonesome Pine Raceway Chevy, Ottinger started 26th and finished tenth. At another race at Charlotte, Ottinger had to settle for a 27th-place finish after his engine expired.

Ottinger made four starts in 1974. However, he did not finish any of the races and the best he could muster was a 25th at both Bristol events.

Ottinger made his last Cup race in 1984, driving for Ron Benfield and the No. 98 Levi Garrett team, replacing the recently released Joe Ruttman for two races. He finished 21st and 22nd at Charlotte and North Wilkesboro Speedway, respectively.

Busch Series Ottinger made his Busch debut in the series first year of 1982. He started eighth in the No. 84 Kelly Builders Chevy at Charlotte. He was only able to complete 155 laps before he crashed out of the event.

In 1983, Ottinger made start. In his first race, he finished fourth at Rockingham, and also had runs of 24th at Darlington and 27th at Charlotte, retiring from both races with transmission problems.

His runs from previous Cup and Busch starts earned Ottinger a full-time ride in 1984. Driving the No. 10 Schlitz Pontiac, Ottinger qualified for 26 of the 29 races. Despite not making those three races, he made up for it with three poles at Daytona, Charlotte, and IRP. Racewise, he had three top-fives, with his best being a third at Martinsville. Along with seven other top-tens, Ottinger earned a seventh-place finish in points.

Ottinger was able to make all the races in 1985. Despite the fact that he had no poles or no wins, it was still a solid season. He matched his career best finish of third, (Rockingham and Richmond. This led to sixth in the final points.

For 1986, Ottinger got funding from All Pro Auto Parts and moved over to the No. 2 Parker Racing team when CB Gwyn, owner of the No. 10 Pontiac team, sold the team to Parker. It resulted once again in a sixth place final showing, but in his first career win. It came at Langley Speedway, where he started fifth and dominated the race. In addition, Ottinger had twelve top-fives and twenty top-tens. His average start was a 10.5 and finish was 11.9, making it by far his best season.

In 1987, Ottinger fell to ninth in points. This was largely because of nine DNFs. Also, Ottinger could only muster six top-fives and ten top-tens. Despite that, Ottinger finished second four times.

In 1988, Ottinger improved a little, but still finished ninth in the standings. He stayed in the No. 2, but had a new sponsor in Detroit Gasket. Once again, he did not win any races, but did earn his final Busch Series pole at Myrtle Beach. His best finish of the season was second at Martinsville and Louisville Speedway. He had five top-fives and eleven top-tens.

Most important for Ottinger, he was able to return to victory lane in 1989, by virtue of winning the season finale at Martinsville. He had seven top-fives and sixteen top-tens, including a second at Bristol. This improvement made a drastic rise in the standings for Ottinger, as he went to fourth in the final standings.

Ottinger won his final race at Bristol in 1990, in which it was marked by the violent crash of Michael Waltrip. However, the rest of his performance fell. He only managed five top-fives and seven top-tens. Ottinger fell to eighth in the standings. Ottinger closed out his career with a nineteenth place finish at Daytona, in 1991.

Ottinger made a return to the track in 2009 to compete in a legends race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Ottinger finished third in a field of twelve competitors which included Rusty Wallace, Terry Labonte, Harry Gant, and race winner Sterling Marlin.

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.)

Grand National Series NASCAR Grand National 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 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Pts Ref 1966 Ken Carpenter 35 Olds AUG RSD DAY DAY DAY CAR BRI ATL HCY CLB GPS BGS NWS MAR DAR LGY MGR MON RCH CLT DTS ASH PIF SMR AWS BLV GPS DAY ODS BRR OXF FON ISP BRI SMR NSV ATL CLB AWS BLV BGS DAR HCY RCH HBO MAR NWS CLT CAR 128th 16

Winston Cup Series NASCAR Winston 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 Pts Ref 1973 James Bryant 45 Chevy RSD DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV CLT DOV TWS RSD MCH DAY BRI ATL 56th - 02 TAL NSV DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT CAR 1974 Russell Large Racing RSD DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY BRI NSV ATL POC TAL MCH DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT CAR ONT 62nd 11.24 1984 Benfield Racing 98 Chevy DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR ATL RSD 77th -

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 1974 Russell Large Racing Chevrolet 39 29

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 33 34 35 Pts Ref 1982 Fred Kelly 34 Pontiac DAY RCH BRI MAR DAR HCY SBO CRW RCH LGY DOV HCY CLT ASH HCY SBO CAR CRW SBO HCY LGY IRP BRI HCY RCH MAR CLT HCY MAR 157th 88 1983 DAY RCH CAR HCY MAR NWS SBO GPS LGY DOV BRI CLT SBO HCY ROU SBO ROU CRW ROU SBO HCY LGY IRP GPS BRI HCY 60th 333 Gwyn Racing 26 Olds DAR RCH NWS SBO MAR ROU Pontiac CLT HCY MAR 1984 10 DAY RCH CAR DAR CLT ROU HCY IRP LGY SBO BRI RCH NWS CLT HCY MAR 7th 3069 Olds HCY MAR ROU NSV LGY MLW DOV SBO HCY ROU SBO DAR CAR 1985 Pontiac DAY HCY BRI MAR DAR SBO LGY DOV CLT SBO HCY ROU IRP SBO LGY HCY MLW BRI RCH NWS ROU CLT HCY CAR MAR 6th 3732 Olds CAR DAR 1986 Parker Racing 2 Pontiac DAY HCY MAR BRI SBO LGY JFC DOV CLT HCY ROU IRP SBO RAL OXF SBO HCY LGY ROU BRI RCH MAR ROU MAR 6th 4094 Olds CAR DAR DAR DOV 10 Pontiac SBO 2 Buick CLT CAR 1987 DAY HCY MAR DAR BRI LGY SBO CLT DOV IRP ROU JFC OXF SBO HCY RAL LGY ROU BRI JFC DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT CAR MAR 9th 3261 1988 DAY HCY CAR MAR DAR BRI LNG NZH SBO NSV CLT DOV ROU LAN LVL MYB OXF SBO HCY LNG IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT CAR MAR 9th 3670 1989 Pontiac DAY CAR MAR HCY DAR BRI NZH SBO LAN NSV CLT DOV ROU LVL VOL MYB SBO HCY DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR5* CLT CAR MAR 4th 3916 1990 Olds DAY CAR MAR HCY DAR BRI LAN SBO NZH HCY CLT DOV ROU VOL MYB OXF NHA SBO DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NHA CAR MAR 8th 3693 Pontiac RCH 1991 Beard Motorsports 00 Olds DAY RCH CAR MAR VOL HCY DAR BRI LAN SBO NZH CLT DOV ROU HCY MYB GLN OXF NHA SBO DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT NHA CAR MAR 89th 106

ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts Ref 1985 Gwyn Racing 10 Pontiac ATL DAY ATL TAL ATL SSP IRP CSP FRS IRP OEF ISF DSF TOL 116th -

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