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Mike McLaughlin

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The Resume

    (October 6, 1956- )
    Born in Waterloo, New York
    Former NASCAR Busch Series driver
    Drove for Greci Racing (1990-1993), Cicci-Welliver Racing (1994-1999, 2003), Innovative Motorsports (2000), Joe Gibbs Racing (2001-2002) and Team Rensi Motorsports (2004)
    Had six career wins in the Busch Series
    1988 NASCAR Modified Champion
    1992, 1993 and 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Most Popular driver

Why he might be annoying:

    He did not succeed at the Winston Cup level, NASCAR's highest series.
    He is vertically challenged.
    Two weeks before the 2001 season, he left his longtime sponsor Goulds Pumps because he did not like the team he was driving for.
    He got swindled into driving for a fake race team in 2003.
    His nickname was 'Magic Shoes.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    The fake race team he was supposed to drive for dissolved before the season began, leaving him without a team.
    Many NASCAR fans and drivers, including Darrell Waltrip, chipped in sponsorship money for him to get a ride for the season's first race./n/He qualified fourth for that race and ran near the front for most of the day before becoming involved in a wreck.
    He was released from Joe Gibbs Racing because Gibbs wanted to put his son in McLaughlin's car.
    His son ended up retiring after one season.
    His last win came in an unsponsored racecar.
    He was a consistently popular driver in NASCAR.

Credit: Darrell


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 76.92% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 26 Votes: 57.69% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 37 Votes: 51.35% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 61 Votes: 60.66% Annoying