Chris Pasteryak

{{Short description|American racing driver}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Chris Pasteryak | image = | image_size = | caption = | nationality = American | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|9|15|mf=yes}} | birth_place = Lisbon, Connecticut, U.S. | relatives = | awards = | current_series = NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | last_series = | years_active = 2005–2007, 2009–2010, 2018–2020 | teams = | first_year = 2005 | current_team = | car_number = | engine = | crew_chief = | former_teams = | starts = 69 | championships = 0 | wins = 0 | poles = 1 | best_finish = 6th | year = 2009 | last_finish = | prev_series = | prev_series_years = | titles = | title_years = | updated = August 6, 2024 }} '''Chris Pasteryak''' (born September 15, 1980) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competed in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour from 2005 to 2020. Pasteryak is a second generation driver, following in the footsteps of his father Charlie, and uncle Carl. His career started in Legends cars before moving into the SK Modified Division at his home track of the Waterford Speedbowl in 2003.{{cn|date=April 2025}}

Pasteryak has also competed in series such as the SMART Modified Tour, the Tri-Track Open Modified Series, the Modified Racing Series (where he was the 2008 & 2011 series champion), and the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.<ref name="Third Turn">{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Chris_Pasteryak|title=Chris Pasteryak|work=The Third Turn|access-date=August 6, 2024}}</ref>

==Motorsports results== ===NASCAR=== (key) ('''Bold''' – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

====Whelen Modified Tour==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" !colspan=38| NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results |- ! Year ! Car owner ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! {{Tooltip|NWMTC|NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |- ! 2005 ! Margrette Pasteryak ! rowspan=2| 5 ! rowspan=2| Chevy | TMP | STA | RIV | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| WFD {{small|20}} | STA | JEN | NHA | BEE | SEE | RIV | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA {{small|15}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TMP {{small|29}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| WFD {{small|10}} | MAR | TMP | NHA | STA | TMP ! 42nd ! 431 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/pastech01/2005/N|title=Chris Pasteryak – 2005 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 6, 2024}}</ref> |- ! rowspan=2| 2006 ! Margrette Pasteryak | TMP | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| STA {{small|24}} | JEN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TMP {{small|30}} | STA | NHA | HOL | RIV | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA {{small|3}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP {{small|12}} | MAR | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP {{small|13}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA {{small|23}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| WFD {{small|6}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP {{small|8}} | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| STA {{small|DNQ}} | colspan=2| ! rowspan=2| 29th ! rowspan=2| 1140 ! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/pastech01/2006/N|title=Chris Pasteryak – 2006 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 6, 2024}}</ref> |- ! Rose Pasteryak ! 75 ! Pontiac | colspan=15| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA {{small|15}} | colspan=2| |- ! 2007 ! Margrette Pasteryak ! 5 ! Chevy | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TMP {{small|DNQ}} | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| STA {{small|DNQ}} | WTO | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| STA {{small|DNQ}} | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TMP {{small|DNQ}} | NHA | TSA | RIV | STA | TMP | MAN | MAR | NHA | TMP | STA | TMP | colspan=2| ! 55th ! 150 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/pastech01/2007/N|title=Chris Pasteryak – 2007 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 6, 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2009 ! rowspan=2| Wayne Darling ! rowspan=2| 52 ! rowspan=2| Chevy | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TMP {{small|33}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA {{small|5}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| STA {{small|6}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA {{small|25}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPE {{small|14}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RIV {{small|9}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA {{small|3}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI {{small|12}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP {{small|13}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA {{small|12}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR {{small|12*}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA {{small|5}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP {{small|6}} | colspan=5| ! 6th ! 1691 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/pastech01/2009/N|title=Chris Pasteryak – 2009 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 6, 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2010 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP {{small|7}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA {{small|16}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| STA {{small|30}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR {{small|22}} | NHA | LIM | MND | RIV | STA | TMP | BRI | NHA | STA | TMP | colspan=4| ! 37th ! 431 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/pastech01/2010/N|title=Chris Pasteryak – 2010 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 6, 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2018 ! rowspan=3| Charles Pasteryak ! rowspan=3| 75 ! rowspan=3| Chevy | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MYR {{small|18}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP {{small|11}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA {{small|18}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEE {{small|15}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP {{small|13}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LGY {{small|9}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RIV {{small|11}} | NHA | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| STA {{small|10}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP {{small|9}} | BRI | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OSW {{small|25}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RIV {{small|9}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA {{small|20}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| STA {{small|8}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP {{small|9}} | colspan=2| ! 10th ! 431 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/pastech01/2018/N|title=Chris Pasteryak – 2018 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 6, 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2019 | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MYR {{small|5}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SBO {{small|6}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP {{small|9}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| STA {{small|26}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| WAL {{small|18}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SEE {{small|6}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP {{small|12}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RIV {{small|12}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA {{small|21}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA {{small|11}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP {{small|12}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OSW {{small|12}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RIV {{small|22}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NHA {{small|8}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''STA''' {{small|11}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TMP {{small|32}} | colspan=2| ! 9th ! 483 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/pastech01/2019/N|title=Chris Pasteryak – 2019 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 6, 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2020 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JEN {{small|12}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| WMM {{small|7}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| WMM {{small|20}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| JEN {{small|10}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MND {{small|20}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TMP {{small|4}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA {{small|13}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA {{small|16}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP {{small|13}} | colspan=9| ! 11th ! 282 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/pastech01/2020/N|title=Chris Pasteryak – 2020 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 6, 2024}}</ref> |}

===SMART Modified Tour=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" !colspan=38| SMART Modified Tour results |- ! Year ! Car owner ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! {{Tooltip|SMTC|SMART Modified Tour classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |- ! rowspan=2| 2024 ! Charlie Pasteryak ! 5CT ! N/A | FLO | CRW | style="background:#FFFFFF;"| SBO {{small|DNS}} | TRI | ROU | colspan=9| ! rowspan=2| 46th ! rowspan=2| 34 ! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Chris_Pasteryak/Results/SMART_Modified_Tour_Powered_by_Pace-O-Matic/2024|title=Chris Pasteryak - 2024 Season Results - SMART Modified Tour Powered by Pace-O-Matic |work=The Third Turn|access-date=April 21, 2025}}</ref> |- ! Gary Putnam ! 77 ! N/A | colspan=5| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HCY {{small|16}} | FCS | CRW | JAC | CAR | CRW | DOM | SBO | NWS |- ! 2025 ! rowspan=2| Charlie Pasteryak ! rowspan=2| 5CT ! rowspan=2| N/A | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FLO {{small|12}} | AND | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SBO {{small|12}} | ROU | HCY | FCS | CRW | CPS | CAR | CRW | DOM | FCS | TRI | NWS ! 35th ! 58 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Chris_Pasteryak/Results/SMART_Modified_Tour_Powered_by_Pace-O-Matic/2025|title=Chris Pasteryak - 2025 Season Results - SMART Modified Tour Powered by Pace-O-Matic |work=The Third Turn|access-date=April 21, 2025}}</ref> |- ! 2026 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FLO {{small|8}} | AND | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SBO {{small|10}} | DOM | HCY | WKS | FCR | CRW | PUL | CAR | CRW | ROU | TRI | NWS ! -* ! -* ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Chris_Pasteryak/Results/SMART_Modified_Tour_Powered_by_Pace-O-Matic/2026|title=Chris Pasteryak - 2026 Season Results - SMART Modified Tour Powered by Pace-O-Matic |work=The Third Turn|access-date=February 28, 2026}}</ref> |}

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